http://www.post-gazette.com/highschoolsports/ High school sports coverage en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:28:30 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011635-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Jason Bell stood proudly on the frosted turf at Cupples Stadium last night, reminiscing about how his Schenley players were so little the previous time the Spartans played for a City League championship, they don't believe it even happened. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011637-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Class AAA: Franklin Regional cruised past Montour in a Class AAA first-round playoff game. And the Panthers owe it all to a two-minute stretch of dominance. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011647-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml CLASS AAAA: Pitt recruit Aaron Donald plays giant role as Indians shut down Upper St. Clair, QB Park Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011676-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Football Summaries: Game by Game Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011644-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml North Hills stood its ground and its defense shut out fifth-seed McKeesport through the final three quarters to post a 19-7 first-round upset. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011645-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Bill Arch's 6-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds left broke a 14-14 tie and lifted No. 12-seed Springdale (8-2) to a 21-14 upset at Monessen (7-3) last night. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:15:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011661-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Football Leaders: Rushing, Passing, Receiving Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:49:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011646-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Andrew Bly rushed for 179 yards on 35 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead Hampton to a 19-7 upset of Chartiers Valley in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011643-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Aliquippa claimed a surprisingly easy, 27-7 victory at McGuffey last night in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs Darius Walker led the Quips with 113 yards rushing and one touchdown. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:18:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011636-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Class AA: Cody Cook and Admire Carter combined to rush for 403 yards and six touchdowns to lead Beaver Falls to a 42-14 win against Steel Valley in the opening round of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:16:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09311/1011639-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Class AA: QB Jones battles first-half demons in first-round win Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:13:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011188-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml The WPIAL football championship trophies have been the same for decades. They have a big wooden base with a figure of a player on the top. ¶ The player is running the football. It figures. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011679-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Football Summaries: Game by Game Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:31:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011129-117.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml The Fumbler has been called a half-wit before. Maybe it's because people look at his championship picks every year at the start of the playoffs. He's usually about half right. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011132-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Jim Render said he is not fooled by Penn Hills' won-loss record. The five-loss Indians are a skilled and talented team whose only losses came against quality opponents, he said. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011133-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Penn Hills and Upper St. Clair students sound off on tonight's WPIAL Class AAAA game ... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011142-362.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml They are two teams that have combined for only one loss and an aggregate 38-1-3 record this season, but the only defeat that will matter for either the Seneca Valley or Peters Township girls'. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011154-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Nicole Maddox sometimes refers to her son, Jordan, as a miracle, and it has nothing to do with his grandfather being Smokey Robinson from the Motown singing group Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09310/1011207-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Football Statistical Leaders Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010707-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml What could go wrong had gone wrong. Brentwood was 0-4, again. Its conference title hopes gone before September had even ended. Lamont Robinson had seen this before. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010708-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Of the 64 teams entered in the WPIAL football playoffs, only one faced the top four seeds in its bracket during the regular season. Penn Hills is that team. The Indians faced No. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010709-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Tim O'Malley, the WPIAL executive director, said the league's football committee had a difficult time determining the top seed in the Class AA bracket. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010712-362.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml In a word, opportunistic is a good way to describe the game of Peters Township junior soccer standout Shelli Spamer. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010721-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Greensburg Salem High School football coach Casey Cavanaugh was a bit surprised when the WPIAL announced the Golden Lions opponent for the first round of the Class AAA playoffs. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010722-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Tim O'Malley, the WPIAL executive director, said the league's football committee had a difficult time determining the top seed in the Class AA bracket. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010747-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml After his Center Trojans defeated Beaver last Friday to wrap up an 8-1 regular season and a share of the Midwestern Athletic Conference title, coach Larry Taddeo smiled and asked, "Who's No.1?" Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010748-362.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml It is hard to tell what made the bigger difference -- 365 days or 10 minutes. Last season as a freshman, Tyler Graziani started some games and scored six goals. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010749-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml The fans at Center High School's Sarge Alberts Stadium had to be wondering what was happening Friday night. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010756-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml In terms of styles there may be no bigger clash of opposites tomorrow night like there will be when No. 5 seed Shady Side Academy (8-1) plays host to No. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010759-362.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml The preseason turned into a moving experience for the Springdale High School boys' soccer team. After a couple scrimmages junior Ryan Francis was moved from forward to center midfield. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010768-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml North Allegheny's football season has been a smashing success in no small part due to dashes of Alex Papson and Grant Huckestein here and there. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1010776-365.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml With all the hoopla surrounding the WPIAL's pairings meet Monday night and the talk about who is playing whom in the first round of the league's playoffs, there's an important game that has been Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011034-116.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09309/1011035-362.stm?cmpid=highschoolsports.xml It was a Schenley clean sweep, as the boys' and girls' teams won City League soccer championships last night at Cupples Stadium. Both teams won, 1-0, against rival Allderdice. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500