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Chick Picks for Week Two

September 10, 2015

Welcome to Week 2 of the high school football season. The term Friday Night Lights was given new meaning last week, with severe storms and lightning causing several Week 1 games to be delayed and even postponed. Earlier last week, Chick’s Picks was contacted by one of her fellow MSA Sports broadcasters, Matt Vandriak, who had a proposition for the prognosticator. He said, “Hey Chick’s – I’m going to be broadcasting the inaugural Armstrong River Hawks game Friday night. I think it would be great if I could take your crystal ball along to the press box. Good PR for the network.” Chick’s Picks, who is not one to pass up publicity, agreed. So, off went the crystal ball.

WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week Two 2015

September 9, 2015

I don’t know if there will be a moment of silence for the remembrance of 9-11-01 at your game Friday night around the WPIAL. I think there should be. I hope there will be, and I believe there will be, but I don’t know for certain. I know this, Friday for me at South Park, I will take a moment to myself to soak in the National Anthem with a little more thought than "who won the toss", or "where are their starters". I hope you do so as well, we should do that more often. I was a brand new father on 9-11, my daughter, now a freshman at Bishop Canevin, had not reached a month old when the Towers fell, and the kids on the fields in front of you Friday night were the same, or just a little older. They don’t know that fear that we felt that morning, and I pray they never do.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/07/2015

September 7, 2015

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. These are the rankings following Week One of the 2015 WPIAL football season...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA and five new teams overall. WPIAL CLASS AAAA WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (1-0) (Last Week #1.....Week Two host Shaler) 2. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (1-0) (Last Week #2.....Week Two host Bethel Park on MSA)

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/07/2015

A sizzling September is off and running as the 2015-2016 high school sports year kicks into gear this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move on to Week Two of the high school football season with 29 WPIAL weekend contests starting Friday night with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding later that night with the WPIAL Football Scoreboard Show. We also have seven District 6 and District 9 high school football games along with WPIAL boys golf and the debut of WPIAL girls volleyball and WPIAL boys and girls soccer, plus another edition of Rappin' on Racin' to go along with This Week in the WPIAL and The Indiana County Coaches Show ALL here at MSAsports.net

2015 WPIAL & Pittsburgh City League Standings – Week 1

September 6, 2015

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week One of the 2015 high school football season. This year we have added points for, point against and the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 123 teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network. (Top 5 teams from AAAA and AAA conferences qualify for playoffs plus a sixth place wild card team) (Top 4 teams from AA and A conferences qualify for the playoffs) # = Clinched Section Title * = Clinched Playoff Berth x = Eliminated From Playoff Chase

MSA Sports Saturday’s Scholastic Starz

The first Saturday of the 2015 high school football season in District 7 and District 8 was originally a light one, with only three games on the schedule. However four games postponed due to lightning and storms in the WPIAL from Friday night made for plenty of gridiron action in the morning, in the afternoon and at night. Here are the players who avoided those pesky cramps and out-muscled their opponents to close out opening weekend. Michael Pope - North Allegheny

MSA Sports Friday Night HighLights – Week One 2015

September 5, 2015

We expect fireworks on the field on a Friday night in the fall from the players, but it was Mother Nature putting on a show in some areas of Western Pennsylvania on opening night. Lengthy lightning delays and on four occasions, postponements were part of the story on the first Friday of the 2015 season, however the sky show did not steal the spotlight from these individuals who shined in their teams lid-lifters. Brett Lafoon - Penn-Trafford

WPIAL/City League Saturday Football Scores

What was scheduled as a very quiet start to the Saturday high school football schedule throughout Western Pennsylvania was more than doubled after Mother Nature decided to be on a lightning display, causing delays and the postponement of four games on Friday. Thus the schedule expanded from three games to seven contests with games played in the morning, noon and night. Here are the final results from the first Saturday of the season. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference: North Allegheny Tigers 34 - Seneca Valley Raiders 24 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference: Quaker Valley Quakers 21 - Ellwood City Wolverines 18 WPIAL CLASS A Big 7 Conference:

Scholastic Notebook – 09/04/2015

September 4, 2015

There is only one Friday the 13th this high school football season and it’s two months away. But every Friday, there is a Jason that will come out and put some fear into opponents of Riverside High School’s team. Meet Jason Dambach. His fourth and final sequel to his high school career begins tonight when Riverside plays host to Bishop Canevin. It seems many don’t realize, but if you go just by statistics, Dambach is one of the best quarterbacks returning in the state this year. Dambach threw for 2,324 yards last season in only 10 games, a school record. He heads into this season with 3,194 yards passing. Another big season and Dambach could become one of only 19 quarterbacks in WPIAL history to throw for 5,500 yards.

WPIAL/City League Friday Football Scores – 09/03/2015

September 3, 2015

The wait is over as the curtain has gone up on the 2015 high school football season here in Southwestern Pennsylvania. High hopes hit the gridiron on a steamy evening on one of the busiest Friday nights of the entire season. Pine-Richland, Central Valley, South Fayette, Clairton and Brashear are all ready to defend their golden crowns from a year ago. Here are the first night scores along with four postponements due to weather issues. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference: Upper St. Clair Panthers 17 - Penn Hills Indians 0 (F) Woodland Hills Wolverines 37 - Peters Township Indians 0 (F) Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 48 - Canon-McMillan Big Macs 14 (F) WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:

Chick Picks for Week One

Awww yeah! Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks felt it only proper to kick off the season with a quote from the legendary Deuce Skurcenski, who passed away earlier this month. Well-known by most around the WPIAL for his stats, his scorekeeping, and of course, his infamous one-liners, Deuce was said to have attended more than 10,000 basketball games and 3,000 football games in his day. Chick’s Picks reflected upon the first time she met Deuce. It was a cool, crisp night at Woodland Hills. Chick’s Picks was nervous to finally meet the legend face to face, but thought, surely he would know of her – the top prognosticator in the WPIAL. So, she built up the courage and introduced herself.

District College Football Preview for September 5th

With September here, that brings us to football season and another edition of College Preview. Each Thursday, MSA Sports will take a look at the upcoming week's games and on Sunday provide all the scores and recaps from the area's best. Without further ado, let's get to the games: Dayton at Robert Morris Noon The Colonials return 15 starters but are picked to finish seventh in the NEC. Leading rusher Rameses Owens returns along with leading tackler Jake Tkach.

CTK 2015 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: Class AAAA

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. With days to go before the 2015 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams...with the Top Ten in Class AAAA. Final 2014 record is in parenthesis. WPIAL CLASS AAAA PRE-SEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (11-2) (Week One - at Bethel Park on MSA) 2. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (8-3) (Week One - host Peters Township on MSA)

WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week One 2015

September 2, 2015

The 2015 WPIAL football season will culminate in the crowning of football champions for the 101st time in WPIAL history, and no, Don Rebel has not covered all of those games. He had an out of town meeting in 1938 and a really bad cold kept him away once in the late forties, but he will be there this year. Also, Big Game Hunting will be with you the entire length of the high school football season as well. From week one through Heinz Field and then with every District 7 team as they continue into the PIAA Playoffs BGH and the MSA Sports Network will continue to provide you with the best, most thorough and up-to-date coverage of all the teams you love, and even the teams you love to hate. We kick-off the 2015 campaign with the defending champions from each classification.

CTK 2015 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: Class AAA

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. With days to go before the 2015 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams...with the Top Ten in Class AAA. Final 2014 record is in parenthesis. WPIAL CLASS AAA PRE-SEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS (11-1) (Week One - at #5 Ringgold on MSA) 2. MONTOUR SPARTANS (7-3) (Week One - at #7 Central Valley on MSA) 3. WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS (11-2) (Week One - host #6 New Castle on MSA)

CTK 2015 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: Class AA

September 1, 2015

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. With days to go before the 2015 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams...with the Top Ten in Class AA. Final 2014 record is in parenthesis. WPIAL CLASS AA PRE-SEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS (16-0) (Week One - at East Allegheny on MSA) 2. ALIQUIPPA QUIPS (12-1) (Week One - host Mohawk) 3. BEAVER FALLS TIGERS (7-3) (Week One - host Freedom)

CTK 2015 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: Class A

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. With days to go before the 2015 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams...with the Top Ten in Class A. Final 2014 record is in parenthesis. WPIAL CLASS A PRE-SEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. CLAIRTON BEARS (15-1) (Week One - host California on MSA) 2. CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS (11-1) (Week One - host Northgate)

CTK 2015 – Pittsburgh City League Preview

The City League is still surviving with six teams, but it could go down to five as early as next season. The City League is made up of Allderdice, Brashear, Carrick, Perry, Westinghouse and University Prep (a combination of students from University Prep, Science & Technology and Obama). This is the fourth year that the league has had only six teams, after Langley and Oliver closed. But Westinghouse has petitioned the WPIAL to join the league in 2016. That would leave the City League with only five teams. But it is questionable whether the WPIAL will take Westinghouse. The WPIAL has said it will wait until the PIAA releases classification breakdowns in December before it decides whether to accept Westinghouse.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/01/2015

The summer calm is over and now the autumn storm is upon us as we kck off the 2015-2016 scholastic sports season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We begin a new season of high school football with 27 WPIAL opening weekend contests along with eight District 6 and District 9 high school football games. We also have high school golf and the final week of the Washington Wild Things season, plus another edition of Rappin' on Racin' to go along with the season premieres of This Week in the WPIAL and The Indiana County Coaches Show ALL here at MSAsports.net Monday, August 31st: TALK SHOW - Rappin' on Racin' at 6:00pm on MSAsports.net

CTK 2015 – Class A Tri-County South 7 Conference Preview

August 30, 2015

The Tri-County South is more like the Try Beating Beth-Center Conference Beth-Center moved into the Tri-County South in 2008. Since then, the Bulldogs have won the conference title five times, including four in a row. Beth-Center has lost only one conference game in the past four years. So the question is will Beth-Center’s dominance continue? Probably. The Bulldogs look to be the team to beat again, one year after they outscored conference opponents, 397-47.

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