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Trib HSSN’s 2024 Week 11 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 11 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania. Passing 303 - Joey Felitsky, North Catholic (19 of 29) 284 - Marques Council, Aliquippa (16 of 34) 251 - Kole Olszewski, Bishop Canevin (12 of 23) 209 - Ryan Cortes, South Allegheny (16 of 30) 196 -...
Neal brothers carry No. 5 Avonworth to quarterfinal win over No. 4 Beaver
Antelopes became Wildcats and then became dominant. Using a Wildcat formation with brothers Nico and Luca Neal, No. 5 Avonworth scored on its first five possessions on its way to a 42-21 victory over No. 4 Beaver in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Friday at Gypsy Glen Stadium. Nico rushed...
Upper St. Clair shuts down Penn Hills to power into Class 5A semifinals
Upper St. Clair’s defense smothered Penn Hills on Friday night, earning a 24-3 victory in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. “Our defense really made a number of big plays tonight,” Panthers coach Mike Junko said. “They were the reason we got this win. They put a lot of pressure on...
Jeannette pulls another upset, knocks off Greensburg CC in Class A quarterfinals
Kymon’e Brown had not beaten Greensburg Central Catholic during his high school football career, but now Jeannette’s dual-threat quarterback can check the accomplishment off his bucket list. Brown ran for 139 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries, threw for 133 yards and another score, and intercepted a pass to...
High school football roundup for Nov. 8, 2024: Ellwood City scores 1st trip to semifinals since 1987
Ellwood City advanced to the WPIAL football semifinals for the first time since 1987 after defeating sixth-seeded South Allegheny, 13-12, in the Class 2A quarterfinals Friday night. Elijah Palmer-McCane caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Chris Smiley with 7 minutes, 43 seconds remaining, and the Wolverines made the one-point lead...
Saints march on to WPIAL semifinals after rallying past No. 9 Highlands
Imani Christian is moving on. And it took a big rally for the No. 1 Saints to do it. Down 14 at halftime to No. 9 Highlands and shut out on the scoreboard, Imani came all the way back to score a 31-17 victory in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal...
Central Valley rolls past Freeport in WPIAL quarterfinals
Battles are won and lost in the trenches. On Friday night, Freeport lost those battles. The offensive and defensive lines for the No. 7-seeded Yellowjackets (8-4) got zero push against No. 2-seed Central Valley (6-5) in a 35-7 defeat in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals. “They were just bigger and...
Mac Miller leads Pine-Richland to rout of Franklin Regional, spot in WPIAL Class 5A semifinals
Pine-Richland running back Mac Miller’s focus didn’t wane during the bye week. The top-seeded Rams were solely focused on self-improvement. When Pine-Richland returned to action during a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff Friday night at home, the Rams were ready to conduct business quickly and efficiently. The top-seeded Rams took...
Greensburg Central Catholic, Southmoreland ready for next round of PIAA playoffs
Greensburg Central Catholic and the Southmoreland girls’ volleyball teams look to continue their seasons Saturday in the PIAA Volleyball tournament. The WPIAL Class A champions, Greensburg Central Catholic, will face District 6 champion West Branch at Johnstown High School at noon. The Centurions are coming off a 3-1 victory against...
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA soccer preview capsules for Nov. 9, 2024
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals Warwick (18-3) vs. Fox Chapel (13-4-2) 1 p.m. Saturday, Trojan Stadium, Chambersburg District seeds: Warwick 3-2; Fox Chapel 7-1 Winner plays: Winner of 7-2 Plum (17-1-3)/3-1 Cumberland Valley (19-1-1) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) First round: Warwick 3, Conestoga 2; Fox...
Avonworth’s Mahan chosen for All-American soccer game
Avonworth soccer standout Fiona Mahan missed most of her senior season with a torn ACL, but that didn’t stop her from making an elite roster. Mahan, an Alabama commit, was selected to the 12th annual High School All-American Game set for Dec. 14 at Wando High School in Charleston, S.C....
Westmoreland County PIAA soccer preview capsule for Nov. 9, 2024
PIAA boys soccer playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals Franklin Regional (15-4-2) vs. Conrad Weiser (23-1-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Trojan Stadium, Chambersburg District seeds: Franklin Regional 7-2; Conrad Weiser 3-1 Winner plays: Winner of 8-1 Allderdice (13-4-1)/7-1 Moon (23-0) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) First round: Franklin Regional 6, Bellefonte...
5 things to watch in WPIAL football: Rematches galore in 2nd week of playoffs
Rarely does a WPIAL football team play the same opponent in back-to-back games, but that’s the situation facing Beaver. Two weeks after beating Avonworth in the regular-season finale, Beaver opens the WPIAL playoffs Friday night with another matchup against the Antelopes. The fourth-seeded Bobcats (8-2) earned a first-round bye, so...
Quick start helps Peters Township blow by Penn-Trafford
If Peters Township coach T.J. Plack had any worries his team would come out flat in its WPIAL playoff debut after a week off, the Indians quickly took away those doubts. The returning Class 5A champions scored on their first two drives, did a good job stuffing Penn-Trafford’s running game...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 7, 2024
Field hockey PIAA tournament Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Maria Academy vs. Manheim Township (17-3) at Exeter Township, 11 a.m.; Methacton (17-4-2) vs. Emmaus (24-1) at Quakertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks West (21-4) vs. Easton (19-5-1) at Quakertown, 11 a.m.; Conestoga (19-3) vs. Mechanicsburg (17-5-1) at Exeter Township, 5...
Class 4A heavyweights to collide when Aliquippa meets Thomas Jefferson
Go back in time four years to when Thomas Jefferson and Aliquippa met in the 2020 WPIAL finals. It seemed then that a new rivalry was blossoming with the Quips’ arrival in Class 4A. Yet, they haven’t met since. “It’s been kind of surprising that we haven’t,” TJ coach Bill...
Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff previews for 2024 Week 11
As always in November football, there is great anticipation for all the contests slated for the second week of WPIAL playoff action. Whether they are rematches from games earlier this season or first-time matchups, there is a special story to tell in all 24 postseason contests Friday. Four games —...
Jeannette’s Tommy Paulone takes pride in bringing alma mater back to prominence
From three wins, to seven, to eight, Jeannette football has climbed back to respectability in three short seasons under Tommy Paulone’s leadership. The gaping wound left by the departure of nearly a dozen transfers in 2021 has all but healed. The rough patch in a proud program’s history is fading...
Through the Years: 60 years ago, Tarentum ended season on high note
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look at the players, coaches and events that shaped our scholastic history. Tarentum ended its season on a winning note as the Redcats downed Fox Chapel, 33-21, in nonconference play on Nov. 7, 1964. Ron...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional appreciates trip to state quarterfinals
When Nick White was an assistant boys soccer coach at Fox Chapel, the Foxes made the PIAA playoffs once in his 10 years there. Now the boys coach at Franklin Regional, White does not undervalue the privilege to play in the state tournament. Franklin Regional (15-4-2), the WPIAL 3A runner-up,...
Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Jeannette coach wins Steelers honor
Jeannette’s Tommy Paulone was selected as the Steelers High School Coach of the Week after his team’s 23-7 upset of Neshannock in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The 13th-seeded Jayhawks scored 23 unanswered points to soundly dispatch the No. 4 Lancers. Paulone will receive $1,000 for...
High school roundup for Nov. 7, 2024: Latrobe skates past Hempfield
Joey Crimboli had a five-point night with two goals and three assists to lead Latrobe to a 7-2 victory over Hempfield in PIHL Class 2A hockey Thursday night. Dylan Morris also scored twice and Jaxson Kettering had a goal and an assist for Latrobe (3-2). Guerin Gardner had a goal...
Westmoreland County high school football players to watch for 2024 Week 11
Player of the week Tasso Whipple Penn-Trafford, sr., RB/LB The 6-foot-1, 205-pound senior rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown to help the Warriors to a 49-28 WPIAL Class 5A first-round win over South Fayette. Whipple also returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown. Players to watch Landon Honick...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 6, 2024
Field hockey PIAA tournament Class 3A Quarterfinals Saturday’s schedule Villa Maria Academy vs. Manheim Township (17-3) at Exeter Township, 11 a.m.; Methacton (17-4-2) vs. Emmaus (24-1) at Quakertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks West (21-4) vs. Easton (19-5-1) at Quakertown, 11 a.m.; Conestoga (19-3) vs. Mechanicsburg (17-5-1) at Exeter Township, 5...
Trib 10: Ranked teams on notice as playoffs hit 2nd week
While six of the 10 power-ranked teams were on a bye last week, one of the four schools in action went bye-bye. Montour lost for a second straight week and dropped out of the Trib 10, replaced by undefeated Imani Christian. The rest of the rankings remain intact for now,...
