November 6, 2024 12:01 am
Adam Moessner buried a rebound into the net, the only goal of the match, as the Bentworth boys beat District 6 champion Westmont Hilltop, 1-0, Tuesday night in the opening round of the PIAA 1A playoffs. Aiden McMurray worked free about 10 yards out and put a shot on net kicked out by WH keeper Alex Mondick. A teammate tried to clear the loose ball and put it right in Moessner line. The sophomore blasted the shot for his 28th goal of the season, 28 minutes into the first half. Mondick made a couple spectacular saves in the final 30 seconds of the half, keeping the Hilltoppers in the match. Bentworth keeper DJ Hays notched his 27th career shutout, the Bearcats’ 9th straight since the end of September. Bentworth will play District 10 champion Mercyhurst Prep in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The match is scheduled for 12 noon at Grove City High School. We’ll carry the action on WPJA-AM (1450). Watch/Listen Here!
Both Peters Township girls teams in the state playoffs were eliminated with losses. The girls soccer team rallied late to force overtime but lost in a shootout to Central Dauphin. The field hockey squad lost to Hershey.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
PIAA Soccer First Round, Click for PIAA Soccer Brackets
1A Boys Bentworth > Westmont-Hilltop, 1-0
4A Girls Central Dauphin > Peters Township, 3-2 SO (PK)
PIAA Field Hockey First Round, Click for PIAA Field Hockey Brackets
2A Girls Hershey > Peters Township, 5-0
Saturday, Nov. 9
PIAA Soccer Quarterfinals, Click for PIAA Soccer Brackets
1A Boys Bentworth vs. Mercyhurst Prep (at Grove City High School) 11:50 am, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here / Watch Here (NFHS subscription required)
November 6, 2024 4:05 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat scored the only goal in a shootout and the New York Islanders rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin denied Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang in the tiebreaker and finished with 32 saves. Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who trailed 3-1 midway through the third period. Simon Holmstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in the third for New York. Horvat had two assists. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to lead Pittsburgh. Crosby got his 598th career goal, and Michael Bunting also scored. Rakell added two assists. Alex Nedeljkovich stopped 23 shots for the Penguins, who have lost seven of nine. They won their previous two following a six-game skid.
November 6, 2024 4:02 am
Mike Williams struggled to establish a rapport with Aaron Rodgers on the New York Jets. The Pittsburgh Steelers think the veteran wide receiver will fit in just fine with Russell Wilson and their offense. The teams announced Tuesday that the Jets agreed to trade Williams to the Steelers for a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft, pending a physical. Williams struggled with production and building an on-field connection with Rodgers in his first season with New York. He became expendable when the Jets acquired Davante Adams from Las Vegas last month. He had 12 catches for 166 yards in nine games.
November 6, 2024 4:14 am
Undefeated Oregon got top billing in the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new, 12-team playoff. A 13-member selection panel released its first top-25 list, and saw what most of the country has seen this year — that with a 9-0 record, five wins in the Big Ten by three touchdowns or more, and a key victory over Ohio State, coach Dan Lanning’s Ducks are the best in the country. Ohio State was ranked second, Georgia third and Miami fourth in the first of six weekly polls the committee will release.
November 5, 2024 4:26 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and Kareem Hunt pounded into the end zone from 2 yards out in overtime to give the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs a 30-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mahomes was 5-for-5 passing on the decisive drive in overtime, and Hunt finished with 106 yards rushing. DeAndre Hopkins had eight catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns and Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards. Mayfield had 200 yards and two TDs passing for the Bucs, who have lost four of their last five games.
November 5, 2024 4:31 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games. It’s the franchise’s longest skid since 1999. Allen is 18-25 without a playoff appearance since taking over in 2022 after Sean Payton began what turned out to be a one-season retirement from coaching. The 52-year-old Allen is 26-53 in his NFL coaching career, including an 8-28 mark with the Oakland Raiders from 2012 to 2014. The Saints named special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi the interim coach with eight games left in what likely will be the club’s fourth straight season without a playoff berth.
November 5, 2024 4:31 am
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will miss at least one game with a hamstring injury that the team says is still being evaluated. Coach Mike McCarthy says Prescott is out for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia after getting hurt at Atlanta. Multiple reports citing anonymous sources say Prescott is expected to miss multiple games. Any lengthy absence from Prescott would be another setback in a season full of them for the Cowboys. They are on their first three-game losing streak since 2020. Dallas played the last 11 games of that 6-10 season without Prescott after he broke an ankle. Cooper Rush replaced Prescott in the 27-21 loss to the Falcons.
November 4, 2024 2:05 am
The PIAA has released sites/times for state soccer and field hockey playoffs, all set to begin Tuesday. Meanwhile, the WPIAL has finalized the schedule for the next round of the district football playoffs. Those games are all on Friday’s calendar. The daily schedule for Washington County teams, as well as bracket links, follow.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
PIAA Soccer First Round, Click for PIAA Soccer Brackets
4A Girls Peters Township vs. Central Dauphin, 4:00 pm at Peters Township
1A Boys Bentworth vs. Westmont-Hilltop, 5:50 pm at Canonsburg Memorial Stadium, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here / Watch Here (NFHS subscription required)
PIAA Field Hockey First Round, Click for PIAA Field Hockey Brackets
2A Girls Peters Township vs. Hershey, 6:30 pm at Peters Township
Friday, Nov. 8
WPIAL Football Quarterfinals, Click for WPIAL Football Brackets: 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A
5A #6 Penn-Trafford at #3 Peters Township, 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here / Watch Here (NFHS subscription required)
1A #1 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Cornell, 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here / Watch Here (NFHS subscription required)
1A #10 California vs. #2 Clairton, 7:00 pm at Charleroi
November 4, 2024 4:50 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will have an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of a hamstring injury that forced him to leave Sunday’s loss at Atlanta. Prescott says he “felt a pull” that was unlike anything he’s felt before. But he but added “it’ll take a lot” for him not to play when Cowboys host NFC East rival Philadelphia next Sunday. Prescott also says “it’s a tough deal to walk on” the injured leg. Prescott also appeared to suffer an injury to his right hand at the end of the third quarter. The Cowboys lost their third straight to fall to 3-5.
November 4, 2024 4:48 am
Oregon is a unanimous choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Ducks hope to also be in the top spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s first rankings of the season on Tuesday. The Ducks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third straight week and unanimous for the first time. Georgia remained No. 2. Ohio State earned a one-spot promotion to No. 3 with its win at Penn State. Miami and Texas round out the top five. Penn State slipped to No. 6.
