Category: High School Basketball

Friday December 15, 2023 Boys High School Basketball

Riverside – 52

Beaver Falls – 56

“No Excuses”: Aliquippa Coach Mike Warfield Addresses 4A Classification, Quips’ Offseason

“We’ve just got to keep doing our thing.”

These were the words of Aliquippa head coach Mike Warfield, who in a phone interview with Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti on the Saturday Sports Slam, responded to the recent news about Aliquippa football being forced to play up to 4A by the WPIAL & PIAA.

Warfield, while acknowledging certain aspects of the ruling that he doesn’t agree with, made it clear that his team has “no excuses” and will continue to focus on the plan put in place to succeed every year. He touted the leadership being presented by his coaching staff, and praising the work ethic of his kids year in and year out.

The Quips’ head coach also spoke about his team’s offseason plans, his thoughts on the remainder of the WPIAL & PIAA football playoffs, and his hopes on the continued upward swing of success by his student-athletes off the field.

To listen to the full interview, click on the player below!

Ambridge vs Beaver @7:30

The Ambridge Bridgers knock off the Beaver Bobcats by a score of 70-54. The game started off as a close one going into halftime with the Bridgers up 27-21. After halftime it was a different story when the Bridgers started to pull away in the third quarter taking a 16 point lead going into the fourth quarter. And they just kept pouring it on not allowing the Bobcats the chance to get back in game.

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You can listen to the post game show here:

Central Valley can’t survive a disastrous fourth quarter and come up short of winning a state championship

(Hershey Park, Pa.) The Central Valley Warriors couldn’t survive a rough fourth quarter after dominating the first three quarters of the game. Wyoming Valley scored three times in the fourth quarter with the last coming as time was winding down in the game.

Beaver County Radio’s Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays, and Bruce Frey had the call for 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and 99.3 FM. After a scoreless first quarter, Central Valley took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter when running back Jaylen Guy scored on a 1-yard run. The extra point was good.  Central Valley  took a 7-0 lead to the locker room for the half-time intermission. Early in the third quarter Central Valley running back Stephon Hall scored on a 2-yard run and the extra point made it 14-0 Central Valley. After 3 quarters Central Valley led 14-0. On the second play of the fourth quarter, on a  third-and-8,  Dominic DeLuca avoided a sack and threw an 80-yard TD pass to wide receiver Riley Rusyn.  After Rusyn’s score Central Valley failed to score on its last three possessions. Down 14-7 an injured Dominic Deluca led his team back to what would end up being one of the all-time comebacks in PIAA State Championship games.  When Wyoming Valley, also nicknamed the Warriors regained possession of the ball they  scored again knotting the game up at 14 on a 4-yard TD pass from DeLuca to Ambrosino, That then set the stage as Wyoming Valley drove down the field after Central Valley could’t gain any momentum on offense.  DeLuca’s 1-yard plunge was the game winner.

Central Valley finished the season at 14-2 with a WPIAL Championship and runner-ups in the state gaining a silver medal after their loss on Saturday. Check out all of the pictures of the game below courtesy of Bob Barrickman and Mike Lackovich…