Football
Northgate uses explosive plays to defeat Riverview
September 10, 2022
Northgate’s big-play offense proved to be too much Saturday afternoon for the Riverview Raiders.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Rare home loss for Ligonier Valley
Ligonier Valley does not lose at Weller Field, its home football venue, very often.
A-K Valley high school football notebook: Wetzel nearly sets Freeport field goal mark
Early in the second quarter of Friday’s 61-7 victory over Quaker Valley, the Freeport offense faced a fourth-and-6 from the Quakers 40.
Gateway survives scare, beats North Hills on late field goal
Gateway is the top-ranked team in 5A and considered one of the favorites in the hunt for a third WPIAL title in 6 years. The Gators started the season 2-0, while their opponent, North Hills, had yet to pick up a win in two tries. None of that seemed to matter as the Indians gave Gateway all it could handle before a field goal by senior Cole Plaskon with 30 seconds remaining gave Gateway a hard-fought 20-17 win.
Serra rallies from pair of 2-TD deficits, uses big defensive play to hold off Washington
Being a ball hawk is a skill, a skill they take very seriously at Serra Catholic.
Central Catholic’s 17-point 2nd quarter propels Vikings past Bethel Park
One week after defeating last year’s WPIAL Class 6A champions, Bethel Park looked to continue its success, going head-to-head with Central Catholic at Bethel Park High School Stadium.
Avonworth overcomes early deficit to defeat Sto-Rox in wild game
September 9, 2022
Friday night at Lenzner Field was nothing if not a bit bizarre.
Deer Lakes gets big nonconference win over Apollo-Ridge
It was a whole lotta love Friday for Deer Lakes in its home opener.
Penn-Trafford gets clean victory against Woodland Hills
Looking to right a wrong — the Warriors lost at home last week for just the third time since 2013 — Penn-Trafford returned to form at Warrior Stadium.
Hempfield runs past Latrobe, gets off to 3-0 start
There were a lot of happy faces in the Hempfield locker room following Friday’s nonconference game at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.
Burrell tops Valley on fourth-quarter field goal in rivalry thriller
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta had no doubts about calling upon his junior kicker Ryan Croushore with a potential game-winning field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Franklin Regional gets off to quick start on way to rout of Connellsville
A week of practices spent on the fundamentals of football yielded few positive results for Connellsville in Friday’s non-conference home opener against Franklin Regional at Connellsville Stadium.
What to watch in Week 2: WPIAL’s top passing attack has showdown with Clairton
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart quarterback Nehemiah Azeem has already thrown for almost 700 yards and ranks as the top passer in the WPIAL, but his coach knows what skeptics are probably saying.
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
September 8, 2022
Welcome to Week 2 of the 2022 WPIAL football season.
Trib HSSN football players to watch for 2022 Week 2
Here are four WPIAL high school football players to watch in Week 2:
Chick’s Picks makes solemn vow: No more clerical errors in Week 2 of WPIAL football
To say that Chick’s Picks got off to a rough start this season is putting it mildly. Needless to say, her career-worst 33-30 (52%) record landed her in The Boss’s office first thing Tuesday morning.
Conference opener takes Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne back to Penn Hills
September 7, 2022
Yuhas-McGinley Stadium holds fond memories for Jon LeDonne, but what kind of welcome will he receive there Friday night when he’s wearing green instead of the home team’s red and gold?
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2022 Week 2
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A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 2
Nonconference
Week 2 picks in Westmoreland County are no piece of cake for The Birdie
Last week: 10-1 (90.9%)
