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Fox Chapel Knoch

Foxes

Knights

The Knoch (Saxonburg, PA) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 20-18.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Fox Chapel	7	0	0	13	20
Knoch	0	7	3	8	18

Recap
Box Score
Scoretracker
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Fox Chapel (25-26)		Knoch (25-26)
48	Total Plays	52
13	First Downs	11
8	Penalties	5
60	Penalty Yards	37
22:14	Possession Time	25:46

Game Stats

Fox Chapel (25-26)

Fox Chapel

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	10	19	203	.526	20.3	2	0	45	125.5
15	Joey Geller (Sr)	10	19	203	.526	20.3	2	0	45	125.5

Fox Chapel

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	29	117	4.0	17
6	Owen Wilson (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	1	-2	-2.0
11	Sully Slater (Jr)	10	36	3.6	10
15	Joey Geller (Sr)	13	64	4.9	17
28	Brady Givens (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	3	12	4.0	10

Fox Chapel

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	10	203	20.3	45	2
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	3	29	9.7	12
18	Thomas Billings (Sr)	1	8	8.0	8
21	Gianni Fusaro (So)	1	1	1.0	1
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	5	165	33.0	45	2

Fox Chapel

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost
	Team Totals	2	1
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	1	1
11	Sully Slater (Jr)	1	0

Fox Chapel

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	117	203	60	380
6	Owen Wilson (Sr)	3			3
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	-2	29	60	87
11	Sully Slater (Jr)	36			36
15	Joey Geller (Sr)	64			64
18	Thomas Billings (Sr)		8		8
21	Gianni Fusaro (So)		1		1
28	Brady Givens (Jr)	4			4
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	12	165		177

Fox Chapel

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	117	203	203	320
6	Owen Wilson (Sr)	3			3
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	-2		29	27
11	Sully Slater (Jr)	36			36
15	Joey Geller (Sr)	64	203		267
18	Thomas Billings (Sr)			8	8
21	Gianni Fusaro (So)			1	1
28	Brady Givens (Jr)	4			4
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	12		165	177

Fox Chapel

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	44	26	70	10.0
5	Sam Resek (So)	4	8	12
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	2	0	2
11	Sully Slater (Jr)	3	2	5
12	Caleb Portis (So)	5	5	10
15	Joey Geller (Sr)	6	0	6	2.0
18	Thomas Billings (Sr)	3	1	4
21	Gianni Fusaro (So)	1	2	3
28	Brady Givens (Jr)	3	1	4	1.0
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	9	2	11	3.0
53	Isaiah Baker (Jr)	0	1	1
56	Jeremy Hnatow (Sr)	1	0	1	1.0
72	Ali Hussein (So)	5	1	6	2.0
74	Aidan Elwood (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
75	Colin Neff (Jr)	0	1	1

Fox Chapel

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	2.0	18
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	1.0	8
56	Jeremy Hnatow (Sr)	1.0	10

Fox Chapel

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals				1
12	Caleb Portis (So)				1

Fox Chapel

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	5	300	60.0	60	5
2	Harran Zureikat (Sr)	5	300	60.0	60	5

Fox Chapel

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	28	14.0	28	1
2	Harran Zureikat (Sr)	1
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	1	28	28.0	28	1

Fox Chapel

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	60	20.0	26					1	60
9	Nathan Johnson (Sr)	3	60	20.0	26					1	60

Fox Chapel

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	12	8	8
2	Harran Zureikat (Sr)			8	8
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)	2	12

Fox Chapel

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	2	2	1.0	41	8
2	Harran Zureikat (Sr)	2	2	1.0	2	2	1.0	41	8

Fox Chapel

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		2					2
41	Max Melocchi (Sr)		2					2

Knoch (25-26)

Knoch has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Pennsylvania High School Football - Knoch can't get by Fox Chapel

September 5, 2025: Saxonburg, PA 16056

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Fox Chapel Foxes (Pittsburgh, PA) and the host Knoch Knights (Saxonburg, PA), witnessed Fox Chapel's football squad edge Knoch by a tally of 20-18.

The Foxes (2-1) will now prepare for their contest against Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, PA). The Indians enter the WPIAL AAAAA Northeast contest with a 0-3 record. In their last contest, Penn Hills was nudged by North Allegheny (Wexford, PA), 35-0, in a non-league bout.

The Knights now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they host Montour for a non-league bout on Friday, September 12. Knoch will encounter a Spartans team coming off a 35-27 non-league win over Trinity (Washington, PA). The Spartans record now stands at 2-1.

Check In
0 - 0 The scorer has checked in. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 6:49p
Game Attendance
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 6:49p
Field Conditions
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 6:49p
Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Muggy

Posted @ 6:49p
Commentary

Let's go knights... 1st win of the year coming???? maybe...

Posted @ 6:52p
0 - 0

Start of Game
Fox Chapel1st Quarter
Fox Chapel kicking off to Knoch.

Posted @ 7:02p
0 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Knoch1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Fox Chapel kicked off to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:02p
0 - 0

Big Play - Tackle For Loss
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Fox Chapel with a tackle for loss. Knoch has the ball on their own 11-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:03p
0 - 0

Big Play - Sack
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Fox Chapel with a sack. Knoch has the ball on their own 22-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:06p
0 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Knoch kicked off to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 46-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:06p
0 - 0

Update
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - 3rd down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Knoch's 45-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:08p
0 - 0

Punt
Knoch1st Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Fox Chapel has punted to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 18-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:10p
0 - 0

Big Play - Sack
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Fox Chapel with a sack. Knoch has the ball on their own 13-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:14p
0 - 0

Punt
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Knoch has punted to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 47-yard line. Fox Chapel 0, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:15p
6 - 0

Passing Touchdown
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller 38 Yd pass completed to #41 Max Melocchi for a TD. Fox Chapel 6, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:18p
7 - 0

Made Point After
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #2 Harran Zureikat PAT Good. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:18p
7 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Knoch1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Fox Chapel kicked off to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:20p
7 - 0

Update
Knoch1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Knoch - 3rd down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 22-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:21p
7 - 0

Update
Knoch1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Knoch - 4th down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on their own 27-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:22p
7 - 0

Punt
Fox Chapel1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Knoch has punted to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on their own 48-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:22p
7 - 0

Turnover on Downs
Knoch1st Quarter Under a minute
Fox Chapel has turned possession over on downs. Knoch has the ball on their own 49-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:28p
7 - 0

Update
Knoch1st Quarter Under a minute
Knoch - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Fox Chapel's 41-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:28p
7 - 0

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:28p
7 - 0

Long Run
Knoch2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Knoch - #6 Carter Beres with a long run. Knoch has the ball on Fox Chapel's 28-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:30p
7 - 0

Long Pass
Knoch2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Knoch - #4 Max Wiley with a long pass. Knoch has the ball on Fox Chapel's 16-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:32p
7 - 0

Update
Knoch2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Knoch - 1st down, ~9 minutes to go, ball on Fox Chapel's 2-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 0

Posted @ 7:34p
7 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Knoch2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Knoch - #4 Max Wiley with a 2 Yd Rushing TD. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 6

Posted @ 7:35p
7 - 7

Made Point After
Knoch2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Knoch - #9 Roman Defelice PAT Good. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:35p
7 - 7

Possession Update - Kickoff
Fox Chapel2nd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Knoch kicked off to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:36p
7 - 7

Long Pass
Fox Chapel2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller with a long pass to #41 Max Melocchi. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 37-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:40p
7 - 7

Long Pass
Fox Chapel2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller with a long pass to #41 Max Melocchi. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 18-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:43p
7 - 7

Update
Fox Chapel2nd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - 1st down, ~5 minutes to go, ball on Knoch's 5-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:45p
7 - 7

Fumble Recovery
Knoch2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Knoch recovered a fumble by Fox Chapel and has the ball on their own 15-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:47p
7 - 7

Update
Knoch2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Knoch - 1st down, ~4 minutes to go, ball on their own 35-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:49p
7 - 7

Long Pass
Knoch2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Knoch - #4 Max Wiley with a long pass to #1. Knoch has the ball on their own 44-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:49p
7 - 7

Update
Knoch2nd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Knoch - 1st down, ~3 minutes to go, ball on their own 48-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:50p
7 - 7

Update
Knoch2nd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Knoch - 3rd down, ~1 minute to go, ball on Fox Chapel's 33-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:53p
7 - 7

Punt
Fox Chapel2nd Quarter Under a minute
Knoch has punted to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on their own 25-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 7:57p
7 - 7

Halftime
Halftime
Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

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Posted @ 7:59p
Commentary
Halftime

Posted @ 8:07p
Commentary
Halftime

Posted @ 8:10p
Commentary
Halftime
all I can say is that Fox Chapel has no class number 2 the Kicker thought is was a good idea to go out and walk through the Band during HT..

Posted @ 8:19p
7 - 7

Start of 3rd Quarter
Knoch3rd Quarter
Knoch to kick off to Fox Chapel.

Posted @ 8:25p
7 - 7

Punt
Knoch3rd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Fox Chapel has punted to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on Fox Chapel's 29-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 7

Posted @ 8:29p
7 - 10

Field Goal
Knoch3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Knoch - Field Goal. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:37p
7 - 10

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:42p
7 - 10

Update
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - 1st down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on their own 39-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:44p
7 - 10

Long Run
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller with a long run. Fox Chapel has the ball on their own 34-yard line. Fox Chapel 7, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:47p
13 - 10

Passing Touchdown
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller 35 Yd pass completed to #41 Max Melocchi for a TD. Fox Chapel 13, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:48p
14 - 10

Made Point After
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #2 Harran Zureikat PAT Good. Fox Chapel 14, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:49p
14 - 10

Possession Update - Kickoff
Knoch4th Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Fox Chapel kicked off to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 14, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:50p
14 - 10

Punt
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Knoch has punted to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 30-yard line. Fox Chapel 14, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:53p
17 - 10

Field Goal
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Fox Chapel - #2 Harran Zureikat kicks a 40 Yd Field Goal. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:58p
17 - 10

Possession Update - Kickoff
Knoch4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Fox Chapel kicked off to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 8:59p
17 - 10

Punt
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Knoch has punted to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on their own 40-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 9:06p
17 - 10

Punt
Knoch4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Fox Chapel has punted to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 45-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 9:11p
17 - 10

Long Pass
Knoch4th Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Knoch - #4 Max Wiley with a long pass to #1. Knoch has the ball on their own 12-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 9:11p
17 - 10

Update
Knoch4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Knoch - 4th down, ~2 minutes to go, ball on their own 10-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 9:14p
17 - 10

Update
Knoch4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Knoch - 1st down, ~1 minute to go, ball on their own 2-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 10

Posted @ 9:15p
17 - 16

Rushing Touchdown
Knoch4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Knoch - #6 Carter Beres with a 2 Yd Rushing TD. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 16

Posted @ 9:16p
17 - 18

Two Point Pass Completed
Knoch4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Knoch - #4 Max Wiley pass completed to #1 for a 2Pt Conversion. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:17p
17 - 18

Possession Update - Kickoff
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Knoch kicked off to Fox Chapel. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 42-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:18p
17 - 18

Long Pass
Fox Chapel4th Quarter ~1 minute to go
Fox Chapel - #15 Joey Geller with a long pass to #41 Max Melocchi. Fox Chapel has the ball on Knoch's 27-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:19p
17 - 18

Update
Fox Chapel4th Quarter Under a minute
Fox Chapel - 4th down, Under a minute, ball on Knoch's 5-yard line. Fox Chapel 17, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:23p
20 - 18

Field Goal
Fox Chapel4th Quarter Under a minute
Fox Chapel - #2 Harran Zureikat kicks a 20 Yd Field Goal. Fox Chapel 20, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:24p
20 - 18

Possession Update - Kickoff
Knoch4th Quarter Under a minute
Fox Chapel kicked off to Knoch. Knoch has the ball on their own 20-yard line. Fox Chapel 20, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:26p
20 - 18

End of Game
Final
Fox Chapel 20, Knoch 18

Posted @ 9:28p

Fox Chapel @ Knoch Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 5, 2025 @ 7p

Knoch High School

The Knoch (Saxonburg, PA) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA) by a score of 20-18.

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Rankings & Records

Fox Chapel (25-26)

National	PA	Class
8,145	336	78

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
2-2	0-1	1-1	1-1	.500	.000	89	111

Knoch (25-26)

National	PA	Class
8,290	345	62

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
0-4	0-2	0-2	.000	36	151

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Fox Chapel	4.3	9.5	1.8	6.8	22.3
Knoch	1.8	2.5	.8	4.0	9.0

Team Stat Comparison

Fox Chapel		Knoch
100.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
136.8	Passing Yards Per Game	-
136.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
237.3	Total Yards Per Game	-
56.5	Tackles Per Game	-
0.8	Sacks Per Game	-
5.0	Points Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Fox Chapel		Knoch	National Avg.
#15 Joey Geller48.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	16.7
#15 Joey Geller136.8	Passing Yards Per Game	-	19.5
#41 Max Melocchi75.3	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	13.6
#15 Joey Geller185.3	Total Yards Per Game	-	34.3
#5 Sam Resek8.3	Tackles Per Game	-	3.0
#56 Jeremy Hnatow0.5	Sacks Per Game	-	0.4
#2 Harran Zureikat5.0	Points Per Game	-	3.1

Record Breakdown

Fox Chapel (25-26)		Knoch (25-26)
2-2	Overall	0-4
0-1	League	0-0
2-1	Non-League	0-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
1-1	Home	0-2
1-1	Away	0-2
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
2-2	In-State	0-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0