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WPIAL/City League Football Scores for Friday, September 6th
September 6, 2013
If there was one word that best described opening night of the 2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football season, it was probably cramps. That funny sounding word that is no laughing matter when you are laying on the field in horrific pain. There should be a lot fewer of those nagging muscle issues this week with a splendid evening temperature wise expected throughout Western Pennsylvania. Here are the Week Two Friday night matchups in both District 7 and District 8. Check back later this evening for final results and check out updated scores throughout the night at m.scores.msasports.netAll games kick off at 7:30pm unless otherwise indicated. All games followed with (MSA) can be heard live on the MSA Sports Network.Scholastic Notebook – 09/06/2013
Seneca Valley lost almost every offensive starter from a team that went 10-2 and averaged 37 points a game last season. But coach Don Holl didn’t have to look far and wide for something to jumpstart this year’s offense.He simply had to look across the family dinner table.Seneca Valley’s new quarterback is T.J. Holl, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior and the son of the coach. The son has definitely shined so far.Chicks Picks – Week Two – 2013
September 5, 2013
Welcome to Week 2. Chick’s Picks typically likes to avoid angry fans, especially in Week 1. Things did not exactly go as planned last week, however, when the house prognosticator inadvertently riled up the Tri-County South faithful.Upon further review, it appears that Chick’s Picks, amidst the excitement of opening week, unwittingly omitted her Tri-County South predictions. Fans from the conference were outraged—rightfully so—and were not afraid to let their voices be heard.District College Football Preview for 9/7/13
The 2013 district college football slate kicks off with a bang this weekend. 19 teams from the area start their season, while two others head to the field for the second time. Here are previews of all the games, including three to be played later tonight:(All games are on Saturday, except where noted)Slippery Rock at Northwood Noon on WLER 97.7-FM and the MSA Sports NetworkThe teams have not meet on the gridiron since 1992. Slippery Rock has won both meetings between the foes.The Rock was 6-5 in 2012 and finished 5-2 in the PSAC West. SRU was picked third by the PSAC coaches in the West in the 2013 preseason poll, behind IUP and Mercyhurst, last year’s co-champs.MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week Two
September 4, 2013
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Week one of the 2013 WPIAL football season showed a shining example of that statement, with a pair of defending champions in North Allegheny and Clairton, convincingly hushing the whispers that they were set to be declining in the current season due to graduation losses. Week two is chock full of delicious match-ups as well. The long holiday weekend is over, time to clean the grill, drain the pool, and go Big Game Hunting.Geibel Forfeits Friday Football Game at Beth-Center
September 2, 2013
After losing their 2013 season opener this past Friday 81-0, Geibel High School will forfeit their Week Two game on Friday at Beth-Center.This marks the second year in a row the Gators will forfeit their second game against the Tri-County South powerhouse Bulldogs. Because of low numbers a year ago, Geibel forfeited their first two games of the season against Frazier and Beth-Center before being able to finish out the schedule with seven straight losses.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/02/2013
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 One, including a NEW #1 team in Class AAAA.WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:1. PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (1-0) (Last Week #2) (This Week: at #8 North Hills on MSA)2. NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (1-0) (Last Week #3) (This Week: host Fox Chapel on MSA)3. UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (1-0) (Last Week #5) (This Week: host Canon-McMillan)4. GATEWAY GATORS (1-0) (Last Week #4) (This Week: host Connellsville on MSA)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/02/2013
We go from holiday weekend to the first full week of September as the transition from summer to fall begins this week here on the MSA Sports Network. How about FORTY WPIAL, District 6, District 9 and District 10 football games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday beginning with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show, plus the debut of college football, boys and girls WPIAL soccer and women's college field hockey, the final games of the 2013 Washington Wild Things baseball season as well as the latest news from the auto racing world with Rappin on Racin ALL here at MSAsports.netMonday, September 2nd: HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM ALL OF US HERE AT THE MSA SPORTS NETWORK!Saturdays Scholastic Starz for Week One
September 1, 2013
Even though the numbers of teams that play their home games primarily on Saturday in the WPIAL shrunk from eight to five this season, it was a busy opening Saturday around the WPIAL with seven games. Of those contests, here are the players who over came the heat to shine bright on the season lid-lifter on the final day of August.Dravon Henry - AliquippaWPIAL/City League Football Scores for Saturday, August 31st
August 31, 2013
With fewer and fewer teams playing their home games on Saturday, more times than not this season there will only be a couple of games on the docket. however that was not the case as opening weekend concluded with a grand total of nine WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League games slated on the final day of August. Here is a rundown of ALL the Saturday final scores.(MSA) after the game indicates that game is being broadcast on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA vs CLASS AA Non-Conference:Aliquippa Quips 44 - Ambridge Bridgers 13 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS AA Century Conference:Seton-LaSalle Rebels 40 - South Allegheny Gladiators 3 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference:WPIAL Friday Night HighLights for Week One
The curtain lifted on the First Friday of the 2013 WPIAL football season with plenty of tightness. Yeah, there was the pressure of playing conference games right out of the gates, but tight muscles and cramps were everywhere on a humid end to what has been a pleasant month of August. Despite injury issues, here are the top performers who didn’t let their opponents or the weather ‘cramp’ their style.Ben DiNucci & Connor Slomka – Pine-Richland2013 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – 08/31
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week One 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:WPIAL/City League Football Scores for Friday, August 30th
August 30, 2013
The curtain went up on a new high school football season as teams throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania began the 2013 campaign. Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the weather was a factor with rare humidity for the First Friday of the new season in both District 7 and District 8. Here are ALL the final scores from both the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League for August 30th.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:Upper St. Clair Panthers 16 - Woodland Hills Wolverines 10 Penn Hills Indians 39- Canon-McMillan Big Macs- 17 Peters Township Indians 33- Baldwin Highlanders 28 Bethel Park Black Hawks 38- Plum Mustang 0WPIAL CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:CTK 2013 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: WPIAL Single-A
August 29, 2013
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. With a day to go before the 2013 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams. This article, we present the Top Ten in Class A.Final 2012 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS A PRESEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:1. CLAIRTON BEARS (16-0)2. STO-ROX VIKINGS (11-2)3. CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS (9-3)4. NESHANNOCK LANCERS (10-2)5. BRENTWOOD SPARTANS (7-4)Chicks Picks for Week One 2013
Welcome to Week 1. Chick’s Picks has been counting down all summer (or lack thereof) to the start of football season. In an attempt to stay connected with her favorite time of year, she decided to host a summer camp for her prognosticating pals. A generous soul, Chick’s Picks thought it would be a good opportunity to share her prophetic wisdom with her counterparts.The Boss was kind enough to offer the use of MSA Sports World Headquarters for the camp. Chick’s Picks suspected that this could be The Boss’s way of living his childhood dream of pigskin prognosticating vicariously through the professionals. Regardless, the turnout was impressive, and included the likes of The Birdie, The Fumbler, HS Picks and some amateurs as well.District College Football Preview for 8/30/13
The college football season opens this weekend with just two games as the NEC teams kick off their schedule. All of the local Division II and III teams kick off next week. Robert Morris heads to Kentucky to face a national power and Duquesne takes on a former NEC foe.Here are previews of both games, check in on Sunday for recaps of both games.Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky 7pm Thursday nightThe Colonials will kick off the schedule for all of the district teams with a very tough test, travelling to Richmond to take on 19th ranked Eastern Kentucky. Robert Morris has not beaten a ranked team since defeating Liberty in 2010.CTK 2013 – Pittsburgh City League Preview
August 28, 2013
For the second year in a row, Pittsburgh City League football will be a nice little six pack.With the closure of Oliver, Peabody, Langley and Schenley in recent years, the City League is down six teams. Last year was the first season with only six teams and Perry defeated University Prep for the title.One of the problems with having only six teams is that teams have experienced some trouble getting a nine-game schedule. Last year was the first year that the WPIAL scheduled all nine games for WPIAL teams. In the past, the WPIAL did not schedule season openers. It was up to WPIAL schools to play whoever they wanted. Thus, some WPIAL teams played a City League team in the opener.CTK 2013 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: WPIAL Double-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 2013 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams. This article, we present the Top Ten in Class AA.Final 2012 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AA PRESEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:1. ALIQUIPPA QUIPS (15-1)2. WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES (12-1)3. SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS (11-1)4. MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS (8-3)5. BEAVER FALLS TIGERS (8-3)MSA Sports Big Game Hunting – Week One
It is funny isn’t it? How every year near then end of summer the smell of freshly cut grass just starts to smell like football? Doesn’t smell like that in the springtime. I wonder how that works. I am glad it works that way, and I am delighted that it is time to crank up the Big Game Hunting for another WPIAL football season! The first of 16 Big Game Huntings is always determined by the four defending WPIAL champions. So let’s kick it off for the 2013 year it’s time to take a look at four big games for opening weekend!Class AAAA - Non-Conference:CTK 2013 – MSA Sports Preseason Top Ten: WPIAL Triple-A
August 27, 2013
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 2013 WPIAL football season kicks off, we present our Preseason Top Ten teams. This article, we present the Top Ten in Class AAA.Final 2012 record is in parenthesis.WPIAL CLASS AAA PRESEASON WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN:1. WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS (12-2)2. THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS (11-1)3. CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS (9-3)4. WEST MIFFLIN TITANS (11-2)5. MARS FIGHTING PLANETS (9-2)
