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Mohawk advances with victory over Seton LaSalle
November 3, 2018
Having a home playoff game can be a lot of pressure on a senior-laden team only making the postseason for the sixth time in program history. Tim McCutcheon hoped that the pressure would not be too much for his seniors in their first-round game against Seton LaSalle. The fourth-year coachOLSH dominates Imani Christian in Class A quarterfinals
In the first two years Our Lady of the Sacred Heart made the WPIAL football playoffs, 2016-17, the Charters were sent home by Imani Christian. Behind Tyler Bradley's six-touchdown performance, OLSH overcame its playoff kryptonite and handed the No. 6-seeded Saints their worst loss since their first year in the
Week 10’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 10 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 259, Seth Morgan, Mt. Lebanon (16 of 24) 255, Derek Johncour, Avonworth (15 of 28) 253, Geno Pellegrini, Charleroi (14 of 23) 252, Jon Quinque, Canon-McMillan (20 of 24) 227, Tyler Bradley, OLSH (16 of 25) 221, Brendan
Freshman Ozimek nets 1st varsity goal to give South Park girls their 5th WPIAL title
Never let it be said that Nora Ozimek doesn't have a flair for the dramatic. A freshman midfielder, Ozimek had been waiting all season to score her first goal for the South Park girls soccer team. She couldn't have picked a better time. Ozimek buried a goal from just beyond
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Nov. 2, 2018
High Schools Football Friday's results WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Mt. Lebanon 38, Canon-McMillan 31 Seneca Valley 15, Central Catholic 14 Class 5A First round Franklin Regional 56, Bethel Park 28 Gateway 63, Kiski Area 7 McKeesport 13, Upper St. Clair 7 Penn Hills 55, Latrobe 7 Penn-Trafford 42, North
Seneca Valley uses late score to edge Central Catholic
Seneca Valley advanced to the Class 6A semifinals with a 15-14 victory over Central Catholic on Friday night. It was a payback of sorts for Seneca Valley, which lost to Central Catholic, 20-14, in Week 1. Central Catholic started quickly, building a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. After a
High school football roundup for Nov. 2, 2018: Mt. Lebanon tops Canon-McMillan in quarterfinals
Seth Morgan threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 71 yards and another TD to lead No. 3 Mt. Lebanon to a 38-31 victory over No. 6 Canon-McMillan (4-6) in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals Friday night. The Blue Devils' Lucas Decaro caught seven passes for 105Aliquippa beats Freeport, inches closer to WPIAL title game
Aliquippa has its eyes focused on making the WPIAL title game for an 11th straight season, and it moved a step closer Friday at Ambridge's Moe Rubenstein Stadium. Led by Avante McKenzie's 102 yards and five rushing touchdowns on 17 carries, the No. 1 Quips (10-1) held off an early
Everything you need to know from Week 10 WPIAL playoff action
TribLIVE's sports reporters have you covered from Friday's Week 10 high school football playoff action.
Oakland Catholic girls edge Mars in overtime to claim 1st WPIAL championship
November 2, 2018
For Oakland Catholic's Caitlyn Berl, Friday's WPIAL Class AAA girls soccer championship game with Mars went from a nail-biter to a nail-breaker. It was midway through the first overtime, and Berl, a junior middle fielder, lined up for a corner kick with the two teams deadlocked in a scoreless tie.
Gaskins scores twice as No. 7 McKeesport ousts Upper St. Clair
McKeesport quarterback Konota Gaskins felt like time sped up, while his coach watched the world stand still. For a split second, a fumbled snap was lying at Gaskins' feet in the final 2 minutes of a deadlocked playoff game. andquot;It was like slow motion,andquot; coach Matt Miller said. andquot;It was:
Top-ranked Gateway rolls over Kiski Area in WPIAL Class 5A first round
Sam Albert proclaimed Gateway the top Class 5A football team in the state after Kiski Area drew the top-seeded Gators in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs. The Gators will need to prove that over the next month-plus, but they certainly made a strong case against Albert's Cavaliers. DefendingNorth Catholic survives Quaker Valley upset attempt
North Catholic coach Pat O'Shea wouldn't let his team forget that Quaker Valley was the defending state champions before their playoff game -- and his team responded with an unforgettable win. The Trojans turned the ball over six times in their Class 3A playoff debut, but No. 3 North CatholicWoodland Hills upsets Mars in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
Woodland Hills did not have the regular season that WPIAL football fans have come to expect, but when it took the field Friday night, it put together a classic Wolverines performance and pulled off a first-round upset. Anthony Merideth had 150 yards rushing and a touchdown and the defense forced
Labuda shines as Belle Vernon rolls past Beaver in WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals
There wasn't much Belle Vernon junior Nolan Labuda didn't do Friday night. The talented wide receiver/defensive back, who also started under center for the Leopards, ran for three touchdowns, threw for a pair, caught another and had an interception on defense as third-seeded Belle Vernon scored 35 unanswered points to
Charleroi uses big plays to defeat Riverside in opening round of playoffs
Charleroi forced two clutch turnovers and scored 21 unanswered points to upend No. 13 seed Riverside, 35-21, in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game at Myron Pottios Stadium. andquot;Our mindset all week was 'Not another Avonworth,'andquot; quarterback Geno Pellegrini said. andquot;When the clock hit zero, I felt like I couldBurgettstown advances to quarterfinals with win over East Allegheny
Hill Memorial Stadium in Burgettstown had never seen a playoff win by the Burgettstown Blue Devils entering Friday night. The No. 2-seeded Blue Devils looked to change that, and a year removed from winning their first WPIAL football playoff game in 41 years, did just that, advancing to the quarterfinals
Palko closes out home career as West Allegheny smothers Shaler
Bob Palko carried the football in his right arm as he exited the field at Joe P. DiMichela Stadium for the final time. The West Allegheny faithful that stuck it out to the completion of the No. 5 Indians' 37-0 win over No. 12 Shaler in the opening round of
