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December 2023
PIAA Class 3A Title game preview: Belle Vernon
December 8, 2023 | Quincy Piper
BELLE VERNON District 7 Belle Vernon Leopards are one of the most complete teams in the PIAA. They returned 21 starters from last years Wpial and PIAA champion squads and they’re debatably better than they were a year ago. They’re led by a man with a list of accolades a mile long that being, returning […]
4A – Aliquippa v. Dallas (PHOTO GALLERY)
December 8, 2023 | Sykotyk
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Back on Top: Aliquippa Makes History
December 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
Mechanicsburg – Aliquippa again rules 4A football. The Aliquippa Quips are one of Pennsylvania’s most tradition-rich football programs. Earlier during the 2023 season, they won their 20th WPIAL title. They’ve also won four state titles in 1991, 2003, 2018 and 2021. However, none of the previous four state-champion squads were undefeated. On Thursday night, Aliquippa […]
2023 Class 5A Title Game Preview: Peters Township
December 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
Peters Township Indians PIAA District 7 – Class AAAAA League: WPIAL 5A Section 1 Head Coach: T.J. Plack Overview: Peters Township is undefeated at 15-0 and ranked 2nd behind Imhotep. The Indians won their first ever WPIAL crown and naturally are making their first PIAA championship game appearance. Some of the Indians’ bigger victories along the […]
2023 CLASS 2A Title Game Preview: Westinghouse
December 7, 2023 | Marcus Sic
WESTINGHOUSE BULLDOGS CLASS AA DISTRICT 8 PITTSBURGH CITY HEAD COACH DONTA GREEN OVERVIEW: After a 25-year absence of Pittsburgh City schools from the State Championship, Westinghouse Academy returns for a second straight year to take on Southern Columbia. The Bulldogs will attempt to halt SoCo’s record breaking streak of 6 straight state titles. Last year’s tilt […]
ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge Semi-Final Edition
December 5, 2023 | Marcus Sic
AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR After 10 regular season weeks and 5 playoff rounds, PFN’s ProTime’s Pick’em Challenge has comedown to 3 guessers with a chance to win, 4 if you count yours truly (I would have to guess every game and Protime would have to miss every game.) To absolutely no one’s surprise Protime […]
Game Highlights: PIAA 3A Semi-Final Wyomissing vs Northwestern Lehigh
December 3, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Game Highlights from the Sidelines during the PIAA 3A Semi-Final matchup between Wyomissing and Northwestern Lehigh at Kutztown University on 12-1-2023. Check out our final Playoff Bracket of the season over at Playoff Central
Evan Austin Helps Oakdale Beat Linganore Again, This Time for All the Marbles
December 3, 2023 | Phil Myers
These two rivals are separated by 7 miles of real estate. These two rivals battled it out all game as Oakdale hung on at the end to win the Maryland 3A state championship 42-35 in the fog at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Saturday night. If you like offense, this was the game. A good […]
Mergenthaler Wins the 4A/3A Title with Defense and Second Half Heroics
December 3, 2023 | Phil Myers
In what was thought would be one of the best MPSSAA playoff games of the weekend, Mergenthaler Vo-Tech scored the go-ahead touchdown with only two minutes remaining to defeat North Point 14-7 in the fog. Coming into the game both teams had combined to score 961 points and even more amazing was the fact they […]
St Joes Prep Hawks fly past CB South and are headed back to the state title game
December 3, 2023 | Anthony Franklin
A foggy Saturday afternoon with the sun peaking in and out produced the perfect late fall afternoon for football. For the SJ Prep Hawks this was just another mountain to fly over to get to the ultimate goal of winning back to back state titles. CB South the District 1 champion came in undefeated and […]
Williamstown Wins Second Straight State Title
December 3, 2023 | Shane Lux
Wheeling – Williamstown wins their second straight state title – 42-12 over Greenbrier West. In a matchup of 13-0 teams, the reigning state champions jumped out to a 28-0 first-half lead and never looked back en route to their fourth state title. “We got a great senior class, and they worked their butts off,” said […]
Jabril Daniels Leads Fort Hill to Tenth State Football Crown
December 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Fort Hill Sentinels dominated Mountain Ridge in the Class 1A Maryland state championship contest, whipping the Miners 45-21. It was Fort Hills’ 8th title in the last 10 years and third in a row. Jabril Daniels and his offensive line was a big reason that happened. The 6’ 185 lb. Daniels set a school […]
Martinsburg Wins 10th State Title
December 2, 2023 | Shane Lux
Wheeling – Martinsburg won their 10th state title with a convincing 57-13 victory over Princeton Saturday afternoon at Wheeling Island Stadium. After a one-year hiatus, Martinsburg returned to Wheeling after winning the 2021 state title 62-21 over Huntingdon. The Highlanders were the defending state champions, beating Parkersburg South 28-3 in last year’s state final. “It […]
(Video Recap)Peter’s Township Outlasts Cocalico in down to the wire 5A semi final
December 2, 2023 | Lindsey Bennett
It was a game of missed opportunities by both squads, but in the end it was Peter’s Township that had an EPIC Goaline stand that would stand to be the difference in the 5A semi-final game and sending them to there first PIAA final in school history.
Wise Bests Broadneck for the Maryland 4A Crown
December 2, 2023 | Phil Myers
Dr. Henry A. Wise High School was too big and too quick for Broadneck as the Pumas defeated the Bruins Friday night in a light drizzle at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Wise wins the big boy Class 4A title, their 5th all-time. The Pumas started slow on offense, but continued to […]
Westinghouse defeats Beaver Falls, heading to second straight state championship
December 2, 2023 | Ethan Spozarski
The Westinghouse Bulldogs defeated the Beaver Falls Tigers on Friday night with a final score of 28-8. The Bulldogs were led by their defense only allowing eight points and the five fourth down stops, two of which were inside the 20-yard line. The game opened up with an almost six-minute drive by Beaver Falls, but […]
Davis Breaks School Single Season Passing Record Imhotep Reaches 3rd Straight State Championship
December 2, 2023 | Willie McGonigle
COATESVILLE: In his third season as starting Quarterback, there isn’t much that Mikal Davis Jr hasn’t done. He already owns the Imhotep single-game passing record. On Friday night, with less-than-ideal weather conditions for throwing, Davis made more school history throwing for 324 yards on 20 of 24 and 3 touchdowns as the District 12 Champion […]
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 […]
Northwestern Lehigh claws their way to Victory over Wyomissing
December 2, 2023 | Torey Petruno
Kutztown- Northwestern Lehigh overcomes a bevy of mistakes and a very solid Wyomissing ground attack to come away victorious en-route to their first ever trip to the PIAA football Championship game. Wyomissing won the coin-toss and elected to defer to the 2nd half which gave the ball to the visiting Tigers to start the game. […]
Dallas drops Bishop McDevitt, advances to Class 4A State Finals
December 2, 2023 | Jared Samuel
4 undefeated teams remained in Class 4A heading into the semifinals. In this one, Bishop McDevitt entered at 13-0 and Dallas came in at 14-0. The Crusaders had the star power with Junior QB Stone Saunders needing only 3 TD passes to tie the State record, many of those to WR Rico Scott. Meanwhile, the […]
Aliquippa Races Past Selinsgrove to State Final
December 2, 2023 | Shane Lux
Ebensburg – The Aliquippa Quips are heading to the state championship for the third straight season. The Quips winning WPIAL and state titles are nothing new, but head coach Mike Warfield reminded his team of the 41-18 loss they suffered to Bishop McDevitt in the state final last season. “It feels okay,” said Warfield. “Like […]
Dunbar Wins Record 13th State Title
December 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Dunbar Poets won their record-setting 13th Maryland state football championship 8-0 in a rain-drenched defensive struggle against the Calvert Cavaliers. The lone touchdown of the game was scored by Antonio Lyde in the third quarter. Offense was hard to come by both teams and defense was the name of the game this day, especially […]
Stephen Decatur Downs Huntingtown to Win First Ever Maryland State Football Championship
December 1, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Stephen Decatur Seahawks from Berlin, Maryland on the Eastern Shore won their first ever state football championship Thursday night at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium when they defeated Huntingtown 21-13. Decatur jumped out to a 14-0 first half lead and did what they needed to do in the second half to come away with […]
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