Dudek’s 492 yards set WPIAL record
Zane Dudek has a chance at the WPIAL regular-season rushing record, but he set a single-game record Friday night.
Dudek, a senior at Armstrong High School, ran for 492 yards on 38 carries to help the Riverhawks (5-1, 3-1) to a 56-28 Big East Conference triumph over Plum (0-5, 0-5).
Dudek broke the record of 460 yards, set last season by Apollo-Ridge’s Duane Brown.
“When you’re going through the game, you’re just trying to call plays and trying to score,” said Armstrong coach Frank Fabian. “You don’t realize how many yards he has. We found he was close [to the record], so we put him back out thee in the fourth quarter.
“Our line did a great job of getting him loose into the secondary tonight and he just goes from there.”
Dudek now has 1,856 yards for the season. The WPIAL regular-season record is 2,149 yards by Steel Valley’s Delrece Williams in 2010. 3-1) upset the second-ranked squad in Class 5A. Walker completed 14 of 22 attempts for 234 yards and tossed a second touchdown of 19 yards to Courtney Jackson. Jordan Washington rounded out the scoring with a 33-yard field goal. Penn-Trafford (5-1, 3-1) boasts Cam Laffoon, who began Friday as one of the top passers in the WPIAL, but the only points the Warriors could muster came on a 5-yard run by John Gay in the third quarter. Penn-Trafford averaged 32.6 points in its five wins.
17, the difference, as No. 1 Upper St. Clair (5-0, 5-0) survived a scare in the Allegheny Nine Conference. The Panthers picked up 198 yards rushing, paced by Blake Kadar, who toted the ball 20 times for 104 yards, and Jack Hansberry, who ran it in from 9 yards out in the second quarter.
Woodland Hills 43, Hampton 7: The No. 3 Wolverines (5-1, 4-0) broke an early 7-7 tie by scoring the final 36 points to run away for the Allegheny Nine win. Jajuan Hill carried 13 times for 126 yards and scored on runs of 14, 11 and 12 yards. Woodland Hills has won two in a row and outscored its opponents 87-7. Alex Bianco grinded out 128 yards on 25 carries for the Talbots (0-6, 0-4).
North Hills 35, Baldwin 7: Will Hirt was a perfect 8 for 8 passing with 115 yards and touchdown throws of 5 and 24 yards to Nick Santucci, as the Indians (4-2, 3-2) collected a third consecutive Allegheny Nine win. Glenn Ford’s 7-yard run was the lone score for the Highlanders (1-4, 1-4), who have lost three in a row.
Fox Chapel 47, Moon 27: A 23-point third-quarter burst helped the Foxes (1-5, 1-4) outlast Moon for the Allegheny Nine Triumph. Micah Morris (205 yards) and Nick Gizzo (175) spearheaded a potent running game for Fox Chapel, which ran for 396 yards to lock up its first win of the season.
Franklin Regional 45, Connellsville 0: Franklin Regional (3-2, 3-2) collected its third win in a row in convincing fashion, as it clipped the visiting Falcons (1-5, 0-5) in the Big East. Simon Behr connected on 8 of 12 pass attempts for 244 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions.
West Allegheny 47, Kiski Area 0: Kenny White ran for 140 yards and three scores, as No. 4 West Allegheny (50) had no problem with fifthranked Kiski Area (4-2) in the non-conference matchup.