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09.23.11

By MEL PERKINS

The Northgate Flames (2-0) were shooting high Friday night, when they hosted the Crusaders from Bishop Canevin (2-0), but the fire was put out when the Crusaders defense rained on the Northgate parade. The Crusaders, who had given up only 6 points total in their two games this season, held Northgate scoreless, shutting them out 42-0.

Northgate kicked off to the Crusaders to start the game, and right off the bat the Flames snuffed out a very good Crusader offense, after allowing them only one first down before forcing them to punt.

09.09.11

Antelopes lose opener to powerhouse Canevin

By JIM RUMBLE

Just like last year, the Avonworth football team opened the season against Bishop Canevin, and the results were no different as the Antelopes fell to the Crusaders at home 33-6.

Untimely turnovers again proved to be the ‘Lopes downfall as new head coach Duke Johncour will have to wait another week for a chance to secure his first win.

"We moved the ball up and down the field, but the turnovers kill you," said Johncour.

The Antelope offense was led by tailback Ricky Lawniczak, who rushed for 154 yards on 17 carries.

09.09.11

Avonworth vs. Bishop Canevin

Avonworth's Ricky Lawniczak picks up some yardage during the Antelopes' season opener against Canevin on Sept. 2.

03.04.11

Lady ’Lopes get pressed into quarterfinal loss

By JIM RUMBLE

It wasn't suppose to end like this. That's probably what a lot of people were thinking after the Avonworth girls’ basketball team's WPIAL quarterfinal game against Bishop Canevin at West Allegheny High School last Friday.

Having left their “A” game at home, the Lady ‘Lopes committed 34 turnovers and had a horrendous night shooting the ball as they were subdued by the Crusaders 53-31.

"We didn't handle their press -- we didn't get to the spots that we needed to like we had prepared," said Coach Bob Schulz after the game.

09.24.10

Flames foiled by Crusaders’ machine

By MEL PERKINS

The Northgate Flames traveled to Dormont Stadium Friday night, where they ran into a well-oiled machine. That machine was the, WPIAL's #5-ranked, Crusaders from Bishop Canevin.

The Flames showed a lot of heart against the Crusaders, but the Crusaders' disciplined and methodical style of football proved to be too much for the Flames to contain. When it was all said and done, the Crusaders would serve up a 42 - 0 defeat to the traveling Flames.

09.17.10

Shut out

There were two shut-outs tonight as the local high school football teams took to the road.

Bishop Canevin claimed another victim, completely dousing the Northgate Flames in a 42-0 game at Dormont Stadium.

Avonworth's trip to Wilkinsburg produced a more favorable result. The Antelopes beat their hosts 28-0. Ricky Lawniczak scored two touchdowns, with Jake Szolis adding a third. Szolis also was responsible for the blocked punt that Mike Giampole recovered in the end zone to round out the Antelopes' tally.

09.10.10

Turnovers prove costly in Avonworth opener

By JIM RUMBLE

In their opening game of the 2010 football season last Friday, the Avonworth Antelopes appeared to be in control early, but could not overcome five turnovers as they were defeated by Bishop Canevin at Dormont Stadium, 21-14.

"We handed the game to them." said head coach Jason Kekseo. "Not only did we hand it to them, I think we gift wrapped it too."

The Crusaders also managed to take advantage of two big plays offensively to get back into the game before scoring the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

09.03.10

Opening night

If you noticed a glow in the skies over Bellevue tonight, that would have been the heat from the Northgate Flames' season-opening win over Our Lady of Sacred Heart. Quarterback Jon Girvin rushed for four touchdowns to lead the home team to a 44-6 section win.

01.15.10

Northgate drops two, beats Freedom

By JIMMY SILAY

The Northgate girls' basketball team has had a tough start to the new year.

In their first game back from winter break, the girls lost to section opponent Bishop Canevin, 77-43.

01.08.10

Flames grow cold on court

The weather isn't the only thing that has been a little cold the last few weeks. The Northgate boys' basketball team has lost five games in a row.

Flames' head coach Perry Harrop attributes the team's struggles to their turnover woes.

"Turnovers are a major issue," he said. "It is a season-long problem."

Harrop said that Northgate is turning over the ball about once in every three possessions. He noted that teams he has coached in the past had turnover averages below 20 percent.

Harrop said that the Flames also are having trouble converting foul shots.

10.23.09

Flames fight bad field position in loss to Canevin

By JIM RUMBLE

Terrible would be the word to describe the cold, damp and rainy conditions that prevailed when the Northgate Flames played Bishop Canevin at Dormont Stadium last Friday.

It also would be used to describe Northgate’s field position on almost all of their offensive possessions, a situation that helped the Crusaders easily whip the Flames 31-0.

While registering two field goals, Canevin kicker Drake Greer boomed almost all of his kick-offs into the end zone or at the goal line to force the Flames’ offense to play on a much longer field.

10.17.09

Friday night football

Both local high school football teams took to the road for another rainy Friday night of competition.

Avonworth returned home victorious, beating Leechburg 21-6. It was a night for underclassmen to shine. Both sophomore Brian Vales and junior Ryan Schmid returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Vales added another score via a reception.

Northgate struggled with bad field position, turnovers and penalties in the Flames' 31-0 loss to Bishop Canevin. Pat Carr took a pass from QB John Girvin some 90 yards across the goal line, only to have the TD called back due to a holding penalty.

09.25.09

Northgate Band Festival

The Northgate Marching Band will hold a band festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Northgate Alumni Field at 7 p.m.