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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, Russ Grimm, Ty Law, Dan Marino, Curtis Martin, 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 Ten: Aliquippa Quips (6-2) at Hopewell Vikings (8-1)
In week nine, Aliquippa tattooed Ellwood City 55-6. The Quips have won four straight games and have outscored those opponents by a score of 186-13.
In the final week of the regular season, the Quips travel to Tony Dorsett Stadium to face the Hopewell Vikings at 7:00 PM. The winner of the game will claim the Western Hills Conference Title.
On a sad note, we wish to extend our prayers to the family of Cornell Raiders Head Coach Ed Dawson, who sadly passed away last Friday night. Memory Eternal to a great coach and an even better man.
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… Every team from Beaver County is included, plus all ranked teams.
Thursday, October 29th
6A
Central Catholic over Hempfield
Friday, October 30th
6A
Canon-McMillan over Mount Lebanon
North Allegheny over Norwin
5A
Thomas Jefferson over Peters Township
Trinity over Bethel Park
Upper St. Clair over West Allegheny
Woodland Hills over Gateway
Penn-Trafford over Latrobe
North Hills over Moon
Pine-Richland over Plum
4A
Chartiers Valley over Albert Gallatin
South Fayette over Ringgold
Uniontown over Laurel Highlands
McKeesport over Shaler
Central Valley over Mars
Montour over Blackhawk
3A
Freeport over Burrell
North Catholic over Highlands
Belle Vernon over Elizabeth Forward
Avonworth over Propel Braddock Hills
Ambridge over OLSH
Beaver over Ellwood City
Hopewell over Aliquippa
2A
Apollo-Ridge over Ligonier Valley
Steel Valley over South Allegheny
McGuffey over Chartiers-Houston
Carlynton over Quaker Valley
Seton LaSalle over Bishop Canevin
Beaver Falls over New Brighton
Riverside over Mohawk
Neshannock over Western Beaver
1A
Northgate over Cornell
Shenango over Laurel
Union over Summit Academy
South Side over Rochester
Fort Cherry over Washington
Monessen over Sto-Rox
Greensburg CC over Serra Catholic
Clairton over Jeannette
Non-Conference
Greenville over Freedom
New Castle over Seneca Valley
*All games kickoff at 7:00 PM unless noted
Saturday, November 1st
City League Finals
Westinghouse over University Prep (3:00 PM)
Last Week: 35-4
Overall: 183-41 (.817)
Last Year: 310-70 (.820)
WPIAL Week Ten Rankings
Class 6A
#1 Central Catholic
#2 Hempfield
#3 Canon-McMillan
Class 5A
#1 Pine-Richland
#2 Penn-Trafford
#3 Upper St.Clair
#4 North 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 Hopewell
#4 Belle Vernon
#5 Aliquippa
Class 2A
#1 Seton LaSalle
#2 Bishop Canevin
#3 Neshannock
#4 Apollo-Ridge
#5 Steel Valley
Class 1A
#1 Clairton
#2 Washington
#3 Fort Cherry
#4 Shenango
#5 Beth-Center
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