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 Weekly 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 Seven: Aliquippa Quips (3-2) vs OLSH (1-5)
Last week Aliquippa traveled across the river to bury Ambridge 48-7.
The Quips will host OLSH this Friday at The Pit at Heinz Field. 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 10th
Central Catholic over North Allegheny
Thomas Jefferson over West Allegheny
Trinity over Peters Township
Upper St. Clair over Bethel Park
Penn-Trafford over Fox Chapel
Plum over Moon
North Hills over Armstrong
Pine-Richland over Penn Hills
Chartiers Valley over Laurel Highlands
Blackhawk over Mars
New Castle over Montour
North Catholic over Deer Lakes
Elizabeth Forward over Derry
Avonworth over Shady Side Academy
Propel Braddock Hills over West Mifflin
Beaver over Ambridge
Hopewell over Ellwood City
Aliquippa over OLSH
Seton LaSalle over McGuffey
Bishop Canevin over Quaker Valley
Freedom over Riverside
Western Beaver over Mohawk
Neshannock over Beaver Falls
Shenengo over Cornell
Union over Rochester
Fort Cherry over Bentworth
Washington over Burgettstown
Greensburg Central Catholic over Jeannette
Clairton over Springdale
McKeesport over Central Valley
*All games kickoff at 7:00 PM unless noted
Last Week: 27-3
Overall: 90-30 (.750)
Last Year: 310-70 (.820)
WPIAL Week Seven Rankings
Class 6A
#1 Central Catholic
#2 Norwin
#3 Canon-McMillan
Class 5A
#1 Pine-Richland
#2 Penn-Trafford
#3 Upper St.Clair
#4 Thomas Jefferson
#5 North Hills
Class 4A
#1 South Fayette
#2 New Castle
#3 Montour
#4 McKeesport
#5 Blackhawk
Class 3A
#1 Avonworth
#2 Propel Braddock Hills
#3 Elizabeth Forward
#4 Hopewell
#5 Aliquippa
Class 2A
#1 Seton LaSalle
#2 Bishop Canevin
#3 Neshannock
#4 Beaver Falls
#5 Apollo-Ridge
Class 1A
#1 Clairton
#2 Washington
#3 Fort Cherry
#4 Shenango
#5 Beth-Center
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
FootballOctober 6, 2026WPIAL Football Weekly
NCAAFSeptember 30, 2026Pitt Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies GameDay Preview
NFLSeptember 30, 2026Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns GameDay Preview
FootballSeptember 30, 2026Against All Odds: NCAA/NFL Picks
About the Author
