Tag: Jeannette
No. 1 Jeannette slips past No. 2 Clairton in wet, muddy showdown
October 26, 2018
Since Jeannette had dropped to Class A and been placed in the Eastern Conference in 2014, the Jayhawks never beat Clairton during the regular season. That ended on a rainy and messy Friday night at McKee Stadium. Playing in a steady rain that made the turf a quagmire, No. 1
Westmoreland football notebook: Greensburg Salem hopes to complete turnaround
October 25, 2018
Win and you're in. There aren't many motivating factors better than that one in the final week of a regular season. Greensburg Salem could be like Latrobe and become another local turnaround story if the Golden Lions can win Friday night at Indiana. They have not been to the WPIAL
Embarrassing encounter doesn’t shake Chick’s Picks’ Week 9 high school football predictions
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. Chick's Picks headed back to her hometown for a special event this week. Throughout the course of the day, Chick's Picks ran into many former acquaintances that she had not seen in quite some time. During one conversation in particular,
Westmoreland County football players to watch for Week 9
October 24, 2018
Justin Cramer Jeannette, Jr., T/LB The 6-foot, 299-pound junior leads the Jayhawks with 101 tackles. He and Drake Petrillo have put a lot of heat on opposing quarterbacks. He's also a good blocker on offense. Dillon Ferretti Hempfield, Jr., TE/LB The 5-foot-11, 225-pound junior is having a fantastic season forThe Birdie delves into tiebreakers before picking Westmoreland County games
Last week: 14-1 (.933) Season: 95-23 (.805) On the morning of a rare day off, the Birdie pushed around his scrambled eggs at breakfast, scraping his fork against Mrs. Birdie's fancy plate, causing her to cringe. He then used the fork to flip his pumpkin spiced pancakes and sent them
Rivals Clairton, Jeannette to again battle for Eastern Conference crown
Does Clairton have a chip on its shoulder If you ask Jeannette coach Roy Hall, he feels the Bears do. And in some ways, so does Clairton coach Wayne Wade. andquot;I guess a lot of people had written us off because we lost three games last year and lost to
Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings
October 22, 2018
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost
WPIAL football rankings for week of Oct. 21, 2018
October 20, 2018
WPIAL football rankings Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 9-0, 2 3. Central Catholic, 7-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 6-3, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 4-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-0, 1 2. Penn Hills, 9-0, 2 3. Peters Township, 7-2, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 7-2,
Jeannette shuts out Riverview in final test before marquee matchup with rival Clairton
The top-ranked Class A defending champion Jeannette Jayhawks passed their final hurdle leading to Friday's showdown with No. 2 Clairton. Jeannette scored three touchdowns on short drives in the first quarter and rolled to a 43-0 shutout over Riverview at Oakmont's Riverside Park. Imani Sanders ran for 63 yards on
Girls soccer playoffs set to begin in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 19, 2018
The curtain goes up Saturday on the 2018 WPIAL girls soccer postseason with 24 first-round playoff matches. Penn-Trafford, Moon, Waynesburg and Greensburg Central Catholic are the defending champions. Not only are Penn-Trafford and Moon in the Class 4A playoff tournament this season, they are on the same side of the
