Tag: Clairton
Week 7’s don’t-miss high school football in the A-K Valley
October 11, 2017
Class 5A Allegheny Nine Baldwin (1-5, 0-5) at Fox Chapel (3-4, 3-3) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Baldwin shut out Connellsville, 49-0. Fox Chapel toppedAliquippa shuts out Clairton in penalty-riddled game
October 7, 2017
It wasn't pretty, but a win is another win for Aliquippa. The Class 3A No. 1-ranked Quips defended their home turf at the Pit with
What to watch in Week 6 of high school football: USC’s Render, West A’s Palko to face off
October 5, 2017
The WPIAL coach with the most wins faces the coach with the most WPIAL titles. Upper St. Clair's Jim Render and West Allegheny's Bob Palko
Big Game Hunting – Week Six
October 4, 2017
There was a bit of a shocker last week in 1-A with Imani knocking off Clairton. Maybe not everyone was stunned that the Saints were able to knock off the Bears, but short five kids who were suspended made it was quite an accomplishment and a signature win for Imani. The other top ranked teams […]
High school football notebook: Clairton in danger of rare back-to-back losses
More than a decade has passed since Clairton lost in consecutive weeks. It was before Lamont Wade, Aaron Mathews or Tyler Boyd was in high
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Five 2017
The 2017 WPIAL football regular season is already more than halfway complete, and as always, the campaign has included a number of surprising teams and fantastic finishes. This past week was no exception, Many of the key matchups occurred in the 3A classification, in part because playoff spots are at a premium with 23 teams […]
Five things to watch in Week 5: Teams jockey for position in Big East Conference
September 28, 2017
That will become a little more clear after No. 3-ranked Gateway visits No. 2 Penn-Trafford on Friday night for a first-place matchup of undefeated teams.
Big Game Hunting – Week Five
Playoff picture taking shape now with some new names getting into the mix. Joe Rossi and the South Fayette Lions keep rolling through another regular season. Joey Koroly at my alma mater etching his name into the record books. The real attention-getter last weekend was Pine-Richland. Sure no surprise that they won against then number […]
Friday Night HighLights – Week Four
September 25, 2017
Week Three saw a record setting rushing performance and several stunners around the WPIAL Friday night high school football buffet. While there were no major upsets in Week Four, there were plenty of close games expected to be runaways and blowouts that were expected to be tight in a different version of eyebrow-raising. But while […]
WPIAL to institute cool-down period for coaches
September 19, 2017
The WPIAL Board of Directors voted to create a cool-down period after all games before coaches can conduct media interviews. The idea was to allow
