Sports
Moon holds off Bethel Park’s 2nd-half surge for Allegheny 6 victory
October 14, 2023
The Moon Tigers looked poised to make a statement Friday night in their Class 5A Allegheny 6 Conference matchup against Bethel Park.
WPIAL Class A football roundup: Fort Cherry stays unbeaten behind Matt Sieg’s 4 TD runs
Matt Sieg ran for 198 yards and four touchdowns to lead top-ranked Fort Cherry to a 42-13 victory over Cornell (6-2, 3-2) in the Class A Black Hills Conference on Friday night.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Oct. 13, 2023
High schools
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: Shady Side Academy takes advantage of Valley turnovers in win
Isaiah Beckham ran for two touchdowns as Shady Side Academy earned a 43-14 Class 3A Allegheny Conference win over Valley on Friday night.
Mars gets revenge by shutting out Armstrong in rout
With 2 minutes, 30 seconds remaining on a stopped second-quarter clock, it was hard to imagine the same two teams on the field Friday night at the Mars Athletic Complex had scored a combined 86 points a year ago.
WPIAL Class 2A football roundup: Donald Barksdale’s 6 TDs carry Steel Valley to victory
Donald Barksdale ran for 258 yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 2 Steel Valley to a 49-14 triumph over Burrell (4-4, 1-2) in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 4A football roundup: West Allegheny rallies past Blackhawk for Parkway win
Brock Cornell ran for 75 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as West Allegheny slipped past Blackhawk, 10-6, in the Class 4A Parkway Conference on Friday night.
WPIAL Class 6A, 5A football roundup: Top-ranked Central Catholic tops Penn Hills
Payton Wehner threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns as Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic earned a 45-12 victory over Class 5A No. 2 Penn Hills (6-2) in a nonconference football game Friday night.
Trib HSSN’s 2023 Week 7 top performers for passing, rushing, receiving
October 13, 2023
Top performers for Week 7 of high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
Bruising McKeesport running back Spell spells trouble for Gateway
McKeesport fullback Keith Spell was losing steam on a 79-yard touchdown run, so the senior turned, stiff-armed the nearest tackler to the ground and continued into the end zone.
Stribling throws 5 TD passes to lead Serra Catholic over Ligonier Valley
Serra Catholic has its eyes set on a Class 2A Allegheny Conference title, and it looked the part of a section champion during Friday night’s 47-0 dismantling of Ligonier Valley.
Defense, rushing tandem of Grabowski, Whipple leads Penn-Trafford over Plum
Tasso Whipple and Ben Grabowski spearheaded the Warriors rushing attack as Penn-Trafford ran its way to victory over Plum, 21-6, on Friday night.
Franklin Regional surges past Hempfield for 4th straight victory
The more progressions he goes through and the more repetitions he gets, the more Chase Lemke looks the part of Franklin Regional’s starting quarterback.
Frazier runs through Springdale for 1st win
For the first time “in a very long time,” Frazier had two players rush for more than 100 yards as the Commodores picked up their first win of the season Friday.
Latrobe pulls away from Connellsville to run winning streak to 4
Looking relaxed and satisfied, Ron Prady stood back and admired his team’s quiet celebration.
42-point 1st half leads Belle Vernon past Mt. Pleasant
Teams in the Interstate Conference are well aware that, when it comes to the order of power, there is defending state champion Belle Vernon and then the other five teams.
GCC, Jeannette resident Crosby spoil Jayhawks’ homecoming
Jeannette celebrated homecoming Friday, but it was a Jeannette resident who spoiled the party.
East Allegheny holds off Deer Lakes in 2nd half to preserve 17-13 win
Dom Pecora said when you turn on the film to watch his East Allegheny football team, it won’t be the prettiest footage, but it will show toughness.
Knoch shuts out rival Freeport, improves to 7-1
After a lopsided shutout loss to rival Freeport last season, Knoch wanted to return the favor Friday at Knights Stadium in the latest installment of the battle for the Traveling Pike Trophy.
Kiski Area keeps playoff hopes alive by beating Highlands
It was a must-win game for Kiski Area and Highlands when the two squared off Friday night.
