WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Heading into the 2018 season, Penn Hills marked Week 6 on its calendars. This week would be the quickest the school could reach milestone victory No. 500. The Indians wasted no time achieving that feat with its seventh win of the season, a 34-3 win at Hampton on Friday night for its 500th win. The… More »
Nick Morrow’s 46-yard field goal with 8:46 left in the game gave Grove City College a 24-21 lead at Carnegie Mellon University as the Wolverines went on to a 31-21 win. The kick is the longest in the league this season. He also went 4-for-4 in extra points. Carnegie Mellon averaged only 16.8 yards per return… More »
Patrick Crossey had a PAC season-best 15 stops (four solo) in Saturday night’s 35-14 PAC victory at Westminster College for Case Western Reserve University. The Spartans’ co-captain played a pivotal role in holding the Titans scoreless over the game’s final 30 minutes, registering six tackles in the second half. He intercepted a first-and-goal pass at… More »
The Big 56 Conference is proud to introduce OES Scoreboards (www.oes-scoreboards.com) as our new sponsor. OES has a long history of partnering with schools across North America to help athletic programs bring new levels of excitement and fan engagement to their events. With solutions in pro venues like Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles), Wells Fargo… More »
The Peters Township football team continues to prove themselves each week that they belong in the conversation among the elite teams in Class 5A. In a non-section game on Friday night, the Indians stormed into North Hills and came away with a 35-7 win, handing the home Indians their first loss of the season. Peters… More »
In a battle of Hall of Fame Coaches, West Allegheny’s Bob Palko got the best of Upper St. Clair’s Jim Render as the Indians went on the road to defeat the Panthers in Section 1-5A play Friday night, 29-12. West Allegheny rebounded in a strong way from its first loss of the season last week… More »
Joseph Feola was fantastic in Washington & Jefferson’s 2-1 comeback victory over La Roche College last Wednesday. He scored both of the Presidents’ goals in the win. The two tallies are the first of Feola’s collegiate career, and both came from strong individual efforts. After seeing over 30 minutes of playing time in each of W&J’s… More »
Bethany College’s Mike Whiteherse finished with a 37.7 yard average on six punts in Saturday night’s 22-13 win over Waynesburg University. The freshman dropped 3 of 6 inside the Yellow Jackets’ 20-yard line and forced fair catches on 4 of 6. Whiteherse was a tremendous help to the Bisons’ defensive effort, pushing Waynesburg’s average starting field… More »
By Jonathan Spina In a matchup of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in WPIAL Class 6A, North Allegheny’s defense shined brightest forcing six turnovers in route to a 27-3 statement victory against Pittsburgh Central Catholic. The game started off very slow with the first four possessions of the game ending with punts. North… More »
Jake Chapla booted a 38-yard field goal that all but put the game away in a 38-31 win for Slippery Rock University as it came with just 48 seconds left. Chapla was a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT kicks in the game and averaged 47.3 yards per punt on three punts. His only miss came from 51… More »