Tag: Beaver Falls
Aliquippa’s Devonshire, Warfield take top individual honors on Class 3A all-state team
December 28, 2018
Aliquippa's state championship football team has another reason to celebrate. The Quips placed six players on the Class 3A all-state team, senior MJ Devonshire was named as the state's top player and Mike Warfield earned coach of the year. Also recognized were senior quarterback Eli Kosanovich, senior running back Avante
High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT
December 26, 2018
Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Beaver Falls, Steel Valley claim 1st state titles in ’16
November 26, 2018
The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't
Tri-County West all-conference: Aliquippa’s Devonshire, Moreland earn MVP honors
November 18, 2018
Aliquippa teammates MJ Devonshire and Solvauhn Moreland, two-way standouts for the WPIAL champion, swept conference MVP honors in the Tri-County West. Devonshire earned the award for offense, Moreland was named the top defender and each received first-team all-conference recognition on both sides of the ball. In all, the Quips earnedAliquippa returns to WPIAL title game with win over rival Beaver Falls
November 9, 2018
It has been a decade of dominance for Aliquippa football. In each of the last 10 seasons, the team has reached the WPIAL championship game at Heinz Field. On Friday night, the Quips made it 11 straight. No. 1 Aliquippa reached the WPIAL Class 3A title game with a 42-14
WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11
November 8, 2018
Class 6A Semifinals No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (6-5) at No. 2 Pine-Richland (8-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pine-Richland Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Mt. Lebanon 38, Canon-McMillan 31; Pine-Richland, bye Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 North Allegheny (10-0)/No. 5 Seneca Valley (8-3) Coaches: Mike Melnyk, Mt. Lebanon;
WPIAL releases sites for football quarterfinal, semifinal games
November 5, 2018
Norwin will host the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Nov. 23, but two weeks before that a pair of teams hoping to reach that game will meet at Knights Stadium. No. 1 Gateway and No. 9 Franklin Regional will play their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal at Norwin, the WPIAL revealedBeaver Falls dumps Elizabeth Forward and sets up rematch with Aliquippa
November 3, 2018
Beaver Falls knew it was going to have to run the football and stop the pass if it was going to beat Elizabeth Forward in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. Beaver Falls did both in a 33-14 win over the Warriors (8-2) on Friday night. The Tigers (9-2) advanced to
5 things to watch in the opening round of the WPIAL football playoffs
November 1, 2018
South Fayette could've rematched New Castle in the WPIAL football playoffs, and Greensburg Salem could've visited conference foe Thomas Jefferson for the second time. Instead, the WPIAL avoided rematches. The football steering committee had historically avoided first-round rematches between conference opponents but nixed that unwritten rule three seasons ago when
Chick’s Picks won’t be swayed by swag when making predictions
Welcome to Week 10 of the high school football season. After conference play wrapped up last Friday night, the t-shirts began rolling in. Conference champion t-shirts, that is. Chick's Picks' agent spent most of his weekend sorting through the flood of conference champ paraphernalia and letters that had been sent
