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District College Football Recap for Saturday, October 17th
October 18, 2015
On a cold day in the middle of October, playe3d in wind, rain, sleet and even snow showers, the college football season continued in Western Pa. Clarion took another step towards a magical season in the PSAC, while IUP and Slippery Rock both posted wins, leading to next week’s matchup. Here are recaps of ALL the games: Bryant 38 – Duquesne 17 Dalton Easton threw for a career high 330 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Bulldogs snapped a 3 game losing skid. Ricardo McCray added 118 rushing yards and a score, his 11th 100 yard game of his career.WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Seven – 2015
October 17, 2015
On the seventh Friday of the high school football season, there was a chill in the air throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. Or maybe based on the below performances, there was a thrill in the air. Friday marked the start of the 'Stretch Run' of the 2015 campaign, where the pressure starts to mount over the final three weeks as we inch closer to the on-ramp to the Highway to Heinz...much like real life, where we hope that on-ramp is not closed due to construction. Anyway, here are those players that shined in victory on a mid-October eve. Ronnie Jones - Pittsburgh Central CatholicWPIAL Saturday Football Scores – 10/16/2015
October 16, 2015
They say that one is the loneliest number in whole wide world. Well when it came to high school football in Southwestern Pennsylvania, two is very lonely too. The seventh Saturday of the season had only two WPIAL games on the docket, one Double-A game that featured a desperate team trying to climb back into the playoff chase while the Single-A game showcased a Top 10 team looking to stay in a tie for second place. Here are the results from both games played in the snow flurries on Saturday afternoon. WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference: Apollo-Ridge Vikings 36 - Summit Academy Knights 24 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference: Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 41 - Wilkinsburg Tigers 18Scholastic Notebook – 10/16/2015
Aliquippa is the only school in the WPIAL to have four running backs rush for more than 4,000 yards in their careers. There will likely be one for the thumb by the end of the season. Aliquippa senior running back Kaezon Pugh went over 3,000 yards two weeks ago and now has 3,210. Barring injury, Pugh should get 4,000 this season. He has three regular-season games left and Aliquippa should play at least two playoff games. The Quips are undefeated and played in the WPIAL Class AA championship seven years in a row. What’s impressive about Pugh is his yards-per-carry average. It’s almost 10 for his career. Pugh has 3,210 yards on 324 carries (9.9 average).WPIAL/City League Friday Football Scores – 10/16/2015
The WPIAL officially hit Seventh Heaven on Friday night as the 2015 'Stretch Run' began. What is this 'Stretch Run' thing you keep hearing about on MSA Sports? It's the final three weeks of the high school football regular season that will help decided conference champions, home field advantage in the opening round of the postseason and playoff berths with a chance to ride on the Highway to Heinz. Here are ALL of the final scores from around the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City league from Friday night. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 38 - Seneca Valley Raiders 14 (F) North Allegheny Tigers 56 - Fox Chapel Foxes 6 (F) Pine-Richland Rams 67 - Butler Golden Tornado 30 (F)MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Volleyball – 10/16/2015
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of October 12th. You can check out the new rankings every Thursday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University in October ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. Section record in parenthesis. WPIAL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CLASS AAA: 1) BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS (10-0) (Last Week #1) 2) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (11-0) (Last Week #2)Peters & Sewickley Repeat as WPIAL Boys Golf Champs
October 15, 2015
A year ago, Peters Township won the schools fifth district boys golf crown and first since 2008 while Sewickley Academy repeated as Class AA champs, also winning the Panthers fifth boys golf crown. The headlines from last year remain the same here in 2015. Both Peters Township and Sewickley Academy remain on top of the boys golf district leader board after winning their schools sixth crown on Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Club. Here are ALL the Championship and Semifinals results from the 2015 WPIAL Boys Team Golf Championships. Both Peters Township in AAA and Sewickley Academy in AA qualify for the PIAA Team Championships at Heritage Hills Country Club in York on October 28th.North Allegheny & Greensburg CC Win WPIAL Girls Team Golf Gold
A pair of new girls team golf district champions were crowned Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Course in Rostraver as North Allegheny won AAA gold while Greensburg Central Catholic claimed the AA title. The Tigers won WPIAL girls golf championships six times between 1986 and 1993, however they haven't won since, ending a 22-year drought. NA edged Peters Township by only two strokes. Meanwhile, the gap was 15 strokes for the AA champion Centurions, who won a WPIAL crown in the teams first year of existence. Led by WPIAL Girls Class AA individual champion Olivia Zambruno, GCC cruised past defending champion Sewickley Academy to make history. Here are all of the results from the 2015 WPIAL Girls Team Golf Championships. WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Chicks Picks – Week 7 – 2015
Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. The 2015 Stretch Run is here – that time of year when the regular season is coming down to the wire with key games and the postseason looming. Chick’s Picks feels that this is a critical time for the MSA Sports Network team to get mentally prepared for the playoffs, just as do the players and coaches around the WPIAL. So, each year, Chick’s Picks takes it upon herself to organize a group exercise activity as a means of building teamwork and mental toughness for this most important time of the season.Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Brentwood Spartans – 10/15/2015
Both Brentwood and Carlynton were on the outside looking in as far as playoff spots from Class A Section 2 were concerned coming into their match Wednesday night. But that didn't stop both teams from putting on a thriller at Brentwood High School as the host Spartans prevailed 3-2 over the Cougars. The Spartans got off to a fast start in Game 1 with a 5-0 run thanks to the service game of junior Molly Huffman. Brentwood continued to dominate the first game, leading by as many as 11 points. Even near the end of that first game, however, the momentum started to shift toward Carlynton. Despite being outscored, 9-3, the Spartans still won Game 1, 25-20.District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 17th
October 14, 2015
The middle of October brings cooler weather, shorter days and heated play on the district college football front. In the NEC Duquesne looks to hold on to the top spot, while in the PSAC Clarion looks to accomplish a record noy oosted by the Golden Eagles in over 30 years. The PAC has a two way battle at 4-0 from outside the keystone state, while in New Wilminton Westminster is off to their best start since joining the conference. Here are previews of ALL the games:WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week Seven 2015
The “Stretch Run” for 2015 is on us, the final third of the regular season will start this weekend with several big games around the WPIAL. Players, whether you are playing for a number one seed, a conference title, a home playoff game, a shot at the playoffs, a winning season, or to get your only win of the season, play hard, keep your head up when you tackle and make the most of this time in your life. If you are going to watch, cheer hard, bellyache less about the refs and the coaches, support your kids and your team without feeling like you need to control or have some input as to how the other team should or should not conduct themselves. It’ll be so much more fun for you and the people around you. Need to know where to go, or which link to click?MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 10/14/2015
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of October 12th...including another #1 team in Class AAA. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA: 1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (11-1-2) (Last Week #2)Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Central Valley Warriors – 10/14/2015
The Central Valley Lady Warriors are playoff bound! Coach Josh Springer's squad clinched a playoff berth with a Section 2-AA victory over Ambridge in straight sets 25-17, 25-16, 25-21. Central Valley jumped to early leads in each of the first two sets, never trailing in either of the opening sets. The Lady Warriors capitalized on early miscues from the Lady Bridgers. Balen Brown was the main beneficiary, tallying five of her match-high 11 kills in the first set.WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Six 2015
October 13, 2015
With the high school football regular season more than half way complete, some teams have already clinched their spot in the postseason, while many others are battling for the remaining playoff bids. To that point, all of the selections for this edition of plays of the week included games that had significant postseason implications. Without further adieu, here are the plays that helped catapult several teams to key victories. 1. Mount Lebanon 31, Bethel Park 20MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 10/13/2015
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of October 12th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL GIRLS SOCCER CLASS AAA: 1) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (14-0-1) (Last Week #1)Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Bishop Canevin Crusaders – 10/23/2015
What began as a seemingly meaningless non-class matchup between two of the top programs in class AA and A in girls volleyball turned into a fight to the finish between #3 Montour and #7 Bishop Canevin. Bishop Canevin returned to its winning ways 3-2 with a decisive final set victory 15-6 after Montour had won the third and fourth sets. Bishop Canevin carried a perfect record through the month of September, but as the calendar turned, the Crusaders dropped two of their first three section matches to Serra Catholic and Vincentian Academy. BC appeared ready, focused, and into the game as if it were a section contest and was able to jump out and take the first set relatively handily 25-16.Hometown Girls Soccer Recap – Fox Chapel Foxes – 10/13/2015
Fox Chapel came into Monday night’s match against Gateway riding an 11-game winning streak and also sporting a 21-game unbeaten streak at home and both streaks continued with a 4-0 shutout win at Fox Chapel Stadium. The Foxes attack dominated the match and Fox Chapel possessed the ball for most of the night but held only a 1-0 lead at halftime. Senior forward Taylor Cohen scored the game’s first goal when she nudged a Deena DeBaldo feed past Gators goalkeeper Emma Skledar with her left foot in the 8th minute. Fox Chapel had 13 first half opportunities and registered 6 shots on goal in the first 40 minutes.Hometown Girls Soccer Recap – Penn-Trafford Warriors
The Penn-Trafford girls’ soccer team displayed dominance in all phases of the game en route to a 7-0 victory against Hempfield Area on Monday. Host Penn-Trafford improved to 10-1 in Class AAA Section 1 (10-2-1 overall), while Hempfield Area, clinging to third place in the section, fell to 6-4 (7-4-1 overall). With the triumph, the Warriors keep their section title hopes intact, with a battle to determine section supremacy slated for later this week.Hometown Boys Soccer Recap – Penn-Trafford Warriors
Penn Trafford scored twice in the first half to avenge their only Section-1 defeat of the season by defeating Hempfield 2-0 Monday. The Warriors stuck first in the 19th minute, as Austin Kreutzberger found the net off of a feed from Joe Salesi. Salesi pushed the ball ahead to Kreutzberger, who's shot from 20-yards out found the inside of the far post behind Spartans goalkeeper Nate Burkhart.
