The Ligonier Valley Rams playoff run came to an end Friday at Blackhawk High School 52-0 falling to Beaver Falls on a rain-soaked night.

The last time the Greater Latrobe Wildcats won a postseason contest, Lyndon B. Johnson was the U.S. president, the Beatles were two years away from breaking up and a Big Mac cost 49 cents.

Greater Latrobe head coach Ron Prady experienced plenty of playoff success during his time as an assistant at Penn-Trafford. At this time a year ago, he and the Warriors were set to embark on a postseason run that culminated with WPIAL and state titles.

They started claiming their spots on Thursday.

Well, if there is any good news to come out of Greater Latrobe’s 54-14 shellacking by the No. 2-ranked McKeesport (9-0, 6-0) at Memorial Stadium Friday, it was that Thomas Jefferson was at its home offering the Connellsville a similar thumping.

Ligonier Valley Rams’ head football coach Roger Beitel talked with his team on Thursday evening about how difficult it is to win, citing how each victory requires much effort and a winning season requires many things to happen. Beitel talked about Ligonier Valley’s tradition of winning and the effort and dedication required by all every year to make that happen.

“When you play a great football team you can’t beat yourself before you try to beat your opponent,” said Ligonier Valley head coach Roger Beitel after his team was defeated 27-18 at home Friday against Serra Catholic, the defending WPIAL 2-A Champion.

Greater Latrobe’s 42-0 trouncing of Ringgold Friday at Memorial Stadium was the resounding win the Wildcats needed after getting themselves back into the win column with last week’s victory over Trinity.

Through the first half of Friday’s Class 2A Allegheny Conference matchup between Ligonier Valley and host Burrell, both offenses executed their gameplans to near perfection.

It was a game that Greater Latrobe needed to win Friday as it traveled to Trinity for a Big Seven Conference matchup.