Tag: Riverview

Burrell players celebrate an interception during a game against Derry on Friday.

A-K Valley high school football matchups for 2023 Week 9

October 25, 2023

Class 5A Northeast Conference

Kiski Area coach Sam Albert works with his team during practice on Oct. 11.

The Birdie gets playoff hopefuls fired up before making Week 9 A-K Valley picks

Last week: 8-3 (72.7%)

Riverview’s Lola Abraham works past Springdale’s Brooke Taliani during their game on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Springdale.

A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

October 23, 2023

WPIAL soccer playoffs

Riverview’s Carlo Buzzatto hurdles over Jeannette players and receives a penalty during a game Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Jeannette.

School-record rushing effort part of special season for Riverview’s Carlo Buzzatto

October 21, 2023

It was a bittersweet feeling for senior tailback Carlo Buzzatto on Oct. 14 after Riverview football’s heartbreaking 29-28 loss to Leechburg in a rivalry game at Riverside Park that had huge playoff ramifications.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Landon Honick scores a touchdown against Riverview on Friday.

Greensburg Central Catholic survives scare vs. Riverview

October 20, 2023

Sophomore Landon Honick didn’t want his team’s playoff hopes to stretch into Week 9.

Butler’s Drew Griffith takes the lead during the boys Class 3A race at the TSTCA Cross Country Championship on Thursday at White Oak Park.

Butler’s Griffith sets event record in winning Tri-State cross country title

October 19, 2023

As Butler senior Drew Griffith approached the end of the 5,000-meter course at the Tri-State Cross Country Championship at White Oak Park on Thursday, his mom stood with a camera waiting for her son to break more records.

Har-Brack quarterback Tim Karrs confers with his father, head coach Johnny Karrs (white shirt), on Oct. 18, 1963. The younger Karrs threw a pair scoring passes as the Tigers recorded a 20-14 victory over Ken High that tied the all-time series between the two schools at 15-15.

Through the years: 60 years ago, Har-Brack topped Ken High in thriller

Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history.