High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
Beaver went up against Highlands for the WPIAL softball title. The first inning went scoreless before before managed to get a run in the second. Beaver had a 1 run, while Highlands had no runs until the 7th inning came around. Highlands tied it up to 1-1 during the top of the 7th until the Bobcats managed to get a run in the bottom. Beaver became the 4A WPIAL softball champion with a score of 2-1.
Hopewell and South Park went head to head for 4 innings without a run. Finally in the 5th inning Hopewell managed to get 3 runs and take the lead. South Park managed to finally score a run in the top of the sixth followed by Hopewell getting two more in. South Park came back in the top of the 7th and managed to get 4 more runs and tie it up with Hopewell. Ultimately, the Vikings got up to bat and managed to take the 3A state title with a final score of 6-5.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| South Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Highlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hopewell goes for the 3A WPIAL Baseball title tonight against South Park at 4:30 with a 4:00 pregame on Beaver County Radio. Then Beaver takes its shot for gold in the 4A WPIAL Softball championship against Highlands at 6:45. Pregame for Highlands/Beaver is slated for 6:15, following the coverage of the Hopewell/South Park match.
BASEBALL
Championship Games at Wild Things Park in Washington
Consolation Games at Washington & Jefferson College
Class 3A Consolation
1 pm McGuffey vs. Avonworth
Class 2A Championship
1:30 pm Shenango vs. Seton LaSalle
Class 3A Championship
4:30 pm South Park vs. Hopewell (4:00 pregame)
Class 5A Consolation
5 pm Peters Township vs. West Allegheny
Class 4A Championship
7:30 pm New Castle vs. Montour
SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALL games at California University
Class 1A
12 pm Union vs. West Greene
Class 3A
2:15 pm Ellwood City vs. Mount Pleasant
Class 5A
4:30 pm Armstrong vs. North Hills
Class 4A
6:45 pm Beaver vs. Highlands (6:15 pregame)
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