Lights Out: The night that was in Friday Night Football, 9/20/13
[Full Friday night scoreboard + Updated WPIAL standings] The streak is over. And it ended right where it started. The Clairton Bears'Â nation-best 66-game win streak was ended Friday with a 42-24 home...
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Sto-Rox QB Williams nears two WPIAL records
Items that fell off my laptop Within two weeks, Sto-Rox Lenny Williams will probably be atop the WPIAL record books - in two different categories. Williams, a senior at Sto-Rox, heads into Friday's...
View ArticleTeam uses jersey to pay tribute to shooting victims ... Week 5 predictions
Before we get to predictions for Week 5, a few notes: The football team at Newtown High School (Conn.) usually wears blue and gold jerseys. But for its first home game last week, Newtown wore green and...
View ArticleLive Friday blog - Woodland Hills wins, 28-14
Live blog from WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal - Woodland Hills vs. Seneca Valley. For reports and updates on other games, look to the right of this blog at our Twitter feed @PGVarsityXtra. If you have a...
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Lights Out: WPIAL quarterfinals
Updated WPIAL playoff brackets are posted below. Click on the class heading for a larger view. Class AAAA Class AAA Class AA Class A Games of the week Seneca Valley led Woodland Hills 7-6 after three...
View ArticleWPIAL announces semifinal sites
For the second year in a row, Upper St. Clair and Woodland Hills will play in the WPIAL Class AAAA semifinals. And for the second consecutive year, the game will be played at Baldwin. The WPIAL...
View ArticleJeannette dropping to Class A
In a move that could have a big effect on Class A football and basketball, Jeannette will be moving down in classification. A few weeks ago, the Jeannette school board voted to have the Jayhawks stay...
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Gateway's Nicholson selected to All-American game .... Montour's WIlson...
Gateway receiver-defensive back Montae Nicholson has received a high honor. He has been selected to play in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The game includes top players around the country...
View ArticleComplete schedule for football playoffs in Western Pennsylvania
The WPIAL semifinals are Friday. But if you want to know the complete postseason scenario for the entire western half of the state, if you want to know what teams are still left, check out the complete...
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WPIAL semifinal predictions
Tonight's live WPIAL semifinal blog will come from the Woodland Hills-Upper St. Clair game. Follow the blog for score updates of other semifinal games. If you have a score update, tweet it with #wpial....
View ArticleLive Friday blog - Woodland Hills wins
Live Friday night blog from Woodland Hills vs. Upper St. Clair WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal. If you have a score to update, use Twitter with #wpial FINAL: WOODLAND HILLS 28, UPPER ST. CLAIR 21 After the...
View ArticleLights Out: WPIAL semifinals
A quick rundown of how semifinals went in each class ... all championship games are next Saturday, Nov. 23, at Heinz Field. Class AAAA 4-Woodland Hills 28, 1-Upper St. Clair 21. A late goal-line stand...
View ArticleFootball playoff picture for Western Pennsylvania
The WPIAL football championships are Saturday, but here is a look at the playoff picture for the entire state of Pennsylvania, courtesy of "The Horse," the Post-Gazette's statistics and schedule...
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49ers Baldwin gives Aliquippa a "hand"
Some of the players on the Aliquippa football team will have a certain San Francisco 49ers look for the WPIAL championships Saturday, thanks to Jon Baldwin. Baldwin is a former Aliquippa star who now...
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Sto-Rox's Williams will play at Temple
Lenny Williams apparently gives a hoot. He will be a future Owl. Williams, a senior quarterback at Sto-Rox and the leading passer in WPIAL history, has made his college decision. He made a verbal...
View ArticleWPIAL's Super Saturday is here
By late tonight, four new WPIAL football champions will be crowned. Today is Super Saturday. All four WPIAL championships will be played at Heinz Field. Check out Varsity Blog throughout the day and...
View ArticleNorth Catholic wins Class A
North Catholic made its first appearance in a WPIAL championship game today and handed Sto-Rox its third consecutive championship loss. Although North Catholic was outgained in yardage, North Catholic...
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WPIAL football championship roundup
A look at today's four WPIAL championship games: WEST ALLEGHENY 16, CENTRAL VALLEY 6 And West Allegheny coach Bob Palko rolls a seven. Palko became the first coach in WPIAL history to win seven titles...
View ArticleList of PIAA enrollment cutoffs that determine classifications
Although the PIAA hasn't released enrollment figures for all schools in the state, the organization did send to member schools today a list of enrollment cutoffs that will determine classifications for...
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Will WPIAL be perfect in PIAA quarterfinals?
Varsity Blog note: I'll have a live blog from tonight's PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal game between West Allegheny and Erie Cathedral Prep. Also included will be score updates from the North...
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