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MONROEVILLE — Lao Tzu famously said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”Belle Vernon head football coach Matt Humbert impressed on his team after the WPIAL Class AAA semifinal at Gateway their journey begins now, and the first step comes on the heels of the Leopards’ ...

Leopards one step away from WPIAL final

Belle Vernon is one step away from another shot at a WPIAL football championship.Coach Matt HumbertĢƵ top-seeded Leopards (8-2) face a stiff challenge in No. 4 Freeport (10-1) tonight in a WPIAL Class 3A semifinal game at Gateway High School. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.Belle Vernon has won ...

Leopards overwhelm East Allegheny, 55-7

ROSTRAVER TWP. — Usually, in blowouts, any one specific play doesn’t stand out.But for Belle Vernon on Friday night, it was a tackle from behind by Quinton Martin that set the tone as the top-ranked Leopards downed ninth-seeded East Allegheny, 55-7, in the Class 3A quarterfinals.On its ...

Shady Side Academy upends Warriors, 31-17

Shady Side Academy scored 24 unanswered points and survived a fumble deep in its territory late in the fourth quarter for a 31-17 victory at Elizabeth Forward Friday night in the WPIAL Class AAA quarterfinals.The third-seeded Warriors close the season with a 9-2 record.Shady Side Academy (7-4) ...

McDONALD — The worst job to have Friday night was working the chain gang at Fort Cherry High School.There was little time to rest.Fort Cherry and Monessen combined for 14 touchdowns, keeping the chain crew running up and down the field for most of the three-hour game.When it was over, Fort ...

Quinton Martin scored five touchdowns as Belle Vernon cruised past visiting Mount Pleasant 55-7 in an Interstate Conference football game Friday night.Martin had touchdown runs of 6, 21 and 2 yards, caught a 31-yard TD pass from Braden Laux and returned an interception 79 yards for a score for ...