WPIAL Football Report: PIAA State Semifinals

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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 LaVar Arrington, 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, Beat the Expert, 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 (21) | PIAA Championships (5)

PIAA 4A Semifinals: Aliquippa Quips (10-3) vs Twin Valley Raiders (13-0)

Date: Friday, November 28th at 7:00 PM

Venue: Mifflin County High School

On a rainy night at Slippery Rock University, the Aliquippa Quips were all business. Oil City might have felt good on the bus ride over, but in the end, they had no chance, as the Quips took care of business 28-6.

This Friday night, the Quips head three and a half hours away to take on Twin Valley at Mifflin County High School at 7:00 PM. The Raiders get the benefit of a travel time of an hour and a half.

The winner will head to the PIAA State Championship to face the winner of Southern Lehigh and Cardinal O’Hara on Thursday, December 4th, at Cumberland Valley HS.

For Aliquippa, quarterback Marques Council has passed for 1,299 yards, 13 touchdowns, seven interceptions, and has rushed for 231 yards.

Josh Lay leads the team with 32 receptions for 536 yards and four touchdowns. Qa’Lil Goode is 2nd on the team with 28 receptions for 485 yards, adding 139 yards rushing and 12 total touchdowns.

J.J. Work has rushed for 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns. Akiva Woods has 559 yards rushing and six total TD’s.

Twin Valley has a pair of 1,000 yard rushers that carry their explosive offense. Drew Engle has 1,855 yards rushing, while Lucas Myers has 1,098 yards on the ground.

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…

PIAA State Semifinals

Friday, November 28th

Class 1A

Clairton over Greenville (Ellwood City HS)

Class 3A

Avonworth over Penn Cambria (Indiana U)

Class 4A

Aliquippa over Twin Valley (Mifflin County HS)

*Games kickoff at 7:00 PM

Saturday, November 29th

Class 2A (1:00 PM)

Farrell over Seton LaSalle (Ellwood City HS)

Class 5A (1:00 PM)

Peters Township over Bishop McDevitt (Mansion Park, Altoona)

Class 6A (7:00 PM)

Central Catholic over Harrisburg (Mansion Park, Altoona)

Last Week: 4-2

Regular Season: 254-56 (.811%)

Playoffs: 51-10 (.836%)

Overall: 305-66 (.822%)

Final 2025 WPIAL Rankings

Central Catholic (12-1)
North Allegheny (8-4)
Norwin (7-4)

Peters Township (13-0)
Pine-Richland (11-2)
Moon (9-4)

Aliquippa (10-3)
McKeesport (9-4)
New Castle (9-3)

Avonworth (13-0)
Imani Christian (12-1)
Elizabeth Forward (9-2)

Seton LaSalle (12-1)
Steel Valley (9-4)
Western Beaver (10-2)

Clairton (13-1)
Laurel (12-2)
Fort Cherry (12-1)

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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!

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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!