Trio of unbeaten teams earn top seeds for WPIAL soccer playoffs

By: Bill Beckner Jr.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | 2:54 PM

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Three undefeated teams earned No. 1 seeds in the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs.

Plum (15-0-3) was rewarded with the top seed in Class 4A, while Moon (17-0) took the top spot in 3A, and Bentworth (15-0) is No. 1 in Class A.

In Class 2A, South Park (16-1-1) was given the top nod.

Plum, Peters Township, Fox Chapel and North Allegheny received byes into the quarterfinals.

South Park and Bentworth are defending champions.

Girls No. 1 seeds are Peters Township (15-1-1) in 4A, Fox Chapel (15-1-1) in 3A, Mt. Pleasant (14-1) in 2A and Springdale (13-1) in Class A.

Peters Township, Seneca Valley, Penn-Trafford at North Allegheny have opening byes. Fox Chapel was the 4A champion last year.

First-round games will be played across Saturday, Monday and Tuesday with higher seeds playing at home for the first two rounds.

The WPIAL finals are scheduled for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-2 at Highmark Stadium.

Uniquely, there are a few preliminary games on Thursday, the day after the regular season ends.

Check out the complete WPIAL brackets here.

Watch an archive of the Trib HSSN WPIAL Soccer Pairings Show here.

WPIAL soccer playoffs

Boys

Class 4A

Tuesday’s schedule

First round

Plum (15-0-3) bye

Gateway (8-7) at Canon-McMillan (10-4-2), 6:30 p.m.

Central Catholic (5-10-1) at North Allegheny (14-3-1), 6:30 p.m.

North Hills (10-8) at Norwin (11-5-1), 6:30 p.m.

Peters Township (15-1-1) bye

Mt. Lebanon (11-7) at Seneca Valley (11-5), 6:30 p.m.

Fox Chapel (10-4-1) bye

Pine-Richland (6-10-1) at Upper St. Clair (10-5-2), 6:30 p.m.

Class 3A

Preliminary round

Thursday’s schedule

West Mifflin (3-11) at Belle Vernon (7-9), 6:30 p.m.

First round

Saturday’s schedule

West Mifflin/Belle Vernon winner at Moon (17-0), 6 p.m.

Hampton (11-3-3) at West Allegheny (10-6), 2 p.m.

Ringgold (10-7-1) at Latrobe (12-4-1), 2 p.m.

Montour (9-8) at Bethel Park (11-5), 2 p.m.

Armstrong (9-8) at Thomas Jefferson (12-1-3), 2 p.m.

Trinity (9-5-3) at Franklin Regional (11-3-1), 1 p.m.

Chartiers Valley (8-8) at Indiana (15-2), 2 p.m.

Penn-Trafford (10-5-1) at Mars (13-1-4), 2 p.m.

Class 2A

First round

Monday’s schedule

Waynesburg (7-7-1) at South Park (16-1-1), 6:30 p.m.

Central Valley (14-4) at Elizabeth Forward (12-4-1), 6:30 p.m.

Burrell (8-9) at Quaker Valley (14-3-1), 6:30 p.m.

Seton LaSalle (12-4) at Charleroi (14-1), 6:30 p.m.

McGuffey (9-8-1) at Avonworth (14-2-2), 6:30 p.m.

Shady Side Academy (11-4-1) at Mt. Pleasant (13-5), 6:30 p.m.

Hopewell (9-7) at Deer Lakes (15-2-1), 6:30 p.m.

Southmoreland (11-7) at North Catholic (14-4), 6 p.m.

Class A

Preliminary round

Thursday’s schedule

Chartiers-Houston (1-15) at California (1-8), 8 p.m.

First round

Saturday’s schedule

Chartiers-Houston/California winner vs. Bentworth (15-0) at Peters Township, 2 p.m.

Trinity Christian (10-4-1) vs. Beth-Center (10-3-1) at Peters Township, 4 p.m.

Riverview (10-6) vs. Beaver County Christian (13-3) at Moon, 2 p.m.

Greensburg Central Catholic (6-7-1) vs. Aquinas Academy (12-3) at Mars, 4 p.m.

Serra Catholic (5-12) vs. Winchester Thurston (12-2-1) at UPMC Graham Field, 2 p.m.

Carlynton (12-5) vs. Eden Christian (8-6-2) at Moon, 4 p.m.

Freedom (7-7-1) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (12-2) at West Allegheny, 4 p.m.

Sewickley Academy (8-8-1) vs. Springdale (13-4) at Franklin Regional, 11 a.m.

Girls

Class 4A

First round

Monday’s schedule

Peters Township (16-0-1) bye

Latrobe (8-4-1) at Pine-Richland (11-5), 6:30 p.m.

North Allegheny (10-5-1) bye

Mt. Lebanon (9-6-1) at Norwin (10-7-1), 6:30 p.m.

Seneca Valley (12-2-2) bye

Butler (9-8) at Upper St. Clair (9-5-2), 6:30 p.m.

Penn-Trafford (12-4) bye

Hempfield (5-12) at Canon-McMillan (11-3-1), 6:30 p.m.

Class 3A

First round

Monday’s schedule

Indiana (5-9-2) at Fox Chapel (15-1-1), 6:30 p.m.

Franklin Regional (12-5) at Montour (11-4-2), 6:30 p.m.

Shaler (8-8-1) at Plum (15-1), 6:30 p.m.

Hampton (11-4-1) at Moon (12-3), 6:30 p.m.

Kiski Area (6-8-1) at South Fayette (13-3), 6:30 p.m.

Bethel Park (9-5-3) at Thomas Jefferson (9-5-1), 6:30 p.m.

Laurel Highlands (7-7) at West Allegheny (13-3-1), 6:30 p.m.

Oakland Catholic (8-7) at Mars (14-2), 8 p.m.

Class 2A

First round

Tuesday’s schedule

McGuffey (8-6-1) at Mt. Pleasant (14-1), 6:30 p.m.

Burrell (11-5-1) vs. Keystone Oaks (10-8) at Dormont Stadium, 6:30 p.m.

Central Valley (6-7-2) at South Park (12-4-1), 8 p.m.

Belle Vernon (9-9) at Freeport (11-1-1), 8 p.m.

Southmoreland (10-7) at Quaker Valley (13-2-2), 8 p.m.

Avonworth (7-10-1) at Deer Lakes (13-3-2), 6:30 p.m.

Shady Side Academy (6-9-2) at Beaver (13-1), 6 p.m.

Yough (12-6) vs. North Catholic (13-3) at Freedom, 8 p.m.

Class A

Preliminary round

Thursday’s schedule

Greensburg Central Catholic (4-7) at California (4-8-1), 6 p.m.

First round

Tuesday’s schedule

Greensburg Central Catholic/California vs. Springdale (13-1) at Freeport, 6 p.m.

Carlynton (13-4) at Freedom (8-6), 6 p.m.

Aquinas Academy (10-5) vs. Eden Christian (8-7-1) at Beaver, 8 p.m.

Riverside (6-5-3) vs. Sewickley Academy (11-3-1) at Quaker Valley, 6 p.m.

Ellis School (7-9) vs. Seton LaSalle (12-2-2) at South Park, 6 p.m.

Riverview (10-3) at Waynesburg (13-2), 6 p.m.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (6-6) vs. Bentworth (15-1) at Waynesburg, 8 p.m.

Chartiers-Houston (9-4) vs. Winchester Thurston (11-5) at Penn Hills MS, 6:30 p.m.

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