Football stays alive with 24-6 victory over Mt. Lebanon
North Allegheny traveled to Mt. Lebanon High School to take on the Blue Devils in an important Quad County Conference game. Before the game, longtime Mt. Lebanon football coach Art Walker Sr. was honored by having the Mt. Lebanon field named after him. During the game, North Allegheny head football coach Art Walker Jr. got the win by a score of 24-6. The win keeps NA alive in the playoff hunt as they hold on to the fourth and final spot.
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The Tigers got the ball to start the game and drove 80 yards in 10 plays, finishing with a Brady Brinkley pass to Ben Kern for a 10-yard touchdown to make the score 7-0. After a Blue Devil punt, NA drove to the Mt. Lebanon 10-yard line but was stopped on fourth down to keep the score 7-0 after a quarter of play.
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On the first play of the second quarter, Mt. Lebo tried to set up a screen which was sniffed out by Aidan Urschler, who jumped in front of the running back and picked the pass off to give North Allegheny the ball on the Lebo 31-yard line. The Tigers cashed in six plays later on an Anthony Sisinni eight-yard run to extend the lead to 14-0. The teams punted the ball back and forth the remainder of the quarter, and NA led 14-0 at halftime.
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The teams traded possessions with no points in the third quarter until 4:42 to go when North Allegheny drove 80 yards once again, this time in seven plays, capped by a Brinkley two-yard run, and the Tigers led 21-0 going into the fourth quarter.
Mt. Lebanon broke through on the first possession of the fourth quarter with a 20-yard pass from Jackson Marcheck to Kevin King. The extra point was blocked, so the score remained 21-6. NA’s offense went three-and-out on the next possession, giving the Blue Devils momentum. Just when it looked like Lebo was going to be able to get back in the game, Max DeHainaut intercepted a deflected pass and returned it to the Mt. Lebanon 15-yard line to give the momentum back to North Allegheny. The Tigers wouldn’t find the end zone, but a Josh Gidas 28-yard field goal made the score 24-6. The NA defense als0 had interceptions from Mason Brown and Kellan Frank on the last two possessions to seal the deal and leave Mt. Lebanon with a 24-6 victory.
Brinkley finished 17-for-25 for 152 passing yards and a touchdown. He also had 30 rushing yards. Sisinni led the Tigers in rushing with 66 yards and a touchdown. Brown led NA in receiving with five catches for 72 yards.
DeHainaut led the North Allegheny defense with six tackles. For his efforts of leading the team in tackles and an interception, DeHainaut was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Urschler and Grant Girty had four tackles while Mack Niederberger had three.
North Allegheny improves to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in the conference. Mt. Lebanon falls to 1-7 overall and 1-4 in conference play. The Tigers return to action next Friday when they travel to Penn-Trafford High School to take on the Norwin Knights at 7 p.m. in the regular season finale. This game will be broadcast live on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Football Summary at Mt. Lebanon, 10-23-26
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| North Allegheny | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Mt. Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
