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Peyton McCann is a top player for the Kiski Area football team in 2019.
A-K Valley football players to watch in the first week of WPIAL playoffs
October 30, 2019
Ryan Creehan

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Kiski Area’s Justin Hessom (52) celebrates after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown earlier this season against Fox Chapel.
Bethel Park stands in way of elusive playoff victory for Kiski Area
It’s been 29 years since the last Kiski Area football playoff victory.

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Fox Chapel receiver Warner Macklin (10) looks for some running room against Armstrong earlier this season at Fox Chapel.
Fox Chapel looks to become just 3rd No. 16 seed in WPIAL history to upset No. 1 in opening round
Once Fox Chapel lost to Shaler in the regular season finale last Friday, coach Tom Loughran knew the Foxes would be playing the No. 1 seed to start the playoffs.

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Apollo Ridge’s Klayton Fitzroy pulls in a catch over Avonworth’s Kyros Thorpe on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
The Birdie spends day begging for seeds as A-K Valley teams learn playoff opponents
Last week: 6-5 (54.5)

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Zac Gordon has rushed for 849 yards and nine touchdowns on 128 carries this season.
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Franklin Regional’s Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon used to play tight end in youth football, even some center, before coaches thought it would be better to put the ball in his hands.

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The regular rotation of offensive and defensive linemen at Ligonier Valley includes, from left, seniors Dunavin Graham, Michael Petrof, Wylie Spiker, Alex Torrance, Christian Jablonski and Gabriel Gonda and sophomore Jude Grzywinski. The seven players average 6-foot-3 and 268 pounds.
Ligonier Valley’s foes must try to break through ‘Great Wall’
At a summer football camp in central Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia-area high school coach observed Ligonier Valley’s massive linemen, prompting an impulsive reaction.

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Justin Johns and 13th-seeded Franklin Regional face fourth-seeded Moon on Friday.
Westmoreland County don’t-miss football matchups for first week of WPIAL playoffs
Class 5A: FIRST ROUND

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North Allegheny’s Nathan Hoke and Ben Rohan get a hold of Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 at Pine-Richland High School.
High school football broadcasts scheduled Friday, Saturday on Trib HSSN
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Cornell’s Savon Wilson works out next to head coach Ed Dawson during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Coraopolis.
Weather forecast forces Cornell to move football playoff game to West Allegheny
The Cornell football team was hoping to play its first home playoff game since 1983, but a rainy forecast has changed those plans.

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Mt. Lebanon, Canon-McMillan square off for WPIAL Class AAAA boys soccer championship
WPIAL Class AAAA Boys Soccer Championship

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Nate Ward (12) and Avonworth’s Addison Dexter (8) chase down a loose ball during a WPIAL Class A quarterfinal game Oct. 23, 2019 at Fox Chapel High.
Westmoreland County high school soccer notes: GCC’s Nate Ward double-booked for Friday night
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Nate Ward not only is one of the top soccer players in the WPIAL, but he also is the kicker for the Centurions football team.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samantha Nemeth battles Shady Side Academy’s Callie Davis for the ball during their game Oct. 3, 2019 in Fox Chapel.
After temporary coaching change, GCC girls soccer in position to claim 7th WPIAL title
Ashley Davis returned a few weeks ago to resume coaching the Greensburg Central Catholic girls soccer team following a break for maternity leave.

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Aliquippa, Jeannette ousted from top spots in PIAA after Week 9 losses
Of the first 10 weeks of the high school football season, this past week saw the fewest changes as teams concluded the regular season or prepared for the district playoffs.

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Seniors on the Greensburg Salem football team celebrate the program’s 699th victory last week after defeating Indiana at Offutt Field.
Greensburg Salem chasing history, playoff win against Blackhawk
It’s been a while since Greensburg Salem won a WPIAL playoff game.

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Derry’s Justin Huss returns for the 2019 season.
Westmoreland County football players to watch for first week of WPIAL playoffs
Anthony Bonacci

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WPIAL soccer consolations and girls volleyball semifinals share Wednesday spotlight
October 29, 2019
Nowadays, everybody gets a second chance at something.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 29, 2019
Field hockey

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Freeport senior Lauren Lampus (14) had 10 kills Tuesday night.
High school roundup for Oct. 29, 2019: Top seeds Freeport, North Catholic roll on in WPIAL Class AA volleyball playoffs
The Freeport girls volleyball team keeps on rolling.

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The Penn-Trafford field hockey team celebrates with the championship trophy after defeating Latrobe, 4-0, in the WPIAL Class AA field hockey final Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.
Penn-Trafford wins fourth straight field hockey championship
It’s hard to stay on top, but Penn-Trafford’s field hockey dynasty showed again that it can’t be toppled.

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Shady Side Academy’s Zoe Conomikes hoists the championship trophy with her teammates after defeating The Ellis School in the WPIAL Class A field hockey final Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at Fox Chapel High School.
Shady Side Academy wins 15th WPIAL field hockey title
There are many Western Pennsylvania fall sports traditions, not the least of which is 15 consecutive years of Ellis School or Shady Side Academy winning a WPIAL championship in field hockey.

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