The varsity football team won a big rivalry game against Upper St. Clair, 22-10, last Friday.

With the win, the Hawks improved to 2-0 in the Class 5A Allegheny Six.

Ryan Petras got the first points on the board for the Hawks after a 63-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Petras deflected the credit to his coach and blockers. “Coach made a great play call, and my blockers did a great job on the edge and just set the hole for me,” Petras said. (Antonio Rossetti, Tribune-Review).

At the half, the score was knotted at 7.

In the third quarter, a 77-yard run from Ryan Petras was followed up by a 4-yard touchdown run from David Dennison. This, coupled with a PAT by Tommy Bova, put the Hawks ahead 14-7.

Dennison scored two touchdowns in the win. His second coming with just 5:15 remaining in the game.

A safety put the icing on the cake and gave the Hawks the 22-10 win.

“In a game like this, it’s about getting your best players the ball and I think that the offensive line did a great job throughout the course of the night of executing their jobs,” Coach Peckich said. “Ryan’s special player with the ball, and Dave is a special player with the ball.” (Antonio Rossetti, Tribune-Review).

Next up for the Hawks is another section game at Moon on Friday, Oct. 13.