Football
Wyomissing Beats Aliquippa In State AA Battle Of Unbeatens
December 15, 2012
In a battle of unbeaten teams, the Wyomissing Spartans won their first ever PIAA football championship with a 17-14 victory over the WPIAL champion Aliquippa Quips on Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium.Wyomissing dodged some bullets early in the contest and forced Aliquippa to come up empty four times in the red zone in the contest. Mason Smith ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. The Spartans defense was in a true bend but not break mode, allowed Aliquippa to run for 323 yards but stopping the Quips when they needed to. Jonah Bowman set a state championship record with a 52 yard field goal in the third quarter for the Spartans.Erie Cathedral Prep Takes The Gold in Class AAA Football
December 14, 2012
Damion Terry threw for a record setting 317 yards and two scores to lead the District 10 champion Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers to their second PIAA championship with a 24-14 victory over the Archbishop Wood Vikings in the Class AAA title game Friday night at Hersheypark Stadium. With the win, the Ramblers handed the defending champions their first loss to a Class AAA team in over two seasons. The teams combined for 762 yards of offense. The Vikings ran for 305 yards on the night and held the ball for 32 minutes but could not tame the Ramblers’ high powered offense.
63 and Counting as Clairton Wins Fourth Straight PIAA Class A Football Title
The Clairton Bears won their 63rd consecutive game and fourth straight PIAA Class A championship with a 20-0 win over the Dunmore Bucks at Hersheypark Stadium. The Bears did so in dominant fashion, running 66 plays and holding the football for over 30 minutes. The win streak is the longest in Pennsylvania football history and is the longest current streak in the country going into next season.(Photo: Clairton quarterback Armani Ford celebrates with the PIAA champpionship trophy after helping Bears win 4th straight state title with victory over Dunmore)Big Game Hunting – The Football Threepack for Week Sixteen
December 12, 2012
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December 10, 2012
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December 9, 2012
The Road to Hershey and the 2012 high school football season conclude this weekend here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have three of the four PIAA State Championship football games from Hersheypark Stadium here on The Network along with plenty of WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball games, men's and women's college roundball contests, WPIAL high school and college wrestling and PIHL high school hockey action, plus we have Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, the PIHL Power Play Show and the debut of the WPIAL Roundball Report ALL this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, December 10th:TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.net
Clairton Beats Port Allegany in PIAA Class A Semi’s for 62nd Straight
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December 5, 2012
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December 3, 2012
The Road to Hershey continues while the winter high school sports season tips off this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the three PIAA Semifinals state playoff games for the remaining WPIAL football teams: North Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL high school hockey, men's and women's college basketball, the start of the 2012-2013 high school boys and girls basketball season along with the start up of the new scholastic wrestling campaign and the debut shows of Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle and the PIHL Power Play Show ALL this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, December 3rd:TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netClairton Destroys Berlin-Brothersvalley 53-0
December 1, 2012
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Quips Cruise To 14th Win in PIAA Class AA Quarterfinals
November 30, 2012
The Aliquippa Quips continued their winning ways with an easy 51-15 victory over the District 9 champion Karns City Gremlins at Sarge Alberts Stadium in the PIAA Class AA quarterfinal round. Aliquippa led 31-0 after one quarter and 44-0 at the half. The Quips had 333 rushing yards in the first half and scored on seven of their eight possessions in the half, while the defense held the Gremlins to mnus 6 yards rushing in the same period.Scholastic Notebook – 11/30/2012
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November 27, 2012
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November 26, 2012
Three teams on top of the District 7 football scene after the 2011 season are back no top here in 2012. Indians and Quips, and Tigers and Bears...oh my. Clairton claimed a record tying fifth straight WPIAL Class A championship while North Allegheny won a record setting third consecutive WPIAL Class AAAA title. Meanwhile, Aliquippa won back-to-back crowns for their record 15th overall football championship and West Allegheny won for the sixth time in 15 years and their second Class AAA gold in the last four years. Here is a look back at ALL of the results from the 2012 WPIAL Football Playoffs. Once again this year, all 60 games were heard live and now can be enjoyed archived here on the MSA Sports Network!This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/25/2012
November 25, 2012
The Highway to Heinz is history here in 2012, so now our attention turns to the ride on the Road to Hershey this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the PIAA Quarterfinals games for all four WPIAL football champions: North Allegheny, West Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL High School hockey, men's and women's college basketball and the final edition this fall of This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 26th:Grade School Boys Basketball - 2012 OLSH Grade School Basketball Tournament Consolation: St. Mary's of Glenshaw vs St. Gabriel's of Whitehall at 6:00pm on the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Network at MSAsports.net
