All you need: Week 7 WPIAL High School Football
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Saturday, October 14, 2017 | 1:57 AM
TribLive’s sports writers have you covered from Friday’s Week 7 regional high school football action.
GAMES OF THE WEEK
■ BELLE VERNON 21, THOMAS JEFFERSON 17
The third-ranked Leopards used two touchdown passes from sophomore Jared Hartman and stunned No. 1 Thomas Jefferson, 21-17, at James Weir Stadium.
■ SETON LaSALLE 21, FREEPORT 10
Tyler Hillebrand’s and Dominic Popa’s fourth-quarter interceptions set up the go-ahead and game-clinching scores as No. 2 Seton LaSalle rallied for a 21-10 victory over Freeport in a WPIAL Class 3A Allegheny Conference first-place battle at Thomas Jefferson.
■ PENN-TRAFFORD 49, ARMSTRONG 3
It only took 2 minutes, 2 seconds for Penn-Trafford to put their ranking on display in a 49-3 rout. Sophomore Caleb Libson ran for a 24-yard touchdown to give the Warriors a 7-0 lead on their first drive.
■ FRANKLIN REGIONAL 23, LATROBE 20
Latrobe rallied from a 20-point deficit, but Franklin Regional senior kicker Dom DiFalco connected on a 37-yard field goal with two seconds remaining to secure a 23-20 win on homecoming night Friday in Big East 9 Conference play.
■ JEANNETTE 55, GREENSBURG CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7
Friday’s win was the fourth in a row for Jeannette (8-0, 6-0) in the teams’ series. The rivals have played 16 straight seasons since 2001, with the Jayhawks winning 10.
■ VALLEY 18, BURRELL 13
Demharter intercepted a pass a raced 23 yards to put Valley on the scoreboard as the Vikings defeated Burrell, 18-13, in a Class 3A Allegheny Conference game at Valley Memorial Stadium.
■ ALLIQUIPPA 22, QUAKER VALLEY 7
Aliquippa (8-0, 4-0) is ranked first in the WPIAL and state. Before Friday, the only points allowed were a field goal and pick- six interception. QV’s touchdown, with 9:47 left in the third, cut Aliquippa’s lead to 14-7.
ALLEGHENY
■ STEEL VALLEY 34, EAST ALLEGHENY 13
WESTMORELAND
■ MONTOUR 38, GREENSBURG SALEM O
AK VALLEY
■ KEYSTONE OAKS 35, APOLLO-RIDGE 13
■ AVELLA at RIVERVIEW, (SAT noon)
■ SPRINGDALE at BISHOP CANEVIN, (SAT 7:00 p.m.)
■ HIGHLANDS vs. BLACKHAWK @ Geneva, (SAT 7:00 p.m.)
OTHER SCORES
Scores, summaries and schedules: Oct. 13, 2017
WEEK 7 TOP PERFORMERS
Top passers, rushers and receivers of the week
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