Tag: Aliquippa

Belle Vernon’s Dakota Marion brings down Ringgold’s Braydon Fine on Oct. 9.
Belle Vernon facing ultimate challenge in No. 1 Aliquippa
November 5, 2020
Belle Vernon enters the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals facing what is likely its toughest test of the season. The No. 4 Leopards (6-1) hit the road to take on the top seed, Aliquippa (8-0).

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Penn-Trafford’s Cade Yacamelli runs for a 61-yard touchdown against Upper St. Clair during WPIAL playoff action last Friday.
Birdie maps out route to WPIAL title game for Penn-Trafford, Belle Vernon, Jeannette
Last week: 4-0 (100%)

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Peters Township’s Donovan McMillon returns the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown against South Fayette on Sept. 25.
Chick’s Picks: Like everything else, making predictions isn’t easy in 2020
As we know by now, 2020 looks a little different. This year’s version of different includes the WPIAL football playoffs, as not all classifications are on the same postseason schedule.

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Aliquippa running back Vernon Redd works out during practice on Aug. 17, 2020, above The Pit.
WPIAL playoffs roundup: No. 1 Aliquippa blanks Hampton in opening round
October 30, 2020
Top-seeded Aliquippa forced four first-half turnovers, including a fumble on the opening kickoff, and sprinted past No. 8 Hampton, 31-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Friday night at The Pit.

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Aliquippa’s Vernon Redd carries for a touchdown past Chartiers Valley defenders during the second quarter on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at The Pit.
What to watch in Week 8: Small-school Aliquippa enters 4A playoffs as top seed
The No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 4A football is one of the smallest schools in the WPIAL.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Shultz Reinhard intercepts a pass intended for Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.
WPIAL Class 4A football quarterfinals preview
October 29, 2020
WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals

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Coach Mike Zmijanac retired Saturday after two seasons with Seton LaSalle.
Coach Mike Zmijanac retires after 2 seasons at Seton LaSalle
October 24, 2020
Mike Zmijanac, six times a WPIAL champion as Aliquippa’s coach, has retired after two seasons at the helm of Seton LaSalle’s program.

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North Allegheny’s Mason Kress returns an interception past Central Catholic’s Eric Benson during the fourth quarter of their game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Graham Field in Wilkinsburg.
Breaking down the 2020 WPIAL football playoffs
Here’s a class-by-class breakdown of the WPIAL football playoff brackets:

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Pine-Richland’s Brooks Eastburn stretches for extra yardage over Penn Hills’ Dontae Pollard Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 at Penn Hills High School.
WPIAL reveals 2020 football playoff brackets
The WPIAL promised its football teams weeks ago that if they canceled games for covid-19, those decisions wouldn’t hurt their qualifying chances come playoff time.

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher runs against Belle Vernon on Oct. 2, 2020, at Laurel Highlands.
WPIAL Class 4A roundup: Rodney Gallagher accounts for 5 TDs as Laurel Highlands edges Trinity
Rodney Gallagher threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 77 yards and a TD and scored on interception returns of 75 and 72 yards to lead Laurel Highlands to a 34-33 victory over Trinity (3-4, 2-4) in the Class 4A Big Eight Conference on Friday night.

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