Football
WPIAL Saturdays Scholastic Starz – Week Four
September 25, 2017
In football, when an official puts a fist in the air, it means fourth down. So we here at MSA Sports, powered by TribLive.com stand with our first in the air. No, not in some sort of protest, but to salute the stand out players in the handful of WPIAL football games on Saturday that […]
WPIAL Week Four Saturday Scores
A couple of Homecoming games has expanded the Saturday slate in WPIAL football in Week Four to a fist full of excitement. Both Shaler and Beaver will play their traditional Homecoming Day games on Saturday, to go with three Class 1-A conference contests involving four top ten ranked teams. Here is the schedule, with three […]
Friday Night HighLights – Week Four
Week Three saw a record setting rushing performance and several stunners around the WPIAL Friday night high school football buffet. While there were no major upsets in Week Four, there were plenty of close games expected to be runaways and blowouts that were expected to be tight in a different version of eyebrow-raising. But while […]
WPIAL/City League Week Four Scores
Mother Nature is confused. While fans, coaches and players appreciated a fifth straight dry Friday night going back to Week Zero, the first few weeks felt like early October and now as we head into the final week of the ninth month, it’s felt more like August. Like the temps, the action on the field […]
Chicks Picks – Week Four
Welcome to Week 4 of the high school football season. While working on this week’s predictions and researching some of the top players in the WPIAL, Chick’s Picks started thinking back to her basketball playing days many moons ago. Recalling some of the most talented players from her day, Chick’s Picks wondered, where are they […]
Big Game Hunting – Week Four
The celebration continues with the announcement this week that the MSA Sports Network will soon become the Trib Live High School Sports Network. A lot of very happy people in southwestern Pennsylvania when that news broke Monday, none more happy than I, but, there is work to do. Onward we march into the 2017 campaign. […]
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Three 2017
September 19, 2017
With the completion of the third week of play, the WPIAL football regular season has already seen some of the top teams create separation, while teams off to a slow start face an uphill climb. The four plays that made the cut this week include an overtime bout in 3A, a dramatic comeback to extend […]
MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/18/2017
September 18, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week Three of the 2017 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1. PINE-RICHLAND […]
WPIAL Football Standings After Week Three
September 17, 2017
Here are the latest WPIAL football standings through Week Three of the 2017 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for and points against as well as the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 121 WPIAL teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday’s scholastic gridiron action each week. Click […]
WPIAL Saturdays Scholastic Starz – Week Three
Week Three of the 2017 WPIAL football season concluded on the warmest game day of the campaign. While cramps were a big concern in the three afternoon Class 1-A contests, these three ‘wise’ men laughed at the warm temps and humidity in leading their teams to either remain undefeated or claim a first victory of […]
WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Three 2017
September 16, 2017
September WPIAL Friday night football continues to shine, both above and on the playing fields. Mother Nature bestowed another picture perfect evening weather wise and these young men took full advantage in leading their teams to victory, including one record smashing performance. Here is a look at some of those standout performances in Week Three […]
WPIAL/City League Week Three Saturday Scores
While five classifications hadput Week Three in the rear view mirror, Class 1-A featured three Saturday afternoon games to ironically close out the third week of the regular season. One was a potential trap conference game for the second ranked team in the classification, another was a non-conference battle of unbeaten teams and the third […]
MSA Sports Week Three Video Stream Game of the Week
September 15, 2017
Tune in tonight or anytime after to watch the WPIAL Class 6-A Southeastern Conference football contest from Big Macs Stadium in Canonsburg as the Canon-McMillan Big Macs host the Mount Lebanon Blue Devils in an early season battle for first place. It is this weeks MSA Sports Video Stream Game of the Week.
WPIAL/City League Week Three Friday Scores
Back in the not so distant past, Week Three was THEE week in high school football. The first two weeks were always non-conference tune-ups leading up to the start of conference play and the chase for the postseason in Week Three. Ah yes, those were the good old days. Now get off my lawn kids! […]
Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2017
Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. When Chick’s Picks received a call from The Boss late last week, her first thought was – Uh oh! The Boss never summons her this early in the season, unless there is a problem. Chick’s Picks packed up her trusty crystal ball and headed to […]
Big Game Hunting – Week Three
September 14, 2017
After Friday a third of the 2017 season will be in the books. For some teams they will have played four games. Some teams are still sorting things out, others are dealing with devastating injuries to key players, while still others are figuring things out and kicking it into high gear. Hope remains strong for […]
WPIAL Plays of the Week – Week Two 2017
September 12, 2017
While Week One set the tone for an exciting football campaign, this past week was filled with key matchups and fantastic finishes. To that point, the top four plays include a touchdown run and ensuing extra point in the final seconds for an upset in 5A, an interception return to seal the outcome in a […]
MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/11/2017
September 11, 2017
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten seven in 6-A and top ten football teams in each of the other five classifications. Here are the rankings following Week Two of the 2017 high school football season. WPIAL CLASS 6-A WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP SEVEN: 1. PINE-RICHLAND […]
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/11/2017
We hit the 1/3 mark of the regular season in high school football, plus the debut of various other fall high school sports this week here on the MSA Sports Network. The 2017 WPIAL football season continues with Week Three and The Network has 23 WPIAL and five District 6 and District 9 high school football […]
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Colin Jonov
Colin Jonov was a three-sport athlete during his time at Franklin Regional, playing baseball, basketball and football. It was on the gridiron where Jonov really excelled, though, and he continued his football career at Bucknell. Now a senior, Jonov is proving to be one of the top players for his team. As a result, he […]
