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Head Coach Art Walker wins 250th career game with 28-21 victory over Mt. Lebanon

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

North Allegheny traveled to Mt. Lebanon High School looking to bounce back from their loss a week ago. The Blue Devils would make it interesting at the end, but the Tigers defense made the final play to give NA the 28-21 win. The win was Head Coach Art Walker’s 250th of his career.

Mt. Lebanon got the ball first and put a solid drive together. Faced with a 4th and two from the 50-yard line, the Blue Devils elected to punt. The Tigers got a 19-yard punt return from James Donaldson and North Allegheny’s offense was in business. On the second offensive play, Brady Brinkley ran the ball 63 yards to the house and the Tigers took the early 7-0 lead. The rest of the first quarter saw three-and-outs for both teams.

The Tigers put a drive together to start the second quarter, but it ultimately stalled and they had to punt. The kick was blocked and recovered by Mt. Lebanon on NA’s 19-yard line. The Blue Devils took advantage of the short field and got into the end zone to tie the game. The Tigers responded by going seven plays, 67 yards in four minutes with Brinkley finding Donaldson from six yards out. The Tigers had the lead back at 14-7. Mt. Lebanon put together a 10-play, 61-yard drive on the next possession but couldn’t come away with points before the half came to a close.

In the third quarter, the Tigers looked to Luke Rohan to take control of the game.  The junior got three straight carries with the third going 43 yards for a touchdown with 5:20 left in the third quarter. NA led 21-7.

The Tigers’ defense then forced a three-and-out. On the punt, Korry Pitts came off the edge unblocked and got a hand on the punt, putting North Allegheny in a first-and-goal situation. On the next play, Rohan again found the end zone to expand the Tiger lead to 28-7. The Blue Devils responded with a 44-yard touchdown pass trimming the NA lead to 28-14 heading to the final stanza.

After an interception, Mt. Lebanon looked to cut the North Allegheny lead to one possession. They drove to the Tigers’ 30-yard line before Pitts came up with another big play, intercepting a pass from Blue Devil quarterback Patrick Smith. Lebo found the end zone again with 3:27 remaining in the game on a two-yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-21. The Blue Devils had one final opportunity to tie the game with 32 seconds remaining, but Kyle Langdon forced a fumble recovered by Colin Moore and North Allegheny came away with the 28-21 victory.

Pitts was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game with a blocked punt and interception at crucial moments in the contest. Rohan led the Tigers in rushing with 148 yards and two touchdowns. Brinkley had 79 passing yards and 50 rushing yards.

Kyle Langdon led the NA defense with 14 tackles. Dylan Langdon had 10 tackles, two of them for loss. Conner Frank had nine tackles while Lincoln Hoke had eight tackles, with two coming in the backfield.

North Allegheny improves to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in conference. Mt. Lebanon falls to 1-6 overall and 1-3 in the conference. The Tigers are back on the road next Friday when they travel to Canon-McMillan for another Quad County Conference game at 7:00 p.m. This game will be broadcast on the NA Sports Network.

Football Summary at Mt. Lebanon, 10-4-24

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North Allegheny7714028
Mt. Lebanon077721

NA defeated by Central Catholic in rematch of WPIAL Championship

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

In a rematch of the 2022 and 2023 WPIAL Championships, North Allegheny traveled to Baldwin High School to take on the Central Catholic Vikings in another matchup of the top two teams in Class 6A. Central Catholic took this round shutting out the Tigers in the second half on the way to a 27-14 victory.

NA’s defense had early momentum as they forced a Central Catholic three-and-out on the first possession. The Tigers had a great punt return by Nick Humphries and the offense started on Central Catholic’s 30-yard line. It only took the Tigers two plays to find the end zone when Liam Flaherty ran it in from 15 yards out for the 7-0 lead. The Vikings responded quickly, driving  80 yards in only 97 seconds.  Quarterback Jy’Yair Walls ran it in from a yard out and Central Catholic went for two, taking the 8-7 lead after a quarter.

Things evened out in the second quarter before North Allegheny put together a six-play, 40-yard drive polished off by a Dylan Brokos score from seven yards out. The Tigers had the lead back at 14-8. On the ensuing possession, Central Catholic got the ball across midfield but the drive stalled.  Vikings’ kicker Billy Lech bailed the offense out, hitting a 54-yard field goal and the Tigers lead was cut to 14-11.

North Allegheny put together a solid drive to start the third quarter, but an interception set the Vikings up in great field position. They took advantage with an Elijah Faulkner 18-yard touchdown run and Central led 18-14. A Vikings pick-six on the next drive expanded their lead to 25-14. The Tigers defense held the Vikings down in the fourth quarter, but Central Catholic earned a late safety to add to the lead.

Brady Brinkley finished with 141 passing yards. Flaherty led the Tigers in rushing with 34 yards. Colman Craft was NA’s leading receiver with three catches for 71 yards.

Kyle Langdon led the defense with 12 tackles while Dylan Langdon had nine. Luke Rohan and Conner Frank each had seven tackles. Lincoln Hoke and Colin Moore each tallied a sack.

North Allegheny falls to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Central Catholic improves to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The Tigers are back in action next week when they travel to Mt. Lebanon in another Quad County Conference contest at 7:00 p.m.

Football Summary at Central Catholic, 9-27-24

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North Allegheny770014
Central Catholic8314227

Tigers run away from Norwin, 36-14

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

North Allegheny hosted the Norwin Knights Friday night in a Quad County North Conference matchup at Newman Stadium. The Tigers didn’t get off to the best start, but harnessed the momentum of the game in the second quarter and rolled to come away with a 36-14 win.

After both teams traded punts, NA got on the board first when Brady Brinkley ran 53 yards to the house on a read option. The Tigers elected to go for two, and Brinkley found Carter Melzer to give North Allegheny the 8-0 lead five minutes into the game. Things would swing in Norwin’s favor from there as the Tigers’ defense had no answer for Norwin quarterback Tristan Tavares. He ran for touchdowns of 80 and 23 yards to give Norwin the 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Things shifted in the second quarter when Norwin had a fourth and one from their 30-yard line. It looked like the Knights were attempting to get the Tigers to jump offsides, but the ball was snapped and backup quarterback Xavier Holtzman was tackled five yards in the backfield by Owen Urschler. North Allegheny was in business on the 25-yard line. The Tigers wasted no time and on the next play, Luke Rohan scored from 25 yards out. Peter Notaro booted through the extra point and NA led 15-14. After a great Evan Pfeifer punt, North Allegheny was pinned at their own 10-yard line. The Tigers orchestrated a 15-play, 90-yard drive while converting two crucial third downs and finding the end zone again. Liam Flaherty scored from eight yards out, and NA held a 22-14 going into halftime.

Familiarly, NA’s defense took over in the second half. Norwin punted on the first possession of the third quarter and Nick Humphries gave North Allegheny a 29-yard return putting the Tiger offense in great field position. North Allegheny cashed in when Brinkley hit James Donaldson for a 12-yard touchdown and the lead ballooned to 29-14. After another three-and-out, Jackson Failla completed a pass to Colman Craft for 27 yards and a touchdown.

It was all defense in the fourth quarter as North Allegheny held Norwin’s offense to -5 yards in the final frame and finished an impressive 36-14 win.

Brinkley finished with 156 passing yards, 55 rushing yards and two total touchdowns. He was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Failla finished with 53 passing yards and a touchdown. Rohan had 64 rushing yards and a touchdown. Craft led all receivers with five catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.

Dylan Langdon led the Tigers’ defense with five tackles, two for a loss. Kyle Langdon added four tackles. Liam Flaherty had three tackles and two sacks while Urschler had three tackles, a half of a sack and two tackles for loss.

North Allegheny improves to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Norwin falls to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in conference. The Tigers will prepare for a showdown next Friday with the Central Catholic Vikings at 7:00 p.m. from Baldwin High School. The game will be broadcast on the NA Sports Network.

Football Summary vs. Norwin, 9-20-24

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Big Second Half leads to 42-14 win over Hempfield

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

North Allegheny used great defense and the run game came to life as the Tigers used a 28-0 second half to come away with a 42-14 win over Hempfield in the conference opener Friday night at Spartan Stadium.

Things started great for the Tigers as the defense forced a punt on the opening possession. NA’s offense drove right down the field, which ended with a Brady Brinkley pass to Colman Craft for the opening score. This was the first game back for Craft who missed two game with an injury. On the next drive, North Allegheny’s defense played takeaway when Hempfield’s running back fumbled the ball giving the Tigers great field position. NA was unable to take advantage of the opportunity and turned the ball over as the quarter came to a close.

Hempfield got on the board early in the second quarter to make the score 7-6. The next possession, the Tigers drove the ball into Hempfield territory but the drive stalled out and the Spartans got the ball back with a chance to take the lead. NA’s defense came up big again, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Dylan Langdon and the Tigers had great field position from the 30-yard line. This time, North Allegheny cashed in when Jackson Failla scored from one yard out and the Tigers led 14-6. Late in the second quarter, Hempfield found the end zone again and scored on a two-point conversion as the Spartans tied the game after one half.

NA came out of the locker room with more focus in the second half and both lines started to take over. After the teams exchanged punts, North Allegheny looked to Luke Rohan to carry the offense. He came through getting into the end zone to give NA the lead back at 21-14.

Rohan found the end zone again three minutes into the fourth quarter to give North Allegheny the 28-14 lead. With Hempfield getting desperate, they tried to throw a deep pass down the middle of the field that was tipped by Nicholas Humphries and intercepted by Conner Frank. It was Rohan once again that scored his third touchdown of the second half and NA was rolling with a 35-14 lead. James Donaldson got an interception on the next drive and Dylan Brokos scored to put the nail in the coffin. Logan Hughey got an interception on the ensuing drive and all North Allegheny had to do was kneel the clock out and leave Hempfield with a 42-14 win.

With his great second-half performance and three touchdowns, Rohan was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.

North Allegheny improves to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play. Hempfield falls to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference. The Tigers return home next Friday when they take on Norwin at 7:30 p.m. at Newman Stadium in another conference matchup. This game will be broadcast on the NA Sports Network.

Football Summary at Hempfield, 9-13-24

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North Allegheny7772142
Hempfield0140014

Notaro, Defense come up big in 18-14 win over Penn Hills

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

Alabama commit Peter Notaro made three field goals, including a school-record 53-yarder, and the NA defense produced crucial plays late to secure North Allegheny’s 18-14 victory over Penn Hills in a non-conference game at Yuhas-McGinley Stadium on Friday night.

Penn Hills came out hot on the opening drive of the football game, converting on a pair of long third down conversions to set up senior Naytel Mitchell for a 3-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 lead 3:51 into the game. The Mitchell touchdown capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive to pay dirt.

The teams exchanged punts before North Allegheny started a drive on Penn Hills’ 38-yard line. The Tigers only got two yards on the possession, but Notaro hit a 53-yard field goal, cutting the lead to 7-3 with 1:06 left in the first quarter. The 53-yard field goal is a North Allegheny program record.

After getting Penn Hills to go three-and-out to start the second quarter, the Tigers put together their best drive of the day, going eight plays for 67 yards. The drive was capped off when Brady Brinkley found the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback sneak, and NA had the 10-7 lead with 7:11 to play in the second quarter.

It didn’t take Penn Hills long to respond. On the next offensive play, quarterback Devin Harris found Martel Palmer for an 80-yard touchdown on a wide receiver screen and the Indians jumped back ahead, 14-10, with 6:59 to go before halftime.

The next Tiger drive stalled. However, a 58-yard punt by Notaro pinned Penn Hills back at their own 12-yard line. On third and 10, North Allegheny put pressure on Harris, who retreated to his own end zone. Mason Hartung earned the sack, resulting in a safety for the Tigers and cutting the score to 14-12.

Penn Hills responded with a solid drive but missed a field goal. North Allegheny got the ball back with 1:18 to play in the half and drove to the Penn Hills 35-yard line to set up another Notaro field goal, this time from 51 yards out. The Tigers had a 15-14 lead at the half.

The defenses made adjustments at halftime and both had the answers in the third quarter. The only points came on a Notaro 29-yard field goal with 2:52 left in the quarter to extend the Tigers lead 18-14.

NA’s four-point lead was threatened on Penn Hills final drive of the game. With 2:18 remaining in regulation, Penn Hills needed to go 80 yards to take the lead. The Indians got halfway there before an interception at NA’s 40-yard line by Nicholas Humphries sealed the 18-14 win for the Tigers.

With three field goals made, two from 50+ yards while breaking the program record for longest field goal, Notaro was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Luke Rohan led North Allegheny in rushing with 72 yards on 14 carries. Brady Brinkley had 56 rushing yards, 34 passing yards and a touchdown. Jackson Failla had 33 passing yards. Brady Meyer had two catches for 27 yards.

Kyle Langdon led the defense with 10 tackles, two of them for loss. Dylan Langdon added eight tackles while Humphries and Lincoln Hoke each had six tackles. Hoke also added a sack.

North Allegheny improves to 3-0 overall. Penn Hills falls to 0-3. The Tigers will begin conference play next Friday when they travel to Hempfield to take on the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. That game will be broadcast live on the NA Sports Network.

Football Summary at Penn Hills, 9-6-24

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North Allegheny3123018
Penn Hills770014