High School category, Page 633
Fox Chapel girls tennis preparing for WPIAL team tournament
It’s a high school girls tennis season where Fox Chapel is once again at its accustomed spot among the WPIAL’s elite. The Foxes were 6-0 in the section and 7-2 overall heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Fox Chapel was a strong candidate to bring home the...
Plum building toward run at WPIAL playoffs
It’s three down and two to go for the Plum football team in Big East Conference play in its quest to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. “To beat any teams left on our schedule, we have to keep up the intensity for four quarters and play a complete...
After growing up in program, Lola Abraham becomes Riverview’s all-time leading scorer
When Nikki Polens went down for a pushup, Lola Abraham was clinging to her back. When Polens did situps, Abraham would be sitting on her stomach. Lola’s dad Sean Abraham coached Riverview’s junior high team and was an assistant for the Raiders varsity squad when Polens went through the program....
Norwin notebook: Boys soccer team speeds up after slow start
The Norwin boys soccer team is all about streaks this season. The Knights lost three in a row early on but quickly recovered to win five in a row and climb back into the WPIAL playoff race in Section 2-4A. Not that the Knights ever considered themselves “out” of it....
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers trio advances to WPIAL golf final round
Three members of the North Allegheny boys golf team advanced to the final round of the WPIAL Class 3A tournament. Sophomore Chris Hoffman and juniors Collin Wang and Jake Watterson advanced after finishing among the top 36 at the first-round competition Sept. 27, at Champion Lakes Golf Club in Bolivar....
North Allegheny embraces being viewed as underdog, now leads Class 6A
Saying the biggest high school in Western Pennsylvania was overlooked might seem unlikely, but when football season started, North Allegheny’s players didn’t hear much talk about themselves. Central Catholic was the favorite. Seneca Valley was the team with the special senior class. Mt. Lebanon was the defending state champion. Canon-McMillan...
Murrysville notebook: Franklin Regional boys soccer rounding into form
Lukas Petersen said he needed time to get to know his team, his players and his opponents. He was, after all, hired in August to be the Franklin Regional boys soccer coach. About four weeks into his first year, the Panthers are finding their rhythm and adapting to Petersen’s system....
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...
