Tag: East Allegheny

Looking to shake an October slump, Chick’s Picks has a 6A upset in mind

October 10, 2019

Though she is a fan of autumn and all things pumpkin spice, Chick’s Picks observed much more than leaves falling this week. Temperatures dropped from 80 to 55 as though they had seen a state trooper. The Steelers saw yet another starting quarterback taken out. Then, in the midst of all of this, Chick’s Picks’ winning percentage took a plunge as well.

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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Freedom stays unbeaten with win over New Brighton

October 5, 2019

Garrett Paxton’s 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave No. 4 Freedom a 24-21 victory against New Brighton (5-2, 3-1) in a Class 2A Midwestern Conference football game Friday night.

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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Swartz guides No. 1 Washington to victory

September 28, 2019

Zack Swartz completed 9 of 10 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another TD as top-ranked Washington downed Frazier, 64-7, in a Class 2A Century Conference football game Friday night.

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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Apollo-Ridge takes down East Allegheny

September 13, 2019

Behind 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Logan Harmon, Apollo-Ridge improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a 27-14 win at East Allegheny (2-2, 1-1) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night.

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Chick’s Picks offers words of wisdom heading into Week 3

September 12, 2019

As a local celebrity, Chick’s Picks often corresponds with others on her same level of fame. So, it came as no surprise this week when Chick’s Picks received a call from Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.

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The Birdie goes online to help make A-K Valley football picks

September 11, 2019

A day doesn’t go by where the Birdie isn’t thinking about high school football. He walked into the office Monday with Saturday’s edition of the Valley News Dispatch in hand and was thumbing through it rapidly.

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5 takeaways from Week 2 of high school football action

September 7, 2019

Less than a week after being shot in the leg and feet, West Mifflin quarterback Jaylen Dukes walked back onto a football field with crutches Friday night.

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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Southmoreland stays unbeaten with win over Carmichaels

Zach Cernuto threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns to lead Southmoreland to a 48-25 victory over Carmichaels (1-1, 1-1) in a Class 2A Interstate Conference game Friday night.

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WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Penrod guides Avonworth past Valley

August 31, 2019

Park Penrod threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns to lead Avonworth to a 47-14 win against Valley (0-2, 0-1) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night.

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Chick’s Picks worked out the kinks during Week Zero ‘preseason’

August 29, 2019

Welcome to Week 1 of the high school football season. Week Zero was a rough one for Chick’s Picks, to say the very least.

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