Tag: Gateway
2017 PIAA Football Playoffs: Road to Hershey Sites & Times
November 26, 2017
The Road to Hershey is headed to the Final Four and five WPIAL champions are still alive in search of state gold. Pine-Richland and Gateway head east for their second state playoff game while Quaker Valley, Washington and Jeannette make their Road to Hershey debuts. Here are ALL of the results through the Quarterfinals, plus the […]
2017 WPIAL Football Playoffs: P-R, Gate, TJ, QV, Wash, Jean Win Gold
It took a pair of Championship Saturday’s, but the district football postseason is now in the books. Thomas Jefferson was the only repeat champion from a year ago as the Jaguars claimed a third straight WPIAL championship. The flip side of that was Quaker Valley winning gridiron gold for the first time in school history. […]
Walker, Jackson Shine as Gateway Advances to PIAA Semifinals
By Philip Cmor for TribLive.com ALTOONA — Two days after Thanksgiving, Gateway football coach Don Holl still was giving thanks. Mostly for Brady Walker and Courtney Jackson. In the spirit of the holiday, the pair of them carved up Hollidaysburg on Saturday afternoon. Walker accounted for 462 yards of total offense, while Jackson caught 11 […]Walker, Jackson shine as Gateway advances to PIAA semifinals
November 25, 2017
ALTOONA — Two days after Thanksgiving, Gateway football coach Don Holl still was giving thanks. Mostly for Brady Walker and Courtney Jackson. In the spirit
Big Game Hunting – Week Thirteen 2017
November 23, 2017
We are a game short for Week Thirteen as the 3 A Champion Quaker Valley Quakers enjoy a bye week and will next play either Forest Hills or Sharon in the PIAA Semifinals next Friday or Saturday. There are just five games involving WPIAL football teams this weekend. With a pair of WPIAL Titles still […]
Gateway football prepared for 1st trip to PIAA tournament
November 22, 2017
Before Saturday, it had been 31 years since Gateway football won a WPIAL title. Unlike today, winning the WPIAL title in 1986 did not coincide
Plays of the Week – Week Twelve
November 21, 2017
Although the Class 1A and 2A semifinals featured some thrilling contests that came down to the wire, the focus of this installment of Plays of the Week is the WPIAL title games at Heinz Field. In 5A, a fabulous freshman made the biggest plays for the Gators; the Quaker Valley Cinderella story in 3A was […]
Penn-Trafford seniors leave lasting impression on football program
November 19, 2017
Penn-Trafford left a lasting impression on its tomahawk-chopping fanbase by reaching the WPIAL football finals for the second time in three years and garnering the
Gateway Holds Off Penn-Trafford Rally To Claim WPIAL Class 5A Title
By Bill Beckner for TribLive.com Derrick Davis said he didn’t try to do anything special in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship. Imagine if he had. The Gateway freshman put on a show on a big stage, intercepting two passes, including one to squash a pulsating final drive for Penn-Trafford, as the Gators bettered the […]
WPIAL Class 5A final notebook: Gateway breaks Heinz Field jinx
November 18, 2017
After winning five WPIAL titles in an 18-year span between 1969-86, WPIAL gold has returned to Monroeville and Pitcairn. WPIAL Hall of Fame coach Walter
