Canon-McMillan gets big victory; coach returns

Canon-McMillan made a rather unusual halftime adjustment Friday night. Head coach Mike Evans returned to the team from suspension midway through the game against host Hempfield, coached the final two quarters and led the Big Macs to their first win of the season, 21-12, in the Quad County Conference.

Evans had missed the past two games. He was suspended by the school after an incident in the locker room of the team’s second game of the season Aug. 30 against Mt. Lebanon.

The Spartans (2-3, 1-3) struck first when Nathan Roby ripped off a 49-yard run in the first quarter. Canon-McMillan (1-4, 1-3) then reeled off 21 unanswered points. Blake Joseph accounted for two of those scores by hauling in passes of 19 and 51 yards from Jonathan Quinque. Joseph caught eight passes for 98 yards. Quinque went 12-for-19 with 191 yards and three scores.

Both teams got a stellar performance by their top running back. Roby rumbled for 173 yards. Ryan Angott ran for 140 yards to pace the Big Macs.

More games

Central Catholic 45, Bethel Park 14: The third-ranked Vikings (4-1, 2-1) scored early and often, building a 24-7 halftime lead and continuing the pace in the second half to earn the non-conference win against Class 5A No. 4 Bethel Park (3-1, 2-0). Edward Tillman ran for 148 yards and scored on runs of 41 and 36 yards. The Black Hawks’ big play threat, Jehvonn Lewis, struck twice on a pair of long touchdowns. The first came on a 78-yard run in the second quarter. He added a 98-yard kickoff return in the third. After scoring just 10 points in each of its second and third games, the Vikings’ offense has been on a roll the past two weeks with a total of 76 points.

Seneca Valley 55, Butler 0: The No. 5 Raiders (2-3, 2-2) needed just three quarters to rack up their highest point total of the season and secure the Quad County Conference victory. Quarterback Gabe Lawson ran for touchdowns of 2 and 12 yards. He completed 5 of 7 passes for 95 yards, including a 29-yard scoring pass to Connor Lyczek. Ethan West carried seven times for 106 yards. He scored on a 42yard run in the first quarter. Butler (0-5, 0-3) has been outscored by an average of 52-11 this season.

Pine-Richland 46, Norwin 0: Luke Meckler carried the ball twice and scored both times, racking up 78 yards in the process, as the topranked Rams (5-0, 3-0) rolled in the Quad County Conference.