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ON THIS DATE
Nov. 19
1949 – Lou (Bimbo) Cecconi of Donora ends his collegiate career by intercepting three Penn State passes, running for two touchdowns and passing for a third score as Pitt defeats the Nittany Lions 19-0.
1979 – West Virginia fires head football coach Frank Cignetti after four consecutive losing seasons.
1982 – Scott Henson throws three touchdown passes, including two to Vernon Kirk, as Ringgold defeats Plum 18-13 in the WPIAL Class AAAA Division II football semifinals.
1983 – After 160 minutes and 16 overtimes, Trinity and Bethlehem-Freedom share the PIAA soccer title, the result of a 1-1 tie at Shippensburg University. It’s the longest high school soccer match in Pennsylvania history. Bethlehem-Freedom played the final 35 minutes with only 10 players, and Trinity’s Kory Sensky had a shot bounce off the goal post in the 16th overtime.
1986 – Darrin Walls scores 24 points as Waynesburg College defeats visiting West Liberty State 99-84 in the Yellow Jackets’ basketball season opener. The win is the 300th in the career of Waynesburg coach Rudy Marisa.
1988 – Kevin Shaeffer’s goal 52 seconds into the fourth quarter breaks a tie and Peters Township goes on to a 4-2 victory over Fleetwood in the PIAA Class AA boys soccer championship at Shippensburg University.
1990 – Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates is named the National League’s Most Valuable Player. Bonds is the first major league player to finish with 30 homers, 30 stolen bases, 100 RBIs and a .300 or better batting average.
1993 – Jason Barr rushes for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and McGuffey’s defense forces three turnovers, as the Highlanders defeat Mt. Pleasant 21-0 in the WPIAL Class AAA semifinals. The win avenges a 21-14 loss to the Vikings during the regular season.
1994 – Mike Speca and J.J. Jarosinski each catch two touchdown passes from Jason Baer as Washington & Jefferson blanks Trinity (Texas) 28-0 in the NCAA Division III playoffs in San Antonio.
1997 – The Pittsburgh Penguins, during a 29-minute pregame ceremony, retire and raise Mario Lemeiux’s No. 66 to the Civic Arena rafters. The Penguins settle for a 3-3 tie with the Boston Bruins.
1999 – Waynesburg’s Lanfer Simpson rushes for 114 yards on 13 carries to become the school’s all-time rushing leader and the Raiders score on each of their first four possession en route to a 42-7 thumping of Brownsville in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Ringgold.
1999 – Brent Marstellar throws second-half touchdown passes of 44 and 61 yards to Michael Sutton as Washington rallies for a 14-12 victory over Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Mt. Lebanon.
2000 – Fred Taylor rushes for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries and also catches a touchdown pass in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 34-24 victory over Pittsburgh.