Tag: Highlands

New Castle’s Tayshaun Wilkins carries the ball against Highlands on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at Highlands.
Big plays from QB Hood lead New Castle past Highlands in Class 4A playoffs
November 5, 2021
New Castle senior quarterback Chris Hood led the Red Hurricanes on the field and through the air. Hood ran for 218 yards and threw two touchdown passes as No. 9 seed New Castle rolled into Golden Rams Stadium on Friday night and upset No. 8 Highlands, 31-19, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.

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North Allegheny head coach Art Walker Jr. paces the sideline during a game against Central Catholic on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
With trade deadline in rear view, Chick’s Picks makes 1st-round football playoff predictions
November 4, 2021
Welcome to Week 10.

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Highlands quarterback Chandler Thimons launches a pass against Greensburg Salem on Oct. 22.
The Birdie gets out his calculator and makes A-K Valley playoff picks
November 3, 2021
Last week: 8-1 (88.9%)

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Highlands quarterback Chandler Thimons runs the ball as Greensburg Salem’s Clayton Hudspath (52) chases Oct. 22.
Evenly matched playoff foes Highlands, New Castle have history of tight games
Highlands and New Castle have played some close games over the past several seasons, and Friday’s opening-round playoff game appears to be evenly matched.

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Leechburg’s Eli Rich runs against Greensburg Central Catholic on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at Greensburg Central Catholic.
After snapping postseason drought, Leechburg takes aim at playoff victories
October 30, 2021
Leechburg has spent much of the last month checking off goals attained.

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Highlands and Knoch players perform the coin toss on Oct. 29, 2021, at Highlands.
Highlands runs past Knoch in season finale
October 29, 2021
Knoch couldn’t stop the bleeding Friday at Golden Rams Stadium.

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Burrell’s Caden DiCaprio scores a third-quarter touchdown ahead of Deer Lakes’ Seth Sciubba on Oct. 8.
The Birdie writes the perfect pregame speech before making A-K Valley Week 9 picks
October 27, 2021
Last week: 12-1 (92.3%)

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Plum’s Logan Brooks scores a touchdown as Armstrong’s Tanner Stockdill tries to tackle during the first half Oct. 23 at Armstrong’s NexTier Bank Complex.
A-K Valley don’t miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 9
Class 5A Northeast Conference

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Burrell’s Devin Beattie is a member of the 2021 football team.
A-K Valley football players to watch for 2021 Week 9
Devin Beattie

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Runners from Highlands, Burrell, Freeport and Apollo-Ridge compete during a cross country meet hosted by Highlands at Harrison Hills park in Natrona Heights on Sept. 14, 2021.
Highlands cross country team finds plenty of positives in up-and-down season
October 25, 2021
Rich Bogaty has been around competitive running for a long time.

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