Tag: Thomas Jefferson

Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships

November 16, 2018

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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WPIAL Class 4A preview: Heavyweights Thomas Jefferson, South Fayette to battle for title

November 14, 2018

Thomas Jefferson and South Fayette have been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in their division virtually all season. Now, the two football juggernauts finally get to meet. Three-time defending champion Thomas Jefferson plays South Fayette at 5 p.m. Saturday in a much-anticipated WPIAL Class 4A finals matchup at Heinz

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Gateway moves to top of Trib 10 football power rankings

November 12, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a big shake up among the elite teams during the second week of the district playoffs as nearly a third of the poll was

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Thomas Jefferson rolls into title game with victory over Blackhawk

November 9, 2018

Over the past 20 years, Thomas Jefferson has made it to the WPIAL football semifinals 19 times. In those 19 trips, the Jaguars have seen more than a handful of stellar rushing performances, but the one put on by senior running back Max Shaw on Friday night will finish with

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Thomas Jefferson girls hope for rematch after WPIAL runner-up finish

It boiled down to just four points. The difference between first and second place in the WPIAL Class AAA girls volleyball division was four points. Times three. Knoch, No. 1 in the Trib HSSN Class AAA rankings all season, defeated Thomas Jefferson, 3-0, at the WPIAL finals Nov. 3 at

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PIAA girls volleyball, soccer quarterfinals set in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

While it was a great start to the state playoffs for soccer teams around the WPIAL, the same can't be said for district girls volleyball teams. Only five of 12 WPIAL teams were able to pick up victories in the opening round of the PIAA postseason on Tuesday. Among the

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WPIAL high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11

November 8, 2018

Class 6A Semifinals No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (6-5) at No. 2 Pine-Richland (8-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pine-Richland Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Mt. Lebanon 38, Canon-McMillan 31; Pine-Richland, bye Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 North Allegheny (10-0)/No. 5 Seneca Valley (8-3) Coaches: Mike Melnyk, Mt. Lebanon;

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WPIAL top 10: Playoff streaks

November 7, 2018

THE TOP 10 Playoff streaks Does it seem like a number of schools always make the playoffs Here is a list of the 10 longest playoff appearance streaks in WPIAL history: Schoolandamp;#0010;Number, Yrs. qualified 1t. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 1t. Thomas Jeffersonandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 3. Woodland Hillsandamp;#0010;23, 1996-2018 4. McKeesportandamp;#0010;21, 1998-2018 5. Upper

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