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WPIAL Class A roundup: OLSH takes down No. 3 Cornell in Big Seven Conference
Nehemiah Azeem ran for two touchdowns as OLSH slipped past No. 3 Cornell, 13-12. for a Class A Big Seven Conference win Friday night. OLSH (6-3, 4-3) clinched a playoff berth with the victory. Sincere Kimbrough threw for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (7-2, 6-1), who had...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 3 Washington rallies past McGuffey in final seconds
Davoun Fuse threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more as No. 3 Washington won the Class 2A Century Conference title with a 41-34 triumph over McGuffey (5-5, 4-2) on Friday night. After McGuffey’s Kyle Brookman scored on a 2-yard run with 20 seconds left, Fuse found Zavian Willis...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: North Catholic finishes unbeaten in Allegheny Seven
Joey Prentice threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as No. 2 North Catholic clinched the Class 3A Allegheny Seven Conference title with a 67-13 win over Derry (0-9, 0-5) on Friday night. Liam Straub returned the opening kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass,...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Last-minute field goal lifts Beaver past Blackhawk in Parkway
Evan Baker’s 27-yard field goal in the final minute lifted Beaver to a 23-21 victory over visiting Blackhawk (2-8, 0-5) in the WPIAL Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night. Jake Hilton ran for two touchdowns for Beaver (7-2, 4-1), which clinched second place in the conference with the win....
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills tops Kiski Area to share Northeast Conference crown
Julian Dugger threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 5 Penn Hills to a 42-22 victory at Kiski Area (6-4, 1-4) in a Class 5A Northeast Conference football game Friday. Raion Strader caught four passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns for Penn Hills (6-3, 4-1). Logan...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 29, 2021
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Finals Saturday’s schedule Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Washington & Jefferson, 7 p.m. Class 2A Finals Saturday’s schedule Penn-Trafford vs. Fox Chapel at Washington & Jefferson, 5 p.m. Class A Finals Saturday’s schedule Aquinas Academy vs. Shady Side Academy at Washington &...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Central Catholic rolls past Canon-McMillan
Payton Wehner threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 2 Central Catholic to a 54-14 win against No. 5 Canon-McMillan (4-6, 2-5) in a Class 6A football game Friday night. Mike Evans tossed for 201 yards and two touchdowns for Canon-McMillan, which still clinched a playoff spot...
Hiester’s late-game heroics lead Upper St. Clair past Bethel Park
Upper St. Clair’s abbreviation is USC. Maybe the C should stand for cardiac, because for the second straight week, the “cardiac kids” used some late-game heroics and 14 fourth-quarter points to pull out a victory, this time 21-14 over Bethel Park to secure second place in the Class 5A Allegheny...
2021 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 9
Top performers for Week 9 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 382 - Jaren Brickner, Beaver Falls (11 of 13) 289 - Sam Miller, Peters Township (18 of 26) 283 - Brad Birch, Gateway (11 of 21) 263 - Davoun Fuse, Washington (14 of 20) 260 - Julian...
Pair of goal-line stands help Seneca Valley hold off North Allegheny
Even though both teams already had clinched playoff spots heading into their matchup, Seneca Valley and North Allegheny were battling for an opening-round bye in the WPIAL Class 6A bracket. No. 4 Seneca Valley’s (7-3, 5-2) defense answered the bell with two goal-line stands — the second in the waning...
Peters Township drops South Fayette in battle for final Allegheny Six playoff spot
Rainbows are thought to be a sign of promise and of good things to come. So when a massive, sprawling rainbow appeared over South Fayette’s stadium during pregame warmups Friday night, and the Lions took an early lead over Peters Township, it appeared that there could be some divine intervention...
Nijhay Burt carries No. 5 Steel Valley past Serra Catholic to clinch Allegheny Conference title
WPIAL rushing leader Nijhay Burt was averaging 2 yards a carry on his first 10 tries Friday night, yet nobody this season has frustrated the Steel Valley star for an entire game. Serra Catholic tried to be the first. “I know a lot of people on the team look up...
Janeda’s 4th-quarter plays help Montour get past Chartiers Valley, into WPIAL playoffs
Brock Janeda is a catcher on the Montour baseball team, but Friday night he was the closer on the football field. Janeda scored two rushing touchdowns and intercepted a pass in the final minute to propel Montour to the WPIAL playoffs with a 34-27 victory at Chartiers Valley. In a...
Pine-Richland football clinches share of conference title
Pine-Richland’s football program has been no stranger to headlines of all sorts this year, but Friday night, it earned one it would be happy to read. The Rams clinched a share of the Northeast Conference championship by turning it on in the second half, turning a tie score at halftime...
South Allegheny closes stadium with playoff-clinching win over Mt. Pleasant
The South Allegheny football program made history Friday night. In their final home game at Glassport Memorial Stadium, the Gladiators defeated the Mt. Pleasant Vikings, 21-7, getting into the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2012. “We told them tonight we were making history no what,” coach Frank Cortazzo...
Govern sparks comeback as Southmoreland beats South Park to finish 2nd in Interstate
Going into the fourth quarter, Southmoreland was watching its playoff hopes slip away as the Scotties trailed South Park, 14-7. “We didn’t want this season to end,” Scotties quarterback Anthony Govern said. “We’ve been having way too much fun.” The fourth quarter was all Southmoreland, which scored 21 unanswered points...
Norwin closes season with victory over Hempfield
Mathematically, Norwin is out of playoff contention. The Knights didn’t want to hear that, though, in the regular-season finale. If they were going out, they wanted to go out with a bang. Motivated to close the season with back-to-back wins — and get their fourth victory after winning three games...
Ligonier Valley spreads the wealth, beats Apollo-Ridge to clinch playoff spot
It was a fun night for the Ligonier Valley football team Friday. The Rams had three players throw touchdown passes, including 300-pound center Jude Grzywinski, and rolled over Apollo-Ridge, 48-22, at a rainy and damp Weller Field. The victory clinched a berth in the WPIAL playoffs, the Rams’ first since...
Leechburg tops Greensburg Central Catholic in thrilling playoff tune-up
Two playoff-bound high school football teams, eager to flex their muscles one last time during the regular season, waged a heavyweight battle Friday night in the WPIAL Class A Eastern League. In the “someone-wins-and-someone-loses” category, Leechburg came out on top in a wild, 31-27 decision at No. 4 Greensburg Central...
Whitlock, Martin lead Belle Vernon to Big 8 Conference title by beating McKeesport
Belle Vernon didn’t wear masks with the likeness of Michael Myers, but the Leopards handed out nightmares for McKeesport Friday night. Devin Whitlock accounted for four first-half touchdowns as the Leopards rolled to a 46-14 win to claim the Big 8 Conference championship and will likely be the No. 1...
Burrell wins, gets help, qualifies for playoffs for first time since 2012
Burrell entered Friday’s Allegheny Seven Conference finale with Valley at Buccaneer Stadium needing a win and a Deer Lakes loss to make the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. The Bucs got the win they needed, 19-14 over the Vikings. They also got the Lancers loss necessary. Deer Lakes fell to Freeport,...
Defense doesn’t rest as Freeport blanks Deer Lakes to finish 2nd in Allegheny 7
In the 100 seasons of Freeport football, many nights have belonged to the defense. Friday night was no different as the Yellowjackets returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Jacksen Reiser recovered two fumbles, one to set up another score, as Freeport secured second place in the Allegheny 7 Conference with...
Plum battles its way into playoffs with win over Greensburg Salem
Plum took advantage of four Greensburg Salem fumbles to overcome a 13-point deficit and book a ticket to the Class 4A WPIAL playoffs with a 30-27 win at home Friday. The Mustangs (4-6, 4-3) won four of their final six games in the Greater Allegheny conference to clinch the playoff...
Highlands runs past Knoch in season finale
Knoch couldn’t stop the bleeding Friday at Golden Rams Stadium. The Knights defense hemorrhaged 445 yards rushing to Highlands as the Golden Rams rolled to a 33-13 Class 4A Allegheny Conference win over the Knights to close out the regular-season schedule. “Halftime, we went in and looked at what was...
A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff capsules for Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021
Saturday’s games Boys Quarterfinals Class 4A 5-Fox Chapel (13-3-1) at 4-Canon-McMillan (13-2-1) Noon at Canon-Mac Stadium, Canonsburg Winner plays: winner of 9-Allderdice (13-4-1)/1-Seneca Valley (15-0-1) on Tuesday (Site/Time TBD) Notes: The Foxes will look to knock off the Big Macs for the second time after beating them, 3-0, during the...
