All you need to know from Week 8’s WPIAL high school football action

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Saturday, October 21, 2017 | 1:39 AM


TribLive’s sports writers have you covered from Friday’s Week 8 regional high school football action.

GAMES OF THE WEEK

**WEEK 8 FAN PHOTO GALLERY**

■ TRINITY 42, GREENSBURG SALEM 14
Trinity clinched a berth in the Class 4A playoffs with a 42-14 victory against Greensburg Salem on Friday in a Big 9 Conference game at Offutt Field.

■ FREEPORT 28, KEYSTONE OAKS 7
A season after a four-game losing streak wiped away its playoff hopes, Freeport is heading back to the playoffs thanks to a 28-7 Allegheny Conference win over Keystone Oaks on Friday.

■ GATEWAY 21, McKEESPORT 18
Gateway junior Jeremiah Josephs intercepted a pass in the end zone with 6 seconds left to seal a 21-18 victory over rival McKeesport.

■ PENN-TRAFFORD 54, KISKI AREA 19
Penn-Trafford quarterback Cam Laffoon threw for three touchdowns, and John Gay IV scored three times.

■ LATROBE 28, PLUM 7
Plum’s Anthony Little found Seth Norcutt for a 4-yard touchdown pass to level the score at 7-7 with 1 minute, 36 seconds left in the half. The score remained tied heading into the second half.

ALLEGHENY

■ PENN HILLS 42, MT. LEBANON 31

■ QUAKER VALLEY 42, SETON LaSALLE 7 (@ Peters Township Stadium)

■ SOUTH PARK 18, ELIZABETH FORWARD 14

WESTMORELAND

■ YOUGH 49, SOUTHMORELAND 38

■ BISHOP CANEVIN 49, GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC 21

■ FRANKLIN REGIONAL 21, NORTH HILLS 13

AK VALLEY

■ FOX CHAPEL 34, CHARTIERS VALLEY 18

■ SOUTH FAYETTE 49, HIGHLANDS 14

■ SHADY SIDE ACADEMY 35, DEER LAKES 6

■ VALLEY 20, APOLLO-RIDGE 6

■ IMANI CHRISTIAN 66, SPRINGDALE 16

■ CLAIRTON 56, RIVERVIEW 0

■ EAST ALLEGHENY 27, BURRELL 6

■ BROWNSVILLE 35, LEECHBURG 19

OTHER SCORES

Scores, summaries and schedules: Oct. 20, 2017

WPIAL ROUNDUP

WPIAL Roundup

WEEK 8 TOP PERFORMERS

Top passers, rushers and receivers of the week

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