PINE TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Aliquippa defeated McKeesport 21-12 to win the WPIAL Class 4A football championship on Saturday at Pine-Richland High School.

It's the 21st title for the Quips (9-3), most in WPIAL history, and their fifth under head coach Mike Warfield. Aliquippa was the No. 7 seed in this year's playoffs. Advertisement

The top-seeded Tigers (9-4) were making their second consecutive appearance in the title game after losing to Thomas Jefferson in 2024.

While Aliquippa has the enrollment of a 1A school, the Quips have the skill and pedigree of a much bigger program.

“You've got measurables where you get a star here, a star there. You measure height, you measure weight, you measure 40 (yard dash), you measure bench press – you can't measure this," Warfield said, gesturing toward

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