High School category, Page 210

From triple coverage to national attention. Mt. Pleasant running back Jarett Garn’s highlight-reel touchdown catch was the No. 2 play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 on Friday night. In the second quarter, on third-and-14, Garn made a leaping grab on a deep throw from Cole Chatfield over three Yough defenders....

High schools Field hockey Saturday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 7, Hempfield 0 Football Saturday’s results WPIAL Class A Eastern Clairton 43, Jeannette 0 Nonconference Monessen 32, South Side 17 Saturday’s summaries Clairton 43, Jeannette 0 Jeannette 0 0 0 0 —0 Clairton 14 16 13 0 —43 C: Drahcir...

Monessen used a barrage of big plays to bounce back from its first loss of the season and blitz previously unbeaten South Side, 32-17, in a nonconference game Saturday. Trailing 17-12 at the half, the Greyhounds took the lead for good on an 82-yard run by Tavian Taylor. Monessen (5-1),...

Clairton junior defensive back Donte Wright is watching all of his teammates in practice. Just like everyone is watching him. The Bears defense has set a standard it doesn’t want to let slip. Clairton stretched its streak of not allowing an offensive touchdown to six games when it bullied Jeannette,...

Burrell is well-known as a run-first football team. On Friday against East Allegheny, the Bucs were a run-only team, and it worked well for them as they broke into the win column for the first time this season. Burrell, now 1-5 overall and 1-1 in the Allegheny 7 Conference, ran...

Hopewell hasn’t had many moments to celebrate in recent years, but kicker Rocco Marcantonio gave the team one Friday night. Marcantonio made a 55-yard field goal that tied for the longest in WPIAL history. With the help of holder Zander Muzy and long snapper Dominick Gaughan, Marcantonio converted a fourth-quarter...

Emily McKee School: Fox Chapel Class: Sophomore Sport: Soccer Claim to fame: Scored her team’s only goal in a 1-0 win over Norwin on Thursday. The goal was her 20th on the season. On Monday, McKee scored four goals in the Foxes’ 5-1 win over Shaler. What position do you...

Raidon Kuroda is a unique name. You remember it after you hear it. His performance Friday night also was pretty memorable, even though Yough lost in the closing seconds to Mt. Pleasant, 22-19, at Cougar Mountain Stadium. Kuroda, the Cougars’ 6-foot-1, 210-pound senior quarterback, accounted for 319 yards of offense...

The Westmoreland County Athletes of the Week is presented by Smail Kia. Look for the tags and look for the savings at Smail Kia in Greensburg. Aubrey Seder School: Southmoreland Sport: Soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Seder helped the Scotties to three consecutive wins last week. She had two...

The Norwin boys and girls cross country teams captured championships at the Blue Devil Invitational at Buhl Park in Sharon. The boys blew past second-place Lakeview by 72 points (61 to 133) as Thomas Gaydos took first place with a time of 16 minutes, 12 seconds. Luke Simpson was fifth...

North Allegheny’s girls soccer team scored a key midseason victory Sept. 25 with a 3-0 shutout over rival North Hills to snap a two-game losing streak. Averie Bierker scored twice, and Emma Schupansky added goal as the Tigers improved to 7-5 overall and 4-2 in Section 3-4A. Margaret Nestor and...

It’s been quite a season for the Franklin Regional boys golf team. Not only did they share a section title with Central Catholic and Plum, three golfers advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A individual finals at Oakmont Country Club on Oct. 2. Advancing were junior Colin Holt, senior Liam Copeland...

Hampton senior Grace Stitt was hurting after losing the first set of the WPIAL Class 2A singles semifinals Sept. 18 at Bethel Park. “I was feeling pretty defeated,” she said. “I felt awful.” A little while later, she was crying. But they were tears of joy. No. 2 seeded Stitt...

Hampton coach Steve Sciullo was content to settle for overtime after Chartiers Valley scored a game-tying touchdown with under 40 seconds to play Sept. 20. Hampton running back Evan McAneny had other plans. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound junior broke loose for an 83-yard touchdown run on the next play, giving the...

Carson Kittsley wanted to start his high school golf career with a bang. The Fox Chapel sophomore was left a little disappointed at the end of his freshman season. He fell one step short of qualifying for the PIAA Class 3A tournament after losing in a playoff at the WPIAL...

The Fox Chapel girls soccer team is figuring out the puzzle pieces to compete in a section filled with unfamiliar opponents. The Foxes were tasked with replacing their top defensive player, Anna Troutman, and assembling a roster that would be battle-tested by the time the postseason rolled around. Fox Chapel...

If North Allegheny defends its boys and girls WPIAL country titles this fall, the celebration will surely include a number of first-time champions. Since sweeping the league titles last season, the Tigers graduated seven of the 14 runner who competed that day at White Oak Park. WPIAL runners-up Jack Bertram...

Against an offense with a sophomore at quarterback and a banged-up running game, Central Catholic didn’t allow them any stress relief in Friday’s second half. The Vikings picked off a pair of passes about two minutes apart, one returned by linebacker Colsen Gatten for a touchdown that propelled Central Catholic...

Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 27, North Allegheny 14 Hempfield 33, Canon-McMillan 27 (OT) Mt. Lebanon 32, Seneca Valley 8 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 45, Moon 36 South Fayette 38, Baldwin 0 Upper St. Clair 21, Peters Township 7 Big East Franklin Regional 35, Kiski...

Luca Neal rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown as No. 4 Avonworth scored a 21-14 victory over No. 3 Central Valley (2-4, 2-1) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference football matchup Friday night. Cooper Scharding got the scoring started for the Lopes in the first quarter with a...

Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Central Catholic, 4-2, 2 2. North Allegheny, 5-1, 1 3. Hempfield, 2-4, NR 4. Canon-McMillan, 2-4, 3 5. Mt. Lebanon, 1-5, NR Out: Seneca Valley (1-4, 4), Norwin (2-4, 5) Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 5-0, 2 2. Upper St. Clair, 6-0, 3 3....

How good is the Bethel Park duo of running back Ja Vaughn Moore and quarterback Tanner Pfeuffer? Very. Moore, the WPIAL’s second-leading rusher flexed his running skills with 202 yards, and Pfeuffer, the WPIAL’s third-leading passer, scored the winning touchdown for Bethel Park with just 4 seconds left in the...

Top performers for Week 5 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 377 - Elvis Koutsakis, Gateway (24 of 41) 374 - Tom Arth, North Catholic (25 of 40) 331 - Tanner Pfeuffer, Bethel Park (20 of 29) 296 - Trey Hopper, Montour (12 of 21) 296 - Anthony...

Coming into an important Week 5 contest, the winless Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils were searching for offense. Through five games, the Blue Devils were averaging 10 points and coming off a home overtime loss to fellow Class 6A team Canon-McMillan. It started up front as the Blue Devils stayed home...

Elizabeth Forward kicked off Interstate Conference play in style Friday night as quarterback Ryan Messina’s arm was too much for the Golden Lions defense. Greensburg Salem had no answer for the Warriors’ air attack as Messina completed 19 of 26 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown. He also ran...