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Rochester edges Monessen in ‘playoff atmosphere’
October 20, 2018
Monessen nearly came back from a 14-point third-quarter deficit, but Rochester held on for a 22-14 victory in nonconference play Friday night at Memorial Stadium. The Greyhounds threw two interceptions in the second half, one of which translated to eight points for the Rams, and made other mental mistakes that
Week 8’s top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 8 high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 445, Eric Wilson, Sto-Rox (21 of 37) 333, Jack Salopek, Norwin (20 of 37) 321, John Caldwell, Ligonier Valley (13 of 22) 309, Tyler Bradley, OLSH (13 of 18) 272, Brendan Majocha, Gateway (5 of 6) 256, Eli
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Oct. 19, 2018
High schools Field hockey WPIAL playoffs Class 3A Semifinals Tuesday's schedule North Allegheny (6-3) vs. Pine-Richland (6-1-2), Peters Township, 7:30 p.m.; Norwin (4-3) at Peters Township (8-0-1), 7:30 p.m. Class 2A Semifinals Monday's schedule Oakland Catholic (5-3) vs. Latrobe (2-4), Penn-Trafford, 7 p.m. Bye: Penn-Trafford (2-6) Class A Semifinals Wednesday's
High school roundup for Oct. 19, 2018: Woodland Hills stays in playoff hunt
William Clark ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns as Woodland Hills kept its playoff hopes alive by beating Moon, 20-10, in a Class 5A Allegheny Conference game Friday night. Michael Roman caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for the Wolverines (3-6, 2-4), who are tied for fifth in the conference
Quaker Valley seals playoff berth by blanking Hopewell
Dylan Moore scored on a rushing touchdown, interception return and kickoff return as Quaker Valley locked up a playoff berth with a 49-0 victory over Hopewell (2-7, 1-5) in a Class 3A Tri-County West football game Friday night. Ethan Moore added 122 passing yards and a touchdown for the QuakersStephenson helps Waynesburg run past Burrell in nonconference contest
With the momentum on its side and just under five minutes remaining, Burrell embarked on what it hoped to be a game-winning drive starting at their own 20. But a fumble by junior receiver Seth Fishbach on the second play ended the Bucs chances of a win on senior nightQuick start fuels New Castle’s Northwest Eight victory over Highlands
The Highlands football team took the field on Friday with thoughts of a 17-year old classmate who was severely injured in a car accident shortly after school and battled under the circumstances, but fell 38-14 to New Castle in a WPIAL Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference game at Taggart Stadium.Laurel defeats Sto-Rox to keep playoff hopes alive
Friday's Class A Big Seven Conference game between Laurel and Sto-Rox had the look of a political battle. Laurel ran a conservative, between-the-tackles offense, while Sto-Rox was more liberal with its offensive sets, spreading four, and sometimes five, receivers in its pass-first attack. On this night, the conservative philosophy provedFreedom rings up win against Apollo-Ridge
Freedom quarterback Zach Rosa completed a 14-yard pass to running back/receiver Jake Pail on the Bulldogs' first play from scrimmage Friday night. After two short runs, Rosa found Noah Yelk wide open for a 57-yard touchdown. Less than two minutes into the game, Freedom had the lead on visiting Apollo-Ridge,
Pine-Richland knocks off Seneca Valley
Pine-Richland remained perfect in WPIAL play as it defeated Seneca Valley, 21-7, on Friday night in a Class 6A showdown. The Rams (8-1, 7-0) dominated the pace of play and controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. andquot;This could have been their last home game if
Everything you need to know from Week 8 WPIAL action
TribLIVE.com Breaking News Alert...Opportunistic defense, strong ground game helps Leechburg beat Bentworth
October 19, 2018
Heading into their matchup against Bentworth, Leechburg wanted to keep a simple gameplan: run effectively and playing strong defense. The Blue Devils (4-5) executed their gameplan as they shutout Bentworth, 28-0, on the road in a nonconference game. Senior running back Bret Kardos led the Blue Devils with 158 rushing
Mars uses turnovers to beat Kiski Area, win 5th straight
Kiski Area knew it needed to avoid mistakes to put an end to its losing streak and clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. Instead, the Cavaliers couldn't stop making them, and a powerful Mars team readily accepted the advantage. Five turnovers, a pair of special teams breakdowns and some defensive lapsesCentral Valley running game too much for South Park
Since the school's inception in 2010, the Central Valley Warriors have missed the playoffs just once -- 2017. Heading into a Week 8 matchup against South Park (2-6, 2-4), the Warriors knew what was on the line this season -- win the game and get back to the playoffs. Central
Riverside jumps on Valley early for nonconference victory
Things looked good for Valley for a few seconds Friday night, but they quickly took a turn for the worse. Senior wide receiver Malique Richardson fielded the opening kickoff, made a few moves, found some daylight through the Riverside coverage team ... and fumbled away the ball at the Vikings
North Hills grinds out victory over Shaler
It's no surprise what North Hills does offensively. And it's no surprise who does it for the Indians. Senior Tyler Brennan, who lined up predominately as the quarterback in the wildcat formation for North Hills, carried the ball 32 times on the night, piling up 152 yards rushing and scoring
McKeesport tops FR, sets up showdown with Gateway
McKeesport coach Matt Miller called the final two games of the regular season as revenge games. That's because during the 2017 season, Franklin Regional and Gateway were the only teams to defeat his Tigers. One down and one to go for McKeesport after it dominated Franklin Regional, 36-16, on seniorHempfield keeps Butler winless, snaps losing streak
Hempfield won one for the seniors Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak in the Spartans' final home football game of the season. andquot;We were counting on this win to get a good push for next season and one last good home win for this season,andquot; said Dante Lampkin,Seton LaSalle uses its defense to knock off Serra Catholic
After giving up 50 points on defense last week in a loss to South Side, Seton LaSalle coach Rob Carter challenged his defense heading into a must-win situation against Serra Catholic Friday night. The Rebels responded in a big way, holding Serra Catholic to 123 total yards and not
Freeport clinches playoff spot with rout of Mt. Pleasant
Freeport, mired in last place in the Big East Conference after three games, won its fifth straight Friday, 41-7, over visiting Mt. Pleasant. The victory qualifies the Yellowjackets for the WPIAL playoffs for the 28th time in school's history. Austin Romanchak ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns. He added
