PIAA football playoffs continue this weekend
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 | 4:54 PM
While the WPIAL has crowned four champions, two more titles are up for grabs this weekend as both the “Route to Norwin” in Class 5A and “The Road to RMU” in Class 2A conclude Friday and Saturday, respectively.
This weekend also is the quarterfinal round of the 2018 PIAA football playoffs.
Of the six defending champions from 2017, Pine-Richland in 6A, Archbishop Wood in 5A, Cathedral Prep in 4A and Southern Columbia in 2A are all still alive in their hopes of winning more state gold.
For both Archbishop Wood and Cathedral Prep, it would be their third straight PIAA football crown.
Quaker Valley in Class 3A and Jeannette in Class A were eliminated in the WPIAL playoffs.
Here’s a look at the PIAA tournament draw:
CLASS 6A
Quarterfinals
Pine-Richland (10-2) vs. State College (12-1) at Mansion Park, Altoona on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
St. Joe’s Prep (10-0) vs. Bethlehem Freedom (12-1) at Northeast Supersite, Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Harrisburg (12-1), Bye
District 1 finals: North Penn (13-0) vs. Coatesville (13-0) at Pennridge HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
First round
Pine-Richland 34, Seneca Valley 7
State College 56, Delaware Valley 19
St. Joe’s Prep 49, Northeast 14
Bethlehem Freedom 49, Emmaus 17
Harrisburg 16, Central Dauphin 6
North Penn 35, Downingtown West 21
Coatesville 42, Garnet Valley 7
CLASS 5A
Quarterfinals
WPIAL finals: West Allegheny (10-2) vs. Penn Hills (13-0) on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Hollidaysburg (9-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (8-3) at Milton Hershey HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.
District 1 finals: West Chester Rustin (10-2) at Upper Dublin (11-1) on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
District 3 finals: Cocalico (10-2) at Manheim Central (12-0) on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
First round
West Allegheny 42, Gateway 28
Penn Hills 22, Peters Township 14
Hollidaysburg 31, Wallenpaupack 0
Archbishop Wood 57, Simon Gratz 6
West Chester Rustin 10, Penn Wood 8
Upper Dublin 40, Unionville 7
Manheim Central 42, Cedar Cliff 20
Cocalico 61, York William Penn 35
CLASS 4A
Quarterfinals
South Fayette (12-1) vs. Cathedral Prep (10-3) at Veterans Stadium, Erie on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
District 3 finals: Bishop McDevitt (11-1) vs. Berks Catholic (10-2) at Manheim Township HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.
Valley View (13-0) vs. Imhotep Charter (9-2) at Northern Lehigh HS on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Bethlehem Catholic (10-3) vs. Pottsgrove (12-1) at Palisades HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
First round
South Fayette 31, Thomas Jefferson 24
Cathedral Prep 55, Clearfield 21
Bishop McDevitt 40, Conrad Weiser 16
Berks Catholic 49, Milton Hershey 21
Valley View 49, Dallas 14
Imhotep Charter 20, Cardinal O’Hara 0
Bethlehem Catholic 73, Saucon Valley 14
Pottsgrove 14, Jersey Shore 10
CLASS 3A
Quarterfinals
Aliquippa (12-1), Bye
Bald Eagle (11-2) vs. Sharon (9-3) at Mansion Park, Altoona on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Middletown (11-1) vs. Conwell-Egan (13-0) at Milton Hershey HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
Scranton Prep (12-1) vs. Montoursville (11-2) at Dunmore HS on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
First round
Aliquippa 42, Derry 19
Bald Eagle Area 35, Bedford 14
Sharon 23, Grove City 6
Middletown 42, Bermudian Springs 20
Conwell-Egan 28, North Schuylkill 14
Scranton Prep 47, Lakeland 19
Montoursville 32, Danville 0
CLASS 2A
Quarterfinals
WPIAL finals: South Side (10-3) vs. Steel Valley (11-1) at Robert Morris University, Moon on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 12 p.m.
Ridgway (11-1) vs. Wilmington (11-1) at Karns City HS on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Richland (13-0) vs. West Catholic (11-2) at Central York HS on Friday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.
Southern Columbia (13-0) vs. York Catholic (12-0) at Shamokin HS on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
First round
South Side 26, Charleroi 21
Steel Valley 40, Freedom 0
Ridgway 14, Brockway 7
Wilmington 40, Chestnut Ridge 33
Richland 21, Ligonier Valley 12
West Catholic 21, Dunmore 3
Southern Columbia 39, Mt. Carmel 14
York Catholic, Bye
CLASS A
Quarterfinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (12-1), Bye
Farrell (12-0) vs. Coudersport (8-4) at Slippery Rock University on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Lackawanna Trail (12-1) vs. Halifax (11-1) at Northern Lehigh HS on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
United (9-4) vs. Juniata Valley (10-2) at Mansion Park, Altoona on Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
First round
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 28, Rochester 6
Farrell 56, Shade 8
Coudersport 44, Smethport 7
Lackawanna Trail 41, Tri-Valley 6
Halifax 19, Muncy 18
United 36, Northern Cambria 28
Juniata Valley 9, Bishop Guilfoyle 3
Don Rebel is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Don at drebel@tribweb.com or via Twitter @TheDonRebel.
Tags: Aliquippa, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, South Fayette, South Side, Steel Valley, West Allegheny
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