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Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Salem boys soccer in win-and-in scenario
October 13, 2018
Greensburg Salem's boys soccer playoff fate will come down to the last night of section play. The top four teams in each section go to the WPIAL postseason. The Golden Lions are tied for fourth place with Trinity at 6-5 and both teams play Tuesday night. Greensburg Salem hosts Laurel
Plum’s Jackson overcomes lack of right hand to inspire on football field
Jason Jackson thought his football playing days were over until he tuned in to the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year's Day. Then he saw No. 18 for Central Florida, linebacker Shaquem Griffin, turn into a one-man wrecking crew, earning defensive MVP honors with a dozen tackles, including 31andamp;#8260;2 tackles
Defense leads undefeated Burgettstown past Mohawk
Burgettstown's defense came into Week 7 allowing fewer than six points per game. They had not faced a challenge like they did in Saturday's nonconference clash with Mohawk, who average 31 points per game. Challenge completed. The Burgettstown defense forced four turnovers, including a Seth Phillis pick-six, en route to
Belle Vernon QB Jared Hartman suffers knee injury, done for season
Belle Vernon junior quarterback Jared Hartman revealed Saturday that he tore his ACL, MCL and other ligaments in his right knee. He is done for the season. Hartman was injured in the first half and had to be carried off on a stretcher Friday night in a 28-12 win over
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 12, 2018
High schools Football Friday's results WPIAL Class 6A Central Catholic 45, Butler 10 Canon-McMillan 34, Norwin 12 North Allegheny 49, Hempfield 27 Pine-Richland 42, Mt. Lebanon 24 Class 5A Allegheny 8 Bethel Park 28, Baldwin 7 Peters Township 41, Chartiers Valley 24 Upper St. Clair 24, Moon 16 Big East
Week 7’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 7 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 465, Zaier Harrison, Cornell (28 of 42) 285, Seth Morgan, Mt. Lebanon (19 of 37) 272, Seth Howard, Jeannette (13 of 23) 256, Eli Kosanovich, Aliquippa (11 of 16) 246, Derek Johncour, Avonworth (14 of 23) 234, Mason
Everything you need to know from Week 7 WPIAL action
TribLIVE's sports reporters have you covered from Friday's Week 7 high school football action.Serra’s defense sparks key victory over South Allegheny
Entering a Week 7 game, Serra Catholic was allowing an average of 25 points, ranking at the bottom half of the Class 2A Three Rivers Conference. On a night in which the Eagles needed a victory to help its push toward a potential third straight trip to the playoffs, the
Charleroi outlasts McGuffey in shootout between Class 2A contenders
McGuffey entered Myron Pottios Stadium Friday night with an unblemished record atop the Class 2A Interstate Conference. But Charleroi's stadium, affectionately known as andquot;The Potandquot; tends to brew up some home cookin' for the Cougars. Friday night was no different. The two conference heavyweights went toe-to-toe throughout the game, but
Freeport puts it all together in victory over Burrell
John Gaillot smiled when told of Freeport's rushing and defensive dominance Friday night. It's the formula the Yellowjackets like to follow, and they did it to perfection in maybe their most complete performance of the season. The senior tandem of Austin Romanchak and Conor Selinger powered a rushing attack thatKeystone Oaks snaps 3-game skid with nonconference rout over Deer Lakes
Greg Perry was all smiles in the moments after his Keystone Oaks football team finished off a 50-0 nonconference victory over Deer Lakes at Dormont Stadium. The homecoming win improved the Golden Eagles to 5-3 ahead of next Friday's crucial Tri-County West Conference matchup at Class 3A No. 1 Aliquippa.Avonworth upends East Allegheny to stay in hunt for conference title
Avonworth defeated East Allegheny, 28-14, on Friday night and remained in the race for the Class 2A Alleghney Conference championship. The Antelopes (7-1, 4-1) have a playoff spot wrapped up but will host top-ranked Shady Side Academy for a shot at the title in two weeks. They play a nonconference
High school football roundup for Oct. 12: 2018: Pfeuffer leads Peters Township past Chartiers Valley
Logan Pfeuffer threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Peters Township to a 41-24 victory over Chartiers Valley (3-5, 0-5) in a Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference football game Friday night. Ryan Magiske added 108 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Indians (6-2, 4-1). ClassConverted receiver Engel rushes for 282 yards as Canon-McMillan beats Norwin
Norwin expected tough sledding in the condensed yet top-heavy Class 6A football conference this season. But that was against the powerhouse programs; the North Alleghenys and Pine-Richlands of the world. The Knights saw a few andquot;winnableandquot; games on the schedule that could maybe help them make a run at theQuick start propels Bethel Park over Baldwin
Bethel Park jumped out to a 14-point lead less than six minutes into the game at home against Baldwin Friday night. The Black Hawks finished with a 28-7 Allegheny 8 conference victory. Bethel Park's Jehvonn Lewis, returning to action after missing several games with an injury, capped of a 63-yardBig-play Steel Valley overwhelms Apollo-Ridge
With only a couple of weeks remaining in the regular season, Steel Valley showed Friday night against Apollo-Ridge it is plenty capable of making splash plays and that it's rounding into postseason form. The Class 2A No. 2 Ironmen scored five touchdowns on plays of 40 or more yards enLate touchdown helps Valley keep playoff hopes alive
October 12, 2018
Valley senior quarterback Tyler Green broke the huddle with a little over 5 minutes remaining on the fourth-quarter clock, his team trailing by six points and a possible Class AA playoff spot on the line when he noticed the Summit Academy defense was playing tight man coverage in favor of
McKeesport’s triple-option too much for Kiski Area
It wasn't pretty for McKeesport, but it didn't need to be to look good on the scoreboard. On what felt like the first fall night of the season, the Tigers showed up Friday with plenty of big plays in their back pocket. McKeesport used splash plays from running backs Devin
