WPIAL Football Playoff Picture 2015

By: Bruce Markey
Monday, October 19, 2015 | 8:35 PM

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Who is in and who is out? Well OK, this is more geared to who is in and who is still alive. We avoid specifics with two weeks left, but we will run down all of the WPIAL playoff scenarios once Week Eight is put to rest this weekend. For now, here are the teams that have clinched, the teams that are still alive and who they play in the final two weeks of the 2015 campaign.

Top five teams in each of the three conferences in Quad-A and Triple-A make the playoffs plus one sixth place team in each class clinched the wild card.

Top four teams in each of the four conferences in Double-A and Single-A make the playoffs.

CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference:

Penn-Trafford Warriors (6-0) have clinched
Penn-Trafford can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference with one more win OR one more McKeesport loss. The Warriors can win the conference championship outright with two more wins OR one win and a Tigers loss
10/23:  at Plum
10/30:  at Norwin

McKeesport Tigers (5-1) have clinched 
10/23:  at Norwin
10/30:  KISKI AREA

Kiski Area Cavaliers (4-2) have clinched 
10/23:  CONNELLSVILLE
10/30:  at Kiski Area

Plum Mustangs (4-2) have clinched
10/23:  PENN-TRAFFORD
10/30:  at Latrobe

Norwin Knights (4-2)
10/23:  McKEESPORT
10/30:  PENN-TRAFFORD

Hempfield Spartans (3-4)
10/23:  at Altoona
10/30:  at Fox Chapel

Altoona Mountain Lions (1-5)
Still alive for the AAAA wild card only
10/23: HEMPFIELD
10/30:  at Connellsville

Connellsville Falcons (1-5)
Still alive for the AAAA wild card only
10/23:  at Kiski Area
10/30:  ALTOONA

CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conference:

Woodland Hills Wolverines (5-0) have clinched
Woodland Hills can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference with a win over Mount Lebanon on Friday
10/23:  MOUNT LEBANON
10/30:  at Penn Hills

Mount Lebanon Blue Devils (5-0) have clinched
Mount Lebanon can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference with a win over Woodland Hills on Friday
10/23:  at Woodland Hills
10/30:  at Upper St. Clair

Upper St. Clair Panthers (4-2) have clinched
10/23:  at Montour
10/30:  MOUNT LEBANON

Penn Hills Indians (3-3) have clinched
10/23:  at Seneca Valley
10/30:  WOODLAND HILLS

Bethel Park Black Hawks (3-2)
Bethel Park can clinch with a win at Peters Township on Friday. The Black Hawks will finish third if they win at Peters Township AND over Baldwin in Week 9
10/23:  at Peters Township
10/30:  BALDWIN

Peters Township Indians (2-4)
10/23:  BETHEL PARK
10/30:  PINE-RICHLAND

Baldwin Highlanders (0-5)
Still alive for the AAAA wild card only
10/23:  at Canon-McMillan
10/30:  at Baldwin

CLASS AAAA Northern Eight Conference:

Pine-Richland Rams (6-0) have clinched
Pine-Richland can win the conference outright with two more wins. The Rams can clinch a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference with a win Friday over Pittsburgh Central Catholic
10/23:  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC
10/30:  at Peters Township

North Allegheny Tigers (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  LATROBE
10/30:  at North Hills

Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings (4-1) have clinched
10/23:  at Pine-Richland
10/30:  BUTLER

Seneca Valley Raiders (3-3)
10/23:  PENN HILLS
10/30:  at Shaler

North Hills Indians (2-3)
10/23:  at Shaler
10/30:  NORTH ALLEGHENY

Shaler Titans (2-3)
10/23:  NORTH HILLS
10/30:  SENECA VALLEY

 

CLASS AAA Big Nine Conference:

Belle Vernon Leopards (7-0) have clinched
Belle Vernon can clinch a share at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed in the conference with a victory over Laurel Highlands on Friday OR over Elizabeth Forward in Week 9
10/23:  at Laurel Highlands
10/30:  at Elizabeth Forward

Ringgold Rams (6-1) have clinched
10/23:  ELIZABETH FORWARD
10/30:  at Trinity

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars (5-2) have clinched
10/23:  YOUGH
10/30:  at West Mifflin

West Mifflin Titans (5-2)
10/23:  TRINITY
10/30:  THOMAS JEFFERSON

Laurel Highlands Mustangs (4-3)
Laurel Highlands can clinch a playoff spot with two more wins OR one win and a Trinity loss
10/23:  BELLE VERNON
10/30:  ALBERT GALLATIN

Trinity Hillers (4-3)
10/23:  at West Mifflin
10/30:  RINGGOLD

Elizabeth Forward Warriors (3-4)
10/23:  at Ringgold
10/30:  BELLE VERNON

CLASS AAA Parkway Conference:

West Allegheny Indians (6-0) have clinched
10/23:  MOON
10/30:  CENTRAL VALLEY

Central Valley Warriors (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  HOPEWELL
10/30:  at West Allegheny

Montour Spartans (5-2) have clinched
10/23:  UPPER ST. CLAIR
10/30:  at Moon

Chartiers Valley Colts (4-2)
Chartiers Valley will clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  NEW CASTLE
10/30:  AMBRIDGE

Moon Tigers (2-4)
10/23:  at West Allegheny
10/30:  MONTOUR

New Castle Red Hurricane (2-4)
10/23:  at Chartiers Valley
10/30:  HOPEWELL

Ambridge Bridgers (2-4)
10/23:  BLACKHAWK
10/30:  at Chartiers Valley

Hopewell Vikings (2-4)
10/23:  at Central Valley
10/30:  at New Castle

CLASS AAA Greater Allegheny Conference:

Franklin Regional Panthers (6-1) have clinched
Franklin Regional can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed in the conference with a victory over Gateway in Week 9
10/23:  BRASHEAR
10/30:  at Gateway

Mars Fighting Planets (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  at Hollidaysburg
10/30:  HAMPTON

Hollidaysburg Golden Tigers (4-2)
Hollidaysburg can clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  MARS
10/30:  INDIANA

Hampton Talbots (4-2)
Hampton can clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  GREENSBURG-SALEM
10/30:  at Mars

Armstrong River Hawks (3-3)
10/23:  at Gateway
10/30:  KNOCH

Gateway Gators (3-3)
10/23:  ARMSTRONG
10/30:  FRANKLIN REGIONAL

Knoch Knights (2-4)
10/23:  INDIANA
10/30:  at Armstrong

Indiana Little Indians (1-5)
10/23:  at Knoch
10/30:  at Hollidaysburg

 

CLASS AA Century Conference:

South Fayette Lions (7-0) have clinched
South Fayette has clinched at least a share of the conference championship and can win the conference title outright with a win Friday over Seton-LaSalle
10/23:  SETON-LaSALLE
10/31:  at Summit Academy

Seton-LaSalle Rebels (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  at South Fayette
10/30:  at Keystone Oaks

Steel Valley Ironmen (5-1)
Steel Valley can clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  at South Park
10/30:  SOUTH ALLEGHENY

Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles (4-2)
Keystone Oaks can clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  STO-ROX
10/30:  SETON-LaSALLE

South Park Eagles (3-3)
South Park needs to win both games AND have Keystone Oaks or Steel Valley lose both games
10/23:  STEEL VALLEY
10/30:  at Sto-Rox

CLASS AA Allegheny Conference:

Freeport Yellowjackets (6-0) have clinched
Freeport can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference if they win one more game
10/23:  at Burrell
10/30:  at Valley

Highlands Golden Rams (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  VALLEY
10/30:  SHADY SIDE ACADEMY

Deer Lakes Lancers (4-2)
10/23:  APOLLO-RIDGE
10/30:  BURRELL

Valley Vikings (4-2)
10/23:  at Highlands
10/30:  FREEPORT

Apollo-Ridge Vikings (3-3)
10/23:  at Deer Lakes
10/30:  WEST SHAMOKIN

Burrell Buccaneers (3-3)
10/23:  FREEPORT
10/30:  at Deer Lakes

CLASS AA Interstate Conference:

Washington Little Prexies (6-0) have clinched
Washington can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed in the conference with one more win
10/23:  at Southmoreland
10/30:  McGUFEY

Mount Pleasant Vikings (6-1) have clinched
10/23:  ALIQUIPPA
10/30:  at Southmoreland

McGuffey Highlanders (4-2)
10/23:  at Waynesburg
10/30:  at Washington

Derry Trojans (4-2)
10/23:  at Burgettstown
10/30:  WAYNESBURG

Burgettstown Blue Devils (3-3)
10/23:  DERRY
10/30:  at Brownsville

Southmoreland Scotties (3-3)
10/23:  WASHINGTON
10/30:  MOUNT PLEASANT

CLASS AA Midwestern Conference:

Aliquippa Quips (7-0) have clinched
Aliquippa will play for the conference championship against Beaver Falls in Week 9
10/23:  at Mount Pleasant
10/30:  at Beaver Falls

Beaver Falls Tigers (6-0) have clinched
Beaver Falls can clinch a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed in the conference with a win over Aliquippa
10/23:  at New Brighton
10/30:  ALIQUIPPA

New Brighton Lions (4-2) have clinched
10/23:  NEW BRIGHTON
10/30:  at Mohawk

Beaver Bobcats (4-2)
Beaver can clinch a playoff berth with one more victory
10/23:  at Freedom
10/30:  ELLWOOD CITY

Quaker Valley Quakers (2-4)
10/23:  at Mohawk
10/30:  LAUREL

Ellwood City Wolverines (2-4)
10/23:  LAUREL
10/30:  at Beaver

CLASS A Big 7 Conference:

Shenango Wildcats (6-0) have clinched
Shenango has clinched at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference and can earn the conference title outright with a win over Riverside
10/23:  RIVERSIDE
10/30:  CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC

Neshannock Lancers (5-1) have clinched
Neshannock can clinch second place with a win over Union in Week Nine
10/23:  at Chartiers-Houston
10/30:  at Union

South Side Beaver Rams (4-2) have clinched
10/23:  AVONWORTH
10/30:  WESTERN BEAVER

Union Scotties (3-2) have clinched
10/24:  at Western Beaver
10/30:  NESHANNOCK

 

CLASS A Eastern Conference:

Clairton Bears (6-0) have clinched
Clairton can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed out of the conference with one more win. Two more wins gives the Bears the conference title outright
10/23:  MONESSEN
10/30:  at Leechburg

Jeannette Jayhawks (6-1) have clinched
10/23:  BENTWORTH
10/30:  at Greensburg Central Catholic

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  SPRINGDALE
10/30:  JEANNETTE

Springdale Dynamos (4-2)
Springdale can clinch with one more win
10/23:  at Greensburg Central Catholic
10/30:  RIVERVIEW

Monessen Greyhounds (4-3)
10/23:  at Clairton
10/30:  at Mapletown

CLASS A Black Hills Conference:

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans (6-0) have clinched
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic can clinch the conference championship with a win Friday over Bishop Canevin
10/23:  BISHOP CANEVIN
10/30:  at Shenango

Bishop Canevin Crusaders (4-1)
Bishop Canevin can clinch a playoff spot with one more win
10/23:  at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic
10/31:  BRENTWOOD

Avonworth Antelopes (4-2)
Avonworth can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Northgate in Week 9 or some help elsewhere
10/23:  at South Side Beaver
10/30:  at Northgate

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers (3-3)
10/23:  NESHANNOCK
10/30:  at Fort Cherry

Fort Cherry Rangers (2-3)
10/23:  NORTHGATE
10/30:  CHARTIERS-HOUSTON

Northgate Flames (2-3)
10/23:  at Fort Cherry
10/30:  AVONWORTH

Brentwood Spartans (1-4)
10/23:  OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART
10/31:  at Bishop Canevin

CLASS A Tri-County South Conference:

Frazier Commodores (6-0) have clinched
Frazier can clinch at least a share of the conference championship and the #1-seed with one more win
10/23:  WEST GREENE
10/30:  CALIFORNIA

Bentworth Bearcats (6-1) have clinched
10/23:  at Jeannette
10/30:  at Beth-Center

Beth-Center Bulldogs (5-1) have clinched
10/23:  at Jefferson-Morgan
10/30:  BENTWORTH

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets (4-2)
10/23:  BETH-CENTER
10/30:  CARMICHAELS

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes (3-3)
10/23:  AVELLA
10/30:  at Jefferson-Morgan