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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 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 (4-2) at Beaver (2-5)
In week six, Aliquippa crushed OLSH 52-0.
The Quips travel to Beaver this Friday to face the Bobcats at Pat Tarquinio 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…
Thursday, October 15th
Ambridge over Ellwood City
Neshannock over North Catholic
Fort Cherry over Jeannette
Friday, October 16th
Hempfield over Mount Lebanon
Canon-McMillan over Norwin
North Allegheny over Seneca Valley
Thomas Jefferson over Bethel Park
West Allegheny over Peters Township
Penn-Trafford over Gateway
Woodland Hills over Franklin Regional
Pine-Richland over Armstrong
Moon over Penn Hills
North Hills over Plum
South Fayette over Laurel Highlands
McKeesport over Highlands
Blackhawk over Central Valley
New Castle over Mars
Propel Braddock Hills over South Park
Avonworth over West Mifflin
Aliquippa over Beaver
Ligonier Valley over South Allegheny
Steel Valley over Apollo-Ridge
Bishop Canevin over Keystone Oaks
Seton LaSalle over Quaker Valley
Beaver Falls over Riverside
Western Beaver over Freedom
New Brighton over Mohawk
Laurel over Rochester
Shenango over Union
Cornell over South Side
Washington over Monessen
Clairton over Leechburg
Montour over Elizabeth Forward
Saturday, October 17th
Upper St. Clair over Trinity
Hopewell over OLSH
*All games kickoff at 7:00 PM unless noted
Last Week: 26-4
Overall: 116-34 (.773)
Last Year: 310-70 (.820)
WPIAL Week Eight Rankings
Class 6A
#1 Central Catholic
#2 Hempfield
#3 Canon-McMillan
Class 5A
#1 Pine-Richland
#2 Penn-Trafford
#3 Upper St.Clair
#4 Woodland Hills
#5 West Allegheny
Class 4A
#1 South Fayette
#2 Montour
#3 McKeesport
#4 New Castle
#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 Ligonier Valley
#5 Apollo-Ridge
Class 1A
#1 Clairton
#2 Washington
#3 Fort Cherry
#4 Shenango
#5 Beth-Center
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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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