Tag: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson’s Zachary Villa celebrates a turnover on downs by Aliquippa during their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
Nearby rivals Thomas Jefferson, McKeesport set to battle for WPIAL Class 4A title
November 15, 2024
It is somewhat surprising that Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport, despite their proximity to one other, have only met five times on the football field.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Shepherd Turk sacks Aliquippa quarterback Marques Council during the fourth quarter of their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal last Friday.
Finalists announced for 6th annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award for WPIAL’s top 2-way lineman
The six finalists for the sixth annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award are competing to be named the best two-way senior football lineman in the WPIAL, and they still have work to do.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Brayden White celebrates with Emmett Forte after intercepting a pass during the fourth quarter of their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal against Aliquippa on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
Finals factoids ahead of 2024 WPIAL Class 6A, 4A football championships
On Saturday, the WPIAL will crown two football champions with the playing of the district Class 4A and 6A title games.

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Thomas Jefferson head coach Bill Cherpak talks with his team after defeating Aliquippa in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
5 things to watch in H.S. football: Will coaches Cherpak, Walker add to WPIAL trophy collections?
McKeesport’s Matt Miller and Central Catholic’s Ryan Lehmeier will try to win their first WPIAL titles as head coaches this week. It won’t come easy, since their coaching counterparts in Saturday’s finals already have big trophy collections.

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Pine-Richland’s Elijah Wentz looks in a pass against North Hills on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Pine.
WPIAL announces semifinal sites for next round of football playoffs
November 9, 2024
The WPIAL on Saturday released sites for the next round of football playoff games.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Shepherd Turk celebrates a sack with Dominic Volomino and Zachary Villa during the fourth quarter of their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal against Aliquippa on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Chartiers Valley.
‘Streaks are meant to be broken’: No. 1 Thomas Jefferson ends Aliquippa’s run of 16 straight finals appearances
November 8, 2024
The streak is over.

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Aliquippa’s Tikey Hayes eludes Montour’s AJ Alston on a touchdown run Oct. 18.
Class 4A heavyweights to collide when Aliquippa meets Thomas Jefferson
November 7, 2024
Go back in time four years to when Thomas Jefferson and Aliquippa met in the 2020 WPIAL finals. It seemed then that a new rivalry was blossoming with the Quips’ arrival in Class 4A.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber tries to run out of the tackle of West Allegheny’s Jake Bobonski during a Class 4A playoff game Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
Tyler Eber runs for 238 yards, 2 TDs as No. 1 Thomas Jefferson rolls past West Allegheny
November 1, 2024
Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber wasn’t counting his carries, and neither was his coach, so they were a little surprised to hear he’d run the ball nearly 50 times.

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Belle Vernon’s Alonzo Wade finds a gap between Seth Stewart and Daniel Glass on Oct. 25, 2024.
5 things to watch in WPIAL opening round: Wild card decisions under scrutiny
Did the WPIAL football committee get the wild cards right?

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Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber runs for a touchdown against Belle Vernon on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Thomas Jefferson finds ‘true identity’ ahead of WPIAL playoff test vs. West Allegheny
October 31, 2024
It’s tough to win in November as a WPIAL football team with an identity crisis.

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