WPIAL football playoff field set as teams await pairings

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, October 27, 2017 | 10:45 PM

In Class 6A, 5A and 4A, the top four football teams from each conference qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. In Class 3A, the top two teams in each conference qualify, along with two wild-card third-place teams. In Class 2A and A, the top five teams in each conference qualify, along with one wild-card sixth-place team. The playoffs begin next Friday, and pairings will announced Monday night.

Class 6A

Northern Seven: 1. Pine-Richland, 2. Central Catholic, 3. North Allegheny, 4. Penn Hills

Southeastern: 1. Bethel Park, 2. Mt. Lebanon, 3. Peters Township, 4. Norwin

Class 5A

Allegheny Nine: 1. Upper St. Clair, 2. West Allegheny, 3. Woodland Hills, 4. Fox Chapel

Big East: 1. Penn-Trafford, 2. Gateway, 3. McKeesport, 4. Franklin Regional

Class 4A

Northwest Nine: 1. South Fayette, 2. Montour, 3. New Castle, 4. Mars

Big 9: 1. Belle Vernon, 2. Thomas Jefferson, 3. Trinity, 4. West Mifflin

Class 3A

Beaver Valley: 1. Aliquippa, 2. Quaker Valley, 3. Beaver*

Allegheny: 1. Seton LaSalle, 2. Freeport

Interstate: 1. Elizabeth Forward, 2. Derry, 3. South Park*

Class 2A

Three Rivers: 1. Steel Valley, 2. Serra Catholic, 3. East Allegheny, 4. Brentwood, 5. Avonworth

Midwestern Athletic: 1. Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, 2. Riverside, 3. Neshannock, 4. Mohawk, 5. Freedom, 6. Laurel*

Century: 1. Washington, 2. Charleroi, 3. Burgettstown, 4. Beth-Center, 5. Frazier

Class A

Eastern: 1t. Clairton, 1t. Jeannette, 1t. Imani Christian, 4. Springdale, 5. Bishop Canevin

Tri-County South: 1. California, 2. Carmichaels, 3. Fort Cherry, 4. West Greene, 5. Monessen

Big 7: 1 or 2. OLSH, 1 or 2. Rochester, 3. Western Beaver, 4. Union, 5. Sto-Rox, 6. Summit Academy*

=OLSH plays Sto-Rox Saturday, to determine champion

*Wild-card team