WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Seneca Valley had complete control over Mt. Lebanon throughout the first half Friday night of its Class 6A Conference matchup with the Blue Devils. It was a different story in the second half, as the Blue Devils outscored the Raiders 26-6. Joey Daniels connected with Evan Jones for two third-quarter touchdowns and Jones gave Mt…. More »
Hampton topped Shaler, 31-28, on Friday in a showcase of old-school football in the Northern Conference. Running back Luke Lindgren led the Talbots (2-1, 2-0) for the second consecutive game with a ground attack that gained 244 yards. Lindgren finished with 23 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns. The win was only the fifth… More »
By Jonathan Spina Senior Percise Colon took a punt back 60 yards with 2:55 to go in the game and a 2-point conversation gave North Allegheny an 11-10 victory over top-ranked Central Catholic in Friday night’s showdown at Shaler Middle School. With the victory, Head Coach Art Walker picked up his 200th career coaching win. Walker coached… More »
It turned out to be a “painful” victory for Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane. During Cole Defillippo’s 31-yard interception return to seal a 28-7 victory against No. 1 Gateway, Ruane believes he ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg. The Warriors held one of the top offenses in the WPIAL to a single touchdown in… More »
Peters Township used a pair of scores from Josh Casilli to knock off Upper St. Clair, 29-21, in the teams’ WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny 8 Conference opener Friday night. The No. 2-ranked Indians (2-0, 1-1) started fast with a long return from Aidan McCall on the opening kickoff. Peters Township’s drive ended at the 1-yard… More »
Junior Nico Flati’s 37-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-2 play with less than 90 seconds left in the game lifted West Allegheny to a 35-31 victory over Chartiers Valley on Friday night. The home victory was also the first for head coach Chris Lucas as the Indians coach who took over for Bob Palko. Flati… More »
Pine-Richland didn’t ease into this new football season. Junior quarterback Cole Spencer threw two touchdowns in the first 2½ minutes as host Pine-Richland defeated Penn Hills, 21-0, in a Week Zero contest that matched the defending WPIAL Class 6A and 5A champions. The Rams scored on their first two possessions with an onside kick in… More »
Moon sacked Montour quarterback Luke Persinger 11 times and forced two Spartan turnovers en route to a 14-10 victory in a non-conference game Friday night. It was the second year in a row the Tigers defeated Montour to begin the season. Persinger was pressured all night, especially in the fourth quarter as Montour was trying… More »
The North Allegheny Tigers claimed an impressive 21-0 victory over Friendship Collegiate Academy (DC) in Week Zero to open the 2019 season on Friday night at Newman Stadium. It was NA’s first shutout since the Tigers blanked Morgantown, 45-0, in Week Zero in 2017. Fittingly, it was the defense that made the first big play… More »
Losing in the Class 5A WPIAL semifinals is a distant memory for the Penn-Trafford softball team. It turned out that would be their last lost of the season as the Warriors claimed the program’s first PIAA championship on Friday with a 5-3 win against Lampeter Strasburg at Penn State University’s Beard Field. Penn-Trafford led from… More »