Football
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 18, 2020
September 19, 2020
Football
WPIAL Class A roundup: Laure rushes for 5 TDs to lead Rochester past Union
Sal Laure ran for 226 yards and five touchdowns to lead Rochester to a 54-24 victory against Union (0-2, 0-2) in the Class A Big Seven Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: No. 1 Beaver Falls runs past Laurel
Josh Hough ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns and Shileak Livingstone added 103 rushing yards and two TDs as top-ranked Beaver Falls stayed unbeaten with a 29-14 victory over Laurel (1-1, 1-1) in the Class 2A Midwestern Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Derrick Davis scores 4 times as Gateway tops Bethel Park
Carsen Engleka threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns to lead Class 5A No. 2 Gateway to a 55-14 victory over Bethel Park (0-2) in Class 5A nonconference play Friday.
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: Canon-McMillan storms back to beat Mt. Lebanon
After falling behind early, Chris Davis’ 90-yard kickoff return sparked Canon-McMillan to a 24-17 comeback win over Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A play Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher lifts Laurel Highlands past Ringgold
Joe Chambers threw for 187 yards and a touchdown as Laurel Highlands captured a 16-12 victory over Ringgold (0-2, 0-2) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night.
‘Sloppy’ Thomas Jefferson beats Trinity, sets up matchup against Belle Vernon
September 18, 2020
For the second consecutive week, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Cherpak watched as his team once again was on the positive side of a lopsided outcome.
No letdown for McGuffey after big win; Highlanders rout Charleroi
McGuffey coach Ed Dalton had to wonder how his team would respond after defeating Washington — one of their biggest wins in recent history — 7-6 last week. Early in a Century Conference game against Charleroi, Dalton probably was worried.
Latrobe defeats Mt. Pleasant in teams’ 1st meeting since 1995
Most coaches believe the most improvement a team makes during a season is between the first and second games.
Top-ranked Clairton delivers early knockout at Leechburg
After scoring 55 points in the season opener last week, Leechburg was hoping to win five straight games for the first time since 1988 as the Blue Devils won their final three games of 2019.
Neshannock bounces back, tops Mohawk
September 17, 2020
Neshannock, a team that was won four conference titles in the last eight years, isn’t used to starting the season 0-1.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for Week 2
Class 6A
Freedom football coach Greg Toney steps down
The first coaching change of the new WPIAL football season came quickly and was surrounded by confusion.
A-K Valley football players to watch in Week 2
Logan Dexter
Highlands prepared to slow down No. 2 Mars’ rushing attack
Members of the Highlands football team have quite a test in front of them Friday when the Mars Fightin’ Planets come to town.
The Birdie crowing about perfect start to A-K Valley football season
Last week: 8-0 (100%)
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for Week 2
Dom Barca
Improvement, not revenge, is sole focus for Penn-Trafford in meeting with No. 3 Peters Township
Peters Township ended Penn-Trafford’s season in the WPIAL playoffs the past two seasons.
Birdie off his game as Westmoreland County football teams open in mostly empty stadiums
Last week: 7-6 (53.8 %)
Schools prepare to allow limited number of spectators for Week 2 of high school football
Since the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association decided schools could move forward with fall sports last month, parents, fans and spectators have been itching for an opportunity to get inside Western Pennsylvania stadiums on Friday nights.
