After a long 2024 regular season, the WPIAL football playoff picture has taken shape.
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6A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Central Catholic Vs. #4 Seneca Valley – 11/8 – 7p.m. @ TBA
#2 North Allegheny Vs. #3 Mt. Lebanon – 11/8 – 7p.m. @ North Allegheny
5A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Pine Richland – BYE (Plays winner of NH/FR at home)
#2 Upper St. Clair – BYE (Plays winner of PH/Moon at home)
#3 Peters Township – BYE (Plays winner of PT/SF at home)
#4 Woodland Hills – BYE (Plays winner of BP/GL at home)
#5 Bethel Park Vs. #12 Greater Latrobe – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Bethel Park
#6 Penn Trafford Vs. #11 South Fayette – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Penn Trafford
#7 Penn Hills Vs. #10 Moon – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @Penn Hills
#8 North Hills Vs. #9 Franklin Regional – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ North Hills
4A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Thomas Jefferson Vs. #8 West Allegheny – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ TJ
#2 Montour Vs. #7 Mars – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Montour
#3 McKeesport Vs. #6 Belle Vernon – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ McKeesport
#4 Aliquippa Vs. #5 Trinity – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @Aliquippa
3A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Imani Christian Academy – BYE (Plays winner of Southmoreland/Highland at UPMC Graham Field)
#2 Central Valley – BYE (Plays winner of Freeport/Mt. Pleasant at home)
#3 Elizabeth Forward – BYE (Plays winner of DL/NC at home)
#4 Beaver – BYE (Plays winner of Avonworth/GS at home)
#5 Avonworth Vs. #12 Greensburg Salem – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Avonworth
#6 Deer Lakes Vs. #11 North Catholic – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Deer Lakes
#7 Freeport Vs. #10 Mt. Pleasant – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Freeport
#8 Southmoreland Vs. #9 Highlands – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Southmoreland
2A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Seton LaSalle – BYE (Plays winner of OLSH/Riverside at home)
#2 South Park – BYE (Plays winner of Mohawk/KO at home)
#3 Ellwood City – BYE (Plays winner of SA/WC at home)
#4 Steel Valley Vs. #13 Washington – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Steel Valley
#5 Western Beaver Vs. #12 Carlynton – 11/2 – 1 p.m. @ W. Beaver
#6 South Allegheny Vs. #11 Waynesburg Central – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ S. Allegheny
#7 Mohawk Vs. #10 Keystone Oaks – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Mohawk
#8 OLSH Vs. #9 Riverside – 11/1 7 p.m. - @ TBA
1A First-Round Playoffs:
#1 Fort Cherry Vs. #16 Brentwood – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Fort Cherry
#2 Clairton Vs. #15 Rochester – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @TBA
#3 Bishop Canevin Vs. #14 Bentworth – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Keystone Oaks
#4 Neshannock Vs. #13 Jeanette – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @Neshannock
#5 Greensburg C.C. Vs. #12 Monessen – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Greensburg C.C.
#6 Jefferson-Morgan Vs. #11 South Side – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @J-M
#7 Laurel Vs. #10 California – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @Laurel
#8 Leechburg Vs. #9 Cornell – 11/1 – 7 p.m. @ Leechburg
What you need to know from the WPIAL:
CLASS 6A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 8
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 16 at Norwin High School – 6:05 PM
Amount of Qualifiers: 4
Top Four Seeds: #1 Central Catholic (8-2, 6-0), #2 North Allegheny (9-1, 5-1), #3 Mt. Lebanon (3-7, 3-3), #4 Seneca Valley (3-6, 3-3)
2023 Final: North Allegheny 44, Central Catholic 41
CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 23 at Acrisure Stadium – 8:00 PM
Amount of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Pine-Richland (8-1, 5-0), #2 Upper St. Clair (10-0, 6-0), #3 Peters Township (9-1, 4-1), #4 Woodland Hills (8-2, 6-0)
Qualifying Teams: Bethel Park, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Moon, North Hills, Penn Hills, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair, Woodland Hills
2023 Final: Peters Township 43, Pine-Richland 17
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 16 at Norwin High School – 12:05 PM
Amount of Qualifiers: 8
Top Four Seeds: #1 Thomas Jefferson (10-0, 6-0), #2 Montour (8-1, 4-1), #3 McKeesport (6-4, 5-0), #4 Aliquippa (6-2, 4-1)
Qualifying Teams: Aliquippa, Belle Vernon, Mars, McKeesport, Montour, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, West Allegheny
2023 Final: Aliquippa 35, McKeesport 21
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 23 at Acrisure Stadium – 5:00 PM
Amount of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Imani Christian Academy (10-0, 6-0), #2 Central Valley (5-5, 5-1), #3 Elizabeth Forward (7-3, 5-0), #4 Beaver (8-2, 5-1)
Qualifying Teams: Avonworth, Beaver, Central Valley, Deer Lakes, Elizabeth Forward, Freeport, Greensburg Salem, Highlands, Imani Christian Academy, Mt. Pleasant, North Catholic, Southmoreland
2023 Final: Belle Vernon 26, Avonworth 0
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 23 at Acrisure Stadium – 2:00 PM
Amount of Qualifiers: 13
Top Four Seeds: #1 Seton LaSalle (9-0, 6-0), #2 South Park (9-1, 6-0), #3 Ellwood City (9-0, 7-0), #4 Steel Valley (7-3, 5-1)
Qualifying Teams: Carlynton, Ellwood City, Keystone Oaks, Mohawk, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Riverside, Seton LaSalle, South Allegheny, South Park, Steel Valley, Washington, Waynesburg Central, Western Beaver
2023 Final: Beaver Falls 14, Steel Valley 12
CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Friday, Nov. 1
Championship Info: Saturday, Nov. 23 at Acrisure Stadium – 11:00 AM
Amount of Qualifiers: 16
Top Four Seeds: #1 Fort Cherry, #2 Clairton, #3 Bishop Canevin, #4 Neshannock
Qualifying Teams: Bentworth, Bishop Canevin, Brentwood, California, Clairton, Cornell, Fort Cherry, Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Jefferson-Morgan, Laurel, Leechburg, Monessen, Neshannock, Rochester, South Side
2023 Final: Fort Cherry 42, South Side 28