October 2024
West Allegheny stuns Montour
October 26, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
One week after beating Aliquippa, Montour was looking to clinch the Parkway conference outright. Instead West Allegheny pulled off the stunner beating Montour 13-7 in overtime. “We knew we were going to see a good team Montour’s a good team, Aliquippa is obviously a good team, we had our opportunities against Aliquippa we just came […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Nine Rankings
October 24, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (7-2)- (4) Canon Mac 7pm 2- North Allegheny (8-1)- (3) Seneca Valley 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-5)- @ (2) North Allegheny 7:30pm 4- Canon Mac (3-6)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Hempfield (3-6)- @ Gateway 7pm 7- Norwin (2-7)- @ (5) Mt. Lebanon […]
Elizabeth Forward cruises to easy win over Southmoreland
October 19, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
A crucial Interstate Conference matchup turned into a convincing 31-3 Elizabeth Forward win over Southmoreland. “We didn’t talk about it all season, but we all had this game circled, we all knew that this was probably going to be for the conference championship even though we got another game against a tough Mt. Pleasant team […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Eight Rankings
October 16, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (6-2)- (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 2- North Allegheny (7-1)- (3) Pine Richland 7:30pm 3- Seneca Valley (3-4)- @ (1) Central Catholic 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-5)- (6) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-6)- (7) Norwin 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-7)- @ (4) Hempfield 7pm 7- Norwin (2-6)- @ (5) Canon Mac […]
Upper St. Clair remains unbeaten with win over Bethel Park
October 12, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
Coming into the game Upper St. Clair had already beaten two unbeaten teams and was looking for a third against Bethel Park. They did just that in a last minute 14-10 win over Bethel Park. “This is by far the toughest schedule I’ve ever had to take a football team through, we just played three […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Seven Rankings
October 9, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (5-2)- @ (7) Norwin 7pm 2- North Allegheny (6-1)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (2-4)- (4) Hempfield 7pm 4- Hempfield (3-4)- @ (3) Seneca Valley 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-5)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 6- Mt. Lebanon (2-6)- @ Penn Hills 7pm 7- Norwin (2-5)- (1) Central Catholic […]
Beaver gets Statement win over Deer Lakes
October 5, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
In what was supposed to be a good game Beaver rolled over unbeaten Deer Lakes in a 42-0 rout. “It is getting to that time of year, we’ve gone through some adversity, we have guys down, but it doesn’t mean we stop doing what we need to do, those kids have to understand that success […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Six Rankings
October 2, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (4-2)- @ Shaler 7pm 2- North Allegheny (6-0)- @ (4) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 3- Canon Mac (2-4)- @ (5) Seneca Valley 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (1-6)- (2) North Allegheny 7pm 5- Seneca Valley (1-4)- (3) Canon Mac 7pm 6- Hempfield (2-4)- (7) Norwin 7pm 7- Norwin (2-4)- @ (6) Hempfield 7pm […]
Thomas Jefferson cruises to easy win over Belle Vernon
September 28, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
In the past couple of years the rivalry between Thomas Jefferson and Belle Vernon had some dramatic finishes but tonight was a completely different story as Thomas Jefferson dominated in their 42-14 win over Belle Vernon. Early on both teams struggled on offense. Belle Vernon went three and twice and Thomas Jefferson did once. On […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Five Rankings
September 26, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (5-0)- @ (2) Central Catholic 7pm 2- Central Catholic (3-2)- (1) North Allegheny 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-3)- @ (7) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 4- Norwin (2-3)- North Hills 7pm 5- Canon Mac (2-3)- (6) Hempfield 7pm 6- Hempfield (1-4)- @ (5) Canon Mac 7pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-5)- (3) Seneca Valley […]
South Park wins high scoring affair over South Allegheny
September 21, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
It was certainly a high scoring game on Friday Night between South Park and South Allegheny. It was South Park that prevailed with a 48-38 win. The first four minutes of the game featured 2 touchdowns by each team. South Park got the ball first and started at their own 30 yard line they marched […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Four Rankings
September 19, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (4-0)- (4) Norwin 7:30pm 2- Central Catholic (2-2)- @ (5) Hempfield 7pm 3- Seneca Valley (1-2)- Moon 7pm 4- Norwin (2-2)- @ (1) North Allegheny 7:30pm 5- Hempfield (1-3)- (2) Central Catholic 7pm 6- Canon Mac (1-3)- @ (7) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 7- Mt. Lebanon (0-4)- (6) Canon Mac 7pm 5A: […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Three Rankings
September 13, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (3-0)- @ (4) Hempfield 7pm 2- Central Catholic (1-2)- (5) Mt. Lebanon 7pm 3- Norwin (2-1)- @ (7) Seneca Valley 7pm 4- Hempfield (1-2)- (1) North Allegheny 7pm 5- Mt. Lebanon (0-3)- @ (2) Central Catholic 7pm 6- Canon Mac (0-3)- @ Armstrong 7pm 7- Seneca Valley (0-2)- (3) Norwin 7pm […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week Two Rankings
September 5, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (2-0)- @ Penn Hills 7pm 2- Central Catholic (0-2)- @ (6) Woodland Hills 7pm 3- Norwin (2-0)- (3) Latrobe 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-2)- @ (1) Peters Township 7pm 5- Canon Mac (0-2)- @ South Fayette 7pm 6- Hempfield (0-2)- @ Kiski 7pm 7- Seneca Valley (0-2)- (5) Pine Richland 7pm […]
Bethel Park rolls to easy win over Mars
August 31, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
It was expected to be a big time matchup between Bethel Park and Mars but it was Bethel Park that rolled to an easy 49-13 victory Mars got the ball to start the game and they marched right down the field. It only took 2 plays to get into Bethel Park territory and eventually Mars […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Week One Rankings
August 29, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny (1-0)- Gateway 7:30pm 2- Central Catholic (0-1)- @ (6) Pine Richland 7pm 3- Norwin (1-0)- @ Kiski 7pm 4- Mt. Lebanon (0-1)- @ (7) Penn Trafford 7pm 5- Canon Mac (0-1)- (2) Upper St. Clair 7pm 6- Hempfield (0-1)- Franklin Regional 7pm 7- Seneca Valley (0-1)- North Hills 7pm 5A: 1- […]
State College rolls to easy win over Gateway
August 24, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
From start to finish it was domination for State College in their 49-14 win over Gateway. It was just a great performance for them on offense and defense. Gateway got the ball to start the game but went three and out. State College started their first drive on their own 40 yard line. It was […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Preseason Rankings
August 14, 2024 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- North Allegheny 2- Central Catholic 3- Mt. Lebanon 4- Norwin 5- Canon Mac 6- Hempfield 7- Seneca Valley 5A: 1- Peters Township 2- Upper St. Clair 3- Latrobe 4- Penn Trafford 5- Woodland Hills 6- Bethel Park 7- Pine Richland 8- Moon 4A: 1- Aliquippa 2- McKeesport 3- Thomas Jefferson 4- Belle Vernon […]
Belle Vernon advances to second straight PIAA State Championship with win over Hickory
December 2, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
Belle Vernon relied on their dominant run game to earn a trip back to the PIAA 3A State Championship game. They defeated Hickory 42-16 to earn a trip back to the chap. “It feels great, again I hate to say it, I said it last week, it’s just a relief, there is just so much […]
Beaver Falls wins thriller over Steel Valley
November 24, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
For three quarters it was a defensive struggle between Steel Valley and Beaver Falls but in the fourth quarter it Beaver Falls that came away with a Clutch 14-12 win over Steel Valley. “It is hard to put it into words, they’ve been doing it all year, this team like I’ve been saying to you […]
Big Fourth Quarter lifts Fort Cherry to victory
November 18, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
Just like the first game it was a good game between Fort Cherry and Bishop Canevin. But in the fourth quarter Fort Cherry showed dominance in their 33-21 win over Bishop Canevin. “Making plays in big moments like that, there has been some times in games where we’ve stepped up big and had big quarters, […]
Montour gets statement win over Thomas Jefferson
November 11, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
It was expected to be a good game between Montour and Thomas Jefferson but instead Montour’s offense showed out in their 51-21 win. “Our coaches put in a great game plan on both sides of the ball, that’s all I care about, the kids believe, Am I shocked about the score? Yeah we were hitting […]
Western Beaver pulls away from Serra Catholic late
November 4, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
For three quarters it was a great game, but in the fourth quarter Western Beaver showed their dominance in their 38-21 win over Serra Catholic. “I think it was an advantage they got a little bit behind we knew they were throwing the football, we could widen our gaps a little bit get up field […]
WPIAL Elite Eight: Final Regular Season Rankings
November 2, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
6A: 1- Central Catholic (9-1) @AvonworthFB2- North Allegheny (9-1) 3- Canon Mac (6-4) 4- Mt. Lebanon (5-5) 5- Seneca Valley (3-7) 5A: 1- Peters Township (10-o) 2- Penn Hills (8-2) 3- Pine Richland (7-3) 4- Upper St. Clair (8-2) 5- Moon (5-5) 6- Woodland Hills (6-4) 7- Gateway (5-5) 8- Franklin Regional (6-4) 4A: 1- […]
McKeesport gets convincing win over Thomas Jefferson
October 28, 2023 | Andrew Schaffer
It was expected to be a good game Friday night but McKeesport used their run game to come away with a convincing 28-7 win over Thomas Jefferson. “We did a great job, we were able to control the ball, put points on the board after they scored that was big” said Coach Miller. Thomas Jefferson […]
