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Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Jordan Taylor, Belle Vernon’s Gabriella Dusi
Gabriella Dusi School: Belle Vernon Class: Sophomore Sport: Tennis Claim to fame: The sophomore breezed to her first WPIAL Class 2A girls tennis title Wednesday and Thursday. She defeated Beaver senior Chloe DeSanzo, 6-1, 6-0, in the finals Thursday at North Allegheny. Dusi is ranked sixth in the state. Has...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Shenango upsets No. 5 Rochester in Big 7
Colton Fedrizzi caught three passes for 61 yards and one touchdown and had an interception and a fumble recovery as Shenango scored an 18-6 upset victory over No. 5 Rochester (3-1, 1-1) in the Class A Big 7 Conference on Friday night. Sam Myers ran for a score and threw...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 23, 2023
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 50, North Allegheny 22 Mt. Lebanon 17, Seneca Valley 14 Class 5A Allegheny Six Bethel Park 50, Baldwin 13 Peters Township 31, Upper St. Clair 0 Big East Gateway 49, Plum 14 Penn-Trafford 41, Hempfield 18 Northeast Penn Hills 34,...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Neshannock edges Beaver Falls in overtime
Jino Mozzocio scored on a 10-yard run in overtime as No. 3 Neshannock earned a 27-26 victory over Beaver Falls (2-3, 1-1) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Mozzocio also threw a 37-yard TD pass to Carter DeVivo, and Patrick Argiro and Anthony Bonner each returned...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: DelRon White’s 249 yards help West Mifflin take down Beaver
DelRon White ran for 249 yards and caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jo Fleming as West Mifflin scored a 28-16 upset over No. 4 Beaver (4-1, 1-1) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference football matchup Friday night. Fleming threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns and ran 25...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 4 Central Valley cruises past New Castle
Steven Rutherford threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead No. 4 Central Valley to a 42-14 victory over New Castle (0-5, 0-2) in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Brandon Singleton ran for 100 yards, and Jance Henry, Mekhi Ahmed, Mason...
WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Franklin Regional ends No. 5 Shaler’s unbeaten streak
Chase Lemke threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two TDs as Franklin Regional upset Class 5A No. 5 Shaler, 55-7, in nonconference football action Friday night. Ayden Hudock caught six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, Nick Purdue ran for a 4-yard score, Austin Kerns...
WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon edges Seneca Valley
Matthew Nguyen scored on an 80-yard kickoff return, and Bernard McAuley kicked a 31-yard field goal for the winning points as No. 4 Mt. Lebanon earned a 17-14 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-5, 0-2) in a Class 6A conference football game Friday night. Fred LaSota added a 40-yard...
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 361 - Brad Birch, Gateway (17 of 24) 338 - Jaivin Peel, Western Beaver (12 of 17) 338 - Tristyn Tavares, Norwin (15 of 38) 275 - Jaydon Oliver, Armstrong (8 of 20) 268 - Carson Bellinger,...
Peters Township shuts down Upper St. Clair in Class 5A clash of top-ranked teams
No. 1 Peters Township and No. 2 Upper St. Clair have built a rivaly on tough play and defense, and through one quarter Friday night, it looked like that trend would continue. However, the Indians struck first and continued to strike on their way to a 31-0 victory over their...
Central Catholic makes statement, handles North Allegheny
There already were reasons to believe Central Catholic was the team to beat in the WPIAL, starting with a roster that’s heavy in major-college recruits. Now, there’s no doubt. Running back Elijah Faulkner scored four times, and Michigan-bound senior Cole Sullivan made big plays on offense, defense and special teams...
Aliquippa scores in final seconds to pull off comeback win over West Allegheny
Aliquippa remained undefeated Friday night with a wild 29-22 comeback win over West Allegheny at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium. The Indians took a late 22-21 lead after a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brodie Cornell to Tyler Hatton and Andy Cosnek’s PAT with 52 seconds left. The Indians were one step...
California pulls away from Monessen in second half
Friday’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between Mon Valley rivals California and Monessen almost resembled a basketball game. It was a game of runs. After the Trojans scored the opening 23 points, the Greyhounds rebounded with 20 straight points. But Cal had the final spree in the fourth quarter with 28...
North Catholic stymies Kiski Area for Week 4 win
A week after shutting out Highlands in their conference opener, North Catholic came on the road and authored another strong defensive performance in a 28-7 win over Kiski Area. “They are a focused and locked in group,” coach Chris Rizzo said of his defensive unit. “We tackle the ball pretty...
Hutter brothers lead Mt. Pleasant in big 2nd-half rally to beat Freeport
Things didn’t look good for the Mt. Pleasant football team late in the third quarter of their nonconference game against Freeport. The Vikings were down two touchdowns and needed a spark. Senior Jackson Hutter provided it. Mt. Pleasant (4-1) scored on five consecutive possessions in the final 16 minutes, 33...
Close call swings Woodland Hills’ way to sink Norwin
On paper, the nonconference game between Norwin and Woodland Hills seemed like an even matchup. Both teams came into Friday’s game with the same records (2-2, 1-0) and nearly identical points for and points against numbers. The numbers were a harbinger as the Wolverines (3-2, 1-0) held on for a...
Jeannette cruises past Charleroi to improve to 4-1
Jeannette’s steady climb back to respectability took another step forward Friday night. Is the WPIAL’s winningest football team all the way back? “I’m not ready to say it yet,” Jayhawks coach Tommy Paulone said. “The progress is pleasing, but we know there’s still work to do.” Payton Molter threw three...
Thomas Jefferson rallies past Belle Vernon on late TD pass
When Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson renew their rivalry, there’s usually one play or a series of plays that decide the game. On Friday night, it was the Jaguars who got those plays. A fumbled snap on a Leopards punt led to Luke Kosko finding Jason Salman for a 49-yard...
Penn-Trafford rides Whipple’s record-setting night to win over Hempfield
Junior tailback Tasso Whipple averaged more than 13 yards per carry on the way to a single-game school rushing record of 300 yards and scored four touchdowns as he and Penn-Trafford remembered what it felt like to win at home. Shut out in back-to-back home games, the Warriors followed Whipple...
Wild play lifts Highlands to victory over Indiana
It was a play that came from utter desperation and ended in jubilation. Golden Rams quarterback Menage Lucas was hemmed up well behind the line of scrimmage on a third-and-long in the fourth quarter when he decided to pitch the ball back to Darius Cherry. Cherry then navigated his way...
Gateway football makes short work of Plum on road
The Gateway football team is hitting its stride at the right time. The Gators improved to 2-0 in the Big East Conference on Friday at Plum after their three nonconference setbacks to start the season. Brad Birch threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns, Jaquon Reynolds added three short TD...
Clairton flashes potential with dominant win against Leechburg
Clairton is showing near the midway point of the football season it can overcome many things. In fact, a young Bears team is showing some of the grit its championship-winning predecessors showed for years. The Bears’ big-play offense was on display again Friday night as they rolled to a 42-14...
Deer Lakes football team rolls over Southmoreland
Southmoreland needed a bounceback performance against Deer Lakes on Friday night after being shut down last week by Knoch. But after an even first half, the Lancers scored 17 second half points to cruise to s 24-7 victory. After both teams scored on their initial possessions, it looked like a...
Elizabeth Forward shuts down Knoch in battle of unbeatens
In a nonconference battle between a pair of unbeaten Class 3A squads, Elizabeth Forward left with its perfect record intact. Ryan Messina threw for a pair of first-half touchdowns to Isaiah Turner, and the Warriors’ defense was dominant in posting its second shutout of the season with a 22-0 win...
North Allegheny, Central Catholic are familiar rivals, but this No. 1 vs. No. 2 clash has different feel
North Allegheny’s practices were noticeably faster this week, said coach Art Walker, but the Tigers weren’t getting off the field any earlier. It’s just that the defense was working at a quicker pace. “We practice for the team that we’re playing,” Walker said. “I’ve been here 19 years now, and...
