November 2011
Article | Posted 2011/11/30 - 3:22pm
The District-Seven banner is in the hands of four very good football teams as we head to the PIAA quarter finals, is there a chance for the WPIAL to win all four state titles? I say yes, though it will certainly be very tough. Pretty good shot I think, for all four teams from District – Seven to be at least playing in Hershey during the final weekend of the Pennsylvania high school football season. Let’s go PIAA Big Game Hunting!AAAA PIAA Quarterfinals:
North Allegheny Tigers (13-0) vs State College Little Lions (8-4)
Saturday December 3rd 1:00 PM @ Mansion Park in Altoona...
Article | Posted 2011/11/30 - 3:09pm
Each Wednesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top seven teams in all four classifications/divisions in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. Here are the rankings for the week of November 27th. Don't miss “The PIHL Power Play Show” every Wednesday at 8:00pm starting December 7th and the "PIHL High School Hockey Notebook" starting December 5th during the season only here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (7-0-0)
(Last Week #1)2) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (4-0-1)
(Last Week #2)3)...
Article | Posted 2011/11/28 - 4:31pm
Just like it was in the inaugural Interstate Girls Volleyball All-Star Match in 2010 between these two superbly talented squads, Sunday afternoons match would require the dramatic "short game" to decide the winner at Girard High School.Last year the Ohio All-Stars rallied from the brink of elimination after trailing 2 sets to none to win the match 3-2. Again this year the Western Pennsylvania All-Stars took the lead with a 25-23 victory in the first set. Trailing 5-4 in the initial set, Western Pennsylvania ran off (6) consecutive points to go ahead,10-5, and would never relinquish...
Article | Posted 2011/11/28 - 2:53pm
We move from district high school football playoffs to state high school football playoffs as November turns to December this week on the MSA Sports Network. The Road to Hershey heats up as all four WPIAL football championships join the state postseason with PIAA Quarterfinals action, plus PIHL high school hockey, women's and men’s college basketball and even some grade school basketball as well all here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 28th:Boys Grade School Basketball: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Tournament Consolation Game - St. Alphonsus in Wexford vs Holy Trinity in...
Article | Posted 2011/11/27 - 10:27am
After four weeks of somewhat predictable and at times thrilling football, the Highway to Heinz has officially been shut down to allow four teams to celebrate and parade around with their new golden crowns. Two teams defended their titles from a year ago (with one of them successfully defending for a third straight year) while one team celebrated their first title since 2008 and the other winning gold for the first time in 47 years. Three top-seeds went the distance while the four was a 5th-seed that was ranked #1 at the start of the season. No matter how you dissect the 2011...
Article | Posted 2011/11/27 - 12:45am
North Allegheny’s Mack Leftwich scored the game winner in overtime and the Tigers defense held Upper St. Clair scoreless to win their second straight WPIAL Quad-A Championship with a 28-21 victory. Leftwich carried twenty times for 117 yards and threw for 148 yards on 10 of 16 to keep the Tigers on the Road to Hershey in defense of their PIAA title as well.Upper St. Clair QB Dakota Conwell started the game for the Panthers, but was sidelined after the opening drive with complications from an injury. The Panthers broke open a scoreless game when A.J. McGuire made his way to pay...
Article | Posted 2011/11/26 - 11:42pm
Third time is the charm for Aliquippa’s Mikal Hall as a last-minute drive gives the Quips a 14-7 victory over Jeannette in the Class AA championship game.
Aliquippa adds a 14th WPIAL title to its all-time best trophy case in its 100th season.There were a lot of significant, milestone, some would even say lucky numbers for Aliquippa (13-0) on Saturday evening at Heinz Field in a 14-7 defeat of Jeannette (12-1). It was the 14th WPIAL title in school history, still the most ever. It came in the Quips’ centennial season, one which saw them go undefeated for a 12th time during the...
Article | Posted 2011/11/26 - 8:55pm
The California Vulcans traveled to North Carolina for Division II playoff action on the MSA Sports Network. Here is a recap of the game:NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Playoffs
Winston-Salem State 35 - California 28
The Rams led 35-14 in the third quarter and held on to advance to the Super Region 1 final next week. Nicholas Cooper ran for 118 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns. Cooper started the scoring with a six yard run after Peter Lalich was intercepted at his own 20 yard line. Cal answered with a Jeff Knox six yard touchdown to tie the game. The Vulcans led 14-7 on...
Article | Posted 2011/11/26 - 6:16pm
The Montour Spartans won their first WPIAL title since 1964 as the Spartans handled the Knoch Knights 42-14 at Heinz Field in the McDonald’s Class AAA Championship Game. Julian Durden ran for 159 yards and four touchdowns as Montour goes to 10-3 and advances into the state playoffs to meet Grove City, a 33-0 winner over Erie Cathedral Prep last night.Both teams traded possessions to start the game, Knoch had a great scoring opportunity with a fourth down at the Montour 29 as Ky Kenyon had Alexander Strezeski open in the back of the end zone but Sherrod Naylor made a great play to tip...
Article | Posted 2011/11/26 - 3:28pm
When Clairton coach Tom Nola said before the season Tyler Boyd could be the best player he ever coached, it did raise a few eyebrows, especially considering the school’s storied gridiron history.
Now that the 6 feet, 1 inch junior’s talents were on display on the grand stage of the WPIAL Class A championship game at Heinz Field, that claim may be moving closer to being true.
Boyd carried the ball 12 times for 141 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Clairton to a convincing 42-6 win over previously undefeated Sto-Rox. The victory gives the Bears their fourth straight WPIAL...
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