Tag: Pine-Richland

Pine-Richland quarterback Cole Spencer (4) celebrates with Harrison Hayes after his touchdown run during the second quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Peters Township on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at North Allegheny.

PIAA championship ‘final chapter’ for record-setting Pine-Richland seniors

November 26, 2020

Cole Spencer has won more games than any quarterback in Pine-Richland history, and Eli Jochem owns all-time receiving records for catches and yards.

Pine-Richland celebrates with head coach Eric Kasperowicz after coming back to beat Governor Mifflin, 48-44, the PIAA Class 5A semifinals Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg.

PIAA football championship factoids: WPIAL teams look to make history

November 25, 2020

In 33 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year.

Jeannette’s James Sanders pulls in a one-handed catch against Reynolds to help set up Jeannette’s first touchdown during the PIAA Class A semifinals Nov. 20, 2020, at Reynolds High School.

PIAA finalists stand atop Trib 10 football power rankings

Two WPIAL champions are spectators while the four others are Hershey bound, looking to add to their golden seasons.

Central Valley’s Sean FitzSimmons celebrates his sack forcing a fumble during the first quarter of the WPIAL Class 3A championship game against Elizabeth Forward on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at North Allegheny.

Few tickets. No locker rooms. Covid-19 alters football team plans for PIAA championships

Central Valley’s football players will eat Thanksgiving dinner at the school, enjoying food served only by their coaches, before the team boards its buses to Hershey.

Hersheypark Stadium is lit up for the PIAA Class 4A state championship game between Thomas Jefferson and Dallas Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Hershey.

PIAA drastically cuts football championship tickets to meet Gov. Wolf’s order

November 24, 2020

State championship football teams will receive 386 tickets apiece from the PIAA for this weekend’s games, far fewer than originally planned.

Central Valley plays Wyoming Area in the PIAA Class 3A state championship game Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at Hersheypark Stadium.

PIAA puts football ticket sales on hold after governor tightens gathering limits

November 23, 2020

Ticket sales are on hold for the PIAA football championships after Gov. Tom Wolf announced new limits on gathering sizes.

Pine Richland’s Cole Spencer scoots up the sideline past the Governor Mifflin bench for the game winning touchdown in the fourth quarter during the PIAA Class 5A semifinal Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at Tiger Stadium in Hollidaysburg.

Trib HSSN Player of the Week: Cole Spencer, Pine-Richland

November 22, 2020

All season, Pine-Richland jumped on teams early and took control of football games in the first quarter on its way to a perfect regular season and another WPIAL championship.