Friday December 15, 2023 Boys High School Basketball
Riverside – 52
Beaver Falls – 56
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Aliquippa remains undefeated after 3 weeks of play, defeating Beaver by a score of 30-10 on 1460 WMBA. The Bobcats took an early 7-0 lead in the 2nd quarter, but the Quips scored 30 unanswered to improve to 3-0. Beaver drops to 2-1 on the 2017 season.
Tariq Jones (Aliquippa) and Noah Yates (Beaver) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
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It was tight at the beginning, but Freedom pulled away from New Brighton in the second half and earned their second victory of the season by a score of 28-7. The Bulldogs (2-1) held on to a 7-0 lead at the end of the first half, but the Lions struggled all night to get on the scoreboard and now fall to 0-3 on the year.
Jake Francona (New Brighton) and Kyle Borgman (Freedom) were named the CCBC Players of The Game.
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Summit Academy 22 vs Western Beaver 27 (Final)
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Week 1 is over for Beaver County in football (save for Western Beaver who plays Saturday Afternoon), and there were some interesting results. How did your favorite team fare? Check out these scores!
Knoch 39, Blackhawk 13 (WBVP)
Beaver 42, Freedom 0 (WMBA)
Aliquippa 36, Beaver Falls 0
Central Valley 42, Ellwood City 7
South Side 28, New Brighton 21
Highlands 28, Ambridge 14
West Allegheny 41, Fox Chapel 20
Rochester 36, Shenango 7
Steel Valley 48, Riverside 28
Hopewell 12, Burrell 6
Quaker Valley 52, McGuffey 20
Northgate 29, OLSH 28
Armstrong 28, Moon 21
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Beaver defeated Freedom 42-0 last night in Beaver.
Beaver County Community College Players of the Game:
Tyler Wallace (Beaver); Jason Norman (Freedom).
Next College Student Athlete is a Chicago-based organization that focuses on the recruiting process for high school students who want to continue or play sports on a collegiate level, and helping them find the best schools and coaches for each individual student athlete.
Former ESPN softball analyst Garland Cooper is now the Softball and Partner Development for NCSA, and she joined Matt Drzik, Greg Benedetti & Frank Sparks for an interview on the Saturday Sports Slam. She explained how the recruiting process for college students is more difficult than it was before, and how her background and experience with NCSA wants to make it easier for the students.
To hear the interview, click on the players below.
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After winning the PIAA Championship as a defensive coordinator, Nick Nardone will now take the head coaching reins of the defending state champions in 3A football, the Beaver Falls Tigers.
Nick spoke with Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti on the Saturday Sports Slam about his new role with the team, the similarities and changes from last year’s squad, and what his background in football is to have led him to this point.
To hear the full interview, click the players below.
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After a banner year that saw him coach the Beaver Falls Tigers to their first WPIAL title since 1984 and their first PIAA gold in football, Ryan Matsook left his position as BF’s head coach in March, and is now the new Athletic Director at Western Beaver High School in Industry.
Matsook phoned in to the Saturday Sports Slam on July 22 to discuss with Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti about his new role, including what his duties are in helping Western Beaver Athletics, the similarities in his current and past jobs, and how he looks at the new six-class WPIAL format.
To hear the interview, click the players below to listen.
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High School Football: 38th annual Penn-Ohio Football Classic:
Ohio 21, Pennsylvania 20.
Tune into 1230/WBVP and 1460 WMBA Thursday morning at 10:45 a.m. and join Bob Barrickman as the Lady Rams of South Side High School play Minersville in the PIAA 2A softball championship at Nittany Lion Softball Park on the Campus of Penn State University. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. . Tune in to find out if the Lady Rams are up to the task. Minersville has won a record nine state softball titles. South Side comes into the game with a 20-3 record and Minersville is 23-2.