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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 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)
Week One: Aliquippa Quips (0-0) vs Bye
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, August 28th
KDKA Kickoff Classic at the Wolvarena, Woodland Hills HS
Bishop Canevin over University Prep (5:00 PM)
Central Catholic over Bergen Catholic (NJ) (8:00 PM)
Quaker Valley over Ambridge
Avonworth over Hopewell
Beaver over Central Valley
Blackhawk over Beaver Falls
McKeesport over Brashear
Cambridge Springs over Rochester
Peters Township over Canon-McMillan
West Allegheny over Chartiers Valley
Fort Cherry over Chartiers-Houston
Sto-Rox over Cornell
Ellwood City over Riverside
Moon over Montour
Upper St. Clair over Mt. Lebanon
Pine-Richland over Avon (OH)
Shenango over New Brighton
Seton LaSalle over North Catholic
North Allegheny over North Hills
Shady Side Academy over OLSH
South Side Beaver over Freedom
Steel Valley over Washington
Thomas Jefferson over Belle Vernon
*All games kickoff at 7:00 PM unless noted
Saturday, August 29th
KDKA Kickoff Classic at the Wolvarena, Woodland Hills HS
Farrell over Clairton (3:30 PM)
New Castle over Woodland Hills (7:00 PM)
Last Year: 310-70 (.820%)
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WPIAL Preseason Rankings
Class 6A
#1 Central Catholic
#2 North Allegheny
#3 Norwin
Class 5A
#1 Pine-Richland
#2 Penn-Trafford
#3 Peters Township
Class 4A
#1 McKeesport
#2 New Castle
#3 Montour
Class 3A
#1 Avonworth
#2 Aliquippa
#3 Propel Braddock Hills
Class 2A
#1 Seton LaSalle
#2 Western Beaver
#3 Bishop Canevin
Class 1A
#1 Clairton
#2 Fort Cherry
#3 Jeannette
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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.
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