Tag: Valley

Playoff berth on the line as Valley heads to East Allegheny for Allegheny Conference showdown

October 24, 2018

Neither East Allegheny nor Valley minced words about the significance of their meeting Friday night in the regular-season finale. Really, there's no reason to. The stakes are clear: The winner earns the fourth and final playoff berth in the Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The loser will stay home during the

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 22,2018

October 21, 2018

Monday Boys soccer: Coming off its first section championship since 2003, Deer Lakes will put its unbeaten season on the line as the Lancers (15-0-1) host Beth-Center (8-10) in a WPIAL Class AA first-round game. It's the first home playoff game for Deer Lakes. Springdale advanced to the WPIAL Class

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Riverside jumps on Valley early for nonconference victory

October 19, 2018

Things looked good for Valley for a few seconds Friday night, but they quickly took a turn for the worse. Senior wide receiver Malique Richardson fielded the opening kickoff, made a few moves, found some daylight through the Riverside coverage team ... and fumbled away the ball at the Vikings

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A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 8

October 17, 2018

Jewlius Barnes Freeport, Fr., RB/LB/DL Barnes, a varsity newcomer in 2018, has gotten more and more opportunities to shine as the season has progressed. He made a season-best 11 tackles, including four for a loss, and recorded a sack in last week's lopsided victory over Burrell. He has 38 tackles

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A-K Valley high school football Q&A with Valley’s Tyler Green

With the fourth-quarter clock ticking down, trailing by six points and the red bulbs of the stadium scoreboard glowing a bright fourth down and 9 yards to go, Valley's dreams of staying in the hunt for a first postseason appearance in five seasons hung in the balance. Quarterback Tyler Green

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A-K Valley high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 8

Class 5A Northern Fox Chapel (2-6, 1-4) at Armstrong (3-5, 1-4) 7 p.m. Friday at ESS/NexTier Stadium, Kittanning Last week: Mars 49, Fox Chapel 14; North Hills 20, Armstrong 9 Coaches: Tom Loughran, Fox Chapel; Frank Fabian, Armstrong Top players: Shane Susnak, Fox Chapel (Jr., 5-11, 175, QB); Isaac Ridinger,

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The Birdie thinks A-K Valley teams resemble scary movies

Last week: 10-1 (.909) Season: 72-17 (.809) The Birdie was watching television over the weekend when a commercial for the upcoming andquot;Halloweenandquot; movie filled his screen. Originally confused by some aspects of the film -- andquot;how does a mask's face ageandquot; and andquot;what happened with all the sequels in betweenandquot;

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A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 15, 2018

October 14, 2018

Monday Boys golf Burrell's Tiger Hubbard will aim for a top-22 finish and a trip to the state finals when he tees off at the PIAA Class AA Western Regional at Toms Run Golf Course. Hubbard, a senior, competed at the regionals as a sophomore and is coming off an

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Late touchdown helps Valley keep playoff hopes alive

October 12, 2018

Valley senior quarterback Tyler Green broke the huddle with a little over 5 minutes remaining on the fourth-quarter clock, his team trailing by six points and a possible Class AA playoff spot on the line when he noticed the Summit Academy defense was playing tight man coverage in favor of

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A-K Valley football players to watch for Week 7

October 10, 2018

Sam Brown Fox Chapel, Jr., RB/WR/SS Brown stood tall for the Foxes last Friday in their 45-15 win over Connellsville with 154 rushing yards and four touchdowns. It was his second 100-yard performance of the season. Defensively, he made seven tackles, including two sacks, in the victory that was key

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