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WPIAL conference play begins tonight for 15 of the 19 football teams in the Washington/Greene County area. Peters Township, Trinity and Ringgold are in six-team conferences and won’t start league play until Week 6. Bentworth is in a seven-team league with one team in the section having a non-conference game each week. The other teams in the two-county area play squads they’ll battle for post-season berths. We’ll carry three games on the WJPA Sports Network tonight: Beth-Center at Avella on WJPA-FM (95.3) and Chartiers-Houston at Keystone Oaks on WJPA-AM (1450) with video coverage on our YouTube channel. We’ll also have an audio-only stream of the Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan game online.  Watch/Listen Here!

Week 4 Schedule (7:00 pm unless noted)
1A Tri-County South
Beth-Center at Avella, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3)  Watch/Listen Here
Carmichaels at California
Jeff-Morgan at Frazier
West Greene at Mapletown

1A Black Hills
Sto-Rox at Burgettstown
Fort Cherry at Monessen
Wash High at Brentwood

2A Century
Chartiers-Houston at Keystone Oaks, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450)  Watch/Listen Here
McGuffey at Quaker Valley

2A Allegheny
Charleroi at Ligonier Valley

3A Interstate
Waynesburg at Elizabeth-Forward

6A Quad-County
Seneca Valley at Canon-McMillan, 6:45 pm, WJPA.com (audio only) Listen Here

Non-Conference
Bentworth at Greensburg Central Catholic
North Hills at Peters Township
Ringgold at Kiski Area
South Fayette at Trinity

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh continued its perfect start with a 27-13 win over Syracuse. The Panthers improved to 3-0 with the victory. Pitt piled up nearly 250 yards rushing to make Pat Narduzzi a winner in his school-record 144th game as head coach. Damon Ferguson Jr., La’Vell Wright, and Mason Heintschel ran for touchdowns for the Panthers. Syracuse again struggled with penalties. The Orange entered the game as the most penalized team in the country and were flagged nine times for 90 yards. Steve Angeli threw for 167 yards for Syracuse before being benched after two late interceptions. Syracuse travels to UConn next, while Pitt hosts Bucknell.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium that’s been aptly dubbed “The House that Allen built.” Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and the Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday night in the first regular-season game at Highmark Stadium. It was Allen’s fourth career five-TD outing, and followed a four-touchdown outing (two passing, two rushing) in Buffalo’s 36-31 season-opening win at Houston. The $2.1 billion stadium that officially opened last month was built across the street from the Bills former home.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Sidney Crosby seems content with his contract status as he starts his 22nd season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Teammate Erik Karlsson feels similarly, though for different reasons. Both are entering the final year of their deals, and their future together is uncertain. Crosby, a franchise icon, is focused on how long he can keep playing at his high standards. He turns 40 next summer but remains competitive. Karlsson, at 36, hasn’t discussed an extension but feels good about his future. The Penguins aim to build depth and consistency, with a focus on long-term success.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-4. Milwaukee, a major league-best 95-58, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers by two games for the top NL seed and holds the tiebreaker. Pittsburgh (76-77) is closing in on missing the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season. Since 1992, the Pirates’ only postseason appearances were from 2013-15.