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High school roundup for Dec. 17, 2018: Allderdice tops Latrobe in Class 6A showdown
December 17, 2018
Two of the top boys basketball teams in the state squared off in a Class 6A showdown Monday night, and Allderdice showed it will be a team to be reckowned with this year. Bobby Clifford scored 24 points, and Jackson Blaufeld added 16 as the Dragons beat WPIAL No. 1
South Fayette kicker Coe switches commitment as signing day nears
South Fayette's Ryan Coe, a nationally ranked kicker, switched his college commitment Monday to Delaware. The senior announced his decision on Twitter. Coe had committed to Temple in September. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound kicker and punter was a special teams star for South Fayette, which won the WPIAL Class 4A title
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 17, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's results Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 77, Connellsville 51 Class 5A Section 3 Mars 59, Franklin Regional 51 Nonsection Allderdice 89, Latrobe 60 Derry 61, South Park 55 Elizabeth Forward 61, Mt. Pleasant 55 Propel Montour 63, Imani Christian 61 Quigley Catholic 59, Avella 52
West Allegheny’s Vandamia commits to Delaware
West Allegheny's Mateo Vandamia, the Indians' leader in both tackles and receptions, committed Monday to Delaware. The senior announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound tight end and linebacker was a key contributor in the Indians' run to the WPIAL Class 5A finals. He made 95 tackles including 21
No. 1 Chartiers Valley girls rout Montour
The Chartiers Valley Colts do not seem to have trouble scoring points. And they can do it myriad ways. Four different players reached double figures Monday as the Colts, ranked first among WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball teams, routed visiting Montour, 73-34, at Chartiers Valley High School. andquot;I love it,andquot;
Mars uses late surge to top Franklin Regional in rematch of WPIAL title game
Mars is going to Las Vegas for a holiday boys basketball tournament. Before the Planets head west across the country, they stopped to play a high-stakes Section 3-5A game against a team primed to be their rival this season. The top-ranked Planets used a big fourth-quarter surge to turn back
Oakland Catholic girls use opportunistic defense to upend Latrobe
Despite starting out as a closely-contested Section 3-5A matchup, the Oakland Catholic girls basketball team utilized its disruptive defense and basket-attacking offense to topple Latrobe, 69-50, on Monday night. The No. 3-ranked Eagles (5-0, 3-0) racked up 13 steals and eight blocks and turned those turnovers into high-percentage shots to
Franklin Regional girls bounce back, defeat Plum in Section 2-5A matchup
The Plum girls basketball team wasted no time in establishing a lead in Monday's Section 2-5A contest at rival Franklin Regional. Kennedie Montue converted a layup four seconds into the game, and Kelsie Zik followed with a 3-pointer 20 seconds later. But Franklin Regional rallied to take its first lead
Hopewell hires Rochester’s Weiss as football coach
Hopewell hired Rochester assistant Matt Weiss as its new football coach, the school announced Monday. Weiss, a Rochester graduate, coached at his alma mater for the past 10 years. The Rams were WPIAL Class A runners-up this past season. At Hopewell, Weiss replaces Mark Washington, who resigned after four seasons.
WPIAL willing to revert football back to 4 classes
The WPIAL is ready to return football to four classifications, if that's what its membership wants. andquot;Six classifications isn't working in the sport of football, specifically,andquot; executive director Tim O'Malley told the WPIAL board at Monday's meeting in Green Tree. O'Malley recently met with two groups of school administrators --
Nesser makes ‘easy transition’ in return to bench at Yough
Jim Nesser wasn't sure what the future would hold after he coached one boys basketball season at Greensburg Central Catholic. Would he return Would he go elsewhere Would he call it a career Then the Yough job opened and the wheels began to turn. With a little coaxing and some
South Fayette, Chartiers Valley to meet in boys basketball showdown in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
A little over five miles on Thoms Run Road and Oakdale Road separate South Fayette and Chartiers Valley high schools. While this would make for a natural rivalry between two strong basketball programs, Tuesday will be only the fifth section meeting between the two schools. The Lions and Colts are
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Woodland Hills’ Keandre Bowles
Keandre Bowles School: Woodland Hills Class: Senior Last year was a breakout season for Woodland Hills. The Wolverines were 20-3 after winning their section before losing back-to-back games in the WPIAL Class 6A semifinals and the first round of the state basketball playoffs. Woodland Hills wants to repeat its dominance
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Upper St. Clair Panthers
For years, TribLive has honored a Player of the Week in boys basketball, and that tradition continues this winter. However, it is a team sport. So this winter, we are saluting a team of the week. The first Team of the Week for the week of Dec. 10 is the
6 WPIAL teams earn spot in Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings
The first edition of the TribLive High School Sports Network's PIAA boys basketball rankings feature six WPIAL teams, including two each in both Class 3A and Class 2A. The rankings also include all six defending state champions, including the top two teams in Class 6A. Here is the PIAA Top
Girls basketball: Sewickley Academy meets Rochester in key early-season section contest
The Sewickley Academy and Rochester girls basketball teams are two of three with 1-0 records in Section 1-1A, and the Panthers and Rams meet Monday evening at 7:30 at Rochester. Sewickley Academy, 3-1 overall, captured its section opener last Thursday with a 43-39 victory at Vincentian Academy. It won a
A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of Dec. 17-23
Monday Girls basketball andamp;#8226; Plum and Franklin Regional battled for the last playoff spot from their section down to the final day of the 2017-18 regular season, with Plum securing it. They'll meet in a Section 2-5A game at Franklin Regional, with Plum seeking to shake off a slow start
High school scores, schedules for Dec. 16, 2018
December 16, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys Monday's schedule Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford at Connellsville, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 3 Mars at Franklin Regional, 6 p.m. Nonsection Derry at South Park, 7:30 p.m.; Knoch at Steel Valley, 7:30 p.m.; Latrobe at Allderdice, 7:30 p.m.; Mohawk at Central Valley, 7:30 p.m.; Mt.
PIAA girls basketball rankings for the Week of Dec. 16, 2018
Whether you are a fan of your local district team or you like to know what's going on in girls' high school basketball around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this winter. We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow up
