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WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week Four – 09/23/2015

September 23, 2015

One third of the regular season is in the books and there are still a lot of questions to be answered. There were some big games in week three that seemed to indicate that 2015 might be wide open with regards to the teams with a chance to reach Heinz Field. That’s what makes this job so much fun. You see, you research, and you get a feel for history, and coaches, and programs but the bottom-line is you cannot really know what will happen when those kids go out there and take the field every Friday night. We do know it will be fun, and we also know MSA Sports will be the ultimate place for you to find out what happened, and how and, why it happened. More unbeaten teams will fall this weekend, it’s time to go Big Game Hunting!

District College Football Preview for September 26th

Week 4 of the local college football season sees conference play open in the PSAC. League games also take place in the PAC, while NEC teams wait one more week. Four teams in the PSAC West enter conference play unbeaten, only one can advance to to State Title Game. This week is step one of a tough road ahead for all eight teams. Here are capsules of ALL the games: Clarion(3-0) at Gannon(3-0) Noon QB Connor Simmons has thrown for 10 scores in the first 3 games. Simons also leads the West Division inpassing at 288 yards per game. Clarion defeated 59-6 last week. The Golden Eagles defense forced 14 turnovers, including 5 last week.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/23/2015

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 21st. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA: 1) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (5-0-1) (Last Week #1) 2) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (8-0-0) (Last Week #2)

Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Avonworth Antelopes – 09/23/2015

A rarity occurred Tuesday night as two of MSA Sports' Hometown Volleyball Programs squared off at Avonworth High School. The Avonworth Antelopes cruised to a straight-game victory over the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 3-0 in a Class A non-section battle of Top Ten teams. The first game started out being a seesaw battle with both teams exchanging the lead at least twice before the Lopes pulled away en route to a 25-17 win. The Bucs grabbed a very early lead in the second game, but Avonworth continued with each other on the court, finding wide open spaces on the Char-Houston, side and mixing kills and soft drop shots along with many mental mistakes committed by the Buccaneers. The Lopes held off a late rally to take Game 2, 25-21.

Ananya Dua of SSA & Anne Taylor of Beaver Win WPIAL Singles Tennis Gold

September 22, 2015

On the last day of summer, the WPIAL crowned their first fall champions. it was a repeat champion in Class AAA and a new champ in Class AA.

WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Three 2015

Week three of the WPIAL football season produced some classic moments that could loom large for the rest of the season. This installment includes the upset of a top-ranked team, a winning score in overtime, and two massive interceptions that determined the outcome of games. Take a listen, and for the first time this season, a look at the top plays from this past week. 1. North Allegheny 24, Central Catholic 17

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Soccer – 09/22/2015

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of September 21st. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL GIRLS SOCCER CLASS AAA: 1) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (7-0-0) (Last Week #1) 2) NORWIN KNIGHTS (7-0-0) (Last Week #2)

Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – South Side Rams – 09/22/2015

The South Side girls volleyball team hosted Beaver County Christian in a Class-A non-conference match on Monday night. The Lady Rams used a strong start and the powerful arm of their senior leader to win the match 3-1 by scores of 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23. South Side (2-2, 3-2) never trailed in either of the opening two sets of the match. The Lady Rams controlled the game, forcing the Lady Eagles into the hitting miscues. Every time BCCS would close the gap, South Side would respond with two or three quick points to widen the gap. The balanced attack was led by senior Toni Yacoviello, who provided five kills in each of the first two sets.

2015 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships Results

September 21, 2015

The first scholastic championship of the 2015-2016 school year was earned Tuesday afternoon in the 2015 WPIAL Girls Tennis Singles Championships at North Allegheny High School. Ananya Dua of Shady Side Academy repeats as the district AAA champ after beating Anna Li of North Allegheny while a new champion was crowned in Class AA where junior Anne Taylor of Beaver knocked off top-seed Hannah Phillips of Carlynton in straight sets. Also Natalia Perry of Franklin Regional and Farrah Bojolad of Quaekr Valley earned spots in the PIAA state singles tennis playoffs with consolation match victories. Here are all of the results from the 2015 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Playoffs. The championship and consolation finals can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.

MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/21/2015

Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. These are the rankings following Week Three of the 2015 WPIAL football season...including not one but two NEW #1 teams in AAAA and again in AAA. WPIAL CLASS AAAA WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (3-0) (Last Week #2.....Week Four at Baldwin on MSA) 2. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (3-0) (Last Week #3.....Week Four at Altoona)

WPIAL Alum Q&A – Clint McElheny

The latest installment of WPIAL Alum Q&A focuses on former Shaler Area High School and current Seton Hill University soccer player Clint McElheny. McElheny was a 2013 graduate of Shaler Area High School, where he was a standout on the pitch for the Titans. In high school, he was a three-year varsity letterwinner and earned all-section honors. While his playing accolades in high school were impressive, perhaps McElheny’s greatest accomplishment during his time at Shaler Area was earning a full-tuition scholarship.

This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/21/2015

Believe it or not, we have out first district championship coming up as we creep closer to the mid-way point of the fall high school sports regular season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move on to Week Four of the high school football season with 30 WPIAL weekend contests starting Friday night with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding later that night with the WPIAL Football Scoreboard Show.

2015 WPIAL & Pittsburgh City League Standings – Week 3

September 20, 2015

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Three of the 2015 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for, point against and the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 123 teams. Standings are updated after 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. (Top 5 teams from AAAA and AAA conferences qualify for playoffs plus a sixth place wild card team) (Top 4 teams from AA and A conferences qualify for the playoffs) # = Clinched Section Title * = Clinched Playoff Berth x = Eliminated From Playoff Chase

District College Football Recap for Saturday, September 19th

Week three of the district college football slate saw a lot of lopsided scores and not a lot of good games. Here are recaps of all the games: Dayton 24 – Duquesne 13 Connor Kacsor ran for 244 yards and three second half touchdowns on 40 carries as the Flyers go to 2-0. The Dukes led 13-3 in the second on Sam Martello’s fumble recovery in the end zone and Dillon Buechel’s 26 yard pass to Wayne Capers(Char Valley). The junior QB from Montour threw for 195 yards. Capers led with 6 catches for 75 yards. Duquesne falls to 2-1.

WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – Week Three

An early homecoming game expanded the schedule of Saturday afternoon games to four to close out Week Three. When all was said and done on the third Saturday of the season, two teams remained undefeated, two teams picked up their first victory of the season and while four teams remain winless, one continues a losing streak that is inching close to four straight years. Here are the players who shined bright on an afternoon that went from sunny to stormy in the blink of an eye. Jo-El Shaw - Woodland Hills

Hometown Girls Soccer Recap – Upper St. Clair Panthers – 09/19/2015

September 19, 2015

It was another solid performance for the Upper St. Clair girls soccer team, as the Panthers defeated their South Hills rival Bethel Park on Saturday 3-2. USC scored twice in less than two minutes in the first half to jump on top of the Blackhawks early. Landy Mertz found the net in the 14th minute, followed by Katherine Miller's tally in the 16th minute. Bethel Park would cut the lead to a goal in the 27th minute, as Kristi Roth found the net from 37-yards out on a free kick. USC would take the 2-1 lead to the break, then add to it in the 2nd half.

WPIAL Saturday Football Scores – 09/19/2015

An early homecoming game added to the third week of Saturday WPIAL football games, bumping up the slate from three games to four games. There was plenty of pomp and circumstance in Shaler as the homecoming parade down Mount Royal Boulevard led to Titans Stadium where the host team cound not end a 34-game skid against one of the top teams in the classification. Plus there was a Class AA battle of winless teams and a pair of Class A afternoon tilts to close out the one-third mark of the regular season. Here are all of the final results plus check out the archives as three of the four games broadcast here on MSA Sports. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Non-Conference: Woodland Hills Wolverines 59 - Shaler Titans 21 (MSA)

WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Three 2015

With two weeks to get a feel of the district high school football landscape, there was plenty of 'big game' feel up and down the FOUR classifications of the WPIAL on the third Friday of the campaign. Some turned into laughers while others were nail-biters well into the fourth quarter. On a picture perfect night around Western Pennsylvania, here are the players who proved to be very photogenic in leading their teams to Week Three wins. Terron Murphy - Bethel Park

Scholastic Notebook – 09/18/2015

September 18, 2015

To the PIAA, more is better. At least in football. The landscape of Pennsylvania football – and the WPIAL – might be changing real soon. The change will be significant. On Wednesday, the PIAA strategic planning committee and the PIAA football committee voted to recommend to the PIAA board of directors that football in Pennsylvania go to six classifications, starting next year. It was a noteworthy vote because the PIAA board of directors usually – but not always – does what the strategic planning committee recommends. The PIAA board has already passed this 6A idea twice and needs to pass it only one more time Oct. 19 for it to go into effect for the 2016-17 school year.

WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores – 09/18/2015

Back in the day, Week Three meant the start of conference play for just about all of the teams around the WPIAL. However nowadays, teams are starting section games right out of the gates in Week One. However there was a special feel to this week with key conference games up and down the FOUR district classifications. Here is the complete WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League scoreboard for the third Friday of the 2015 season. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference: Penn-Trafford Warriors 21 - McKeesport Tigers 7 (F) Connellsville Falcons 41 - Latrobe Wildcats 17 (F) Plum Mustangs 35 - Altoona Mountain Lions 7 (F) Kiski Area Cavaliers 35 - Hempfield Spartans 20 (F) WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conferfence:

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