Live Friday PIAA blog - Cathedral Prep beats West Allegheny, 28-0
Live Friday night blog from the PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal game between West Allegheny and Erie Cathedral Prep. Also included will be score updates from another PIAA quarterfinal involving a WPIAL...
View ArticleCentral Catholic, South Fayette roll to easy wins
Two more WPIAL football champions advanced to the PIAA semifinals with easy quarterfinal wins today. Central Catholic crushed McDowell, 48-7, in a Class AAAA quarterfinal game in Erie. Meanwhile, after...
View ArticlePIAA sets football semifinal sites
Three WPIAL teams will play in the PIAA football semifinals next weekend, and the PIAA has set sites for those games. Central Catholic will play Lower Dauphin (Harrisburg area) in a PIAA Class AAAA...
View ArticleMilitzer won't return as Gateway's football coach
Gateway High School is looking for a new football coach again. Donnie Militzer said tonight he won't return as coach next season. He said Gateway school officials told him today that the school was...
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Decisions of WPIAL players will greatly affect Pitt's recruiting class
Pitt's football recruiting class is very average so far, at least according to rankings. Rivals.com, scout.com and 247sports.com all have Pitt's class of 19 players ranked in the 40s nationally. A...
View ArticlePreseason basketball state rankings
It's only two days until the start of the high school basketball season in Pennsylvania. A good time of year. The Post-Gazette ran its girls preview last week. The boys preview with WPIAL and City...
View ArticleCedar Cliff's Ford - not Aliquippa's Henry - Gatorade player of year
It was announced this morning that the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year for football is Cedar Cliff quarterback Andrew Ford. Ford is a Virginia Tech recruit who this season completed 167 of 238...
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Aliquippa's Swanson picks Toledo ..... Henry to announce tomorrow
Aliquippa running back Terry Swanson made his college decision Saturday night. A teammate will announce his college choice tomorrow. Terry Swanson made a verbal commitment to Toledo while on an...
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Central Catholic moves up in national rankings
The Central Catholic football team will play for a state championship this weekend, but the Vikings are now getting national attention. Central Catholic moved into the No. 25 spot in CBS Maxpreps...
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Two state championship games postponed to Sunday
If WPIAL football teams Central Catholic and South Fayette want to win state football championships, they will have to wait an extra day to do it. The PIAA this morning decided to postpone Saturday's...
View ArticleWPIAL enrollment numbers
Every two years, the PIAA realigns it sports classifications, based on school enrollments of boys and girls. In making classifications, the PIAA uses enrollments of boys and girls in current grades 9,...
View ArticleNew state basketball rankings
Here are the newest state boys basketball rankings from pennlive.com and the Harrisburg Patriot-News. CLASS AAAA No. School Rec Pvs 1. Roman Catholic...
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I'm just sayin' -- about Central's passing game, etc.
Taking a look back at football and taking a look around at basketball, it's time for ... I'm just sayin' *****Since the beginning of the season, I had wondered if Central Catholic had to pass in a...
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Class AAAA and AA all-state football teams released
The sports writers all-state football teams for Class AA and AAAA were released today and about one-fourth of the AAAA team is from the WPIAL. Nine players from the WPIAL were selected to the 35-player...
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Mt. Lebanon's Alex Bookser commits to Pitt .... Are Nicholson and McKenzie next?
Gateway receiver-defensive back Montae Nicholson and Washington running back Shai McKenzie will both announce their college decisions in the next two days. Pitt is one of the finalists for both. But...
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Three from North Catholic make all state; Ravenstahl coach of the year
The Class A sports writers all-state team was released this afternoon and the team has a heavy Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic flavor. Three North Catholic players were selected all-state and Trojans...
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Washington's Shai McKenzie chooses Virginia Tech
I remember talking to Washington running back Shai McKenzie this summer about recruiting. I asked him if he had a favorite at the time? He answered Virginia Tech. His comment created a stir in some...
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State basketball rankings
Before we get to the rankings, a couple pieces of small football recruiting news: First, Neshannock lineman Steven Jeffries (6-5, 265) committed to Youngstown State. Secondly, I'm not sure this has...
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No. 1 teams meet tonight
In what might be the most interesting game of the WPIAL basketball season so far, two No. 1 teams meet tonight in one of the championship games of the C.J. Betters tournament at the Beaver Dome. New...
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Perry top candidate at KO .... Seton-LaSalle might hire Montour assistant
Greg Perry resigned last week as Seton-LaSalle's football coach. But it looks like he won't have to go far for his next coaching job. Just across the street. Perry (pictured) has emerged as the leading...
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