The Aliquippa Quips defeated the Bishop McDevitt Crusaders tonight 34-27 to claim the 4A State Championship. The Crusaders came out the gate running scoring on the second play of their drive with a 56 yard touchdown pass , making it 7-0 in the first 55 seconds of the game. Moments later the Crusaders recovered the ball on kick off in the Quips territory. A few plays later the Crusaders punched it in on a 16 yard touchdown run, missing the extra point, making it 13-0 in the first 2 minutes of the game. The Quips then woke up and scored on 42 yard touchdown run in the first quarter. And then the very next drive the Quips get an interception and return it 27 yards for the touchdown and take a 14-13 lead to end the first quarter. During the second quarter Bishop McDevitt came up big with another 50 plus yard touchdown pass, giving them the lead once again. But, that lead did not last long as Aliquippa marched 70 yards down the field and capped off the drive with a 3 yard touchdown run. The Quips missed the extra point and the score was tied 20-20 going into the half. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but the fourth quarter had a lot of action. The quarter started with the Quips capping an 80 yard drive with a 1 yard touchdown run, giving Aliquippa a 27-20 lead early in the fourth quarter. After getting the ball back after a punt the Quips scored another touchdown from 8 yards out. The Crusaders then scored with less than 3 minutes in the game. But, they were unable to stop the Quips from getting the first down that sealed the game. With that first down the Quips were able to run out the clock and they became PIAA 4A State Champions.

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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