(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Mike Warfield had won multiple WPIAL titles, PIAA titles, and bouts of adversity as head coach of the Aliquippa Quips. But he had never defeated the Central Valley Warriors.

That changed on October 28, 2022.

21 unanswered points in the third quarter elevated the Quips (9-0) to a 35-21 victory over the Warriors at Bulldog Stadium in Freedom, giving the defending PIAA Class 4A Champions the top seed in the upcoming WPIAL Playoffs as winners of the Parkway Conference. The defending PIAA Class 3A Champions fall to 9-1, seeing their winning streak end at 36 games in a row.

Both teams will continue their season next month in the WPIAL Class 4A Playoffs.