Beaver Falls High School is a public

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Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,005 at the 2020 census. Located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, the city lies along the Beaver River, six miles (9 km) north of its co ...

, United States. It is the only high school in the

Big Beaver Falls Area School District The Big Beaver Falls Area School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the City of Beaver Falls, the Boroughs of Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, Koppel and New Gal ...

. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Falls Tigers in the

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Extracurriculars

The district offers a wide variety of after school clubs, activities and sports. The Tigers' main athletic rivals are the New Brighton Lions, who they play each season in football for the Little Brown Jug, the trophy winner takes it home to their high school, and the Aliquippa quips which are played every season as well.

Athletics

*Men's Football *Men's Golf *Men's Cross Country *Men's Basketball - PIAA state champions in 1970, 1994, 2005, 2013 8*Men's Baseball *Men's Swimming and Diving *Men's and Women's Track and Field *Men's and Women's Bowling-(started in 2007) *Women's Volleyball *Women's Tennis *Women's Cross Country *Women's Basketball *Women's Softball *Women's Swimming and Diving

Notable alumni

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, class of 1947, football and basketball coach *

Jim Mutscheller James 'Bucky' Mutscheller (March 31, 1930 – April 10, 2015) was an American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Baltimore Colts. Early life and education Mutscheller was born on March 31, 1930, in Beaver Falls, Pe ...

, American football player * Joe Lonnett, Major League Baseball player & coach *

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, NFL

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quarterback from 1965-1977. * Candy Young, The national high school record holder in

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References

External links

Official site
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