High School category, Page 17

The last time the Riverview football team qualified for the WPIAL Class A playoffs was in 2016. It also was the last time the Raiders had defeated Greensburg Central Catholic. They celebrated a 13-7 victory over the Centurions in overtime that day en route to a postseason berth. The subsequent...

After last season’s 3-0 loss in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals to Fox Chapel, Plum girls soccer coach Jamie Stewart knew his team needed to face more quality opponents. The one school that came to mind was Norwin out of Class 4A. “We wanted to see where we stacked up...

Last season was historic for the North Allegheny boys golf team. Not only did the Tigers win their first WPIAL title in 53 years, but they also claimed the first state championship in school history. A year later, North Allegheny is back on top of Section 3-3A and has a...

The Franklin Regional soccer teams were looking to rebound from section losses that bumped both from the Trib HSSN rankings. The boys (11-2, 5-2) moved into the No. 5 spot in Class 3A for the second time this season but dropped a 1-0 decision to Penn-Trafford. The defeat ended a...

The North Allegheny boys soccer team is using balance to replace brilliance. After graduating their top five scorers, including an all-state forward, the Tigers are spreading around the goals on their path to the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. “The way we play, it is so focused on possession and keeping...

High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Canon-McMillan 33, Seneca Valley 29 North Allegheny 28, Mt. Lebanon 19 Norwin 33, Hempfield 26 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 75, Baldwin 14 Peters Township 21, Moon 10 Upper St. Clair 50, South Fayette 14 Big East Kiski Area 34, Latrobe...

If last week’s win wasn’t already enough, then quarterback Marino Graham says this one surely proves New Castle is for real. The star freshman rushed for four touchdowns and passed for another as host New Castle defeated No. 4 Montour, 34-14, on Friday night at Taggart Stadium. The resurgent Red...

Jonah Williamson threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns as Trinity overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to upset top-ranked Thomas Jefferson, 33-22, in the Class 4A Big Six Conference on Friday night. The Hillers scored 26 unanswered points in the second half. Owen Gardner rushed for 126 yards and one...

When Canon-McMillan interim coach Brian DeLallo stepped in for coach Mike Evans earlier this year as he took a leave of absence to battle cancer, the team had one goal each week: “Play for Mike.” With that in mind, the Big Macs have played with an edge this season and...

Top performers for Week 6 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 379 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (22 of 33) 316 - Dominic Detruf, Hempfield (21 of 35) 311 - Cam Walter, Woodland Hills (19 of 23) 289 - James Armstrong, Hopewell (8 of 10) 273 - Landyn...

Upper St. Clair piled on with 40 unanswered points, defeating South Fayette, 50-14, on Friday at Panther Stadium. USC and South Fayette had “instant classic” written all over it. Two 5-1 teams heading into the game and an electric first quarter featuring four lead changes ended with South Fayette up...

Much of Aliquippa’s season has felt a bit unlike the Quips. But here they are, after a 19-7 win at West Allegheny for their first Parkway Conference victory Friday, sitting at 4-2 overall after a tough nonconference schedule and a loss in conference to New Castle last week. “It’s been...

Oh, what a Knight for the Norwin football team. The Knights rallied from a 12-point third-quarter deficit, and senior Jake Knight was a big reason. The senior intercepted two passes in the second half, caught a touchdown pass off a tipped pass and downed a punt at the Hempfield 2-yard...

Two lifelong friends who grew up together in Jeannette had another blast playing backyard football against each other, trading big runs and pass plays in the latest chapter of the Jeannette-Greensburg Central Catholic rivalry. Jeannette and Kymon’e Brown won the first half. Greensburg Central Catholic and Samir Crosby won the...

Because of the odd Interstate Conference schedule, Mt. Pleasant played its final regular-season home game and observed senior night Friday. The Vikings’ seniors put a stamp on the home portion of their season with a hard-fought 42-29 win over Greensburg Salem. Mt. Pleasant (2-0, 5-2) spotted the visitors a 10-0...

Normally a homecoming elicits feelings of remembrance and allows for reflection of years gone by. Dustin Shoaf, Southmoreland’s coach and Yough’s all-time leading rusher, downplayed most of those feelings as his team rolled into Cougar Mountain in Herminie and came away with a win. “It was just another game for...

After a boisterous celebration by players and fans, the Kiski Area football team gathered for a final word. Indeed, with the dust still settling Friday night from a 34-13 Class 5A Big East Conference victory over visiting Latrobe, first-year Cavaliers coach Colyn Haugh joined the huddle and was brief. “It’s...

“Style points don’t matter,” North Hills coach Brody Zangaro could be heard saying to his coaching staff as he emerged from the visitors’ locker room at Plum High School on Friday night, a smile on his face and new life in the WPIAL Class 5A playoff race for his team....

Freeport and Highlands needed overtime to decide their Allegheny 7 Conference clash Friday at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium. The teams’ heavyweight runners — Yellowjackets senior Amos Glenn and Golden Rams sophomore Tevin Owen-Cratsenberg — each scored TDs in their overtime possessions. Jackson Babinsack drilled Highlands’ point-after kick. But on Freeport’s...

Burrell quarterback Antonio Perkins doesn’t expect hard feelings the next time he gets together with his friends at Valley. Perkins, who was a standout wrestler and football player for the Vikings last season, transferred to Burrell in the offseason. He piled up 303 rushing yards and scored four times to...

Familiarity won’t be a problem for new Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball coach Tim O’Rourke. He’s had maroon in his blood for some time. A former girls assistant and junior high boys and girls coach at the school, O’Rourke is primed to take over after the summer resignation of Christian...

Chartiers Valley’s Steve Spence jokingly says there’s at least one difference between coaching football in college or high school. “In college, when things are going badly at practice, you can threaten them with, ‘Hey, we’re going to be here all night,’” Spence said with a laugh. “In high school, if...

High schools Cross country Thursday’s results Nonsection Boys Latrobe 19, Derry 38 Ligonier Valley 27, Derry 28 Girls Latrobe 22, Derry 36 Ligonier Valley 23, Derry 36 Field hockey Thursday’s results Class 3A Pine-Richland 11, Hempfield 0 Football Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Hempfield at Norwin, 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon...

Alex Gaetano scored the overtime winner to lift Shaler to a 1-0 victory over Indiana (5-7-1, 2-5-1) in Section 1-3A boys soccer Thursday night. The win sends the Titans (10-3, 8-2) to the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. Aquinas Academy 4, Brentwood 0 – Marco Anselmino scored...

Fireworks punctuate every New Castle touchdown at Taggart Stadium, a home-field tradition that the Red Hurricanes have enjoyed even more lately. Might the budget need an increase? “We always have a plethora of fireworks here,” New Castle coach Fred Mozzocio said. “It’s the fireworks capital of the world.” But the...