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WPIAL football playoff field is set
By Staff ReportsThe WPIAL postseason field is complete after Friday night’s Week 9 contests, even though not all of the scheduled games were played. Trinity’s game at ...
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Knoch rolls past Highlands
By Bill Beckner Jr., Valley News DispatchHighlands had its nose pressed against the glass of the WPIAL playoffs, but Knoch abruptly pulled the blind on the Golden Rams, using its best ...
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Belle Vernon does its part with 35-0 rout
By Bill Hughes, Valley IndependentHeading into its Big Nine Conference contest at Albert Gallatin Friday night, Belle Vernon Area knew it had to win to have a chance to ...
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New and improved Frazier ready for playoffs
By Jeff Oliver, Valley IndependentFor the want of a better effort in one game, Frazier would be standing out as champions of the Tri-County South Conference today. Instead, the ...
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Local roundup: Elizabeth Forward picks up nonconference win
By Staff ReportsJaquan Davidson ran for 131 yards and a touchdown as playoff-bound Elizabeth Forward (6-3) downed Greensburg Salem (2-7) in nonconference play. Jaylen French added touchdowns ...
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Apollo-Ridge preps for playoffs by thumping West Shamokin
By R.A. MontiAlready assured its first playoff berth since 2007, Apollo-Ridge used Week 9 as a postseason tuneup, rolling past West Shamokin for a 49-7 victory Friday ...
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Local roundup: Uniontown tops Laurel Highlands in Big 9 Conference
By Staff ReportsXavier Ellis rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries to lift Uniontown (2-7, 2-6) to a 20-14 victory over host Laurel Highlands ...
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Seneca Valley runs past Fox Chapel
By D.j. VasilSeneca Valley senior running back Forrest Barnes rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns, all in the first half, as Class AAAA No. 5 Seneca ...
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Week 9 high school football scores, summaries
By Tribune-ReviewHigh Schools Football FRIDAY’S RESULTS Class AAAA Quad East Altoona 27, Connellsville 12 Gateway 21, McKeesport 6 Kiski Area 41, Latrobe 14 Penn-Trafford 16, Hempfield ...
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District 9 roundup: Redbank Valley snaps losing streak
By Staff ReportsPaired up with another winless program, Redbank Valley finally found a way to score big points Friday night in its season finale. The Bulldogs (1-8, ...
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Ford City secures victory
By Stephen CataneseAlready eliminated from the playoffs and with 1:33 remaining in its season Friday night, Ford City coach John Bartolovic called a timeout and ran onto ...
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Plum drops finale to Pine-Richland
By Michael LoveThings didn’t start well for Plum in its nonconference season finale Friday night at Pine-Richland. The Rams’ defense forced Mustangs senior tailback Jai Major to ...
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Clairton takes care of business against Imani Christian
By Patrick Cloonan, McKeesport Daily NewsClairton capped an unbeaten regular season with its 56th straight win, a 52-0 rout of Imani Christian on Friday night at Neil C. Brown Stadium. ...
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Charleroi Area closes on big winning note
By Brian HermanIf Friday’s 35-7 Class AA Interstate Conference romp over Brownsville at Cougar Stadium in the season finale is any indication, the future looks bright for ...
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Gateway gets past McKeesport
By Ray JudyGateway continued its Quad East dominance on Friday, but McKeesport didn’t make it easy. The Gators, ranked No. 2 in Class AAAA by Trib Total ...
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Pitt rolls to 47-17 victory over Temple
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewEyes straight ahead, Pitt center Ryan Turnley focused on the Temple defender. For the moment, nothing else mattered. Yet he sensed something good was...
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McCoy becomes Duquesne’s all-time leading rusher in loss to Monmouth
By Bill West, Leader TimesDuquesne senior running back Larry McCoy walked along the home bleachers and shook hands with fans, some of whom came from his hometown of Wytheville, ...
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Pitt football notebook: Panthers overcome injuries
By Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPitt linebacker Todd Thomas was so excited with teammate Dan Mason’s fourth-down tackle Saturday that he kept pounding his buddy on the back in triumph. ...
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District roundup: Slippery Rock upsets California (Pa.)
By Staff ReportsDespite losing two fumbles and having two punts blocked, visiting Slippery Rock upset No. 13 California (Pa.), 28-26, in a PSAC West game Saturday at ...
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Growing deer disease extends beyond Pa. borders
By Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis must be what it feels like to have cooties. Pennsylvania Game Commission and Department of Agriculture officials announced Oct. 11 that a captive deer ...
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