Tag: Fort Cherry

WPIAL Class A championship preview: Defending champion Fort Cherry to be tested by No. 2 Clairton

November 20, 2024

Saturday’s WPIAL Class A championship features a test for both teams the likes of which they’ve yet to see this season when defending champion and top-seeded Fort Cherry takes on No. 2 Clairton at Acrisure Stadium.

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Matt Sieg’s 6 touchdowns guide Fort Cherry past Jeannette in WPIAL Class A semifinals

November 15, 2024

Fort Cherry junior quarterback Matt Sieg put on quite a show Friday against Jeannette in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Canon-McMillan’s AHN Field.

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5 things to watch in H.S. football: Will coaches Cherpak, Walker add to WPIAL trophy collections?

McKeesport’s Matt Miller and Central Catholic’s Ryan Lehmeier will try to win their first WPIAL titles as head coaches this week. It won’t come easy, since their coaching counterparts in Saturday’s finals already have big trophy collections.

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The Birdie gives props to Jeannette’s last men standing, makes semifinal pick

November 13, 2024

Last week: 3-0 (100%)

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Upset-minded Jeannette to face toughest task yet in top-seeded Fort Cherry

If Jeannette can turn back Fort Cherry early like it has its past several opponents, the Jayhawks could have a shot at dethroning the top-seeded and defending WPIAL football champion Rangers.

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WPIAL announces semifinal sites for next round of football playoffs

November 9, 2024

The WPIAL on Saturday released sites for the next round of football playoff games.

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Fort Cherry survives scare from scrappy Cornell to reach Class A semifinals

November 8, 2024

After an early scare, top-seeded Fort Cherry advanced to the WPIAL Class A semifinals Friday night with a 27-20 victory over No. 9 Cornell.

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5 things to watch in WPIAL football: Rematches galore in 2nd week of playoffs

Rarely does a WPIAL football team play the same opponent in back-to-back games, but that’s the situation facing Beaver.

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Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff previews for 2024 Week 11

November 7, 2024

As always in November football, there is great anticipation for all the contests slated for the second week of WPIAL playoff action.

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Fort Cherry junior Matt Sieg commits to Penn State

November 2, 2024

Penn State was the first of nearly two dozen schools to offer Fort Cherry’s Matt Sieg a scholarship, but ultimately the Nittany Lions’ offer was all he needed.

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