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Wash High rolled up 366 yards on the ground, winning the Black Hills Conference championship over Fort Cherry. California handed Beth-Center its first loss of the year, the Trojans winning the Tri-County South title. Avella won at Frazier, McGuffey won at home against Chartiers-Houston and Burgettstown pulled away from Bentworth, the winners all clinching automatic playoff spots. Canon-McMillan’s win at Mt. Lebanon, coupled with North Allegheny’s win at Norwin, moved the Big Macs up to 2nd place in the 6A Quad County, giving CM a home game in the semifinals in two weeks. Trinity blanked Bethel Park, putting the Hillers squarely in the 5A wild card discussion.  Peters Township’s loss at Thomas Jefferson and Ringgold’s home loss to South Fayette likely ended playoff hopes for the losers. Chartiers-Houston and Bentworth are both in contention for wild card spots but don’t have strong cases. The seasons for Charleroi, and the four Greene County 1A teams definitely ended with Friday night’s games. Watch/Listen Here!

The WPIAL Football committee is set to release the playoff pairings mid-afternoon Saturday. Once released, we’ll get them posted here with action in 1A-5A set to begin next Friday night.

Week 10 Scores:
1A Black Hills
Wash High 35, Fort Cherry 14, Watch/Listen Here
Burgettstown 41, Bentworth 14

1A Tri-County South
California 22, Beth-Center 20, Watch/Listen Here
Avella 48, Frazier 20
Carmichaels 40, Mapletown 26
Jeff-Morgan 62, West Greene 38

2A Allegheny
Charleroi 50, Brownsville 13

2A Century
McGuffey 56, Chartiers-Houston 27, Watch/Listen Here

4A Big Six
South Fayette 44, Ringgold 7

5A Allegheny Six
Thomas Jefferson 28, Peters Township 6
Trinity 20, Bethel Park 0

6A Quad County
Canon-McMillan 34, Mt. Lebanon 7, Watch/Listen Here

Non-Conference
Waynesburg 55, Valley 8

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tens of thousands of exuberant Brewers fans flooded the streets, watched from parking garages and cheered from office building windows in downtown Milwaukee to celebrate the franchise’s first World Series title. The small-market Brewers gave their long-suffering fans the championship they had been waiting for with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, clinching the Series in five games. It was their first time playing in the Fall Classic in 44 years. Players on buses chugged cans of Miller Lite beer, walked the parade route high-fiving fans and hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy as the cheers echoed through the streets.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley on Friday following the team’s 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Evero is the first NFL coordinator fired this season. Carolina entered the week ranked 22nd in overall defense and last in the league against the run. Defensive line coach Todd Wash has been named interim defensive coordinator and will call the defensive plays, according to the Panthers.

(AP) — Reigning NHL MVP Nikita Kucherov informed the Tampa Bay Lightning he is not re-signing with the team and has asked for a trade, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press. Kucherov is set to be an unrestricted free agent after this season, the last of an eight-year, $76 million contract signed in 2018 before he helped Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup twice and led the NHL in scoring three times. General manager Julien BriseBois said the team has no intention of trading Kucherov.