- The 2015 WPIAL Football Playoff Preview This article is sponsored by our friends at Bowser’s Restaurant in Center Township! If you are looking for a great place to grab a bite to eat or kick back and relax with a good beer after the games this Friday, make Bowser’s your spot! The WPIAL football playoffs are here. Questions abound in class […]
- The All-Time All-Beaver County Football Team Starting Lineup Football is an honest game. It’s true to life. It’s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.” – Joe Namath As the NFL’s regular season draws closer (because pre-season is only good for pre-evaluating your fantasy draft picks and praying nobody gets hurt) I have been getting a little nostalgic with […]
- Beaver Valley Football Officials Need Your Help! The Beaver Valley Football Officials need your help! Has football officiating ever crossed your mind? If so, it’s time for you to look into what it takes to become an official. There are many perks and benefits to being a football official. Three of the most prevalent are the pay (it’s pretty good!), the camaraderie […]
- Top 5 High School Football Coaches in Beaver County History Compiling this list was extremely difficult. Beaver County can claim not only some of the best coaches to ever walk the sidelines in the region, but also in the state. One of the harder questions I asked myself was what Aliquippa coach(es) to include? Zmijanac, Marocco, Yanessa, or Aschman? Heck, you could have those four […]
- WPIAL Championship Recap Central Valley vs West Allegheny It was Friday night football for the ages at Heinz Field. The City of Champions was all lit up on “Light Up Night,” while across the river on the North Shore, the Central Valley Warriors lit up the scoreboard early and often, capturing the WPIAL class AAA championship with a […]
- Top 5 Quarterbacks in Beaver County History 1. Joe Namath, Beaver Falls, class of 1961 Do we really need a description or explanation? Broadway Joe. Alabama Crimson Tide. New York Jets. Super Bowl III champion. Enough said. 2. Vito “Babe” Parilli, Rochester, class of 1948 After starring at Rochester High School, Babe Parilli became the first University of Kentucky football player to […]
- WPIAL Playoffs Semifinal Recap The definition of the word revenge goes something like this: To exact punishment for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit; to take vengeance for. Both Aliquippa and Central Valley will get the opportunity for revenge at Heinz Field in the WPIAL championship. The Quips and the Warriors will face […]
- WPIAL Playoffs Week 2 Recap And then there were two. As in two teams left that will represent Beaver County in the “final four” of the WPIAL playoffs. As expected, Aliquippa and Central Valley advanced, while South Side and Riverside saw their seasons come to an end. Let’s revisit the quarterfinals. Class A South Side Beaver got on the board […]
- Beaver County’s WPIAL Playoff Preview The road to Heinz Field will once again travel through Brodhead Road, as Central Valley and Aliquippa both wrapped up undefeated seasons and Parkway and Midwestern conference championships, respectively. Both teams finished 9-0, and Aliquippa also notched its 51st consecutive regular season win. Beaver County will be well represented in the 2014 tournament. Let’s take a […]
