For the first time in school history, the Beaver Falls Tigers were playing in the PIAA football playoffs.

And now for the first time in school history, the Tigers will be playing for gold in Hershey.

The #1-ranked Tigers defeated the Central (Martinsburg, PA) Scarlet Dragons by a score of 14-7. The defensive battle saw Central score on its first drive before BF stopped the Scarlet Dragons on all subsequent drives. The Tigers scored their two touchdowns early in the third and fourth quarters, and held off a late rally in the final two minutes by Central.

End of Game

The Scarlet Dragons end their season at 12-2, while the Tigers will play Middletown (14-0) in the PIAA Class 3A Championship at Hersheypark Stadium, on December 10 @ 3:30pm.

Beaver Falls’ Malik Shepherd and Central’s Alex Hoenstine were named the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays have the recap for beavercountyradio.com.