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Avonworth’s Jaden Jones (6) celebrates with Luca Neal after scoring against Northwestern Lehigh during the PIAA Class 3A championship game Saturday at Cumberland Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib 10: Top teams never gave up No. 1 spot in big school, small school power rankings
December 10, 2025
From start to finish, Central Catholic and Avonworth never budged from the No. 1 spot in the Trib 10 power rankings.

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Plum’s Tamia West scores against Kiski Area on Monday. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum banks quality early season wins
Plum girls basketball coach Rich Mull said he likes the way his team has started the season with three wins in four games.

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Norwin’s Nia O’Barto drives past Penn-Trafford’s Izzie Fontana on Dec. 2. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin picks up trophy in State College
Norwin had a memorable visit to the center of the state, going 2-0 to win the State College girls basketball tournament and remain unbeaten.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
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Josh Pratt, playing for Aliquippa last season, attempts to push past Forest Hills’ Dylan Stohon in a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 10, 2025: It’s Pratt brothers vs. Bauman brothers when Lincoln Park, Moon meet
The second of 834 WPIAL boys basketball section games to be played this season takes place Wednesday between two of the top teams in Class 5A.

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Avonworth coach Duke Johncour gets doused with the Gatorade cooler as time expires in the PIAA Class 3A championship game against Northwestern Lehigh on Saturday at Cumberland Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football year-end rankings for 2025
Five of the six teams ranked No. 1 in the Trib HSSN state rankings heading into the PIAA finals won it all.

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High school roundup for Dec. 9, 2025: Woodland Hills too much for Penn Hills
Donshae Mosley scored 16 points to lead Woodland Hills to a 62-52 victory over Penn Hills in nonsection boys basketball Tuesday night.

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New Castle's Damien Harrison dunks against Montour on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Antonio Rossetti | For TribLive)
New Castle sweeps through Montour for momentum-building win
A hurricane swept through the Montour Athletic Center as New Castle ripped through the Spartans, 61-40, in a bruising, high-tempo win Tuesday night.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat wrestles Line Mountain’s Dalton Schadel at 152 pounds during the PIAA Class 2A wrestling tournament last season. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive)
                                Derry Mason Horwat wrestles Line Mountain Dalton Schadel in the 152 pounds during the PIAA Class 2A wrestling tournament Friday, March 6, 2025, at Giant Center in Hershey
WPIAL team wrestling rankings: Dec. 10, 2025
WPIAL Wrestling Rankings

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Derry players listen to coach Tom Esposito (center) during a timeout against Connellsville on Tuesday night. (Bill Beckner | TribLive)
Stanley Rajkovich’s 2 dunks highlight Derry’s victory over Connellsville
In the viral universe, kids like to say 6-7.

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Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins grabs a rebound over Norwin’s Josh Lenart during their game on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at USC. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Upper St. Clair puts it all together in win over Norwin
If opening Section 2-6A play against two-time reigning WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair on the road was a measuring stick for how improved Norwin is this season, the results were mixed.

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Franklin Regional’s Webber Rankin goes up over Kiski Area’s Amaree Gonzalez during their game Tuesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Franklin Regional pulls away from Kiski Area with balanced attack
The Franklin Regional boys basketball team prepped for Friday’s Section 1-5A opener against Penn-Trafford by defeating Kiski Area, 64-54, on Tuesday in a nonsection game.

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Coach Matt Lebe has Franklin Regional wrestling ranked No. 1. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Wrestling notebook: Top-ranked Franklin Regional wins Trinity Duals
It was a close call for No. 1 Franklin Regional on Saturday at the Trinity Duals.

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Teammates celebrate Luke Scarff becoming South Park’s all-time leading scorer. (Submitted)
Luke Scarff sets school’s all-time scoring record, wants to end South Park’s section title drought
Luke Scarff entered this basketball season just 41 points shy of becoming South Park’s all-time leading scorer. But the 6-foot-8 forward didn’t always envision himself being in such a position.

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Penn Hills athletic director Steph Strauss was inducted into the Juniata Athletics Hall of Fame. (Juniata Athletics)
Athletic director Steph Strauss leaving Penn Hills for Shaler
Shaler hired Steph Strauss as athletic director Monday night, adding a high school administrator who’s been Penn Hills’ AD since 2017.

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Jenny McDowell runs a clinic during the annual We Serve First Foundation girls volleyball all-star festivities Dec. 6, 2025, at Kiski Area. (Courtesy of Carson Burgh)
Players, coaches, volunteers, sponsors help to make We Serve First volleyball all-star games successful
Tim Toy was on the move Friday and Saturday, making sure everyone involved with the fourth annual We Serve First Foundation’s all-star girls volleyball classic had everything they needed, and the event went off without a hitch.

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The Class 3A boys all-star team that took part in the 2025 WPSCA all-star game Dec. 6 at Pine-Richland.(Submitted by Xavier Jackson)
Bethel Park’s Xavier Jackson relishes chance to cap high school career at all-star game
Bethel Park senior Xavier Jackson fulfilled another goal.

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North Allegheny’s Lincoln Hoke plays against Norwin on Sept. 19, 2025 at Norwin High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
‘The perfect fit’: North Allegheny’s Lincoln Hoke fired up to join hometown Panthers
To locate a player they believe will be an important member of Pitt’s defensive line for years to come, Pat Narduzzi and Tim Daoust looked into their own backyard.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 8, 2025
December 8, 2025
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Thomas Jefferson’s Maggie Spell (Floyd Kish | Mon Valley Independent)
High school roundup for Dec. 8, 2025: Thomas Jefferson goes to 4-0 with win over Elizabeth Forward
Maggie Spell led scored 23 points as Thomas Jefferson stayed undefeated in the early season with a 69-56 girls basketball nonsection victory over Elizabeth Forward on Monday night.

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