Belle Vernon Blows Out Hickory, Advances to State Final
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WEXFORD, Pa. — The Belle Vernon Area Leopards, champions of District 7, defeated the Hickory Hornets, District 10 champions, in the PIAA Class-3A state playoffs, 42-16. With the blowout victory, the Leopards will participate in the state championship game for the second consecutive season after they won the PIAA title a season ago. The Leopards started […]
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Belle Vernon dominates Hickory, gets back to the state championship game
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Belle Vernon faces Hickory with a trip to the PIAA Class 3A championship game on the line
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Belle Vernon dominates Hickory, gets back to the state championship game
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Belle Vernon dominates Hickory, gets back to the state championship game
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Goal-line fumble lets Belle Vernon win Class 3A state championship
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Hickory's season ends with loss to Leopards in Class 3A state semifinal, Endzone
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Hickory's season ends with loss to Leopards in Class 3A state semifinal, Endzone
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Belle Vernon faces Hickory with a trip to the PIAA Class 3A championship game on the line
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