Norwin overpowers Latrobe on both sides of ball, cruises to shutout victory
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Friday, September 5, 2025 | 10:12 PM
Norwin’s Potter Brozeski stretches the ball into the end zone to score a second-quarter touchdown against Latrobe on Friday.
Norwin’s Tristyn Tavares goes untouched to the end zone against Latrobe in the third quarter Friday.
Norwin’s Mason Kugler puts a hit on Latrobe’s Cash Achhammer on Friday.
Latrobe’s Sawyer Butina (front) defends on a pass intended for Norwin’s Potter Brozeski on Friday.
Norwin’s Jake Knight (left) defends on a pass intended for Latrobe’s Izzy McMahon on Friday.
Norwin’s Josh Lenart (5) celebrates with Potter Brozeski after a second-quarter touchdown against Latrobe on Friday.
Norwin’s Tristyn Tavares stretches the ball to the end zone past Latrobe’s Tristan Lettie on Friday.
Norwin’s Giovanni Rothrauff pulles away from Latrobe’s Dom Angelicchio and Sawyer Butina (4) for extra yardage Friday.
Norwin’s Carson Miller tackles Latrobe’s AJ Yeboah on Friday.
Norwin’s Giovanni Rothrauff pulls his foot out of his shoe held by Latrobe’s Ty Wisniewski on Friday.
Norwin’s Giovanni Rothrauff drags Latrobe’s Cash Achhammer (2) and Ty Wisniewski on Friday.
Latrobe’s Sawyer Butina stretches the ball past Norwin’s Michael DeFazio on Friday.
Norwin’s Potter Brozeski pulls in a catch over Latrobe’s Tristan Lettie (left) and Clayton Burket on Friday.
Latrobe’s AJ Yeboah gets past Norwin’s Evan Pfeifer on a kickoff return Friday.
When Norwin and Latrobe faced each other in 2024, the Wildcats rushed for 451 yards in a 42-28 victory.
Norwin (2-1) was not about to let that happen Friday when they met again.
The Knights defense limited the Wildcats (1-2) to 92 yards rushing, 151 total, and they rolled to a 35-0 victory at Memorial Stadium.
Norwin senior quarterback Tristyn Tavares rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two others to lead the way.
Both coaches agreed the play on the offensive and defensive lines was the difference.
“This game was won up front,” Latrobe first-year coach Tom McIntyre said. “We knew they had a lot of experience.
“We started three sophomores and a freshman, and it was a learning experience for them. We see improvement every snap they take.”
Norwin started quickly, scoring on its first two possessions with its high-octane offense.
Tavares tossed a 17-yard score to Josh Lenart to complete a 62-yard drive, and Giovanni Rothrauff scored on a 7-yard run to make it 14-0 and complete an 87-yard drive.
“The guys up front, they are doing a heck of a job for us, whether it is a run or pass,” Norwin coach Michael Brown said. “When you give a player like Tristyn that much time, good things happen, especially with our receivers.
“Tristyn knows it, and the offensive line knows. It takes all 11 to run this offense.”
Latrobe’s defense forced Norwin to make mistakes on its next two possessions, but Norwin was not to be denied on the third possession of the second quarter.
Tavares dropped back to pass, was not pressured and finally found Potter Brozeski on a 49-yard touchdown to make it 21-0.
Late in the half, Lenart intercepted a pass and nearly scored. But it was A.J. Yeboah and Dom Scarton who denied the touchdown.
Tavares scored on the Knights’ first two possessions in the third quarter on 30- and 14-yard touchdown runs. That put the game into the “mercy rule” running clock with a 35-point lead in the second half.
“The game was not too challenging based on the score,” Tavares said. “But we want to come out and set the tempo early. We moved at a quick pace early and then made some mistakes, and the coaches told us about that.
“We have a standard that we want to play at. I am so proud of the offensive line. That was the best pass protection I have ever had in my life.”
Rothrauff had his third consecutive 100-yard plus game. He finished with 116 yards and a score.
“I credit the line for my success,” Rothrauff said. “Without them, I could not do anything. I mean the blocks are perfect.”
Tavares rushed for 56 yards and completed 9 of 14 passes for 134 yards. Brozeski had three catches for 100 yards.
Norwin’s defense was able to bottle up Latrobe’s running game, especially sophomore Yeboah, who rushed for 49 yards, most of that coming on a 28-yard run.
“The biggest positive from this game was our effort,” McIntyre said. “I want up to bring that same effort next week.”
Both teams open conference action next week. Norwin travels to Seneca Valley, and Latrobe plays host to Franklin Regional.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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