Tag: Washington

WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball breakdown

December 4, 2018

Class 3A Preseason Player of the Year Keeno Holmes, Lincoln Park 6-3, Sr., guard 23.0 ppg last season Players to watch Tyreek Davis, Avonworth 6-2, Sr., F, 15.7 ppg Isaac DeGregorio, North Catholic 5-10, Jr., G, 14.2 ppg Dan Etheridge, Washington 6-4, Sr., F, 16.8 ppg William Gipson, Aliquippa 6-4,

Read More...

PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Rochester, Washington, West A win ’01 titles

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

Read More...

WPIAL football top 10: Most district titles

November 28, 2018

WPIAL football titles won With another round of WPIAL title games played, here is a list of the schools the have won the most WPIAL titles: School, Titles, First one, Most recent 1. Aliquippa, 17, 1952, 2018 2. Clairton, 13, 1929, 2016 3. New Castle, 11, 1924, 1998 4. Jeannette,

Read More...

PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — WPIAL splits as North Hills, Duquesne win state titles in ’93

November 27, 2018

PIAA Football Playoffs: 30 Years in 30 Days: The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state

Read More...

WPIAL top 10: Championship appearances

November 21, 2018

Here is a list of the 10 most frequent WPIAL title game participants: School, Total, First time, Latest appearance 1. Aliquippa, 29, 1942, 2018 2. Clairton, 18, 1957, 2016 3. Jeannette, 15, 1939, 2017 4. Rochester, 14, 1921, 2018 5t. Upper St. Clair, 13, 1974, 2006 5t. Washington, 13, 1917,

Read More...

Steel Valley uses quick scores to defeat Washington

November 9, 2018

In a flash, it was over. Steel Valley took just 47 seconds to score three touchdowns late in the first half and effectively dispatch Washington from the WPIAL football playoffs Friday night. In a rematch of the 2017 Class 2A championship, Todd Hill scored three touchdowns, and No. 3 seed

Read More...

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;

Read More...

Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football

Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side

Read More...

Five things we learned in H.S. football: Home teams rule

November 3, 2018

This was a good week to root for the home team. There were 38 playoff games Friday night, and only four road teams won, easily the fewest since the WPIAL expanded to six classifications. There were seven first-round road wins a year ago and 10 in 2016. In fact, only

Read More...

WPIAL football players to watch for Week 10

November 1, 2018

Here's a look at four players to watch this week during the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs: Sean McGowan Bethel Park, Jr., RB/QB/S McGowan ran for 230 yards and a touchdown and also threw a 5-yard TD to Tiger Burkes during Bethel Park's 20-14 victory over Allegheny Eight Conference

Read More...