Bishop Guilfoyle is looking for its fifth overall Pennsylvania high school football championship. Port Allegany will be going after its first gold medal. The game is the first of six Pennsylvania high school football championship games played this weekend at Cumberland Valley High School.
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PIAA Class 1A Thursday 1 p.m. at Cumberland Valley HS
(District 6) Bishop Guilfoyle (14-1) vs. (District 9) Port Allegany (14-0)
This is the first time here for Port Allegany. It’s the sixth time for Guilfoyle, which is 4-1 in state championship games and last won a Class 1A state championship in 2021 with a 21-14 decision over Redbank Valley. Port Allegany arrived here by romping last year’s 1A finalist and WPIAL champion Fort Cherry in a mercy-rule 46-8 victory. Junior tailback Aiden Bliss, who has rushed for 3,180 yards this season, which is No. 4 overall in the nation, led the way for the Gators. Allegany held Fort Cherry to a touchdown on 131 yards of total offense against a Fort Cherry team that averaged 40 points and 380 yards a game. The Gators’ defense put the clamps on Fort Cherry’s stellar junior quarterback Matt Sieg, holding him to 32 yards rushing and 57 yards passing. In last year’s state semifinals, Sieg himself pounded out 250 yards—and he’s amassed over 10,000 yards of total offense in his three years at Fort Cherry. It shows how suffocating the Allegany defense was. Guilfoyle got here on a dominant 21-6 victory over Muncy. Marauders’ senior quarterback Chase Kissell, who has thrown for 3,336 yards this season, tossed a pair of touchdown passes, one for 70 yards to Hamilton Gates, in building a 21-0 lead, while tailback Taurean Consiglio rushed for 101 yards. Guilfoyle once three-peated as Class 1A state champions from 2014-16. The Marauders’ only state title loss came in 2019 to Farrell, 10-7, in overtime.
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| Team | Class | District | Record | Games Played (Playoffs) | Avg. Points Scored (Playoffs) | Avg. Points Allowed (Playoffs) | Avg. Points Scored (Season) | Avg. Points Allowed (Season) |
| Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders | 1A | D6 | 14-1 | 5 | 43.4 | 9.2 | 40.0 | 13.0 |
| Port Allegany Gators | 1A | D9 | 14-0 | 4 | 50.7 | 17.5 | 51.8 | 17.8 |
Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders
| Date | Opponent | Kickoff | Result | Game Notes |
| 8/17 | Penns Valley (2A) | 10:00 am | Scrimmage | |
| 8/24 | Bald Eagle Area (2A) | 7:00 pm | W 21-0 | |
| 8/30 | @ Bishop McCort (2A) | 8:00 pm | W 30-12 | |
| 9/07 | Bellefonte (4A) | 7:00 pm | W 41-7 | |
| 9/13 | @ Huntingdon Area* (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 55-20 | |
| 9/20 | Central (6)* (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 23-12 | |
| 9/27 | @ Tyrone* (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 50-37 | |
| 10/05 | Bellwood-Antis* (2A) | 7:00 pm | W 41-12 | |
| 10/11 | Chestnut Ridge (2A) | 7:00 pm | W 47-7 | |
| 10/18 | @ Philipsburg-Osceola (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 49-14 | |
| 10/25 | @ Penn Cambria (3A) | 7:00 pm | L 27-28 | LHAC Crossover Game |
| 11/01 | Juniata Valley (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 49-0 | Dist. 6 Class A Quarterfinal |
| 11/09 | Claysburg-Kimmel (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 49-7 | Dist. 6 Class A Semifinal @ Hollidaysburg |
| 11/16 | Northern Cambria (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 42-18 | Dist. 6 Class A Championship @ Mansion Park |
| 11/23 | @ Westinghouse (1A) | 1:00 pm | W 56-15 | PIAA Class A Quarterfinal @ Farrell HS |
| 11/29 | @ Muncy (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 21-6 | PIAA Class A Semifinal @ Lock Haven University |
Port Allegany Gators
| Date | Opponent | Kickoff | Result | Game Notes |
| 8/17 | Otto-Eldred (1A) | 10:00 am | Scrimmage; with Bradford | |
| 8/17 | Bradford Area (4A) | 11:00 am | Scrimmage; with Otto-Eldred | |
| 8/23 | Keystone* (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 35-18 | |
| 8/30 | @ Smethport Area* (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 73-6 | |
| 9/06 | Redbank Valley* (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 66-38 | |
| 9/13 | @ Brockway* (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 47-21 | |
| 9/20 | Union-AC Valley* (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 57-20 | |
| 9/27 | @ Ridgway/Johnsonburg* (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 41-34 | |
| 10/04 | @ Saint Marys (3A) | 7:00 pm | W 50-13 | |
| 10/12 | Kane Area* (1A) | 1:30 pm | W 62-16 | Homecoming |
| 10/18 | @ Brookville (2A) | 7:00 pm | W 44-14 | |
| 10/25 | @ Cameron County (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 48-0 | |
| 11/08 | Keystone (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 57-14 | Dist. 9 Class A Semifinal @ Kane |
| 11/15 | Redbank Valley (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 62-28 | Dist. 9 Class A Championship @ Bradford |
| 11/22 | Wilmington Area (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 38-20 | PIAA Class A Quarterfinal @ DuBois HS |
| 11/29 | Fort Cherry (1A) | 7:00 pm | W 46-8 | PIAA Class A Semifinal @ Penn West Clarion |
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