October 30, 2022 1:54 am
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Six Washington County football teams earned spots in the 2022 WPIAL Football Championship tournaments. Two Greene County teams also qualified. McGuffey (2A), Burgettstown (1A) and Fort Cherry (1A) will host opening-round games along with undefeated Mapletown (1A). Canon-McMillan (6A), Wash High (2A), California (1A) and Carmichaels (1A) will open on the road.
WPIAL First Round, Friday, Nov. 7 (all games at 7 pm)
2A #9 Mohawk at #8 McGuffey, 6:30 pm on WPJA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
2A #12 Wash High vs. #5 Serra Catholic at Norwin, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1A #11 Monessen at #6 Fort Cherry
1A #10 Union at #7 Burgettstown
1A #12 California at #5 South Side Area
1A #15 Carmichaels at #2 Laurel
1A #13 Leechburg at #4 Mapletown
WPIAL Semifinals, Friday, Nov. 11 (7 pm)
6A #4 Canon-McMillan at #1 North Allegheny
October 30, 2022 1:09 am
Washington & Jefferson extended its dominance of PAC foe Thiel to 16 straight games with Saturday’s 55-0 shutout in Greenville. Jake Pugh scored on a pair of short runs and threw 7 yards for Shakir Perkins’ second touchdown of the season. Leading 14-0 on Pugh’s two rushing scores, Brandon Brown scooped up a skittering Thiel punt snap and ran it in from 19 yards out. Ray Holmes capped a 10-play, 88-yard drive with a one-yard run, putting the Presidents up, 27-0, early in the second quarter. Tanner Volpatti snared his third interception of the year on Thiel’s next play and returned it 31 yards for his second “Pick Six”. Pugh scoring pass to Perkins closed out the first half scoring. W&J drove the field after receiving the second-half kickoff with Troy Volpatti tallying his first collegiate touchdown, a 1-yard run. Colton Jones found Chris Church behind the Thiel defense and got him the ball, combining on a 73-yard catch-and-run touchdown that closed the scoring. Nine different runners carried the ball for W&J, led by Holmes’ 10 carries for 43 yards. The Presidents rushed for 198 yards on the afternoon. Pugh was one of four W&J quarterbacks, completing 14-of-18 for 192 yards and one touchdown. W&J tallied 514 yards total offense while the Red & Black defense limited Thiel to 101 total yards, -17 on the ground.
October 30, 2022 7:48 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drake Maye threw for five touchdowns and Antoine Green had a career night with 180 yards receiving as No. 21 North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 42-24. UNC is 4-0 in ACC play for the first time since going 8-0 in 2015. Green, a fifth-year senior, hauled in a pair of touchdowns and set career highs in yards receiving and receptions with 10. The loss was Pitt’s second straight, and the Panthers are 1-3 in their last four games after starting 3-1. UNC went down 24-14 early in the third quarter on the third touchdown of the night by Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda before scoring 28 unanswered points.
October 30, 2022 7:50 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack that set up No. 2 Ohio State for a separation-score in the fourth quarter and then a pick-6 to cap a spectacular performance by the defensive end as the Buckeyes beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31. C.J. Stroud passed for 354 yards and the Buckeyes extended their winning streak in the rivalry to six in a row. The Nittany Lions went up 21-16 with 9:26 remaining in the fourth quarter on a tough 1-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen on fourth down. Ohio State outscored Penn State 28-3 the rest of the way with Tuimoloau in the center of the rally.
October 30, 2022 7:50 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored midway through the second period after Seattle had two goals disallowed by challenges, Morgan Geekie scored late in the second and the Kraken beat Pittsburgh 3-1 for the Penguins’ fourth straight loss. Eberle’s goal at 11:20 of the second pulled Seattle even at 1-1 and Geekie’s goal with 1:27 left in the period gave the Kraken the lead for good. Jaden Schwartz added an empty net goal for Seattle, his fifth of the season. Martin Jones stopped 32 shots. Jake Guentzel scored on a breakaway midway through the second period and Casey DeSmith had 27 saves, but Pittsburgh’s road trip concluded with a thud.
October 30, 2022 7:49 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez made a five-run lead stand up after Houston’s lightning first-inning burst, Alex Bregman homered and the Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 to tie the World Series at one game apiece. Just like in Game 1, the Astros rushed to a 5-0 lead. Unlike ace Justin Verlander in the opener, Valdez and Houston held on. Valdez rebounded from a pair of poor outings in last year’s Series to pitch shutout ball into the seventh, and the bullpen survived a couple of jams to close things out. Jose Altuve, Jeremy Peña and Yordan Alvarez all doubled as Houston took a two-run lead four pitches in against Zack Wheeler. An error allowed another run in the first and Bregman added a two-run homer in the fifth.
October 30, 2022 1:38 am
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Tuesday, Nov. 1 Semifinals (winners to finals, Saturday, Nov. 5)
1A #6 Mapletown vs. #2 Frazier, 6 pm at Peters Township
Saturday, Oct. 29, Quarterfinals
Boys 1A #8 Charleroi 3, #1 Greensburg Central Catholic 2
Boys 4A #4 Fox Chapel 4, #5 Canon-McMillan 0
Boys 4A #7 Butler 1, #2 Peters Township 0
Monday, Oct. 31, Semifinals
Girls 4A #3 Peters Township vs. #2 Mt. Lebanon, 8 pm at Gateway
Girls 1A #6 Waynesburg vs. #2 Springdale, 6 pm at Peters Township
Tuesday, Nov. 1, Semifinals (sites/times to be announced)
Boys 1A #8 Charleroi vs. #4 Eden Christian
October 28, 2022 11:59 pm
Friday marked the final night of the regular season for the Boys of Fall. Canon-McMillan lost but still qualified for the playoffs when North Allegheny edged Seneca Valley. Peters Township’s loss to Bethel Park leaves the Indians out of the post-season. McGuffey rallied from an 18-point deficit to win at Wash High, keeping the Highlanders’ hopes of hosting a first-round game alive. The Little Prexies will definitely open the playoffs on the road. Fort Cherry’s win over Burgettstown not only dropped the Blue Devils to third place but OLSH’s narrow win over Cornell gave the Rangers the second home spot in the Black Hills Conference and they turned that into a home game in the first round. Mapletown capped a perfect regular season with a convincing win at West Greene. Monessen clinched a home game with a comfortable win over Beth-Center.
The WPIAL will announce the football playoff pairings Saturday afternoon. Hear the announcement on at 2 pm on TribHSSN
6A Tri-County
Mt. Lebanon 31, Canon-McMillan 0. Canon-McMillan makes the playoffs with North Allegheny’s win over Seneca Valley.
5A Allegheny Six
Bethel Park 27, Peters Township 26. Peters Township misses the playoffs.
4A Big Seven
Trinity 50, Ringgold 7. Hillers finish one game out of the playoffs for the fourth straight year. Ringgold has lost 15 straight games
2A Century
McGuffey 43, Wash High 24. Highlanders rally from 21-9 halftime deficit to win at Wash High for first time since 2008. Little Prexies will open post-season on the road having lost three of it final four games.
Charleroi 37, Waynesburg 31. First conference win for Cougars. Waynesburg has now lost 13 in a row dating to last October.
1A Black Hills
Fort Cherry 48, Burgettstown 34. The win coupled with OLSH 1-point win gives Ft. Cherry a home playoff game. Burgettstown drops to third, OLSH 4th.
Chartiers-Houston 35, Avella 6. Bucs snap a two-game losing skid. Eagles have end the season losing five straight.
1A Tri-County South
Thursday–California 61, Bentworth 7. The Bearcats drop eight straight to end the season after opening 2-0. The Trojans take the third spot in the league.
Monessen 44, Beth-Center 22. Greyhounds clinch second place on tie-breaker points.
Mapletown 64, West Greene 17. The Maples won the conference title with a perfect regular season.
Carmichaels 37, Jeff-Morgan 14. The Mikes will likely be the 14 or 15 seed in the 1A field.
October 28, 2022 2:24 am
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Following is the daily schedule for Washington & Greene County teams:
Thursday, Oct. 27, Quarterfinals (winners to semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 1)
4A #4 Penn-Trafford over #5 Canon-McMillan, 3-2
4A #3 Seneca Valley over #6 Peters Township, 3-1
1A #6 Mapletown over #3 Greensburg Central Catholic, 3-1 (earning Maples’ 1st-ever semifinal berth)
1A #1 Serra Catholic over #9 Carmichaels, 3-0
Tuesday, Nov. 1 Semifinals (winners to finals, Saturday, Nov. 5)
1A #6 Mapletown vs. #2 Frazier, 6 pm at Peters Township
Following is the daily schedule for Washington & Greene County teams:
Thursday, Oct. 27, Quarterfinals
Girls 4A #3 Peters Township 1, 6 Butler 0
Boys 2A #1 South Park 6, #8 McGuffey 0
Saturday, Oct. 29, Quarterfinals
Boys 1A #8 Charleroi vs. #1 Greensburg Central Catholic, 12 noon at Peters Township
Boys 4A #5 Canon-McMillan at #4 Fox Chapel, 12 noon
Boys 4A #7 Butler at #2 Peters Township, 2 pm
Monday, Oct. 31, Semifinals
Girls 4A #3 Peters Township vs. #2 Mt. Lebanon, 8 pm at Gateway
Girls 1A #6 Waynesburg vs. #2 Springdale, 6 pm at Peters Township
October 29, 2022 3:33 am
HOUSTON (AP) – J.T. Realmuto homered in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies, saved by right fielder Nick Castellanos’ sliding catch, rallied past the Houston Astros 6-5 in the World Series opener. Down 5-0 early against Astros ace Justin Verlander, Philadelphia became the first team in 20 years to overcome a five-run deficit to win a World Series game. Known more for his bat than glove, Castellanso rushed in to make a terrific grab on Jeremy Pena’s blooper with two outs in the ninth inning and a runner on second. Realmuto, who hit a tying, two-run double in the fifth off Verlander, completed the comeback when he led off the 10th with a homer off Luis Garcia. Kyle Tucker homered twice for the Astros, who had been 7-0 in this postseason.
