The WPIAL released playoff pairings and seedings Saturday afternoon, and the No. 1 seeds for each classification are Central Catholic (Class 6A), Peters Township (5A), Aliquippa (4A), Belle Vernon (3A), Steel Valley (2A) and South Side (1A).
The playoffs start Friday night. The championships for Class 5A and 6A will be played Saturday, Nov. 18 at Norwin High School. The championships for the other four classifications are Friday, Nov. 24 at Acrisure Stadium.
Class 6A has only four teams, and all four will play in the semifinals Nov. 10. The other five classifications have first-round or quarterfinal games that start Friday. Here are the playoff pairings (seedings in parentheses):
CLASS 6A
Semifinals
Nov. 10: Mt. Lebanon (4) vs. Central Catholic (1), site to be determined; Canon-McMillan (3) at North Allegheny (2).
CLASS 5A
Quarterfinals
Nov. 3: Franklin Regional (8) at Peters Township (1); Moon (5) at Gateway (4); Penn-Trafford (7) at Penn Hills (2); Bethel Park (6) at Pine-Richland (3).
CLASS 4A
First round
Nov. 3: Latrobe (9) at West Allegheny (8); Chartiers Valley (13) at Mars (4); Highlands (12) at Central Valley (5); Trinity (10) vs. North Catholic (7) at South Fayette; Kiski Area (11) at Thomas Jefferson (6).
Quarterfinals
Nov. 10: Latrobe-West Allegheny winner at Aliquippa (1); Chartiers Valley-Mars winner vs. Highlands-Central Valley winner; Trinity-North Catholic winner at McKeesport (2); Kiski Area-Thomas Jefferson winner at Montour (3).
CLASS 3A
First round
Nov. 3: Southmoreland (9) at Deer Lakes (8); South Park (12) at Knoch (5); Shady Side Academy (10) at Beaver (7); Mount Pleasant (11) at West Mifflin (6).
Quarterfinals
Nov. 10: Southmoreland-Deer Lakes winner at Belle Vernon (1); South Park-Knoch winner at East Allegheny (4); Shady Side Academy-Beaver winner at Avonworth (2); Mount Pleasant-West Mifflin winner at Elizabeth Forward (3).
CLASS 2A
First round
Nov. 3: Western Beaver (9) vs. Serra Catholic (8) at Norwin; Waynesburg (13) vs. Imani Christian (4) at UPMC Graham Field; Burrell (12) at Mohawk (5); Beaver Falls (10) vs. Keystone Oaks (7) at Dormont Stadium; Ellwood City (14) at Washington (3); Derry (11) at McGuffey (6).
Quarterfinals
Nov. 10: Western Beaver-Serra Catholic winner at Steel Valley (1); Waynesburg-Imani Christian winner vs. Burrell-Mohawk winner; Beaver Falls-Keystone Oaks winner at Neshannock (2); Ellwood City-Washington winner vs. Derry-McGuffey winner.
CLASS 1A
Nov. 3: Monessen (16) at South Side (1); West Greene (9) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (8) at Plum; Laurel (13) at Clairton (4); Burgettstown (12) at Union (5); Jefferson-Morgan (15) at Fort Cherry (2); Rochester (10) vs. Cornell (7) at Moon; Leechburg (14) vs. Bishop Canevin (3) at North Allegheny; Jeannette (11) vs. California (6).
Quarterfinals
Nov. 10: Monessen-South Side winner vs. West Greene-Greensburg Central Catholic winner; Laurel-Clairton winner vs. Burgettstown-Union winner; Jefferson-Morgan-Fort Cherry winner vs. Rochester-Cornell winner; Leechburg-Bishop Canevin winner vs. Jeannette-California winner.
Mike White: mwhite@post-gazette.com and Twitter @mwhiteburgh
First Published: October 28, 2023, 7:46 p.m.
Updated: October 28, 2023, 11:25 p.m.
