Tag: Rochester
Five things to watch in Saturday’s WPIAL football championships
November 16, 2018
Saturday could be a historic night at Heinz Field for the WPIAL, Thomas Jefferson and coach Bill Cherpak. If his Jaguars win the WPIAL Class 4A title, Cherpak would tie West Allegheny coach Bob Palko for the most titles in WPIAL history and TJ would become only the third team
PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — Aliquippa claims ’91 state title
The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't
WPIAL Class A football final capsule: Rochester vs. OLSH
WPIAL Class A championship No. 5 Rochester (11-1) vs. No. 3 OLSH (11-1) 11 a.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh the CW-TV; 1230 AM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.triblive.com Coaches: Gene Matsook, Rochester; Dan Bradley, OLSH Winner plays: The winner gets a bye in the PIAA quarterfinals and will
Chick’s Picks reaches out to The Boss for advice on Week 12 predictions
November 15, 2018
Welcome to Week 12 of the high school football season. After struggling with last week's predictions, Chick's Picks decided to call a meeting with The Boss in hopes of salvaging her stellar overall season record. The Boss reluctantly agreed, and the two met for lunch. Chick's Picks did not want
WPIAL Class A final preview: Rochester chasing 9th district title, while OLSH is making 1st appearance
November 13, 2018
Author Thomas Wolfe once wrote, andquot;You can't go home again.andquot; Gene Matsook is hoping Wolfe's turn of a phrase has nothing to do with football. Well, it isn't exactly home that Matsook will be returning to Saturday when he takes his Rochester football team on a bus ride along Ohio
Rochester blanks No. 1 Jeannette to reach WPIAL title game
November 9, 2018
Rochester was determined not to lose to Jeannette for a third straight season in the WPIAL Class A playoffs. A dominating performance by both lines and a stellar backfield duo paced the Rams to a 27-0 victory over top-seeded Jeannette on Friday night at Canonsburg Stadium. Darius Goosby ran for
Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football
November 8, 2018
Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side
WPIAL top 10: Playoff streaks
November 7, 2018
THE TOP 10 Playoff streaks Does it seem like a number of schools always make the playoffs Here is a list of the 10 longest playoff appearance streaks in WPIAL history: Schoolandamp;#0010;Number, Yrs. qualified 1t. Aliquippaandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 1t. Thomas Jeffersonandamp;#0010;24, 1995-2018 3. Woodland Hillsandamp;#0010;23, 1996-2018 4. McKeesportandamp;#0010;21, 1998-2018 5. Upper
Westmoreland County high school football don’t-miss matchups for Week 11
WPIAL Class 5A Quarterfinals No. 6 Penn-Trafford (9-2) vs. No. 3 Peters Township (9-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, andamp;#0010;Titan Stadium, West Mifflin On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Penn-Trafford 42, North Hills 7; Peters Township 35, Armstrong 7 Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Penn Hills (11-0)/No. 7 McKeesport (9-2) Coaches:
Five things we learned in H.S. football: Home teams rule
November 3, 2018
This was a good week to root for the home team. There were 38 playoff games Friday night, and only four road teams won, easily the fewest since the WPIAL expanded to six classifications. There were seven first-round road wins a year ago and 10 in 2016. In fact, only
