All you need to know from Week 9’s WPIAL high school football action

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, October 28, 2017 | 1:41 AM

vnd-FreeportValley-102817-6 — Jack Fordyce | Tribune-Review

Valley's Alex Ward (#21) makes an interception on Freeport's Isiah Bauman (#3) during their game on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 at Valley Memorial Stadium. Freeport won 34-6.

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Tom Voelker leaps past Springdale's Josh Jones during their game Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Springdale.

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Jeannette's Imani Sanders (9) runs the ball against Clairton in the second quarter on Friday Oct. 27, 2017 at Clairton.

gtr-NorwinHempfield2-102817 — Ken Reabe Jr. | For The Tribune-Review

Hempfield's Justin Sliwoski (11) scrambles under pressure from Norwin's Franco Gaudio (58) and finds Isaiah DiAndreth in the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown pass to give Hempfield a 14-10 lead in the fourth quarter of a WPIAL Class 6A Southeastern Conference game Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Hempfield's Spartan Stadium. Norwin won 24-14.

vnd-FCPlum5-102817 — Louis Raggiunti | For the Tribune-Review

Fox Chapel's Nicholas Gizzo (11) runs past Plum's Cam Anderson (20) for his second touchdown Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Plum.

TribLive’s sports writers have you covered from Friday’s Week 9 regional high school football action.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

**WEEK 9 FAN PHOTO GALLERY**

■ CLAIRTON 40, JEANNETTE 6
Clairton running back Tre’sean Howard celebrated senior night with three touchdowns, rushed for 194 yards, caught three passes for 92 yards and his return yardage easily gave him more than 300 all-purpose yards.

■ SPRINGDALE 42, GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC 25
A punishing rushing attack paved the way as host Springdale wore down Greensburg Central Catholic, 42-25, Friday night in a Class A Eastern Conference game at Veterans Memorial Field.

■ PINE-RICHLAND 48, NORTH ALLEGHENY 28
Jordan Crawford ran for 242 yards, Kenny White had 209 and Phil Jurkovec added 178 as No. 1-ranked Pine-Richland (10-0, 6-0) stayed on the ground to win the Northern Seven title outright.

■ NORWIN 24, HEMPFIELD 14
Knights senior middle linebacker, John Piekut, made a lunging, one-handed interception and fell forward into the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown with 1 minute, 27 seconds remaining to seal a 24-14 victory over Hempfield at Spartan Stadium.

■ GATEWAY 33, FRANKLIN REGIONAL 17
Gateway (9-1, 7-1) took home the 33-17 victory against Franklin Regional (6-3, 5-3) thanks to a strong defensive performance that included touchdowns on a fumble recovery and a blocked punt.

■ FREEPORT 34, VALLEY 6
Freeport came within seconds of posting its third shutout of the season. But a 45-yard scamper for a touchdown by Valley quarterback Alex Ward on the final play of Friday’s Allegheny Conference contest got the Vikings on the board.

■ FOX CHAPEL 42, PLUM 14
The playoff-bound Foxes (6-4, 5-3 Allegheny 9) are on a five-game winning streak, and Plum finished the season 3-7, 3-5 Big East.