HS football roundup: Scotties roll past LH behind Wolfe鈥檚 big night
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Southmoreland quarterback Dawson Wolfe threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns and had 14 carries for 163 yards and three more scores as the Scotties trounced visiting Laurel Highlands, 54-7, at Russ Grimm Field in non-conference high school football action Friday night.
In a meeting of first-year coaches, Southmoreland improved to 3-0 under Dustin Shoaf while the Mustangs fell to 2-1 under Aaron Raffle.
Laurel Highlands played without two key starters in quarterback Noah Lion and running back Gio Guerriere who were both sidelined with injuries.
The Mustangs got off to a rough start when their first play from scrimmage resulted in a high snap that the Scotties’ Luke Stinnett recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead.
Laurel Highlands shook off the mistake and countered with a touchdown drive capped by Nick Crouch’s 3-yard run, and Jackson Nairn’s extra point put the visitors ahead 7-6.
Later in the opening quarter Wolfe scored on a 2-yard run and Averyon Darnell added a 13-yard rushing touchdown to put Southmoreland ahead 20-7.
The score remained that way until Wolfe tossed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Ty Whoric with just 11 seconds left in the first half. Liam Smith, who converted six of seven on extra-point attempts, booted the PAT and the hosts took a 27-7 lead into the locker room.
The Scotties exploded for 27 points in the third quarter.
Wolfe started the onslaught with a 43-yard touchdown run. He followed that with a 17-yard scoring pass to Jackson Mickens and then added a 5-yard TD run to give Southmoreland a 47-7 lead.
Jake Hull accounted for the Scotties’ final touchdown with a 21-yard fumble return.
Wolfe completed 9 of 12 passes with four of those going to Makel Darnell for 42 yards.
Laurel Highlands quarterback Gabriel Centofanti completed 5 of 15 passes for 34 yards.
Waynesburg Central 27, California 20 – Teagen Crouse threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to rally the host Raiders to a non-conference victory over the Trojans.
California (2-1) held a 20-7 lead after three quarters.
Crouse tossed scoring passes of 34 yards and 15 yards to Jack Ricciuti with Nate Ricciuti added the extra point after both touchdowns to put Waynesburg (2-1) on top 21-20,
Crouse’s third TD pass of the quarter was a 33-yarder to Jeffrey Blair that set the final score.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Trojans’ Aiden Keyes scored a pair of touchdowns in the second on a 3-yard run and a 16 yard pass from Logan Hartley for a 14-0 lead.
Crouse’s 2-yard TD run got the hosts to within 14-7 by halftime.
California pushed its lead up to 20-6 in the third quarter on Malachi Peak’s 3-yard touchdown run, but that just set the stage for Crouse’s heroics.
Peak rushed for 118 yards in the loss.
Crouse completed 11 of 20 passes for 161 yards.
Frazier 31, Carmichaels 14 – The Commodores spotted the host Mikes an 8-0 lead before reeling off the next 31 points on their way to a non-conference win at Coaches Field.
Brady Secrest ran for two touchdowns and threw for a TD as Frazier improved to 2-1 under first-year coach Tony Battagliini.
Carmichaels (1-1) scored first on Cannon Bupka’s 18-yard touchdown run with 4:27 left in the first quarter and Will Murray ran in the two-point conversion.
The Commodores knotted the score at 8-8 on a 3-yard TD run by Secrest and Derek Diamond’s two-point conversion run early in the second quarter.
Secrest broke free for a 51-yard touchdown run with 5:41 left in the half to give Frazier a 15-8 halftime lead.
Owen Searcy hit a short field goal late in the third quarter to give the Commodores a two-score lead, 18-8.
Frazier pulled away in the fourth quarter. Secrest tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Noah Bachinski on the first play of the final frame and Diamond scored on a 6-yard run with 7:26 remaining to make it 31-8.
The Mikes’ Job Smith wrapped up the game’s scoring with a 6-yard TD run with 1:17 left.
Murray led Carmichaels with 14 carries for 46 yards and Gage Kundly added five attempts for 36 yards.
Belle Vernon 25, Central Valley 22 – Curtis Wade threw for 165 yards, including touchdown passes of 31 and 56 yards to Nick Mahalko, and ran for what proved to be the winning score as the Leopards defeated the host Warriors in a non-conference battle.
It was the first victory for Belle Vernon first-year coach Scott Bryer.
Central Valley (0-3) took an early 3-0 lead on Dominic Pratt’s 42-yard field goal before Wade’s first touchdown pass to Mahalko of 31 yards was followed by Preston Rathway’s extra point to put Belle Vernon ahead 7-3.
Rathway added a 42-yard field goal of his own in the second quarter to give the Leopards a 10-3 advantage.
The Warriors’ Ethan Shearer found the end zone on TD runs of 1 and 5 yards later in the quarter to put the hosts up 16-10 at halftime.
Wade connected with Mahalko again for a 56-yard touchdown in the third quarter with Rathway’s kick putting Belle Vernon ahead 17-16. Mahalko had four receptions for 111 yards.
Braddock Ambrose countered with a 15-yard TD run later in the quarter to put Central Valley on top again, 22-17.
Wade’s 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner and his two-point conversion run set the final score.
Wade carried the ball 13 times for 48 yards. Cameron Jenko led the Leopards’ ground game with 16 attempts for 63 yards.
Burrell 28, Mount Pleasant 21 – Antonio Perkins ran for four touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, as the Bucs rallied for a non-conference win over the visiting Vikings.
Perkins opened the game’s scoring with a 1-yard TD run in the first quarter which ended with Burrell (1-2) ahead 7-0.
Dane Firmstone’s 1-yard TD plunge with 9:41 left in the second quarter tied the game for Mount Pleasant (1-2).
Perkins followed with a 58-yard run but Firmstone answered with a 58-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Predajna with 1:51 left in the first half which ended in a 14-14 deadlock.
Rage Suchar’s 8-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Mount Pleasant a 21-14 advantage.
Perkins tied the game again on a 10-yard TD run with 6:44 remaining in the game then scored on a 1-yard run with 1:03 left to give Central Valley the victory.
Firmstone completed 7 of 15 passes for 174 yards, one TD and one interception. Predajna had two catches for 64 yards and Robert Hixson had two receptions for 42 yards.
Richard Shawley led the Vikings’ ground game with 10 carries for 63 yards.
Monessen 20, Beth-Center 3 – The Greyhounds outscored the visiting Bulldogs 20-0 in the second half to earn the non-conference win and improve to 3-0.
Beth-Center (0-3) scored the only points of the first half on Hunter Bobbs’ field goal in the second quarter to give the B-C a surprising 3-0 halftime lead.
Kaiser Payne finally got Monessen’s offense untracked with touchdown passes of 19 yards to Torrence Taylor and 70 yards to Tavian Taylor in the third quarter and the Greyhounds took a 14-3 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Payne all but put the game away with a 55-yard TD strike to Jayvionne Jeffries in the fourth quarter.
Chartiers-Houston 35, Mapletown 28 – The Buccaneers stormed back from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to top the host Maples in a non-conference clash.
Aaron Walsh rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns, including the final two of the game, for Chartiers-Houston (2-1).
Carson Vanata turned in an even better effort in defeat for Mapletown (1-2), ringing up 271 yards on the ground with a pair of touchdowns.
Walsh also threw a TD pass to open the game’s scoring in the first quarter with an 8-yard toss to Julius Livingston for a 7-0 lead.
Vanata, ironically, mirrored Walsh by also passing for a first-quarter score with a 16-yarder to Landon Johnson to make it 7-6.
Vanata’s 2-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion run in the second quarter gave the Maples a 14-7 halftime lead.
Vanata exploded for a 56-yard TD jaunt in the third quarter and again ran in the two-point conversion for a 22-7 advantage. Walsh countered with an 8-yard scoring run but Colton McKnight’s 1-yard touchdown plunge later in the third quarter put the hosts ahead 28-13.
Jake Luba’s 3-yard run and Brady Gotfredson’s two-point run got C-H within 28-21 in the fourth quarter.
Walsh raced for a 62-yard touchdown but the Maples stopped the two-point try to maintain a one-point lead. Walsh came right back and scored again later in the quarter on a 5-yard run to provide the winning points and added the two-pointer to set the final score.