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Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen capitalizes on Mars’ mistakes in high-scoring Greater Allegheny win
October 15, 2022
Giving Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen short fields, time to pass and extra possessions is a dangerous combination.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Keystone Oaks rallies past McGuffey
Nick Buckley’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Robinson in the fourth quarter lifted Keystone Oaks to a 32-30 win against McGuffey (5-3, 3-2) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.
Central Catholic beats Penn Hills on improbable blocked field goal for TD
Trailing by a point with one second left, Central Catholic lined up for a 49-yard field goal that would have won its nonconference game with Penn Hills on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 2 McKeesport rolls past Gateway
Jahmil Perryman ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 44-yard fumble return to lead Class 4A No. 2 McKeesport to 41-17 nonconference victory over Class 5A No. 2 Gateway (6-2) on Friday night.
Serra Catholic fends off Ligonier Valley to win 7th in a row
Serra Catholic coach Jose Regus might have witnessed a better season a year ago when the Eagles won a WPIAL championship and advanced to the PIAA title game, but he appears to be enjoying 2022 just the same.
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Canon-McMillan topples Upper St. Clair
Mike Evans hit Kaeden Singleton with a 7-yard touchdown with 42 seconds left in the game to give Class 6A No. 5 Canon-McMillan a 28-24 nonconference win at Class 5A No. 4 Upper St. Clair (6-2) on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Ben Lane helps Freeport shut out Knoch
Ben Lane ran for three touchdowns as No. 4 Freeport earned a 42-0 win over Knoch (0-8, 0-3) in Class 3A Allegheny 6 Conference play Friday night.
West Allegheny clinches playoff spot by beating Blackhawk in 2OT
October 14, 2022
The West Allegheny Indians missed the playoffs the past three years, the first that had happened since 1994-96. They will not miss a fourth consecutive time.
Another big game for Ryan Palmieri leads surging Pine-Richland past Shaler
Pine-Richland is hitting its stride at the perfect time. And Ryan Palmieri may be the biggest reason why.
Belle Vernon takes advantage of field position, Martin scores 5 times in win over Mt. Pleasant
Belle Vernon Area started seven of its eight first-half drives deep in Mt. Pleasant territory, and Quinton Martin scored five first-half touchdowns and picked off a pair of passes as the Leopards routed the visiting Vikings, 55-7, in a Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup Friday on The Beach at James Weir Stadium.
Franklin Regional trounces Hempfield to clinch at least a share of Big East title
Franklin Regional clinched at least a share of the WPIAL Class 5A Big East Conference title Friday by playing nearly a perfect football game.
Ex-Jayhawk leads Greensburg Central Catholic past Jeannette
Jaydin Canady likes to play against his former team.
Southmoreland doubles up Greensburg Salem in win
Ty Keffer did a little bit of everything to lead Southmoreland to a 42-21 victory over Greensburg Salem in Interstate Conference play Friday evening before a Homecoming crowd at Russ Grimm Field in Alverton.
East Allegheny denies Deer Lakes chance to clinch playoff spot with runaway win
A large crowd lined the streets for the annual homecoming parade and then filed into Lancer Stadium hoping to watch the Deer Lakes football team clinch a playoff berth for the third time in program history.
Chandler Thimons, Aaran Randolph lead Highlands past Kiski Area
So much for peeking ahead to the next game.
Penn-Trafford football team rebounds to beat Plum
The Penn-Trafford football team got that winning feeling back Friday after last week’s tough loss to rival Gateway.
Cruce Brookins powers top-ranked Steel Valley past Burrell
The Steel Valley Ironmen continued their path of dominance, defeating the Burrell Bucs, 48-0, on Friday night in Class 2A Allegheny Conference action.
Big games from Fulton, Wetzel carry Latrobe over Connellsville
The Connellsville football team, playing on its own field, put together a fairly strong first quarter in front of a homecoming crowd Friday night.
Mt. Pleasant, North Allegheny girls added to PIAA golf tournament
The PIAA announced Friday that the WPIAL will be getting two additional girls qualifiers for the state team tournament Wednesday at Penn State.
5 things to watch in Week 7 of high school football
Football coaches will always say Week 7 isn’t the time for nonconference games, since the playoffs are less than a month away and nobody wants to get hurt now in a “meaningless” game.
