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“Thru the Eyes of Sly Washington” Peters Twp vs. Moon Friday October 4, 2019

(Moon Twp.,Pa.) The Moon Tigers were fired up Friday night to  defend their home field and to give the high ranked Peters Twp. Indians their first section loss of the season. The Tigers were able to do just that in a hard-fought game defeating Peters Township 21-13. The Tiger’s tenacious defense was too much for the Indians high powered offense to handle as the Indians struggled to hold onto the ball, and slow down the Tiger’s offense.  The Tiger’s took an early 14-7 lead heading into the half without leaving any room for error. The Indians were trying to mount a comeback as they headed into the fourth quarter. Trailing 21-7 at the beginning of the fourth, their efforts were not enough as they inevitably fell to the Tigers 21-13. Peter’s Township  suffered their first defeat of the year and are now 6-1 over-all and 3-1 in the Allegheny Eight Confernce. The the victory the Tigers pull into a three way tie  at 3-1 in second place with the Indians and Upper St. Claire, the Tigers next opponent ,in the Allegheny Eigtht Conference.  Bethel Park is at the top of the conference at 4-0. Bethel Park still has to play both Peters Twp. and USC the last two weeks of the season. With the victory the Tigers placed themselves into the thick of the battle for the section title. The Tigers are now 5-2 overall on the season.

Check out the pictures below of all the action from award winning photographer Sly Washington in this weeks edition of “Thru the Eyes of Sly”…….

 

Last Second Victory for Freedom 24-21

It was a back and forth affair on the first real Fall night. New Brighton got the scoring started early with a 42 yard TD pass to Kei’ondre Abercrombie. Freedom was able to answer right back with a 9 yard TD run by Josh Pale, tying the score at 7. In the second quarter, Jake Francona caught a 5 yard TD pass for the Lions, making the score 14-7. Again, Freedom was able to answer, with a 24 yard run from Pale, tying the score at 14. In the third quarter, Jake Francona caught a second TD for 53 yards, giving the Lions the lead 21-14. For a third time, the Bulldogs answered back, this time with a 3 yard run from Brett Boyd, tying the score at 21. With roughly 4 minutes left, New Brighton kicker, Cam McCarthy, missed a 24 yard field goal. Freedom was able to put together one final drive and set up the game winning 24 yard field goal for Garret Paxton with no time on the clock. Freedom ended up winning with a final score of 24-21.

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Scores From Across the Valley 09/27/19

Friday, October 4, 2019:

 

 

New Brighton
Freedom         1230 WBVP-AM, 99.3 FM		 21
24   Final
Peters Twp.
Moon                1460 WMBA-AM		 13
21   Final
                        WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Eight Conference      
Baldwin
West Allegheny		 23
0     Final
Chartiers Valley
Bethel Park		 6
32   Final
                        WPIAL Class 4A Northwest Eight Conference      
Blackhawk
New Castle		 26
6  Final
Highlands
Montour		 0
17    Final
Knoch
South Fayette		 7
42    Final
                        WPIAL Class 3A Tri-County West Conference      
Beaver Falls
Keystone Oaks		 34
21    Final
Waynesburg Central
Quaker Valley		 13
28    Final
Hopewell
South Park		 23
41    Final
                        WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference      
Shenango
Ellwood City		 49
14  Final
Riverside
Mohawk		 35
10  Final
                        WPIAL Class 1A Big Seven Conference      
Rochester
Sto-Rox		 0
21     Final
Union
Laurel		 18
33     Final
                                           Non-Conference      
Thomas Jefferson
Central Valley		 28
3    Final
Yough
Aliquippa		 0
67   Final
Neshannock
Fort Cherry		 35
0    Final

 

The Top Ranked Indians Fall to the Tigers 21-13

 

 

Moon defends their home field in a hard-fought game defeating Peters Township 21-13. The Tiger’s tenacious defense was too much for the Indians high powered offense to handle as the Indians struggled to hold to the ball, and slow down the Tiger’s offense.  The Tiger’s took an early 14-7 lead heading into the half without leaving any room for error. The Indians were trying to mount a comeback as they headed into the fourth quarter. Trailing 21-7 at the beginning of the fourth, their efforts were not enough as they inevitably fell to the Tigers 21-13. Peter’s Township falls to 6-1 on the year and Moon moves to 5-2 on the year.

 

You can listen to the post game here:

 

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Scoring updates!! New Brighton vs. Freedom on WBVP, 99.3 FM and Trib-Live, Friday October 4, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

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Scoring updates!! Peters Twp. vs. Moon on WMBA and Trib-Live, Friday October 4, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

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Link for Peters Twp vs. Moon on WMBA and Trib-Live Friday October 3, 2019 at 6:30 pm.

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1460 WMBA’s Jason Colangelo and Bruce Frey have the call from Moon High School of this WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Eight Conference high school football game as the Tigers battle the Indians.

If you can’t listen on the air click the Trib-Live Logo below at 6:30 pm to listen to the game on line……

 

Link for New Brighton vs. Freedom onWBVP, 99.3 FM, and Trib-Live, Friday October 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

 

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1230 WBVP and 99.3 FM’s Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays have the call from Freedom High School of this WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference high school football game as the Bulldogs battle the Lions for first place. The Lions come in 5-1 overall and Freedom 6-0 overall. Both teams are unbeaten in section play this year.

If you can’t tune into the Broadcast you can click the Trib-Live Logo below at 7:00 pm to listen to the pre-game and game streaming on the Trib-Live High School Sports Network…..

Week 6 High School Football Preview: October 4, 2019

Two battles for first place traverse the Beaver County Radio airwaves for Week 6.

Freedom is undefeated overall and in the Midwestern Athletic Conference (6-0, 4-0), but the visiting New Brighton Lions are just a half-game back in the section (5-1, 3-0) heading into tonight’s showdown. Coverage from Bulldog Stadium on WBVP & 99.3 FM begins at 7:00 with pregame; kickoff is set for 7:30.

On 1460 WMBA, the Moon Tigers (4-2 overall, 2-1 section) look to solidify themselves as a playoff contender in the Allegheny Eight Conference, but their toughest test comes tonight as the undefeated Peters Township Indians (6-0, 3-0) come to town. A Tigers win coupled with a Bethel Park loss to Chartiers Valley would place Moon in a 4-way tie for first place in the conference. Coverage from Moon begins at 6:30 for pregame; 7:00 is scheduled kickoff.

Here’s the full list of games in the Beaver Valley tonight. All games are at 7:00pm except for the aforementioned New Brighton/Freedom match.

1A
Rochester at Sto-Rox
2A
New Brighton at Freedom (WBVP/99.3 FM)*
South Side Beaver at South Allegheny
Riverside at Mohawk
Shenango at Ellwood City
3A
Hopewell at South Park
Beaver Falls at Keystone Oaks
Waynesburg Central at Quaker Valley
4A
Blackhawk at New Castle
5A
Peters Township at Moon (WMBA)
Baldwin at West Allegheny
Non-Conference
Yough at Aliquippa
Thomas Jefferson at Central Valley

Pens drop home opener 3-1

Sheary scores twice against old team, Sabres beat Penguins
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Conor Sheary took it personally when Pittsburgh traded him to Buffalo in June 2018.
Sheary scored twice and Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots in the Sabres’ 3-1 victory over the Penguins on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.
“I think you just want to prove to people that you can still play,” Sheary said. “You kind of get the feeling that someone doesn’t want you when they trade you, and I think I took that to heart, so coming back is always fun.”
Rasmus Dahlin also scored to help Buffalo give Ralph Krueger a victory in his Sabres coaching debut. Buffalo beat Pittsburgh in regulation for the first time since April 23, 2013.
Krueger last coached in the NHL in 2012-13 when the Edmonton Oilers had 19 wins during a shortened 48-game regular season. Buffalo went 33-39-10 under Phil Housley last season.
“For me, personally, I said that I was going to have fun during this ride in the National Hockey League, and these guys helped the fun part with games like (Thursday),” Krueger said.
Sheary, who played on two Stanley Cup champions teams with the Penguins, has four goals and six points in four games against his former team. He scored two goals twice last season, including a March 1 home game against Pittsburgh.
“For him, here in Pittsburgh, no question he was ready and dialed in,” Krueger said.
Buffalo’s last game in Pittsburgh was an overtime win in November 2018 when the Sabres snapped an eight-game winless streak in Pittsburgh. The victory Thursday gave Buffalo consecutive road wins in Pittsburgh for the first time since 2012-13.
Evgeni Malkin scored on the power play for Pittsburgh. Matt Murray made 38 saves.
Pittsburgh had 15 wins in its past 18 games against the Sabres, dating to Oct. 5, 2013. The Penguins also previously won eight of nine home games against the Sabres and 11 of 15 since PPG Paints Arena opened in 2010-11.
“We just weren’t good enough in a lot of areas,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “I know we’re capable of being better.”
Pittsburgh earned an NHL-best 13th-straight playoff berth last season, but was swept from the opening round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders.
The Penguins didn’t make sweeping changes to the roster. Instead, they brought in wingers Alex Galchenyuk and Dominik Kahun, through trades with Arizona and Chicago, in addition to free-agent pickup Brandon Tanev, as Sullivan seeks a brand of intelligent and responsible hockey that demands responsibility at both ends of the ice.
After one game, it remains a work in progress.
“We just have to do a better job as a group,” Sullivan said. “We’ll see what we can learn from it. We have a lot of hockey in front of us. I know this team is capable of being better.”
The Sabres took control early with 10 of the game’s first 12 shots and the opening goal.
Sheary started the scoring at 5:23 following a Penguins’ turnover at their own blueline. He took a pass from Casey Mittelstadt and beat Murray to the blocker side from in close.
Malkin tied it at 5:50 of the second period with a power-play goal. He beat a screened Hutton with a wrist shot from the left faceoff dot. Malkin has points in 10 straight games against Buffalo.
Sheary gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal at 14:03 when he converted a rebound from the slot past Murray.
It’s a lead the Sabres never relinquished.
“Conor is a guy that can finish,” Sullivan said. “He did it for us when he was here, and he’s a dangerous guy.”
NOTES: Sidney Crosby had an assist to tie Larry Murphy for 42nd on the NHL’s career points list with 1,217. Crosby has a seven-game points streak against Buffalo and one point in 36 of 40 career games against the Sabres. … Buffalo’s Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju were recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League. … Sabres’ D Colin Miller recorded his 100th NHL point. … Buffalo’s last opener in Pittsburgh was the team’s first game, a 2-1 victory on Oct. 10, 1970.
UP NEXT
Sabres: Host New Jersey on Saturday night.
Penguins: Host Columbus on Saturday night.
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