Upper St. Clair got an early glimpse of the Scoop Smith show. The Panthers made sure it was the finale.

Smith, Woodland Hills’ do-everything dynamo, returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, but Upper St. Clair kept him under control for much of the game en route to a 36-26 victory on Friday night at the Wolvarena in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals.

After third-seeded Woodland Hills jumped out to a 14-0 lead, No. 6 Upper St. Clair scored 33 unanswered points to take control and book their ticket to the semifinals.

“If you were on our sidelines, they really didn't blink down 14-0,” Panthers coach Mike Junko said. “ ... I give our kids a lot of credit because that's an Upper St. Clair kid for you. There's no quit in them. Something like that, I tip my cap because they just k

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