Tag: Franklin Regional

Scholastic Notebook – 11/11/2011

November 11, 2011

Hopewell’s Rushel Shell has a chance to break the state career rushing record in Friday night’s WPIAL Quarterfinals against Franklin Regional. That alone makes this game special.But Shell and a running back in a Franklin Regional uniform truly make this a playoff game for the ages.

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2011 WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS – 11/07

November 7, 2011

32 have exited the Highway to Heinz while 32 others are rambling on toward the round two exit. There were very few surprises in the First Round as only four double-digit seeds were victorious. #10 Hopewell in Class AAA, #13 Ellwood City in AA and a pair of #11-seeds - South Fayette in AA and Fort Cherry in A were able to keep their long-shot title hopes alive through the opening weekend.

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Scholastic Notebook – 11/04/2011

November 4, 2011

The WPIAL football playoffs start Friday night and never before has the postseason picture looked so perfect.Although the WPIAL started crowning football champions in 1914, the league didn’t have playoff games until 1971. A total of 12 teams head into this year’s playoffs with perfect records. That is the most EVER since the WPIAL started playoff games.

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2011 WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 10/31

October 31, 2011

The matchups have been set and the countdown begins for the ceremonial ribbon to be cut for the opening of the Highway to Heinz. The WPIAL Playoffs kick off with 32 opening round games coming up Friday, November 4th as we whittle 64 hopeful teams down to four golden champions.

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Friday Night HighLights – 10/29/2011

October 29, 2011

While we wake up to a white out (What the…?), it was a knock out delivered by these football players from the final Friday of the regular season. Whether their team was chasing down a conference championship or trying to wrap up a playoff spot, these players below came up large. As the regular season curtain slowly closes, we say ENCORE to these following performers from Week Nine.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/25/2011

October 25, 2011

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Eight of the 2011 high school football season. This is the final rankings of the 2011 regular season. This weekend, we will rank the Top 16 playoff teams in each classification here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:

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WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoff Recaps for Saturday 10/22

October 22, 2011

The curtain was lifted on the 2011 WPIAL Girls Soccer playoffs Saturday afternoon just as the gray skies parted and the sun came out to shine a bit on the action at the pitch. Here are recaps from the games that were heard here on the MSA Sports Network on opening day of the 'second' season.

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Friday Night HighLights – 10/22/2011

Different strokes for different folks. Some of the top performers from Friday night in Week Eight helped their teams stay alive for a conference title…others helped their teams solidify a district playoff berth…while others stayed alive for a drive on the Highway to Heinz.

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Chicks Picks – 10/20/2011

October 20, 2011

Welcome to Week 8 of the high school football season.  As the ten-year anniversary of the inception of her prognosticating duties approaches, Chick’s Picks spent a few moments this week reflecting on just how she earned her predicting keep at the Network. 

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2011 WPIAL GIRLS SOCCER PLAYOFFS – 10/19

October 19, 2011

The brackets are out for the 2011 WPIAL Girls Soccer Playoffs that begin on Saturday, October 22nd and continue through to the finals on Supper Soccer Saturday on 11/5/11. Peters Township in AAA, Mars in AA and Shady Side Academy in A are the three defending champions and two of those three are top-seeds this year as well.

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