WPIAL AA/A football round-up
South Fayette looks for win No. 4 in the Century Conference when the Lions host South Allegheny at 7 p.m. Sept. 19. In preparation for the homecoming contest against the Gladiators, the Lions roared past South Park, 59-20.
In the victory, Brett Brumbaugh completed 11 of 19 aerials for 270 yards and five touchdowns. Roman Denson hauled in three scoring strikes of 61, 15 and 10 yards while Logan Sharp had the other TD grabs of 15 and 10 yards. Hunter Hayes scored on offense and defense. He rushed for two touchdowns of 21 and four yards. Plus, he returned an interception 35 yards for another score. Tristan Tinney ran for a nine-yard touchdown.
Seton-La Salle at Steel Valley
This is a battle of unbeaten in the Century Conference as the Rebels improved to 3-0 after blanking Carlynton, 37-0, and the Ironmen moved to 3-0 with a 49-14 drubbing of Sto-Rox last weekend.
In the Rebels’ win, Rick Mellick rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns of 21, 11 and 10 yards. Mellick ranks among the top runners in the WPIAL with 324 yards on 44 carries.
Tyler Perone also enters the fray as one of the top passers in the district. He completed four of his five attempts against the Cougars for 137 yards, raising his season totals to 37 of 53 for 472 yards. Perone tossed TD strikes of 36 and 42 yards to Danzel McKinley-Lewis and Paris Ford while Justin Nedzesky picked up the extra points as well as a 29-yard field goal. A Toledo recruit, Lewis ranks among the top receivers in the WPIAL.
DeWayne Murray is SLS’s primary concern. The Steel Valley tailback rushed for 123 yards against Sto-Rox.
Keystone Oaks at South Park
The Golden Eagles are coming off another tough loss, falling to East Allegheny, 26-20.
On the arm of Kobe Phillippi, KO jumped off to a 14-0 lead. Phillippi completed scoring passes of 7 and 9 yards to Nick Hrivnak and Leo Palmer. He also tossed a 5-yard TD strike to Cody Cerminara in the final frame. Brian Bosnan kicked all the extra points for KO.
In between, the Wildcats racked up 26 points, including six on Taizjon Brown’s 100-yard interception return in the third quarter. Brown also caught two TD aerials of 1 and 70 yards from Deon Smith, who completed 9 of 14 attempts for 141 yards. Phillippi led all passers in the WPIAL last week. He completed 20 of 47 attempts for 287 yards.
Char Valley at Blackhawk
The Colts travel to Blackhawk Sept. 19 in this Parkway Conference clash between 1-2 foes. The Colts are coming off a 47-6 loss to Montour while the Cougars are fresh from a 26-20 win against New Castle. Mike Roper rushed for 100 yards and scored CV’s lone touchdown against the Spartans on a 1-yard run in the second stanza.
Canevin at Fort Cherry
The Crusaders are fresh off a thrilling win against Northgate, 14-13, as they prepare for the Rangers, who dropped a 31-12 non-conference decision to South Side Beaver last week. Against the Flames, Amaan Bridgett rushed for a 3-yard touchdown with 33 seconds to play. Reed Relosky then completed a 2-point conversion pass to Austin Liebro for the victory.
Northgate at Char-Houston
The Buccaneers host Northgate Sept. 19 in Black Hills Conference action. After their 21-14 win against Western Beaver, the Bucs are 1-2 overall. In that victory, Alec Ferrari connected with Josh Gray for the decisive scoring strike, a 23-yard TD aerial in the final frame. A.J. Myers staked the Bucs to a 14-0 halftime lead when he hauled in touchdown passes of 27 and 6 yards from Ferrari in the second quarter. Western Beaver, however, responded with two scores to tie the game, 14-14, in the fourth quarter before Gray’s heroics.