High school football last night (Aliquippa, Latrobe: 2014, live, title)

[okaydorothy]

We were in the final at Heinz field last night. We played Aliquippa again this year and won. But I did notice things that were the same as last year.

Once Aliquippa were loosing, they started getting injuries ; last year the two major players played like this also. If they dropped a ball, the person who dropped it, fell down in an injury. Last night, the same thing happened at least 4 times.

We were the underdog last year and had no publicity. As the reigning state championship, one would thing that there would be some publicity ; not at all.

Players ; we may not be the heaviest, but we certainly are the fastest and play like a team, a family and work hard. Obviously weight does not matter.

We are riding a 29 game win in a row. Again, a silent 29 game win.

Just wanted to say WELL DONE SOUTH FAYETTE.

Of course I am biased as my two sons play on the team.

[Flamingo13]

I heard West Allegheny was playing last night - do you know how they did?

(and congrats to S. Fayette

[gg]

Originally Posted by okaydorothy

...one would thing that there would be some publicity ; not at all.

I am sure it was fun, but remember it is only high school football, so really only those involved are fans.

It is funny about the kids faking injuries, but they are just little kids.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by okaydorothy

We were the underdog last year and had no publicity. As the reigning state championship, one would thing that there would be some publicity ; not at all.

Publicity?
The news mentioned that the WPIAL finals were at Heinz Field many times, as did newspapers.

What more do you expect for HS football games that very few (outside of family and students for that particular school) care about?

[UKyank]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Publicity?
The news mentioned that the WPIAL finals were at Heinz Field many times, as did newspapers.

What more do you expect for HS football games that very few (outside of family and students for that particular school) care about?

I'm not a fan or follower of HS football but from what I do see, all coverage is basically of the quad A schools only; maybe that's what she's referring to

[bradjl2009]

Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Publicity?
The news mentioned that the WPIAL finals were at Heinz Field many times, as did newspapers.

What more do you expect for HS football games that very few (outside of family and students for that particular school) care about?

The local news sure seems to give quite a lot of coverage for high school football for some reason.

Congrats to all the champions though, including your son Dorothy!

[I_Like_Spam]

Originally Posted by UKyank

I'm not a fan or follower of HS football but from what I do see, all coverage is basically of the quad A schools only; maybe that's what she's referring to

Schools are rated as "Quad A" based on their enrollment, bigger schools have more students, alumni, staff and other interested parties, its would surprising if they didn't get more coverage than smaller learning institutions.

[Pitt Chick]

A or Quad A.. they all get TV coverage!

[Kippy]

It was covered by both local papers and all the local news channels. I am not sure what other publicity a high school football team should expect.

In case you missed it:

South Fayette again defeats Aliquippa to defend WPIAL Class AA title | TribLIVE

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/201411210219

In terms of the area in general, I have never seen so much news coverage devoted to a high school sport. I am always surprised how high school football is covered in the regular sports section of the paper, and not the local section. Anyone who reads the Trib will be familiar with the two giant novels that are published at the beginning of the school year detailing each and every high school football team.

Sports were an integral part of high school for me, and I was a dedicated three-season, varsity athlete for all four years of high school. However, beyond friends and family, nobody followed high school sports where I grew up. While my teammates and I may have taken things a little too seriously, nobody around town really did.

In addition, while this may sound crazy to folks around here, football was not the most popular sport where I grew up. The best athletes, who oftentimes were the most popular kids, all played soccer.

Of course, this is not to diminish the personal achievement of your sons and their teammates. Congrats to them!

[Pitt Chick]

Yeah.. there is definite bias (and excessive coverage) of HS football.

Heck, Latrobe was STATE champs in '08, '09, '10 and '13.... but since it was hockey, the media cared very little.