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WPIAL football roundup: Pine-Richland rolls past rival Seneca Valley
September 9, 2017
Phil Jurkovec threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead top-ranked Pine-Richland to a 42-7 victory over last

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New Castle edges Highlands in double OT despite Cohen’s passing records
It was a record breaking night for Highlands quarterback Seth Cohen. With all eyes on Ohio State recruit Marcus Hooker, Cohen wanted in on the

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Shady Side Academy QB Moore leads Indians to rout of Burrell
Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore has been waiting 350 days since to get back out on the field and have a breakout game since breaking

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High-powered Jeannette follows script in win vs. Leechburg
Jeannette did what the No. 2-ranked team in WPIAL Class A would expect to do in its conference opener: hit the gas and not look

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Valley's Vaun Ross (#5) is brought down by Seton LaSalle's Max Schipani (#10) during their game on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Memorial Field. Seton LaSalle won 37-14.
Seton LaSalle rallies to take down Valley in Allegheny Conference
Things started well enough for Valley in its Allegheny Conference game Friday against Seton LaSalle at Memorial Stadium. The Vikings scored on the first play

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No. 1 Clairton holds off Springdale’s upset bid with interception return for TD
Everyone is fully aware of what Clairton brings to the table as a football program. Even though the Bears had won 40 consecutive games against

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Late score leads Fox Chapel past Woodland Hills
September 8, 2017
Fox Chapel seemed to have lost composure and gone on its way to 0-3 with less than 10 minutes to go, but the Foxes made

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Freeport celebrates a touchdown by Garret Schaffhauser's (15) against Deer Lakes in the second half Friday, Sept. 8, 2017 at Deer Lakes High School.
Freeport ‘just amazing’ in victory over rival Deer Lakes
Deer Lakes challenged Freeport's defense Friday night, continually pounding away at the Yellowjackets with runs up the middle. But the Lancers' hammer couldn't break through

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Westmoreland roundup: Jeannette cruises past Leechburg
Jeannette did what the No. 2-ranked team in WPIAL Class A would expect to do in its conference opener — hit the gas and not

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Mt. Lebanon's Michael Palmer forces a fumble during the first quarter against Hempfield Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Mt. Lebanon High School.
No. 5 Mt. Lebanon routs Hempfield behind defense
If you looked at the final score of Friday's Class 6A Southeastern Conference battle, a 31-0 Mt. Lebanon victory, you would assume the leading passer

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Derry bounces back with rout of Yough
A week ago, Derry football coach Tim Sweeney wondered how much his players wanted to win. After all, the Trojans still were smarting from a

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North Allegheny volleyball off to fast start
Erasing a two-set deficit last Wednesday night against Upper St. Clair was a solid statement for North Allegheny sophomore setter Abby Miller. It was an

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North Hills volleyball builds around young hitters
Each year, every coach is going to have to deal with replacing key players lost to graduation. For Anna Sondergard and the North Hills girls

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Baldwin’s Kurt Schemm competes against Thomas Jefferson in a boys soccer game Sept. 7, 2017, at Thomas Jefferson.
South Hills notebook: Baldwin boys soccer rebounds with 2 victories
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • After opening the season with back-to-back losses to Norwin and Chartiers Valley, the Baldwin boys soccer team

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Thomas Jefferson's Devin Danielson goes through a workout Aug. 17, 2017, at Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson defensive line shows its strength
There is more than 1,000 pounds of brute force across Thomas Jefferson's defensive line. The average height and weight of the four players on the

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Franklin Regional's Bryce Lauer (71) sacks Kiski Area's Bryson Venanzio (9) during the second quarter of their WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference game Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Davis Field in Vandergrift. Franklin Regional won 19-14.
Franklin Regional defense stands tall to hold off Kiski Area
Franklin Regional lineman Bryce Lauer ran all by himself unaware a whistle had blown the play dead well behind him and after a 99-yard jaunt

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Apollo-Ridge knocks off defending WPIAL champion Beaver Falls
A confident Apollo-Ridge team rolled into Beaver Falls on Friday night and knocked off the defending WPIAL and PIAA champs 27-19 in a Class 3A

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Penn-Trafford's Caleb Lisbon (10) runs the ball after an interception against Plum in the third quarter of a WPIAL 5A conference game on Friday Sept. 08, 2017 at Penn-Trafford.
Penn-Trafford shuts out Plum in dominant effort
The touchdown bell was ringing. The tomahawk chop was slicing through the air, and No. 2 Penn-Trafford was dominating its way to a 3-0 start.

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Greensburg Salem uses big second half to hold off Laurel Highlands
Greensburg Salem broke open a close game with three second-half touchdowns to defeat Class 4A Big Nine Conference foe Laurel Highlands, 32-15, Friday night at

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Smith leads South Park past Mt. Pleasant
Damon Smith was a one-man wrecking crew for South Park on Friday night. Through the air and on the ground, Smith led the fourth-ranked Eagles

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