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Robert Morris beats St. Francis (PA) 20-17 in double OT

Robert Morris beats St. Francis (PA) 20-17 in double OT
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Caleb Lewis threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Gonzalez with 45 seconds left in regulation, Nick Bisceglia made a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime, and Robert Morris slipped past St. Francis (PA) 20-17 on Saturday.
Lewis finished 9-of-22 passing for 152 yards and two scores. Tim Vecchio had six receptions for 94 yards and a score and Alijah Jackson had 26 carries for 110 yards for Robert Morris (2-4, 1-0 Northeast Conference).
On the first possession of the second OT, Jared Harris’ strip-sack of the Red Flash’s Jason Brown was recovered by Garret Fairman and, four plays later, Bisceglia’s field goal won it.
Chris Wells scored on a 14-yard run to give St. Francis (3-3, 2-1) a 17-10 lead with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter. Amir Jordan returned the ensuing kickoff into Red Flash territory but the RMU drive stalled at the 29 but the Colonials defense forced St. Francis to go three-and-out. Lewis then led a nine-play, 70-yard drive — hitting Deonte White for 9 yards on fourth-and-6 and connected with DeLano Madison for 19 yards on fourth-and-10 — capped by his TD pass to Gonzalez forced overtime.
Bisceglia’s 42-yard attempt was blocked on the first possession of OT and, after St. Francis moved to the 9, Trevor Thompson’s 26-yard attempt was wide right.
Brown completed 27 of 40 for 268 yards and a score and Well finished with 19 carries for 80 yards for the Red Flash.

CCBC Players of the Game Saturday October 12, 2019

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New Brighton- Nyasanu Greene
Western Beaver– Xander LeFebvre

Western Beaver Defeats New Brighton 21-13

What a game this afternoon as Western Beaver comes back in the second half to take the win over New Brighton. A rough start for the Golden Beavers in the first quarter as Nyasanu Greene brings in the points for New Brighton. They were only able to make one extra point of two touchdowns, ending the half 13-0 over Western Beaver. The Golden Beavers fought back in the third quarter, with a touchdown by Elias Bishop. New Brighton really started to sweat in the fourth, unable to bring anything to the end zone. Xander LeFebvre of Western Beaver took advantage of the momentum, scoring the last two touchdowns of the game. The Golden Beavers triumphed over the Lions, ending the game 21-3.

 

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Former Pirate Freese announces his retirement.

David Freese, former World Series MVP, retires at 36
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Freese is retiring after a 10-year career that included a World Series title with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 when he was MVP.
The 36-year-old infielder made the announcement Saturday on Twitter.
He made his final appearance Wednesday in a deciding Game 5 of an NL Division Series, striking out as a pinch-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They lost 7-3 to the Washington Nationals. Freese had started Game 1 at first base.
Freese batted .315 in 79 games for the Dodgers this season, with 11 home runs and 29 RBIs. He played his final two years with the Dodgers after stints with the Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh.
He made his major league debut with the Cardinals in 2009 and became a postseason star two years later. Freese batted .545 with 12 hits in the NL Championship Series in 2011. He also set a MLB postseason record with 21 RBIs and earned MVP honors in the NLCS and World Series.
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“Thru the Eyes of Sly Washington” U.S.C. vs Moon Friday October 12, 2019

(Moon Twp., PA.) The Moon Tigers’ defense came up big on Friday night defeating the Upper St Clair Panthers 20-6. Moon scored the game’s first touchdown late into the first quarter with a five yard run from Jamal Littlejohn. Eighteen seconds later, Upper St Clair’s quarterback, Ethan Bahlem, broke off a 78 yard touchdown run. That would be the Panthers only score, for the Tigers tenacious defense would not allow anymore points. The Tigers defense rattled the Panther’s offense with a few forced turnovers, including a 60 yard interception that would later set up an 18 yard touchdown from Jamal Littlejohn, making that his second touchdown of the night. The Moon victory takes their record to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in section play. With the win Moon pulls into a three way tie with Peters Twp., who the Tigers defeated last week, and Bethel Park, who defeated the Tigers. While we don’t know the outcome oft he conference at this point we now know the Tiger have secured a WPIAL playoff spot with last nights victory. The Panthers fall to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in section play on the season.

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Neshannock Routs Freedom 49-21

Freedom fumbled the ball on the first drive of the game and that set the stage for what was in store for the evening. Neshannock capitalized on the turnover with a 1 yard QB sneak by Jason Nativio, bringing the score to 7-0. Freedom tied it up at 7 with their own 1 yard run by Tyrique Campbell. Neshannock retook the lead with an 8 yard run by Braden Gennock, butFreedom tied it up again with an 8 yard TD catch by Brandon Pratt. Neshannock received the ball with a few seconds left in the half, but instead of kneeling the ball, a 60 yard completion set up a 2 yard TD run from Braden Gennock. At the half, the score was 21-14.

Freedom managed to capture their first 2 score lead of the night after a 41 yard TD catch by Ethan Weatherby. 1 play and a 79 yard TD catch from Reiker Welling later, Freedom was back within a score 28-21. The 4th quarter was the Jason Nativio show, with 3 TD runs of 33, 4, and 3 yards, bringing the final score to 49-21.

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