Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
0
0
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.
All Photos Credit Ed Thompson Hyxposure Photos
Aliquippa Quips Report
WPIAL Championships (20) | PIAA Championships (5)
It was 16 long years ago when a young lad by the name of Terrelle Pryor and Jeannette took down the Aliquippa in the semifinals, and the first time since 2007, the Quips won’t be advancing to the WPIAL Championship Game.
Initially down 28-0 to Thomas Jefferson, the Quips almost made it a one possession game before the Jaguars ultimately prevailed 38-21.
Three special teams gaffes by Aliquippa handed Thomas Jefferson a free 21 points, and despite having one of the WPIAL’s best players in Tikey Hayes, that deficit was too much to overcome.
That said, this team and it’s players have nothing to hang their heads about. A few of these kids weren’t even born yet when this streak began. The loss of head Coach Mike Warfield, who is on a sabbatical, didn’t help matters, as the Quips didn’t seem to have that same swagger they’ve been known for under him, not to mention having very few senior starters, and playing several classifications up. Finally, it all caught up to Aliquippa.
Don’t get comfortable with the Quips being down, though… you can expect these kids to work even harder to off-season and setting a goal to begin a brand new streak in 2025.
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, November 15th
Class 5A
Upper St. Clair over Peters Township (at Bethel Park HS)
Pine-Richland over Bethel Park (at Martorelli Stadium, North Hills)
Class 3A
Central Valley over Elizabeth Forward (at Montour HS)
Imani Christian over Avonworth (at West Allegheny HS)
Class 2A
Seton LaSalle over Steel Valley (at West Mifflin HS)
Ellwood City over South Park (at North Allegheny HS)
Class 1A
Fort Cherry over Jeannette (at Canon-McMillan HS)
Clairton over Bishop Canevin (at Peters Township HS)
*All Games at 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 16th
Class 4A Championship
Thomas Jefferson over McKeesport (at 12:05 PM)
Class 6A Championship
Central Catholic over North Allegheny (at 6:05 PM)
Both Games at Norwin High School
Last Week: 15-5 (.750)
Regular Season: 169-51 (.768)
Playoffs: 23-12 (.657)
Overall: 182-63 (.743%)
Playoff Rankings
6A
- Central Catholic (9-2)
- North Allegheny (10-1)
- Mount Lebanon (3-8)
5A
- Upper St. Clair (11-0)
- Pine-Richland (9-1)
- Peters Township (10-1)
- Bethel Park (10-2)
- Woodland Hills (8-3)
4A
- Thomas Jefferson (12-0)
- McKeesport (8-4)
- Aliquippa (7-3)
- Mars (6-6)
- Montour (8-2)
3A
- Imani Christian (11-0)
- Central Valley (6-5)
- Avonworth (9-3)
- Elizabeth Forward (8-3)
- Beaver (8-3)
2A
- Seton LaSalle (10-0)
- Ellwood City (10-0)
- South Park (10-1)
- Steel Valley (9-3)
- Western Beaver (8-3)
1A
- Clairton (12-0)
- Fort Cherry (12-0)
- Bishop Canevin (10-2)
- Jeannette (9-3)
- Neshannock (9-2)
Author Profile
- Your source for Pittsburgh sports!
-
From Midland, "The Basketball Capital of Pennsylvania", located 35 miles NW of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. This former steel town was home to storied athletes such as Dave Alston, Norm Van Lier, Simmie Hill, and the legendary 1965 Midland High School Basketball Team.
There's nowhere on earth that is more dedicated to its sports teams like Western Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh. The passion and pride of Pittsburgh's fan base is second to no one. From the NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA football and basketball, to W.P.I.A.L. high school sports, "The City of Champions" has it all!
As Editor of Pittsburgh SportsNation, Mike Drakulich provides top notch opinions and coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pitt Panthers football & basketball, Robert Morris Colonials basketball, and Duquesne Dukes basketball, as well as all sports teams that represent Western Pennsylvania, including WPIAL High School Football.
For a refreshing view of sports, mixed with humor and uncensored opinions, check out Pittsburgh SportsNation today on Facebook, Twitter @PghSportsNation and videos with over 1,000,000 views on YouTube!
Latest entries
NFLDecember 14, 2024Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles GameDay Preview
FootballDecember 12, 2024Against All Odds: NCAA and NFL Picks
NFLDecember 6, 2024Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns GameDay Preview
FootballDecember 6, 2024Against All Odds: NCAA and NFL Picks
