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Defending champ Belle Vernon leaves no doubt with shutout at Laurel Highlands

Defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A champion Belle Vernon earned a convincing road win to begin its title defenses Friday night. Penn State recruit Quinton Martin finished with four touchdowns, and Belle Vernon’s tenacious defense refused to allow a score in a 40-0 victory over Laurel Highlands in nonconference action....
Bishop Canevin revs up in victory against Greensburg Central Catholic

Greensburg Central Catholic was hoping Bishop Canevin would be rusty because the highly touted Crusaders did not play a game or scrimmage last week. The Crusaders were, especially early. But they recovered from the groggy start and a slew of penalties, using a huge push up front and some GCC...
Da’sjon Craggette carries Southmoreland to blowout victory

The spotlight on a pair of Westmoreland County running backs with 200-yard games last week during the opening night of high school football shifted Friday night to Southmoreland’s Da’sjon Craggette. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior ran every which way again, finishing with 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead the visiting...
Randolph runs wild in Highlands’ victory over Blackhawk

Football can be a game of inches. This was certainly the case when Highlands traveled to Blackhawk for a nonconference matchup Friday night. With Highlands holding a 20-13 lead with more than seven minutes remaining in the game, Blackhawk faced a fourth-and- goal at the 5-yard line. The Golden Rams...
Valley beats Apollo-Ridge to give new coach Adams his first victory

The Mark Adams era of Valley football is officially underway, and if the Vikings defense plays anything like it did Friday night against Apollo-Ridge, the folks of New Kensington will be proud. The Vikings (1-1, 0-0) controlled the line of scrimmage for all but one drive in an 18-7 victory....
Deer Lakes dominates rival Burrell in shutout

Last year’s matchup between Burrell and Deer Lakes went to overtime before the Bucs pulled out a six-point victory. An extra session wasn’t needed Friday in the latest edition of the series between the area rivals. Deer Lakes scored three times in the first half, added two TDs in the...
Big plays, takeaways help McKeesport defeat Penn-Trafford

Before its matchup with Penn-Trafford, the Class 4A No. 3 McKeesport added a play to its offensive repertoire that coach Matt Miller did not know if they would use. That play: a halfback pass. Not only did the Tigers use it, but they used it to perfection. That play also...
Freeport jumps out of gate in rout of South Allegheny

Freeport coach John Gaillot wasn’t going to kick to South Allegheny standout Cameron Epps under any circumstances. So, on the opening kickoff Yellowjackets kicker Cole Troutman executed a pooch kick, and Freeport recovered. It was an inadvertent spark to total domination. The Yellowjackets went on to score on three straight...
Connellsville football team runs over Hempfield

For the first time since 1997, the Connellsville Falcons are 2-0 to start a football season. Behind the running of Bruce Giles and a defense that only seemed to get tougher as the game wore on, the Falcons defeated Hempfield, 28-7, on Friday evening. Giles carried the ball 26 times...
Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon ignore talk of ‘down year’ after coaching change, graduations

New head coaches. Rosters hurt by graduation. Bethel Park and Mt. Lebanon came into this football season with similar situations. “I think there’s a lot of people who thought we maybe would be a little bit down this year from where we were last year because of graduation,” said first-year...
Longtime Sewickley Academy athletic director Win Palmer, who also coached 3 sports, dies at 65

One of the best ways many describe Win Palmer is that he was a gentleman’s gentleman. Palmer, athletic director at Sewickley Academy for the past 22 years, died Thursday at Allegheny General Hospital at age 65 from cardiovascular complications. . Palmer left an indelible mark on the Sewickley Academy and...
5 things to watch in Week 1: A red-letter day in Aliquippa as the new Heinz Field opens

Not only is Aliquippa’s new football stadium named Heinz Field, but like its North Shore namesake, the Red Zone should be popular. When the Quips cross the 20-yard line, the stadium’s new LED lights will flash red, Aliquippa athletic director Jennifer Damico said. The first game at the new stadium...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Aug. 31, 2023

High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A Mt. Lebanon 2, North Allegheny 1 Norwin at Allderdice, (n) Pine-Richland 12, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 5, Shady Side Academy 2 Football Thursday’s result City League University Prep 66, Carrick 0 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Canon-McMillan at North Allegheny,...
High school roundup for Aug. 31, 2023: Nathan Katari’s hat trick powers North Allegheny past Pine-Richland

Nathan Katari recorded his first career hat trick, leading North Allegheny to a 3-1 victory over rival Pine-Richland in Section 1-4A boys soccer Thursday night. Dante Accamando made two saves to earn the win for the Tigers (4-0, 2-0). Mark Cashman scored for the Rams (1-3, 0-2). Beaver 1, Mohawk...
Plum shuts out rival Franklin Regional in early season section showdown

Plum is finding different ways to score goals this soccer season. It doesn’t have to be pretty. It can even be boring, as long as the ball goes in the net. The fourth-ranked Mustangs did enough to claim a 1-0 shutout in a chippy Section 3-3A matchup against neighboring Franklin...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for Week 1 2023

Most of the district teams knocked off the rust, buckled the chin straps tight and began the 2023 high school football season last week in Week Zero. However, there were still a handful of teams that went old school and decided to play a second scrimmage and wait to officially...

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