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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 23, 2023

September 23, 2023

High schools

Neshannock quarterback Jino Mozzocio works out during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Neshannock.

WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Neshannock edges Beaver Falls in overtime

Jino Mozzocio scored on a 10-yard run in overtime as No. 3 Neshannock earned a 27-26 victory over Beaver Falls (2-3, 1-1) in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference on Friday night.

West Mifflin’s DelRon White watches practice on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in West Mifflin.

WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: DelRon White’s 249 yards help West Mifflin take down Beaver

DelRon White ran for 249 yards and caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jo Fleming as West Mifflin scored a 28-16 upset over No. 4 Beaver (4-1, 1-1) in a Class 3A Western Hills Conference football matchup Friday night.

Central Valley quarterback Steven Rutherford throws during a 7-on-7 competition at Mt. Lebanon High School.

WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: No. 4 Central Valley cruises past New Castle

Steven Rutherford threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns and added two rushing TDs to lead No. 4 Central Valley to a 42-14 victory over New Castle (0-5, 0-2) in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night.

Franklin Regional players celebrate during a game against Latrobe on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium.

WPIAL Class 5A football roundup: Franklin Regional ends No. 5 Shaler’s unbeaten streak

Chase Lemke threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two TDs as Franklin Regional upset Class 5A No. 5 Shaler, 55-7, in nonconference football action Friday night.

Mt. Lebanon’s Matthew Nguyen returns an interception on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Bethel Park.

WPIAL Class 6A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon edges Seneca Valley

Matthew Nguyen scored on an 80-yard kickoff return, and Bernard McAuley kicked a 31-yard field goal for the winning points as No. 4 Mt. Lebanon earned a 17-14 victory over No. 5 Seneca Valley (0-5, 0-2) in a Class 6A conference football game Friday night.

Peters Township quarterback Nolan DiLucia (17) throws a pass under pressure on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at Peters Township High School.

Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 4 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving

Top performers for Week 4 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.

Peters Township’s Nick Courie (27) celebrates after teammate Jake Velgich downs Upper St. Clair’s Ethan Hellmann (13) on Friday.

Peters Township shuts down Upper St. Clair in Class 5A clash of top-ranked teams

No. 1 Peters Township and No. 2 Upper St. Clair have built a rivaly on tough play and defense, and through one quarter Friday night, it looked like that trend would continue.

Central Catholic’s Elijah Faulkner dives into the end zone to score his first touchdown against North Allegheny on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in McCandless.

Central Catholic makes statement, handles North Allegheny

September 22, 2023

There already were reasons to believe Central Catholic was the team to beat in the WPIAL, starting with a roster that’s heavy in major-college recruits.

Aliquippa and West Allegheny players face off Sept. 22, 2023, at West Allegheny.

Aliquippa scores in final seconds to pull off comeback win over West Allegheny

Aliquippa remained undefeated Friday night with a wild 29-22 comeback win over West Allegheny at Joe P. DeMichela Stadium.

California pulls away from Monessen in second half

Friday’s Tri-County South Conference matchup between Mon Valley rivals California and Monessen almost resembled a basketball game.

North Catholic and Kiski Area square off in a Week 4 matchup Sept. 22, 2023, at Kiski Area.

North Catholic stymies Kiski Area for Week 4 win

A week after shutting out Highlands in their conference opener, North Catholic came on the road and authored another strong defensive performance in a 28-7 win over Kiski Area.

Mt. Pleasant’s Garrett Eicher (11) finds a hole in the Freeport defense and avoids the tackles of Sean Sellinger (5) and Dawson Gaillot (23) during Friday’s game.

Hutter brothers lead Mt. Pleasant in big 2nd-half rally to beat Freeport

Things didn’t look good for the Mt. Pleasant football team late in the third quarter of their nonconference game against Freeport.

Woodland Hills awaits the opening kickoff against Norwin on Sept. 22, 2023, at George A. Novak Field at Wolvarena.

Close call swings Woodland Hills’ way to sink Norwin

On paper, the nonconference game between Norwin and Woodland Hills seemed like an even matchup.

Charleroi (white jerseys) and Jeannette square off in a high school football game on Sept. 22, 2023, in Jeannette.

Jeannette cruises past Charleroi to improve to 4-1

Jeannette’s steady climb back to respectability took another step forward Friday night.

Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin tries to get away from Thomas Jefferson’s Sean Sullivan and Brayden White on Friday.

Thomas Jefferson rallies past Belle Vernon on late TD pass

When Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson renew their rivalry, there’s usually one play or a series of plays that decide the game.

Penn-Trafford’s Tasso Whipple (34) runs the ball against Hempfield on Friday.

Penn-Trafford rides Whipple’s record-setting night to win over Hempfield

Junior tailback Tasso Whipple averaged more than 13 yards per carry on the way to a single-game school rushing record of 300 yards and scored four touchdowns as he and Penn-Trafford remembered what it felt like to win at home.