Tag: McKeesport

What to watch in Week 9 of high school football: Tiebreaker coin flip could be in play

October 26, 2017

In WPIAL football, the last-resort tiebreaker is a coin flip. If head-to-head results, Gardner Points and the WPIAL's margin-of-victory formulas can't break a tie, chance

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Week 9’s don’t-miss high school football matchups for Westmoreland County

October 25, 2017

Class 6A Southeastern CONFERENCE Norwin (4-5, 2-3) at Hempfield (0-5, 1-8) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Norwin lost to Central Catholic, 35-14. Hempfield lost 63-28

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Big Game Hunting – Week Nine

I often think how funny it is to see all the work that goes into figuring out playoff scenarios, especially some of the deep-down tiebreaker stuff. The procrastinator in me just says, “week nine is coming, it will all be sorted right out there, so why bother doing the actual math?” Once again, as it […]

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WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Eight 2017

October 24, 2017

Unbelievably, the 2017 football regular season is already nearing a conclusion, as last Friday marked the penultimate week. As the stretch run continued, the playoff picture throughout the WPIAL became much clearer. Several key plays proved instrumental to the outcomes, including a Cinderella team standing tall defensively to close out a wild shootout, a long […]

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Gateway defense comes through in clutch to defeat McKeesport

October 21, 2017

As the clocked ticked away, as McKeesport was pushing downfield, as Gateway's lead started to feel temporary, Gators junior Jeremiah Josephs started thinking about last

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Big Game Hunting – Week Eight

October 19, 2017

The penultimate weekend of the regular season is here and there is still so much to decide. There were some big upsets last week and some things got sorted out. Just two playoff spots remain in 6-A entering week eight and a single spot remains unclaimed in 5-A. Meanwhile in the smaller classifications things are […]

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WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Seven – 2017

October 14, 2017

Friday of Week Seven not only marked the start of the ‘TribLive Stretch Run’ and the final three weeks of the regular season, it was also Friday the 13th. (ooooooohhh, aaaaaaaahhh) But on a night littered with showdonw games in each classification, there was nothing scary about these top performances as broken mirrors, walking under […]

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What to watch in Week 7 of high school football: Top-ranked teams could face challenges

October 12, 2017

Aliquippa, Steel Valley and Thomas Jefferson, three top-ranked teams in the WPIAL, could face a challenge this week. Emphasis on andquot;could.andquot; Combined, that trio has

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Chicks Picks – Week Seven – 2017

Welcome to Week 7 of the high school football season. Among other things, Chick’s Picks has been described as superstitious.  Needless to say, she has been on edge this week with Friday the 13th looming.  Chick’s Picks tried everything in an attempt to squash her concerns over this unfortunate day.  After all, 13 is just a […]

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Friday Night HighLights – Week Six

October 7, 2017

The second half of the regular season began with the feel of the start of the first half of the season. Unseasonably warm temps was music to the ears of the many fans who headed out to a local high school football contest. what also was surprising was the number of first wins registered on […]

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