WPIAL releases boys, girls soccer playoff pairings
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | 12:54 PM
The Highway to Highmark is about to be well-traveled.
The WPIAL released pairings for the postseason boys and girls soccer tournaments on Wednesday afternoon.
Peters Township (Class AAAA), West Allegheny (AAA), Quaker Valley (AA) and Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (A) were awarded the top seeds in the respective boys soccer tournaments.
On the girls side, top seeds are Pine-Richland (Class AAAA), Moon (AAA), Freedom (AA) and Seton LaSalle (A).
Opening-round games will be held Saturday for the boys and Monday for the girls.
The WPIAL championships will be contested Nov. 2-4 at Highmark Stadium.
Here's a look at the opening round games:
Boys
WPIAL playoffs
First round
Saturday's schedule
Class 4A
Fox Chapel (9-8) at Peters Township (14-0-1), 5 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (11-3-2) vs. Butler (12-5) at Norwin, 3 p.m.; Central Catholic (11-4-2) vs. Pine-Richland (10-4-2) at Plum, 3 p.m.; Allderdice (9-6-1) at Seneca Valley (10-3-2), 4 p.m.; Connellsville (11-5-1) at North Allegheny (15-2-1), 5 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (6-9-1) at Plum (11-5), 1 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (7-9-1) at Franklin Regional (15-2), 3 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (10-6) at Norwin (11-3-3), 5 p.m.
Class 3A
West Mifflin (8-9) at West Allegheny (16-1-1), 3 p.m.; Hampton (7-10) at Belle Vernon (13-4-1), 3 p.m.; Ringgold (11-4-2) vs. Indiana (10-7) at Belle Vernon, 1 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (11-5-1) at South Fayette (12-4-2), 1 p.m.; Trinity (11-7) at Chartiers Valley (14-3), 5 p.m.; Blackhawk (9-4-3) at Mars (10-4-2), 1 p.m.; Knoch (12-4-2) vs. Ambridge (9-9) at Mars, 3 p.m.; Thomas Jefferson (8-8-2) at Montour (12-3-1), 3 p.m.
Class 2A
McGuffey (6-8-2) at Quaker Valley (16-1), 2 p.m.; Freeport (12-5) vs. Riverside (10-5-1) at North Allegheny, 3 p.m.; Deer Lakes (12-3-2) vs. Brownsville (11-5-2) at Chartiers Valley, 1 p.m.; Keystone Oaks (12-5-1) vs. Beaver (6-7-3) at West Allegheny, 1 p.m.; Shady Side Academy (9-7-1) at South Park (15-3), 3 p.m.; Waynesburg (11-5) vs. Obama Academy (12-4-1) at South Park, 1 p.m.; Mt. Pleasant (14-2) vs. Elizabeth Forward (8-9-1) at Norwin, 1 p.m.; Charleroi (15-4) vs. Central Valley (7-7-2) at Peters Township, 3 p.m.
Class A
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (16-1) vs. Quigley Catholic (6-8-3) at Seneca Valley, 2 p.m.; Bentworth (12-6) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10-8) at South Fayette, 3 p.m.; Winchester Thurston (14-1) vs. Monessen (10-7) at Franklin Regional, 1 p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (13-3-1) vs. Chartiers-Houston (9-9) at Peters Township, 1 p.m.; Freedom (17-0) vs. Trinity Christian (11-5) at Quaker Valley, noon; Springdale (12-4-1) vs. Serra Catholic (9-7-1) at North Allegheny, 1 p.m.; Seton LaSalle (15-2-1) vs. Avonworth (11-6) at Chartiers Valley, 3 p.m.; Sewickley Academy (9-8-1) vs. Riverview (11-5-1) at Montour, 1 p.m.
Girls
WPIAL playoffs
First round
Monday's schedule
Class 4A
Connellsville (9-7) at Pine-Richland (14-1-1), 8 p.m.; North Allegheny (10-6-1) at Plum (13-3), 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (7-7-2) at Norwin (14-1-1), 8 p.m.; Kiski Area (9-6) at Mt. Lebanon (9-6-1), 8 p.m.; Penn Hills (6-10) at Penn-Trafford (13-3-1), 8 p.m.; Butler (10-7) at Fox Chapel (12-5-1), 8 p.m.; Allderdice (10-5-1) at Peters Township (14-3), 8 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (8-5-2) at Seneca Valley (12-5), 8 p.m.
Class 3A
Oakland Catholic (6-11) at Moon (18-0), 8 p.m.; Belle Vernon (12-4-1) vs. Ambridge (12-4-2) at Peters Township, 6 p.m.; South Fayette (10-5-3) at Chartiers Valley (12-5-1), 8 p.m.; Hampton (6-10-1) at Montour (10-6), 8 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (8-7-1) at Mars (13-1), 8 p.m.; Franklin Regional (10-5-1) vs. Mt. Pleasant (9-7-1) at Norwin, 6 p.m.; Knoch (11-7) at South Park (14-2-1), 8 p.m.; Thomas Jefferson (15-3) at Elizabeth Forward (11-5), 8 p.m.
Class 2A
Brownsville (13-4-1) vs. Deer Lakes (10-6-1) at Elizabeth Forward, 6 p.m.; Burrell (11-3-1) vs. Charleroi (8-9-1) at Plum, 6 p.m.; Quaker Valley (9-7-1) vs. Beaver (8-6-1) at Seneca Valley, 6 p.m.; Avonworth (11-5) vs. Springdale (11-5-1) at Mars, 6 p.m.
Byes: Freedom (17-0), Freeport (15-2-1), Waynesburg (16-1), Yough (13-2)
Class A
Seton LaSalle (14-2) vs. Mohawk (6-11) at Montour, 6 p.m.; South Side (14-3) vs. Riverside (8-4) at Moon, 6 p.m.; Sewickley Academy (11-4-2) vs. Serra Catholic (9-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 6 p.m.; Shady Side Academy (10-3) vs. Apollo Ridge (10-4) at Penn-Trafford, 6 p.m.; Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (13-4) vs. Chartiers-Houston (5-12-1) at Pine-Richland, 6 p.m.; Bentworth (11-5-1) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (10-5-3) at South Park, 6 p.m.; Greensburg Central Catholic (11-3) vs. Eden Christian (8-8-2) at Fox Chapel, 6 p.m.; Vincentian Academy (11-4) vs. Bishop Canevin (9-5-1) at Chartiers Valley, 6 p.m.
Tags: Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic, Freedom, Moon, North Catholic, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Quaker Valley, Seton-LaSalle, West Allegheny
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