Playoffs
December 2023
Dallas vs. Aliquippa & Steelton-Highspire vs. Fort Cherry Highlights
December 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
Steelton-Highsphire vs. Fort Cherry Dallas vs. Aliquippa
PIAA Class 6A Title game preview: North Allegheny
December 8, 2023 | Shane Lux
North Allegheny v St. Joseph’s Prep Saturday, 7pm NORTH ALLEGHENY PIAA District: WPIAL (D7) Head Coach: Art Walker Jr How they got here: The Tigers are a team that, for a while, many had as the #2 team in the WPIAL. Central Catholic held the #1 spot…for a while. Following a midseason thumping to the […]
PIAA Class 6A Title game preview: St Joseph’s Prep
December 8, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
St. Joseph’s Prep Hawks PIAA District 12 Class AAAAAA League: Philadelphia Catholic League Head Coach: Tim Roken Overview: St Joseph’s Prep has built a reputation as not just the team in class 6A, but the team in the entire state. Since the PIAA moved to 6 classes in 2016, St Joe’s has made it to every […]
Dallas falls short of the dream, loses to Aliquippa in the finals
December 8, 2023 | Jared Samuel
A dream season came to an end as Dallas found Aliquippa to be too much to handle in a 60-14 loss at Chapman Field on the campus of Cumberland Valley High School. Dallas couldn’t get the early stops in the game. Aliquippa RB Tiqwai Hayes was a force to be reckoned with as he ran […]
2023 PIAA Class 3A Title Game Preview: Northwestern Lehigh
December 8, 2023 | Brian "Hollywood" Ptashinski
Northwestern Lehigh Tigers PIAA District XI- Class AAA League: Colonial/Schuylkill League-Gold Head Coach: Josh Snyder 2023 SCHEDULE: Northwestern Lehigh Tigers Offensive Keys to Winning: The combination of Dalton Clymer and Devon Hidebrand and the strength of the offensive line will be a key to capturing the school’s first state championship. Quarterback Shane Leh will need to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Steelton-Highspire Dominates in Class 1A State Title win over Fort Cherry
December 7, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Steetlon-Highspire took down Fort Cherry in convincing fashion to capture yet another State Title. Steelton-Highspire entered the game boasting a perfect 15-0 record, and one of the best offenses in the state. Their offense averages over 45 points per game and usually can pull away early into the games. Many would expect a close game […]
Fort Cherry Comes Up Short in State Title Game
December 7, 2023 | Phil Myers
The Fort Cherry Rangers’ fairy tale season came to an end on a sour note as they were defeated by the Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers 42-8 at The Chap, the home field of Cumberland Valley High School. It was Fort Cherry’s very first state championship game appearance. Fort Cherry could not get anything going offensively until late […]
Aliquippa v Dallas Pregame/Halftime/Postgame report
December 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
Join our staff for our pregame, halftime and postgame reports. Pregame report at 6:40, Halftime, then Post game immediately after the game!
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 […]
PIAA Class 5A Title Game Preview: Imhotep
December 7, 2023 | Billy Splain
IMHOTEP PANTHERS PIAA District 12 – Class AAAAA League: Philly Pub League Head Coach: Devon Johnson OVERVIEW The Panthers are no stranger to the title game. Where they lack experience is actually winning the title game. In 2013 they lost to South Fayette. Their lone state title came in 2015 against Cathedral Prep. Then from […]
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 […]
2023 Class 2A Title Game Preview: Southern Columbia
December 7, 2023 | Dave Fegley
Southern Columbia Tigers PIAA: Class 2A District: 4 League: PHAC Head Coach: Jim Roth (40th season) Overview: Southern Columbia is playing in a state-record 22nd PIAA Championship game. The Tigers are looking to extend their all-time best title total to 14 which would include a seventh consecutive state championship. Southern’s streak of six in a row […]
2023 PIAA Class 4A Title Game Preview: Aliquippa
December 6, 2023 | Shane Lux
Aliquippa Quips PIAA District 7 – Class AAAA League: WPIAL 4A Section 1 Head Coach: Mike Warfield Overview: After winning it all in 2021 over Bishop McDevitt, the Quips fell to Crusaders in 2022 – a loss that has stayed with Aliquippa all season. “Like I just told the team (Following the Selinsgrove Game), 12 […]
2023 Class 4A Title Game Preview: Dallas
December 6, 2023 | Jared Samuel
Dallas Mountaineers PIAA District 2 – Class AAAA League: Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 Head Coach: Rich Mannello Overview: Dallas went undefeated for the 2nd time in the last 5 years on their way to Cumberland Valley. They won the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 crown, then captured the District 2 championship by defeating Valley […]
2023 Class 1A Title Game Preview: Fort Cherry
December 6, 2023 | Phil Myers
Fort Cherry Rangers PIAA District 7 – Class A League: WPIAL 1A Section 3 Head Coach: Tanner Garry Overview: Fort Cherry is undefeated at 15-0 and ranked 2nd behind Steelton-Highspire. The Rangerss won their first ever WPIAL crown and are making their first ever PIAA championship game appearance. A few of the Rangers’ bigger wins […]
2023 Class 1A Title Game Preview: Steelton-Highspire
December 6, 2023 | Mason Eddinger
Steelton-Highspire Rollers PIAA District 1 Class A League: Mid-Penn Conference-Capital Head Coach: Andrew Erby Overview: Coach Andrew Erby has gotten the Rollers back to the State Title game, and looks primed to go back-to-back. QB Alex Erby is statistically the best QB the state has ever seen. This Thursday afternoon, he has a chance to claim […]
The Kutztown Golden Bears (12-2) move on in the 2023 NCAA Division II quarterfinal playoffs after defeating Slippery Rock (12-2) at Mihalik- Thompson Stadium 28-16 (Gallery)
December 3, 2023 | Doug Lane
2 Pennsylvania University football teams squared off in a cross-state matchup to see who would advance in the NCAA Division II playoffs and a trip to the semi-finals to take on the Orediggers of the Colorado School of Mines (13-0) in Golden, CO. at Marv Kay Stadium on Dec. 9th.
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
Central Bucks South’s Final Ride
December 3, 2023 | Michael Pietrangelo
Featured picture courtesy of Brendan Ricciardi The 49-0 throttling wasn’t what the Titans had envisioned heading into the 6A state semifinal matchup against perennial power St. Joe’s Prep but that’s what happened Saturday afternoon. For context, the Hawks have been in the State Championship a staggering 10 times in the last 11 seasons and have […]
Cleveland Glenville rolls to state title win 38-3 over Kettering Alter
December 3, 2023 | contributor
Last night, before 3,662 fans in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Cleveland Glenville was able to take down Kettering Alter by a 28-3 score. That was never in doubt. Things started out well for the Knights as they stopped D’Shawntae Jones for no gain, then it appeared that Ruel Tomlinson went 92 yards for […]
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 […]
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