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Fort Cherry reaches Class A final

By Joe Smeltzer For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McDONALD – Fort Cherry’s 2023 season has been a magic carpet ride. The Rangers won their first 12 games, playing themselves into the WPIAL semifinals against three-time defending champion Bishop ...

Is this championship week for WPIAL football? Well, it depends on which classification you’re talking about. In Classes 6A and 5A, the two largest in the WPIAL, it is championship week with both title games being played at Norwin High School. In Class A through Class 3A, we are down to the ...

It’s hard to believe tonight marks the halfway point of the high school football season in the WPIAL, but the race for the playoffs is just beginning.Eighteen local teams opened conference play last week, including eight in Class A Tri-County South Conference action. Defending champion ...

5 things to watch: Now, it starts to count

For the first three weeks of the high school football season, the majority of the teams in the WPIAL have played only non-conference games, which adds intrigue for fans, bragging rights for winners and the possibility of a higher seed when the playoff brackets are unveiled, but those contests ...

5 things to watch: Running down a dream

Week 1 featured some strong individual performances from local tailbacks as California’s Spencer Petrucci and West Greene’s Colin Brady put on solid performances that led their teams to decisive victories and a 2-0 start for both Tri-County South Conference squads.Petrucci led the WPIAL in ...