WPIAL releases boys, girls soccer playoff pairings

By: HSSN Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | 12:54 PM

The Highway to Highmark is about to be well-traveled.

The WPIAL released pairings for the postseason boys and girls soccer tournaments on Wednesday afternoon.

Peters Township (Class AAAA), West Allegheny (AAA), Quaker Valley (AA) and Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (A) were awarded the top seeds in the respective boys soccer tournaments.

On the girls side, top seeds are Pine-Richland (Class AAAA), Moon (AAA), Freedom (AA) and Seton LaSalle (A).

Opening-round games will be held Saturday for the boys and Monday for the girls.

The WPIAL championships will be contested Nov. 2-4 at Highmark Stadium.

Here's a look at the opening round games:

Boys

WPIAL playoffs

First round

Saturday's schedule

Class 4A

Fox Chapel (9-8) at Peters Township (14-0-1), 5 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (11-3-2) vs. Butler (12-5) at Norwin, 3 p.m.; Central Catholic (11-4-2) vs. Pine-Richland (10-4-2) at Plum, 3 p.m.; Allderdice (9-6-1) at Seneca Valley (10-3-2), 4 p.m.; Connellsville (11-5-1) at North Allegheny (15-2-1), 5 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (6-9-1) at Plum (11-5), 1 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (7-9-1) at Franklin Regional (15-2), 3 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (10-6) at Norwin (11-3-3), 5 p.m.

Class 3A

West Mifflin (8-9) at West Allegheny (16-1-1), 3 p.m.; Hampton (7-10) at Belle Vernon (13-4-1), 3 p.m.; Ringgold (11-4-2) vs. Indiana (10-7) at Belle Vernon, 1 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (11-5-1) at South Fayette (12-4-2), 1 p.m.; Trinity (11-7) at Chartiers Valley (14-3), 5 p.m.; Blackhawk (9-4-3) at Mars (10-4-2), 1 p.m.; Knoch (12-4-2) vs. Ambridge (9-9) at Mars, 3 p.m.; Thomas Jefferson (8-8-2) at Montour (12-3-1), 3 p.m.

Class 2A

McGuffey (6-8-2) at Quaker Valley (16-1), 2 p.m.; Freeport (12-5) vs. Riverside (10-5-1) at North Allegheny, 3 p.m.; Deer Lakes (12-3-2) vs. Brownsville (11-5-2) at Chartiers Valley, 1 p.m.; Keystone Oaks (12-5-1) vs. Beaver (6-7-3) at West Allegheny, 1 p.m.; Shady Side Academy (9-7-1) at South Park (15-3), 3 p.m.; Waynesburg (11-5) vs. Obama Academy (12-4-1) at South Park, 1 p.m.; Mt. Pleasant (14-2) vs. Elizabeth Forward (8-9-1) at Norwin, 1 p.m.; Charleroi (15-4) vs. Central Valley (7-7-2) at Peters Township, 3 p.m.

Class A

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (16-1) vs. Quigley Catholic (6-8-3) at Seneca Valley, 2 p.m.; Bentworth (12-6) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10-8) at South Fayette, 3 p.m.; Winchester Thurston (14-1) vs. Monessen (10-7) at Franklin Regional, 1 p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (13-3-1) vs. Chartiers-Houston (9-9) at Peters Township, 1 p.m.; Freedom (17-0) vs. Trinity Christian (11-5) at Quaker Valley, noon; Springdale (12-4-1) vs. Serra Catholic (9-7-1) at North Allegheny, 1 p.m.; Seton LaSalle (15-2-1) vs. Avonworth (11-6) at Chartiers Valley, 3 p.m.; Sewickley Academy (9-8-1) vs. Riverview (11-5-1) at Montour, 1 p.m.

Girls

WPIAL playoffs

First round

Monday's schedule

Class 4A

Connellsville (9-7) at Pine-Richland (14-1-1), 8 p.m.; North Allegheny (10-6-1) at Plum (13-3), 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (7-7-2) at Norwin (14-1-1), 8 p.m.; Kiski Area (9-6) at Mt. Lebanon (9-6-1), 8 p.m.; Penn Hills (6-10) at Penn-Trafford (13-3-1), 8 p.m.; Butler (10-7) at Fox Chapel (12-5-1), 8 p.m.; Allderdice (10-5-1) at Peters Township (14-3), 8 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-5-2) at Seneca Valley (12-5), 8 p.m.

Class 3A

Oakland Catholic (6-11) at Moon (18-0), 8 p.m.; Belle Vernon (12-4-1) vs. Ambridge (12-4-2) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.; South Fayette (10-5-3) at Chartiers Valley (12-5-1), 8 p.m.; Hampton (6-10-1) at Montour (10-6), 8 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (8-7-1) at Mars (13-1), 8 p.m.; Franklin Regional (10-5-1) vs. Mt. Pleasant (9-7-1) at Norwin, 6 p.m.; Knoch (11-7) at South Park (14-2-1), 8 p.m.; Thomas Jefferson (15-3) at Elizabeth Forward (11-5), 8 p.m.

Class 2A

Brownsville (13-4-1) vs. Deer Lakes (10-6-1) at Elizabeth Forward, 6 p.m.; Burrell (11-3-1) vs. Charleroi (8-9-1) at Plum, 6 p.m.; Quaker Valley (9-7-1) vs. Beaver (8-6-1) at Seneca Valley, 6 p.m.; Avonworth (11-5) vs. Springdale (11-5-1) at Mars, 6 p.m.

Byes: Freedom (17-0), Freeport (15-2-1), Waynesburg (16-1), Yough (13-2)

Class A

Seton LaSalle (14-2) vs. Mohawk (6-11) at Montour, 6 p.m.; South Side Beaver (14-3) vs. Riverside (8-4) at Moon, 6 p.m.; Sewickley Academy (11-4-2) vs. Serra Catholic (9-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 6 p.m.; Shady Side Academy (10-3) vs. Apollo Ridge (10-4) at Penn-Trafford, 6 p.m.; Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (13-4) vs. Chartiers-Houston (5-12-1) at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m.; Bentworth (11-5-1) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10-5-3) at South Park, 6 p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (11-3) vs. Eden Christian (8-8-2) at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m.; Vincentian Academy (11-4) vs. Bishop Canevin (9-5-1) at Chartiers Valley, 6 p.m.

Tags: Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Freedom, Moon, North Catholic, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Quaker Valley, Seton-LaSalle, West Allegheny