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Five things we learned in Week 5

Each Monday we’ll look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. This week there was a heartbreak for Wash High, a Burgettstown buzzer beater, a milestone for Trinity and a freshman that made waves at quarterback for Ringgold. 1. Burgettstown’s buzzer ...

USC shakes off South Fayette late

UPPER ST. CLAIR – The scoreboard really doesn’t do it justice. South Fayette went into Upper Saint Clair – one of the top teams in a classification one above the Lions – without their starting quarterback. Yet, South Fayette found itself down by just a field goal late in the third ...

Trinity holds off Mars’ rally to score road win

MARS – Owen Gardner scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to help Trinity spurn Mars’ comeback bid in a 27-21 win in nonconference action Friday night. The Hillers (3-2) led 21-3 in the second quarter, but Mars scored 18 unanswered points to tie the game before Gardner’s ...

Peters Township earns road upset at McKeesport

McKEESPORT – Jaden Blair had a pair of touchdown runs to spur Peters Township’s 20-10 upset of McKeesport (2-3) in a nonconference game. Blair scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, which gave the Indians (2-3) a 10-0 lead going into halftime. His second touchdown, a 53-yard ...

Hempfield eges Canon-Mac in wild overtime game

GREENSBURG – Carden Lippman passed for three touchdowns and ran for a score in overtime that gave Hempfield a wild 38-34 victory over Canon-McMillan in a Class 6A Quad County South game Friday night. Canon-McMillan (1-1, 2-3) forced overtime at 31-31 when quarterback Ty Jansma connected with ...

Waynesburg starts fast, routs Mount Pleasant

WAYESBURG - Waynesburg’s offense keeps piling up points quickly and in bunches. Kymani Sumpter ran for three touchdowns and Teagan Crouse passed for three scores as Waynesburg bounced back from its first loss of the season by pounding visiting Mount Pleasant 44-14 in a Class 3A Interstate ...