Western Pennsylvania is home to some of the best high school football in the United States. The WPIAL is well known for producing many of the greatest players in the history of football, including George Blanda, Mike Ditka, Aaron Donald, Tony Dorsett, Bill Fralic, Ty Law, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, and Darrell Revis among the most legendary.
The WPIAL Football Report is your resource for the Aliquippa Quips Report, weekly picks, and rankings by Class, all brought to you by local sports writer Mike Drakulich (@PghSportsNation), who also covers Pitt Football and the Pittsburgh Steelers for NGSCSports.com.
Aliquippa Quips Report
WPIAL Championships (20) | PIAA Championships (5)
Aliquippa (5-1) routed Blackhawk 48-13, as QB Marques Council passed for 173 and two touchdowns, with Tikey Hayes and Qa’lil Goode being on the receiving end of those scores.
This week is one of the best games of the entire year, as the Quips travel to Montour (7-0) to face the undefeated Spartans.
The winner will be crowned champions of the Parkway Conference. Kickoff is at 7:00 PM.
Beaver Valley Beat the Expert Picks
In honor of growing up reading the Beaver County Times and waiting with excitement each week to enter the contest in picking the local games against great writers like Ed Rose, Mike Prisuta, Mike Bires, Andy Nuzzo, and John Perrotto to name a few…
Friday, October 18th
Central Catholic over Seneca Valley
Peters Township over Baldwin
Upper St. Clair over Moon
Bethel Park over South Fayette
North Hills over Penn Hills
Thomas Jefferson over Chartiers Valley
Aliquippa over Montour
New Castle over Ambridge
West Allegheny over Blackhawk
Imani Christian over Burrell
Central Valley over Hopewell
Avonworth over North Catholic
Beaver over Quaker Valley
OLSH over Shady Side Academy
Mohawk over Freedom
Riverside over Beaver Falls
Ellwood City over Union
Western Beaver over New Brighton
South Side Beaver over Laurel
Rochester over Northgate
Neshannock over Summit Academy
Cornell over Chartiers-Houston
North Allegheny over Pine-Richland
Fort Cherry over Shenango
Saturday, October 19th
Clairton over Riverview
Last Week: 23-2
Overall: 124-41 (.752%)
Week Eight Rankings
6A
- Central Catholic (6-2)
- North Allegheny (7-1)
- Seneca Valley (3-4)
5A
- Upper St. Clair (8-0)
- Pine-Richland (7-0)
- North Hills (7-1)
- Bethel Park (7-1)
- Peters Township (7-1)
4A
- Aliquippa (5-1)
- Thomas Jefferson (8-0)
- Montour (7-0)
- McKeesport (4-4)
- Belle Vernon (3-3)
3A
- Imani Christian (8-0)
- Avonworth (6-2)
- Beaver (6-2)
- Central Valley (4-4)
- Southmoreland (7-1)
2A
- Seton LaSalle (7-0)
- Ellwood City (7-0)
- South Park (7-1)
- Western Beaver (5-2)
- South Allegheny (7-1)
1A
- Clairton (8-0)
- Fort Cherry (8-0)
- Neshannock (7-1)
- Jefferson-Morgan (8-0)
- Leechburg (7-1)
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