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Washington shows playoff form in clinching win over Frazier
October 24, 2020
Frazier coach Greg Boggs knew his team had to play mistake-free football for a chance to win Friday at Washington and secure a playoff spot.
Trib HSSN’s Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 23, 2020
High school football
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango-Rochester game suspended
Two of the top teams in WPIAL Class A kicked off a Big Seven finale Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Jenkins guides Sto-Rox past Brentwood
Josh Jenkins threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead playoff-bound Sto-Rox to a 49-22 Class 2A Three Rivers Conference win against Brentwood (3-4, 2-3) on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: East Allegheny cruises past Valley in Allegheny Conference
John DiNapoli threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 101 yards to lead No. 4 East Allegheny to a 41-8 victory over Valley (2-4, 1-4) in Class 3A Allegheny Conference play Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Clinched: Which football teams are in? Which are on the bubble?
In a season unlike any other, it stands to reason that WPIAL football playoff brackets would be filled out in an unusual fashion.
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Penn Hills rolls past Shaler
Julian Dugger threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns as playoff-bound Penn Hills doubled-up Shaler, 42-21, in the Class 5A Northeast Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 6A roundup: No. 3 Central Catholic rolls past Baldwin
Adam Obrin threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns as No. 3 Central Catholic earned a 49-6 victory over Baldwin (2-3, 1-3) in Class 6A Conference play Friday night.
Ligonier Valley caps 1st season back in WPIAL with wild win over Shady Side Academy
October 23, 2020
Consider Ligonier Valley’s return to WPIAL football a success, because the Rams won their season finale Friday night to post a winning record in their first year in District 7 since 1969.
Late score pushes USC past South Fayette, into playoffs for 21st straight season
With his team trailing by three points with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter of a win-and-in game in Week 7, second-year Upper St. Clair coach Mike Junko elected to go for it on a fourth-and-12 from the South Fayette 45-yard line.
South Park overcomes early Mt. Pleasant lead for victory
Recovering from a nightmarish first quarter, South Park ended with a dream finish.
Jeannette wins seventh straight against Greensburg Central Catholic
Jeannette’s dominance of this past decade and in the series against Greensburg Central Catholic continued Friday.
McKeesport hands Thomas Jefferson its first home loss in 5 years in Class 4A shocker
The final two and a half minutes of Friday night’s showdown with Thomas Jefferson was arguably the most stressful of Matt Miller’s coaching career at McKeesport.
Gateway, Davis too much for Connellsville
The Connellsville football team did not play poorly in terms of mistakes and effort during Friday’s homecoming game against Gateway.
Mt. Lebanon tops Seneca Valley with blocked extra point in overtime
With its playoff hopes in jeopardy, Mt. Lebanon would’ve gone for two in overtime Friday night, sticking with coach Bob Palko’s win-or-go-home reputation.
Freeport pushes North Catholic to the brink but the Trojans come away victorious
It wasn’t pretty, but Friday night at Mars, the No. 2 North Catholic Trojans were happy to get off the field with their seventh win of the season and in turn capture the Allegheny Seven Conference title.
No. 1 Clairton routs Springdale for 700th win in program history
For a program that has celebrated plenty of milestones, Clairton added another Friday night.
Quick start propels Plum past Armstrong; Mustangs finish regular season unbeaten
Plum didn’t waste any time getting on the scoreboard in Friday’s Greater Allegheny Conference game against Armstrong at Mustangs Stadium.
