PIAA reveals sites, dates, times for football semifinals
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 | 1:15 PM
The March to Mechanicsburg has hit Final Four weekend.
There are four teams remaining in each classification in the hunt for state gold and seven of the 24 teams left in the PIAA playoffs are from the WPIAL and City League.
Freshly minted District 7 champions Aliquippa in 4A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Beaver Falls in 2A and Fort Cherry in A join North Allegheny in 6A and Peters Township in 5A as well as District 8 winner Westinghouse in the state semifinals Friday and Saturday.
Thirty-five years ago, the first state champions crowned were Central Catholic in 4A, Berwick in 3A, Bethlehem Catholic in 2A and Camp Hill in A.
In two weeks, the six state titles will be awarded at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley High School on Dec. 8 and 9.
Here is the schedule for all of the high school football games this Friday and Saturday, along with the results from the opening round and quarterfinals.
Class 6A
PIAA semifinals
North Allegheny (12-1) vs. Harrisburg (12-1) at Mansion Park in Altoona on Saturday at 1 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Prep (11-1) vs. Central Bucks South (13-1) at North Penn on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Quarterfinals
North Allegheny 41, McDowell 7
Harrisburg 34, Manheim Township 28 (OT)
St. Joseph’s Prep 59, Nazareth 21
Central Bucks South 27, Downingtown West 7
First round
North Allegheny 44, Central Catholic 41
McDowell 47, State College 20
Manheim Township 37, Cumberland Valley 27
Harrisburg 28, Central York 21
St. Joseph’s Prep 35, Abraham Lincoln 0
Nazareth 24, Parkland 17
Central Bucks South 42, Central Bucks West 14
Downingtown West 17, Downingtown East 14
Class 5A
PIAA semifinals
Peters Township (14-0) vs. Cocalico (12-1) at Mansion Park in Altoona on Friday at 7 p.m.
Imhotep Charter (13-0) vs. Strath Haven (13-1) at Coatesville on Friday at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Peters Township 33, Cathedral Prep 14
Cocalico 23, Ephrata 9
Imhotep Charter 31, Delaware Valley 7
Strath Haven 28, Chester 20
First round
Peters Township 43, Pine-Richland 17
Cathedral Prep – Bye
Ephrata 47, Hershey 7
Cocalico 31, Cedar Cliff 13
Delaware Valley 56, Whitehall 27
Imhotep Charter 30, Roman Catholic 26
Chester 26, West Chester Bayard-Rustin 20
Strath Haven 14, Springfield-Delco 12
Class 4A
PIAA semifinals
Aliquippa (12-0) vs. Selinsgrove (13-0-1) at Central Cambria on Friday at 7 p.m.
Dallas (14-0) vs Bishop McDevitt (13-0) at Northern Lehigh on Friday at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Aliquippa 35, McKeesport 21
Selinsgrove 44, Juniata 14
Dallas 28, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 27 (OT)
Bishop McDevitt 23, Manheim Central 17
First round
Aliquippa 47, Mars 24
McKeesport 28, Montour 14
Selinsgrove 28, Bethlehem Catholic 13
Juniata 21, Meadville 7
Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 21, Pope John Paul II 13
Dallas 21, Valley View 18
Bishop McDevitt 43, Lampeter-Strasburg 7
Manheim Central 65, Twin Valley 28
Class 3A
PIAA semifinals
Belle Vernon (11-1) vs. Hickory (11-2) at North Allegheny on Friday at 7 p.m.
Wyomissing (12-1) vs. Northwestern Lehigh (14-0) at Kutztown University on Friday at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Belle Vernon 26, Avonworth 0
Hickory 26, Martinsburg Central 13
Wyomissing 48, Danville 27
Northwestern Lehigh 27, Scranton Prep 6
First round
Belle Vernon 49, East Allegheny 8
Avonworth 21, Elizabeth Forward 10
Hickory 14, Sharon 6
Martinsburg Central 41, Clearfield 35 (2OT)
Wyomissing 42, West Perry 14
Danville 40, Loyalsock Township 7
Northwestern Lehigh 58, Palmerton 9
Scranton Prep 26, Neumann-Goretti 16
Class 2A
PIAA semifinals
Beaver Falls (9-5) vs. Westinghouse (12-0) at West Allegheny on Friday at 7 p.m.
Dunmore (12-2) vs. Southern Columbia (13-1) at Harman-Geist Field in Hazleton on Friday at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Beaver Falls 14, Steel Valley 12
Westinghouse 36, Farrell 20
Dunmore 41, Camp Hill 25
Southern Columbia 18, Bald Eagle 8
First round
Steel Valley 34, Mohawk 21
Beaver Falls 28, Washington 26
Westinghouse 46, Central Clarion 30
Farrell 16, Mercyhurst Prep 9
Dunmore 41, Williams Valley 21
Camp Hill 32, West Catholic 26
Southern Columbia 14, Troy 0
Bald Eagle 49, Richland 0
Class A
PIAA semifinals
Fort Cherry (14-0) vs. Redbank Valley (12-1) at Farrell on Friday at 7 p.m.
South Williamsport (11-2) vs. Steelton-Highspire (14-0) at Shamokin on Friday at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Fort Cherry 42, South Side 28
Redbank Valley 44, Cambridge Springs 0
South Williamsport 33, Cambria Heights 0
Steelton-Highspire 43, Lackawanna Trial 25
First round
South Side 28, Clairton 12
Fort Cherry 33, Bishop Canevin 21
Cambridge Springs 32, Lakeview 29
Redbank Valley 26, Port Allegany 7
South Williamsport 57, Muncy 20
Cambria Heights 27, Purchase Line 13
Lackawanna Trial 40, Minersville 0
Steelton-Highspire 21, Northern Bedford 7
Tags: Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Belle Vernon, Fort Cherry, North Allegheny, Peters Township, Westinghouse
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