A big PIAA semifinal game took place Friday night as Martinsburg Central travelled to Beaver County to take on Central Valley.  Martinsburg came out strong forcing Central Valley to fumble the ball on their second play of the game. Central capitalized on the turnover by getting 7 early points.  After a couple more possessions, Central Valley managed to score, tie the game, and then some.  The score at halftime was Central Valley 21 Martinsburg Central 7.  Martinsburg put up a fight in the second half after getting a touchdown off an interception.  Central managed to make it a one score game in the fourth. Both teams battled hard throughout the fourth but Central Valley ultimately came out on top thanks to a 98 yard run to secure their lead. The game ended with a final score of Central Valley 35 Martinsburg Central 21.

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1230 WBVP, 99.3 FM, 1460 WMBA and beavercountyradio.com’s Bob Barrickman and Mike Azadian have the call from Central Valley High School of this 2021 PIAA Class 3A Semifinals high school football state playoff game as the WPIAL and defending PIAA champion Warriors battle the District 6 champion Dragons.

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The Serra Catholic Eagles defeated the defending champs the Beaver Falls Tigers tonight 35-12. The Tigers opened the game up with a 60 kick return that set the Tigers up with good field position, that they would eventually capitalize on going up 6-0 to start the game. But, the Eagles answered back by marching 65 yards down the field to take a 7-6 lead. On the Tigers second possession they were moving the ball again until they fumbled near the 50 yard line. The Tigers stopped the Eagles but soon after they get the ball back the Tigers throw a 25 yard pick 6 to give Serra Catholic a 14-6lead. The Eagles kept that lead heading into the half but the second half was much the same. As the Tigers held the Eagles scoreless in the third quarter. And opened the fourth quarter with a 1yd touchdown run for the Tigers. The Eagles lead was cut once again but, it was not enough as the Tigers turnovers started to add up. The Tigers turned the ball over 4 times in the fourth quarter, they finished the game with a total of 9 turnovers which ultimately led to their defeat. Because of the  4 turnovers in the fourth quarter the Eagles were able to score 21 unanswered points to give themselves a 5-12 victory, and the WPIAL Championship.

 

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers defeated the Rochester Rams tonight 14-13, and move on to the WPIAL Championship. The game started out hectic on the opening drive for the Chargers the punter mishandled the punt, got it off was a bad punt. The officials said the Rams return actually blocked the punt and the Chargers recovered the punt in Rochester territory. The Chargers eventually scored on a 5 yard touchdown run taking an early 7-0 lead in the first. The second quarter started out with Rams scoring on a 1yd run making it 7-7 in the second quarter. Right before halftime the Chargers took the lead scoring on a 23yd pass to take a 14-7 lead into the half. The quarter scoring kicked off with 57yd touchdown drive, but missed the extra point to tie the game. The Rams after had chances to take the lead but turned the ball over in Charger territory. The most devastating was the interception late in the fourth quarter that sealed the deal. The Chargers will play Bishop Canevin next weekend for the WPIAL 1A Championship.

 

(Photos by Mark Peterson)
Story by Malik Garrett
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The Beaver Falls Tigers defeated the New Brighton Lions on Friday Night, November 12, 2021, 40-0.  The Tigers advance to the WPIAL Semifinals next week against the Steel Valley who defeated Southside Friday night 28-12.The Tigers opened the game with a 67 yard touchdown drive capped off with a 15 yard touchdown pass. In the second quarter the Tigers  get an interception resulting in long 73 yard drive ending with a 55 yard touchdown pass making it 14-0 midway through the second quarter. The Tigers came up big again in the quarter with an late interception which resulted in another 70 plus yard drive. Which ended with a 23 yard touchdown pass, the Tigers went into the half with a commanding 21-0 lead. The second half was much like the first half, the Tigers offense and defense controlled the flow of the game. The Tiger defense forced 2 more interceptions in the second half and the offense capitalized on both turnovers. With both sides of the ball clicking for the Tigers they were able to secure the victory tonight 40-0.
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(Photos by Mark Peterson)

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