Tag: Clairton

WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Nine 2017

October 31, 2017

It’s hard to believe, but the 2017 WPIAL regular season has already drawn to a conclusion. Before the focus turns to the postseason, though, let’s take a look back at the top plays from the final week of the campaign. This week’s collection includes a pair of scores in the final minutes to hand the […]

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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Nine 2017

October 28, 2017

Mother Nature must love her high school football. After a chilly and wet week of weather, it was another glorious Friday from the scholastic gridirons weather wise. There were only nine WPIAL football playoff spots up for grabs heading into Friday of Week Nine, but there were plenty of playoff positions, some home field advantage […]

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Five things we learned from Week 9 of WPIAL football season

Maybe for the first time all season, Clairton looked a lot like its dominant self, and just in time for the playoffs, too. That could

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Jeannette still can’t solve Clairton as Bears roll to 40-6 victory

October 27, 2017

Clairton football coach Wayne Wade said he didn't think his team sent a message Friday night. But the No. 5 Bears' 40-6 win against No.

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Chicks Picks – Week Nine – 2017

October 26, 2017

Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. It’s that time of year again when the fall colors abound.  At a quick glance, we can see the many shades of orange, red, yellow, and yes, pink.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Once upon a time, the color pink signified delicacy and femininity.  For […]

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What to watch in Week 9 of high school football: Tiebreaker coin flip could be in play

In WPIAL football, the last-resort tiebreaker is a coin flip. If head-to-head results, Gardner Points and the WPIAL's margin-of-victory formulas can't break a tie, chance

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Big Game Hunting – Week Nine

October 25, 2017

I often think how funny it is to see all the work that goes into figuring out playoff scenarios, especially some of the deep-down tiebreaker stuff. The procrastinator in me just says, “week nine is coming, it will all be sorted right out there, so why bother doing the actual math?” Once again, as it […]

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Jeannette looks to end streak of losses to rival Clairton

No one has to tell the Jeannette football players what their record is against Clairton. It's 0-5 the past three seasons, and two of those

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High school football notebook: WPIAL sets date, site for Class 2A, A championships

Jeannette, Steel Valley, Clairton, Washington and any other small schools with WPIAL title hopes should clear their schedules the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The WPIAL football

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Short-handed Riverview no match for Clairton

October 20, 2017

Clairton got little resistance against Riverview on Friday night, winning 56-0 at Neil C. Brown Stadium in a Class A Eastern Conference game. Riverview coach

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