There is an old saying in athletics, "Defense wins championships." Last night in the 2015 WPIAL Class AAA Championship, that saying could not have been more true. Thomas Jefferson used a stellar defense holding Central Valley to 126 yards while allowing seven points as it captured the Class AAA title in its 20-7 victory. Jaguars Defense The defensive line for the Jaguars seemed to be all over Central Valley quarterback Chris Callaghan for the entire 48 minutes. The Jaguars amassed 4 sacks ... Read More
Aliquippa snaps South Fayette’s win streak to capture WPIAL Class AA title
Aliquippa rushed its way to the 2015 WPIAL Class AA Championship racking up 354 yards on the ground en route to a 44-38 victory over South Fayette at Heinz Field Saturday night. The Quips may have dominated on the ground all night, but it was the passing game that got the go-ahead touchdown on a Jassir Jordan touchdown pass to Thomas Perry with 2:50 in the game. Aliquippa head coach said of the double pass, "We wanted to score, we haven't run it since 2011 when we played Jeannette ... Read More
Central Catholic wins second WPIAL Title in three years
Central Catholic outlasted undefeated Penn-Trafford to come away with the WPIAL Class AAAA championship and advance to the PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals. The 24-14 victory returns the trophy back to the Vikings for the first time since 2013 after Pine Richland won the WPIAL Class AAAA title last year. Momentum Ronnie Jones got the Vikings on the board early with a 4-yard touchdown run on their first possession. Central Catholic controlled the ball and the scoreboard throughout the first half ... Read More
Clairton captures Class-A WPIAL Title
Jeannette won the coin toss, but Clairton dominated as soon as the ball was kicked off, cruising to a 40-0 win to capture the 2015 WPIAL Class A Championship. Speed Kills It took the Bears a mere 14 seconds to take control of the WPIAL Class A championship game. Senior Harrison Dreher took the opening kick off 98-yards to the house to give Clairton the early advantage. A Lamont Wade rush gave the Bears an 8-point lead before either offense took the field. Aaron Mathews found the end ... Read More
WPIAL championship preview: Then there were eight
Sixty-four teams began their playoff journey to Heinz Field three weeks ago, and now only eight remain among the four classes in WPIAL Football. These championships look to be historic in many ways, this will be the final season under the current classifications as the PIAA has elected to go to new classifications for member schools in 2016. These championship games will also serve as the 100th installment of WPIAL Football Championships with the first one being played in 1915 between ... Read More
PIAA unveils new divisions for high school football
With the WPIAL playoffs are set to take place this weekend at Heinz Field, it will likely be the final time the finals are played at the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt Panthers. That’s because beginning next season the PIAA, starting next season, will reclassify into six divisions instead of four classes. The divisions are judged by enrollment figures and will look as follows: 6A: North Allegheny, Seneca Valley, Butler, Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon, Central Catholic, Canon-McMillan, ... Read More
Eight teams punch ticket to WPIAL finals
Tickets were punched for the finals at Heinz Field next Saturday. Let's take a look at who will be competing for the WPIAL Championship in each class. Class AAAA Central Catholic 24, Woodland Hills 6 Central Catholic - 7 - 10 - 0 - 7 - -- - 24 Woodland Hills - 0 - 0 - 0 - 6 - -- - 6 CC -- Ronald George 75 kickoff return (Jacob Rocchi kick) CC -- Rocchi 35 FG CC -- Ronnie Jones 87 interception return (Rocchi kick) WH -- Dayna Wilson-Adams 18 fumble return (kick failed) CC -- ... Read More
WPIAL preview: Trip to Heinz Field on the line
The road to Heinz Field is one game away for the 16 WPIAL teams in play this weekend. Semifinal action has four teams from each of the four WPIAL classes pitted against each other in a battle to see who moves on to the WPIAL Championships at Heinz Field Saturday, November 28th. Seven undefeated teams remain in the hunt for Heinz Field: Woodland Hills, Penn-Trafford, South Fayette, Aliquippa, Clairton, Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic and Frazier. Each of the eight semifinal games will be ... Read More
WPIAL quarterfinals recap: Woody High tops Bethel Park
The quarterfinals of WPIAL Football Playoffs began Friday night. Let's take a look at how it went. Class AAAA Woodland Hills 40, Bethel Park 20 Bethel Park - 7 - 0 - 13 - 0 - -- - 20 Woodland Hills - 7 - 14 - 6 - 13 - -- - 40 WH -- Miles Sanders 10 run (Thomas Sullivan-Foglia kick) BP -- Jacob Dixon 56 pass from Levi Metheny (Kelsey Tischler kick) WH -- Jo-El Shaw 1 run (Sullivan-Foglia kick) WH -- Sanders 14 run (Sullivan-Foglia kick) BP -- Jeremy Lazzari 8 ... Read More
WPIAL preview: Powerhouses clash in WPIAL quarterfinals
A rematch heavy Friday night looms in quarterfinal action of the WPIAL Football playoffs. Class AAAA leads the way with three of their four match-ups being rematches, Woodland Hills vs. Bethel Park, Penn-Trafford vs. McKeesport, and North Allegheny vs. Central Catholic while Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic serves as the other rematch in Class AA action. All games in the quarterfinals are played at neutral sites. We preview some key match-ups in quarterfinal action: Class AAAA (1) Woodland ... Read More