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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/29/2013
September 29, 2013
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. Here are the latest WPIAL football rankings following Week FIVE.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (5-0) (Last Week #1) (This Week: at #10 Pine-Richland on MSA)2. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (5-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: host Butler on MSA)3. GATEWAY GATORS (5-0) (Last Week #3) (This Week: AT #5 North Allegheny on MSA)4. McKEESPORT TIGERS (5-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: at Latrobe on MSA)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/29/2013
There is more WPIAL gold as we head to the course twice as September slides into October this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We have a busy sixth week of the high school football season with FORTY-TWO WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show.WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz for Week Five
It would have been another lonely, one WPIAL game on Saturday in Week Five if not for three school's who celebrated their Homecoming Weekend with afternoon high school football games. While most Saturday action focuses on Class A, the smallest classification played out on Friday, leaving one Quad-A and three Double-A games to soak up the sunshine and churn out the top performers on the final play date of September.Billy Urso - Fox ChapelWPIAL Football Scores for Saturday, September 28th
September 28, 2013
'Tis the season as we say so long to September football and get ready for October football. Its time for the annual school ritual of Homecoming Weekend. Most schools still play their Homecoming football game on Friday night as part of a weekend of festivities, but a handful of schools go throwback and play their special games on Saturday afternoon. Shaler, Shady Side Academy and Burgettstown were three of those schools that helped make this a rather busy fifth Saturday on the high school football schedule. Here are all the results, with all four WPIAL games archived here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:Fox Chapel Foxes 34 - Shaler Titans 14 (MSA)WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week Five
It was a clean sweep for the month of September weather wise as for the fourth straight Friday and the fifth overall, the weather was outstanding for high school football around Western Pennsylvania. The weather wasn't the only thing shining bright as we hit the midway point if the regular season as these players (and teams) were marvelous in victorious outputs in preparation of October football.Luigi Lista-Brinza - Pittsburgh Central Catholic2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – 09/27
September 27, 2013
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Five of the 2013 high school football season. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, 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.# - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chase % - Not eligible for WPIAL playoffsWPIAL CLASS AAAA: (2 out of 16 Teams Have Clinched Playoff Spots)Northern Eight Conference:Scholastic Notebook – 09/27/2013
It doesn’t matter if there is security or a police presence at Ringgold football games. The key for fourth-year coach Matt Humbert is he always has had the Law on his side.Humbert has enjoyed success in his four years as Ringgold’s coach, and one of the keys is there has been a Law under center. Quad Law played quarterback for the Rams in Humbert’s first two years when the Rams were a combined 17-4. Now, Law’s younger, Nico, is the Rams’ QB.They are turning Ringgold into a Law school.After going only 4-6 last season, Ringgold is 3-1 this year heading into a big game tonight at West Mifflin. Nico Law has been a driving force, turning out to be one of the best-dual threat quarterbacks in the WPIAL.WPIAL/City League Football Scores for Friday, September 27th
We hit the midway point of the 2013 WPIAL football regular season on the fifth Friday of the campaign. This also marked the final Friday in September, although it felt more like the first Friday of the ninth month with temps in the 70's around kick off time. Here are ALL of the final scores from Friday night.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:Bethel Park Black Hawks 24 - Peters Township 0 (F)Woodland Hills Wolverines 49 - Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 10 (F)Upper St. Clair Panthers 44 - AT Baldwin Highlanders 0 (F)Canon-McMillan Big Macs 17 - Plum Mustangs 7 (F)WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference: Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 42 - Seneca Valley Raiders 0 (F)Chicks Picks – Week Five – 2013
September 26, 2013
Welcome to Week 5. Throughout her travels, Chick’s Picks sees many fascinating sights. It is not every day, though, that she runs into a giant rubber duckie—especially here in Pittsburgh. In case you have missed the news, The Rubber Duck Project is making its way to our fine city this weekend.Chick’s Picks decided to do a bit of research on the project. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust described it best, “The friendly, floating, four-story-high Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them.” Chick’s Picks pondered the statement for a moment, then quickly realized just how much she and the rubber duckie had in common.MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Five
September 25, 2013
When you settle in and listen to the halftime show featuring Don Rebel and Professor White this Friday, we will have reached the exact halfway point of the 2013 WPIAL football season. It’s true, it goes by faster than a Pittsburgh Steelers offensive possession. We are beginning to see a pretty clear picture of who will be in the post season and this week we will get a chance to sort out who will become the favorites to make deep runs in said post season.WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Four 2013
September 24, 2013
A historic week in the WPIAL saw the end of the Nation’s longest winning streak, overtimes, dramatic wins, upsets and the like. In all, Week 4 was the best of the 2013 season and the Top Plays are a direct indication of why. #1 Monessen 42, Clairton 24MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/23/2013
September 23, 2013
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. Here are the latest WPIAL football rankings following Week FOUR...including a NEW #1 team in Class A.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (4-0) (Last Week #1) (This Week: host #5 Seneca Valley on MSA Sports)2. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (4-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: at Baldwin)3. GATEWAY GATORS (4-0) (Last Week #3) (This Week: host #10 Hempfield on MSA)4. McKEESPORT TIGERS (4-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: host Altoona on MSA)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/23/2013
There is more WPIAL gold as we head to the course while we also hit the mid-way point of the high school football season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. To celebrate the fifth week of the season, we have FORTY-TWO WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with Friday night kicking off with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show.Saturdays Scholastic Starz for Week Four
September 22, 2013
The real winner on the fourth Saturday of the WPIAL football season was Mother Nature. For the first time in this 2013, she played a key role in the three games that were played Saturday afternoon with a steady, drenching rain. Even though the skies were cloudy all day, these three players helped shed some light on their teams wild and wet victories.Hunter Roknich - Western BeaverWPIAL Football Scores for Saturday, September 21st
September 21, 2013
You could say by comparison, the fourth Saturday of the high school football season was a bonanza of action compared to the third Saturday of 2013. Sure, there were only three afternoon contests on the WPIAL football slate, but that is triple the excitement from what we saw from last weeks schedule. This was also the first battle lost to Mother Nature of this young football season with steady rain throughout the afternoon action. Here are the three final results from Saturday afternoon.WPIAL CLASS A Big 7 Conference:Western Beaver Golden Beavers 20 - Union Scotties 0WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference:Wilkinsburg Tigers 16 - Northgate Flames 0WPIAL CLASS A Tri-County South Conference:WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week Four
History was made Friday night when the longest winning streak in WPIAL and PIAA history came to a crashing end. Monessen went into Clairton and beat the Bears 42-24 ending a mind-numbing 66-game winning streak. So as we look back at some of the top performances from the fourth Friday of the 2013 WPIAL football season, what better way to begin than to salute...The Clairton Bears2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – 09/20
September 20, 2013
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Four of the 2013 high school football season. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, 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.# - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chase % - Not eligible for WPIAL playoffsWPIAL CLASS AAAA:Northern Eight Conference:Scholastic Notebook – 09/20/2013
Now that Shai McKenzie’s football career is over, it’s time to reflect on how good of a running back he was at Washington High School. Going strictly by statistics, it’s not an overstatement to say McKenzie was one of the best of all time in the WPIAL.McKenzie’s senior season is finished because of a torn ACL sustained in last Friday’s game against Charleroi. He was scheduled to have surgery Friday.McKenzie finished his career with 4,856 yards on 493 carries and 77 touchdowns. The yardage is the 15th best in WPIAL history. Had he stayed healthy, there is a good chance McKenzie would have become only the fifth running back in WPIAL history to reach 6,000 career yards.WPIAL/City League Football Scores for Friday, September 20th
One-third of the season is in the book as we began the middle third of the high school football regular season on Friday night. This weeks saw several up and coming programs test their mettle against some of the mighty established squads in District 7. Here are ALL of the final scores from the Week 4 Friday schedule.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:Upper St. Clair Panthers 35 - Penn Hills Indians 0 Baldwin Highlanders 20 - Mount Lebanon Blue Devils 19 in OvertimePlum Mustangs 0 - Woodland Hills Wolverines 51Bethel Park Black Hawks 31 - Canon-McMillan Big Macs 0WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:Pine-Richland Rams 28 - North Allegheny Tigers 29Chicks Picks – Week Four – 2013
September 19, 2013
Welcome to Week 4. Chick’s Picks has a dear friend at the MSA Sports Network who loves nothing more than to spend his free time attending bizarre fitness classes. For months, Mike Azadian has been strongly encouraging Chick’s Picks to attend a hot yoga session with him. Nothing about this idea sounded even the slightest bit intriguing to Chick’s Picks, but after a stressful week, she decided to give it a try.Chick’s Picks was right—she found little stress relief stretching her body in ways it did not belong. To make matters worse, her trusty crystal ball could not withstand the heat of the 105-degree studio. This week’s picks melted out of the crystal ball, right into oblivion.
