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High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2021: On heels of football title, Aliquippa boys basketball wins opener
Donovan Walker scored a game-high 27 points to lead Aliquippa to a 59-37 victory over Rochester in nonsection boys basketball Friday night. It was the first game of the season for Aliquippa (1-0) coming off a long football playoff run that culminated in a Class 4A state championship. Sal Laure...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 17, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 74, Pine-Richland 70 (OT) Butler 62, Seneca Valley 55 Class 5A Section 3 Kiski Area 60, Franklin Regional 48 Woodland Hills 77, Latrobe 52 Section 4 Shaler 68, Indiana 30 Mars 75, Armstrong 51 Hampton 63,...
Kiski Area boys basketball shows killer instinct in win over Franklin Regional
Kiski Area guard Isaiah Gonzalez had to leave the game briefly because he cut his lip and some blood dripped onto the court. He and his teammates were out for blood from the tip in the Section 3-5A opener. Despite a fourth-quarter surge by host Franklin Regional, the Cavaliers build...
Freeport boys basketball cleans glass, beats rival Springdale
The Freeport Yellowjackets used a strong advantage on the boards and the absence of a key Springdale player to roll past the Dynamos, 72-42, in a battle between ancient rivals that dates back nearly a century. Freeport outrebounded Springdale, 29-15, and turned a bunch of Dynamos miscues into points, particularly...
Latrobe boys basketball coach Wetzel sees positives despite loss to Woodland Hills
Latrobe coach Brad Wetzel didn’t believe the scoreboard reflected his team’s effort on defense Friday night at Woodland Hills High School. The Wildcats, who conceded an average of 77.7 points entering their Section 3-5A opener, allowed the Wolverines to barely reach the mark in a 77-52 defeat. Woodland Hills, which...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 17, 2021: Boys hoops showcase in Westmoreland County
With holiday tournaments right around the corner, Saturday features several one-day events showcasing some of the top basketball teams from around the district. One such event is the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase featuring eight boys basketball games at two sites. The slate at Hempfield includes: • Ligonier Valley vs....
Franklin Regional soccer star DiFalco commits to Duquesne
The long-awaited college decision of one of the WPIAL’s best soccer players finally came to light Friday. Franklin Regional announced senior forward Anthony DiFalco signed with Duquesne. DiFalco, a three-time All-American, all-region and all-state player who scored 118 goals as a four-year starter for the Panthers, also had interest from...
Former Jeannette player expected to be named Jayhawks’ new head coach
Jeannette will recommend a former Jayhawks quarterback to be its next head football coach. The school board will vote Monday, according to the agenda, to approve Thomas Paulone Jr. to replace Roy Hall, who stepped down after 37 years on the sidelines, including 13 as head coach. Paulone, 29, is...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 64, Waynesburg Central 31 Bishop Canevin 87, Chartiers Valley 74 Trinity 65, Brownsville 39 Fort Cherry 89, Carmichaels 76 West Mifflin 59, Carrick 48 Laurel Highlands 88, Greensburg Salem 25 Jeannette 64, California 22 New Brighton 66, Mohawk 61 Propel...
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2021: Hampton girls basketball moves to 4-0
Kayla Hoehler netted 15 points to lead Hampton to a 63-42 victory over Plum in the Section 2-5A girls basketball opener for both teams Thursday night. Meghan Murray and Carolyn Kuzniewski added 10 points apiece for Hampton (4-0, 1-0). Megan Marston had a game-high 19 points for the Mustangs (2-2,...
Belle Vernon girls defeat Mt. Pleasant in section opener
It didn’t decide the game, but it didn’t help Mt. Pleasant’s chances of winning it, either. The Vikings had just cut a 14-point deficit to eight with about five minutes remaining Thursday night at Belle Vernon when standout junior forward Tiffany Zelmore was whistled for two quick fouls. The second,...
Highlands continues hot start, defeats rival Burrell
The Highlands girls basketball team got off to a winning start in Section 1-4A play Thursday as three players scored in double figures and a fourth came close during a 59-37 victory over Burrell. The Golden Rams, playing for the fifth time in seven days, improved to 5-0 overall. “We...
Westmoreland high school boys basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem to recognize former coach Sapotichne
Greensburg Salem will honor one of its most successful coaches Dec. 29 with “Coach Paul Night,” a tribute to former boys basketball coach Paul Sapotichne. The event will fall in line with the Golden Lions’ game against Riverview, the other school where Sapotichne coached up until his retirement last summer....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2021: Top teams meet in 6A boys basketball
Section 1 in Class 6A of WPIAL boys basketball has enjoyed a lot of success in recent years. The section produced three district champions in the five-year span between 2016-2020. Even though Upper St. Clair from Section 2 won gold in 6A last season, Section 1 was well represented deep...
Gritty Penn-Trafford boys basketball team shows flair for tight games
Four games is a long way from a full body of work, and Penn-Trafford already has more losses than its football team had all season, but boys basketball coach Doug Kelly sees an intangible in his team that makes him ball up his fist and grit his teeth when he...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 15, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Beaver 65, Summit Academy 53 Mapletown 55, Bentworth 52 Brownsville at Monessen, ppd. Elizabeth Forward 54, Ringgold 37 Hopewell 61, South Side 55 Imani Christian 66, Upper St. Clair 62 Nazareth Prep at Obama Academy, ppd North Catholic 86, Wheeling Central Catholic...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2021: Girls basketball champs start section play
Thirty games involving 60 WPIAL girls basketball teams are set to begin section play Thursday. Despite a rather busy night of section openers, only two of the six defending WPIAL champions are set to tip off section play. In Class 4A, Beaver will host Hopewell in a Section 2 lid-lifter....
Trib 10: 4 state champs sit atop final power rankings
The 2021 football season is over, and there were a lot of district teams that felt the power this fall. Four WPIAL teams earned not only a district gold medal last month, but added PIAA gold this past week in Hershey. For Mt. Lebanon and Penn-Trafford, it was their first...
High school roundup for Dec. 15, 2021: Penn-Trafford wrestlers win thriller
Adam Hall (189), Owen Ott (215) and Joe Enick (285) recorded consecutive pins in the final three bouts of the night to lead Penn-Trafford to a thrilling 33-30 come-from-behind win over PLum in Class 3A Section 1B wrestling Wednesday night. Andrew Classen (172) had a pin that put Plum (0-1,...
Hempfield wrestling serves notice, outguns Greensburg Salem
Here’s a message to the wrestling teams in the WPIAL: Don’t sleep on Hempfield. Despite graduating three PIAA placewinners, the Spartans return a strong nucleus that will surprise teams. Hempfield opened WPIAL Class 3A Section 2B action Wednesday by rolling over rival Greensburg Salem, 50-10, and retained the Crosstown Cup...
Top A-K Valley swimmers already off to strong starts
Sophie Shao was the hunted last season after bursting onto the high school scene as a freshman and winning WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA gold in the 100-yard butterfly. She answered the bell and turned away all challengers to defend both crowns. Shao, a junior, now is eyeing a WPIAL...
Westmoreland football players make it official on signing day
It’s been quite a few days for Cade Yacamelli. First he and his Penn-Trafford teammates celebrating their first PIAA football title, then came the welcome Saturday by the community, all the congratulations they received from their classmates and teachers Monday and Tuesday and being the guest of honor along with...
Gateway’s Patrick Body looks forward to joining College Football Playoff qualifier Cincinnati
Patrick Body is confident. The Gateway senior feels Cincinnati can pull out a Cotton Bowl victory over No. 1 Alabama in one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals Dec. 31. His rooting interest these days runs deeper than it ever has before. On Wednesday, the three-star defensive back finalized...
A-K Valley football players finalize Division I commitments
Brandon Lawhorn Moore made a verbal commitment to Miami (Ohio) last month, and Wednesday morning, “Beef” made it official with the Redhawks. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Kiski Area offensive tackle joined Cavaliers senior teammate Brock Wilkins (Pitt) and dozens of others from throughout the WPIAL, including Apollo-Ridge lineman Greg Klingensmith (William...
Early signing day: Notre Dame, Pitt, Kentucky among Power 5 schools to land WPIAL, City League recruits
The excitement of signing day used to be limited to February, but that changed five years ago when the NCAA added an early signing period for Division I football. Now, most of the top recruits sign in mid-December. A number of WPIAL and City League seniors took that opportunity Wednesday,...
