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Western PA (WPIAL) Schedule and Realignment News

pitt4059 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:47 +0000

The WPIAL recently realigned the football conferences for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, making 3 sections each in Class AAAA and Class AAA, rather than 4. Class AA And Class A will remain the same with 4 sections, however there are some big changes coming to some of the sections in all 4 of the conferences.

Penn Hills and Woodland Hills join Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair in Section 2 of Class AAAA while Pittsburgh Central Catholic joins North Allegheny and North Hills in Section 1. In Class AAA, Chartiers Valley gets out of a conference with powers Thomas Jefferson and West Mifflin and ends up…in a conference with powers Central Valley and Montour. In Class AA, two conferences with changes really stand out. First, the Century Conference lost this year’s projected favorite Washington but added South Park and McGuffey, two schools who played in Class AAA last year to a mix that already includes Seton LaSalle and South Fayette. The Interstate Conference which always seems to be strong with Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic, just got even more competitive with the addition of Washington High. And in the Foothills Conference of Class A, that conference just got loaded up with playoff teams from last season. But does it really matter being that the Clairton Bears are in that conference and in the midst of a historic winning streak?

The WPIAL schedules for every team can be found on the WPIAL link here:

2012 WPIAL High School Football Schedule

The new realignment is as follows:

WPIAL CLASS AAAA

Section #1

Butler Golden Tornado
Fox Chapel Foxes
North Allegheny Tigers
North Hills Indians
Pine-Richland Rams
Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings
Seneca Valley Raiders
Shaler Titans

Section #2

Baldwin Highlanders
Bethel Park Black Hawks
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Mount Lebanon Blue Devils
Penn Hills Indians
Peters Township Indians
Plum Mustangs
Upper St. Clair Panthers
Woodland Hills Wolverines

Section #3

Altoona Mountain Lions
Connellsville Falcons
Gateway Gators
Hempfield Spartans
Kiski Area Cavaliers
Latrobe Wildcats
McKeesport Tigers
Norwin Knights
Penn-Trafford Warriors

WPIAL CLASS AAA

Section #1

Albert Gallatin Colonials
Belle Vernon Leopards
Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Laurel Highlands Mustangs
Ringgold Rams
Thomas Jefferson Jaguars
Trinity Hillers
Uniontown Red Raiders
West Mifflin Titans

Section #2

Ambridge Bridgers
Blackhawk Cougars
Central Valley Warriors
Chartiers Valley Colts
Hopewell Vikings
Montour Spartans
Moon Tigers
New Castle Red Hurricane
West Allegheny Indians

Section #3

Derry Trojans
Franklin Regional Panthers
Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
Hampton Talbots
Highlands Golden Rams
Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers
Indiana Little Indians
Knoch Knights
Mars Fighting Planets

WPIAL CLASS AA

CENTURY CONFERERNCE

Burgettstown Blue Devils
Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
McGuffey Highlanders
Quaker Valley Quakers
Seton-LaSalle Rebels
South Allegheny Gladiators
South Fayette Lions
South Park Eagles
Steel Valley Ironmen

ALLEGHENY CONFERENCE

Burrell Buccaneers
Deer Lakes Lancers
East Allegheny Wildcats
Ford City Sabers
Freeport Yellowjackets
Kittanning Wildcats
Shady Side Academy Indians
Summit Academy Knights
Valley Vikings

MIDWESTERN CONFERENCE

Aliquippa Quips
Beaver Bobcats
Beaver Falls Tigers
Ellwood City Wolverines
Freedom Bulldogs
Mohawk Warriors
New Brighton Lions
Riverside Panthers

INTERSTATE CONFERENCE

Brownsville Falcons
Charleroi Cougars
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Jeannette Jayhawks
Mount Pleasant Vikings
Southmoreland Scotties
Washington Little Prexies
Waynesburg Raiders
Yough Cougars

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Apollo-Ridge Vikings
Avonworth Antelopes
Leechburg Blue Devils
North Catholic Trojans
Northgate Flames
Riverview Raiders
Springdale Dynamos
West Shamokin Wolves
Wilkinsburg Tigers

BIG SEVEN CONFERENCE

Laurel Spartans
Neshannock Lancers
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers
Rochester Rams
Shenango Wildcats
South Side Beaver Rams
Sto-Rox Vikings
Union Scotties
Western Beaver Golden Beavers

TRI-COUNTY SOUTH CONFERENCE

Avella Eagles
Bentworth Bearcats
Beth-Center Bulldogs
Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Frazier Commodores
Geibel Catholic Gators
Jefferson-Morgan Rockets
Mapletown Maples
West Greene Pioneers

FOOTHILLS CONFERENCE

Brentwood Spartans
Bishop Canevin Crusaders
California Trojans
Carlynton Cougars
Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
Clairton Bears
Fort Cherry Rockets
Imani Christian Saints
Monessen Greyhounds
Serra Catholic Eagles

National Letter of Intent Day Recap

pitt4059 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:59:10 +0000

National Letter of Intent day for high school football player signings has come and gone. And even though the rankings of college teams means nothing for future success, here are the consensus top five recruiting classes: Alabama, Ohio State, Florida State, Florida, and Texas. Ohio State had probably the biggest turnaround after hiring new head coach Urban Meyer who had an immediate impact on recruiting.

Some of the top players and where they are going to: Dorial Green-Beckham to Missouri, Noah Spence to Ohio State, Darius Hamilton to Rutgers, and Gunner Kiel to Notre Dame. We wish every player going on to play college football success and an injury-free college career. Now, it’s time to move on to next year’s senior class, this year’s junior class.

We’re Back!!!

pitt4059 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:21 +0000

Ok, we’re back from a several week holiday hiatus. Lot’s of stuff going on in the world of high school football including recruiting news and coaching changes, and we will be posting more regularly from here on out. We’re also going to be adding several new features in the upcoming months as well as getting contributing articles from several additional writers.

One note for everybody regarding camps and clinics for 2012 and the listing on our Camps and Clinics Page as we are getting tons of emails with questions regarding it.

First, we are in the process of updating the page and it’s an ongoing process. Colleges are just now finalizing their dates and we will be updating the page several times each week. We’re also going to make the page a little easier to navigate by listing camps under categories, ie: Youth Camps, Specialty Camps, Kicking Camps, Team Camps, etc…

Second, the Camps and Clinics page is our listing of the camps. We do not have lists of the camps to mail out. If you see a camp you may be interested in, click on their link and it should take you to that camp’s registration page or an information page. We have nothing to do with any of the camps other than posting the links to each one. We are not affiliated with any camp or clinic.

Third, make sure you check back regularly regarding the camps. New ones are listed as we receive them.

Lastly, Thanks for your continued support of High School Football Web.Com. You are one of the reasons why this site achieved over 7 million hits last year, and we appreciate you using High School Football Web.Com for all of your high school football needs!

The Ultimate in Ridiculousness

pitt4059 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:02:13 +0000

According to a story published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( Story by Janice Crompton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ), Peters (PA) police were called to investigate the Peters Twp. football program and head coach Rich Piccinini after receiving a complaint from Children and Youth Services that “an alleged perpetrator is permitting children to play sports with concussions or concussion-like symptoms”. Apparently, according to Mark Mortland, owner of Mortland Physical Therapy who provides trainers to oversee athletes for the sports at the high school, players were being pressured to play with severe head injuries and his trainers were being pressured to allow the kids to play.

What???? Somebody called CYS who in turn asked the Peters police to conduct an investigation of the football program? What is the world turning into? Seems to me, Mortland and his trainers should be held responsible if they permitted something like this to happen. And if it happened during a game where there is a doctor on the sidelines, then the doctor should be held responsible. And what about the parents of the players themselves? Hey, if you think there is a problem take your kid to the hospital or doctor after practice or a game. No player can get back on the field if diagnosed with a concussion if a doctor hasn’t cleared them to play. This whole thing just stinks and sounds kind of fishy to me. Could this be a case of disgruntled parents who have an axe to grind with the current coach? And to go and call CYS who in turn contact the police to conduct an investigation, what an absolute waste of police time. It’s incidences like these and the “illegal hit fines” in the NFL that are going to turn this sport into nothing but two-hand tag within five years if this keeps up.

As a side note, Superintendent Nina Zetty of the school district saind the school conducted it’s own investigation and found no wrongdoing by the football program because it’s not their responsibility to allow injured players to play or practice, it’s the trainer who has the final word and
no player is allowed to play without a medical release. Exactly! This whole thing stinks. Shame on whomever turned this into CYS in the first place.

Joe Paterno, 1926 – 2012

pitt4059 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:10:41 +0000

Sad news to report today. Joe Paterno, the former head coach at Penn State University and the all-time winningest college football coach in history has passed away at the age of 85. Coach Paterno’s teams won 409 games, went to 37 bowl games, and won 2 national championships in his 46 years of coaching.

Rest in Peace, “JoPa”.

Clairton Bears Make History With 3-Peat

pitt4059 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:19:45 +0000

Tyler Boyd of the Clairton Bears

Head coach Tom Nola’s Clairton Bears made the big plays when they had to, winning their 47th consecutive game and their third consecutive PIAA Class A State Championship with a 35-19 victory over Southern Columbia. Tyler Boyd, relatively quiet for most of the game except for a 55 yard run in the first half, put the nail in Southern Columbia’s coffin with a 4th quarter 78 yard TD run and then hammered it home with a 68 yard TD run near the end of the game. The game was relatively close for 3 quarters as Southern Columbia gave the Bears perhaps their toughest game of the year. But in the fourth quarter, the Bears defense behind Devante Gardlock and Carvan Thompson, rose to the occasion, forcing Southern Columbia to punt several times and turn over the ball through a fumble, enabling Boyd to put the finishing touches and ensuring the Bears their third consecutive Pennsylvania Class A title. The Clairton Bears now have the longest ongoing winning streak in the country at 47 games.

Notes: Terrish Webb caught two TD passes of 88 and 65 yards from Capri Thompson for Clairtons first two TD’s. Reuben Kelley scored the Bear’s third TD on a 1 yard run after Tyler Boyd’s 55 yard run in the second quarter. Southern Columbia’s Matt Moore scored 2 TD’s, one on a 3 yard run and the other on a 5 yard TD pass from Brad Fegley, while Tyler Levan scored SC’s other TD on a 5 yard run. The Bears played a good portion of the game without standout receiver/defensive back Trent Coles who apparently tore his MCl when a defensive player rolled up his leg while he kicked an extra point in the first half. The Bears are the first WPIAL team to win 3 consecutive PIAA state titles.

Pitt’s Graham Leaves for Arizona State

pitt4059 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:09:59 +0000

Breaking News: After only one season, Pitt Head Football Coach Todd Graham is leaving the Univeristy of Pittsburgh to become the head football at Arizona State University. Graham didn’t even tell the players personally. He supposedly sent a text message about leaving Pitt while on a flight to Arizona, to an assistant coach who passed it along to the players.

Note: Wow! This is really a blow to Pitt, its football program, the current football players and recruits. Graham had vowed to change the program and turn it into an explosive, high octane program. Now what? How can any recruit believe anything this guy says?

Clairton Wins 46th Game in a Row

pitt4059 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:20:08 +0000

The Clairton Bears won their 46th consecutive game in a row and will play in their 4th straight Pennsylvania state championship game. Coach Tom Nola’s Bears have tied the former Braddock High School WPIAL record of 46 games from 1955-1960 with a 30-8 victory over Sharpsville in the Class A Semifinals. Running back Tyler Boyd sparked Clairton with 3 TD’s and 145 yards. Clairton currently is tied with Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey for the longest active winning streak in the country, and during the 46 game winning streak has outscored their opponents by a total of 2042 to 169. If the Bears defeat Southern Columbia next week in the championship game, they will be the first WPIAL team to win 3 consecutive state championships.

Maryland Crab Bowl

pitt4059 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:27:46 +0000

Announcing the Maryland Crab Bowl Powered Under Armour at Bowie State University, December 17, 2011

November 30, 2011 Bowie, MD – The Mid Atlantic Football Foundation (MAFF) is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Maryland Crab Bowl, December 17th, 2011 at 12:00 pm, at Bowie State University. The Crab Bowl is Maryland’s only statewide all-star game, and in its four year history boasts well over 190 active alumni throughout the country at virtually all levels of college football.

Tickets are available on a pre-sale basis starting December 1, 2011 via the web at:

Maryland Crab Bowl Ticket Info

“We are excited to produce the Crab Bowl again this year,” said Sean O’Connor, MAFF’s Director of Business Operations, “because just this weekend alone, 37 of our alumni will be in action at the Football Championship Series, Division II and Division III level as their play-offs continue. The Crab Bowl represents this great state for college football well, and our game provides exposure for the state’s best talent for some of this country’s best institutions of higher learning to see these young men compete.”

The Mid Atlantic Football Foundation, Inc is a non-profit (501c3) foundation. It was created in January 2011 to provide the youth of our community the opportunity to participate and compete in football related events. Please visit our website at:

The Mid Atlantic Football Foundation

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The Champions!

pitt4059 — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:24:37 +0000

And the WPIAL champions for 2011, played at Heinz Field today are:

Class A

Clairton, on Tyler Boyd’s 3 TD’s and 141 yards and with a stifling defense, shut down Sto-Rox to claim their 4th WPIAL title in a row and also win their 44th consecutive game, 42-7.

Class AA

Aliquippa put together a 96 yard drive at the end of the game and went ahead 12-7 when Mikail Hall threw a TD pass to Devon Walker with 29 seconds remaining. Aliquippa scored the subsequent 2 pointer to go ahead 14-7 over Jeannette giving the Quips their 14th WPIAL title in their history.

Class AAA

Montour, behind running back Julian Durden’s 4 TD’s and 165 yards rushing, knocked off undefeated Knoch 42-14. Quarterback Dillon Buechel also threw for over 200 yards and a TD.

Class AAAA

North Allegheny repeats as Quad A Champions with a thrilling overtime win against Upper St. Clair. The 28-21 victory lengthens the North Allegheny win streak to 20 in a row, that is with a little help from the referees in the 2nd quarter to tie the game. A horribly bad call by the refs gave NA’s Brendan Coniker a 23-yard touchdown pass reception with 27 seconds left in the second quarter. As the Heinz field played the replay, it was clear that Coniker was out of bounds when he caught the ball in the end zone. Maybe high schools should foot the bill for instant replay here in the next few years. I’m sure the yinzers here are already calling for it.