Tag: West Allegheny

WPIAL Class 5A final notebook: Penn Hills claims 1st title since ’95

November 23, 2018

Penn Hills captured its fifth WPIAL title Friday night with a 28-18 win over West Allegheny. The school won previous titles in 1976, '77, '78 and '95. Penn Hills is now 35-30 all-time in WPIAL playoff games. Two of the titles were won in facilities that no longer exist --

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Penn Hills rallies past West Allegheny for 5th WPIAL championship

Dante Cephas and Hollis Mathis grew up playing football together in the Penn Hills community, the speedy Cephas hauling in touchdown passes from the strong-armed Mathis. And with Penn Hills needing a spark in its bid for its first WPIAL championship since before they were born, the longtime friends flashed

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WPIAL Class 5A final preview capsule: Penn Hills vs. West Allegheny

November 22, 2018

WPIAL Class 5A championship No. 2 Penn Hills (13-0) vs. No. 5 West Allegheny (10-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Norwin On the air: WPCW-TV, TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Jon LeDonne, Penn Hills; Bob Palko, West Allegheny Winner plays: Archbishop Wood of District 12 or Hollidaysburg of District 6 in a PIAA semifinal WPIAL

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After crashing Class 5A title-game party, West Allegheny set to take on unbeaten Penn Hills

No high school stadium could match the atmosphere of Heinz Field or old Three Rivers Stadium, venues where West Allegheny's Bob Palko won his record eight WPIAL football titles. But the WPIAL needed a new host for the Class 5A final. andquot;They had to play the game somewhere,andquot; Palko said.

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Chick’s Picks thankful for prognosticating ability heading into Week 13

Welcome to Week 13 of the high school football season. While tuning into Monday Night Football earlier this week, one specific part of the game's commentary caught Chick's Picks' attention. The ESPN broadcast team of Joe Tessitore and Jason Witten were raving about the offensive spectacle taking place between the

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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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Norwin eager to host WPIAL Class 5A football championship

After hosting WPIAL football playoff games the last two weeks, Norwin is set to welcome the Class 5A championship on Friday night. West Allegheny (10-2) will play Penn Hills (13-0) at 7:30 p.m. A WPIAL football final has not been played at a high school stadium since 1985. Norwin hosted

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Trib HSSN athletes of the week: West Allegheny’s Braden Wurst, North Allegheny’s Allena Carmody

November 20, 2018

Braden Wurst School: West Allegheny Sport: Boys soccer Class: Senior Claim to fame: Wurst made six saves to lead West Allegheny (23-2) to a 4-0 win over Strath Haven in the PIAA Class 3A championship at Hersheypark Stadium on Nov. 16. Wurst returned for the championship match after missing the

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PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Rochester opens new millennium with state gold in 2000

November 19, 2018

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

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West Allegheny upsets No. 1 Gateway in WPIAL Class 5A semifinals

November 16, 2018

West Allegheny coach Bob Palko compared his coaching staff to a group of mad scientists in a laboratory, all trying to find the winning formula. The concoction they created this week included a heavy dose of sophomore running back Nico Flati, a defense focused on stopping the run and one

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