CTK ’14: 7:00pm Kickoffs in WPIAL

There are 124 schools in the WPIAL that field a high school football team and 120 of them play a majority of their home games on a Friday night. The kick off times of those Friday games however has almost become a big school, small school split. 19 of the 25 Quad-A schools start their games at the ‘traditional’ time of 7:30pm while in Triple-A, it is nearly halved with 12 schools kicking off at 7:30pm and 15 teams starting 30 minutes earlier. But in Double-A, 34 of the 37 (Beaver, South Allegheny and South Park the exceptions) and 28 of the 31 in Single-A kick off at the top of the hour at 7:00pm. Five years ago, only a handful of teams kicked off at 7:00pm in the WPIAL, now in 2014, that number has reached 83 schools that will kickoff their home football games at 7:00pm. Here is a list of schools that will get the thirty minute head start on Friday nights.

CLASS AAAA Foothills:

Altoona Mountain Lions

Connellsville Falcons

Hempfield Spartans

McKeesport Tigers

Plum Mustangs

CLASS AAAA Northern Eight:

Fox Chapel Foxes

CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:

NONE

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CLASS AAA Greater Allegheny:

Franklin Regional Panthers

Gateway Gators

Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions

Hampton Talbots

Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers

Indiana Little Indians

Knoch Knights

Mars Fighting Planets

Yough Cougars

CLASS AAA Parkway:

Central Valley Warriors

Chartiers Valley Colts

Hopewell Vikings

Montour Spartans

Moon Tigers

West Allegheny Indians

CLASS AAA Big Nine:

NONE

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CLASS AA Century:

Carlynton Cougars

East Allegheny Wildcats

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles

Quaker Valley Quakers

Seton-LaSalle Rebels (Home games played @ Baldwin & Charties Valley)

South Fayette Lions

Steel Valley Ironmen

Sto-Rox Vikings

CLASS AA Midwestern:

Aliquippa Quips

Beaver Falls Tigers

Ellwood City Wolverines

Freedom Bulldogs

Laurel Spartans

Mohawk Warriors

New Brighton Lions

CLASS AA Interstate:

Brownsville Falcons

Burgettstown Blue Devils

Charleroi Cougars

Derry Trojans

McGuffey Highlanders

Mount Pleasant Vikings

Southmoreland Scotties

Washington Little Prexies

Waynesburg Raiders

CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:

Apollo-Ridge Vikings

Burrell Buccaneers

Deer Lakes Lancers

Ford City Sabers

Freeport Yellowjackets

Highlands Golden Rams

Kittanning Wildcats

Shady Side Academy Indians

Valley Vikings

West Shamokin Wolves

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CLASS A Big 7:

Neshannock Lancers

Riverside Panthers

Shenango Wildcats

South Side Rams

Union Scotties

Vincentian Academy Royals

CLASS A Tri-County South:

Avella Eagles

Bentworth Bearcats

Beth-Center Bulldogs

California Trojans

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes

Frazier Commodores

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets

Mapletown Maples

West Greene Pioneers

CLASS A Eastern Conference:

Clairton Bears

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions

Jeannette Jayhawks

Leechburg Blue Devils

Monessen Greyhounds

Serra Catholic Eagles

Springdale Dynamos

CLASS A Black Hills Conference:

Avonworth Antelopes

Bishop Canevin Crusaders

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers

Northgate Flames