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Westmoreland high school football notebook: Franklin Regional gets physical
Lance Getsy channeled his inner Greg Botta on Friday night. Getsy, the Franklin Regional coach who replaced Botta, the longtime leader of the Panthers, drew up a Botta-like gameplan to pull off the upset of the night in the WPIAL, a 16-7 stunner over No. 1 Gateway in the Class...
Norwin girls volleyball to rely on deep senior class entering Section 3-4A play
Norwin girls volleyball returns most of its rotation from last season’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff team. But can all of that talent translate into another postseason bid? The 16th-year coach of the Knights girls volleyball team hopes so. “The players work hard and won’t give up on a play or...
Franklin Regional girls tennis players eye section title
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team finds itself in a familiar spot as the regular season nears its midway point — atop Section 1-3A. The Panthers (5-0, 4-0) have defeated returning section champion Latrobe, 4-1, and are eyeing a big match Sept. 23 against Penn-Trafford, which features section singles champion...
Franklin Regional notebook: Girls golf team celebrates WCCA championship
With four top-10 finishers and a little determination to repeat as champion, the Franklin Regional girls golf team defended its Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championship on Sept. 9 at Champion Lakes Golf Course in Bolivar. The event was nine holes. Panthers freshman Gionna Johnson shot 43 to finish third. A...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers shut out Pine-Richland in section volleyball opener
North Allegheny girls volleyball came away victorious over host Pine-Richland last week at a “Spike Out Cancer” event. The Tigers defeated the Rams, 3-0, by game scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-14, in the Section 1-4A opener. Carissa Treser had 10 kills, and Mia Tuman had eight kills, 29 assists and...
Despite revamped roster, North Allegheny girls soccer again off to strong start
The North Allegheny girls soccer team had six starting spots open this season, more than half of the lineup, but what the Tigers also had was depth. So, they have options. “It’s competitive from the seniors down to the freshmen,” said NA coach Chuck Kelley, who’s in his eighth season....
Confidence growing for Aquinas Academy girls soccer
The smallest school in WPIAL girls soccer is starting to think big. “This year, I’d really like to see us make it to the second round of playoffs,” Aquinas Academy senior midfielder Isabella Hite said, “and, hopefully, go all the way.” The Crusaders, in only their third season as a...
Tough breaks test Aquinas Academy boys soccer team
Aquinas Academy left the field following last season’s WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoff loss to Sewickley Academy with bright hopes for 2022. But little has gone right since then. Expected to return 10 starters from the second-winningest team in program history, Aquinas Academy has instead dealt with one setback...
Young Shady Side Academy field hockey team in midst of rebuilding year
Four-time defending WPIAL Class A field hockey champion Shady Side Academy finds itself looking for some offensive punch. Goals have been hard to come by so far this season for the Bulldogs, but veteran coach Betsy Gorse feels her young team can contend soon. Shady Side lost six players from...
Fox Chapel cross country teams surprise with early success
Fox Chapel’s route to a fourth consecutive boys cross country section title won’t be an easy one with five of the top seven runners graduated. But 11th-year coach Tom Moul is happy with the progress and contributions of some newcomers. Two female runners also graduated last spring. “We’ve had two...
2022 WPIAL statistical leaders for rushing, passing, receiving in Week 3
Top performers for Week 3 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 341 - Codi Mullen, Knoch (22 of 42) 312 - Jake Phillips, Hempfield (18 of 21) 296 - Chris Cibrone, Peters Township (17 of 32) 294 - Cadin Olsen, Armstrong (19 of 28) 267 - Kole Olszewski,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Sept. 16, 2022
High schools Football Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Mt. Lebanon 17, Central Catholic 16 Class 5A Allegheny Six Peters Township 42, South Fayette 28 Big East Franklin Regional 16, Gateway 7 Plum 42, Norwin 13 Northeast Woodland Hills 14, North Hills 0 Class 4A Big Seven McKeesport 33, Laurel Highlands...
WPIAL Class A football roundup: No. 1 Bishop Canevin rolls past Burgettstown
Kole Olszewski threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns to lead top-ranked Bishop Canevin to a 38-17 triumph over Burgettstown (1-2, 0-1) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night. Marquis Carter added 107 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Crusaders (3-1, 1-0). Cornell 48, Avella 0...
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Riverside rallies past Mohawk in MAC showdown
In the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference, Sam Hughes hit Noah George with a 23-yard touchdown pass with 1 minute, 30 seconds left in the game to give Riverside a 32-28 comeback win over Mohawk (0-2, 0-1) on Friday night. Riverside (2-1, 1-0) trailed 15-6 at halftime and 22-19 heading...
WPIAL Class 3A football roundup: Jakub Pickett’s record-setting effort lifts Quaker Valley to victory
Jakub Pickett caught five passes for a school-record 163 yards and two touchdowns as Quaker Valley earned a 40-22 victory over Seton LaSalle (0-4, 0-1) in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference on Friday night. Troy Kozar threw for 237 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two TDs for...
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: Thomas Jefferson topples Latrobe
Brody Evans threw for 213 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 3 Thomas Jefferson to a 31-21 victory over Latrobe (2-2, 0-1) in the Class 4A Big Seven Conference opener Friday night. Aidan Whalen ran for 112 yards and a touchdown for Thomas Jefferson (3-1, 3-1). Robert Fulton ran...
Boyd, White lead Elizabeth Forward past Shady Side Academy
Zach Boyd and Zion White continue to torch opposing secondaries, and Elizabeth Forward continues to win because of it. The Warriors started a little slower than coach Mike Collodi would have liked, but they still came away with a 42-21 win over Shady Side Academy at Warriors Stadium. Boyd continues...
Aliquippa notches another shutout in win over Montour
After shutting out North Catholic last week, Aliquippa’s defense looked to be in peak form. Nothing happened Friday night to change that view. The Quips held Montour to minus-23 yards of offense in a 33-0 shutout victory in its Class 4A Parkway Conference opener at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium....
WPIAL Class 6A/5A football roundup: Mt. Lebanon upsets No. 1 Central Catholic on last-second field goal
Ben McAuley’s 18-yard field goal in the final seconds capped No. 4 Mt. Lebanon’s 17-16 comeback win over top-ranked Central Catholic (2-2, 0-1) in a Class 6A Conference football game Friday night. Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 1-0) trailed 16-0 heading into the fourth quarter. David Shields hit Fred LaSota with a...
Jeannette has reason to celebrate after rout of Frazier
The WPIAL’s winningest football program hasn’t had much to celebrate since claiming its 10th WPIAL championship and reaching the PIAA final in 2020. The Jeannette Jayhawks have won twice since falling to Steelton-Highspire in Hershey in the Class A final that year. On Friday night, Jeannette notched its second victory...
Jake Phillips’ 7 touchdowns lead Hempfield to romp of Shaler
Coming into Friday night’s game at Shaler, Hempfield knew it was knocking on history’s door. A performance for the ages blew that door clear off the hinges. Spartans quarterback Jake Phillips accounted for 363 yards of offense and all seven touchdowns as Hempfield (4-0) pounded Shaler, 48-7, on Friday night...
Franklin Regional controls ground game, stuns top-ranked Gateway
Franklin Regional already had momentum from a strong start. But when the Panthers added a purpose — to play for an injured teammate — nobody was stopping them. Nobody. Not even No. 1 Gateway. With the straight-ahead strength of a dominant power running game, and an opportunistic defense, the Panthers...
Peters Township overcomes 5 turnovers to defeat South Fayette in Allegheny Six opener
Peters Township freshman Reston Lehman scored his first two career touchdowns a minute apart Friday night, one to tie and one to take the lead as the Indians defeated South Fayette, 42-28, in an Allegheny Six opener filled with unpredictable moments. Maybe most unpredictable was that South Fayette’s defense intercepted...
Rubrecht scores 4 times to help Greensburg Salem turn away Deer Lakes
It took Greensburg Salem a few series before it found its rhythm against Deer Lakes on Friday. But, once it did, it rolled to a third-consecutive victory. And it was the running of senior quarterback Cody Rubrecht and sophomore running back Kai Brunot that carried the Golden Lions (3-1) to...
Serra Catholic defense leads way in win vs. Burrell
Time and time again, Serra Catholic’s defense has come up with huge, game-changing plays. A week after winning against Washington by stifling them on a 2-point attempt, the Eagles (3-1, 1-0) defense came up with the goods in a 38-20 conference-opening victory over Burrell (3-1, 0-1). There were two defensive...
