WPIAL Clinched: Which football teams are in? Which are on the bubble?
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Saturday, October 24, 2020 | 12:21 AM
McKeesport’s Marvelle Cromerdie tries to pull down Thomas Jefferson’s Preston Zandier on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
In a season unlike any other, it stands to reason that WPIAL football playoff brackets would be filled out in an unusual fashion.
Because all teams in playoff contention didn’t play the same number of regular season games, the WPIAL football committee will chose wild cards when traditional tie-breakers don’t apply.
In Class 6A, the top four teams are in. In Class 5A, 4A, 3A and A, the top two teams in each of the three conferences and two wild-cards make up the field. In Class 2A, the four conference champs and four wild cards are in.
In Class 3A, only five teams have clinched because East Allegheny and Freeport tied for second behind North Catholic in the Allegheny Seven and they didn’t meet in the regular season.
The WPIAL will unveil playoff brackets on Trib HSSN at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Class 6A
Clinched
North Allegheny 5-0, 4-0
Mt. Lebanon 4-2, 4-2
Central Catholic 4-2, 4-2
Seneca Valley 4-2, 4-2
Class 5A
Clinched
Peters Township 6-0, 5-0
Upper St. Clair 5-2, 4-1
Penn-Trafford 5-1, 4-0
Gateway 4-0, 3-0
Pine-Richland 6-0, 5-0
Penn Hills 4-3, 4-1
Wild card contenders
Woodland Hills 5-2, 3-2
South Fayette 4-3, 3-2
North Hills 3-4, 3-2
Class 4A
Clinched
Thomas Jefferson 5-1, 5-1
Belle Vernon 5-1, 5-1
Plum 7-0, 7-0
Mars 6-1, 6-1
Aliquippa 7-0, 5-0
Chartiers Valley 6-1, 4-1
Wild card contenders
McKeesport 6-1, 5-1
Hampton 5-2, 5-2
Montour 4-3, 2-3
Class 3A
Clinched
North Catholic 7-0, 6-0
Elizabeth Forward 6-0, 5-0
South Park 4-3, 4-2
Central Valley 7-0, 4-0
Keystone Oaks 4-2, 3-1
Wild card contenders
East Allegheny 5-1, 3-1
Freeport 3-2, 3-1
Avonworth 4-2, 3-1
Mt. Pleasant 4-3, 4-2
Class 2A
Clinched
Apollo-Ridge 5-0, 3-0
McGuffey 6-1, 6-0
Beaver Falls 7-0, 7-0
Sto-Rox 6-1, 4-1
Wild card contenders
Serra Catholic 4-0, 2-0
Washington 5-2, 5-1
Laurel 5-2, 5-2
Western Beaver 5-1, 3-1
New Brighton 5-2, 5-2
Class A
Clinched
Shenango 6-0, 6-0
Rochester 5-1, 5-1
Clairton 6-0, 6-0
Jeannette 6-1, 6-1
California 6-0, 6-0
Avella 5-2, 5-2
Wild card contenders
Springdale 5-2, 5-2
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 4-2, 4-2
Carmichaels 5-2, 5-2
More Football
• WPIAL Class 5A championship game by the numbers: Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9• WPIAL Class 3A championship game by the numbers: Avonworth 17, Central Valley 0
• Westinghouse falls to Bishop Guilfoyle in PIAA quarterfinals
• WPIAL Class 2A championship game by the numbers: South Park 21, Seton LaSalle 14
• Thomas Jefferson rolls past Clearfield, advances to PIAA semifinals
