Tag: Clairton

Clairton back on track with win against Leechburg

October 14, 2017

Leechburg ran into a Clairton team looking to get back to its winning ways. The Bears started slow, but turned up the intensity in a

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Week 7’s don’t-miss high school football in the A-K Valley

October 11, 2017

Class 5A Allegheny Nine Baldwin (1-5, 0-5) at Fox Chapel (3-4, 3-3) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Baldwin shut out Connellsville, 49-0. Fox Chapel topped

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Aliquippa shuts out Clairton in penalty-riddled game

October 7, 2017

It wasn't pretty, but a win is another win for Aliquippa. The Class 3A No. 1-ranked Quips defended their home turf at the Pit with

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What to watch in Week 6 of high school football: USC’s Render, West A’s Palko to face off

October 5, 2017

The WPIAL coach with the most wins faces the coach with the most WPIAL titles. Upper St. Clair's Jim Render and West Allegheny's Bob Palko

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Big Game Hunting – Week Six

October 4, 2017

There was a bit of a shocker last week in 1-A with Imani knocking off Clairton. Maybe not everyone was stunned that the Saints were able to knock off the Bears, but short five kids who were suspended made it was quite an accomplishment and a signature win for Imani. The other top ranked teams […]

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High school football notebook: Clairton in danger of rare back-to-back losses

More than a decade has passed since Clairton lost in consecutive weeks. It was before Lamont Wade, Aaron Mathews or Tyler Boyd was in high

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Five 2017

The 2017 WPIAL football regular season is already more than halfway complete, and as always, the campaign has included a number of surprising teams and fantastic finishes. This past week was no exception, Many of the key matchups occurred in the 3A classification, in part because playoff spots are at a premium with 23 teams […]

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Five things to watch in Week 5: Teams jockey for position in Big East Conference

September 28, 2017

That will become a little more clear after No. 3-ranked Gateway visits No. 2 Penn-Trafford on Friday night for a first-place matchup of undefeated teams.

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Big Game Hunting – Week Five

Playoff picture taking shape now with some new names getting into the mix. Joe Rossi and the South Fayette Lions keep rolling through another regular season. Joey Koroly at my alma mater etching his name into the record books. The real attention-getter last weekend was Pine-Richland. Sure no surprise that they won against then number […]

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Friday Night HighLights – Week Four

September 25, 2017

Week Three saw a record setting rushing performance and several stunners around the WPIAL Friday night high school football buffet. While there were no major upsets in Week Four, there were plenty of close games expected to be runaways and blowouts that were expected to be tight in a different version of eyebrow-raising. But while […]

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