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2012 WPIAL Football Playoff Picture Through Week Six
October 11, 2012
This weekend begins the MSA Sports 'Stretch Run' to the 2012 WPIAL football regular season. The final three weeks in which you will here plenty of talk with these words and phrases: Conference champions; Home field advantage; Playoff positioning; Staying alive; Controlling your own destiny; wild card and of course, the dreaded Gardner points. Bottom line is these final three weeks will help set up the brackets for the eventual drive on the Highway to Heinz.We will break down the WPIAL football playoff picture each week over the next couple of weeks, with each break down being more specific in what needs to happen for all teams involved. Conference records are in parenthesis as well as remaining conference games.Chicks Picks – Week Seven – 2012
Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks, in her travels this week, noticed several signs for an annual UFO Conference scheduled to take place in the area. After further research, Chick’s Picks learned that the conference is a showcase where investigators gather to share research into the unknown.District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 13th
Week 7 of the College Football season continues with some good match ups this weekend. Conference play rolls on in the NEC, PSAC and PAC, along with the WVIAC and the NCAC.Here are previews of All the games, including 3 that can be heard right here on the Network:Slippery Rock(2-4) at Clarion(3-3) 1pm on WLER 97.7-FM and the MSA Sports Network Both teams are 1-2 in PSAC West divisional play. Slippery Rock leads the all-time series 47-23-3 and has won the last 6 meetings. SRU lost last week to IUP 33-18. The Rock has dropped 3 straight games. RB Akeem Satterfield is 8th in the PSAC in rushing at 83 yards per game. Satterfield has scored just 4 touchdowns this season.Big Game Hunting for Week Seven 2012
October 10, 2012
The “stretch-run” is here. The final third of the 2012 season starts this weekend and you can be sure MSA will provide the finest escort to you as you get set to embark on your own personal “Highway to Heinz”. With the two largest classifications each taking a wild-card into the post season the super –knowledge that Don Rebel doles out each Friday night will save you tons of sleep. The games just keep getting bigger so let’s don’t waste any more time on the opening paragraph. Instead, let’s go Big Game Hunting. AAAA Northern Eight ConferenceWPIAL Football Plays of the Week – Week Six
October 9, 2012
Goal line stands and 99-yard touchdown passes. Week 6 had a little bit of everything. Here are your Plays of the Week for Week 6 of the 2012 WPIAL football season. 1. Jeannette Jayhawks 28 - Mount Pleasant Vikings 27 in Double OvertimeMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/08/2012
October 8, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Six of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (6-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Seven: host #7 Pittsburgh Central Catholic on MSA)2) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (6-0) (Last Week #3) (Week Seven: at #10 Bethel Park on MSA)3) GATEWAY GATORS (5-1) (Last Week #2) (Week Seven: host #1 North Allegheny on MSA)4) NORTH HILLS INDIANS (5-1) (Last Week #4) (Week Seven: host #5 Seneca Valley on MSA)WPIAL Week Six Saturday’s Scholastic Starz
October 7, 2012
The sun was shining bright Saturday afternoon, even though the mercury did not reach the 70's as has been the case the last week or so. For that matter, most temps didn't even make it into the 60's, but nonetheless, each of the five WPIAL football games played had a player heat up the gridiron with a winning effort on the first Saturday in October.Luke Brumbaugh - Seton-LaSalleDistrict College Football Recap for Saturday, October 6th
The weather turned cold on the opening weekend of October and wind conditions affected several games thruout the area. Several teams pulled out big wins as Cal and Mercyhurst stay on top of the PSAC West.Unfortunately the focus was on Crestview, Kentucky as the W & J Presidents took the field after one of their team was killed on Thursday.Here are recaps of all the games, with three heard here on the Network:IUP 33 - Slippery Rock 16 On Homecoming Day at George P. Miller Stadium, the Crimson Hawks pounded out 388 yards rushing and led 27-9 at the half to cruise to the win and remain in the chase for a division title. IUP ground out 29 first downs and held the football for over 41 minutes in the win.WPIAL Week Six Friday Night HighLights
October 6, 2012
We have reached the summit and are now on the downward slide toward the 'Stretch Run" and then eventually dropping us off on the "Highway to Heinz". The second half of the regular season began with ideal like weather conditions...perfect for the elite to 'do their thing'. Here are the players who took advantage of the comfortbale stage to make life very uncomfortable for their opponents on the first Friday of high school football in October.North Allegheny Tigers DefenseWPIAL Week Six Saturday Football Scores 2012
The winds of change have swept down upon Southwestern Pennsylvania for the first Saturday of high school football in October. Week Six began on Thursday and Friday with very pleasant weather that felt like early September football. Less than 24 hours later, and the feeling is more like November football. Nonetheless, ten WPIAL football teams were ready to meet and put closure to the sixth weekend of high school football in the WPIAL. Here are ALL five final results.WPIAL CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:Deer Lakes Lancers 18 - Summit Academy Knights 14 (MSA)WPIAL CLASS AA Century Conference:Seton-LaSalle Rebels 49 - Burgettstown Blue Devils 72012 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Standings
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Six of the 2012 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: (5 of 16 Playoff Teams Have Clinched)Northern Eight Conference:Scholastic Notebook – 10/05/2012
October 5, 2012
One and four. When those three words are uttered about a football team after five weeks, it usually indicates bad things. But for Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston records are indeed deceiving. Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston are two teams that are usually much more than respectable. You could say both have fallen on hard times this season as both are 1-4. But are there many 1-4 teams as good as Blackhawk and Char-Houston? Blackhawk and Char-Houston are the hard-luck stories of the WPIAL this season. A few points here and there, take away a turnover here and there, and their seasons could be vastly different. Want proof? Three of Blackhawk’s losses are by a total of five points. Char-Houston’s four losses are by a total of 17 points.WPIAL and City League Week Six Friday Football Scores
The second half of the 2012 high school football regular season has kicked into full gear. Here is the full rundown of scores from both WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football games on the first Friday in October. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:Pine-Richland Rams 8 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 28 (F)Fox Chapel Foxes 7 North Hills Indians 31 (F)Shaler Titans 0 Seneca Valley Raiders 49 (F)WPIAL CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:Latrobe Wildcats 2 McKeesport Tigers 34 (F)District College Football Preview for Saturday, October 6th
October 4, 2012
We start this edition of College Preview with heavy hearts with word of the death of W & J running back Tim McNerney early Thursday morning. All of us at the MSA Sports Network send our thoughts and prayers to the McNerney family and the W & J community in their time of loss.Here are previews of all the games:Slippery Rock(2-3) at IUP(4-1) 2pm on WISR 680-AM and the MSA Sports Network The Rock is 1-1 in divisional play, the Crimson Hawks are also 1-1.Chicks Picks – Week Six – 2012
Police Investigating Death of W & J Football Player Thursday
Police in Washington are investigating the death of a Washington & Jefferson College football player early Thursday morning.21-year Tim McNerney was taken to the Washington Hospital emergency room, where he was pronounced dead at 4:42 am. McNerney was found at the corner of College and Maiden Streets.Washington Police Chief Robert Lemonds said police are treating the death as suspicious, more information will be released after an autopsy was performed. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the death is being treated as a homicide.Big Game Hunting For Week Six 2012
October 3, 2012
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October 2, 2012
After a lackluster Week 4 that provided nothing but blowouts, Week 5 brought big matchups, great finishes and upsets galore. Here’s a look at the best three plays from Week 5. #1: Washington Little Prexies 18 - Jeannette Jayhawks 15MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/01/2012
October 1, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Five of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (5-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Six: at #2 Gateway on MSA)2) GATEWAY GATORS (5-0) (Last Week #2) (Week Six: host #1 North Allegheny on MSA)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (5-0) (Last Week #3) (Week Six: at Butler on MSA)4) NORTH HILLS INDIANS (4-1) (Last Week #6) (Week Six: host Fox Chapel on MSA)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/30/2012
September 30, 2012
October is here! So while the leaves start to turn shades of red, orange and gold, the WPIAL hands out its share of links gold this week here on the MSA Sports Network.
