MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TEAMS – 10/30/2016

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 1:53 PM

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What will they do? That is always the question put out about the WPIAL football steering committee this time of year. However in this season of change, there are additional quandaries to ponder. Before they even start putting the SIX playoff brackets together, they must decide if in the top four classes, they should go with a preset cross conference format of 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, 3 vs 2 and 4 vs 1 across the board (Don says no), or if they should just do what they always do and seed the top eight teams (Don says yes) even if teams from the same conference end up playing each other.

Once again, this is NOT a true ranking system. It is based on the preset parameters of home field advantage for determined four teams in the top four classes and eight teams in the bottom two classes. Plus you have to honor the order of finish and not leap from say fourth place teams over third place teams from the same conference.

Quarterfinals matchups in 6-A, 5-A, 4-A and 3-A would be 8 at 1, 7 at 2, 6 at 3, 5 at 4.

First round matchups in 2-A and 1-A would be 16 at 1, 15 at 2, 14 at 3, 13 at 4, 12 at 5, 11 at 6, 10 at 7 and 9 at 8.

WPIAL CLASS 6-A:

1)   PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (9-1)

2)   NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (8-2)

3)   MOUNT LEBANON BLUE DEVILS  (7-3)

4)   BETHEL PARK BLACK HAWKS  (5-4)

5)   PINE-RICHLAND RAMS  (6-4)

6)   SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS  (6-3)

7)   HEMPFIELD SPARTANS  (5-5)

8)   NORWIN KNIGHTS  (5-5)

WPIAL CLASS 5-A:

1)   WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS  (9-0)

2)   ARMSTRONG RIVER HAWKS  (9-1)

3)   McKEESPORT TIGERS  (7-2)

4)   WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES  (8-2)

5)   FRANKLIN REGIONAL PANTHERS  (7-2)

6)   UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (6-3)

7)   GATEWAY GATORS  (6-4)

8)   NORTH HILLS INDIANS  (6-4)

WPIAL CLASS 4-A:

1)   THOMAS JEFFERSON JAGUARS  (9-0)

2)   SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS  (10-0)

3)   WEST MIFFLIN TITANS  (8-2)

4)   MARS FIGHTING PLANETS  (8-2)

5)   BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS  (7-2)

6)   RINGGOLD RAMS  (7-2)

7)   NEW CASTLE RED HURRICANE  (6-4)

8)   MONTOUR SPARTANS  (4-5)

WPIAL CLASS 3-A:

1)   ALIQUIPPA QUIPS  (8-2)

2)   BEAVER FALLS TIGERS  (8-1)

3)   KEYSTONE OAKS GOLDEN EAGLES  (8-1)

4)   DERRY TROJANS  (10-0)

5)   CENTRAL VALLEY WARRIORS  (7-3)

6)   APOLLO-RIDGE VIKINGS  (7-3)

7)   MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS  (7-3)

8)   SOUTH PARK EAGLES  (5-4)

WPIAL CLASS 2-A:

1)   STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN  (9-0)

2)   WASHINGTON LITTLE PREXIES  (9-0)

3)   NESHANNOCK LANCERS  (9-1)

4)   RIVERSIDE PANTHERS  (7-2)

5)   EAST ALLEGHENY WILDCATS  (7-3)

6)   CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS  (7-3)

7)   BRENTWOOD SPARTANS  (7-2)

8)   BURGETTSTOWN BLUE DEVILS  (4-5)

9)   CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS  (5-4)

10)   LAUREL SPARTANS  (7-3)

11)   AVONWORTH ANTELOPES  (5-4)

12)   FRAZIER COMMODORES  (5-5)

13)   SERRA CATHOLIC EAGLES  (5-5)

14)   BETH-CENTER BULLDOGS  (3-6)

15)   FREEDOM BULLDOGS  (3-7)

16)   SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS  (4-5)

WPIAL CLASS 1-A:

1)   CLAIRTON BEARS  (9-0)

2)   ROCHESTER RAMS  (9-0)

3)   JEANNETTE JAYHAWKS  (9-1)

4)   NORTHGATE FLAMES  (8-1)

5)   BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS  (7-2)

6)   OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART CHARGERS  (7-2)

7)   CARMICHAELS MIGHTY MIKES  (7-2)

8)   FORT CHERRY RANGERS  (8-1)

9)   IMANI CHRISTIAN SAINTS  (4-5)

10)   STO-ROX VIKINGS  (6-4)

11)   CALIFORNIA TROJANS  (6-4)

12)   SHENANGO WILDCATS  (4-5)

13)   SPRINGDALE DYNAMOS  (5-5)

14)   MAPLETOWN MAPLES  (5-5)

15)   RIVERVIEW RAIDERS  (3-6)

16)   AVELLA EAGLES  (2-8)