Beth-Center stays unbeaten; Trinity gets key win at PT
High school football
Carmichaels put up a fight, but Beth-Center’s defense was too strong in a 24-0 victory in Class A Tri-County South Conference play Friday night.
The Bulldogs improved to 4-0 in the conference and 7-0 overall. The Mikes are 0-4, 1-6.
Enzo Brown opened the scoring for Beth-Center with a 50-yard touchdown run at 2:27 of the first quarter.
Hunter Bobbs converted on a 32-yard field goal with 5:46 remaining in the second quarter for a 10-0 advantage. He closed the scoring in the first half after pulling in a 46-yard touchdown reception from Chase. Bobbs caught four passes for 72 yards and Bebout was 11 of 17 for 171 yards.
Bobbs returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. It was one of four B-C interceptions.
Brown gained 97 yards on 11 carries and pulled in four receptions for 72 yards.
Trinity 14, Peters Twp. 3
Owen Samogala had two rushing scores and Trinity’s defense stymied Peters Township en route to a 14-3 victory in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference.
Trinity’s defense struck the game’s first blow on PT’s initial when Chase Kostelnik intercepted a pass on the Hillers’ 31. Trinity moved 69 yards to its first score, a Samogala one-yard plunge for a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Trinity (1-1, 4-3) made it 14-0 thanks to complimentary football. Forced to punt from the 45, Trinity’s kick was downed on the PT one-yard line. The Hillers’ defense held strong, forcing a punt that gave the ball back to them on the Indians’ 40.
Samogala
then took advantage of a blitzing Peters Township defense and scampered 20 yards to the end zone with 43 seconds to go in the first half.
Peters Township (0-2, 2-5) appeared to get a big play when Allen Kubina took the ensuing kick back 95 yards for an apparent score. But it was nullified by a holding penalty.
Brayden McGee would make a 34-yard field goal to cut the Hillers’ lead to 14-3 at the 7:19 to go in the third quarter.
“They’ve had our number the last four years,” Trinity coach Dan Knause said of PT. “It was good to come in here and get a win like this.”
Fort Cherry 48, Bentworth 7
Eli Salvini and Ryan Huey have made up a formidable 1-2 punch in Fort Cherry’s backfield, and usually, it’s hard to tell who had the bigger night.
But Salvini rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, eclipsing 1,000 for the season, in Fort Cherry’s 48-7 win over Bentworth.
FC’s Colin Sieg threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, ending the night with 152 yards passing on 9-12, and rushing for 23 yards on three carries with the score.
FC is 3-1 in the Class A Black Hills Conference and 6-1 overall. Bentworth is 1-2, 3-4.
Sieg’s top receiver was Landon Trnavsky, who ended with 97 yards and a touchdown on four catches.
“I think that our kids always play with a certain level of physicality,” Rangers coach Tanner Garry said. “It’s something we harp on, but I think after that Monessen game, it kind of really lit a fire under them, and you know was a learning point. I think that you know they know that they’re better than what they showed and kind of had a chip on their shoulder ever since, making sure that they don’t let that happen again.”
Waynesburg 42, Greensburg Salem 7
Teagen Crouse rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns and passed for two more scores as Waynesburg (3-1, 6-1) rolled to a 42-7 win over
Greensburg Salem (0-4, 0-7) in a Class 3A Interstate Conference game.
Crouse had touchdown runs of 40, 6 and 62 yards. He connected with Jack Ricciuti on touchdown passes of 2 and 11 yards.
Ky-Mani Sumpter added a 38-yard touchdown run for the Raiders, who led 35-0 at halftime.
Greensburg Salem’s lone touchdown came on a 22-yard pass from Brody Chismar to Brandt Sandstrom.
California 57, West Greene 0
Not only did California’s defense pitch a shutout in a 57-0 win over West Greene (1-3, 2-5), it returned two interceptions for touchdowns to roll in Class A Tri-County South play.
Brayden Crockett had a 48-yard interception return as part of a 22-point first quarter for the Trojans (4-0, 5-2). Brandon Meier had a six-yard TD run that opened the scoring and Chase Shemansky returned a punt 42 yards for another score.
Alan Dennis had a 56-yard interception return for a score in the third quarter. He also scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter, which
helped California take a 45-0 lead into halftime.
Meier was 7 of 8 passing for 100 yards and threw a 9-yard touchdown to Eli Carpenter.
Barrett Daniels closed the scoring with a 40-yard TD run.
South Fayette 63, Albert Gallatin 6
Aayden Wright ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns as South Fayette routed Albert Gallatin 63-6 in a Class 4A Bix Six Conference game.
Wright scored on runs of six, 32 and 37 yards in helping the Lions (2-0, 6-1) forge a 35-0 halftime lead.
Alex Deanes opened the scoring with a nine-yard TD run and Braden Cernicky returned a punt 27 yards for a score to help the Lions to a quick 14-0 lead.
Braeden Plasko tossed a 38-yard scoring pass to Dylan Monz and Wright had a pair of TD runs in the second quarter.
South Fayette had touchdown runs from Logan Dedes (four yards), Johnny Oravecz (14) and Deakin Chaussard (5) in the second half and Dedes fired a 29-yard TD pass to Teagan Chaill.
AG (1-1, 3-4) was held to 46 yards total offense.
Monessen 32, Leechburg 21
A big third quarter helped Monessen stop Leechburg’s bid for its first win of the season.
The Greyhounds (5-2) scored three touchdowns in the third to erase a six-point halftime deficit for a 32-21 win in a nonconference game.
Leechburg (0-7) led 13-6 at halftime, but Monessen quarterback Kaier Payne threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter and a key blocked punt sparked the Greyhounds.
Tracen Suber caught the first TD, a 57-yarder and Lamont Cullen hauled in a 23-yard score. Then, Ke’zjere Butler scooped up a blocked punt and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown.
Rudely Destyl gave the Greyhounds an insurance score in the fourth quarter.
Belle Vernon 49, Mount Pleasant 0
Belle Vernon quarterback Jace Gedekoh rushed for three touchdowns
and threw another to propel Belle Vernon in a 49-0 blanking of Mount Pleasant (1-2, 3-4) in a Class 3A Interstate Conference game.
Gedekoh completed 8 of 10 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown.
Chase Petrosky started the scoring for the Leopards (3-0, 6-1)
with a four-yard run. Gedeko followed with touchdown runs of 22 and 1 yards and connected with Petrosky on a 40-yard score.
Gedekoh’s third touchdown run, from five yards, gave the Leopards
a 35-0 lead at halftime.
Cameron Jenko (two yards) and Vander Raczkowski (11) scored
touchdown runs in the second half.
Woodland Hills 35, Canon-McMillan 17
Jaron McKinney passed for two touchdowns and ran for another,
Jaden Jones returned an interception for a score and Woodland Hills overcame an early 14-point deficit to win at Canon-McMillan 35-17 in a nonconference game.
Canon-McMillan (3-4) led 14-0 less than 10 minutes into the game
as Ty Jansma threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Schmeltz and also ran five yards for a score.
McKinney got Woodland Hills (4-3) going in the second quarter as
he scored on a four-yard run that cut the C-M lead in half.
The Big Macs’ Rhys Maentz booted a 23-yard field goal that gave
the home team a 17-7 edge midway through the second quarter.
McKinney then produced a game-changing play just before halftime.
On fourth-and-six, McKinney fought off a C-M tackler and lofted a 12-yard touchdown pass to Nico Major, who made a diving catch in the end zone with 23 seconds left in the half. The play pulled the Wolverines to within 17-14.
McKinney and Major hooked up again, this time for a 35-yard TD
pass that put Woodland Hills up 21-17.
Jones then intercepted a tipped screen pass and returned it 20
yards for a touchdown. The Wolverines capped the scoring with a 28-yard run by DJ Dutrieville.
Apollo-Ridge 63, Chartiers-Houston 35
Zach Myers ran for three touchdowns as Apollo-Ridge defeated Chartiers-Houston 63-35 in a nonconference game.
Myers scored on runs of 5, 6 and 5 yards, and Chris Dailey threw three touchdown passes, including two to Logan Schrock covering 26 and 24 yards.
Apollo-Ridge (6-1) led 21-0 after one quarter but C-H (3-4) closed to within 28-21 at halftime. Teegan Bogden threw four TD passes, all to Brody McCrerey, going for 32, 11, 25 and 5 yards.
Angelo Mele had a 26-yard TD run for the Bucs.
Frazier 48, Mapletown 0
Brady Secrest threw four touchdown passes – all in the first half – and Frazier defeated winless Mapletown 48-0 in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
Secrest completed 14 of 15 passes for 244 yards. He threw TD strikes of 16 and 77 yards to Brandon Gardner, 15 yards to Brant Alekson that opened the scoring and 18 yards to Nico Anderson to give the Commodores a 28-0 halftime lead.
Gardner scored a third TD on a 65-yard interception return in the third quarter.
South Allegheny 45, Charleroi 41
South Allegheny erased a 10-point second-half deficit and scored 22 of the final 29 points for a 46-41 win over Charleroi to remain undefeated in Class 2A Allegheny Conference play.
Malakai Myers was 9 of 17 passing for 162 yards, added 92 yards on 16 carries and accounted for three touchdowns for the Gladiators (4-3, 3-0).
Elijah Allah had a huge night for Charleroi (2-5, 0-4), rushing 31 times for 258 yards and scoring all six of the Cougars’ TDs.