Tag: Valley

The Birdie appreciates the underdogs in the A-K Valley

August 29, 2018

Last week: 4-2 Season: 4-2 The Birdie heard plenty of chirping late Friday night from the Leechburg zip code after the Blue Devils beat Apollo-Ridge

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Alle-Kiski Valley H.S. notebook: Leechburg feels ‘incredible’ after snapping skid

August 26, 2018

Leechburg's locker room had, in coach Mark George's words, a bit more andquot;hooting and holleringandquot; than usual after Friday's 28-13 victory over Apollo-Ridge at Owens

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Alle-Kiski high school lookahead: Week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1

MondayFreeport has won at least a share of the Section 1-AA championship for three consecutive seasons, and the Yellowjackets are on a six-year run of

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Valley holds off rival Burrell, wins 6th straight in series

August 24, 2018

Valley's control of its rivalry with Burrell looked in jeopardy late Friday night, the Bucs driving with the game on the line and an opportunity

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A-K Valley high school notebook: 9 A-K Valley teams to play Week Zero game

August 23, 2018

Friday marks the third iteration of Week Zero since the PIAA began allowing football teams to start playing an optional nonconference game instead of a

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Hutcherson to serve as Valley’s Swiss-Army knife this season

Valley senior football standout Noah Hutcherson has a knack for lighting up a room, and there's no mistaking the 6-foot, 180-pounder when he steps off

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A-K Valley football preview capsules for Week Zero

August 22, 2018

Nonconference Highlands at Plum 7 p.m. Friday at Mustangs Stadium, Plum Last year: Highlands finished 5-4, 4-4 in the Northwest Nine (4A); Plum was 3-7,

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The Birdie tries to wrap his beak around Week Zero matchups in A-K Valley

Three years in, The Birdie still can't wrap his mind around the concept of Week Zero. andquot;Course, I've been called small-minded before,andquot; he said. andquot;A

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Now a nonconference game, Battle of the Bypass still carries meaning for Burrell, Valley

There was zero doubt about the identity of one Week Zero game when the WPIAL released its 2018 and 2019 football schedules in the spring.

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A-K Valley football players to watch for Week Zero

Seth Cohen Highlands, sr., QB/S The 6-foot-2, 195-pound signal caller begins his second full season as a starter. Cohen hopes Friday's opener with Plum is

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