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Trib HSSN WPIAL football rankings: Week ending Oct. 7, 2023
October 7, 2023
WPIAL football rankings
A-K Valley football notebook: Deer Lakes streaks into matchup with East Allegheny
The Deer Lakes football team won its fifth game of the season Friday night and evened its Allegheny 6 Conference record at 1-1.
Young Plum girls volleyball team growing up fast in time for WPIAL playoffs
When Rachel Satira was hired as head coach of the Plum girls volleyball team, she knew the team would be young with some growing to do to get to where it wanted to be.
Plum sophomore girls soccer player steps into Bigger role with football team
One day a couple of years ago, Olivia Bigger was delivering soccer kicks toward a goal from about the 40-yard line.
Norwin runner finds perfect pace, shows plenty of potential
While she used to come out sprinting at the start of a cross country race, Annie Czajkowski is more methodical now, pacing herself before a late push to pass.
North Allegheny notebook: NA girls soccer moves to 14-0
Abigail Stager had three goals, and Sam Braden added two to lead the top-ranked North Allegheny girls soccer team to a 10-0 win over North Hills in a Section 1-4A game Oct. 4.
North Allegheny shakes off rivalry loss, focuses on future
North Allegheny’s football stadium was filled nearly to capacity for a hyped-up game with rival Central Catholic. There was an electric atmosphere in the crowd, yet the Tigers ended the night feeling drained after a lopsided loss.
Young, quick Franklin Regional hockey roster has high hopes for season
Despite dropping the opener to Latrobe, Franklin Regional hockey coach John Winebrenner is excited about the upcoming season.
Defense in peak form for Franklin Regional girls soccer
While the math doesn’t seem to add up, defensive play equates to one-sided play.
Hampton sophomore sets stage for volleyball team’s formidable front line
Hampton’s Lilly Muczinski knew early on what position she wanted to play in volleyball.
Hampton girls soccer teammates go from fierce rivals to best friends
Talk about two peas in a pod.
Fox Chapel graduate takes pride in qualifying for U.S. Olympic marathon trials
Colin Martin has all the gizmos and gadgets to properly track his pace, but the Fox Chapel graduate also utilized his intelligence to know if he was on the right track to qualify for the U.S. Olympic marathon trials.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Tristan Ralph, Riverview’s Lola Abraham
Lola Abraham
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 6, 2023
High schools
WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Pine-Richland upsets top-ranked Central Catholic
Ethan Pillar ran for 300 yards and three touchdowns as Class 5A No. 5 Pine-Richland pulled off the upset of the season, shocking Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic, 26-19, in a nonconference game Friday night.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Bishop Canevin holds off Cornell in Black Hills
Kole Olszewski threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 21-13 win at Cornell (6-1, 3-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Steve Vandiver throws 4 TD passes as No. 4 Imani Christian rolls past Apollo-Ridge
Steve Vandiver threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Imani Christian to a 60-13 victory against Apollo-Ridge (1-6, 0-4) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: DelRon White’s 175 rushing yards propel West Mifflin to win
DelRon White ran for 175 yards and a touchdown as West Mifflin jumped to a 19-0 first-quarter lead and held on for a 26-21 victory over Seton LaSalle (4-3, 2-2) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference game Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Trinity upsets No. 2 Thomas Jefferson
Jonah Williamson threw for 54 yards and ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Trinity scored a 23-6 upset victory over No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (6-1, 2-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference on Friday night.
