WPIAL football bracketology
If I am in charge of the WPIAL playoffs, the matchups would be ... Hold on a second. Before I give you matchups, a few things need to be pointed out about the playoffs. First, don't be totally...
View ArticleWhat about the grass fields?
We will post the WPIAL football playoff pairings on our Post-Gazette breaking news page later tonight, and also on this blog. But with the weather, there is suddenly a major question about the first...
View ArticleWPIAL playoff pairings
The WPIAL announced football playoff pairings a short time ago, and they are listed below, along with the seeds. But first, some explaining about the seeds and some news about the championship...
View ArticleFour teams move football playoff games
The WPIAL playoffs begin Friday and four teams have moved home games to stadiums with artificial turf. The WPIAL last night announced that, because of the rainy weather from Hurricane Sandy, teams that...
View ArticleAll first-round playoff games will be on artificial turf
It is now certain. All 32 WPIAL football first-round playoff games will be played on artificial turf. Twelve teams were scheduled to play home games on natural grass Friday, but all 12 have informed...
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Playoff predictions ..... Foster closer to a decision?
Below are playoff predictions for the WPIAL first round and for the City League championship, but first ... Robert Foster, the heavily-recruit receiver at Central Valley, is close to making his college...
View ArticleLive Friday playoff blog - Schultheis runs for 251 in Mars win
Live blog from Friday night's WPIAL Class AAA first-round playoff game between Blackhawk and Mars. Included will be score updates and reports from other playoff games. If you have a score, you can...
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Boyd to visit Wisconsin ...... Other notes
Some things that fell off my laptop heading into the quarterfinals of the WPIAL playoffs. Clairton's Tyler Boyd doesn't have a final list of colleges, but it looks like Wisconsin will be a major player...
View ArticlePlayoff picture outside the WPIAL
In case you're interested at what is going on in Western Pennsylvania high school football outside the WPIAL, here is a look at the playoff picture in other districts. This schedule is courtesy of...
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WPIAL quarterfinal predictions
Varsity Blog program note: Tonight's live blog will be from the Central Catholic-Upper St. Clair game. But we will have reports and score updates from all WPIAL quarterfinal games. You can tweet me...
View ArticleLive Friday blog - Upper St. Clair crushes Central Catholic
Live blog from the WPIAL Class AAAA quarterfinal game between Central Catholic and Upper St. Clair. We will have score updates and notes from other quarterfinal games around the WPIAL. You can tweet me...
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Upper St. Clair is rather defensive ..... other notes
I'm just sayin' North Allegheny's defense has been praised this year - and rightly so. But Upper St. Clair's defense isn't far behind. Upper St. Clair quarterback Pete Coughlin gets most of the...
View ArticleWPIAL semifinal sites announced
The WPIAL has announced sites for Friday's semifinal games. North Alegheny, Upper St. Clair, Aliquippa, Neshannock and North Catholic will play at the same neutral site for the second week in a row....
View ArticlePIAA upholds WPIAL, basketball player Minnie ruled ineligible
For once, the PIAA backed the WPIAL in a student-athlete transfer case. The PIAA today ruled Elijah Minnie ineligible to play high school basketball this season, saying he transferred from Summit...
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WPIAL semifinal predictions ...... A game to remember ...... Minnie ruled...
Varsity Blog program note: Tonight's live blog will be from the North Allegheny-Seneca Valley game, but we have reporters at all eight WPIAL semifinal games, so check out the blog for score updates and...
View ArticleLive Friday blog - Leftwich stars and leads North Allegheny to win
Live Friday night blog from the North Allegheny-Seneca Valley WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal. We will also have reports and score updates from other semifinal games. Twitter @mwhiteburgh. If you have a...
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Coach talks about Pitt's newest football recruit
Dorian Johnson had been saying to reporters recently that Pitt was his No. 1 college choice. Today, he let Pitt know. Johnson, one of the most heavily-recruited players in Western Pennsylvania, made a...
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Mt. Lebanon's Roth picks Princeton ..... Johnson, Foster talk recruiting
Some recruiting notes that fell off my laptop. Mt. Lebanon quarterback-defensive back Tyler Roth has made a verbal commitment to Princeton of the Ivy League. Roth, a senior, didn't become Mt. Lebanon's...
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Boyd looking at Penn State again ....... PIAA playoff picture
Clairton football star Tyler Boyd said he is once again "looking at" Penn State. Boyd, a standout receiver-running back at Clairton, was considering Penn State this summer, but after Penn State was hit...
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After Pitt scholarship offer, future uncertain for Clairton's Webb
Recruitiing tidbits Clairton football player Terrish Webb had made a verbal commitment to Kent State this fall. But after a phone call he received Saturday, he is not sure where he will play college...
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