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Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 8 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 8 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 421 - Nico Lamonde, South Fayette (30 of 40) 381 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (13 of 18) 361 - Dennis Hawkins, Monessen (17 of 27) 325 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (13 of 20) 293 -...
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Bethel Park tops South Fayette, stays in playoff hunt
Ja Vaughn Moore ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns as Bethel Park earned a 49-29 victory over South Fayette (4-5, 1-3) in Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference play Friday night. Tanner Pfeuffer threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns for Bethel Park (4-5, 3-1), which remains in the hunt...
Brother combination leads Upper St. Clair past Moon in double OT thriller
The Upper St. Clair Panthers keep their playoff hopes alive Friday night, using a brother-to-brother connection to defeat division rival Moon, 43-42, in two overtimes. In the second overtime, the Panthers trailed 42-35. Ethan Hellman connected with Charlie Bywalski to make it 42-41, and USC decided to put it all...
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Payton Wehner leads No. 1 Central Catholic past Seneca Valley
Payton Wehner threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 1 Central Catholic to a 42-7 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (3-6, 0-3) in a Class 6A Conference game Friday night. Peter Gonzalez caught six passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (8-1, 4-0)...
Central Valley sets up showdown with Aliquippa by holding off West Allegheny
The pursuit for the Parkway Conference title was alive and well with three one-loss teams entering Friday night attempting to chase down unbeaten Aliquippa. There are many terms that can describe the Parkway Conference, but just listen to the words of Central Valley’s Jance Henry. “Every week is a dog...
South Side wins 1st Big 7 Conference title since 1999
South Side coach Luke Travelpiece was unsure what the correct strategy would be against Union to start the game. Do the Rams kickoff and put their stellar defense up against the high-powered offense of the defending WPIAL champions? Or do they put their offense on the field and set the...
Elizabeth Forward maintains undefeated record in victory over Greensburg Salem
Elizabeth Forward’s Ryan Messina found success through the air and on the ground Friday night against Greensburg Salem. The junior quarterback threw for three second-quarter touchdowns and had another score on the ground in the Warriors’ 48-13 victory over the visiting Golden Lions in Interstate Conference play. Messina was effective...
Highlands makes late stand to hang on for victory against Armstrong
Playoff fates were on the line when Highlands faced Armstrong in a Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference battle Friday, and the game came down to the last second as Highlands (5-4, 2-3) survived a late drive by Armstrong (5-4, 2-3) to emerge with a 17-15 win. Coming out for the...
Freeport eliminates Valley from playoff contention
A funny thing happened Friday night at Freeport Area Athletic Stadium: Two winless high school football teams in conference play squared off with the winner still in the hunt for a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth entering the final week of the regular season. Drew Ross passed for 133 yards...
East Allegheny blocks extra-point attempt in OT, edges Knoch to clinch conference title
East Allegheny football coach Dom Pecora admitted he wasn’t sure it would ever happen. But after 11 long years and a blocked kick in overtime, he and his Wildcats can say they are conference champions. Brandon Penn blocked Knoch’s extra-point attempt in overtime to secure a 14-13 victory and the...
Greensburg Central Catholic survives scare vs. Riverview
Sophomore Landon Honick didn’t want his team’s playoff hopes to stretch into Week 9. “No, get it over with now,” said Honick, who had an impressive debut at running back for Greensburg Central Catholic, which wiped its collective brow after a close Week 8 encounter with Riverview. Honick rushed for...
Derry outlasts Burrell, clinches playoff spot
Derry and Burrell both were held off the scoreboard in the third quarter of Friday’s Allegheny Conference clash on senior night at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium. But the Trojans and Bucs erupted for a combined 31 points over the final 12 minutes. Derry led by a single score heading to the...
Imani Christian cruises, eliminates Ligonier Valley from playoff contention
Imani Christian Academy didn’t play a perfect game Friday at Ligonier Valley, but the No. 4-ranked Saints had enough firepower to pull out a victory on the road. Che’Von Allen caught two touchdown passes from two quarterbacks, and the defense limited Ligonier Valley to 68 yards of offense in a...
McKeesport takes control in 2nd half, runs past Latrobe
When Latrobe’s Ja’Tawn Williams took McKeesport’s second-half kickoff 95 yards for a game-tying touchdown, it seemed like the game was destined to be decided by a few plays in the final two quarters. And it was, as Latrobe (6-3, 4-2) proceeded to turn the ball over three times in the...
Deer Lakes wins wild one over Shady Side Academy
After a heartbreaking loss to East Allegheny, Deer Lakes wanted to get the bad taste out of its mouth. In a back-and-forth game, the Lancers went on the road and managed to escape Shady Side Academy’s Michael J. Farrell Stadium with a 41-35 win in an Allegheny 6 Conference game...
Belle Vernon rolls past Southmoreland behind dominant ground game
Belle Vernon flexed its size and strength as the offensive line got rolling downhill to steamroll host Southmoreland, 49-7, at Russ Grimm Field. The Leopards (7-1, 4-0) racked up 364 yards on the ground, with four ball carriers recording 50 yards or more. Penn State recruit Quinton Martin led the...
Former Imani Christian standout Alier Maluk commits to Florida State
Former WPIAL basketball player Alier Maluk, who won a state title last winter with Imani Christian, announced his commitment to Florida State on Friday. The 6-foot-10 junior also listed offers from Pitt, LSU, Ohio State and Oregon among his final five. NOLESNATION????????????????????????????????????????????????#Committed pic.twitter.com/LPokLzcTGg— Alier Maluk (@Maluk_Alier12) October 20, 2023 ESPN.com...
4 schools selected as WPIAL Sportsmanship Award recipients
Armstrong, Elizabeth Forward, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and South Fayette have been honored by the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League as the recipients of the WPIAL Sportsmanship Awards for the 2022-23 school year. It is the program’s 27th year. This is the first selection for Armstrong, the 70th...
North Allegheny, Hampton, Freeport, Serra Catholic receive No. 1 seeds for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
The section and nonsection matches have concluded, and invitational tournaments are in the past. The WPIAL girls volleyball postseason is here, and the WPIAL playoff pairings committee on Friday assembled and released the brackets. North Allegheny, Hampton, Freeport and Serra Catholic drew No. 1 seeds. The Talbots are the only...
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 8: Traditionally tough Parkway lives up to reputation
The Parkway Conference was traditionally considered among the best battles in WPIAL football, and this year’s version has lived up to that reputation. With two weeks left in the regular season, four teams have one conference loss or less: Aliquippa (5-0), Montour (4-1), Central Valley (4-1) and West Allegheny (4-1)....
A-K Valley high school soccer playoff matchups for Saturday, Oct. 21
Boys Class 3A First round 16-Chartiers Valley (7-9) at 1-Plum (17-1) 1 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: Winner of 8-South Fayette (10-2-3)/9-Latrobe (13-3) Wednesday in quarterfinals Players to watch: John Krug, Chartiers Valley; Tristan Ralph, Plum Throw-ins: Chartiers Valley is led by forwards John Krug and Angad Kohli, who have dealt...
Westmoreland County high school soccer playoff matchups for Saturday, Oct. 21
Boys Class 3A First round 9-Latrobe (13-3) at 8-South Fayette (10-2-3) 1 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: 16-Chartiers Valley (7-9)/1-Plum (17-1) Wednesday in quarterfinals Players to watch: Roman Agostoni, Latrobe; Nate Belcufine, South Fayette Throw-ins: Latrobe is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020. The Wildcats never have...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 19, 2023
High schools Cross country TSTCA championship At White Oak Park Boys Class 3A Top 10: 1. Drew Griffith, Butler, 15:09.43; 2. Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 15:26.43; 3. Rowan Gwin, Fox Chapel, 15:56.48; 4. Alaa-Eddine Guetari, South Fayette, 15:59.29; 5. Owen Dressler, Butler, 16:00.74; 6. James Behrend, North Allegheny, 16:03.34; 7....
Close friends to match wits when Pine-Richland, Woodland Hills meet in critical Class 5A clash
First-year Woodland Hills coach Brian Tarrant says he probably wouldn’t have his job without help from friend Jon LeDonne. The two worked together for almost a decade, first at Shaler and later at Penn Hills. LeDonne was head coach both places and Tarrant was his defensive coordinator. Now, LeDonne is...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff field finalized
The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season is over and the postseason begins next week with 70 teams vying for district gold. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head did not break the tie all...
