WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
McKeesport senior Layton Jordan became the latest football player in the Big 56 Conference to earn a Division I scholarship. Jordan announced via Twitter on Dec. 7 that he has committed to Temple University. Jordan was selected as a first-team running back in the Class 5A Big East Conference, leading his team to the WPIAL semifinals… More »
Pine-Richland will take on St. Joseph’s Preparatory School on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. for the Class 6A PIAA Championship at Hersheypark Stadium. For directions, click on the following link, Directions to Hersheypark Stadium. PCN will carry the PIAA Championship Games live. You can visit details on viewing options at https://pcntv.com/football/ (Armstrong Cable Channel 447 or HD 161). Trib… More »
As teams across the state get ready to compete for the state championship this weekend – including Gateway and Pine-Richland – others found out what classification they will be competing in 2018. A number of Class 5A and 6A schools in the WPIAL have changed their classification. In Class 6A, Penn Hills, Shaler, Bethel Park… More »
All season long, Pine-Richland relied on its potent offense to get the job done, but in a change of events, the defense was the primary factor in sending the Rams to the Class 6A PIAA Championship Game next week at Hershey. The Rams forced five Manheim Township turnovers and allowed only 69 rushing yards in… More »
Freshman Jayson Jenkins made the biggest kick of his young career on Friday night, lifting Gateway to the Class 5A PIAA championship for the first time in school history. Jenkins’ 23-yard field goal in the waning seconds broke a 28-28 tie to give the Gators a 31-28 victory against Manheim Central at Mansion Park Stadium… More »
The early game jitters for Gateway didn’t last long, as the Gators erupted for a 49-30 win against District 10 champion Hollidaysburg in the Class 5A PIAA quarterfinals at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona on Saturday afternoon. The win was the first in program history in the state playoffs. Gateway was only able to muster… More »
It wasn’t as early as they are use to, but it only took 28 seconds at the start of the second half for Pine-Richland to take control of the game in its 49-21 win against District 6 champion, State College, in the Class 6A PIAA quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon at Hempfield High School. With the… More »
If there was a most valuable player for the WPIAL last year, Zane Dudek would be at the top of a lot of the ballots. In his senior season, Dudek rushed for a WPIAL single-season record 2,955 yards and set the scoring record with 254 points. The River Hawks graduate didn’t slow down in his first… More »
In its first meeting of the season back on September 29, Penn-Trafford used their stifling defense to shutout Gateway. In their second meeting of the season on Friday at heinz Field in the Class 5A championship, it was Gateway that stifled Penn-Trafford, 21-16, to win its first WPIAL championship since 1986. Up by five points… More »