Tag: Pine-Richland

North Allegheny takes over No. 1 spot in Trib 10 power rankings

October 29, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. The biggest overhaul to the power rankings comes as the regular season concluded and the postseason is about to begin. There is a change at No.

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Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs

Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: North Allegheny grabbed the top seed with a 27-7 victory over Pine-Richland in Week 9. NA's offense starts with its running game, and senior Ben Maenza topped the 1,000-yard mark last week. The Tigers are seeking their first

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Seven football teams in TribHSSN state rankings lose, three fall out

October 28, 2018

As the regular season concludes and district playoffs begin, we have a shakeup in the TribHSSN state rankings. Seven ranked teams lost in Week 9: Four remained ranked, but three fell out. For the first time since early in the season, a top-ranked team lost as Aliquippa was stunned by

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Run-heavy North Allegheny wins conference title, hands rival Pine-Richland ‘humbling’ loss

October 26, 2018

North Allegheny's Sam Gelosh carried for nine yards, Ben Petschke fought for the next three, Gelosh ran for five more, Percise Colon added six -- and on they went. It wasn't a quick strike that sparked NA's offense Friday night but rather a long, slow, steady touchdown drive in the

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With Heinz Field rematch possible, might Pine-Richland, North Allegheny hold back in regular-season finale?

It's possible that Pine-Richland and North Allegheny will play one another twice in the span of a few weeks. The two top-ranked rivals are favorites to rematch in the WPIAL Class 6A final, so might that affect how NA coach Art Walker and Pine's Eric Kasperowicz approach Friday's matchup in

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Embarrassing encounter doesn’t shake Chick’s Picks’ Week 9 high school football predictions

October 25, 2018

Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. Chick's Picks headed back to her hometown for a special event this week. Throughout the course of the day, Chick's Picks ran into many former acquaintances that she had not seen in quite some time. During one conversation in particular,

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Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings

October 22, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost

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Franklin Regional’s Jackson, North Allegheny’s Wrigley lead at PIAA Class AAA golf tournament

Franklin Regional senior Palmer Jackson and North Allegheny senior Caroline Wrigley are atop the leaderboard after Monday's opening round of the PIAA golf championship. Jackson shot a 2-over par 73 and is tied with Central Bucks East senior Patrick Sheehan and Harriton junior Andrew Wallace in the Class AAA boys

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A-K Valley WPIAL boys soccer playoff preview capsules for Oct. 22, 2018

October 21, 2018

boys soccer Class 4A First round No. 12 Plum (11-7) vs. No. 5 Pine-Richland (10-4-3) 8 p.m. Monday at Pine-Richland Winner plays: Winner of No. 4 Canon-McMillan/No. 13 Fox Chapel Coaches: Anthony Russo, Plum; Jon Conner, Pine-Richland Players to watch: Cole Kelly, Plum; Tom Fest, Pine-Richland Corner kicks: Plum is

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Pine-Richland knocks off Seneca Valley

October 20, 2018

Pine-Richland remained perfect in WPIAL play as it defeated Seneca Valley, 21-7, on Friday night in a Class 6A showdown. The Rams (8-1, 7-0) dominated the pace of play and controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. andquot;This could have been their last home game if

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