October 31, 2021 10:14 am
CALIFORNIA – The Vulcans scored 28 straight points in the first quarter, including two touchdowns by junior wide receiver Derek Lockhart, on Saturday evening and claimed a 42-14 victory against Seton Hill on Senior Day at Adamson Stadium in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play. With the win, the California University of Pennsylvania football team improves to 8-0 overall with a 5-0 mark in divisional action. The Vulcans have now secured at least a share of the PSAC West title with one week remaining in league play. Meanwhile, the Griffins drop to 4-5 this season behind a 2-4 record in PSAC West play. The Vulcans return to action on Saturday, Nov. 6, when they travel to face nationally-ranked Slippery Rock with kickoff set for 1 p.m. The winner of the contest will represent the Western Division in the PSAC Championship on Nov. 13 with the game being hosted by the representative from the Eastern Division.
Junior quarterback Noah Mitchell set a career high with five touchdown passes and finished with 339 passing yards on 27-of-43 attempts with no interceptions. He completed passes to seven different players in the victory while posting his fourth-straight game of at least 300 passing yards. Mitchell now ranks third in school history with 66 passing touchdowns, which is just three shy of tying the all-time school record set by Josh Portis (2009-10).
Lockhart finished with 135 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 10 catches against Seton Hill. Over the last three games, he has totaled 24 receptions for 380 yards with six touchdowns. Sophomore wide receiver JaQuae Jackson totaled 121 receiving yards on seven catches with a pair of touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Tyson Hill added six receptions for 48 yards in the victory.
October 31, 2021 1:19 am
#24 Washington & Jefferson offense and special teams built a 28-14 lead in the first half at Grove City. After the break, the defense held Grove City at bay enough to allow the Presidents to get the 28-24 win, maintaining a share of the conference lead with two games left to play. Sophomore quarterback Colton Jones, making his first collegiate start, led the Presidents on three seven-play scoring drives in the game’s first 16 minutes, Midway through the second quarter, Justin Huss returned a kickoff 90 yards to build a two touchdown lead. After spending 20 of the first 30 minutes on the field, a tired defense made enough plays to get the win. Drew Ehrlich finally sealed the win with his second interception of the half. The Wolverines had a pair of 15-play possessions that yield no points, one on a missed field goal and the other on downs. Jones finished the day 24-of-36 for 225 yards, one interception and one touchdown. Huss had a rushing score in addition to the KO return TD. Joey Koroly carried 16 times for 80 yards and one touchdown. Grove City QB Josh Ehst completed 19 of his 37 passes for 202 yards but was intercepted four times. Cody Gustafson had 13 catches for 131 yards. Zach Trusky carried 19 timesfor133 yards and a touchdown for the Wolverines. W&J is 6-1 in the league, 7-1 overall, tied with Westminster and Carnegie-Mellon. W&J plays at CMU next week.
October 31, 2021 7:52 am
PITTSBURGH — Jesper Bratt scored on a third-period penalty shot to spoil Sidney Crosby’s season debut and help the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday night. Crosby pulled down Bratt in the slot with three minutes left, leading to the deciding penalty shot. Bratt skated to the right and beat goalie Tristan Jarry with a backhander. Crosby sat out the Penguins’ first seven games after undergoing wrist surgery Sept. 8. Jeff Carter, who also played Saturday for Pittsburgh, missed three games after entering the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol following a confirmed positive test. Andreas Johnsson scored twice for New Jersey, including an empty-net goal with 1:43 left. Jimmy Vesey had a short-handed goal. Danton Heinen scored his fourth and Brock McGinn his second for Pittsburgh. The Penguins have been outscored 13-3 in three straight losses after starting the season on a five-game points streak. Jarry made 36 saves.
October 31, 2021 7:54 am
ATLANTA (AP) — This Atlanta Braves team couldn’t have picked a more fitting way to move to the brink of a World Series championship. A pitcher who spent most of the year in the minors kept ’em in it. A slugger who came in a flurry of trades won it for ’em. If this gritty bunch can do it one more time, the Braves will have their first Series title in 26 years. Dansby Swanson and pinch-hitter Jorge Soler connected for back-to-back homers in the seventh inning Saturday night, propelling the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros and a commanding 3-1 Series lead. Game 5 is Sunday night. The Braves can wrap up the championship on their home field, just as they did two stadiums ago when they beat the Cleveland Indians in 1995. They’ve sure been tough at home, improving to 7-0 this postseason.
October 30, 2021 3:58 am
Canon-McMillan, Peters Township, Beth-Center and Burgettstown are heading to the WPIAL football playoffs, joining seven other Washington/Greene County teams who had already qualified heading into the final night of the regular season. The Big Macs qualify because of their work earlier in the year. The Indians, Bulldogs and Blue Devils had to win their finales to qualify. California, Chartiers-Houston, McGuffey, Wash High, Carmichaels, Mapletown and West Greene had all clinched playoff spots previously.
Wash High scored with three seconds to play to beat McGuffey, 41-34, to win the outright Century Conference title. The Highlanders scored with 20 seconds remaining, then took the lead with a two-point conversion, only to see the Little Prexies get a long run and a scoring pass from Davoun Fuse. The win is Washington’s 42nd straight at home and cap’s the Little Prexies 15th unbeaten/untied regular season.
Week 8 schedule/results:
6A Central Catholic 54, Canon-McMillan 14
5A Peters Township 35, South Fayette 7
4A Trinity 28, Ringgold 7
2A Wash High 41, McGuffey 34
2A Beth-Center 32, Waynesburg 22
2A Charleroi 33, Frazier 6
1A Burgettstown 23, Fort Cherry 0
1A Monessen 14, Avella 6
1A California 65, Bentworth 7
1A Carmichaels 40, Jeff-Morgan 6
1A West Greene 31, Mapletown 12
2A Chartiers-Houston is idle
October 30, 2021 3:58 am
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Braves spent much of Friday night flirting on a no-hitter. Instead, they had to settle for a 2-0 victory over the Houston Astros and a two-games-to-one lead in the World Series. Ian Anderson worked five hitless innings but was pulled after 76 pitches. He struck out four, walked three and allowed just one base runner after the first inning. Atlanta’s bullpen kept the no-hitter intact until pinch-hitter Aledmys (ah-LEHD’-mees) Diaz blooped a single leading off the eighth against reliever Tyler Matzek. Houston’s other hit came on Alex Bregman’s single leading off the ninth. Austin Riley’s RBI double in the third off Astros rookie starter Luis Garcia put Atlanta ahead. Travis d’Arnaud hit a 437-foot homer off Kendall Graveman in the eighth, his second round-tripper of the series. The Braves improved to 6-0 at home this postseason. Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta.
October 30, 2021 4:01 am
(AP) – Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will start Sunday against Pittsburgh, returning after missing one game with an injured left shoulder that will need management for the rest of this season. Mayfield has participated in the team’s last three practices and has been cleared by team doctors and a second medical group. He sat out last Sunday’s win over the Broncos, allowing him to improve his range of motion and reduce inflammation. The Browns host the Steelers Sunday in Cleveland. That game can be heard here on WJPA AM 1450 with pregame starting at noon.
October 29, 2021 3:54 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jacob Markstrom stopped 45 shots for his second shutout in his last three starts, and the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. áMarkstrom recorded a shutout for the second time in five games and the 10th shutout of his career. Markstrom, in his 12th NHL season and second with the Flames, has stopped 136 of his last 137 shots faced. Johnny Gaudreau scored his first of the season in the opening period, and Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube and Milan Lucic scored in the third as Calgary pulled away and won all five games of its road trip. The Flames never trailed during the road trip – they led for 234:05 overall – and outscored the opposition 21-7 on the trip.
October 29, 2021 3:56 am
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have knocked off the NFL’s last unbeaten team. The Packers came away with a 24-21 win over the Cardinals when Kyler Murray threw an interception on second-and-goal with 12 seconds remaining. The pick came shortly after the Packers were stopped on downs near the Arizona goal line. Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes to Randall Cobb as the Packers won their seventh straight since a season-opening loss to New Orleans. Rodgers was 22 of 37 for just 184 yards and no interceptions. Murray finished with 274 yards passing and two interceptions as the Cardinals fell to 7-1.
October 28, 2021 2:19 am
WPIAL Soccer brackets CLICK HERE!
Thursday, Oct. 28 results:
Boys 2A: #4 Charleroi 2, #5 Elizabeth-Forward 1 OT
Girls 4A: #6 Peters Township 2, #3 Greater Latrobe 0
Saturday, Oct. 30 schedule:
Boys 4A: #2 Peters Township hosting #10 Butler, 1 pm
Boys 4A: #4 Canon-McMillan hosting #5 Fox Chapel, 12 noon
Boys 1A: #4 Bentworth vs. #5 Eden Christian, 2 pm at Canon-McMillan
Monday, Nov. 1 schedule:
Boys 2A: #4 Charleroi vs. #9 North Catholic, 8 pm at West Mifflin
Girls 4A: #6 Peters Township vs. #2 Moon Area, 8 pm at Montour
WPIAL Girls Volleyball brackets CLICK HERE!
Thursday, Oct. 28 results:
1A #7 California 3, #2 Mapletown 1
1A #1 Bishop Canevin 3, #9 Fort Cherry 0
Tuesday, Nov. 2 schedule (sites/times to be determined):
1A #7 California vs. #3 Greensburg Central Catholic
