Tag: South Fayette

South Fayette’s Diven, Blackhawk’s Watson-Trent top Northwest Eight honors

November 25, 2018

Northwest Eight champion South Fayette earned nine first-team spots on the all-conference team including quarterback Jamie Diven, a 3,000-yard passer for the Lions. Joining him were Mike Trimbur, Tom Elia, Ryan Coe, Ben Coyne and Ryan Kokoski. Trimber, Elia and Coe were named first-team on both offense and defense. Diven

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Lucas, Cathedral Prep run past South Fayette in PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals

November 23, 2018

ERIE -- South Fayette put together an impressive performance last week to get back on top of the WPIAL. The Lions, however, had no answer for Division I recruit Billy Lucas on Friday. Lucas ran for 342 yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries as he wore down the South

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PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal preview capsule: Cathedral Prep vs. South Fayette

November 22, 2018

PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Cathedral Prep (10-3) vs. South Fayette (12-1) 7 p.m. Friday, Erie's Veteran Stadium On the air: 1450 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Mike Mischler, Cathedral Prep; Joe Rossi, South Fayette Winner plays: The winner of Bishop McDevitt and Berks Catholic in the PIAA semifinals Nov. 30 or Dec.

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PIAA football playoffs continue this weekend

November 21, 2018

While the WPIAL has crowned four champions, two more titles are up for grabs this weekend as both the andquot;Route to Norwinandquot; in Class 5A and andquot;The Road to RMUandquot; in Class 2A conclude Friday and Saturday, respectively. This weekend also is the quarterfinal round of the 2018 PIAA football

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WPIAL Class 4A final notebook: South Fayette wins title in 3rd different classification

November 17, 2018

South Fayette's thrilling victory over Thomas Jefferson in the Class 4A title game Saturday was the sixth WPIAL title in school history and the third different classification the Lions have won in. They won their first in Class A in 1936 with a 20-7 victory over Aspinwall and won it

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South Fayette holds off No. 1 Thomas Jefferson to claim WPIAL Class 4A title

With 2 minutes and 45 seconds left in the first half of Saturday evening's WPIAL Class 4A championship game at Heinz Field, Thomas Jefferson senior running back Max Shaw found the end zone from 2 yards out. The touchdown, Shaw's third of the half, put the Jaguars ahead by two

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Highway to Heinz culminates in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

November 16, 2018

Eight teams are headed to the big house hoping to strike gold on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. For the 18th year in a row, the WPIAL will be holding four of its football championship games at Heinz Field. There are a couple of rookie teams tasting the title game

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Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships

Saturday could be a historic night at Heinz Field for the WPIAL, Thomas Jefferson and coach Bill Cherpak. If his Jaguars win the WPIAL Class 4A title, Cherpak would tie West Allegheny coach Bob Palko for the most titles in WPIAL history and TJ would become only the third team

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WPIAL Class 4A final preview capsule: Thomas Jefferson vs. South Fayette

WPIAL Class 4A championship No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (11-0) vs. No. 2 South Fayette (11-1) 5 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: Pittsburgh the CW-TV; 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson; Joe Rossi, South Fayette Winner plays: The winner of District 1 champion Clearfield (12-0) and District

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Chick’s Picks reaches out to The Boss for advice on Week 12 predictions

November 15, 2018

Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. After struggling with last week's predictions, Chick's Picks decided to call a meeting with The Boss in hopes of salvaging her stellar overall season record. The Boss reluctantly agreed, and the two met for lunch. Chick's Picks did not want

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