Latrobe fends off Connellsville, 49-21
Local roundup
Latrobe gradually built a 25-7 lead on its way to a 49-21 victory over Connellsville in a Class 5A Big East Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Falcon Stadium.
Alex Amond pulled in a pair of touchdown passes from Drew Blossey of 34 and 51 yards and Vince Razza ran back an interception 25 yards for a score to lead the Wildcats (4-1, 6-2).
Lincoln Keller had touchdown runs of 1 and 80 yards for the Falcons (0-4, 3-5) who also got a 1-yard TD plunge from Jeffrey Nicholson.
SOUTH FAYETTE 69, LAUREL HIGHLANDS 0 — Aayden Wright ran for three touchdowns, all in the first quarter, as the Lions exploded to a 55-0 halftime lead on their way to a Class 4A Big Six Conference win over Laurel Highlands at Mustang Field on Friday night.
Wright rushed for 216 yards and Braedon Plasko threw for 101 yards and three TDs for South Fayette (3-0, 7-1) which remained tied with Ringgold for first place.
Nick Crouch passed for 69 yards to lead the Mustangs (0-3, 0-8). Jonah Coleman had 51 yards receiving and Gabe Centofanti added 18 yards in receptions.
WAYNESBURG CENTRAL 44, DERRY 15 — Teagan Crouse ran for 64 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 208 yards and another score as the Raiders recorded the program’s 400th win by cruising past visiting Derry (0-4, 2-6) in a Class 3A Interstate Conference game.
Crouse scored on runs of 9, 21 and 13 yards and threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jack Riccuiti.
Ky-mani Sumpter added TD runs of 9 and 25 yards for Waynesburg (4-1, 7-1), which also got a 25-yard field goal from Nate Riccuiti.
MOUNT PLEASANT 39, GREENSBURG SALEM 34 — Aiden Roadman rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score on a 47-yard run in the third quarter, as the Vikings fought off the Lions for a Class 3A Interstate Conference win.
Kaden Hudec’s second touchdown run of the game from 1 yard out in the fourth quarter put Mount Pleasant (2-2, 4-4) ahead 39-27 in the fourth quarter and the Vikings hung on from there.
Roadman also had TD runs of 8 and 28 yards. Hudec also had a 4-yard touchdown run.
Mount Pleasant’s other TD came on a 30-yard pass by Cole Hart to Nick Morell.
Greensburg Salem falls to 0-5 in the conference and 0-8 overall.
BELLE VERNON 47, SOUTHMORELAND 20 — Chace Petrosky rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns and added touchdown receptions of 48 and 30 yards from Jace Gedekoh as the Leopards (4-0, 7-1) rolled to a Class 3A Interstate Conference victory over the Scotties and James Weir Stadium.
Gedekoh also tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Luca Ghilani.
Vander Raczkowski added a 37-yard TD run for Belle Vernon.
Dylan Brown rambled for 190 yards, including an 82-yard TD, and threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brock Geho to lead Southmoreland (1-3, 2-6)
Nick Snyder had a 3-yard TD run for the Scotties.
MCGUFFFEY 58, BROWNSVILLE 0 — Caleb Simons scored five touchdowns as the Highlanders (5-3) blanked the Falcons (0-8) at Redstone Field.
Silas Patterson had seven carries for 31 yards and completed seven of 10 passes for 38 yards for Brownsville. Todd Settles had four receptions.
AVELLA 18, MAPLETOWN 14 — Chas Rush threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Caleb Asaismeier late in the fourth quarter as the Eagles foiled the host Maples’ upside bid in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game.
Gage Samol had touchdown runs of 46 and 51 yards for Avella (4-1, 5-3) which trailed 14-6 after Mapletown quarterback Tyler Dusenberry’s 29-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
Carson Vanata’s 8-yard touchdown run and Dusenberry’s two-point conversion rush gave the Maples (0-5, 0-8) an 8-0 halftime lead.
CARMICHAELS 22, WEST GREENE 14 — K.C. Shook’s 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter lifted the Mikes (1-4, 2-6) to a Class A Tri-County South win over the host Pioneers (1-4, 2-6) at Kennedy Field.
Shook accounted all 22 of Carmichaels’ points with three touchdown runs and a pair of two-point conversion runs.
Joel Rizor tallied all of West Greene’s points with two touchdown runs and a two-point conversion rush.
CALIFORNIA 71, JEFFERSON-MORGAN 0 — Chase Shemansky ran for three touchdowns and Brayden Crockett added a TD run and an interception return for a score as the Trojans cruised past the visiting Rockets in a Class A Tri-County South Conference game at Trojans Stadium.