Tag: Greensburg C.C.
As WPIAL playoffs loom, top Westmoreland girls teams getting defensive
February 6, 2019
Looking at this season through a defensive prism, Southmoreland girls basketball coach Brian Pritts certainly can admire his team's handiwork. andquot;We know our defense was going to be one of our main strengths,andquot; Pritts said. andquot;Our girls take a lot of pride in playing 'D'.andquot; Southmoreland has the best points-against
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Geoff Helm, Greensburg Salem’s Megan Kallock
February 5, 2019
Geoff Helm School: Greensburg Central Catholic Sport: Basketball Year: Senior Claim to fame: Helm, a Shippensburg recruit, scored 30 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (12-6, 7-3) to a 68-57 win over Leechburg on Jan. 29. Helm is averaging 17.7 points. andquot;Last week, I went right at them off the
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Feb. 3, 2019
February 2, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 2 2. Norwin, 17-1, 4 3. North Allegheny, 18-1, 1 4. Bethel Park*, 15-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 19-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 17-2, 2 3. Gateway, 15-3, 3 4. Penn Hills,
Westmoreland basketball notebook: FR’s Kobus among many thriving 1st-year coaches
January 31, 2019
Anthony Kobus thought a player was joking during a Franklin Regional girls basketball practice when she mentioned the team had not won a section title since 1979. andquot;I laughed at first,andquot; Kobus said. andquot;Then I noticed she was right. It's up there on the banner (beside the scoreboard in the
Greensburg Central Catholic boys hold off Leechburg in key Section 3-A game
January 29, 2019
Greensburg Central Catholic heard Leechburg's crowd, loud and clear. And then the Centurions quieted it down. Visiting GCC took the air out of Leechburg's rowdy andquot;Devils' Denandquot; with a dominant second quarter, then weathered a second-half rally from the home team, holding on for a 68-57 win in a crucial
Greensburg Central boys cash in on chances to beat Greensburg Salem in 2OT
January 26, 2019
Opportunities kept arriving at Greensburg Salem's doorstep. At the end of regulation. At the end of the first overtime, and again at the end of the second. But Greensburg Central Catholic did just enough with the chances it had to snag a 52-50 victory in a nip-and-tuck backyard rivalry game
Westmoreland County high school notebook: WPIAL rushing champ Shoaf pledges to Mercyhurst
The two-time WPIAL regular-season rushing champion has a college destination. Yough senior running back Dustin Shoaf, who racked up 5,053 yards during his highlight-packed career, announced Friday he has committed to Mercyhurst. Shoaf made a short video to declare his school of choice and posted it to Twitter with the
Greensburg Central Catholic girls run floor, best rival Greensburg Salem
As a former La Roche coach, Greensburg Central Catholic girls coach Sam Salih is used to training players to run on a wide college floor. He has done the same type of training with his current players, and it paid dividends Saturday afternoon against Class 4A Greensburg Salem on the
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week of Jan. 26, 2019
Rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 17-0, 1 2. Peters Township, 16-0, 2 3. Bethel Park*, 14-1, 3 4. Norwin, 16-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 18-0, 1 2. Oakland Catholic, 15-2, 3 3. Gateway, 14-3, 4 4. Penn Hills,
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield tackle Brose drawing D-I looks
January 19, 2019
Junior Fintan Brose is the next Division I football prospect to watch at Hempfield. He isn't hard to miss. Brose is 6-foot-3 and 280 pounds and is a two-way tackle for the Spartans. His ability to stuff the run and open rushing lanes on offense is paramount for Hempfield. He
