Football

Ellwood City’s Elijah Palmer-McCane works out with teammates during a preseason practice.
High school football team of the week for Oct. 7, 2024
October 7, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines

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Kiski School football players in 2024 include, from left, Hunter Richardson, Aidan Valdez, Levi Porter and Owen Sinclair.
Kiski School football on upswing, building for future
Heading into the fifth game of the season against Penn Charter on Sept. 27, Kiski School football coach David Buran knew his team was not going to have an easy go of it.

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Valerie Menke and her Pine-Richland teammates will play North Catholic on Tuesday on TribHSSN.TribLive.com
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Oct. 7, 2024
October 6, 2024
The stretch run of the WPIAL football season begins while time is running out on the regular season in district soccer and volleyball this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Franklin Regional’s Jammier Austin runs down Latrobe’s Alex Tatsch after a long run and strips the ball and was recovered by Franklin Regional Friday Sept. 13, 2024 at Franklin Regional High School.
Latrobe standout Tatsch done for season because of shoulder injury that requires surgery
Latrobe will play the rest of the football season without its star running back and linebacker.

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Penn Hills coach Charles Morris walks from the field during a timeout against Aliquippa on Sept. 20.
Penn Hills dials back physicality in practice, sees positive results
Every year provides third-year Penn Hills football coach Charles Morris with the opportunity to make tweaks to benefit the program. This year, the Indians have been focused on helping young players on the offensive line make steady improvements.

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South Park’s Eric Doerue takes a handoff during a preseason practice.
High school roundup for Oct. 5, 2024: Eric Doerue runs for 3 TDs in South Park win over OLSH
October 5, 2024
Eric Doerue rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 South Park to a 41-13 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Class 2A Allegheny Conference football Saturday.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Landon Honick, shown last season, contributed a catch that covered more than 30 yards in Friday’s win against Jeannette.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: GCC comes together in win over Jeannette
Greensburg Central Catholic proved Friday night it is more than a one-man team. It is more than junior quarterback Samir Crosby. A lot more.

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Players from Peters Township head to midfield before playing Moon on Oct. 4, 2024, at Moon Stadium.
Peters Township defense clamps down in 2nd half in win over Moon
October 4, 2024
Peters Township’s defense blanked Moon in the second half, pushing the Indians to a 23-14 win Friday night at Tiger Stadium.

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Belle Vernon’s Kole Doppelheuer scores against Chartiers Valley on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Belle Vernon finally gets big plays from offense, routs Chartiers Valley
Belle Vernon Area coach Matt Humbert acknowledged that, through the opening four games, one of the things missing from the offense was the big plays.

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Captains for Greensburg Central Catholic and Jeannette meet at midfield before their game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Samir Crosby accounts for 5 TDs, propels Greensburg Central Catholic past Jeannette
If Greensburg Central Catholic was looking for momentum heading into halftime against rival Jeannette, it found it in a flurry.

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The sun sets over Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium and the Gateway marching band prior to the start of a game between the Gators and Penn-Trafford on Friday.
Penn-Trafford rings Victory Bell in win vs. Gateway
If Penn-Trafford running back Tasso Whipple was playing as though it would be his last high school football game against archrival Gateway, that’s because it was.

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Hempfield’s Dom Detruf takes off on a 71-yard touchdown run against Norwin on Friday.
Fast start helps Hempfield hold off Norwin for 2nd consecutive conference win
Hempfield jumped out to a quick lead against rival Norwin on Friday but needed to hold on for its second consecutive WPIAL Class 6A Conference victory.

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Captains for Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg Salem meet at midfield before their game Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.
Mt. Pleasant springs to life in 2nd half to get past Greensburg Salem
The first half of the Class 3A Interstate Conference matchup between Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg Salem was the epitome of a sleeper.

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Burrell’s Trey Coury is wrapped up in the first quarter by Valley defenders Friday.
Trey Coury runs 53 times for 266 yards as Burrell tops Valley in rivalry game
For the second week in a row, Trey Coury did some heavy lifting.

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Freeport spoils Highlands homecoming with conference win
A few weeks ago, Freeport coach John Gaillot started seeing his defense hit like the team a couple years ago that won a conference championship.

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The Beaver offense sets up in the second quarter Friday against Deer Lakes.
Beaver football team dominates undefeated Deer Lakes
The Beaver football team has been hardened by the challenges that come from playing a difficult schedule. The Bobcats, ranked fifth in the WPIAL Class 3A Trib HSSN rankings, showed the benefits of that type of experience Friday night at Deer Lakes High School.

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Upper St. Clair’s Julian Dahlem carries for a 53-yard touchdown run on the first play against Franklin Regional on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at USC.
Upper St. Clair faces yet another undefeated Allegheny Six foe, this time South Fayette
With the regular season already half over, Upper St. Clair will likely face three undefeated teams in a row.

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Central Catholic kicker Billy Lech watches his 54-yard field goal with teammates during the second quarter against North Allegheny last Friday.
5 things to watch in Week 6: Move over quarterbacks, is the WPIAL now the cradle of kickers?
Which decades-old kicking record might be broken this week?

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South Fayette’s Drew Welhorsky celebrates after beating Belle Vernon on Sept. 20.
Trib HSSN don’t miss high school football matchups for 2024 Week 6
October 3, 2024
Welcome to Week 6 of the 2024 WPIAL football regular season and the kick off of October football.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samir Crosby pulls in a touchdown pass as Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown watches during last year’s meeting between the teams.
‘Best friends’ collide when Jeannette, Greensburg Central Catholic QBs meet
When Kymon’e Brown and Samir Crosby played on the same youth football team with the Jeannette Midgets, they accounted for more than 50 touchdowns in one season.

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