GCC Wins WPIAL Championship!
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Aliquippa had won more WPIAL Championships in the last 25 years than any
other school in Class AA of the WPIAL. But their opponent on Friday, Greensburg Central
Catholic, didn’t receive the memo. The Centurions used an aggressive
rushing attack and a stout defensive effort to thrash the Quips, 33-7, en route
to their first WPIAL Championship in GCC’s 50th anniversary.
GCC started the scoring when senior running back David Miller ripped off a
79-yard touchdown run. Miller became the Centurions all-time leading scorer for
a single season after earning three touchdowns in the championship game. |
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other touchdown runs were of four yards and two yards, respectively. GCC scored
19 consecutive points in the second quarter due in large part to several Aliquippa turnovers. Quarterback Trent Hurley scored on a
great play fake at the goal line in the second quarter. He also hit wide-out
Evan Marshall, who made a one-handed catch on a 15-yard pass that gave GCC a
26-7 halftime lead. Miller led the charge throughout the game, gaining 203
yards on the ground, thus helping his team win the championship and improve to
11-2 on the year. GCC will play its first PIAA state football playoff game on
December 4th against the Bedford
Bisons.
Greensburg Central : 7 – 19 – 0 – 7 = 33
Aliquippa : 7 – 0 – 0 – 0 =
7
1st Quarter:
Aliq: Mikal Hall 6-yard run (John Lord kick), A 7-0
GCC: David Miller 79-yard run (Brian Gongaware kick), T 7-7
2nd Quarter:
GCC: Miller 4-yard run (Gongaware kick), GCC 14-7
GCC: Trent Hurley 2-yard run (kick failed), GCC 20-7
GCC: Evan Marshall 15-yard pass from Hurley (Hurley pass failed), GCC 26-7
3rd Quarter:
No Scoring
4th Quarter:
GCC: Miller 2-yard run (Gongaware kick), GCC 33-7
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107.1 Classic Hits— Broadcast Schedule
Pregame is 7:00 and kickoff is at 7:30 for all games
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