Football
Highway to Heinz WPIAL Football Playoff Picture – 10/16/2011
October 16, 2011
The MSA Sports Stretch Run in underway with two weeks remaining before we take the orange barrels away and open up the 2011 ramp to the Highway to Heinz. Several teams have received their postseason pass and are playoff bound. Here is the latest WPIAL football playoff picture through Week Seven.Saturdays Scholastic Starz – 10/16/2011
The 2011 Stretch Run of the WPIAL football season got a taste of Saturday football with three Class AA and a pair of Class A conference games. While unlike Friday night, it was a dry afternoon and evening on the high school gridiron, high winds were a factor at all five venues. Here are the top five players whose performance, you could say, blew away the competition.District College Football Recap – 10/16/2011
A fall wind blew into Western Pennsylvania and also brought in a new leader in the PSAC West as Slippery Rock dumped ranked Cal in a battle for first place. Returns for touchdowns were also quite common throughout the district.And what would a weekend of college football be without fantastic finishes, a pair took place, one on top of the Bluff and the other in Meadville.Scholastic Notebook – 10/15/2011
October 15, 2011
Since the WPIAL formed Class AAAA football in 1980, only six running backs who played in Class AAAA rushed for more than 4,000 career yards.But two of them reached the milestone on the same night Friday.Mount Lebanon’s Luke Hagy and Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Damion Jones-Moore had big games in victories Friday night and also pushed past 4,000 yards.Friday Night HighLights – 10/15/2011
If you listen to network programming or check out the written word on this here website, you know that the final three weeks of the football regular season is unique. It is so special in these parts, we have coined the phrase; The Stretch Run to describe Weeks 7, 8 and 9.Week Seven WPIAL Saturday Football Scores
A cool and crisp day was in store for the final five games of the WPIAL football schedule for Week Seven as we doubled your pleasure in high school gridiron excitement…double as in Class AA that is, where three of the five games will took place with a pair of Allegheny Conference contests to go along with the weekend capper in the Century Conference.2011 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Standings
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Seven of the 2011 high school football season.HOPEWELL RB RUSHEL SHELL SAYS PITT IS IT
October 14, 2011
Rushel Shell is staying true to his colors. Once blue and gold, always blue and gold. Shell will go from the blue and gold of Hopewell High School to the blue and gold of Pitt next season. The star Hopewell running back announced at a news conference Friday morning that he will play for Pitt.Week Seven WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores
Welcome to Week Seven and thus…Welcome to the MSA Sports Stretch Run! What exactly is this Stretch Run thing we here at The Network talk about? The final three weeks…the battles are bigger for conference titles, home playoff games and postseason positioning. Oh yeah, everybody is looking for the *asterisk that indicates their team is headed for a journey on the Highway to Heinz.Chicks Picks – 10/13/2011
October 13, 2011
Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season.District College Football Preview – 10/12/2011
October 12, 2011
A huge battle in the PSAC highlights the weekend slate of college football around the region. Another question to be answered, can Saint Vincent pull it off two weeks in a row after the wild victory in Latrobe over W & J last week, sixth ranked Thomas More comes to town this week.WPIAL Big Game Hunting: The Football Four-Pack – 10/12/2011
Week Seven of the 2011 WPIAL football campaign begins what we refer to as the Stretch Run of the regular season. Here are four of the spotlight matchups for this upcoming weekend featuring five undefeated teams.WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 10/11/2011
October 11, 2011
We're here. The conclusion of week six. Two third of the way through the 2011 football season. The eve of the stretch run. Whatever you want to call it, this is the place where we now know who the real contenders are and who the pretenders are. The smoke and mirrors of fast starts have faded fast, and the teams that have "come out of nowhere" have stoMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/10/2011
October 10, 2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Six of the 2011 high school football season.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/10/2011
We begin the final three weeks of the high school football regular season kicking off what we here at The Network refer to as the ‘Stretch Run’ this week on the MSA Sports Network.Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – 10/09/2011
October 9, 2011
There were only five WPIAL football games played on the second Saturday of October, but four of them were key conference contests from Class AAAA, Class AA and Class A. Playing in weather that was better suited for baseball, here are the players that stepped up to the plate and went yard as we ground rule double your pleasure as the curtain falls on Week Six.District College Football Recap – 10/09/2011
Some wild college games in the area this week, highlighted by a big upset in Latrobe and overtime in Erie.Here are recaps of all the games, including three heard here on the Network:Friday Night HighLights – 10/08/2011
October 8, 2011
Fresh into the second half of the regular season, new life seemed to be breathed into several players as their performances rose just as the mercury outside was on the rise from the last two weeks. The first Friday in October had more of a first Friday in September feel to it as the gaudy number put up seemed to indicate.Week Six WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Saturday Football Scores
There were seven WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League games Saturday with four of them considered key games in their respective conferences.2011 WPIAL/City League Football Standings – Week 6
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Six of the 2011 high school football season. Standings are updated after Thursday, Friday and Saturday scholastic gridiron action each week here on the MSA Sports Network.
