Secondary school in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopewell High School is a public
high school in
Hopewell Township ,
Pennsylvania , United States. It is the only high school in the
Hopewell Area School District . Athletic teams compete as the Hopewell Vikings in the
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League .
Hopewell High School offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.
Sports
Viking teams have held the following
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championships: baseball, 1986, 2021; football, 2002; girls volleyball, 2004; girls basketball, 2006, 2007. Hopewell's girls volleyball team is a four-time defending champion in the
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League .
Notable alumni
Daniel Chamovitz , noted biologist and author of
What a Plant Knows , President of
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Ryan Cox, infielder for the
Savannah Bananas .
Tony Dorsett , second overall pick in the
1977 NFL Draft , former
Heisman Trophy winner at
Pittsburgh ,
Pro Football Hall of Fame and
College Football Hall of Fame , former NFL Player for the
Dallas Cowboys and
Denver Broncos .
April Goss , former placekicker for the
Kent State Golden Flashes football team, became the second female player to score in an official
Football Bowl Subdivision game.
Nate Guenin , played for 5 NHL teams in his career.
Christa Harmotto ,
Penn State volleyball player, 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year, led team to 2007 NCAA volleyball championship, also broke Hopewell High School's record for hitting percentage and blocks.
Connie Izay , nurse, actress, technical advisor on medical television programs
Bill Koman , former
NFL linebacker for the
Baltimore Colts ,
Philadelphia Eagles and
St. Louis Cardinals .
Doc Medich , former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972 to 1982 for five different teams.
Paul Posluszny , former NFL linebacker, two time Bednarik Award winner, and 2005 Butkus Award winner.
Dan Rains , former player of the
Chicago Bears .
Joe Rock (baseball) , pitcher in the
Colorado Rockies organization.
Joe Verbanic , former Major League Baseball pitcher for
Philadelphia Phillies and
New York Yankees .
Rushel Shell , WPIAL career rushing yardage leader.
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Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (born 1995), basketball player for the Israeli team
Maccabi Bnot Ashdod , and the Washington Mystics of the
Women's National Basketball Association
References
External links
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