Seneca Valley football wins

Seneca Valley 24, Shaler 14 -- Seneca Valley coach Ron Butschle announced earlier in the week he would cross the picket lines to coach the team. The Tribune-Review has more:

After crossing striking teachers' picket lines, Seneca Valley coach Ron Butschle directed his team Friday to its biggest win in five years and secured its first playoff berth since 2002. Three turnovers in the second half led to scores and helped No. 10 Seneca Valley (5-3, 3-1) keep Shaler (6-2, 2-2) scoreless in the second half. Butschle said he didn't use the strike as a rallying point for his team, which has won its past three games. "We didn't talk about the situation at all with the boys," he said. "We told them there are no distractions. The only thing that matters is what happens Friday nights. These kids are just focused on taking care of business. Whether not it was a motivating thing, I don't know." Running back James Daniels scored two touchdowns, and quarterback C.J. Brown had one -- a 33-yard run -- for Seneca Valley. The game was marred by a combined 29 penalties.