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Chicks Picks – Week Three – 2012
September 13, 2012
Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. After a brutal first two weeks, Chick’s Picks decided that a vacation was a must before the bulk of conference play gets underway. The Boss was less than pleased with her timing, but Chick’s Picks assured him that a trip to the beach would allow time for her to relax and come back with a clear head, ready to finish the season as the top prognosticator in the WPIAL.Big Game Hunting for Week Three 2012
September 12, 2012
Just two games in and we are already beginning to sort the wheat from the chaff here in the 2012 WPIAL football season. That process will continue as we get into week three.Here’s hoping your favorite high school team is having more success than our local major - college and professional football teams are in Pittsburgh.Heading into the final game of the first third of the football season and Avella has more wins than Woodland Hills and McKeesport combined…that is why you have to pay close attention on a weekly basis in the WPIAL and that close attention starts with Big Game Hunting.WPIAL Plays of the Week From 2012 Week Two
September 11, 2012
A big second week of the WPIAL football season has come and gone. As expected, early season match ups with plenty of fanfare that did not disappoint. Here's a look back at the top games that lived up to their billing in our Week Two episode of Plays of the Week. #3 - Class A: Monessen Greyhounds 35 - Brentwood Spartans 28MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/10/2012
September 10, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Two of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (2-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Three host #5 Seneca Valley on MSA)2) GATEWAY GATORS (2-0) (Last Week #2) (Week Three: at #10 Kiski Area on MSA)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (2-0) (Last Week #3) (Week Three: at #9 Peters Township on MSA)4) PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (2-0) (Last Week #4) (Week Three: host Canon-McMillan)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/10/2012
You name it, we got it when it comes to high school and small college sporting events this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Between Thursday and Saturday, we will have THIRTY-EIGHT WPIAL and District 6 high school football games with Fridays action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show. We also have college football and the debut of women's college volleyball, plus WPIAL boys and girls soccer as well as WPIAL girls volleyball and field hockey along with all the news from the auto racing world with Rappin on Racin is here at MSAsports.net Monday, September 10th:TALK SHOW - Rappin on Racin at 6:00pm on MSAsports.netDistrict College Football Recap for Saturday, September 8th
September 9, 2012
Week 2 saw some offensive showdowns in PSAC crossover games as teams get ready for divisional play next week.California took on their second ranked opponent of the season and the biggest question, will the Lock Haven losing streak ever end. Details follow, with recaps of all the games:Shippensburg 55 - Slippery Rock 35 Zach Zulli threw four touchdown passes, three coming in the final 4:30 of the second quarter, he also caught a td pass as the Red Raiders cruised to the crossover win at Seth Grove Stadium. Zulli, who was the PSAC East Co-Offensive Player of the Week last week, staked his claim to a second straight honor with 348 yards passing, Shippensburg had 566 yards of offense and 28 first downs.WPIAL Week Two Saturday’s Scholastic Starz
There were not a whole lot of stars shining on the second Saturday of the WPIAL football season. No, it had nothing to do with the rainy afternoon or overcast evening. There were only three games played in District 7 on Saturday. Here are the performances that made those three contests seem very special.Patrick O'Malley - Steel ValleyWPIAL Week Two Friday Night HighLights
September 8, 2012
Maybe some folks weren't ready for Primetime with conference action starting in Week One throughout the WPIAL. Maybe they are showing up a tad late for the 2012 drama playing out on a stage near you. Or maybe a fast start out of the gates continued in the second furlough. Whatever the case may be, here are the top performances from a wild second Friday in which some games ended lightning quick while other were just delayed by lightning.Mack Leftwich - North AlleghenyWPIAL and City League Week Two Saturday Football Scores
A light Week Two Saturday high school football schedule was made less busy a few weeks ago when Geibel High School announced they would forfeit their first two games because of only having ten healthy players. The Gators were scheduled to host Tri-County South Conference power Beth-Center in their home opener, but instead settle for a second straight 2-0 loss. That left only three WPIAL games and two Pittsburgh City League contests on the Saturday slate, with all three District 7 games heard here on The Network. Here are ALL the final results.WPIAL CLASS AA Century Conference:Steel Valley Ironmen 41 - Burgettstown Blue Devils 0 (MSA) WPIAL CLASS A Eastern Conference:2012 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Football Standings – Week 2
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Two of the 2012 high school football season. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network. # - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chaseWPIAL CLASS AAAA:Northern Eight Conference:Scholastic Notebook – 09/07/2012
September 7, 2012
Sophomores had big games. Players who were their team’s No. 1 running back for the first time did some good things. A receiver turned running back also had a big game. The first weekend of the high school football season was a virtual coming-out party for some. Players introduced themselves to WPIAL football – and they were loud introductions. The leading rusher on the first weekend of the season was North Catholic’s P.J. Fulmore, a 10th-grader who had 265 yards. The second-leading rusher was Fort Cherry’s Koltan Kobrys, who played receiver last year. He ran for 250 yards.WPIAL and City League Week Two Friday Football Scores
Another warm evening greeted the players, bands and fans on the second edition of high school football in Southwestern Pennsylvania in 2012. Here is a rundown of ALL the football sores from both the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League.Games marked with (MSA) can be heard via archive right here on The Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:North Hills Indians 0 Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 14 (F)North Allegheny Tigers 48 Fox Chapel Foxes 7 (F)Pine-Richland Rams 50 Seneca Valley Raiders 29 (F)Shaler Titans 26 Butler Golden Tornado 60 (F)District College Football Preview for Saturday, September 8th
September 6, 2012
Week two of the district college football slate comes your way with several PSAC crossover battles featuring East vs. West. The NEC starts conference play and a couple of PAC teams meet nationally ranked foes on the road.Here are previews of All the games, three can be heard right here on the Network:Slippery Rock(1-0) at Shippensburg(1-0) 1pm on WISR 680 AM and the MSA Sports Network The Red Raiders offense was one of the best in the PSAC last season, while the Rock defense was one of the best in the nation, which one will win the battle in 2012 at Grove Stadium.Chicks Picks – Week Two – 2012
Welcome to Week 2 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks dreads making her predictions the first few weeks of the season. Her crystal ball is usually still a bit cloudy from the off-season, making it difficult to foresee accurate picks. The boss does not want to hear about a lackluster performance from the crystal ball, however, so the pressure is on from Day 1.Big Game Hunting for Week Two 2012
September 5, 2012
Week One was a scorcher, we saw some big time upsets, some tremendous debuts, and some confirmations of things most of us suspected would be true for the 2012 campaign. One thing I think all of us non-head coaches can agree on, is that WPIAL realignment bringing us very meaningful games at the outset of the season is a huge success. Stay hydrated, week two looks just as hot in the big games department, here’s hoping the temps are a little more football-like as we go Big Game Hunting! AAAA - Northern 8 ConferenceMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2012
September 4, 2012
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week One of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (1-0) (Last Week #1) (Week Two host Fox Chapel on MSA)2) GATEWAY GATORS (1-0) (Last Week #2) (Week Two: at Connellsville on MSA)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (1-0) (Last Week #3) (Week Two: at Canon-McMillan)4) PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS (1-0) (Last Week #6) (Week Two: host #6 North Hills on MSA)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/03/2012
September 3, 2012
DAILY high school sporting events start coming your way as we settle into September this week here on the MSA Sports Network. Between Thursday and Saturday, we will have FORTY-ONE WPIAL and District 6 high school football games with Fridays action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only MSA Sports/WPIAL High School Football Scoreboard Show. We also have college football and the debut of women's college field hockey, plus our inaugural 2012 broadcasts of WPIAL boys and girls soccer as well as WPIAL girls volleyball and all the news from the auto racing world with Rappin on Racin is here at MSAsports.net Monday, September 3rd:District College Football Recap for Saturday, September 2nd
September 2, 2012
With storms throughout the Western Pennsylvania area, the district College Football season kicked off with a bang with several great games. Here are the recaps of those games:Washington & Jefferson 23 - Methodist 6 On a 95 degree day in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Presidents survived the heat, humidity and an outage that left the stadium without power for the entire second half for the victory to open the season.WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – Week One
What better way to conclude opening weekend of the 2012 high school football season than for the WPIAL to put on a massive light show spectacular on Saturday night. Wait, what's that? It wasn't District 7 officials, rather Mother Nature that took center stage? Mmmm. Oh well, the Saturday list shrunk from five to four games because of the storms that rolled through Saturday night, but those four standouts were able to shine bright, even on a cloud-filled day.Kyle Whipple & Kevin Faulk - East Allegheny2012 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Football Standings
September 1, 2012
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Thursday of Week Two of the 2012 high school football season. Standings are updated after each game on Thursday, Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network. # - Clinched at least a share of the conference title * - Clinched playoff spot x - Eliminated from playoff chaseWPIAL CLASS AAAA:Northern Eight Conference:
