PCN is the network to watch for exclusive LIVE coverage of the PIAA football championships. The excitement begins this Thursday at 7 p.m. with a special LIVE football preview Call-In program.
Guest host for the Thursday night program will be Service Electric TV2 Sports expert, Mike Zambelli. During the two-hour special, Zambelli will be joined by a panel of sports reporters from around the state to discuss the upcoming state championships. Viewers are invited to share their thoughts and predictions about the games by dialing toll-free at 1-877-PA6-5001. Joining Zambelli at the PCN studio will be:
LIVE gridiron action begins at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12 as the Rollers of Steelton-Highspire take on the Bears of Clairton High for the state "A" title. At 7:00 p.m., the battle for the "AAA" title will get underway between Archbishop Wood and Thomas Jefferson.
On Saturday, PCN continues its LIVE coverage as West Catholic and Wilmington vie for the “AA” title beginning at 1:00 p.m. Later at 7:00 p.m., Liberty and Bethel Park will meet to try and capture the “AAAA” title.
PCN’s coverage of the 2008 PIAA Football Championships is being underwritten, in part, by APSCUF – the Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and the Hilton Garden Inn Hershey.
The following is a tentative schedule of replays. All re-air times are determined by game length.
"A" Football Final
"AAA" Football Final
"AA" Football Final
"AAAA" Football Final
PCN has offered exclusive LIVE coverage of the PIAA state football championships for the past eleven years. The statewide public affairs network is the exclusive source for the PIAA championships. In February of 2009, the state finals will return on PCN with team wrestling. For more information from PIAA, visit their website at www.piaa.org
Helmets courtesy PA Helmet Project.