Tag: Aliquippa

Highway to Heinz culminates in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 16, 2018

Eight teams are headed to the big house hoping to strike gold on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. For the 18th year in a row, the WPIAL will be holding four of its football championship games at Heinz Field. There are a couple of rookie teams tasting the title game

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Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships

Saturday could be a historic night at Heinz Field for the WPIAL, Thomas Jefferson and coach Bill Cherpak. If his Jaguars win the WPIAL Class 4A title, Cherpak would tie West Allegheny coach Bob Palko for the most titles in WPIAL history and TJ would become only the third team

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Aliquippa claims ’91 state title

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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WPIAL Class 3A final preview capsule: Aliquippa vs. Derry

WPIAL Class 3A championship No. 1 Aliquippa (11-1) vs. No. 2 Derry (11-1) 2 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Pittsburgh the CW-TV; 1230 AM, 1460 AM, 107.1 FM, 97.3 FM, 1480 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Mike Warfield, Aliquippa; Tim Sweeney, Derry Winner plays: The winner gets a bye in

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Chick’s Picks reaches out to The Boss for advice on Week 12 predictions

November 15, 2018

Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. After struggling with last week's predictions, Chick's Picks decided to call a meeting with The Boss in hopes of salvaging her stellar overall season record. The Boss reluctantly agreed, and the two met for lunch. Chick's Picks did not want

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WPIAL Class 3A final preview: Derry set to face perennial contender Aliquippa in title-game debut

November 14, 2018

One team is one of the most decorated football programs in WPIAL history. The other is attempting to make history. That's whats's on tap for the WPIAL Class 3A championship game, set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Heinz Field when perennial power Aliquippa, seeded No. 1, battles No. 2 Derry.

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Scouting Aliquippa in advance of WPIAL Class 3A final

ALIQUIPPA Player to watch Solvauhn Moreland Senior, 6-3, 305, OL/DL The senior is a disruptive force on defense for the Quips. He has 66 tackles, 18 for a loss, as well as six sacks. Opponents lost 103 yards on his tackles. He has made a verbal commitment to Ball State.

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Gateway moves to top of Trib 10 football power rankings

November 12, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a big shake up among the elite teams during the second week of the district playoffs as nearly a third of the poll was

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Five things we learned from Friday’s WPIAL playoffs

November 10, 2018

This was a tough week for the favorites. Three No. 1 seeds were upset Friday night in the WPIAL football playoffs, a break from the predictability seen previously under the new six-classification format. Consider, in the past two seasons combined, 10 of the 12 top seeds reached the WPIAL finals.

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Aliquippa returns to WPIAL title game with win over rival Beaver Falls

November 9, 2018

It has been a decade of dominance for Aliquippa football. In each of the last 10 seasons, the team has reached the WPIAL championship game at Heinz Field. On Friday night, the Quips made it 11 straight. No. 1 Aliquippa reached the WPIAL Class 3A title game with a 42-14

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