Tag: Gateway

Walker, Jackson shine as Gateway advances to PIAA semifinals

November 25, 2017

ALTOONA — Two days after Thanksgiving, Gateway football coach Don Holl still was giving thanks. Mostly for Brady Walker and Courtney Jackson. In the spirit

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Big Game Hunting – Week Thirteen 2017

November 23, 2017

We are a game short for Week Thirteen as the 3 A Champion Quaker Valley Quakers enjoy a bye week and will next play either Forest Hills or Sharon in the PIAA Semifinals next Friday or Saturday. There are just five games involving WPIAL football teams this weekend. With a pair of WPIAL Titles still […]

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Gateway football prepared for 1st trip to PIAA tournament

November 22, 2017

Before Saturday, it had been 31 years since Gateway football won a WPIAL title. Unlike today, winning the WPIAL title in 1986 did not coincide

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Plays of the Week – Week Twelve

November 21, 2017

Although the Class 1A and 2A semifinals featured some thrilling contests that came down to the wire, the focus of this installment of Plays of the Week is the WPIAL title games at Heinz Field. In 5A, a fabulous freshman made the biggest plays for the Gators; the Quaker Valley Cinderella story in 3A was […]

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Penn-Trafford seniors leave lasting impression on football program

November 19, 2017

Penn-Trafford left a lasting impression on its tomahawk-chopping fanbase by reaching the WPIAL football finals for the second time in three years and garnering the

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Gateway Holds Off Penn-Trafford Rally To Claim WPIAL Class 5A Title

By Bill Beckner for TribLive.com Derrick Davis said he didn’t try to do anything special in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship. Imagine if he had. The Gateway freshman put on a show on a big stage, intercepting two passes, including one to squash a pulsating final drive for Penn-Trafford, as the Gators bettered the […]

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WPIAL Class 5A final notebook: Gateway breaks Heinz Field jinx

November 18, 2017

After winning five WPIAL titles in an 18-year span between 1969-86, WPIAL gold has returned to Monroeville and Pitcairn. WPIAL Hall of Fame coach Walter

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Gateway holds off Penn-Trafford rally to claim WPIAL Class 5A title

Derrick Davis said he didn't try to do anything special in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship. Imagine if he had. The Gateway freshman put

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WPIAL football championship central: The Trib is live at Heinz Field

Welcome to Heinz Field, site of a quartet of 2017 WPIAL football championship games throughout the day Saturday. Follow along for game updates from the

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Twenty years after missing WPIAL title game-tying extra point, Penn-Trafford grad Topper uses experience as teaching point

November 17, 2017

Penn-Trafford is back in the WPIAL football final. That means one name instantly gets resurrected from the Warriors' championship game past. Kevin Topper. He remains

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