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WPIAL high school football rankings for week of Oct. 6, 2018
October 6, 2018
WPIAL football Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 6-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 7-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 5-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 5-2, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 3-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 7-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 7-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-2, 3 4. West Allegheny, 5-1,Westmoreland high school notebook: GCC girls going for 4th straight golf title
Greensburg Central Catholic girls golf could win as many titles in a row as there have been Zambrunos on the team in recent years: four. The Centurions are in the four-team WPIAL Class AA championship field Thursday at Cedarbrook in Rostraver. If they can get past Elizabeth Forward, Sewickley Academy
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 5, 2018
High schools Football Friday's results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 35, Norwin 16 North Allegheny 55, Butler 3 Pine-Richland 38, Canon-McMillan 7 Seneca Valley 18, Hempfield 0 Class 5A Allegheny 8 Bethel Park 49, Chartiers Valley 21 Peters Township 33, Moon 21 West Allegheny 29, Baldwin 26 Big East Gateway
Week 6’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 6 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 319, Ethan Moore, Quaker Valley (22 of 34) 308, Logan Pfeuffer, Peters Township (14 of 19) 301, Geno Pellegrini, Charleroi (11 of 15) 291, Tyler Bradley, OLSH (19 of 41) 282, Jay'Von Jeter, Hopewell (11 of 34) 264,Freedom holds off New Brighton rally for Midwestern Conference victory
When Freedom's Nick Dinardo connected on a 36-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Bulldogs a slim 3-0 halftime lead over New Brighton, the points appeared to be merely the culmination of a sloppy first half between the two Midwestern Athletic Conference rivals. So
Moore leads Quaker Valley past Waynesburg in Tri-County West
Ethan Moore completed 22 of 34 passes for 319 yards and two touchdowns and added three rushing TDs to lead Quaker Valley to a 46-14 victory over Waynesburg (1-6, 0-5) in Class 3A Tri-County West play Friday night. Ryan Jackovic caught a 17-yard TD pass. Smith Johnson scored on aWoodland Hills routs Kiski Area in nonconference contest
The Woodland Hills football team has suffered its share of setbacks this season. But the Wolverines had a vintage performance Friday night. Woodland Hills rolled over Kiski Area, 47-0, for a nonconference win at the Wolvarena. andquot;The guys came out ready to play,andquot; Woodland Hills coach Tim Bostard said. andquot;WeSam Brown, Fox Chapel run over Connellsville
Although Friday's game between Connellsville and visiting Fox Chapel was nonsection, it carried a lot of weight for the potential wild-card race heating up in Class 5A. For Connellsville, that's not a good thing. The Falcons missed their chance to get a real advantage in the hunt, and the Foxes
Selinger’s late touchdown lifts Freeport past Deer Lakes for key Big East victory
John Gaillot dearly hoped to avoid a game that came down to the final drive. Freeport's coach didn't get what he wanted, but the Yellowjackets still got what they needed: a crucial victory in their pursuit of a WPIAL playoff bid. Conor Selinger rushed for a go-ahead touchdown with 1
Valley takes down Apollo-Ridge to snap 5-game losing streak
Apollo-Ridge and Valley both came into Friday's Allegheny Conference contest thirsting to get back in the win column. Apollo-Ridge had lost three in a row, and Valley had dropped five straight since a Week Zero victory over Burrell. In the battle of the Vikings at Apollo-Ridge's Owens Field, Valley collected
High school football roundup for Oct. 5, 2018: West Allegheny rallies past Baldwin
Kam Kruze's 39-yard scoring pass to Drevon Baldwin with 49.1 seconds remaining lifted No. 4 West Allegheny to a 29-26 come-from-behind win over Baldwin in the Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference. West Allegheny's Logan Malatak blocked and recovered a punt at the Baldwin 27-yard line to set up the finalUSC defeats Mt. Lebanon in nonconference game between top 5 teams
October 5, 2018
It had been almost three years since Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon met. Even though it was a Class 5A vs. Class 6A nonconference crossover game Friday night, there was anticipation between these schools, which are less than 5 miles apart. Class 5A No. 5 Upper St. Clair usedMontour cools off Highlands with high-scoring win
After scoring just 17 points over the first five weeks of the season, Montour has finally found an offense. The Spartans scored 35 against Knoch last week and lit up the scoreboard at Highlands on Friday night en route to a 48-33 victory in Northern 8 Conference play. Montour, in
Everything you need to know from Week 6 WPIAL action
TribLIVE's sports reporters have you covered from Friday's Week 6 high school football action.Brickner’s big night carries Beaver Falls over Keystone Oaks
Dayln Brickner wants to play football and baseball at the next level. Already with a baseball offer from Youngstown State, the Beaver Falls senior quarterback also picked up a football offer from the school Friday afternoon. On Friday night, Brickner showed why. Brickner ran for 248 yards, threw for 58Whiteleather shines as Rochester defeats Sto-Rox
Noah Whiteleather gained 138 yards on 27 carries and scored on runs of 27 and 3 yards as Rochester defeated Sto-Rox, 32-12, in a pivotal Class A Big Seven Conference contest Friday night. Whiteleather came into Week 6 as the fourth-leading rusher in the WPIAL with nearly 1,200 yards rushing
Turnovers help Burrell keep playoff hopes alive
Standing at midfield during pregame warmups, Burrell coach Shawn Liotta looked over at Mt. Pleasant in awe of the Vikings' size and numbers. He looked back and smiled. andquot;They had more numbers than we did, probably two or three times as many numbers as we did. But I'll take ourTutino ties state touchdown receptions record as Ligonier Valley rolls past Marion Center
MARION CENTER -- Heritage Conference opponents have been trying to give Ligonier Valley their best shot for three years. The Rams continue to just shrug them off by just going to what they know works: Aaron Tutino. Tutino tied the state record for career touchdown receptions, hauling in three in
Clairton disrupts Imani Christian’s offense with 3 interceptions, 8 sacks in victory
Lined up deeper than usual in Clairton's secondary, safety Kenlein Ogletree's job was clear: Don't let any receivers get behind him. The easiest way, he found, was to catch the ball himself. The junior disrupted Imani Christian's big-play passing attack with three first-half interceptions while his teammates sacked Saints quarterback
North Catholic shuts out Elizabeth Forward
Both North Catholic and Elizabeth Forward brought tough defenses into Friday night's Class 3A Big East Conference matchup. But it was North Catholic's defense that did the best job in the end. The Trojans knocked off Elizabeth Forward, 27-0. Neither team had much momentum in the first half until Trojans
