Nov 12, 2021 4 min read

ON THIS DATE

Nov. 13

1958 – The WPIAL Class A football championship game is postponed one week because it was determined that Crafton used an ineligible player for six games. Crafton, which was to play Waynesburg for the title, was removed from the game.

1959 – Paul Strelick scores on a three-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and Charleroi defeats Redstone 7-6 to gain a berth in the WPIAL Class AA playoff game at Pitt Stadium.

1970 – Pittsburgh’s John Brisker scores 50 points – his second 50-point game in as many nights – as the Condors defeat the host Texas Chaparrals 156-150 in overtime in an ABA game.

1971 – Reggie Knapper’s 70-yard punt return in the fourth quarter sets up Rich Davis’ go-ahead touchdown run and Chartiers-Houston defeats Midland 15-6 in the WPIAL Class B championship game at Bethel Park. It’s the second WPIAL title for the Bucs in four years.

1971 – Carmichaels’ Fred Stuvek runs for a touchown and throws a fourth-quarter TD pass to lead Navy to a 17-14 win over Syracuse.

1979 – Pittsburgh first baseman Willie Stargell and New York Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez are named co-MVPs in the National League. Stargell was left off the ballot of four voters.

1981 – Pat Mondock resigns after nine seasons as head football coach at Washington & Jefferson. His teams had a 29-50-1 record.

1981 – Fred Fallenstein kicks a 24-yard field goal with one second remaining to give Charleroi a 10-7 victory over visiting South Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA football playoffs.

1980 – Hal Hunter is fired after four seasons as football coach at California State. The Vulcans were 9-30 overall and 3-20 in PSAC West Division games under Hunter.

1998 – John Luckhardt, the arcchitect of one of the most successful NCAA Division III football programs, resigns as head coach at Washington & Jefferson. He remains the Presidents’ athletic director.

1998 – Jason Ellis returns an interception 51 yards for a touchdown and Washington shuts out Charleroi over the final three quarters for a 24-7 victory in the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals at Ringgold High School.

1999 – John Turman throws two touchdown passes to Antonio Bryant and Kevan Barlow runs for two scores as Pitt defeats Notre Dame 37-27 in the final game at Pitt Stadium.

Nov. 14

1952 – Larry Krutko scores three touchdowns and adds four extra points as Cumberland Township High School crushes Wilmerding 40-14 to remain undefeated and earn a spot in the WPIAL Class B football championship game. Krutko scores on runs of 45, 15 and 14 yards for the Mikes (10-0).

1970 – Forty-three members of the Marshall football team die when their chartered plane crashes in Kenova, W.Va.

1975 – Ted Giles falls on a fumble in the end zone for a third-quarter touchdown and Jim Pritts adds a fourth-quarter scoring run as Beth-Center defeats Beaver 13-0 in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Bethel Park. It’s Beth-Center’s 16th consecutive victory.

1978 – Penn State, the nation’s only undefeated major college football team, is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the first time in school history.

1981 – Chartiers-Houston outlasts visiting Mercer 24-23 in three overtimes in the first round of the WPIAL Class A football playoffs. Mercer misses an extra-point kick in the third OT. Chartiers-Houston quarterback Kurt Kesneck throws for two touchdowns, runs for another score, kicks a 30-yard field goal and boots three extra points.

1986 – Mike Sanders catches an eight-yard touchdown pass from Doug Clish and returns a punt 62 yards for another score as Beth-Center defeats Ellwood City 19-7 in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Ambridge High School.

1989 – Jeff Lignelli, Kevin Schaeffer and Rick Ferrari each score a goal as Peters Township blanks Quaker Valley 3-0 in the PIAA boys soccer semifinals at Mt. Lebanon.

1992 – In its first WPIAL football playoff appearance, West Greene wins 35-34 in double overtime at Serra Catholic. The winning points come on a two-point conversion run by Rodney Wilson.

1997 – R.B. Hursh’s 32-yard field goal in the mud with 15 seconds left capped a Fort Cherry rally and gave the Rangers a 25-24 upset over two-time defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Farrell in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Rochester High School.

1998 – John Luckhardt coaches his final football game for Washington & Jefferson, a 61-0 rout of Thiel. In 17 seasons with the Presidents, Luckhardt leads W&J to a 137-37-2 record and 11 NCAA Division III playoff appearances, including two trips to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

2001 – The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Alexi Kovalev has his second hat trick in as many nights to rally the Penguins to a 3-3 tie against the New York Islanders at Mellon Arena.