4A PIAA State Championship Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dallas last week upset defending champion Bishop McDevitt to advance to the State Championship Game. Aliquippa beat Selingrove last week to advance to the State Title game for the 2nd year in a row. Aliquippa is trying to win there 5th State Title as a program. Dallas is making their 4th State Championship after winning 1990, 2010, and 2012. Both teams come into this game undefeated. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aliquippa Top Prospects</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["220266"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='220266' first='Tiqwai' last='Hayes'] is one of the best players in the State of Pennsylvania. He is a physically tough running back. He attacks defenders and they have a hard time trying to bring him down. He also is a home run threat everytime he touches the ball. 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At linebacker he shows natural instints and makes plays all over the field. He is a sideline-to-sideline type of player. Lindsey is already committed to Pittsburgh, so he is staying close to home.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1a914"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["97973"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='97973' first='Brandon' last='Banks'] is one of the best cornerback's in the State of Pennsylvania. He is a very good cover corner. He shows good man-to-man technique as he stays hip-to-hip with receivers. Then when the ball is in the air he shows good ball skills. He also takes pride in playing defensive back and is agrressive player on the field. Banks is already committed to Yale an incredible accomplishment.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1a96d"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["255059"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='255059' first='Quentin' last='Goode'] is the starting quarterback for Aliquippa. He is surrounded by elite talent, but Goode is still one of the key cogs to the Aliquippa team. Without his throwing ability, they wouldnt be able to make as many big plays. Looking at his film I have seen massive improvement from him this season. He has thrown with much more touch on the ball. especially on deep balls. Goode continues to be the point guard and distribute the ball to the playmakers, and this is an important part of the Aliquippa offense.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1a9c4"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["855487"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='855487' first='John' last='Tracy'] is another playmaker that Aliquippa has on their team. He is a dynamic running back and linebacker. At linebacker, he shows good instincts by making plays all over the field. As running back he is a natural athlete that is a homerun every time he touches the ball. Tracy is a good athlete and shows it all over the field.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1aa15"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["557209"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='557209' first='Jayace' last='Williams'] is a defensive match-up nightmare for the offense to face. Aliquippa moves him around and just lets him make plays all over the field. He is a devastating blitzer, that Aliquippa will bring off the edge to create havoc in the backfield. He is a physical tackler and when he hits you, the player feels it. Williams is also a good tight end that they use to make devastating blocks on the edge.  Williams is a good player that constantly makes plays on both sides of the ball.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1aa66"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["598916"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='598916' first='Arison' last='Walker'] plays safety for Aliquippa and is a talented player. He shows good ability to make plays on the ball, so if the ball is in the air he will go make that play. He made an incredible interception in WPIAL Championship win where he read the play and came up and made a diving interception. The other big part of his game is he is a good tackler and does a nice job tackling in the open field. Walker a Junior is a name to follow going into next year.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-656f700f1aab9"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dallas Top Prospects</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Zach Paczewski","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2411","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Dallas","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Zach Paczewski is a dynamic player with the ball in his hands. At wide receiver, he shows good skills by tracking the deep ball. When the ball is in the air he tracks the ball well and comes up with the catch. He is also good after the catch. Dallas will throw him screen passes and run jet sweeps with him and he constantly makes people miss in space. 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