Beattie lifts Burrell to big victory
Burrell’s Devin Beattie had one of the top rushing performances of the WPIAL football season last night, gaining 302 yards on 31 carries to help the Bucs (5-1, 2-1) outlast Imani Christian, 41-30, in an Allegheny Conference game played at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg.
Beattie scored six touchdowns on runs of 65, 52, 35, 4, 1 and 4 yards. Imani Christian (2-4, 0-3) was paced by David Davis, who had touchdown runs of 30, 1 and 10 yards. Burrell held a 34-24 advantage heading into the final quarter.
More Class 2A
KeystoneOaks 42, Charleroi 0: Shawn Reick rushed 8 times for 130 yards, including a 75-yard first-quarter touchdown run to pace the host Golden Eagles (42, 2-1) to a Century Conference win. Charleroi (1-4, 0-2) managed just 126 yards of offense. Keystone Oaks scored on two blocked punt returns and on an 80-yard punt return from Clinton Robinson. The Golden Eagles led at halftime, 27-0.
Washington 59, Waynesburg 14: Eddie Lewis rushed for 125 yards on just 5 carries, scoring touchdowns on runs of 29, 53 and 29 yards, leading the host Little Prexies (5-1, 2-0) to a Century Conference win over the Raiders (0-6, 0-3).
Serra Catholic 49, Derry 7: Serra (5-1, 3-0), ranked No. 3 in WPIAL Class 2A, used a 296-yard passing performance by Quadir Stribling to roll past the visiting Trojans (0-6, 0-3) in the Allegheny Conference game. Stribling threw touchdown passes of 43, 80, 60 and 80 yards.
SteelValley 42, Apollo Ridge 7: The host Ironmen (6-0, 3-0), ranked No. 1 in 2A, led the Allegheny Conference game by 42-0 entering the fourth quarter. Steel Valley’s JeSean Wright had a 55yard interception return for a touchdown and also scored on a 39-yard run. Apollo Ridge (3-3, 12) was outgained, 336-131.
Sto-Rox 6, McGuffey 0: The narrow win moved the visiting Vikings (3-2, 3-0) into sole possession of first place in the Century Conference. Diego Ellis scored the only touchdown on a 6-yard pass from Josh Jenkins in the third quarter.
Beaver Falls 44, Riverside 14: The win gives the Tigers (5-1, 30) sole possession of first place in the Midwestern Conference.
Class 1A
Our Lady Sacred Heart 45, Chartiers-Houston 0: Nehemiah Azeem threw first-half touchdown passes of 60 and 69 yards and also ran 11 yards for a score to lift the visiting Chargers (6-0, 3-0) to a Black Hills Conference win over the Bucs (3-3, 0-3).
Burgettstown 26, Cornell 6: Brodie Kuzior rushed for 137 yards on 18 carries, including and 11-yard touchdown run to pace the host Blue Devils (3-2, 21) to a Black Hills Conference win over the Raiders (3-2, 2-1).
Avella 22, Carlynton 14: Cole Jaworski completed 10 of 14 passes for 112 yards and scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run to help the host Eagles (1-5, 1-2) gain a Black Hills Conference win. Winless Carlynton (0-6, 0-3) led at halftime, 14-13.
Bishop Canevin 60, Fort Cherry 7: The Crusaders (5-1, 30), ranked No. 1 in WPIAL Class 1A by the Post-Gazette, scored at least 13 points in every quarter to dominate the Black Hills Conference game. Xavier Nelson caught 5 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns to pace the Canevin offense. Fort Cherry falls to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in conference.
Mapletown 52, California 20:: Landan Stevenson, the leading scorer in the WPIAL, had four touchdown runs, giving him 23 for the season, helping the visiting Maples (6-0, 3-0) to a TriCounty South win over the Trojans (4-2, 1-2). Stevenson rushed for 251 yards on 30 carries.
Leechburg 56, Frazier 0: Braylon Lovelace rushed for 192 yards on 17 carries and scored six touchdowns, leading the host Blue Devils ( 4- 2, 2- 1) to an Eastern Conference victory over winless Frazier (0-6, 0-3).