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This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 11/25/2012
November 25, 2012
The Highway to Heinz is history here in 2012, so now our attention turns to the ride on the Road to Hershey this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We will have the PIAA Quarterfinals games for all four WPIAL football champions: North Allegheny, West Allegheny, Aliquippa and Clairton, plus we have PIHL High School hockey, men's and women's college basketball and the final edition this fall of This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 26th:Grade School Boys Basketball - 2012 OLSH Grade School Basketball Tournament Consolation: St. Mary's of Glenshaw vs St. Gabriel's of Whitehall at 6:00pm on the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Network at MSAsports.netIUP Advances to NCAA Regional Final With Win Over New Haven
November 24, 2012
And then there was one, IUP moved on to the NCAA Regional Finals with a road victory on Saturday, here is the game recap:NCAA Division II Playoffs: IUP 17 - New Haven 14 The #13 ranked Crimson Hawks had their halftime lead hold up, breaking up a pass in the end zone on the final play to advance to the regional final next week against top-seeded Winston-Salem.
West Allegheny’s Wildcat Whips West Mifflin 34-8
November 23, 2012
The West Miffln Titans and the West Allegheny Indians squared off in the night cap on Championship Friday at Heinz Field in the McDonald's/WPIAL Class AAA Championship game. In a matchup of two strong running games, the West Allegheny wildcat was most impressive in leading the Indians to a 34-8 victory over West Mifflin as the Indians captured their 6th WPIAL Class AAA Title and their second since 2009.
Quips Repeat in Winning WPIAL Title Number 15, Impeach Prexies 34-7
Neither rain, nor wind, nor snow could stop the Aliquippa Quips running attack as the Quips cruised to their 15th WPIAL Championship with a 34-7 victory over the Washington Little Prexies at Heinz Field in the McDonald's/WPIAL Class AA Championship game.(Photo to left: One of the Quips few seniors, fullback Devon Walker celebrates another district crown for Aliquippa High School)
Mack the Knife Leads North Allegheny to Historic AAAA Three-Peat
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The Golden Bears in the Record Books With Class A Win Over Sto-Rox
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablDistrict College Football Preview for Saturday, November 24th
And then there was one, IUP is the only college football team in the district still alive and playing on this Thanksgiving weekend. Here is a preview of that matchup. NCAA Division II Playoffs-Second Round: IUP(11-1) at New Haven(10-0) Noon The 11th ranked Crimson Hawks defeated Shepherd 27-17 at home last week in the first round. IUP won the PSAC title with a win over Shippensburg 41-10 in the State Title Game two weeks ago. The win cemented a playoff bid for the Crimson Hawks, their 15th in school history.Big Game Hunting – WPIAL Championships
November 21, 2012
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Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for the Week of November 19th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. Starting in December, MSA Sports will have the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (5-0-0) (Last Week #1)2) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (3-0-0) (Last Week #2)3) CANON McMILLAN BIG MACS (3-1-0) (Last Week #3)WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – Semifinals
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November 20, 2012
The Highway to Heinz concludes with a feast for all high school football fans this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We celebrate Thanksgiving Day 24 hours later with EXCLUSIVE coverage of all four WPIAL championship football games from Heinz Field along with a PIAA state football First Round postseason contest, plus we have PIHL High School hockey, men's and women's college basketball and This Week in the WPIAL all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, November 19th:College Men's Basketball - Penn State-Fayette vs Point Park at 7:30pm on WPPJ-AM 670 AND on WMBS-AM 590College Men's Basketball - LaRoche vs Slippery Rock at 7:00pm on MSA-SRU at MSAsports.netPeters Twp, Moon and Greensburg CC Sweep PIAA Girls Soccer Crowns
November 17, 2012
History was made Saturday in more ways than one. Peters Township blanked Cumberland Valley 1-0 at Hersheypark Stadium on a Emily Franty goal to win the PIAA Class AAA championship. The Indians victory gave the WPIAL a golden sweep of the state soccer titles, a first for District 7. Antonia Grese's goal at 15:16 of the first half was all Moon needed as they shutout the Archbishop Wood Vikings 1-0 to win the PIAA Class AA championship. The title is the Tigers first girls state soccer crown in school history, this after Moon lost to Mars in the District 7 finals.Upper St. Clair Wins 3rd PIAA Boys Soccer Championship
Despite losing in the District 7 finals, Upper St. Clair grabbed an early lead and held on Saturday to win the boys Class AAA state championship 1-0 over West Lawn Wilson. Wes Burdette served a ball to Doug Hateman who finished the play with a header and the games only goal 20 minutes in at Hersheypark Stadium. The state crown is the third for USC after winning back-to-back PIAA gold in 2004 and 2005. Meanwhile, after yielding back-to-back shutouts in PIAA Quarterfinals and semifinals victories, Sewickley Academy was blanked Friday by Mountain View in the Class A championship match. Here are ALL of the results from the 2012 PIAA Boys Soccer Playoffs.2012 PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:WPIAL Week Twelve Friday Night HighLights
Most coaches will tell you the way to win in November is pound the ball on the ground and play strong defense. Well the strong defense thing is universal in football, however this is not your big brothers three yards and a cloud of rubber pellets high school football. Quarterbacks are shining bring on the Highway to Heinz, including six that helped guide their teams past the final exit and on to the North Shore as the next stop in the WPIAL football playoffs.Mack Leftwich - North Allegheny2012 PIAA Girls Volleyball Playoff Recap – WPIAL Comes Up Empty
While the WPIAL came up empty in sending a team to the state finals for only the second time PIAA girls volleyball history, it turned out to be a golden postseason for neighboring teams from District 9 and District 10. Clarion from D-9 won the Class A state championship Saturday while Fort LeBoeuf from D-10 captured the Class AA crown. Here are ALL the results from the 2012 PIAA Girls Volleyball Playoffs.2012 PIAA CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:Landisville Hempfield Black Knights 3 - Parkland Trojans 1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-23)PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:District College Football Recap for Saturday, November 17th
The NCAA playoffs kicked off in Division II and III, regular season action came to a conclusion in the NEC.Here are recaps of all the games, including one heard here on the Network:NCAA Division II Playoffs/First Round: IUP 27 - Shepherd 17 The 11th ranked Crimson Hawks move onto the second round with the home victory at George P. Miller Stadium. De'Antwan Williams carried 30 times for 152 yards and a score as IUP moves on to the second round. IUP scored first, taking advantage of a Jihad Rasheed fumble, Greg Meisner recovered and set up the Crimson Hawks at the 28 yard line. Mike Box hit Terill Williams 5 plays later for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead.WPIAL Football Semifinals Recaps 2012
Scholastic Notebook – 11/16/2012
November 16, 2012
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