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CHARLEROI — Alex Conrad passed for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and returned an interception 56 yards for another score as Charleroi rolled over Brownsville 63-0 in the Century Conference on Friday night.
PLUM — Jared Hartman completed 25 of 27 passes for 277 yards and four touchdowns, and also ran for a score, as Belle Vernon rolled over Plum 58-17 in a non-conference game Friday night.
LEECHBURG — Jake Blumer ran for four touchdowns and leechburg, sparked by a big first quarter, defeated Bentworth 46-13 in a non-conference game Friday night.
McDONALD — Seven different players scored touchdowns in South Fayette's 61-6 rout of Ambridge in a Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference game Friday night.
SHALER — Eddie Tillman scored four touchdowns to power Pittsburgh Central Catholic over Canon-McMillan, 44-0, in a Class 6A Quad County Conference game.
WAYNESBURG — Seth Fishbach caught three touchdown passes to help Burrell down Waynesburg, 58-34, in a non-conference game on Friday night.
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Avonworth tailback Jax Miller puts on a show and knocks McGuffey from the ranks of the unbeaten.Â
Mark and Rich Druga have coached at multiple schools together. The impact they are making in their second stint at Burgettstown has the Blue Devils nearing another conference title.
Big games for the Chartiers-Houston High School football team have been few and far between recently. That is until the Bucs play California for a playoff berth Friday night.
There are three local unbeaten teams and they are all in Class 2A.Â
CALIFORNIA — Cochise Ryan ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries, passed for another score and tacked on a two-point conversion run, powering California to a wild 67-34 victory over Bentworth in the Tri-County South Conference on Friday night.
BEAVER FALLS — Josh Hough ran for three touchdowns and Beaver Falls used two TDs late in the fourth quarter to pull away and defeat Waynesburg 34-14 in a Tri-County West Conference game Friday night.
CLAIRTON – The Pioneers were not playing in Greene County and they weren’t playing the same old punching bags.
AVELLA — Anthony Lento threw three touchdown passes, including two in the first quarter to Jimmy Sadler, as Chartiers-Houston cruised to a 40-0 victory over Avella in the Class A Tri-County South Conference.
NEW CASTLE — Burgettstown's defense produced four turnovers and quarterback Jake Lounder had 189 total yards in a 44-0 win over Mohawk in a non-section game.
Zack Swartz had a hand in five touchdowns to propel Washington to a 56-14 victory over Beth-Center in a Class 2A Century Conference game Friday night at Wash High Stadium.
BELLE VERNON — Jared Hartman ran for two touchdowns and passed for two others, and Devin Whitlock scored two times as Belle Vernon rolled over West Mifflin 40-7 Friday night in the Class 4A Big Big Eight Conference.
MONESSEN — Isaiah Beltram threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Monessen stopped Mapletown, 24-8, in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
NATRONA HEIGHTS — South Fayette was held scoreless in the second half but managed to pull out a 21-18 victory over Highlands in a Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference game Friday.
NEW CASTLE — Kevin Kelly scored twice to spark Carmichaels to a 27-18 victory over Union in a non-conference game Friday night.
Staring down a trio of tough Class 2A teams, McGuffey prepares for the challenging tasks that await in three final regular-season games.
Moon creates havoc in the trenches and knocks Peters Township from the ranks of the unbeaten.
ALVERTON — Brayden Mihalcin ran for two touchdowns, Alex Conrad threw for a score, ran for another and had a key interception, and Charleroi scored 28 unanswered points to defeat Southmoreland 28-7 in an Interstate Conference game.
SEWICKLEY — Patrick Cutchember scored two touchdown passes and Quaker Valley recovered a blocked punt for a score as the Quakers picked up their first win of the season Friday night, 28-13 over Waynesburg in a Class 3A Tri-County West Conference game.
REPUBLIC — McKinley Whipkey ran for 174 yards and four touchdowns and caught a long TD pass, and Marshall Whipkey passed for two scores and ran 80 yards for another TD as undefeated McGuffey pulled away late for a 48-22 win over Brownsville in the Class 2A Interstate Conference on Friday night.
CARNEGIE — Jake Lounder and Dylan Poirier each scored twice to pace Burgettstown to a 47-0 victory over Carlynton in a Class 2A Three Rivers Conference game Friday night.
Larry Callaway scored three times to pace Belle Vernon to a 48-7 victory over Trinity in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game Friday night at Hiller Field.
McDONALD – If South Fayette was to be tested in the Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference, it would not be in Week 6.
Ben Jackson rushes for 276 yards and two touchdowns and West Greene holds California to 35 total yards.
ELLSWORTH — Trent Cavanaugh scored three touchdowns and had 229 total yards in Bentworth's 31-20 victory over Avella in a Class A. Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
McDONALD — Brayden Genoch rushed for 166 yards and score two touchdowns as Neshannock shut out Fort Cherry in a non-conference game Friday night at Jim Garry Stadium.
HOUSTON — Anthony Lento threw two touchdown passes to Tyler Blumen and Chartiers-Houston held off Monessen, 21-19, in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game Friday night.
MAPLETOWN — Greensburg Central Catholic scored 28 first-quarter points and cruised to a 47-27 non-conference win over Mapletown on Friday night.
GIBSONIA — Cole Spencer threw for four touchdowns and ran for another during Pine-Richland's 63-7 pounding of Canon-McMillan in a Class 6A Quad County Conference game Friday night.
This season, for West Greene's Ben Jackson, isn't just about chasing wins and records. He is trying to do something he hasn't done the past two seasons: stay healthy.
BURGETTSTOWN – It was a busy day for Seth Phillis.
Special teams prove critical as McGuffey pulls away from Southmoreland with a big fourth quarter in a battle of undefeated teams.
CARMICHAELS — Tyler Padezan ran for two touchdowns and caught two scoring passes, powering East Allegheny to a 53-22 victory over host Carmichaels in a non-conference game.
MONONGAHELA — Clay Rosensteel kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to give Ringgold a 16-13 victory over Beaver in a non-conference game at Joe Montana Stadium.
ROGERSVILLE — Ben Jackson had five rushes for 216 yards and scored on each run in a 55-0 rout of Avella in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
INDIANA — Micah Finley scored three touchdowns and rushed for 257 yards on 35 carries to help Trinity stop Indiana, 35-15, in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game.
HOUSTON — Six different Chartiers-Houston players ran for touchdowns as the Bucs cruised to a 42-8 victory over Mapletown in the Tri-County South Conference.
GREENSBURG — Jared Hartman had a hand in four touchdowns as Belle Vernon rolled to a 43-3 victory over Greensburg Salem in a Class 4A Big Eight Conference game.
Though they celebrated Waynesburg's WPIAL championship team of 20 years ago, the Raiders didn't play like it was 1999 in a loss to powerful Central Valley.
Zack Swartz passed for three touchdowns and ran for two scores as Washington remained undefeated with an easy 64-7 victory over winless Frazier in an Interstate Conference game at Wash High Stadium.
If California was looking ahead to next week's showdown with West Greene, it didn't show it in a 69-21 victory over Jefferson-Morgan on Friday in Tri-County South action.
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