Tag: Woodland Hills

High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Woodland Hills’ Keandre Bowles

December 17, 2018

Keandre Bowles School: Woodland Hills Class: Senior Last year was a breakout season for Woodland Hills. The Wolverines were 20-3 after winning their section before losing back-to-back games in the WPIAL Class 6A semifinals and the first round of the state basketball playoffs. Woodland Hills wants to repeat its dominance

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Bowles leads Woodland Hills past Gateway in Section 1-5A opener

December 14, 2018

Keandre Bowles doesn't shy away from responsibility. Woodland Hills' 6-foot-3 senior guard felt he was passed a torch from Amante Britt, who moved on to Slippery Rock University after graduating as the Wolverines' all-time leading scorer. During Woodland Hills' Section 1-5A opener Friday night at home, Bowles showed he was

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Woodland Hills TE Joshua Rawlings adds ACC offer

December 5, 2018

Woodland Hills junior Joshua Rawlings, a top WPIAL football recruit from the 2020 class, received his first Power Five offer Tuesday from Virginia. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound tight end announced the scholarship on Twitter. Virginia joined a list that already included FBS schools Akron, Kent State, Temple and Toledo. Rivals classifies

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Rochester, Washington, West A win ’01 titles

December 4, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Hopewell runs to title in ’02

November 22, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Farrell repeats in ’96

November 21, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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Peters Township, West Allegheny lead Allegheny Eight all-conference honors

November 12, 2018

Co-champions Peters Township and West Allegheny combined for 12 first-team all-Allegheny Eight players when conference honors were announced Monday. Peters Township, celebrating its first title since 1975, led with seven players and the Indians' T.J. Plack was named the conference's top coach. West A had five first-team players. Chartiers Valley

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West Allegheny hangs on to eliminate Woodland Hills

November 10, 2018

The Woodland Hills and West Allegheny football teams have developed a reputation for playing close and competitive games. In six matchups between the Wolverines and Indians played since 2014, four of them were decided by seven or fewer points. Included in that series was West Allegheny's one-point triumph in conference

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WPIAL top 10: Playoff streaks

November 7, 2018

THE TOP 10 Playoff streaks Does it seem like a number of schools always make the playoffs Here is a list of the 10 longest playoff appearance streaks in WPIAL history: Schoolandamp;#0010;Number, Yrs. qualified 1t. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 1t. Thomas Jeffersonandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 3. Woodland Hillsandamp;#0010;23, 1996-2018 4. McKeesportandamp;#0010;21, 1998-2018 5. Upper

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