Football
With experienced roster, Springdale sees its stock rising in 2020
Two years ago, Springdale had five freshmen in its starting lineup and, not surprisingly, the Dynamos finished a disappointing 2-8.
Westmoreland high school football notebook: Latrobe holds its own
It was a nonconference game that probably won’t get much attention, but it had plenty of fireworks, nonetheless.
Alle-Kiski Valley football notebook: Bye week at bad time for Apollo-Ridge
Apollo-Ridge will have a rare, midseason bye week coming up because Summit Academy opted out of the season.
New technology makes for efficient high school football practices
All football teams have a “go route” — a deep pass — in their playbook.
Latrobe football seeking opponent for next week
Latrobe suddenly is looking for an opponent for next week after Gateway had to shut down activities because of a covid-19 issue.
Hampton upbeat after rare shutout win
A 3-by-3-foot white board hangs on the wall inside the clubhouse at Hampton’s Fridley Field to commemorate “Football Shutouts.”
Trib HSSN’s Week 3 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
Top performers for Week 3 high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
High school football standings for Sept. 25, 2020
Here are the latest WPIAL and City League football standing through Friday of Week 3. Teams are listed with conference record then overall record.
WPIAL 6A, City League roundup: Ethan West lifts Seneca Valley past Norwin
Seneca Valley might have gotten a late start to the season, but the Raiders are showing no ill effects of a preseason covid-19 shutdown.
WPIAL Class A roundup: Shenango, Clairton roll to blowout wins
Reis Watkins ran for 199 yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 2 Shenango to a 68-14 victory over Cornell (1-2, 1-2) in the Class A Big Seven Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Charleroi edges Waynesburg in Century Conference
Nikko Pellegrini’s 10-yard scoring run in the second quarter was enough to lift Charleroi to the 7-6 win over Waynesburg (0-3, 0-3) in the Class 2A Century Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: North Catholic stays unbeaten, tops East Allegheny
Joey Prentice threw for 101 yards and a touchdown as No. 2 North Catholic earned a 35-14 victory over East Allegheny (2-1, 1-1) in a Class 3A Allegheny Conference matchup Friday night.
WPIAL Class 5A roundup: Upper St. Clair runs past Latrobe in high-scoring matchup
September 25, 2020
Three players topped the century mark rushing for No. 5 Upper St. Clair in its 52-45 win at Latrobe (1-2) in a Class 5A nonconference game Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Olsen’s arm leads Armstrong past Knoch in GAC
Cadin Olsen threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to lead Armstrong to a 34-7 victory over Knoch (0-3, 0-3) in the Class 4A Greater Allegheny Conference on Friday night.
Freeport follows Lane to win against Derry
The way Ben Lane played Friday night, you would have thought he played quarterback his entire life.
Special teams, defense lead Peters Township past South Fayette
When the wins are tallied at the end of the night, style points do not come into play. Peters Township would not want them anyway as it won its Class 5A Allegheny Conference opener 17-3 over South Fayette in a game that was postponed from the opening week.
Mt. Lebanon unrelenting in victory against Hempfield
Mt. Lebanon’s offense scored touchdowns on six straight possessions and ran away with its first win of the season, 52-26 over Hempfield.
South Allegheny’s Antonio Epps steps on Yough
For the third consecutive week, Antonio Epps made his presence felt in a big way for South Allegheny.
