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Western Pennsylvania is home to some of the best high school football in the United States. The WPIAL<\/a> is well known for producing many of the greatest players in the history of football, including George Blanda, Mike Ditka, Aaron Donald, Tony Dorsett, Bill Fralic, Ty Law, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, and Darrell Revis among the most legendary.<\/p>\n The WPIAL Football Report is your resource for the Aliquippa Quips Report, Beat the Expert, and rankings by Class, all brought to you by local sports writer Mike Drakulich (@PghSportsNation), who also covers Pitt Football and the Pittsburgh Steelers for NGSCSports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Aliquippa Quips Report<\/p>\n WPIAL Championships (20) | PIAA Championships (5)<\/p>\n Week Six: Aliquippa Quips (4-2) vs Blackhawk Cougars (3-4), 7:00 PM<\/p>\n Marques Council returned to action and threw two touchdown passes to Qa\u2019lil Goode, as the Quips defeated West Allegheny 19-7.<\/p>\n This week Aliquippa (4-2) will host the Blackhawk Cougars (3-4) at The Pit at Heinz Field.<\/p>\n Council has now thrown for 983 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions. He\u2019s also rushed for 190 yards.<\/p>\n Josh Lay leads the team with 22 catches for 405 yards and one touchdown. Goode is 2nd on the team with 17 receptions for 370 yards and six touchdowns.<\/p>\n J.J. Work has rushed for 357 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n Blackhawk\u2019s quarterback Jack Chevalier has 339 yards passing, with no touchdowns and four interceptions.<\/p>\n Brady Mayer is the leading receiver with 19 catches for 217 yards.<\/p>\n Brayden McCarthy has rushed for 1,134 yards, which is 2nd in the WPIAL, and has scored 15 touchdowns.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Beaver Valley Beat the Expert Picks\u00a0<\/p>\n In honor of growing up reading the Beaver County Times and waiting with excitement each week to enter the contest in picking the local games against great writers like Ed Rose, Mike Prisuta, Mike Bires, Andy Nuzzo, and John Perrotto to name a few\u2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Thursday, October 9th<\/p>\n Central Catholic over Norwin (8:00 PM)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Friday, October 10th<\/p>\n North Allegheny over Canon-McMillan (7:30)<\/p>\n Moon over Baldwin<\/p>\n Upper St. Clair over Bethel Park<\/p>\n Peters Township over South Fayette<\/p>\n Woodland Hills over Gateway<\/p>\n North Hills over Shaler<\/p>\n Trinity over Chartiers Valley<\/p>\n Thomas Jefferson over Ringgold<\/p>\n Mars over McKeesport<\/p>\n Montour over Ambridge<\/p>\n Aliquippa over Blackhawk<\/p>\n New Castle over West Allegheny<\/p>\n Imani Christian over Deer Lakes<\/p>\n Avonworth over McGuffey<\/p>\n Beaver over North Catholic<\/p>\n Central Valley over Quaker Valley<\/p>\n South Allegheny over Apollo Ridge<\/p>\n Washington over Charleroi<\/p>\n New Brighton over Beaver Falls<\/p>\n Ellwood City over Riverside<\/p>\n Freedom over Union<\/p>\n Western Beaver over Mohawk<\/p>\n Laurel over Shenengo<\/p>\n South Side Beaver over Neshannock<\/p>\n Fort Cherry over Bishop Canevin<\/p>\n Monessen over Burgettstown<\/p>\n Jeannette over Brentwood<\/p>\n Clairton over Leechburg<\/p>\n Hopewell over Freeport<\/p>\n Penn Hills over Mount Lebanon<\/p>\n Pine-Richland over Latrobe<\/p>\n Cornell over Rochester<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Saturday, October 11th<\/p>\n Seton LaSalle over Shady Side Academy (4:00)<\/p>\n Steel Valley over OLSH (7:00)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Last Week: 25-5<\/p>\n Overall: 172-38 (.860%)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Week Seven Rankings<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 6A<\/p>\n Central Catholic (6-1) 5A<\/p>\n Pine-Richland (6-1) 4A<\/p>\n New Castle (6-1) 3A<\/p>\n Avonworth (7-0) 2A<\/p>\n South Allegheny (7-0) 1A<\/p>\n Fort Cherry (7-0) \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About Post Author<\/p>\n From Midland, “The Basketball Capital of Pennsylvania”, located 35 miles NW of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. This former steel town was home to storied athletes such as Dave Alston, Norm Van Lier, Simmie Hill, and the legendary 1965 Midland High School Basketball Team.
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\nThere’s nowhere on earth that is more dedicated to its sports teams like Western Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh. The passion and pride of Pittsburgh’s fan base is second to no one. From the NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA football and basketball, to W.P.I.A.L. high school sports, “The City of Champions” has it all!
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\nAs Editor of Pittsburgh SportsNation, Mike Drakulich provides top notch opinions and coverage of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pitt Panthers football & basketball, Robert Morris Colonials basketball, and Duquesne Dukes basketball, as well as all sports teams that represent Western Pennsylvania, including WPIAL High School Football.
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\nFor a refreshing view of sports, mixed with humor and uncensored opinions, check out Pittsburgh SportsNation today on Facebook, Twitter @PghSportsNation and videos with over 1,000,000 views on YouTube!<\/p>\n
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\nFrom Midland, “The Basketball Capital of Pennsylvania”, located 35 miles NW of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. This former steel town was home to storied athletes such as Dave Alston, Norm Van Lier, Simmie Hill, and the legendary 1965 Midland High School Basketball Team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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