The message is the same as it's been for all the accidental/draft luck phenoms who come to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is AAA+ baseball, not major league. There are no rings ahead here, no parades, no glory.
Redshirt freshman transfer Eli Holstein threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns and Desmond Reid rolled up 145 yards rushing to go with a 78-yard punt return for a score as Pitt opened its season by blitzing Kent State, 55-24, Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. (Photos)
Friday's Moon-Montour game was canceled in the second quarter due to inclement weather and will not be replayed. In other games involving West Hills area schools, Fort Cherry defeated Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 41-14, Carlynton blanked Avella 2109, Seton LaSalle topped Bishop Canevin, 21-14, Cornell downed California 27-3.(Photos)
Montour visits Moon in one of six WPIAL football games involving West Hills area schools Friday night. In other games, Bishop Canevin will open its season against Seton LaSalle, Carlynton travels to Avella, Cornell hosts California, Our Lady of Sacred Heart visits Fort Cherry and Sto-Rox hosts Carmichaels.
Vann Kavals’ fourth-quarter touchdown pass snapped a 6-6 tie with less than six minutes to play, and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart held on in the final minutes to secure a 12-6 victory over visiting Rochester Friday night in the season-opener for both teams.
Quarterback Trey Hopper threw a pair of touchdown passes and Daniel Batch ran for a third score to power Montour to a 24-14 victory over visiting Central Valley Friday night in the season opener for both schools at Thomas J. Birko Memorial Stadium.
The 2024 WPIAL football season will kick off this weekend, and all six West Hills area high schools will be in action. Montour, Sto-Rox and Moon will start their campaigns at home tonight while Carlynton and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart are away. Cornell opens it season Saturday away.