2025 PIHL season concludes with state champions crowned

By: Don Rebel
Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 9:52 PM

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The east continues to be the beast when it comes to high school hockey in the keystone state.

For the sixth straight season, the Flyers Cup winners defeated the Penguins Cup winners in two of the three Pennsylvania Cup state title games.

In the annual event Saturday at the RMU Island Sports Complex, Seneca Valley, North Penn and Garnet Valley were crowned state champions.

For the Raiders, it was the first Pennsylvania Cup in program history, five days after they won their first PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup title.

Also this season, the PA Challenge Cup was played to crown the first Division 2 state champion. Burrell defeated Pope John Paul II to win that inaugural honor.

Here is a look back at all the final results from both the Penguins Cup playoffs and Pennsylvania Cup high school hockey state championship games.

Class 3A

Pennsylvania Cup championship

Seneca Valley Raiders 7, Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds 2

Penguins Cup championship

Seneca Valley Raiders 3, South Fayette Lions 2 in triple overtime

Semifinals

Seneca Valley Raiders 3, Upper St. Clair Panthers 2 in overtime

South Fayette Lions 4, North Allegheny Tigers 2

Quarterfinals

Seneca Valley Raiders 3, Pine-Richland Rams 1

Upper St. Clair Panthers 5, Thomas Jefferson Jaguars 4

South Fayette Lions 6, Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils 1

North Allegheny Tigers 1, Central Catholic Vikings 0

Class 2A

Pennsylvania Cup championship

North Penn Knights 4, Cathedral Prep Ramblers 1

Penguins Cup championship

Cathedral Prep Ramblers 5, Fox Chapel Foxes 4 in overtime

Semifinals

Fox Chapel Foxes 3, Penn-Trafford Warriors 2

Cathedral Prep Ramblers 2, Latrobe Wildcats 0

Quarterfinals

Fox Chapel Foxes 6, Canon-McMillan Big Macs 3

Penn-Trafford Warriors 8, Bishop McCort Crimson Crushers 4

Cathedral Prep Ramblers 4, Armstrong River Hawks 0

Latrobe Wildcats 7, Hempfield Spartans 3

Class A

Pennsylvania Cup championship

Garnet Valley Jaguars 7, Avonworth Antelopes 2

Penguins Cup championship

Avonworth Antelopes 7, Mars Fightin’ Planets 1

Semifinals

Mars Fightin’ Planets 3, Chartiers Valley Colts 2

Avonworth Antelopes 6, Moon Tigers 2

Quarterfinals

Chartiers Valley Colts 5, North Catholic Trojans 0

Mars Fightin’ Planets 5, Shaler Titans 4

Moon Tigers 3, North Hills Indians 2 in overtime

Avonworth Antelopes 6, Quaker Valley Quakers 5

First round

Avonworth Antelopes 6, Blackhawk Cougars 1

Shaler Titans 2, Indiana Little Indians 0

Mars Fightin’ Planets 9, Meadville 0

Quaker Valley Quakers 10, West Allegheny Indians 0

North Hills Indians 6, Plum Mustangs 0

North Catholic 5, Montour Spartans 0

Division 2

State championship

Burrell Buccaneers 8, Pope John Paul II Golden Panthers 3

PIHL championship

Morgantown Mohigans 5, Burrell Buccaneers 1

Semifinals

Morgantown Mohigans 9, Neshannock Lancers 4

Burrell Buccaneers 5, Deer Lakes Lancers 2

Quarterfinals

Morgantown Mohigans 11, Gateway Gators 0

Neshannock Lancers 4, Connellsville Falcons 3

Burrell Buccaneers 7, Elizabeth Forward Warriors 3

Deer Lakes Lancers 7, Carrick Cougars 2