WPIAL football playoff field set with final clinchings

By: Bill Hartlep
Friday, October 25, 2019 | 11:05 PM

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Here’s a look at the teams that have qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs. The playoffs begin next Friday, and pairings will announced Monday night.

Class 6A (6 teams)

1. Central Catholic+, 2. Pine-Richland+, 3. North Allegheny, 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5. Seneca Valley, 6. Canon-McMillan

Class 5A (16 teams)

Allegheny Eight: 1. Moon, 2. Peters Township, 3. Bethel Park**, 4. Upper St. Clair, 5. Baldwin

Big East: 1. Penn-Trafford, 2. Gateway, 3. McKeesport**, 4. Franklin Regional, 5. Latrobe

Northern: 1. Penn Hills, 2. North Hills, 3. Kiski Area, 4. Mars, 5. Shaler, 6. Fox Chapel*

Class 4A (8 teams)

Northwest Eight: 1. South Fayette, 2. Blackhawk, 3. New Castle, 4. Montour

Big Eight: 1. Thomas Jefferson, 2. Belle Vernon, Greensburg Salem, 4. West Mifflin

Class 3A (8 teams)

Tri-County West: 1. Central Valley, 2. Aliquippa, 3. Beaver Falls, 4. South Park

Big East: 1. North Catholic, 2. Derry, 3. Elizabeth Forward, 4. Mt. Pleasant

Class 2A (16 teams)

Allegheny: 1. Avonworth, 2. Apollo-Ridge, 3. East Allegheny, 4. Shady Side Academy

Midwestern: 1. Neshannock, 2. Freedom, 3. New Brighton, 4. Riverside

Century: 1. Washington, 2. McGuffey, 3. Charleroi, 4. Southmoreland

Three Rivers: 1. Burgettstown, 2. Brentwood, 3. South Side, 4. Serra Catholic

Class A (8 teams)

Eastern: 1. Clairton, 2. Jeannette, 3. Greensburg C.C.*

Tri-County South: 1. West Greene, 2. California

Big Seven: 1. Sto-Rox, 2. Cornell^, 3. OLSH*

+Earns opening-round bye

*Wild card team

**Third-place teams that earned a home game

^Second-place team that earned a home game

Bill Hartlep is the TribLive sports editor. A Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate, he joined the Trib in 2004, covering high school sports. He held various editing roles before assuming his current position in 2019. He can be reached at bhartlep@triblive.com.