Tiny Aliquippa wins Pennsylvania’s 4A state championship

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Success in Pennsylvania high school football, like many states these days, means that teams have to “play up” above their enrollment. Aliquippa should be a 1A team, but because of the Quips success they play in Class 4A, because of Pennsylvania’s “competition formula.”

Thursday night at HersheyPark Stadium, Aliquippa won the 4A championship by beating Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) 34-27. It’s the school’s fourth overall state championship.

Bishop McDevitt jumped-out to a 13-0 lead, but then the Quips went to work behind freshman running back Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes.

Hayes rushed for 139 yards on 32 carries with three touchdowns.

Click to read game recap from EasternPAFootball.com

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.