WPIAL high school football championships!

WPIAL Class 3A championship: Belle Vernon dominates rematch, shuts out unbeaten Avonworth for second consecutive title

It wasn’t the most action-packed game by any means, but there likely weren’t many complaints from the Belle Vernon faithful on the ride back home. Fueled by a suffocating defense and a dominant offensive line, the Leopards (11-1) controlled the WPIAL Class 3A title game against Avonworth (12-1) from start to finish en route to…

WPIAL Class 2A championship: Resilience carries surprising Beaver Falls to thrilling victory against No. 1 Steel Valley

With the WPIAL Class 2A championship tied, Beaver Falls senior running back Da’Talian Beauford took a handoff up the middle at the Steel Valley 22.  Steel Valley senior Joe Ketterman poked the ball out, and junior Rasaun Hough caught it and returned it 78 yards for the go-ahead score.  In years past, that moment might’ve…

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WPIAL championship notebook: Penn State running back recruits Quinton Martin and Tikey Hayes share in championship feeling, look forward to teaming up in college

Quinton Martin admits that he and Tikey Hayes haven’t always been cool, the reason for that being that Hayes and Aliquippa knocked Martin and Belle Vernon from the WPIAL playoffs in Martin’s sophomore season in 2021. “We weren’t very close at that point in time,” Martin said, laughing. “But over the years just talking to…

Meanwhile, in the state high school football quarterfinals …

PIAA quarterfinal rundown: Westinghouse storms back to win at Farrell; North Allegheny, Peters Township cruise to victories

This Westinghouse team has developed a habit of starting slow, but you can’t keep these Bulldogs down for long. After falling into a 14-point deficit in hostile territory in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal clash with District 10 champion host Farrell (10-2), things were looking bleak for Westinghouse (12-0) — but the Bulldogs never flinched. With…