WPIAL football playoff field set with final clinchings
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Friday, October 25, 2019 | 11:05 PM
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.
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