WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
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 »
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 »
Pine-Richland was the clear-cut favorite to win the Class 6A WPIAL championship since the first week of the season. The Rams proved that was the case each week for the past 13 weeks, and Saturday’s championship game at Heinz Field was no different. Pine-Richland led from start to finish in its 42-7 win against Central… More »
No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (12-0) vs. No. 2 Central Catholic Vikings (10-2) At Heinz Field (2 p.m.) From the start of the season it has been championship or bust for both of these powerhouses. The Rams are having one of the more impressive seasons in Class 6A history, steamrolling through all of their opponents, including… More »
Pine-Richland clinched its sixth WPIAL title game appearance with a 49-25 victory over the North Allegheny Tigers on Friday night at Ambridge High School. The Rams rolled up 665 yards of offense in the WPIAL Class 6A semifinal contest and prevailed predominantly on the passing connection of Phil Jurkovec to Jason DiFrancisis. Jurkovec completed 18… More »
No. 1 Pine-Richland Rams (11-0) vs. No. 5 North Allegheny (8-3) At Ambridge (7:30 p.m.) The top-seeded Rams and fifth-seed Tigers both cruised into the semifinals with quarterfinal routs. The Rams defeated Norwin, 49-14, which was right on the dot with how many points they averaged per game this season. Senior quarterback and Notre Dame… More »
The North Allegheny boys’ soccer team went toe-to-toe with the Pine-Richland Rams for the third time this season in the first round of the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs. The result of Tuesday’s matchup at Fox Chapel High School was the same as the first two meetings as the Tigers again came away victorious, this time… More »
No. 1 Pine-Richland (10-0) vs. No. 8 Norwin (5-5) At 7:30 p.m. No one has been able to stop the Rams this season, and it will be a tall task for the Knights to be the one to do so. Pine-Richland has put up an astounding 49.7 points per game led by senior quarterback and… More »
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