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Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 423 - Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver (14 of 17) 414 - Brad Birch, Gateway (27 of 40) 321 - Quadir Stribling, Serra Catholic (18 of 27) 287 - Anthony Piasecki, Connellsville (17 of 28) 285 - Tanner...
Bruising McKeesport running back Spell spells trouble for Gateway
McKeesport fullback Keith Spell was losing steam on a 79-yard touchdown run, so the senior turned, stiff-armed the nearest tackler to the ground and continued into the end zone. That pretty much summed up McKeesport’s offense Friday night as the Tigers’ running backs bullied their way to a 38-28 victory...
Stribling throws 5 TD passes to lead Serra Catholic over Ligonier Valley
Serra Catholic has its eyes set on a Class 2A Allegheny Conference title, and it looked the part of a section champion during Friday night’s 47-0 dismantling of Ligonier Valley. Quadir Stribling finished 18 of 27 for 321 yards and five touchdowns, with two each going to De’reon Washington and...
Defense, rushing tandem of Grabowski, Whipple leads Penn-Trafford over Plum
Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night. Grabowski and Whipple combined for 281 rushing yards. The win put the Warriors one step closer to a playoff birth. Grabowski scored all three P-T touchdowns while...
Franklin Regional surges past Hempfield for 4th straight victory
The more progressions he goes through and the more repetitions he gets, the more Chase Lemke looks the part of Franklin Regional’s starting quarterback. “I am getting a lot more comfortable in the pocket,” Lemke said Friday night after he led the Panthers to their fourth straight win, 38-15 over...
Frazier runs through Springdale for 1st win
For the first time “in a very long time,” Frazier had two players rush for more than 100 yards as the Commodores picked up their first win of the season Friday. Using a hybrid wing-T offense, Derek Diamond carried 19 times for 108 yards, and Chase Fulmer ran nine times...
Latrobe pulls away from Connellsville to run winning streak to 4
Looking relaxed and satisfied, Ron Prady stood back and admired his team’s quiet celebration. The Latrobe football coach knows all too well the feeling of success and he wants his players to experience it as well. So far, so good. Quarterback John Wetzel rushed for three touchdowns and passed for...
42-point 1st half leads Belle Vernon past Mt. Pleasant
Teams in the Interstate Conference are well aware that, when it comes to the order of power, there is defending state champion Belle Vernon and then the other five teams. But, despite the Leopards’ 55-7 win over Mt. Pleasant on Friday, there were a few bright moments for the home...
GCC, Jeannette resident Crosby spoil Jayhawks’ homecoming
Jeannette celebrated homecoming Friday, but it was a Jeannette resident who spoiled the party. Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Samir Crosby, who lives in Jeannette, scored three touchdowns to rally the Centurions to a 42-24 victory at McKee Stadium. “This is a big game, especially for me,” Crosby said. “I don’t...
East Allegheny holds off Deer Lakes in 2nd half to preserve 17-13 win
Dom Pecora said when you turn on the film to watch his East Allegheny football team, it won’t be the prettiest footage, but it will show toughness. The Wildcats defense certainly had grit when it mattered Friday night. Deer Lakes got inside East Allegheny territory four times in the second...
Knoch shuts out rival Freeport, improves to 7-1
After a lopsided shutout loss to rival Freeport last season, Knoch wanted to return the favor Friday at Knights Stadium in the latest installment of the battle for the Traveling Pike Trophy. The Knights held a one-score lead at the break, but two touchdowns in the first minute of the...
Kiski Area keeps playoff hopes alive by beating Highlands
It was a must-win game for Kiski Area and Highlands when the two squared off Friday night. Every time these two have played, the winner has made the playoffs. Kiski Area (3-5, 2-3 Class 4A Greater Allegheny) came in with the slimmest of playoff hopes and left with a 36-21...
Defense, rushing tandem of Grabowski, Whipple leads Penn-Trafford over Plum
Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night. Grabowski and Whipple combined for 281 rushing yards. The win put the Warriors one step closer to a playoff birth. Grabowski scored all three P-T touchdowns while...
Southmoreland beats Greensburg Salem to clinch playoff spot
After snapping its three-game losing streak last week, Southmoreland looked to make it a two-game winning streak when it traveled to face Greensburg Salem. Southmoreland (5-3, 2-1) jumped on the Golden Lions early and defeated Greensburg Salem, 46-12, in Class 3A Interstate Conference action Friday night at Offutt Field in...
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League down to final weekend of regular season
The final weekend of the regular season for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League is here, and it comes down to the final few games to determine the regular-season champ. West Allegheny owns a 10-2 record and takes on Baldwin (1-9) in a doubleheader Sunday. North Allegheny is nipping at...
Yough grad Jim Schaffer named athletic director at alma mater
Longtime volunteer coach and Yough diehard Jim Schaffer is primed to take over as athletic director on Cougar Mountain. Schaffer was hired this week to replace Bill Flow, who resigned in August after just more than a year on the job. An assistant baseball coach in the district for 15...
Peters Township boys, girls golfers sweep WPIAL Class 3A team titles
At the WPIAL Class 3A team golf championships Thursday at Cedarbrook GC, it was a clean sweep by Peters Township. The boys won their first title since 2015 and sixth overall, and the girls won their second consecutive title and third overall. The Peters Township boys, all juniors, finished with...
5 things to watch in Week 7: How will WPIAL teams approach late-season nonconference matchups?
The WPIAL schedule-makers gave McKeesport a nonconference game this week, which some coaches might dread this late in the season. It interrupts a stretch of seven consecutive conference games for the Tigers, but coach Matt Miller said they’ll attack a matchup with Gateway as seriously as they do any Big...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 12, 2023
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A North Allegheny 13, Allderdice 1 Pine-Richland 3, Mt. Lebanon 0 Section 2A Oakland Catholic at Upper St. Clair, (n) Penn-Trafford 3, Fox Chapel 1 Section 1A Shady Side Academy at Winchester Thurston, (n) Football Thursday’s result City League Westinghouse 52, Brashear 14...
Latrobe boys get past Franklin Regional in OT in chippy match
A soccer game with as many cards as goals wasn’t settled in regulation, so Franklin Regional and Latrobe played overtime in their touchy Section 4-3A rematch. Ben Bigi scored in close with 8 minutes, 55 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Latrobe to a 2-1 victory and a...
WPIAL girls volleyball playoff clinchings through Oct. 12, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has a week and a half remaining. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the latest...
High school roundup for Oct. 12, 2023: Seneca Valley beats North Allegheny, claims section title in clash of unbeatens
Tyler Prex broke a scoreless tie in the first minute of the second half to lead Seneca Valley to a 2-0 victory over North Allegheny on Thursday night, clinching the Section 1-4A boys soccer title. Cole Kamarec also scored for the Raiders (13-0-3, 11-0-3). It was the first loss of...
WPIAL boys soccer playoff picture through Oct. 12, 2023
Section play in the regular season is winding down and concludes Tuesday in WPIAL boys soccer. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. The playoff...
Izzy Aigner leads Greensburg Central Catholic girls to 9th straight WPIAL title; Belle Vernon boys win 1st
Izzy Aigner missed the WPIAL Class 2A individual golf tournament, an event she might have won. The Greensburg Central Catholic senior opted to participate in the pro-junior tournament at a PGA Tour Champions event Sept. 19-24 on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, Calif. She was paired with Hempfield graduate...
Slick-fielding Hempfield shortstop Allie Cervola picks Ohio
Hempfield doesn’t just have a history of winning WPIAL and PIAA championships in softball. The program also has a track record for producing Division I college talent. The latest player to commit to a high-level program is junior Allie Cervola. A shortstop who has played catcher previously for the Spartans,...
