CHAMPS!!!
63 and 4!!!! The Clairton Bears from the WPIAL, owner of the nations longest current high school winning streak at 63 games, won their 4th consecutive Pennsylvania state title in convincing fashion beating the Dunmore Bucks at Hersheypark Stadium 20-0. Tyler Boyd ran for 117 yards on 20 carries and scored the Bears first touchdown, [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for the WPIAL Quarterfinals Playoffs
We’re down to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL PLayoffs, going 26 – 6 in the first round playoff games. Here’s our picks for the quarterfinals: CLASS AAAA North Allegheny over Bethel Park Gateway over Woodland Hills Seneca Valley over Mt. Lebanon Upper St. Clair over Pittsburgh Central Catholic CLASS AAA Montour over West Allegheny Thomas [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for the WPIAL First Round Playoff Games
It’s WPIAL playoff time! Here is Slick Nick’s official picks for the first round of the 2012 playoffs to see what teams get to go to Heinz Field for the championship games. The top seeds for each classification are as follows: Class AAAA – North Allegheny, Class AAA – Thomas Jefferson, Class AA – Aliquippa, [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for Week 9 in the WPIAL
Well, it’s the last game of the regular season. Playoffs begin next week. Last week, we upped the ante and made picks in 65 games…our most ever. And we came out with a respectable 49-16 record, just missing on a half dozen really close games. The hard games are this week with several really big [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for Week 8 in the WPIAL
38 – 12 last week. 38 – 12!!! Has Slick Nick lost his touch or what? He needs to get back on trak and quick…the playoffs are coming up in a couple weeks. Now, other people, in partcular Chick’s Picks, are proclaiming themselves as the top high school football prognosticator! This is what happens when [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for Week 7 in the WPIAL
OK, we’re running a little later than usual in getting the picks out. Had to do a little more research in the crystal ball. Last week, we were 42-7 out of 50 picks. Yeah, yeah, I know. 42 plus 7 equals 49. Well, the proofreader was asleep at the controls again and let me pick [...]
Nations Longest Current Winning Streaks
The nation’s longest current high school football winning streaks as of 10-12-2012: Clairton (PA) 53 Hornell (NY) 46 Waunakee (WI) 43 Webb City (MO) 37 Maryville (TN) 36 Regina (IA) 35 Boylan (IL) 35 Ithica (MI) 35 Trinity (KY) 32 Bellevue (WA) 32 Norfolk Catholic (NE) 32 Source: Maxpreps.com
Monessen locker room trouble
According to a news story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Click Here) by Eleanor Chute, three Monessen (WPIAL – PA) football players were arrested last night after head football coach Andy Pacak called police after suspecting guns and drugs were in the teams locker room. While the team was on the field, coaches searched lockers [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for Week 5 in the WPIAL
Well, not a great week but a very good one. Added an extra 10 games and went 9-1 to finish 41-9 overall for the week. Not bad, but I have to do better and I will! So here’s this week’s picks: 1. Gateway over Hempfield. Hempfield is much improved this year, but Gateway may well [...]
Football news from across the country
Also from Texas: A recordsetting passing performance by a Texas high school quarterback. Mike Richardson of Marble Falls HS passed for 722 yards in a 62-55 victory over Boerne Champion HS which would be a new record in the state of Texas. Richardson also threw for 7 touchdowns and ran another in, but fell 40 [...]
Slick Nick’s Picks for Week 4
Last week wasn’t that good, 32-8…at least by Slick Nick’s standards. Maybe it would be good for prognosticators like “Chick’s Picks” or the “Fumbler”, but not for Slick Nick. So, I’ve put a little extra effort and research into the picks this week and I’ve even added an extra 10 games to the picks, so [...]
Streaks, Streaks, and More Streaks
Big game tonight!! The Clairton Bears, 3-0, put their winning streak on the line when they travel to Monessen, who is also 3-0, to battle the Greyhounds. Clairton, with it’s 3 Division I prospects in Titus Howard, Terrish Webb, and all-everything player Tyler Boyd will face perhaps their biggest obstacle to keeping their 50 game [...]
