Wash High Powers Past Beth-Center into WPIAL Class A Semifinals
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Brent Ellsworth | November 14, 2026
Charleroi, Pa. – On a cold, windy evening at Charleroi High School, Washington High School standout junior Ameer Nelson was on fire. Nelson rushed for 116 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Prexies to a 35–7 victory over the Beth-Center Bulldogs. With the win, Wash High advances to the WPIAL semifinals.
Wash High received the opening kickoff. The Beth-Center defense held firm, forcing the Prexies into a third-and-20 at one point in the drive. Wash High converted, and the drive ended with Nelson’s first touchdown: a 20-yard run that gave the Prexies a 6–0 lead.
The ensuing kickoff was a squib kick that the Bulldogs couldn’t handle. The Prexies recovered near midfield, and Nelson scored his second touchdown on a 7-yard run. Junior quarterback Travon Moye found junior Blaise Naraskivitch for the two-point conversion, giving Wash High a 14–0 lead. Beth-Center had yet to run an offensive play and was already trailing by 14 with just over two minutes left in the quarter.
Nelson on a 4th down takes it in from 20 yards out. 7:16 left in the first
Wash High 6 Beth Center 0
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The Bulldogs struggled to move the ball throughout the first half. Wash High’s defense held Beth-Center without a first down. Nelson scored his third touchdown of the half on a 2-yard run, and with five seconds remaining, senior running back Jamarie Walker added a 5-yard touchdown run. The score, along with a dominant defensive effort, gave the Prexies a 28–0 halftime lead.
Beth-Center received the kickoff to start the second half. A facemask penalty against the Prexies helped the Bulldogs drive downfield, where junior Enzo Brown broke free for a 5-yard touchdown run.
Beth Center on the board, Brown from 5 yards out
Wash High 28 Beth Center 7
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The second half then began much like the first. Beth-Center attempted a squib kick and got a favorable bounce that the Prexies couldn’t recover. The Bulldogs took possession near midfield and drove to the 5-yard line. They converted a fourth down after officials spent several minutes checking whether the ball had reached the line to gain. The first down was awarded, but the Bulldogs then lost ground. The Prexies’ defense stood strong and kept them out of the end zone. Wash High did not run a play during the third quarter. That defensive stand dealt a serious blow to Beth-Center’s comeback hopes. At the 7:09 mark of the fourth quarter, Nelson scored his fourth touchdown on a 13-yard run to make it 35–7.
The Prexies’ defense also intercepted three passes. Junior Noah Patton had two interceptions, and sophomore JaQuay Heyman intercepted a pass in the end zone after the ball was batted around in the air.
Heyman with the juggling int ends a BC drive in the endzone. 11:49 left in the game
Wash High 28 Beth Center 7
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No. 1 Wash High (11–1) will face No. 4 Fort Cherry (10–2) in a rematch after defeating the Rangers 35–14 late October. Beth-Center finished the season with a 10–2 record.
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