It had been 13 years since Beaver County had a PIAA Champion in football.

It had been 13 games since Beaver Falls lost a football game.

The loss column will have to wait another year.

The Beaver Falls Tigers win their first PIAA State Football Championship with a 30-13 victory over the Middletown Blue Devils at Hersheypark Stadium on Beaver County Radio. The Tigers outscored the Blue Devils 23-7 in the second half, capitalizing on six Middletown turnovers.

Beaver Falls finishes its championship season at 13-1, winning their final 13 in a row. Middletown finishes their season at 14-1.

Final Call

Malik Shepherd (Beaver Falls) and Jaelen Thompson (Middletown) were selected as this season’s final CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.

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.