2026-2027 Game Summaries
NA clinches playoff berth with last second victory over Norwin
North Allegheny traveled to Penn-Trafford High School on Friday night to take on the Norwin Knights in a Quad County Conference thriller on Friday night. In a game that was win-and-in, both teams played their hearts out. The Tigers were able to put together a last-second drive ending in a successful two-point conversion to win the game 22-21 and clinch a spot in the WPIAL 6A postseason.
NA got the ball to start the game and drove the ball right down the field, going 57 yards in the five plays, finishing with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Brady Brinkley to Mason Brown to make the score 7-0. Norwin punted on their opening drive before an interception. The teams traded punts before the Knights got the run game going.
From two minutes left in the first quarter to early in the second quarter, Norwin drove the ball 74 yards on ten plays (all run plays) to tie the game up when Max Ritz ran the ball in from three yards out to make the score 7-7. With 3:20 remaining in the half, Norwin looked to get some points before halftime, but an interception from Mason Brown stopped any thought of that, and the Tigers took over in plus territory. NA ended up punting the ball away, and the Knights ran the clock out with the game tied 7-7 at the half.
Norwin got the ball to start the third quarter and once again got the run game going. The Knights went 14 plays, 69 yards, all run plays with Ritz finishing the drive again to make the score 14-7. North Allegheny responded on the next drive, going 60 yards in five plays and finishing off with a Ben Kern 25-yard bubble screen from Brinkley to tie the game 14-14 going into the fourth quarter.
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The Tigers drove the ball to the Norwin 22-yard line to start the final quarter, but a fumble gave the Knights the ball back with 6:56 on the clock. Ritz once again found the paint, this time a big play from 58 yards away, and Norwin had a 21-14 lead with 4:27 remaining.
A good return from Kellan Frank set up NA on their own 45-yard line to start a drive down seven. During the drive on a fourth-and-nine, a pressured Brinkley lobbed up a pass to Kern, who made a great play for 16 yards to keep the drive alive. NA drove to the Norwin 21-yard line when Brinkley connected with Gavin Ust to make the score 21-20. Coach Art Walker rolled the dice and went for two. On the conversion, Brinkley hit Max Dehainaut in the end zone to give North Allegheny the 22-21 lead.
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Norwin had 65 seconds to work with when they got the ball, but Ritz was sacked and fumbled. Henry Sheridan recovered the fumble and the Tigers took three knees to put the game away.
Brinkley finished 19-for-32, 216 yards and three touchdowns. He also had 27 rushing yards. Anthony Sisinni had 42 rushing yards. Brown led NA receiving with seven catches for 96 yards. For his offensive efforts along with an interception, Brown was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.
Dehainaut led the North Allegheny defense with 11 tackles. Frank had 10 tackles while Grant Girty and Tydes Alualu each had eight.
North Allegheny improved to 5-5 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Norwin falls to 5-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play. The Tigers will have the week off before returning to action on Friday, November 14th when they travel to Canon-McMillan to take on the Big Macs at 7 p.m. in the WPIAL Semifinals. This game will be broadcast live on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
FOOTBALL SUMMARY VS. NORWIN, 10-30-26
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Allegheny | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Norwin | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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 |
Tigers roll past Seneca Valley on Senior Night, 42-7
North Allegheny hosted the Seneca Valley Raiders on Friday night in a Quad County Conference showdown. The Tigers, who were celebrating senior night, got on the board early and used that momentum to roll past the Raiders by a final score of 42-7.
NA forced Seneca Valley to punt on their opening drive. Caden Petro was able to break through and block the punt setting up the North Allegheny offense on the Seneca Valley 25-yard line. The Tigers would take advantage of the good field position when Brady Brinkley had a five-yard touchdown run. Josh Gidas made the extra point and NA led 7-0.
North Allegheny’s defense would turn the Raiders over on downs before a six-play 45-yard drive was finished off again by Brinkley, this time from two yards out to make the score 14-0. Seneca Valley would respond with a 15-play, 72-yard drive the was capped off by a hook-and-ladder play on fourth down that found Josiah Edwards in the end zone to make the score 14-7. The Tigers would make quick work getting the points back as Brinkley connected with Ben Kern for 29 yards and Gavin Ust for 36 yards with Ust finding the end zone, making the score 21-7, which would be the score at halftime.
NA got the ball to start the third quarter and put together a crushing 12-play, 67-yard drive that saw Brinkley get his third rushing touchdown and fourth total touchdown of the game on a one-yard QB sneak on fourth-and-goal to expand the lead to 28-7. The North Allegheny defense forced a turnover on the next possession when Mason Brown intercepted Seneca Valley quarterback Rory O’Shea to give the Tiger offense the ball in plus territory. NA found themselves in a fourth-and-14 from the Seneca Valley 26-yard line but a trick play that had Brown throw a pass to a wide open Brinkley in the end zone made the score 35-7.
The North Allegheny defense set up another scoring drive when Tydes Alualu hit O’Shea and forced a fumble, scooped up by Melvin Porter to give the Tigers another short field. In the fourth quarter, Brinkley would return the favor, hitting Brown on an eight-yard completion for a touchdown and the mercy rule was in effect as North Allegheny rolled to a 42-7 victory.
With 193 passing yards, 34 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards and five total touchdowns, Brinkley was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.
Anthony Sissini had 37 rushing yards while Ust led NA in receiving with 69 yards.
Alualu led the defense with 11 tackels, one for loss. Max Dehainaut had eight tackles while Grant Girty and Kellan Frank had six.
North Allegheny improves to 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Seneca Valley falls to 2-5 overall and 0-5 in conference play. The Tigers head on the road next week when they travel to Mt. Lebanon to take on the Blue Devils at 7 p.m. This game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Copy of Football Summary at Central Catholic, 10-9-26
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Seneca Valley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| North Allegheny | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
NA falls at Central Catholic
North Allegheny traveled to U.S. Steel Community Field at Hazelwood Green to take on the Central Catholic Vikings in a Quad County Conference matchup. Central Catholic entered the game as the No. 20 ranked team in the country according to Rivals composite rankings. The Vikings flexed their muscles and showed why they were ranked nationally, defeating the Tigers by a score of 42-0.
Central Catholic jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter with touchdowns from Roman Thompson and Kayden Jones. The Vikings expanded the lead to 28-0 at halftime as Connor Melnik found the end zone along with Thompson again.
Chrys Black finished off two Central Catholic drives in the third quarter to make the score 42-0, which would be the final score.
Caden Petro led North Allegheny with seven tackles. Kellan Frank had five while Ben Spak had four and Max DeHainaut added three.
North Allegheny falls to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference. Central Catholic improves to 7-0 and 4-0 in conference play. The Tigers return home next Friday when they host the Seneca Valley Raiders at 7:30 p.m. This will be Senior Night and American Cancer Society Night and will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Football Summary at Central Catholic, 10-9-26
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| North Allegheny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Catholic | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
North Allegheny downed by Canon-McMillan, 23-13
North Allegheny hosted Canon-McMillan at Newman Stadium on Friday night in a Quad County Conference showdown. The Big Macs jumped out to an early lead, and the Tigers could never quite recover as they fell 23-13.
Canon-McMillan received the opening kickoff and drove the ball to the North Allegheny 28-yard line. The NA defense stepped up and got a stop, but Big Mac kicker Rhys Maentz drilled a 45-yard field goal to give CM the 3-0 lead. After a North Allegheny punt, the Big Macs drove 80 yards in eight plays, with Ty Jansma finding Roman Cimarolli in the back of the end zone on the final play of the first quarter to make it 10-0.
North Allegheny’s next drive got into the red zone, highlighted by a 45-yard completion from Brady Brinkley to Gavin Ust, but a missed field goal kept the score at 10-0. Both teams traded punts before CM put a two-minute drill together that ended up on the seven-yard line. Maentz made another field goal, this time from 24 yards out, with eight seconds left in the half, and Canon-McMillan went into the locker room with a 13-0 lead.
North Allegheny got the ball to start the second half and tried to get the momentum back. The Tigers drove the ball 80 yards in 10 plays with Brinkley hitting Ust over the shoulder from 36 yards out to cut the CM lead to 13-7. Offense stalled from there as both teams punted back and forth the rest of the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Big Macs used a balanced attack to go 76 yards in 10 plays with Jansma hitting Brayden Collins from 10 yards out to expand the Canon-McMillan lead to 20-7. NA turned the ball over on downs at their own 29, giving the Big Macs prime field position. Canon-McMillan only went nine yards on their next drive, but Maentz hit his third field goal of the game to take a 23-7 lead with 3:41 left. In desperation mode, the Tigers scored when the ball was fumbled into the end zone and Anthony Sisinni fell on top of it to make it 23-13. North Allegheny went for two and was stopped short.
Canon-McMillan recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock, giving the Tigers a 23-13 loss.
Sisinni led the Tigers with 33 yards rushing. Brinkley finished 20-for-33, for 254 yards and a touchdown. Ben Kern had six catches for 37 yards. Ust finished with 81 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mason Brown led NA defensively with 10 tackles. Tydes Alualu and Aidan Urschler each had nine tackles. Urschler had three tackles for loss and, for his efforts, was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Aadi Mehotra added eight tackles.
North Allegheny falls to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Canon-McMillan improves to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference. The Tigers return to action next Friday when they travel to U.S. Steel Community Field at Hazelwood Green to take on the Central Catholic Vikings at 7 p.m.
Football Summary vs. Canon-McMillan, 10-2-26
| GAME SUMMARY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
| Canon-McMillan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| North Allegheny | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
