The Central Valley Warriors travelled to Altoona for tonight’s game against Bedford.  The Warriors started this game fighting from the start making big plays and gaining yards.  Bedford spent the first half trailing on the scoreboard without being able to catch up. The score at halftime was 35-6 CV.  In the second half, Bedford knew they’d have to do something to have any hope of closing in the score.  They made a valiant effort to to catch up but they couldn’t stop the Warriors from getting more points.  The game ended with a score of 49-20, sending the Central Valley Warriors to the state championship in Hershey.

An impressive matchup occured in this WPIAL championship game tonight.  After a slightly slow start to getting points on the board, Beaver Falls found their groove and began to secure a dominating lead.  Heading towards the end of the first half,  Beaver Falls gained a 4 touchdown lead, with Sto-Rox unable to get any points.  The halftime score was 28-0 Beaver Falls.  During the third Quarter, the Tigers took their lead to 36 and kicked in the mercy rule against Sto-Rox.  Ultimately, Sto-Rox decided to fight back and made a great effort to score points and lower the difference in the score.  After Sto-Rox managed two onside kick recoveries and a few touchdowns, the score of the game ended with a score of 43-30 with Beaver Falls as the champions.

The Aliquippa and Thomas Jefferson matchup was one that was being talked about all season.  Both teams challenged each other from the start of this game resulting in a scoreless 1st Quarter.  During the second, the Quips managed to put points on the board gaining as touchdown and extra point.  Thomas Jefferson responded and managed two scores on Aliquippa during the rest of the the second putting them in the lead 14-7 going into halftime.  The second half included two more scores from Thomas Jefferson before Aliquippa managed to keep the ball moving down the field and make the scoreboard tied.  The game went into overtime resulting in a score from Thomas Jefferson and an interception thrown by Aliquippa.  The game ended in overtime with a score of 35-28 Thomas Jefferson.