Football

Scholastic Notebook – 12/23/2011

December 23, 2011

The New Castle boys basketball team is once again a major factor on the WPIAL basketball landscape. A former New Castle player is the one who has led the Red Hurricanes’ return to glory.

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2011-2012 MSA SPORTS CUP STANDINGS

December 22, 2011

The latest chase for the MSA Sports Cup is underway as the 2011-2012 high school sports fall season is in the books. The MSA Sports Cup is a challenge to determine the best sports program for the entire school year from WPIAL schools in each classification. 

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2011 MSA SPORTS ELITE ELEVEN

December 16, 2011

The leading rusher in the history of Pennsylvania high school football and the second-leading passer in WPIAL history are two of the headliners on this year’s MSA Sports Elite 11 team.The Elite 11 is the top 11 players in the entire WPIAL, regardless of position. It is picked by the MSA staff.

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PIAA Football Championship Recaps

The Clairton Bears went home Friday afternoon with ANOTHER PIAA championship, the third consecutive. But the Bears were the lone representative for the 2011 championships. It's only the second time in state playoff history and the first in over twenty years with only one WPIAL team on the field at Hersheypark Stadium. 

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Clairton’s Historic Ride Rolls On With Another Class A State Title

The Clairton Bears made history at Hersheypark Stadium, claiming their third consecutive PIAA title with a 35-19 victory over the Southern Columbia Tigers in the Class A Championship Game. With the win, the Bears win their 47th straight game, breaking the 46 game winning streak established by Braddock.

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Clairton Three-Peats While Central Dauphin, Archbishop Wood & Lancaster Catholic Win 2011 PIAA Football Titles

The black and gold Bears are now basking in gold and white after a 35-19 win over Southern Columbia Friday afternoon in Hershey.

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PIAA Votes Down Shorter Football Season

After months of debate and a delay of another night in presentation, a proposal to shorten the PIAA Football season to 15 weeks failed to receive the needed 21 votes for passage Friday afternoon. 

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MSA Sports Elite Eleven Coming Friday

December 14, 2011

It's a tradition that started in 2001 and has continued on PIAA football championship weekend every year since. MSA Sports will unveil the Class of stars from the 2011 season on Friday with the MSA Sports Elite Eleven Football All-Star Team. It is very tough each season to make the cut of outstanding district football pla

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Big Game Hunting: The WPIAL Football Four-Pack (with three missing)

WOW! Things got pretty crazy in the semifinals and the District Seven teams suffered some close losses. Only one team remains holding the WPIAL banner, but that team is a pretty good team to have on your side, in Tom Nola’s Clairton Bears. This weekend another high school football season will come to a close, it has been so much fun, as they all are for me.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/12/2011

December 12, 2011

We have one last moment for the fall sports season as the high school football campaign finally comes to an end this week here on the MSA Sports Network.

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WPIAL Football and Boys Basketball Alignment Numbers

December 11, 2011

The WPIAL will put together its new conference/section alignments in January for the next two years based on these enrollment numbers. Schools that want to 'Play-Up' in classification must declare by Monday, December 12th at Noon. Football Enrollments:

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PIAA Football Semifinals Recaps 2011

December 10, 2011

Four WPIAL Champions entered the final four looking for two more wins in 2011 with dreams of chocolate and gold dancing in their heads. However three District 7 champs had so dreams come to a nightmarish end while the beat goes on for the team that continues to win at an historic pace.

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2011 PIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE…AND THEN THERE WAS ONE

December 9, 2011

Two kicks...an extra point and a field goal proved to be enough Saturday to boot two more WPIAL teams from the Road to Hershey, leaving only one District 7 team still alive for a state crown. North Allegheny saw its 21-game winning streak end on a last second field goal by Central Dauphin in Class AAAA, while a missed co

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Big Game Hunting – WPIAL Football Four-Pack – 12/7/2011

December 7, 2011

A perfect first weekend of state playoff action for the WPIAL teams gives us another full slate of big games as we get set for the PIAA semi-final round. Any football coach will tell you that if you are still playing football as the Christmas decorations are going up it is a very good thing.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 12/05/2011

December 5, 2011

We split our focus between the state high school football playoffs and the start of the winter high school sports season in this first full week of December here on the MSA Sports Network.

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2011 PIAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 12/4

December 4, 2011

All sixteen games are in the books from Quarterfinals Weekend and all four WPIAL champions are now headed to the state Semifinals. North Allegheny beat State College for the fourth time in just over 14 months on Saturday afternoon while Montour needed a big comeback to advance as both Aliquippa and Clairton cruised to victories, including the 45th consecutive win for the Bears.

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PIAA Football Quarterfinals Recaps 2011

December 3, 2011

So far so good for the District 7 champions in the PIAA Football Playoffs as all four teams swept their way through to the Final Four. Montour in AAA had to come way back from a big early deficit but survived to move on Friday, while North Allegheny in AAAA, Aliquippa in AA and Clairton in A enjoyed e

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Scholastic Notebook – 12/02/2011

December 2, 2011

If you look back at what made this a WPIAL championship season for the Montour football team, there were a number of factors. Having talented offensive players might be the primary reason.But another big reason might have been a change in personnel late in the season.

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Big Game Hunting – WPIAL Football Four-Pack – 11/30/2011

November 30, 2011

The District-Seven banner is in the hands of four very good football teams as we head to the PIAA quarter finals, is there a chance for the WPIAL to win all four state titles? I say yes, though it will certainly be very  tough.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/28/2011

November 28, 2011

We move from district high school football playoffs to state high school football playoffs as November turns to December this week on the MSA Sports Network.

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