September 24, 2023 1:29 am
John Peduzzi caught a trio of touchdown passes, all in the first half as unbeaten Washington & Jefferson crushed Thiel, 56-14, Saturday afternoon. Following a Mason Kasprack interception, Peduzzi opened the scoring, hauling in a 29-yard pass from Jake Pugh less than six minutes into the game. Pugh scored from a yard out to cap the next possession just three minutes later with the W&J defense stifling the Thiel offense. Zach Cernuto added a one-yard run, building a 21-0 advantage early in the second before the Pugh-to-Peduzzi combo struck two more times in a five-minute span. Justin Huss (10 run), Kobe DeRosa (14 pass from Kellen Stahl) and Owen Petrisek (11 run) added touchdowns in the second half. Thiel managed just 135 total yards, 32 rushing. W&J travels to Grove City next Saturday in a matchup of the last two unbeaten teams in the conference.
PAC Scores, Week 4
Washington & Jefferson 56, Thiel 14
Grove City 21, Carnegie-Mellon 14
Case Western Reserve 42, Geneva 7
Allegheny 31, Bethany 20
Westminster 31, Waynesburg 20
September 24, 2023 7:37 am
September 24, 2023 7:37 am
September 24, 2023 7:41 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nicco Marchiol’s first career start was full of hiccups, oversights and mistakes. The West Virginia quarterback sure was happy about how it turned out. The redshirt freshman threw a touchdown pass in place of the injured Garrett Greene, CJ Donaldson added a short TD run and West Virginia held off Texas Tech 20-13 in its Big 12 opener on Saturday. West Virginia was held under 300 total yards of offense for the second straight week. But its defense played another solid game to overcome any deficiencies on the other side of the ball. On a day that saw former standout defensive end Bruce Irvin inducted into West Virginia’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Mountaineers limited Texas Tech to 56 total yards in the first half and 321 overall in a steady drizzle from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Ophelia.
September 24, 2023 7:38 am
September 23, 2023 12:01 am
Eddie Lewis scored three times in the first half, leading Wash High to a comfortable win over Brentwood. Also, in the 2A Century Conference, McGuffey controlled the second half to hand Waynesburg its first loss. Peters Township tossed a shutout as the #1 Indians stay unbeaten and atop the 5A rankings. Trinity and Ringgold both fell behind early and lost 4A Big Seven games. Ft. Cherry and Burgettstown put up 1A Black Hills shutouts while California, Carmichaels, Jeff-Morgan and West Greene won in the 1A Tri-County South. Canon-McMillan edged South Fayette in non-conference play while Charleroi fell to Jeannette.
One game that was not played is the 1A Black Hills contest at Avella against #1 Bishop Canevin. Thursday afternoon, Avella posted the following on its official Facebook page: “Unfortunately, due to multiple player injuries on the Avella Varsity Football team, we have been forced to cancel this Friday’s game vs. Bishop Canevin. We appreciate your support as we prioritize player health and recovery.” The League has not determined whether the game will be canceled, re-scheduled or forfeited.
Following are the Week 4 scores for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Peters Township 31, Upper St. Clair 0
4A Big Seven
McKeesport 35, Trinity 7
Connellsville 47, Ringgold 12
2A Century
Wash High 47, Brentwood 6
McGuffey 26, Waynesburg 7
1A Black Hills
Burgettstown 40, Chartiers-Houston 0
Ft. Cherry 42, OLSH 0
Bishop Canevin at Avella, postponed
1A Tri-County South
West Greene 39, Bentworth 6
Jeff-Morgan 42, Beth-Center 8
California 51, Monessen 20
Carmichaels 27, Mapletown 8
Non-Conference
Canon-McMillan 14, South Fayette 7
Jeannette 35, Charleroi 7
September 23, 2023 4:11 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bryan Reynolds drove in the tying run in the seventh inning with an RBI single and scored the go-ahead run two batters later on Elly De La Cruz’s throwing error the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, Henry Davis, Jared Triolo and Endy Rodriguez all had solo homers for the Pirates. Ian Gibaut (8-4) gave up three hits and a walk in the seventh was victimized by Cruz’s errant relay to first on Miguel Andujar’s grounder after the Reds got Hayes out at second. Reynolds scored on the play. The Reds dropped 1 1/2 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the last wild-card spot in the National League. The Cubs shut out Colorado 6-0 earlier.
September 22, 2023 12:01 am
We reach the halfway point of the 2023 high school football season Friday night. Five games in, five left to play. First place in the 5A Allegheny Six is on the line as Peters Township hosts next door neighbor Upper St. Clair on WJPA-FM. Wash High returns to WJPA-AM for the first time since opening night, hosting 2A Century Conference opponent Brentwood. Airtime is 6:30 pm for both with kickoff set for 7 pm.
One game that will not be played is the 1A Black Hills contest at Avella against #1 Bishop Canevin. Thursday afternoon, Avella posted the following on its official Facebook page: “Unfortunately, due to multiple player injuries on the Avella Varsity Football team, we have been forced to cancel this Friday’s game vs. Bishop Canevin. We appreciate your support as we prioritize player health and recovery.” The League has not determined whether the game will be canceled, re-scheduled or forfeited.
Here’s this week’s schedule for Washington & Greene County teams:
5A Allegheny Six
Upper St. Clair at Peters Township, 6:30 pm WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
4A Big Seven
McKeesport at Trinity
Connellsville at Ringgold
2A Century
Brentwood at Wash High, 6:30 pm WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here,
Waynesburg at McGuffey
1A Black Hills
Chartiers-Houston at Burgettstown
OLSH at Ft. Cherry
Bishop Canevin at Avella, postponed
1A Tri-County South
West Greene at Bentworth
Jeff-Morgan at Beth-Center
Monessen at California
Mapletown at Carmichaels
Non-Conference
South Fayette at Canon-McMillan
Charleroi at Jeannette
September 22, 2023 4:41 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored a touchdown in his 12th straight game, Brock Purdy threw two TD passes and the San Francisco 49ers won their 13th straight regular season game, 30-12 over the New York Giants. The Niners weren’t particularly sharp on offense in their home opener but got enough from McCaffrey and on big runs after the catch by Deebo Samuel and George Kittle to earn their second 3-0 start in 25 seasons. The defense did the rest against the short-handed Giants. New York finished with 150 yards of offense while missing star running back Saquon Barkley and left tackle Andrew Thomas.
September 22, 2023 4:40 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Andújar drove in three runs and Joshua Palacios hit a pinch-hit three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-6. Pittsburgh gave up six runs in the last three innings in handing Chicago its 10th loss in 13 games. The Cubs are now tied with Miami for the final National League wild card spot. Pittsburgh’s Johan Oviedo threw six scoreless innings, giving up four hits. The right-hander walked five batters but escaped trouble on multiple occasions and held the Cubs to 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
