The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc., also known by its acronymn PIAA, is one of the governing bodies of high school and middle school athletics for the

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, in the United States. The PIAA's main office is located in the

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suburb of Mechanicsburg.

History

The PIAA was founded in

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on December 29, 1913. It is charged with serving its member schools and registered officials by establishing policies and adopting contest rules that emphasize the educational values of interscholastic athletics, promote safe and sportsmanlike competition, and provide uniform standards for all interscholastic levels of competition. As a result of the cooperative efforts of its membership, PIAA has assisted intermediate school, middle school, junior high school, and senior high school students in participating in interscholastic athletic programs on a fair and equitable basis, thus producing important education benefits. Initially, and until 1972, PIAA membership was limited to public schools within the Commonwealth. It was and remains a voluntary organization For example, until 2004, public schools in

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did not participate in the PIAA. Pennsylvania Catholic or other private schools were not eligible for PIAA membership. As a result, most Catholic schools belonged to another voluntary athletic organization, the Pennsylvania Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association (PCIAA). This organization was founded in 1943 and mirrored the PIAA. However, in 1972, the Pennsylvania State Legislature altered the role of the PIAA and passed Act 219 which stated, "Private schools shall be permitted, if otherwise qualified, to be members of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association." The General Assembly's action in 1972 thus established the legislature's right to intervene in the PIAA's affairs, a precursor to other later interventions. Although some predicted the legislation would lead to a merger of the PCIAA and PIAA, so many Catholic schools opted into the PIAA on their own that, two years later, after an abbreviated state basketball championship tournament in 1974, the PCIAA dissolved. In 2000, the legislature again intervened and created the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee (PAOC). The PAOC is a 17-member oversight committee consisting of administrators, coaches and legislators to review what some had seen as the PIAA's unrestricted authority. The new law also called for several reforms including switching to a competitive process for selecting sites for championship games, eliminating the restitution rule, which required school districts that lose court cases against the PIAA to pay the associations legal fees and that persons involved in interscholastic athletics be provided equality of opportunity and treatment without discrimination.

Timeline

* 1913: PIAA established * 1920: Pennsylvania basketball playoffs instituted (Class A Only) * 1943: PCIAA established * 1945: Basketball playoffs expand to Class A & B * 1948: Basketball playoffs expand to Class A, B & C * 1972: Act 219 signed into law, allows private schools to join PIAA * 1973: Pennsylvania girls' basketball playoffs instituted (Class A only) * 1974: PCIAA dissolved * 1976: Girls' basketball playoffs expand to Class AA and AAA; Boys' basketball playoffs designated A, AA and AAA * 1984: Basketball expands to 4 classes * 1988: Football playoffs instituted (four classes) * 1997: Pennsylvania passes charter school law * 2000: Act 91 becomes law; PAOC established, PIAA cannot discriminate * 2003: Philadelphia public league joins PIAA * 2007: PIAA investigates separation of public and private classes * 2008: Philadelphia Catholic League joins PIAA * 2012: PIAA votes down separation for “Boundary” and “Non-boundary” schools * 2015: PIAA approves expansion to six classes for football and basketball * 2018: PIAA prohibits students who transfer during the 10th grade and after from participating in the postseason for one year unless given a waiver, effective for the 2018 school year; competitive balance rule also passed, effective in 2020, teams could be bumped up in classification depending on success or use of transfer athletes. A very controversial rule, as those moving from public school to public school are forced to abide by this rule.

Districts

The PIAA divides its member schools' counties into 12 geographical districts for the purpose of state championship competition. The following list is the district breakdown by county. *

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, and Montgomery * District 2: Lackawanna, Luzerne,

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, Susquehanna, Wayne and

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* District 3: Adams, Berks,

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, Dauphin,

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, Juniata, Lancaster,

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and

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, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour,

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, Snyder, Sullivan,

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and

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* District 5:

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and

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* District 6:

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, Clearfield,

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and Mifflin * District 7, better known as the

WPIAL The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) is an interscholastic athletic association in Western Pennsylvania. It is District 7 of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. History The Western Pennsylvania Inte ...

: Allegheny (except for City of Pittsburgh),

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, Fayette,

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and Westmoreland. * District 8:

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and

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, Venango and

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, Lehigh, Monroe,

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and Schuylkill * District 12:

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and the Public League While this is a general outline of the districts, there are some notable exceptions: * Private schools within District 8 (City of Pittsburgh) compete in the WPIAL. *

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and the Friends Schools League are not members of the PIAA, but compete independently as their own organizations. Other private schools in Philadelphia County compete in District 1. *

schools previously competed independently as its own organization, but joined the PIAA for the 2007–2008 school year and began participating in playoffs by 2008–2009 within District 12. * Boyertown Area Senior High School, in Berks County, is a member of District 1. * Slippery Rock Area High School, in Butler County, is a member of District 10. *

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, also in Butler County, is a member of district 9. * Galeton Area School District, in Potter County, competes in District 4 * Indiana High School, in Indiana County, is a WPIAL member. *

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is also a member of District 6 but competes as an independent in football only. * Palisades High School, in Bucks County, is a member of District 11. * Fannett-Metal High School, in Franklin County, is a member of District 5. * Curwensville Area High School,

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, DuBois Central Catholic, and

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, in Clearfield County, are members of District 9. *

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is the only district entirely composed of Clinton County municipalities. The larger of the district's two high schools,

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, is a member of District 6, while the other, Bucktail High School, is a member of District 4. *

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, in Warren County, is the only member in the Warren County School District that is a member of District 9, rejoining in 2005 after several decades in District 10. The other WCSD schools (Warren, Youngsville, Eisenhower) are still in District 10. *

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originally participated in the WPIAL, but moved to District 6 in 2016. *

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, in Butler and Armstrong counties, is a member of District 9.

East vs. West

Traditionally for state championship competition for team sports, Pennsylvania is divided into Eastern and Western regions. Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12 usually make up the Eastern Region; Districts 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 usually comprise the Western Region. The winners of each region compete against each other for the state championship. However, since the creation of District 12 with the admission of the Philadelphia Public Schools into the PIAA, the East vs. West format has been abandoned for some sports in certain classifications, particularly at the Class AAAA level where there are more large schools in the East. For example, in PIAA football, District 3 schools compete in the early rounds of the state playoffs against Philadelphia schools in some classes, and against Pittsburgh schools in others.

Sports

1955 - Allentown School District Stadium

The PIAA sponsors 16 boys' sports and 16 girls' sports. However, the PIAA only sponsors state championships for 12 boys' sports and 11 girls' sports. The following is a list of PIAA sponsored sports championships. * Boys' sports:

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

, cross country,

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

, swimming & diving,

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

and

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

* Girls' sports: basketball, competitive spirit, cross country,

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

, golf,

, soccer,

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball There are Pennsylvania schools that offer sports not fully sponsored by the PIAA such as

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), though ...

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

and other

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. These sports are governed by other sport specific bodies that use similar PIAA rules for classification and eligibility, but are not officially recognized as state champions by the PIAA. The PIAA took over jurisdiction of both boys' and girls' lacrosse in July 2008.

School classifications

Every two years, the PIAA divides the member schools into two to six different classifications for each sport, depending on the number of male or female students enrolled in each school. The number of statewide member schools participating in a particular sport will determine how many different classifications there will be. For example, boys' volleyball, the sport with the smallest number of participating schools, only has a AA or AAA classification. By comparison, boys' basketball, which has the largest number of participating schools, has A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA, AAAAAA classifications. The number of A's signify how large or small the school is; Class A is the smallest classification while AAAAAA is the largest. The PIAA tries to place an equal number of schools in each classification.

Football enrollment requirements

School Classifications for Football

Because the PIAA determines classifications separately for each gender in each sport, it is possible that a coeducational school may find its boys' and girls' teams in different classes in the same sport. Smaller schools can choose to compete at a higher classification—possible reasons are to maintain existing rivalries, or in rare cases to place their boys' and girls' teams in the same class—but larger schools can not choose to compete at a lower classification level. For purposes of all-star games and awards, the A and AA classes are referred to as small schools, AAA and AAAA are referred to as mid-sized schools, while AAAAA and AAAAAA referred as large schools. In 2016, there was a change, splitting the

tournament into six classifications, instead of the previous four. The PIAA made the decision to expand to six classes in Football, as well as Boys and Girls basketball, baseball and softball. Increasing to four classes is Boys and Girls Soccer, Girls volleyball. Field Hockey is expanded to three classes, and Boys and Girls Lacrosse to two. Football started using these classes with the 2016 season.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

While some sports' championship games have been held at various venues and cities across the state, no city is more associated with the PIAA than

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. Hershey's proximity to

, as well as easy highway access via the

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and Interstates 81 and 83 for teams from across the state makes it an ideal location for the games.

Hersheypark Stadium Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939. It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gal ...

hosts the football, soccer, and lacrosse championships; the Parkview Cross Country Course, located across the street from Hershey Park and Chocolate World, hosts the cross country championships. The

Giant Center Giant Center is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of ...

hosts the basketball, wrestling, and competitive spirit championships. The Hershey Racquet Club hosts the tennis championships. In 2006, the PIAA announced that they had refused Hershey's application for a contract extension to host the basketball championships at

. Starting for the 2006–2007 season, the eight championship games will be played at

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Bryce Jordan Center The Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, on the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University. The arena opened in 1996 and is the largest such venue between ...

. The PIAA cited monetary reasons for the move. As of 2014 they had returned to the Giant Center. Even the non-PIAA sport of ice hockey hosted the 2005 Pennsylvania Cup championship at the historic Hersheypark Arena. The PIAA football championships have been contested since 1988, with the first games being held at various sites across the state. In 1992, the games were moved to Altoona's Mansion Park, in part because playing four games in two days would not affect the

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...

playing surface on the field. The football championships were moved to Hershey in 1998 to add to the tradition of PIAA championship competition near the state capital. State College hosts the baseball and softball championships at

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. Altoona previously hosted the baseball championships at

Peoples Natural Gas Field Peoples Natural Gas Field is a 7,210-seat baseball-only stadium in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that opened in 1999. It is the home ballpark of the Eastern League's Altoona Curve Minor League Baseball team. History The groundbreaking ceremony for th ...

, home of the

Altoona Curve The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball, a type of pitch). The team plays in the Eastern League and is the Double-A affiliate of the ...

of the Class AA Eastern League. The track and field championships are contested at

Seth Grove Stadium Seth Grove Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The stadium is named for the late J. Seth Grove, former faculty member and coach at Shippensburg. The stadium was built in 1972 and has a capa ...

on the campus of

Shippensburg University Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Ship or SU) is a public university in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers college in Pennsylvania. ...

, 40 miles southwest of Harrisburg.

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Class 6A * 2021: Mt. Lebanon (District 7) over Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) 35-17 * 2020: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over Central York (District 3) 62-13 * 2019: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over Central Dauphin (District 3) 35-13 * 2018: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over

(District 3) 40-20 * 2017: Pine-Richland (District 7) over Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) 41-21 * 2016: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) 49-7 Class 5A * 2021: Penn-Trafford (District 7) over

Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School is a public charter high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1998 to offer an African-centered education that emphasizes STEM subjects. During the 2015–16 school year, the sch ...

(District 12) 17-14 * 2020: Pine-Richland (District 7) over Cathedral Prep (District 10) 48-7 * 2019: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over

Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...

(District 1) 19-15 * 2018:

Penn Hills Penn Hills is a township with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 41,059 as of the 2020 census. Penn Hills is the second-largest municipality in Allegheny County, after Pittsburgh. History In 178 ...

(District 7) over

Manheim Central The Manheim Central School District is a school district in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Manheim Central School District consists of the borough of Manheim, Penn Township, and Rapho Township. Located in northwestern Lancaster County, the ...

(District 3) 36-31 * 2017: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Gateway (District 7) 49-14 * 2016: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Harrisburg (District 3) 37-10 Class 4A * 2021:

Aliquippa Aliquippa is the largest city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located on the Ohio River about northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 9,238 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Formerly the l ...

(District 7) over Bishop McDevitt (District 3) 34-27 * 2020:

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...

(District 7) over

Jersey Shore The Jersey Shore (known by locals simply as the Shore) is the coastal region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the term encompasses about of oceanfront bordering the Atlantic Ocean, from Perth Amboy in the north to Cape May Po ...

(District 4) 21-14 * 2019: Thomas Jefferson (District 7) over

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

(District 2) 46-7 * 2018: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over Imhotep Charter (District 12) 38-7 * 2017: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over Imhotep Charter (District 12) 38-28 * 2016: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over Imhotep Charter (District 12) 27-20 * 2015: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) over Parkland (District 11) 21-18 * 2014: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over Pine-Richland (District 7) 49-41 * 2013: Saint Joseph's Prep (District 12) over Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) 35-10 * 2012: North Allegheny (District 7) over Coatesville (District 1) 63-28 * 2011: Central Dauphin (District 3) over North Penn (District 1) 14-7 * 2010: North Allegheny (District 7) over

La Salle College La Salle College (LSC) (, Demonym: Lasallian) is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established in 1932 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St. John Bapti ...

(District 12) 21-0 * 2009: La Salle College (District 12) over

State College State College is a city in central Pennsylvania, United States. State College may also refer to: Related to State College, Pennsylvania * State College Area School District, a school district serving State College * State College Area High School ...

(District 6) 24-7 * 2008:

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

(District 11) over

Bethel Park Bethel Park, officially the Municipality of Bethel Park, is a borough with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located approximately southwest of Pittsburgh. The po ...

(District 7) 28-21 OT * 2007: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) over Parkland (District 11) 35-21 * 2006: Upper St. Clair (District 7) over Liberty (District 11) 47-13 * 2005:

McKeesport McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela River, Monongahela and Youghiogheny River, Youghiogheny rivers and within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population ...

(District 7) over Liberty (District 11) 49-10 * 2004: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) over Neshaminy (District 1) 49-14 * 2003: North Penn (District 1) over Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) 37-10 * 2002: Parkland (District 11) over Woodland Hills (District 7) 34-12 * 2001: Neshaminy (District 1) over Woodland Hills (District 7) 21-7 * 2000: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over

Central Bucks West Central Bucks High School - West, often shortened to CB West, is a state school#United States, public secondary education in the United States, high school housing students in grades Tenth grade, ten through Twelfth grade, twelve. It is located in ...

(District 1) 41-35 OT * 1999: Central Bucks West (District 1) over Cathedral Prep (District 10) 14-13 * 1998: Central Bucks West (District 1) over New Castle (District 7) 56-7 * 1997: Central Bucks West (District 1) over Upper St. Clair (District 7) 44-20 * 1996:

Downingtown Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,898. Downingtown was settled by European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings an ...

(District 1) over Woodland Hills (District 7) 49-14 * 1995: Penn Hills (District 7) over Lower Dauphin (District 3) 35-14 * 1994: McKeesport (District 7) over Downingtown (District 1) 17-14 * 1993: North Hills (District 7) over Central Bucks West (District 1) 15-14 * 1992:

Cumberland Valley The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley, within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Appalachian Trail crosses through the valley. Geography The valley is bound to th ...

(District 3) over Upper St. Clair (District 7) 28-12 * 1991: Central Bucks West (District 1) over Cathedral Prep (District 10) 26-14 * 1990: North Allegheny (District 7) over Ridley (District 1) 21-14 * 1989: Upper St. Clair (District 7) over

Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ...

(District 3) 12-7 * 1988: Pittsburgh Central Catholic (District 7) over Cedar Cliff (District 3) 14-7 Class 3A * 2020: Central Valley (District 7) over

Wyomissing Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough was established on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census. The growth was significantly larger betwe ...

(District 3) 35-21 * 2019:

(District 2) over Central Valley (District 7) 21-14 * 2018:

(District 7) over Middletown (District 3) 35-0 * 2017: Quaker Valley (District 7) over Middletown (District 3) 41-24 * 2016:

Beaver Falls Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

(District 7) over Middletown (District 3) 30-13 * 2015: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over Cathedral Prep (District 10) 40-3 * 2014: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Central Valley (District 7) 33-14 * 2013: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Bishop McDevitt (District 3) 22-10 * 2012: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 24-14 * 2011: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Bishop McDevitt (District 3) 52-0 * 2010: Allentown Central Catholic (District 11) over Bishop McDevitt (District 3) 28-27 * 2009: Selinsgrove (District 4) over Manheim Central (District 3) 10-7 * 2008: Thomas Jefferson (District 7) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 34-7 * 2007: Thomas Jefferson (District 7) over Garnet Valley (District 1) 28-3 * 2006: General McLane (District 10) over

Pottsville Pottsville usually refers to the city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Pottsville may also refer to: Other communities *Pottsville, New South Wales, Australia *Pottsville, Arkansas, United States *Pottsville, Kentucky, United ...

(District 11) 28-23 * 2005: Franklin Regional (District 7) over Pottsville (District 11) 23-13 * 2004: Thomas Jefferson (District 7) over Manheim Central (District 3) 56-20 * 2003: Manheim Central (District 3) over Pine-Richland (District 7) 39-38 2OT * 2002: Hopewell (District 7) over Strath Haven (District 1) 21-10 * 2001: West Allegheny (District 7) over Strath Haven (District 1) 28-13 * 2000: Strath Haven (District 1) over West Allegheny (District 7) 31-28 * 1999: Strath Haven (District 1) over West Allegheny (District 7) 21-7 * 1998: Allentown Central Catholic (District 11) over

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

(District 7) 10-0 * 1997: Berwick (District 2) over

Perry Traditional Academy Perry Traditional Academy, also known as Perry High School, is a high school in the Perry North neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Perry is one of ten secondary schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Opened during the 1922-1923 school y ...

(District 8) 17-14 * 1996: Berwick (District 2) over

Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to: Animals * Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856 * Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus'' * Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii'' * Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus urub ...

(District 7) 34-14 * 1995: Berwick (District 2) over

Sharon Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

(District 10) 43-6 * 1994: Berwick (District 2) over Sharon (District 10) 27-7 * 1993: Allentown Central Catholic (District 11) over Blackhawk (District 7) 40-0 * 1992: Berwick (District 2) over Blackhawk (District 7) 33-6 * 1991:

Strong Vincent Strong Vincent (June 17, 1837 – July 7, 1863) was a lawyer who became famous as a U.S. Army officer during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded while leading his brigade during the fighting at Little Round Top on the second day of ...

(District 10) over Conestoga Valley (District 3) 29-20 * 1990: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) over Seton-La Salle (District 7) 43-7 * 1989: Perry Traditional Academy (District 8) over Berwick (District 2) 20-8 * 1988: Berwick (District 2) over Aliquippa (District 7) 13-0 Class 2A * 2020: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Wilmington (District 10) 42-14 * 2019: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Avonworth (District 7) 74-7 * 2018: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Wilmington (District 10) 49-14 * 2017: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Wilmington (District 10) 48-0 * 2016: Steel Valley (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 49-7 * 2015: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Aliquippa (District 7) 49-14 * 2014:

South Fayette South Fayette Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,416 at the 2010 census. History Throughout its early history, South Fayette Township was the site of numerous conflicts between the ea ...

(District 7) over

Dunmore Dunmore from the ga, Dún Mór, link=no or gd, Dùn Mòr, link=no, meaning "great fort", may refer to: People * Dunmore (surname) * Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls * Countess of Dunmore (disambiguat ...

(District 2) 28-16 * 2013: South Fayette (District 7) over Imhotep Charter (District 12) 41-0 * 2012: Wyomissing (District 3) over Aliquippa (District 7) 17-14 * 2011: Lancaster Catholic (District 3) over Tyrone (District 6) 17-7 * 2010: West Catholic (District 12) over South Fayette (District 7) 50-14 * 2009: Lancaster Catholic (District 3) over

Greensburg Central Catholic , motto_translation = Glory to God alone , address = 911 Armory Dr , location = , region = , city = Greensburg , county = ( Westmoreland County) , state ...

(District 7) 21-14 * 2008: Wilmington (District 10) over West Catholic (District 12) 35-34 2OT * 2007: Jeannette (District 7) over Dunmore (District 2) 49-21 * 2006:

(District 11) over Jeannette (District 7) 29-28 * 2005:

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

(District 7) over Wilson (District 11) 28-17 * 2004: Lansdale Catholic (District 1) Grove City (District 10) 40-17 * 2003: Aliquippa (District 7) over Northern Lehigh (District 11) 32-27 * 2002:

Mount Carmel Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a c ...

(District 4) over Seton-La Salle (District 7) 18-13 * 2001:

(District 7) over

Pen Argyl Pen Argyl (; Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Kleiberg'') is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 3,510 as of the 2020 census. Pen Argyl is located north of Allentown. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area ...

(District 11) 19-12 * 2000: Mount Carmel (District 4) over Aliquippa (District 7) 26-6 * 1999: Tyrone (District 6) over Mount Carmel (District 4) 13-6 * 1998: Mount Carmel (District 4) over

Shady Side Academy } Shady Side Academy is an independent preparatory school located in the Borough of Fox Chapel (suburban Pittsburgh), and in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1883 as an all-male night school in the Shadyside ...

(District 7) 44-7 * 1997: South Park (District 7) over

South Williamsport South Williamsport is a borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is famous for hosting the Little League World Series. The population was 6,259 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statis ...

(District 4) 20-0 * 1996: Mount Carmel (District 4) over Tyrone (District 6) 25-6 * 1995: Bishop McDevitt (District 3) over Burrell (District 7) 29-0 * 1994: Mount Carmel (District 11) over Forest Hills (District 6) 20-14 2OT * 1993: Dallas (District 2) over Washington (District 7) 31-7 * 1992: Valley View (District 2) over East Allegheny (District 7) 21-13 * 1991: Aliquippa (District 7) over

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

(District 2) 27-0 * 1990: Hanover Area (District 2) over Bishop Canevin (District 7) 20-19 OT * 1989:

Hickory Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes around 18 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (Assam), as many as twelve are native to the United States, four are found in Mexi ...

(District 10) over Montoursville (District 4) 30-22 * 1988: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) over Wilmington (District 7) 26-11 Class 1A * 2020: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over Jeannette (District 7) 32-20 * 2019:

Farrell Farrell (anglicization of the Irish ''Ó Fearghail'') is a surname and may refer to: * Farrell (surname) * Farrell Lines, shipping company (acquired by Maersk) * Farrell, Nevada, an American city * Farrell, Pennsylvania, an American city * Farr ...

(District 10) over Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) 10-7 OT * 2018: Farrell (District 10) over

Lackawanna Trail The following is a list of former state routes in Pennsylvania. These roads are now either parts of other routes or no longer carry a traffic route number. This list also includes original routes of numbers that were decommissioned and later rea ...

(District 2) 55-20 * 2017: Jeannette (District 7) over Homer-Center (District 6) 42-12 * 2016: Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) over Clairton (District 7) 17-0 * 2015: Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) over Farrell (District 10) 35-0 * 2014: Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) over Clairton (District 7) 19-18 * 2013:

North Catholic North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

(District 7) over Old Forge (District 2) 15-14 OT * 2012: Clairton (District 7) over Dunmore (District 2) 20-0 * 2011: Clairton (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 35-19 * 2010: Clairton (District 7) over

Riverside Riverside may refer to: Places Australia * Riverside, Tasmania, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania Canada * Riverside (electoral district), in the Yukon * Riverside, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta * Riverside, Manitoba, a former rural m ...

(District 2) 36-30 * 2009: Clairton (District 7) over Bishop McCort (District 6) 15-3 * 2008: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over Clairton (District 7) 35-16 * 2007: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over

Serra Catholic Serra (Latin for " saw") may refer to: People * Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer * Serra (surname) * Serra (given name) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil * Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area *Amp ...

(District 7) 34-15 * 2006: Southern Columbia (District 4) over West Middlesex (District 10) 56-14 * 2005: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Duquesne (District 7) 50-19 * 2004: Southern Columbia (District 4) over

Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...

(District 7) 35-0 * 2003: Southern Columbia (District 4) over

Bishop Carroll John Carroll (January 8, 1735 – December 3, 1815) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the first bishop and archbishop in the United States. He served as the ordinary Ordinary or The Ordinary often refer to: ...

(District 6) 49-20 * 2002: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Rochester (District 7) 31-6 * 2001: Rochester (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 16-0 * 2000: Rochester (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 22-14 * 1999: South Side (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 27-21 * 1998: Rochester (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 18-0 * 1997: Sharpsville (District 10) over Riverside (District 2) 10-7 * 1996: Farrell (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 14-12 * 1995: Farrell (District 7) over Southern Columbia (District 4) 6-0 * 1994: Southern Columbia (District 4) over Western Beaver (District 7) 49-6 * 1993: Duquesne (District 7) over South Williamsport (District 4) 24-21 * 1992: Scotland School (District 3) over

Smethport Smethport is a borough and county seat of McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The mayor is Wayne V. Foltz. The population was 1,430 at the 2020 census. Smethport is part of the '' Bradford, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area''. Smethport, h ...

(District 9) 24-7 * 1991: Schuylkill Haven (District 11) over Rochester (District 7) 28-18 * 1990: Marian Catholic (District 11) over Farrell (District 10) 21-13 * 1989: Dunmore (District 2) over Keystone (District 9) 57-18 * 1988: Camp Hill (Division 3) over Cambridge Springs (District 10) 18-7

Basketball

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Class 6A * 2019: Kennedy Catholic (District 10) over Pennridge (District 1) 64-62 (2OT) * 2018:

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

(District 12) over

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

(District 12) 92-80 * 2017:

Reading Senior High School Reading Senior High School, colloquially known as The Castle on The Hill, is a 9–12 public high school in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1927 and is part of the Reading School District. It is the largest traditional high school ...

(District 3) over Pine-Richland (District 7) 64-60 Class 5A * 2021: Cathedral Prep (District 10) over Archbishop Ryan (District 12) 69-49 * 2019: Moon Area (District 7) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 74-64 * 2018: Abington Heights (District 2) over

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...

(District 7) 67-55 * 2017: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Meadville (District 10) 73-40 Class 4A * 2019: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over Bonner-Prendergast (District 12) 67-56 * 2018: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over

(District 10) 71-35 * 2017: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over

(District 10) 80-52 * 2016:

(District 12) over Taylor Allderdice (District 8) 73-62 * 2015: Roman Catholic (District 12) over

Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

(District 12) 62-45 * 2014: New Castle (District 7) over

LaSalle College LaSalle College ( French: Collège LaSalle) was founded in 1959 by fashion designer Jean-Paul Morin. The college offers over 60 pre-university, technical and professional programs and is the largest bilingual college in North America. The coll ...

(District 12) 52-39 * 2013:

Lower Merion Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the W ...

(District 1) over

(District 1) 63-47 * 2012: Chester (District 1) over Lower Merion (District 1) 59-33 * 2011: Chester (District 1) over

Mount Lebanon Mount Lebanon ( ar, جَبَل لُبْنَان, ''jabal lubnān'', ; syr, ܛܘܪ ܠܒ݂ܢܢ, ', , ''ṭūr lewnōn'' french: Mont Liban) is a mountain range in Lebanon. It averages above in elevation, with its peak at . Geography The Mount Le ...

(District 7) 72-60 (OT) * 2010: Plymouth-Whitemarsh (District 1) over Penn Wood (District 1) 58-51 * 2009: Penn Wood (District 1) over

William Penn William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...

(District 12) 72-53 * 2008: Chester (District 1) over

Norristown Norristown may mean: * Norristown, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Norristown, Pennsylvania Norristown is a municipality with home ...

(District 1) 81-77 * 2007: Schenley (District 8) over Chester (District 1) 78-71 * 2006: Lower Merion (District 1) over Schenley (District 8) 60-58 * 2005: Chester (District 1) over Lower Merion (District 1) 74-61 * 2004:

(District 7) over Parkland (District 11) 57-48 * 2003:

(District 6) over Chester (District 1) 76-71 * 2002:

(District 3) over Uniontown (District 7) 69-62 * 2001: Coatesville (District 1) over Schenley (District 8) 70-57 * 2000: Chester (District 1) over Uniontown (District 7) 73-48 Class 3A * 2019: Lincoln Park Charter (District 7) over

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

(District 3) 73-72 * 2018: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Richland (District 6) 57-42 * 2017: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Lincoln Park Charter (District 7) 89-58 * 2016: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over

(District 7) 99-66 * 2015: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Archbishop Carroll (District 12) 69-67 * 2014: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Susquehanna (District 3) 64-57 (OT) * 2013: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over Archbishop Carroll (District 12) 54-45 * 2012: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Montour (District 7) 48-45 * 2011: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Montour (District 7) 55-45 * 2010: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Chartiers Valley (District 7) 65-63 * 2009: Archbishop Carroll (District 12) over Greensburg-Salem (District 7) 75-54 * 2008: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over Susquehanna (District 3) 65-62 * 2007: General McLane (District 10) over Greencastle-Antrim (District 3) 57-55 * 2006: Franklin Area (District 10) Communications Tech (District 12) 74-63 * 2005: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over Johnstown (District 6) 70-48 * 2004: Moon Area (District 7) over Holy Ghost Prep (District 1) 52-50 * 2003: Lancaster Catholic (District 3) over

(District 8) 75-59 * 2002: Kennett (District 1) over

West Mifflin West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 20,313 at the 2010 census. It is named after Thomas Mifflin, 1st Governor of Pennsylvania, signer of the Un ...

(District 7) 72-51 * 2001: Franklin Area (District 10) over Allentown Central Catholic (District 11) 58-50 (OT) * 2000: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over

(District 7) 68-56 Class 2A * 2019: MCS Charter (District 12) over Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) 54-52 * 2018:

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

(District 12) over

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The origin of this Marian title goes back to Father Jules Chevalier, the founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. History In 1854, in Issoudun, during the novena of the I ...

(District 7) 81-71 * 2017:

Sewickley Academy Sewickley Academy is a private, independent, coeducation, college-preparatory academy located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania in the United States. The Academy educates 594 students, from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. It is a member of the Nation ...

(District 7) over Constitution (District 12) 68-63 (OT) * 2016:

(District 7) over Mastery Charter North (District 12) 68-49 * 2015: Conwell-Egan (District 12) over Aliquippa (District 7) 62-51 * 2014: Constitution (District 12) over Seton-La Salle (District 7) 61-59 * 2013:

(District 7) over Holy Cross (District 2) 69-63 * 2012: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over Beaver Falls (District 7) 56-54 * 2011: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over

Greensburg Central Catholic , motto_translation = Glory to God alone , address = 911 Armory Dr , location = , region = , city = Greensburg , county = ( Westmoreland County) , state ...

(District 7) 67-34 * 2010:

(District 7) over Strawberry Mansion (District 12) 49-47 * 2009: Imhotep Charter (District 12) over

(District 7) 75-67 (2OT) * 2008: Jeannette (District 7) over Strawberry Mansion (District 12) 76-72 * 2007: Prep Charter (District 12) over Aliquippa (District 7) 68-66 * 2006: Prep Charter (District 12) over Beaver Falls (District 7) 82-51 * 2005: Beaver Falls (District 7) over York Catholic (District 3) 71-59 * 2004:

Sto-Rox The Sto-Rox School District is a suburban, public school district in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses the borough of McKees Rocks along with Stowe Township. Sto-Rox School District encompasses approximately . According to ...

(District 7) over

(District 3) 62-53 * 2003: Trinity (District 3) over Sto-Rox (District 7) 66-49 * 2002: Bishop Hannan (District 2) over Sto-Rox (District 7) 70-68 * 2001: Trinity (District 3) over Aliquippa (District 7) 79-65 * 2000:

(District 7) over Halifax (District 3) 79-65 Class 1A * 2019: Sankofa Freedom Academy (District 12) over

Vincentian Academy Vincentian Academy was a Roman Catholic college preparatory school near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. In February 2020 the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth announced the school would cease oper ...

(District 7) 83-61 * 2018: Kennedy Catholic (District 10) over Lourdes Regional (District 4) 78-36 * 2017: Kennedy Catholic (District 10) over

Girard College Girard College is an independent college preparatory five-day boarding school located on a 43-acre campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school was founded and permanently endowed from the shipping and banking fortune of Stephen Girard upon h ...

(District 1) 73-56 * 2016: Kennedy Catholic (District 10) over MCS Charter (District 12) 71-60 * 2015:

(District 12) over

(District 10) 85-53 * 2014: Lincoln Park Charter (District 7) over MCS Charter (District 12) 70-66 * 2013:

Vaux Vaux may refer to: People * Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux (1743–1828), French chemist and pharmacist * Bernard Carra de Vaux (1867–1953), French orientalist who published accounts of his travels in the Middle East *Clotilde de Vaux (1815–184 ...

(District 12) over

Johnsonburg Johnsonburg is a borough in Elk County, Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh and south of Buffalo, New York, in a productive farming and lumbering region. Paper mills were once common in the borough, with the Domtar mill still operating. In 19 ...

(District 9) 83-63 * 2012: Constitution (District 12) over Lincoln Park Charter (District 7) 68-46 * 2011: MCS Charter (District 12) over Lincoln Park Charter (District 7) 70-55 * 2010: Sewickley Academy (District 7) over Reading Central Catholic (District 3) 43-35 * 2009: Girard College (District 1) over Kennedy Catholic (District 10) 80-70 * 2008:

(District 7) over Friere Charter (District 12) 67-66 * 2007: Reading Central Catholic (District 3) over DuBois Central Catholic (District 9) 58-33 * 2006: Elk County Catholic (District 9) over Bishop Hannan (District 2) 71-61 * 2005: Bishop O'Reilly (District 2) over Kennedy Catholic (District 10) 65-61 * 2004: Bishop O'Reilly (District 2) over Sewickley Academy (District 7) 70-54 * 2003: Scotland School (District 3) over Union Area (District 7) 80-59 * 2002: Scotland School (District 3) over Kennedy Catholic (District 10) 69-50 * 2001: Kennedy Christian (District 10) over Fairfield (District 3) 87-45 * 2000: Kennedy Christian (District 10) over Bishop Hannan (District 2) 64-57 (OT)

Girls' basketball

Class 6A * 2019: Peters Township (District 7) over Garnet Valley (District 1) 62-49 * 2018:

Upper Dublin Upper Dublin Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,569 at the 2010 census. Until the 1950s, Upper Dublin was mostly farmland and open space, but transitioned to a residential suburb durin ...

(District 1) over Central Bucks South (District 1) 41-39 * 2017:

Boyertown Boyertown ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Boyerschteddel'') is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,055 at the 2010 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and boro ...

(District 1) over North Allegheny (District 7) 46-35 Class 5A * 2019: Chartiers Valley (District 7) over Archbishop Carroll (District 12) 53-40 * 2018:

(District 7) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 36-33 * 2017: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over

(District 7) 34-26 Class 4A * 2019: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) over

North Catholic High School , motto_translation = Strong in faith , address = 1617 Route 228 , region = , town = Cranberry Township , county = Butler County , state = Pennsylvani ...

(District 7) 60-49 * 2018: Lancaster Catholic (District 3) over Berks Catholic (District 3) 51-36 * 2017: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) over Villa Maria (District 10) 46-27 * 2016:

(District 3) over Cardinal O'Hara (District 12) 57-34 * 2015: Cumberland Valley (District 3) over

(District 1) 40-35 * 2014: Cumberland Valley (District 3) over

Spring-Ford The Spring-Ford Area School District is a K-12 school district based in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, which expands into Chester County. The District is made up of Limerick Township and Upper Providence Township, along with ...

(District 1) 49-30 * 2013: Spring-Ford (District 1) over Cumberland Valley (District 3) 60-45 * 2012: Archbishop Carroll (District 12) over Oakland Catholic (District 7) 56-37 * 2011:

(District 7) over Archbishop Carroll (District 12) 47-46 * 2010: Mount Lebanon (District 7) over Archbishop Ryan (District 12) 70-43 * 2009: Mount Lebanon (District 7) over Cardinal O'Hara (District 12) 67-58 * 2008: Central Dauphin (District 3) over Mount Lebanon (District 7) 56-49 Class 3A * 2019: Delone Catholic (District 3) over

(District 2) 49-43 * 2018: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Bishop Canevin (District 7) 63-46 * 2017: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Bishop Canevin (District 7) 62-56 * 2016: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Villa Maria (District 10) 46-29 * 2015:

(District 7) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 46-40 * 2014: Blackhawk (District 7) over Archbishop Wood (District 12) 51-43 * 2013:

(District 7) over Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) 53-38 * 2012: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Lancaster Catholic (District 3) 52-33 * 2011: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over Mercyhurst Prep (District 10) 53-41 * 2010: Archbishop Wood (District 12) over

(District 7) 49-39 * 2009: Archbishop Carroll (District 12) over Lampeter-Strasburg (District 3) 68-45 * 2008: Mount Saint Joseph Academy (District 1) over Mercyhurst Prep (District 10) 53-43 Class 2A * 2019: Bellwood-Antis (District 6) over West Middlesex (District 10) 66-57 * 2018: Bellwood-Antis (District 6) over West Catholic (District 12) 45-42 * 2017: Minersville (District 11) over Bishop McCort (District 6) 63-49 * 2016: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over

North Star Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that ...

(District 5) 65-28 * 2015: Neumann-Goretti (District 12) over Seton-La Salle (District 7) 79-34 * 2014: Seton-La Salle (District 7) over Neumann-Goretti (District 12) 58-50 * 2013: Bishop Canevin (District 7) over York Catholic (District 3) 45-38 * 2012: Seton-La Salle (District 7) over York Catholic (District 3) 71-47 * 2011: Villa Maria (District 10) over

(District 2) 62-39 * 2010: Villa Maria (District 10) over York Catholic (District 3) 52-44 * 2009: Villa Maria (District 10) over York Catholic (District 3) 56-51 * 2008: York Catholic (District 3) over

Northern Cambria Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ...

(District 6) 52-40 Class 1A * 2019: Berlin Brothersvalley (District 5) over Lourdes Regional (District 4) 41-32 * 2018:

Jenkintown Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Center City Philadelphia. History The community was named for William Jenkins, a Welsh pioneer settler. Jenkintown is located just ...

(District 1) over Juniata Valley (District 6) 51-46 (OT) * 2017: Lebanon Catholic (District 3) over Juniata Valley (District 6) 55-43 * 2016:

(District 7) over Lourdes Regional (District 4) 56-33 * 2015:

(District 7) over Old Forge (District 2) 86-38 * 2014: Vincentian Academy (District 7) over Old Forge (District 2) 58-34 * 2013:

Tri-Valley The Tri-Valley area is grouping of three valleys in the East Bay (California), East Bay region of California's San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area. The three valleys are Amador Valley, San Ramon Valley, and Livermore Valley. The Tri-Valley encompass ...

(District 11) over Vincentian Academy (District 7) 59-42 * 2012: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over North Catholic (District 7) 66-59 * 2011: Steelton-Highspire (District 3) over Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) 73-60 * 2010: Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) over

(District 6) 49-29 * 2009: Bishop Guilfoyle (District 6) over

Nativity BVM Nativity or The Nativity may refer to: Birth of Jesus Christ * Nativity of Jesus, the Gospel stories of the birth of Jesus Christ * Nativity of Jesus in art, any depiction of the nativity scene ** ''Nativity'' (Campin), a 1420 panel painting by ...

(District 11) 49-27 * 2008: Marian Catholic (District 11) over

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(District 7) 40-34

References

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2010–12 PIAA schools' classifications by sport at PIAA.org
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