1. Huss named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Football Player of the YearAs written by Paul Schofield: For fans who attended a Derry football game in 2019, the one thing they noticed is No. 21 never left the field. And while Derry coach Tim Sweeney likes to use multiple runners, there was no doubt Justin Huss became the Trojans’ feature running back, following in the footsteps of 2018 Tribune-Review Player of the Year Justin Flack, Onreey Stewart, Colton Nemcheck and Tyler Balega. In fact, Sweeney called Huss the best player in the WPIAL Class 3A Big East Conference. The only time Huss wasn’t on the field was because of an injury. He missed the North Catholic matchup, a game the Trojans lost 13-3. And he missed some of the WPIAL playoff loss to Central Valley with an injury. Huss finished his senior season by rushing for 1,995 yards. He caught 15 passes for 168 yards, and he scored 32 total touchdowns. Because of his value to his team, Huss edged Ligonier Valley senior Kyrie Miller, Hempfield senior Nathan Roby and Penn-Trafford junior Ethan Carr for the 2019 Tribune-Review Westmoreland Player of the Year honors. What makes what Huss accomplished more amazing is that he has screws and a plate in his lower left leg, which he broke prior to the 2018 season. He missed the first four games and returned in Week 4 against North Catholic. Huss displayed his speed at the 2019 WPIAL Class AA track and field championships at Slippery Rock, where he won the 400-meter dash and placed fourth in the 200. He won the 400 by more the 10 meters. For whole article, click HERE. 2. Take Down HungerFellowship of Christian Athletes is sponsoring the 6th annual "Take Down Hunger" at the Derry-Latrobe wrestling match on Saturday, December 21. Come support the wrestling team as they battle Latrobe and bring some canned goods to help those in need this Christmas! The varsity match begins at 7pm. There will be Westmoreland County Food Bank collection bins in the gym lobby to collect the canned good donations. 3. Lady Trojans Basketball Defeats South Allegheny The Derry girls basketball team got off to a fast start leading 20-9 after the first quarter. The Trojans enjoyed their best overall shooting night of the season and coupled that with some aggressive defensive play. This led to a 58-39 win over SA. Tiana Morocco led All-scorers with 23 points. Hannah Wedow dumped in 15 and Kam Kelly added another 14 to the cause. LUNCH TALKFormer President Barack Obama said there would be "significant improvement across the board" if countries were led by women, BBC News reported Monday. "Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably is that you're better than us (men)," the former commander in chief said Monday, while speaking at the Singapore Expo. "I'm absolutely confident that for two years, if every nation on Earth was run by women, you would see a significant improvement across the board on just about everything ... living standards and outcomes." Today's Number: 1Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" reached the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for the first time since it was first released in 1994 on Carey's "Merry Christmas" album. Not only is it No. 1 on the charts, but it is the winner of Derry Area's Ultimate Favorite Christmas Song Tournament beating out "Frosty the Snowman," 59-27. AND FINALLY...Comments are closed.
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