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Freshman phenom brings scoring punch to Hampton girls soccer team
Hampton girls soccer coach Bill Paholich needed one workout to realize freshman Madison Hurst had a chance to be special. The diminutive 14-year-old opened the staff’s eyes when she kept pace with the lead pack during the Talbots’ preseason one-mile run. “We always do a mile conditioner … and she...
Trib HSSN’s Week 6 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 6 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 362 - Ethan Dahlem, Upper St. Clair (18 of 28) 307 - Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland (13 of 17) 293 - Brad Birch, Jeannette (11 of 14) 280 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (17 of 29) 272 - Chandler Thimons,...
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Hough, Livingston guide Beaver Falls to MAC championship
Josh Hough and Shileak Livingston ran for 193 and 167 yards, respectively, and scored three touchdowns each as top-ranked Beaver Falls scored a 50-14 victory over Freedom (3-3, 3-3) in the Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night. The Tigers (6-0, 6-0) clinched the conference title with the win. Shady...
WPIAL Class A roundup: Birch tosses 7 TD passes as Jeannette blanks Bishop Canevin
Brad Birch threw for 293 yards and seven touchdowns — including five in the second quarter — as No. 3 Jeannette pitched a 49-0 shutout over Bishop Canevin (3-3, 2-3) in Class A Eastern Conference play Friday night. Brett Birch caught five passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns while...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 16, 2020
Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 48, Norwin 14 North Allegheny 35, Canon-McMillan 0 Hempfield at Central Catholic, ppd. Class 5A Allegheny 6 Peters Township 45, Bethel Park 7 South Fayette 38, West Allegheny 14 Upper St. Clair 42, Moon 35 Big East Franklin Regional 27, Latrobe 14...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Harper leads Avonworth past Hopewell
Nate Harper threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns to lead Avonworth to a 21-13 Class 3A Northwestern 6 Conference win at Hopewell (2-4, 2-2) on Friday night. Ian Syam added 145 rushing yards for Avonworth (4-2, 3-1). Micah Kimbrough ran for 126 yards and a touchdown for Hopewell. All...
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Plum captures Greater Allegheny Conference crown
For the first time in 44 years, the Plum football team is 6-0. The Mustangs, who clinched the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference title on Friday night, defeated Knoch, 35-7. Ryan Hubner threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Reed Martin scored on a 60-yard punt return, and...
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Butler snaps 24-game losing streak
Cooper Baxter scored on a 15-yard interception return, a 60-yard fumble recovery, a 3-yard pass from Isaiah Kelly, and runs of 1 and 21 yards as Class 6A Butler snapped a 24-game losing streak by beating Blackhawk, 55-14, in nonconference play. Justin Kabay ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns...
Antonio Epps powers South Allegheny past South Park in Interstate Conference battle
South Allegheny needed a win to keep any hopes of a wild-card appearance in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs alive, and that’s exactly what they got. A gladiator-like effort from senior running back Antonio Epps on senior night gave South Allegheny a much-needed win over South Park, 14-7, at Glassport...
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Pine-Richland locks up Northeast Conference title
Cole Spencer threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns as top-ranked Pine-Richland scored 52 first-half points in its 59-13 Class 5A Northeast Conference win over North Hills (2-4, 2-2). Eli Jochem caught eight passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns for Pine-Richland (5-0, 4-0), which clinched the conference title. Chase...
Frazier shuts out Beth-Center on senior night, stays in playoff hunt
Seeking a chance to stay locked into one of the top two positions in Section 3-2A, the Frazier football team turned in a dominating performance on senior night, rolling to a 39-0 victory over visiting Beth-Center on Friday. “We are in a playoff race, and that’s what it is all...
South Fayette seniors come up big in win over West Allegheny
South Fayette’s senior stars were turned loose — and not just in their no-huddle offense. Charley Rossi scored three touchdowns — two receiving and one on a 70-yard interception return — and linebacker Tristan Bedillion had two sacks and an interception return touchdown of his own as the Class 5A...
Franklin Regional earns crucial win over LatrobeVideo
Franklin Regional isn’t ready for its playoff streak to end. The seniors, in particular, want this touch-and-go season to keep going. Trevor Brncic threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns, Colton Johns rushed for 102 yards and Jerraine Turner returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown as the Panthers...
Sto-Rox forces 7 turnovers, lets Josh Jenkins shine in victory over Western BeaverVideo
Sto-Rox’s Josh Jenkins is a little like Taysom Hill of the New Orleans Saints, says coach LaRoi Johnson. Or, if you want an old-school reference closer to McKees Rocks, he suggests Kordell Stewart. Either way, his point is the same: Jenkins does a little bit of everything. The sophomore quarterback/wide...
Another big night for Devin Whitlock leads Belle Vernon to another win over Trinity
Belle Vernon Area’s yearly dominance over Trinity continued Friday night at Hillers Stadium. The Leopards scored 50-plus points for the second week straight and forced six turnovers in a convincing 52-14 victory over the Hillers in Big 8 Conference play. With the victory, BVA (5-1, 5-1) has won 13 consecutive...
WPIAL high school football Week 6 scores for Oct. 16, 2020
TribLIVE’s sports reporters have you covered from Friday’s Week 6 high school football action. GAMES OF THE WEEK STO-ROX 50, WESTERN BEAVER 14 Sophomore Josh Jenkins, who plays quarterback and wide receiver, threw three touchdowns, rushed for a score and caught another as Sto-Rox (5-1, 3-1) tied Western Beaver (5-1,...
Penn-Trafford pulls away in second half, dusts Connellsville
No. 4 Penn-Trafford, idled by coronavirus-related issues for a week, found itself in a battle Friday with winless Connellsville through one half of a WPIAL Class 5A Big East football game before shaking off the rust and pulling away for a 64-28 thumping of the visiting Falcons. Ethan Carr passed...
Freeport cruises past Burrell in conference matchup
Freeport came into its Allegheny Seven Conference matchup against Burrell on Friday with a chip on its shoulder and a determined attitude. After missing consecutive games because of a covid-19 exposure, the Yellowjackets (3-1, 3-0) were ready to go, and it showed. Burrell quarterback Alex Arledge scored the first six...
Highlands makes good in final seconds to defeat Armstrong
It looked for a while like a remarkable comeback would fall short for the Highlands football team. Down a point and going for a 2-point conversion, a pass slipped through the hands of Brock White backpedaling out of the end zone with 4 minutes, 27 seconds left in the game...
Elizabeth Forward uses big-play offense to escape Mt. Pleasant with victory
Friday’s first-place showdown in the WPIAL Class 3A Interstate Conference was decided by big plays. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward (5-0, 4-0), led by senior Nico Mrvos, made a few more and escaped No. 5 Mt. Pleasant with a 16-14 victory. Mrvos, who played quarterback and receiver, raced 70 yards for...
Forced into starring role, Brock Wilkins carries Kiski Area past Shaler
After two successful weeks of filling in for standout Kenny Blake at running back, Brock Wilkins was ready to go back to his role as a lead blocker Friday night. When Blake went down with an injury on his first carry, Wilkins was thrust right back into the spotlight. And...
Leechburg scores 76 in dominating Riverview for 400th winVideo
Leechburg averaged 44 points in wins over Riverview in Eastern Conference matchups the past two seasons. The Blue Devils surpassed that by halftime against the Raiders on Friday. Leechburg led by 41 at the break and cruised to a 76-25 victory on senior night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. “It was...
Derry calls off next week’s football game with Burrell after more positive covid tests
Derry postponed next week’s football game at Burrell over growing covid-19 concerns. The Interstate Conference game will tentatively be played Oct. 30 if the teams do not qualify for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. The Trojans had already canceled Friday night’s home game against East Allegheny after Derry closed down...
Quaker Valley cancels football game with Keystone Oaks due to possible coronavirus exposure
Quaker Valley has canceled its football game Friday night with Keystone Oaks. “Out of an abundance of caution, Quaker Valley School District is not playing tonight’s football game at Keystone Oaks School District due to recent exposure to covid-19,” the school district said in a statement on its website. In...
North Catholic boys soccer team in quarantine after possible coronavirus exposure
Just two days after taking down No. 3 Quaker Valley, 3-2, in overtime, the No. 5 North Catholic boys soccer team is in quarantine after a possible coronavirus exposure. The Diocese of Pittsburgh released a statement Friday afternoon that all 27 people involved with the North Catholic boys soccer team...
