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Sets of siblings fill Hampton soccer rosters
Hampton girls soccer coach Bill Paholich learned early this season he needed to be on a first-name basis with his players. If he wasn’t, chaos broke out. “It’s crazy,” Paholich said. “You can’t really call anybody by their last name anymore. You say, ‘Zebrine,’ and you got three of them...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 30, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 31, Canon-McMillan 20 Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township 50, Baldwin 13 South Fayette 49, Moon 14 Big East Franklin Regional 31, Plum 28 Gateway 60, Hempfield 7 Penn-Trafford 28, Norwin 0 Northeast North Hills 38, Fox Chapel 6 Shaler...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 5
Top performers for Week 5 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 404 - Jake Wolfe, Montour (16 of 19) 331 - Brad Birch, Gateway (18 of 23) 329 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (12 of 18) 325 - Jason Cross, Bishop Canevin (11 of 13) 301 - Cadin...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Landon Stevenson helps Mapletown run past California
Landon Stevenson ran for 251 yards and four touchdowns to lead Mapletown to a 52-20 victory at California (4-2, 1-2) in a Class A Tri-County South Conference football game Friday. Stevenson has 1,119 rushing yards for the season for the Maples (6-0, 3-0). California’s Jake Layhue threw for 202 yards...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: No. 2 Beaver Falls takes down Riverside
Jaren Brickner threw for 255 yards and one touchdown and ran for 84 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 2 Beaver Falls to a 44-14 victory over Riverside (3-2, 2-1) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night. Trey Singleton caught five passes for 227 yards and...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Freeport edges Shady Side Academy
Gavin Croney scored the eventual game-winning touchdown on a 30-yard interception return in the fourth quarter as No. 4 Freeport scored a 12-7 victory over Shady Side Academy (1-4, 0-1) in the Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference on Friday night. Brady Sullivan also scored on an 89-yard TD pass from...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Laurel Highlands upsets No. 4 Thomas Jefferson
Rodney Gallagher threw two touchdown passes for Laurel Highlands as the Mustangs upset No. 4 Thomas Jefferson, 31-24, in a Class 4A Big Seven Conference football game Friday night. Hunter Kooser caught a 90-yard touchdown pass, and Keondre DeShields caught an 87-yard TD for Laurel Highlands (4-2, 2-1). Leland Layhue...
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Central Catholic rallies to beat No. 2 Canon-McMillan
Xavier Thomas scored on a 45-yard interception return and a 75-yard punt return as No. 5 Central Catholic rallied for a 31-20 victory over No. 2 Canon-McMillan (2-4, 1-2) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Payton Wehner threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (3-3,...
Belle Vernon opens conference play with dominant win over South Allegheny
Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert wanted his team to be battled tested when Class 3A Interstate Conference play began Friday night. The Leopards showed they’re going to be a dominant force and among the favorites in the classification. Six players scored first-half touchdowns for Belle Vernon as the Leopards...
Elizabeth Forward dominates Southmoreland for conference win
Southmoreland scored on its opening possession, but Elizabeth Forward responded in a big way to defeat the homestanding Scotties, 42-6, in Interstate Conference play Friday night at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton. Southmoreland’s Ty Keffer pulled in a 35-yard reception from Kadin Keefer at the Warriors’ 24, and after Elizabeth...
Late touchdown gives resurgent Shaler its 1st victory over Woodland Hills
After his team’s thrilling double-overtime victory over Franklin Regional on homecoming last week, Shaler coach Jim Ryan said he hoped the win would kick start the Titans into conference play. It did that, as the Titans knocked off Woodland Hills for the first time Friday night, in the 12th all-time...
Pair of 200-yard rushers help Monessen beat West Greene for 4th straight win
For the first time in 50 years, Monessen featured a pair of 200-yard rushers Friday night. Daevon Burke and Tyvaughn Kershaw combined for 445 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in the Greyhounds’ 62-25 victory over visiting West Greene in Tri-County South Conference play at Memorial Stadium. Burke carried the ball...
Key goal-line stand highlights Avonworth’s hard-fought win over West Mifflin
It wasn’t a pretty start for Avonworth, but it turned into a beautiful ending. After getting zero points on three trips into the red zone in the first half and trailing late into the third quarter, the Antelopes were able to put a pair of drives together for touchdowns and...
Penn-Trafford bounces back for shutout of Norwin
Penn-Trafford shrugged off last week’s disappointing loss to one of its arch-rivals and took out its frustrations this week on another. Conlan Greene passed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and Daniel Tarabrella scored twice as the Warriors overcame a slow start to blank visiting Norwin, 28-0, Friday night in...
Franklin Regional rides big 2nd half past Plum
Franklin Regional suffered a disappointing loss last Saturday in double overtime to Shaler. After the first half Friday in Murrysville, it looked like the Panthers may have been on their way to another disappointment. But special teams play changed the momentum for Franklin Regional and led it to 31-28 victory...
4th-quarter scoring spurt propels Mt. Pleasant past Greensburg Salem
Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg Salem were locked in a close battle early in the fourth quarter when Vikings junior linebacker Camden Moore came up with a clutch interception at his team’s 29-yard-line. His play stopped the surging Golden Lions, and the Vikings went on to put the game away by...
Brad Birch leads Gateway to rout of previously unbeaten Hempfield
Would anyone have been surprised if Gateway quarterback Brad Birch crashed the halftime homecoming ceremony, took the blue-and-white balloons and named himself Hempfield’s king? He’d already spoiled all of the Spartans’ other fun. Hempfield’s seasonlong winning streak ended in stunning fashion Friday night when Birch led the Gators to eight...
Devin Beattie’s 6-TD game leads Burrell past Imani Christian
Burrell improved to 5-1 Friday by defeating Imani Christian, 41-30, at UPMC Graham Field. The key to success for the Bucs was running the football, and they ran the option on all but one play. They finished with 386 yards of total offense, all on the ground. Devin Beattie led...
Deer Lakes holds off Knoch’s furious rally
The Deer Lakes and Knoch football teams put the pedal to the metal in the fourth quarter of their Allegheny 6 Conference opener Friday at Deer Lakes’ Lancers Stadium. The teams combined for 38 points on five touchdowns over the final 12 minutes. The Knights scored 22 points and the...
GCC uses big plays to upset Clairton, get 1st win over Bears since 2001
No Greensburg Central Catholic team had beaten Clairton since 2001. This Greensburg Central Catholic team: Hold my Gatorade. Big-play GCC scored on its first offensive snap to ignite one of its biggest upsets in recent years Friday night, a 34-18 victory over the visiting third-ranked Bears in a game that...
Randolph scores 5 TDs to lead win over Mars, keep Highlands undefeated
Highlands junior Aaran Randolph had a night to remember. Playing a variety of positions, particularly wildcat quarterback, Randolph was in on the first six Highlands touchdowns of the night, including scores on three consecutive plays. It all added up to a resounding 54-22 home victory Friday night against Mars in...
5 things to watch in Week 5 of high school football
In an ultra-competitive Class 5A, Bethel Park, Hempfield and Upper St. Clair are the only WPIAL teams that haven’t lost to a 5A opponent yet this season — a list that keeps getting shorter. The other 15 teams have all lost at least once. If that parity keeps up over...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 29, 2022
High schools Field hockey Thursday’s results Section 3A Pine-Richland 12, Hempfield 0 Nonsection Penn-Trafford 6, Winchester Thurston 0 Shady Side 2, Oakland Catholic 0 Football Thursday’s result City League Allderdice 50, Brashear 8 Friday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic at Canon-McMillan, 7 p.m. Class 5A Allegheny Six Baldwin at...
High school roundup for Sept. 29, 2022: Shady Side Academy beats Deer Lakes in 1st-place showdown
Drew McKim and Amir Awais scored to lead Shady Side Academy to a 2-1 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 2-2A boys soccer Thursday night. The Bulldogs (9-1, 9-1) and Lancers (11-2, 9-1) are now tied for first place in the section. Ryan Hanes scored for Deer Lakes (11-2, 9-1)....
Franklin Regional boys soccer earns tough victory over Penn-Trafford
Coming off such a thrilling — and emotionally draining — upset victory against No. 1 Plum, Franklin Regional was hoping Penn-Trafford would not be a “trap game” Thursday night. “That’s something we talked about happening,” Panthers boys soccer coach Lukas Petersen said before the game. It was something the Panthers...
