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ON THIS DATE
Nov. 11
1955 – Lloyd Holland scores on an eight-yard run in the first quarter and Midway High School adds the winning points on a conversion pass from Wayne Fullerton to Ed Williamson as the Blue Knights hold on to defeat Avella 7-6 and win the Washington-Greene Conference football title.
1967 – Jerry Patterson scores on a two-yard run and Buddy Jeffers boots a 37-yard field goal as Chartiers-Houston defeats Mapletown 10-0 in the Class B Washington-Greene Conference championship football game played at Carmichaels.
1968 – Fred Stuvek, who coached Carmichaels’ football team for 14 years, announces that he is retiring from coaching. Stuvek coached Carmichaels to two WPIAL championship games including 1962, when the Mikes played Rostraver to a scoreless tie.
1972 – Pete Adams catches a 71-yard touchdown pass from from Jim Petras with less than five minutes to play, giving Chartiers-Houston a 10-6 victory over Midland and its second consecutive WPIAL Class B football championship.
1975 – The Pittsburgh Pirates trade second baseman Willie Randolph and pitchers Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher George “Doc” Medich.
1977 – Gary Havelka runs for a touchdown and Chuck Amos kicks the extra point as Burgettstown edges Beth-Center 7-6 in a WPIAL Class AA football playoff game at Canon-McMillan. Beth-Center misses two field goals and an extra-point kick.
1994 – Brett Shriver runs for 103 yards, Jared Johnson throws two touchdowns passes to Harry Silvis and the McGuffey defense holds visiting Hampton to only 60 rushing yards as the Highlanders roll to a 26-7 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA football playoffs.
1984 – Dennis Stillwell rushes for 123 yards and a touchdown, and Keith Miller becomes only the fifth player in WPIAL with 5,000 career rushing yards, as top-seeded Beth-Center edges Center 21-16 in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA football playoffs.
1985 – Undefeated Penn State is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll. The Nittany Lions are followed by Nebraska, Ohio State and Air Force.
1995 – Keith Miller scores on two short touchdown runs and Washington & Jefferson finishes the regular season undefeated with a 25-10 win over Widener at College Field. Widener fumbles nine times, losing seven.