HARRISBURG –Bishop McDevitt’s defense shined as they held Gateway’s offense to 96 total yards as the Crusaders cruised to the 23-0 win at McDevitt Field. McDevitt’s opening possession went 15-plays, capped by a 32-yard field goal by Connor Maloney. After a couple of drives that stalled, quarterback Matt Johnson would get the first touchdown of [...]

Young and inexperienced at this time a year ago, Aliquippa probably didn’t figure it would finish the 2009 season with an 11-2 overall record and earn a berth in the WPIAL AA championship game against Greensburg Central Catholic.  Yet, there the Quips were come the end of November, battling till the end in a 33-7 [...]

The Centurions easily boast one of the biggest and best offensive lines in the state amongst AA schools – Tyler Alt (6’3, 265), Pat Mahoney (6’1, 270), Joe Sullivan 6’1.5, 295), Bernie Sarra (6’1.5, 320) and Josh Stepoli (6’5, 240).  At 278 pounds per man, that’s a lot of beef to go around.  GCC does [...]

The Bears are the Bears are the Bears. Clairton has been on such a phenomenal and dominant run these last few years, winning three of the last four WPIAL Class A titles, playing in two straight PIAA championship games, positing 16 shutouts in their last 32 games and holding 28 of 32 opponents to eight [...]

Had it not been for some ill-timed mistakes in the fourth quarter of the WPIAL quarterfinals, South Fayette probably could have wound up at Heinz Field playing for the AA championship. Instead, Aliquippa wound up winning a 47-34 thriller. The Lions romped to a 10-1 record last season, averaging more than 33 points per game, [...]

The Golden Eagles finished the 2009 season with a 10-3 overall record and fell in the District 6 AA championship game to Forest Hills, 17-14. Tyrone observed a milestone as head coach John Franco (204-79-2) won his 200th career football game. Junior QB Steve Franco threw for 1,513 yards and 15 TD, completing 55 percent [...]

The Greyhounds have been on quite the unprecedented run in the PIAA playoffs these last four years, reaching the AA state semifinals four consecutive years. Why is that remarkable? It’s never been done in the 21-year history of the state playoff system, eastern or western. Only the Mount Carmel Red Tornadoes had played in three [...]

It almost seemed like something slightly novel to see the Rams at Heinz Field for the WPIAL championship game, seeing that Rochester hadn’t reached the WPIAL finals since 2006 and has not claimed a WPIAL title since 2004. But the Rams ran to a 12-0 start and were a two-point conversion away from advancing to [...]

The Steelers have had quite a three-year run recently, posting a 35-7 record, winning a pair of District 10 Class A championships and reaching the PIAA semifinals each of the last two years. The Steelers defensive unit will be keyed by big Rob Trudo, a Division-1 prospect with a handful of offers from schools like [...]

The Vikings bid 5,500-yard, 60-touchdown passer Paul Jones and sure-handed wide receiver Drew Carswell and the tougher-than-shoe-leather Century Conference adieu. The Vikes, coming off of consecutive eight-win seasons, dropped down to Class A and found itself in the Big Seven conference. Sto-Rox has a load of talented underclassmen, like junior LB Deaysean Rippy (77 tackles, [...]

The Rangers have quietly posted an overall record of 23-3 the last two seasons, and are the defending District 6 AA champions. While the Rangers return their top three rushers, Nick Dudukovich (226 rush, 1,824 yards, 24 TD; 18 rec., 332 yds., 5 TD), Jeff Meier (136 rush, 651 yds., 1 TD; 69 tackles, 2 [...]

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If he played football less than two miles to the east, it’s possible Westmont Hilltop senior-to-be Garrett Lucas would have had a dozen scholarship offers from Division-1 college programs. Sure, it’s easy to make a statement like that when teams like Greater Johnstown and Bishop McCort, barely two city blocks apart from each other, have [...]

HERSHEY, Pa. – For three quarters of Saturday’s Big-33 game, the only hot stuff was coming courtesy of the air temperature. In the final stanza, both the Pennsylvania and Ohio all-stars caught fire, trading big play after big play after big, momentum-swinging play. But it was the Buckeye State stars that emerged the victors. Ohio [...]

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Only one Pennsylvania athlete graces Rivals.com’s top 100 list of prospects for the 2011 recruiting class – Oil City Area TE Ben Koyack. The 6’5, 230-pound Koyack checks in at #71. Rivals.com released its list of the top-100 prospects in the 2011 recruiting class yesterday. Koyack racked up close to 20 Division-1 offers before committing [...]

One of Belle Vernon Area’s defensive leaders for the last couple of football seasons will continue his football career at the Division-II level. Spencer Lynn, a 6’1, 220-pound fullback/linebacker, will play collegiate football for California University of Pennsylvania in the fall. Cal U. is a Division-II school with a pretty successful football programs in the [...]

This according to Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette – longtime WPIAL football coach Guy Montecalvo retired after serving as head coach at Washington and Canon-McMillan high schools for a combined 30 years.  White reported Montecalvo spent 23 years at Washington and the last seven years at Canon-Mac, posting a career record of 225-107-2. [...]

McKeesport hired Jim Ward as its new football coach. Ward will succeed George Smith, who retired after 28 seasons. Smith was highly successful, with a 197-107-5 record, including two WPIAL titles and two PIAA titles.Ward was Yough’s head coach for only one season, and also was South Allegheny’s head coach from 2000-02. After that, he [...]

PCN is pleased to announce a formal partnership between the Big 33 Scholarship Foundation and the statewide public affairs network.  Thanks to the signing of a three-year agreement, viewers in more than 3 million homes across the state will be able to watch this football classic which pits Pennsylvania against Ohio.  The game, now in [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Cannon-McMillan star linebacker Mike Hull shined bright in the National spotlight this weekend, earning Team USA MVP honors after the games traditional powerhouse of the United States got a 17-0 victory over the World at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Assembled as a collective squad of the best under 19 American [...]

First Team QB – Paul Jones, Sto-Rox RB – David Miller, Greensburg Central Catholic; Deontae Howard, Clairton; Cody Cook, Beaver Falls WR – Evan Marshall, Greensburg Central Catholic; Andrew Carswell, Sto-Rox; Mike Vervoort, Brockway; Kevin Weatherspoon, Clairton TE – Ben Koyack, Oil City Area K – Dane Domonkos, Bishop McCort OFF. SPEC. – Trey Johnson, [...]

HERSHEY, Pa. – In reality, Selinsgrove’s Seth Lauver could play on the offensive line for the Seals.  Lauver is a 6’2, 250-pound junior, and he could probably flatten many an opposing defensive player.   Lauver, though, did some flattening from his fullback position in Friday night’s PIAA “AAA” championship game – flattening Manheim Central’s hopes [...]

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HERSHEY, Pa. – After a 2-3 start to its season, the Millersburg Indians went on a nice run, an eight-game winning streak, along with the school’s first District 3 football championship. Speaking of runs, Bishop McCort literally ran over Millersburg. The Crushers (13-0) pounded the Indians (10-4) into submission, amassing 218 yards rushing in a [...]

SLIPPERY ROCK — During the regular season matchup between Farrell and Sharpsville, the Steelers emerged with a hard-fought 12-7 win in the mud at the Pines. Friday afternoon in the District 10-A championship game, the same two teams found themselves in another close, tough, physical game as the two teams were tied at 7-all. However, [...]

Prep Nation Radio presents the 1st Annual Edsel Award. This Statewide Award is given to the “Player Of The Year” as voted by Prep Nation Radio. All players from all classes are qualified to win. We need the fans input on this prestigious one of a kind award. Start submitting who you think should win [...]

The defending WPIAL”AAAA” Champion Bethel Park Black Hawks (10-1) are one game away from making a second straight trip to the North Shore. However even being the PIAA runners-up a season ago, isn’t enough for most to favor the Black Hawks in their Friday Night rematch with Woodland Hills (10-1).  Back in week 4 the Woodland Hills [...]

GROVE CITY — Putting together a complete ball game on offense, defense and special teams, the Grove City Wolverines defeated the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets, 35-24, Saturday afternoon at Robert E. Thorn Field. “Our kids played a really good game both offensively and defensively and obviously special teams contributed as well,” said GCC coach Chris Smith. [...]

PITTSBURGH – The best comparison to the Perry-DuBois game could be that of a sandwich.   It started fast, then slowed considerably, then ended at a breakneck, frenetic pace.  In the end, the Commodores were the ones left standing.   Perry (6-2) outlasted a very game DuBois (4-4) team when Greg McGhee scored the winning [...]

GROVE CITY — When Grove City and Corry met Friday night at Forker Field, it was a battle for the top spot in the District 10, Region 5-AAA standings. Exploding for 27 unanswered points in the final 12 minutes plus one play, Grove City turned a 14-13 Corry lead into a convincing 40-14 win for [...]

“This is the year we beat them” was heard several time while waiting for the rain and a game between 5-0 Moshannon Valley and 5-0 Bellwood Antis…..well, one thing for sure is it DID rain, all over Mo Valleys senior night AND their plans to beat the Blue Devils. The Black Knights started the night [...]

If there is such a thing as a signature win in football, chalk one up for Clarion Golden Eagle coach Jay Foster. Foster, a long-time assistant at Slippery Rock before taking over the reins of the Clarion program in 2006, brought his squad to N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Thursday night and walked off the field [...]

TURTLE CREEK, Pa. – Would the best team in quad-“A” please stand up? The problem with asking that question is that you might find 6 teams standing, maybe even more. With that being said, it’s quite clear that predicting the WPIAL quad-“A” playoff picture is becoming just as hard as picking tonight’s winning lottery number. [...]

Upper St. Clair, Pa. – If the saying to define a turnaround after a bad loss in football is “what a difference a week makes” Pittsburgh Central Catholic didn’t get that memo. Just four days after a less than stellar performance vs. Mt. Lebanon in the 36-7 loss last Saturday, Central Catholic returned to the football [...]

Sto-Rox Quarterback and Penn State recruit Paul Jones, might be taking the field for the first time this season on Friday night in Sewickley vs. the Quakers of Quaker Valley (0-2). Jones has battled a broken left ankle, that he suffered while playing a pick up game of basketball back in July. Sto-Rox coach Jason [...]

BETHEL PARK, Pa. – They are the stealth fighters of high school football. Yes, once again Jeff Metheny and his Bethel Park Black Hawks are flying under the radar of all the football experts and championship hype. That feat is impressive, considering that Bethel Park was State Runners-up and came a few yards short in [...]

WHEELING, W. Va. – Tickets to the Wheeling Rally in the Valley cost $20.   McKeesport and St. Joe’s Prep gave ticketholders their monies worth…and then some.   The Hawks (1-0) erased a 12-point fourth quarter deficit with two late touchdown passes, stunning McKeesport’s (0-1) potent flexbone attack 27-26 from Wheeling Island Stadium.   It [...]

Wilmington Area (10) – The defending PIAA “AA” state champions are easily the front-runners for a fourth straight District 10 championship, and who knows if the Hounds’ Hammer might make a return trip to Hershey in ’09? Derrick Burns ran for nearly 1,500 yards and had more than 140 tackles on defense last season, and [...]

Aliquippa (7) – The Quips won their 13th WPIAL football championship last season, and made it all the way to the Western Finals before falling to Wilmington. Rasheem Jones returns at quarterback to lead the way, as does WR Rashad “Lucky” Kenney. The Quips do lose a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, but somehow always find [...]

Clairton (7) – For the second straight year, the WPIAL “A” title is Clairton’s to lose. The Bears are loaded despite the loss of two quality senior quarterbacks – Andrew Currington had over 2,400 yards of offense and Troy Webb skillfully led the Bears from Heinz Field to Hershey. Kevin Weatherspoon, a triple-threat on offense, [...]

Central-Martinsburg (6) – A young, but game, Dragons’ squad nearly took down Wilmington in the quarterfinals last year before falling, 21-19. The prohibitive favorite in District 6 “AA” this year, Lucas Ruck (1,500-yard rusher), Trent Forshey (150+ tackles) and crew return with high rankings and the inability to fly under any more radars. Who steps [...]

Beaver Falls (7) – The backfield is loaded with talent in Cody Cook (1,650 rush yards, 23 TD), Admire Carter, and 1,100-yard passer Tony Omogrosso. Beaver Falls has played for consecutive WPIAL championship games, losing to Jeannette and Aliquippa. The Tigers have not won a WPIAL title since 1984. Maybe this will be their year.

6. Greensburg Central Catholic (7) – Consistency is the name of the game, and the Centurions have been exactly that, going 58-10 since the start of the 2003 season. David Miller ran for over 1,100 yards and scored 33 touchdowns, and quarterback Trent Hurley is a Division-1 prospect for the maroon and black and white. [...]

Farrell (10) – The Steelers might be the second-best team in Class “A” in the entire state, and maybe the balance of power has shifted from the East to the West for what seems like the first time in forever. Farrell has gone 21-6 in its last 27 games, and lost to Clairton in last [...]

Bishop McCort (6) – The Crushers always find a way to somehow reload year after year after year, having won three straight District 6 championships (2 “AA”, 1 “A”). This year, the Crushers might get some competition from Portage, but enter the season as the prohibitive favorites to win the District again. Will the red [...]

Forest Hills (6) – Head coach Don Bailey is 10 wins shy of the historic mark of 300, and he’s got some talent returning to help him make a run toward that number this season, namely in the form of senior quarterback Zach Glessner, who has thrown for 2,700 yards the last two seasons. The [...]

T-10. Brashear (8) – Easily the best team in the Pittsburgh City League for the third straight season, though Perry might be narrowing that gap if only slightly. Henri Chatman, Manasseh Garner, and Bruce Patterson make up a three-headed monster in the Bulls’ backfield that is all sorts of formidable for City League opposition. The [...]

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One stadium. One day. Five games. Ten teams. Three states. What do all those numbers have in common? They all, in a way, relate to the 2nd Annual Friends of Coal Prep Football Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5 at Wheeling Island Stadium. The line-up features four Keystone State teams, two of which [...]

Lezzer Lumber Classic, Bald Eagle High School – It’s hard to judge just how emotional teams can be when playing an all star game but in the first quarter running back Matt Overdorf from Central Mountain High School, playing for the North team, found out just how emotional this game would be. After a short [...]

ALTOONA, Pa. – Jeremiah Young.  Franklin Quiteh.  Zach Barket.  Those were three big names for the East squad who figured to play key roles in their team’s effort in the 9th Annual PSFCA East/West All-Star Game.   Tom Ryan, though, stole the show.  So did Zach Zulli.   Zulli (Perkiomen Valley) accounted for 118 yards [...]

Keystone Staters will be happy to know, if they weren’t aware already, that Pennsylvania has won the last three Big-33 Football Classics over Ohio, and taken a lead in the series between the two states. Come Saturday evening, the boys in the blue and gold will look to make it four wins in a row, [...]

2008 All-WesternPAFootball.net Big School Team (Class AAA-Class AAAA)    OFFENSE: Tight end –Brock DeCicco, Thomas Jefferson Wide receivers –John Schademan, Bethel Park; Dan Virgin, Thomas Jefferson; Matt Plautz, Seneca Valley Offensive lineman –Colin Rodkey, Gateway; Adam Gress, West Mifflin; Pat Eger, Thomas Jefferson; Ryan Schlieper, North Allegheny; David Istanich, Greater Johnstown Quarterback –Tyler Wehner, Thomas [...]

District 1, specifically the Suburban One conference, had dominated the eastern half of the state in the “AAAA” classification for the better part of a decade.  It wasn’t uncommon to see Central Bucks West, North Penn, or Neshaminy playing for a state title. But something happened since 2002.  That something was a shift in the [...]

The Game: Bethel Park Blackhawks (15-0) vs. Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes (14-1) Date: Saturday, December 13th at 7pm By: Matt Farago The final regulation high school football game of the 2008 season in the keystone state will feature two teams that most didn’t have coming close to the title game in Hershey. Okay, maybe that goes [...]

Bill Albright Western PA Writer WEXFORD – One win short of playing for the state championship. That is where the Farrell football season ended Friday night at Newman Stadium as the Steelers fell to the Clairton Bears, 24-21, in a PIAA Class A semifinal matchup. With a win and a trip to Hershey next week [...]

The Game: PIAA “AAA” Western Final Date: Friday, Dec. 5th, 2008, from Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona At stake: Winner will play either Archbishop Wood or Selinsgrove for the “AAA” state championship, Friday, Dec. 12th, at Hersheypark Stadium. Call them over-achievers.  Call them giant slayers.  There’s one other thing you can call the West York [...]

PITTSBURGH – Aliquippa’s team name on the Heinz Field scoreboard was only three letters – “A-L-I.”  It turned out to be a very appropriate abbreviation.  The game was a slugfest. Aliquippa (11-2) limited Beaver Falls (12-1) to just 116 rushing yards (136 total yards) and scored the winning points on a safety to win its [...]

The Game: Bethel Park (7 AAAA) @ Gateway (7 AAAA) Date: Saturday, Nov. 22nd, from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh 2008 Record: Bethel Park (12-0), Gateway (12-0) About the WPIAL “AAAA” championship: This title game would have been disappointing had Gateway not qualified.  The Gators came into the year with much hype, the #1 ranking in [...]

By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer MEADVILLE — The only thing certain when Farrell and Saegertown squared off in Friday’s District 10-A semifinal was that one of the team’s winning streak was going to end. After the Steelers opened the 2008 campaign with a pair of losses, they strung together nine straight wins, while Saegertown [...]

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Girard head coach Mina George stood by himself on the Slippery Rock stadium after his postgame address to his team. “You shoulda, you coulda, you woulda,” George, a 225-game winner, said. “But against them (Wilmington), you can’t shoulda.  You just have to (execute).” The Yellowjackets (7-4), making their first playoff appearance [...]

The Game: Fairview (10 AA) @ Sharon Area (10 AA) Date: Saturday, Nov. 8th, 2008, from Wilmington Area HS in New Wilmington 2008 Record: Fairview (7-2), Sharon Area (9-1) About Fairview: The Tigers enter this game fresh off of a loss to red-hot General McLane, 28-17.  Fairview’s other loss came to North East, the Region [...]

By BILL ALBRIGHT Western PA Writer NEW CASTLE — To say the New Castle football team is on a roll might be the understatement of the year. After suffering through three disappointing losses to begin the season, the Hurricanes have strung together seven straight wins, including Friday night’s 53-20 victory over Franklin Regional in the [...]

Some nights it’s all about the bounce and tonight, the bounce went the way of the Blue Devils. In a game that meant nothing more than pride and playoff seeding, Bellwood showed the Trojans how to play the bounce. Trailing 7-0 after a 1st quarter 3 yard td run by Trojan running back Malakia Jackson, [...]

The Game: Seton-LaSalle (7 AA) @ Keystone Oaks (7 AA) Date: Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, from Dormont Stadium in Dormont Borough 2008 Record: Seton-LaSalle (7-1), Keystone Oaks (8-0) About Seton-LaSalle: Remember the earlier part of the decade when Lou Cerro was leading the Rebels to a pair of WPIAL finals appearances?  Well, Seton-LaSalle is still [...]

SAINT MARYS, Pa. – Dick and Priscilla Mortland made the trip from Atlanta, Georgia to see their grandson, Matt Bauer, play during his senior night football game for Elk County Catholic High School. And while the temperatures throughout the game were just downright frigid, the performance of their grandson might have been enough to take [...]

The Game: Montour (7 AAA) @ Hopewell (7 AAA) Date: Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, from Tony Dorsett Stadium in Aliquippa 2008 Record: Montour (4-3), Hopewell (5-2) About Montour: The Spartans literally came out of nowhere last season, from a 3-6 record in 2006 to 12-1 and a berth in the WPIAL “AAA” finals last year.  [...]

The Game: Portage Area (6 A) @ North Star (5 AA) Date: Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, from North Star HS in Boswell 2008 Record: Portage Area (7-0), North Star (7-0) About Portage Area: Losing is not a word in the Mustangs vocabulary.  Portage went 10-1 last season and has currently won 17 of its last [...]

PITTSBURGH – The Peabody Highlanders can lay claim to a sleek, fast Carr. That’s OK for Brashear.  The Bulls have a fleet of Humvees. Brashear (7-0) used its full arsenal in a 54-22 victory against Peabody (1-5) in a City League matchup at Cupples Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Bulls got the scoring started quickly, as [...]

The Game: North Allegheny (7 AAAA) @ Pine-Richland (7 AAAA) Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, from Pine-Richland HS in Gibsonia 2008 Record: North Allegheny (4-2), Pine-Richland (2-4) About North Allegheny: The Tigers have literally done an about-face from its 1-2 start, which included a seven point loss at Mansion Park Stadium (the first loss in [...]

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Johnstown Trojan head coach Kevin Marabito summed up Saturday night’s game against Bishop Carroll rather eloquently. It only took one sentence. “It was a comedy of errors tonight,” the Trojans’ boss said. The only problem was, this wasn’t one of those funny comedies – this was downright ugly. Johnstown (4-2) relied on [...]

The Game: Farrell (10 A) @ West Middlesex (10 A) Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, from West Middlesex HS 2008 Record: Farrell (3-2), West Middlesex (4-1) About Farrell: You might remember the Steelers as the dominating class “A” force which won WPIAL titles in 1976, 1986, 1990, 1995, and 1996.  The Steelers reached PIAA finals [...]

ERIE, Pa. – Tom Cacchione said his grade for his Erie Strong Vincent football team entering Saturday night’s game with Warren was a B. But postgame, Cacchione wasn’t offering any grades.  He was hopping mad. “We need to get a lot better – that’s all I have to say,” the Colonels’ boss said angrily, a [...]

The Game: Coudersport (9 A) @ Cameron County (9 A) Date: Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, from Cameron County High School in Emporium 2008 Record: Coudersport (3-1), Cameron County (4-0) About Coudersport: First-year head coach Brendan Hathaway had the pressure of replacing District 9’s all-time winningest coach in Paul Simcoe and continue the winning ways of [...]

By Bill Albright Western PA Writer During the first half of Saturday’s PAC matchup between Washington & Jefferson and Thiel, the two teams decided absolutely nothing as they each scored a touchdown and field goal for a 10-all deadlock at halftime. However, during the third period, the Presidents, led by All-American candidate Bobby Swallow (West [...]

The Game: Western Beaver (7 A) @ Rochester (7 A) Date: Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, from Rochester HS in Rochester, PA 2008 Record: Western Beaver (2-1), Rochester (3-0) About Western Beaver: The Golden Beavers are coming off what could be considered a big upset, knocking off a high-flying Monaca team 18-0.  The Golden Beavers held [...]

The Game: Central Dauphin (3 AAAA) @ State College (6 AAAA)   Date: Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, from Memorial Stadium in downtown State College   2008 Record: Central Dauphin (2-0), State College (2-0)   About Central Dauphin: The Rams haven’t exactly rolled to their 2-0 start, defeating rival CD East 17-7 and narrowly defeating Harrisburg [...]

DORMONT, Pa. – For offenses reliant on the big play, often times it becomes a case of feast or famine.   Sto-Rox experienced the famine portion of things in the first half of Saturday night’s conference tilt with Bishop Canevin.  Lucky for the Vikings, they weren’t in too deep of a hole.   Despite trailing [...]

The Game: New Castle (7 AAA) @ Indiana (7 AAA)   Date: Friday, Sept. 5, from Indiana HS   2008 Record: New Castle (0-1), Indiana (1-0)   About New Castle: The Red Hurricanes fell victim to rival Butler in the opening week of the season, 28-21.  New Castle got a solid output from running back [...]

WHEELING, W. Va. – The Lakeland High School Dreadnaughts entered their Friends of Coal Prep Classic match-up with Pittsburgh Central Catholic touted as one of the best prep teams in the land.   Heck, just two years removed from consecutive USA-Today mythical national titles, and fresh off a 10-2 2007 campaign, the high praise was [...]

Until somebody proves otherwise, Jeannette remains as the top dog in terms of western Pennsylvania small school teams.  Two straight WPIAL “AA” championships and trips to Hershey are impressive, and, believe it or not, Jeannette returns a very solid team to the gridiron in 2008.  The Jayhawks are in the midst of a 57-8 run [...]

Aliquippa has always fielded talented football teams, and the Beaver County powerhouse hasn’t stopped winning games, even though the Quips’ last state title came in 2003.  Last year’s 9-3 edition featured a talented offensive lineman in Juantez Hollins.  The Pittsburgh-bound lineman is one of the best returning to Beaver County this year.  Can Aliquippa, which [...]

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