PCN to show Championship Games Live

PCN ANNOUNCES PIAA STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE
The 2011 fall sports championship season will conclude on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) with exclusive LIVE coverage of the PIAA football championships. The excitement begins Thursday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. with a special two-hour LIVE football preview Call-In program.
Guest host for the Thursday night program will be Mike Zambelli, sports analyst for Service Electric TV2 Sports. 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. Joining Zambelli will be Kevin Cooney of Phillyburbs.com, Tom Elling of PA Football News, Chris Shovlin of Comcast Sports Pittsburgh, Eric Thomas of the Harrisburg Patriot-News and Jim Wills of Service Electric TV2 Sports. Viewers will be able to participate in the discussion by dialing toll-free at 1-877-PA6-5001 to share their comments or questions.
Encore presentations of this preview will be shown immediately following the conclusion of Thursday’s LIVE program as well as 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16.
Once again, Ross Tucker will provide color commentary for PCN during the state football finals along side of play-by-play announcer Bob McCool and sideline reporter Steve Degler. Tucker is known for his work as a writer for ESPN.com as well as a television analyst for the NFL on Fox, VERSUS and the YES Network. Prior to his broadcasting duties, Tucker played in the NFL as an offensive lineman. He is a native Pennsylvanian.
PCN will air LIVE coverage of the PIAA football championships on Friday, December 16 and Saturday, December 17. The following is a tentative schedule. Airtimes for encore presentations are determined by game length.

“A” Football Final
Clairton HS vs. Southern Columbia Area HS
Friday, December 16 – 1:00 p.m. LIVE
Encore presentation – December 16 at 4:00 p.m.

“AAA” Football Final
Archbishop Wood (vs. Bishop McDevitt HS
Friday, December 16 – 7:00 p.m. LIVE
Encore presentation – December 16 at 10:00 p.m.

“AA” Football Final
Lancaster Catholic HS vs. Tyrone HS
Saturday, December 17 – 12:00 p.m. LIVE
Encore presentation – December 17 at 3:00 p.m.

“AAAA” Football Final
Central Dauphin HS vs. North Penn HS
Saturday, December 17 – 6:00 p.m. LIVE
Encore presentation – December 17 at 9:00 p.m.

To learn more about the PIAA and the teams advancing to the finals, visit their website at www.piaa.org.

LIVE streaming will also be made available for each game. For details about this viewing option, visit www.pcntv.com. PCN’s channel designations can also be found on the network’s site.

PCN is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization created and supported by cable television companies. PCN receives no state or federal funding. Network programming is distributed on more than 150 cable systems in Pennsylvania serving more than 10 million Pennsylvanians in 3.3 million homes.

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