Tag: Avella

High school roundup for Jan. 22: Allderdice boys take down Class 5A No. 1 Mars

January 23, 2018

Allderdice boys basketball flexed its City League muscles Monday night. Just three days after defeating Westinghouse in a league showdown, the Dragons took down one

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WPIAL roundup: Top-ranked Trinity girls beat Upper St. Clair

January 21, 2018

Riley DeRubbo had 16 points and eight assists as Class 5A No. 1 Trinity (13-3) beat Upper St. Clair (6-6), 63-46, in nonsection play. Alayna

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Westmoreland roundup: Belle Vernon boys top Monessen

January 20, 2018

In nonsection play, Cameron Nusser scored 25 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Class 4A No. 5 Belle Vernon (10-4) to a 73-60 victory

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High school roundup for Jan. 19: North Hills boys upset No. 4 Butler

January 19, 2018

Kam Taylor scored 35 points, including 19 in third quarter as North Hills upset No. 4 Butler, 82-55, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball game

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Week 8’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County

October 18, 2017

Class 5A Big East Conference Kiski Area (1-7, 1-5) at 1-5A Penn-Trafford (8-0, 6-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Kiski Area lost to Gateway, 61-21.

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Balanced Riverview rips winless Avella

October 14, 2017

Riverview's Devon Binz was all smiles following the Raiders Class A nonconference matchup against Avella. And for good reason. The junior running back turned in

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Week 7’s don’t-miss high school football in the A-K Valley

October 11, 2017

Class 5A Allegheny Nine Baldwin (1-5, 0-5) at Fox Chapel (3-4, 3-3) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Baldwin shut out Connellsville, 49-0. Fox Chapel topped

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CTK ’17 – 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview

August 25, 2017

The Tri-County South Conference has been much maligned over the years for its lack of success in winning WPIAL playoff games. But the Tri-County South this year features a running back with more than 4,000 career yards rushing and a 6-foot-4 quarterback who had nearly 2,000 yards offense last season. Suffice it to say there […]

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WPIAL football conference preview: Class A Tri-County South

August 21, 2017

The favorite Fort Cherry (9-2 overall, 6-1 Tri-County South in 2016) The Tri-County South runner-up last season, Fort Cherry returns a talented offensive attack that

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CTK ’16: 1-A Tri-County South Conference Preview

August 29, 2016

Frazier gave the much-maligned Tri-County South Conference some respect last season. The Commodores were undefeated until losing in the WPIAL semifinals to Clairton. A new year brings new classifications in the WPIAL and a slightly altered Tri-County South Conference. Frazier is gone. So is Beth-Center. So is Bentworth. All three of them are now in Class 2A under the state’s new six-class sytem. Six members of the Tri-County South last year stayed in the conference. Monessen and Fort Cherry are new this year. There doesn’t seem to be a prohibitive favorite to win the conference. Some expect Monessen to be the frontrunner, but the Greyhounds lost a Week 0 game to Charleroi last Friday. Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan and Avella have experienced teams returning.

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