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Westmoreland County high school football notebook: Playoff win would mean a lot to Greensburg Central Catholic
November 2, 2023
Greensburg Central Catholic versus West Greene.
Norwin goalkeeper returns from injury just in time for brilliant playoff run
Eleven games into his senior season, big-gloved Anthony Scalise was batting away shots, deflecting crosses and spoiling corner kicks with regularity.
Through the years: In 1998, Highlands crushed Kittanning for 1st perfect season
Each week throughout the high school football season, the Valley News Dispatch will take a look back at the games, players and events that have shaped local scholastic history.
Chance at WPIAL 3-peat gives Freeport girls volleyball team new goal
With as dominant as Freeport volleyball has been in recent years, including seven titles since 2010, it may be hard to find areas to make history.
Westmoreland County high school soccer notebook: Latrobe’s Robin Reilly up for top award
Robin Reilly was one of the top goal scorers and set-up midfielders in Class 3A this season.
5 things to watch in WPIAL Week 10: Run vs. pass option to decide Class 5A playoff openers
The run-pass option is a staple for offenses nowadays and this year’s WPIAL Class 5A bracket is one big RPO.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 1, 2023
November 1, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Nov. 1, 2023: Montour, Burrell, Shady Side Academy make states
Jaxon Camp scored a pair of second-half goals to break open a tie game and send fifth-seeded Montour to the state tournament with a 3-1 victory over No. 11 Franklin Regional in the WPIAL Class 3A third-place match Wednesday night.
North Allegheny answers challenge from Pine-Richland, rolls into WPIAL volleyball finals
Pine-Richland gave North Allegheny a stern test in the second set of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A girls volleyball semifinal and the Tigers responded like six-time defending state champions.
Trib 10: Aliquippa stands tall atop power rankings as playoffs begin
Welcome to the first postseason edition of the weekly Trib 10 power rankings.
A-K Valley football players to watch in 2023 Week 10
Player of the week
Deer Lakes, Southmoreland each chasing 1st WPIAL playoff victory
When Deer Lakes and Southmoreland met for a nonconference game in Week 4 at Southmoreland, the Lancers came away with a 24-7 victory, scoring 17 second-half points to break open a game that was tied at halftime.
A-K Valley high school football playoff matchups for 2023 Week 10
Class 4A first round
Time flies and so does The Birdie as he makes his A-K Valley playoff picks
Last week: 7-2 (77.8%)
Westmoreland County football players to watch in 2023 Week 10
Player of the week
Led by do-it-all QBs, 1st-round foes Latrobe, West Allegheny are mirror images
When the WPIAL football committee released the Class 4A first-round pairings Saturday, all Latrobe coach Ron Prady could do was shake his head in disappointment when he saw his team was traveling to West Allegheny.
Westmoreland County high school football playoff matchups for 2023 Week 10
Class 5A quarterfinals
The Birdie misses his trips to Green Tree, hopes to hit on Westmoreland County playoff picks
Last week: 9-2 (81.8%)
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship
Coaching conundrum can’t slow Norwin’s run to WPIAL boys soccer finals
A referee saw Carter Breen jogging across the field during pregame warmups Tuesday night at Hampton and stopped him.