3 teams chasing 3-peats as WPIAL announces soccer playoff pairings

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 1:35 PM

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Three teams will go for three-peats in the WPIAL soccer playoffs.

The Moon girls (Class 3A), Avonworth girls (2A) and Winchester Thurston boys (A) are two-time defending champions.

The No. 1 seeds for the boys playoffs are Seneca Valley (4A), Plum (3A), South Park (2A) and Charleroi (A).

The girls top seeds are North Allegheny (4A), Mars (3A), Avonworth (2A) and Riverview (A).

There are no first-round byes or preliminary-round games in any bracket.

Opening games will begin Saturday, Monday and Tuesday for most classes, while 4A opens quarterfinal play next Thursday and Saturday.

The WPIAL championship schedule was not announced, but the tournaments will conclude with the finals at Highmark Stadium the first week of November.

Check out the brackets here.

Watch the Trib HSSN soccer playoff pairings show here.

Here’s a look at the WPIAL playoff schedule:

Boys

Class 4A

Quarterfinals

Oct. 28 games

Norwin (12-5-1) at Seneca Valley (13-0-3), TBA

Fox Chapel (11-4-2) at Upper St. Clair (14-1-2), TBA

Canon-McMillan (10-6-1) at North Allegheny (14-1-3), TBA

Peters Township (12-3-1) at Butler (13-2-3), TBA

Class 3A

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Chartiers Valley (7-9) at Plum (17-1), 1 p.m.

Latrobe (13-3) at South Fayette (10-3-3), 1 p.m.

Indiana (5-11-1) at Bethel Park (15-2-1), 3 p.m.

Gateway (8-5-2) at Montour (13-3), 3 p.m.

Trinity (10-5-1) at Hampton (13-2-1), 1 p.m.

North Catholic (9-7) at Thomas Jefferson (15-2-1), 1 p.m.

Ringgold (11-4-1) at Moon (14-3-1), 3 p.m.

Franklin Regional (10-7) at Mars (11-3-1), 1 p.m.

Class 2A

First round

Monday’s schedule

Yough (11-7) at South Park (17-0), 7 p.m.

Mt. Pleasant (13-4) vs. Keystone Oaks (11-5) at Dormont Stadium, 7 p.m.

McGuffey (12-6) at Avonworth (14-2-1), 7 p.m.

East Allegheny (11-4-1) at Belle Vernon (14-2), 7 p.m.

Jeannette (10-7-1) at Quaker Valley (14-3), 7 p.m.

Elizabeth Forward (10-6-1) at Knoch (11-7), 7 p.m.

Hopewell (9-6) at Deer Lakes (14-2), 7 p.m.

Beaver (10-6) at Shady Side Academy (12-4-1), 7 p.m.

Class A

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Beaver County Christian (6-8-1) at Charleroi (16-0), 1 p.m.

Eden Christian Academy (12-3-2) vs. Winchester Thurston (10-3-2) at Moon, 1 p.m.

Beth-Center (11-6) vs. Seton LaSalle (12-2-1) at Thomas Jefferson, 3 p.m.

Carlynton (9-6-1) vs. Springdale (13-3) at Plum, 3 p.m.

Bishop Canevin (5-10) vs. Sewickley Academy (12-2-1) at Montour, 1 p.m.

OLSH (10-5-2) vs. Bentworth (14-2) at South Fayette, 3 p.m.

Greensburg Central Catholic (7-10) at Burrell (12-3), 1 p.m.

Trinity Christian (9-5) vs. Serra Catholic (12-4) at Bethel Park, 1 p.m.

Girls

Class 4A

Quarterfinals

Oct. 26 schedule

Mt. Lebanon (10-5-2) at North Allegheny (17-0), TBA

Canon-McMillan (8-6-2) at Seneca Valley (13-2-1), TBA

Butler (10-6-1) at Upper St. Clair (16-1), TBA

Fox Chapel (10-4-2) at Peters Township (14-1-2), TBA

Class 3A

First round

Monday’s schedule

Laurel Highlands (8-8) at Mars (14-0), 7 p.m.

Elizabeth Forward (13-3) at Hampton (14-4), 7 p.m.

Oakland Catholic (6-6-2) at Thomas Jefferson (16-1), 7 p.m.

Penn-Trafford (11-6) at South Fayette (10-4-2), 7 p.m.

Kiski Area (7-9-2) at Plum (15-0-1), 7 p.m.

Franklin Regional (11-5-1) at Montour (12-2-3), 7 p.m.

Connellsville (11-7) at Moon (12-1-2), 7 p.m.

West Allegheny (10-7) at Latrobe (12-2), 7 p.m.

Class 2A

First round

Tuesday’s schedule

Yough (5-13) at Avonworth (14-1-2), 8 p.m.

Quaker Valley (10-5-1) at Southmoreland (10-5), 8 p.m.

Beaver (8-6-1) at Freeport (13-1-1), 8 p.m.

Knoch (8-6-2) at South Park (13-5), 7 p.m.

Woodland Hills (7-6) vs. North Catholic (13-2) at Freedom, 8 p.m.

Deer Lakes (9-6-3) at Shady Side Academy (12-3-1), 6 p.m.

West Mifflin (7-7) at Mt. Pleasant (15-2), 7 p.m.

Keystone Oaks (9-7-1) at Burrell (12-4), 7 p.m.

Class A

First round

Tuesday’s schedule

Aquinas Academy (5-6-1) vs. Riverview (15-2) at Shady Side Academy, 8 p.m.

Eden Christian (8-5-1) at Chartiers-Houston (13-3), 7 p.m.

Seton LaSalle (9-7) vs. Winchester Thurston (10-2) at Graham Field, 7 p.m.

South Allegheny (11-7) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (10-2) at Southmoreland, 6 p.m.

Ellis School (8-7-1) at Freedom (13-3), 6 p.m.

Waynesburg (11-4) vs. OLSH (9-4) at Avonworth, 6 p.m.

Riverside (4-8) at Charleroi (14-1), 7 p.m.

Sewickley Academy (7-7) vs. Springdale (12-3) at Freeport, 6 p.m.

Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.