Football

Melissa Smith, a psychologist with Hempfield Area School District, talks to players on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at Hempfield Area High School before they play against Greensburg Salem.
Football, soccer, volleyball coverage this week on Trib HSSN
September 1, 2019
We labor into a week of broadcasts with plenty of high school football and the debut of several other scholastic sports on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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WPIAL football player of the week: Week 1
Last year, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Tyler Bradley had a huge season, throwing for 3,364 yards and 45 touchdowns in leading the Chargers to their first WPIAL football championship.

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Ligonier Valley’s Ethan Boring makes a one-handed catch during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Ligonier.
United forfeits Week 2 game to Ligonier Valley
United School District informed Ligonier Valley officials late Saturday the football team will forfeit its Week 2 game Saturday because of a lack of healthy players.

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Freeport’s Ben Lane tries to break a tackle attempt by Derry’s Matt McDowell during Friday’s game.
Freeport football team reflects on fortitude after rally comes up short
August 31, 2019
Freeport football coach John Gaillot was emotional Friday night when asked to evaluate his team’s performance in a 35-27 loss to Big East Conference rival Derry.

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Dallas Paolino (middle) participates in drills with other players during Carlynton football practice at the school Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.
5 takeaways from Week 1 of high school football action
Carlynton accomplished something Friday the program hadn’t done in 14 years.

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Aliquippa’s Chinua Solomon is pursued by Clairton’s Dontae Sanders (left) and Wayne Wade III (right) on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019.
WPIAL football rankings through Week 1
Class 6A

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Penn Trafford’s Ethan Carr reaches for the end zone and the go a head touchdown against Gateway in the fourth quarter Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at Penn Trafford High School.
Westmoreland football notebook: Tight connection between P-T coach, Gateway
Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane was talking to reporters after Friday’s win when Gateway defensive tackle Jacques Taylor asked him why he was on crutches.

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Jeannette’s Sanders siblings, from left, Noah, Imani and James. They are three of six in their family to play for the Jayhawks program.
Undersized Sanders brothers play big role for Jeannette football
Jeannette always embraces a small-but-mighty mantra.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Luke Mazowiecki (26) rushes the ball during their game against Riverview on Aug. 31, 2019.
Greensburg Central Catholic football team defeats Riverview
Earlier this year, the famous Oakmont Bakery moved to its facility across the street from Riverview.

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Apollo-Ridge quarterback Jake Fello hands off to Logan Harmon during practice Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, at the high school.
A-K Valley football notebook: Springdale beats Imani Christian for 1st time
As if their last-minute Week Zero win over Deer Lakes wasn’t enough, the Springdale Dynamos took it to another level Friday and took down Class 1A Eastern Conference opponent Imani Christian for the first time.

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Peters Township defeats Upper St. Clair in Allegheny 8 opener
Peters Township used a pair of scores from Josh Casilli to knock off Upper St. Clair, 29-21, in the teams’ WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference opener Friday night.

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High school scores, summaries, schedules for Aug. 30, 2019
High schools

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Fox Chapel quarterback Shane Susnak (16) goes to pass against North Hills August 30, 2019 at North Hills.
Week 1 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 1 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

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West Greene running back Ben Jackson has been one of the WPIAL’s top rushers during the 2018 season.
WPIAL Class A roundup: Jackson scores 5 times in West Greene’s blowout win
Ben Jackson ran for 150 yards and scored five times as West Greene scored an 82-14 win over Bentworth (0-2, 0-1) in a Class A Tri-County South game Friday night.

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QB Cole Spencer passes Pine-Richland past Hempfield
Pine-Richland is picking up this year where the Rams left off a year ago in claiming another WPIAL Class 6A football championship, their second in a row and third in five seasons.

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Wilson, Pack lead potent Sto-Rox past defending WPIAL champ OLSH
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart scored the first points of this Big 7 Conference game, then Sto-Rox scored the rest en route to an impressive 34-6 home victory over the defending WPIAL Class A champion.

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Freeport’s Ben Lane runs the ball as Derry’s Justin Huss runs in for a tackle on Friday night, Aug. 30, 2019 at Derry Area High School during WPIAL football against Freeport
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Aliquippa rolls past Waynesburg
Top-ranked Aliquippa scored 54 points in the first half on way to its 60-9 Class 3A Tri-County West win against Waynesburg (1-1, 0-1) on Friday night.

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Greensburg Salem quarterback Trent Patrick passes during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association 7-on-7 tournament on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Latrobe High School.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Greensburg Salem tops Trinity in OT
Trent Patrick’s 1-yard scoring run in overtime gave Greensburg Salem a 19-13 victory over Trinity (0-1, 0-1) in the Big 8 Conference on Friday night.

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Franklin Regional’s Trevor Brncic (13) hands the ball off to Zac Gordon (40) during their game against Plum High School on Aug. 30, 2019.
WPIAL Class 6A, 5A roundup: Daniels leads Mt. Lebanon past Canon-McMillan
Joey Daniels threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns as No. 5 Mt. Lebanon earned a 49-21 win over Canon-McMillan (0-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A football game Friday night.

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Elizabeth Forward’s Nicholas Hunnell is brought down by Deer Lakes’ Jack Hollibaugh during their game Aug. 30, 2019, at Deer Lakes.
Halftime turnaround helps Elizabeth Forward top Deer Lakes
Elizabeth Forward coach Mike Collodi didn’t yell at his team at halftime. In some cases, a seven-point deficit and a half rife with mistakes might be cause for a chewing out, but Collodi knew he had to show positivity with his young players.

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