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For the first time in 17 years, Aliquippa will not be represented in the WPIAL Championship game as it fell in the semifinals to Thomas Jefferson.
Aliquippa, makings its 16th straight WPIAL title game appearance, took care of business with a 35-21 win over McKeesport, winning the Class 4A title.
Beaver Falls picks up hard-fought 28-26 win over Washington, clinching a spot in the fourth straight WPIAL title game.
Although officially known as District 7, the WPIAL is grandfathered to keep the older name due to it predating the PIAA. [3] Originally numbering three high schools, WPIAL had a high of 156 participating school as late as the 1981–82 school year. As of October 2012, there are 137 high schools and 148 junior high school members in the WPIAL. [3]
The first official collegiate game in Western Pennsylvania was played on October 11, 1890, when the Allegheny Athletic Association's defeated WUP 38–0. [24] WUP's second game was also the first game for Washington & Jefferson, a rivalry that would dominate the area through the early 20th century. [25]
The football team is a member of the WPIAL Class AA Allegheny Conference. The team won the WPIAL AA Championship in 1977. It finished the 2008 season at 5-5, the first "non-losing" season since 1993. In 2012, the Gladiators qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 1986. [8] The team made another appearance in the playoffs in 2021.
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The Big 33 Football Classic is an all-star American football game featuring the top high-school football players in Pennsylvania.Played since 1958, the game is often described as the "Super Bowl of High School Football."