WPIAL 1A Championship Game

Final Score: OLSH Chargers 28, Rochester Rams 6

OLSH will have a bye week before playing in the PIAA semifinals.

1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Jason Colangelo had the call from Big Mac Stadium in Canonsburg of this 2018 WPIAL Class 2A Semifinals high school football playoff game as the Rams battle the Cougars. The South Side Rams came away victorious and advanced to the WPIAL 2A Final Friday night with a 26-21  win over Charleroi in one of the two semi-final games that were played onoFriday night. The other saw Freedom’s season come to an end losing to Steel Valley 40-0.  Southside will now square off against Steel Valley in the 2A Final next Saturday at Joe Walton Stadium on the campus of Robert Morris University at 12 noon. Beaver County Radio will have coverage starting at 11:30 a.m..

The Rams were behind  21-20 with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter, South Side then mounted an 80 yards  10 play drive capping it off with Full back Jake Botkin’s 12 yard run  for the go-ahead score with only 1:27 left in the game. The two point conversion was no good giving life to the Cougars.

Charleroi did threaten in the final minute when quarterback Geno  Pellegrini completed a 53-yard pass to wide receiver Dakota Romantino to the Rams 22 yard line with 59 seconds left. After three incompletions, South Side defensive back Jake MCDougal intercepted a Pellegrini pass sealing the Rams trip to face Steel Valley in the Final. The Rams will be looking to avenge a late season loss to Steel Valley in which they were man handled 53-6.

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1230 WBVP’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey had the call from Montour High School of this 2018 WPIAL Class 2A Semifinals high school football playoff game as the Bulldogs battled the Ironmen. Austin Bailey supplied the Freedom United Federal Credit Union Sideline reports during the game.

Freedom was fired up to start the game, but two consecutive scores by Steel Valley in the first quarter set the tempo for the remainder of the contest. Freedom had their chances, but Steel Valley moves on to the Championship game Saturday with a final score; 40-0 over Freedom.

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