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WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 10/25/2011

October 25, 2011

Week Eight is great.  Don't let anyone fool you.  Many people believe that the ninth -- and final -- week of the regular season is the best.  Their argument holds some weight..  *  Sure, it's typically a rivalry week. 

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/25/2011

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Eight of the 2011 high school football season. This is the final rankings of the 2011 regular season. This weekend, we will rank the Top 16 playoff teams in each classification here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/25/2011

The fall sports postseason advances on for soccer and volleyball while the high school football regular season comes to an end this week on the MSA Sports Network. The ninth weekend of the high school football season has plenty of WPIAL and District 6 football action starting with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with WPIAL and D-6 Scoreboard Shows.

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Saturdays Scholastic Starz – 10/23/2011

October 23, 2011

A busy Friday night of high school football action in Week Eight left only four WPIAL games to be played on the next to the last Saturday of the regular season. Two teams were looking to secure the top-seed in their conference while another was trying to secure a playoff berth. That left five teams to play the role of spoiler or to just play for pride.

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District College Football Recap – 10/23/2011

Some great action in Week 8 of the college football slate. Slippery Rock remains on top of the PSAC West and sends Lock Haven into the conference history books. Wins by Cal and IUP set up the Coal Bowl next week, both teams are still alive for NCAA playoff berths.

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Highway to Heinz WPIAL Football Playoff Picture – 10/22/2011

October 22, 2011

Eight weeks down, one week remaining in the 2011 WPIAL football regular season. An incredible 55 teams have clinched postseason berths through eight weeks, leaving only NINE playoff spots up for grabs in Week Nine.

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Friday Night HighLights – 10/22/2011

Different strokes for different folks. Some of the top performers from Friday night in Week Eight helped their teams stay alive for a conference title…others helped their teams solidify a district playoff berth…while others stayed alive for a drive on the Highway to Heinz.

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Week 8 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Saturday Football Scores

Four WPIAL football games and one Pittsburgh City League non-conference contest closed a chilly curtain on the next to the last weekend of the regular season. Two teams clinched conference championships while another ceased a playoff berth in the four afternoon games and one evening matchup, three of which were heard here on the MSA Sports Network.

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2011 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – Week 8

Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Eight of the 2011 high school football season.

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Scholastic Notebook – 10/21/2011

October 21, 2011

At the start of the season, Montour seemed to be the No. 1 WPIAL Class AAA team in just about every media poll.But with two weeks left in the regular season, will the real Montour please stand up?

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Week Eight WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores

For some high school football teams in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Week Eight truly was great. Perhaps they clinched a conference championship…or guaranteed themselves a home playoff game in Round One…or possibly they just got their ticket punched to the District 7 playoffs.

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Chicks Picks – 10/20/2011

October 20, 2011

Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season.  As the ten-year anniversary of the inception of her prognosticating duties approaches, Chick’s Picks spent a few moments this week reflecting on just how she earned her predicting keep at the Network. 

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District College Football Preview – 10/20/2011

Week eight of the college football season is here, some good match ups will take place in the region this week and questions could be answered. Does the road for a PSAC West Division title run thru Slippery Rock, will Lock Haven make PSAC history, can either Waynesburg or Westminster or both stay with Thomas More for the PAC title, and can Seton Hill end a long losing streak.

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WPIAL Big Game Hunting: The Football Four-Pack – 10/19/2011

October 19, 2011

The penultimate week of the regular season is upon us for WPIAL football, the middle week of the stretch run features quite a few dandies around town, and as always MSA has the big ones covered. There is so much to be decided with two regular season games remaining on the schedule. What do you say? Let’s, you and I, go Big Game Hunting!!

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WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 10/18/2011

October 18, 2011

You'll hear a "ding" and then see a fasten seat belts sign.  Your driver will address you shortly.  If the voice sounds familiar (and has a deep, velvety purr to it), that's because you've heard it before.  You know, the one you hear in your car driving home after watching a Friday night football game.  That driver, Don Rebel, has just told you it's

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/17/2011

October 17, 2011

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Seven of the 2011 high school football season.

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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/17/2011

The fall sports regular season continues to wind down for football while soccer and volleyball prepare for the postseason this week on the MSA Sports Network. The eighth weekend of the high school football season has plenty of WPIAL and District 6 football action starting with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with WPIAL and D-6 Scoreboard Shows.

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Highway to Heinz WPIAL Football Playoff Picture – 10/16/2011

October 16, 2011

The MSA Sports Stretch Run in underway with two weeks remaining before we take the orange barrels away and open up the 2011 ramp to the Highway to Heinz. Several teams have received their postseason pass and are playoff bound. Here is the latest WPIAL football playoff picture through Week Seven.

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Saturdays Scholastic Starz – 10/16/2011

The 2011 Stretch Run of the WPIAL football season got a taste of Saturday football with three Class AA and a pair of Class A conference games. While unlike Friday night, it was a dry afternoon and evening on the high school gridiron, high winds were a factor at all five venues. Here are the top five players whose performance, you could say, blew away the competition.

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District College Football Recap – 10/16/2011

A fall wind blew into Western Pennsylvania and also brought in a new leader in the PSAC West as Slippery Rock dumped ranked Cal in a battle for first place. Returns for touchdowns were also quite common throughout the district.And what would a weekend of college football be without fantastic finishes, a pair took place, one on top of the Bluff and the other in Meadville.

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