The postseason has arrived in high school football, and the WPIAL announced the matchups for Round 1 Monday night during its pairings meeting. Nine local teams (designated in bold below) have qualified.
Beaver County Radio will broadcast two games on Friday Night for Round 1. 1230 WBVP will feature the 4/13 matchup in 2A, as Riverside will host Frazier. On 1460 WMBA, the #6 seed in 1A, Rochester, will do battle with #11 West Greene. Pregame for both games will be at 7:00pm.
All games below begin at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. Top seed will play at home field.
1A
#1 California vs. #16 Bishop Canevin
#2 Clairton vs. #15 Summit Academy
#3 Jeanette vs. #14 Monessen
#4 Imani Christian vs. #13 Sto-Rox [1:30pm Saturday]
#5 Our Lady of The Sacred Heart vs. #12 Springdale
#6 Rochester vs. #11 West Greene (WMBA)
#7 Carmichaels vs. #10 Western Beaver
#8 Fort Cherry vs. #9 Union
2A
#1 Steel Valley vs. #16 Laurel
#2 Washington vs. #15 Freedom
#3 CW North Catholic vs. #14 Brentwood
#4 Riverside vs. #13 Frazier (WBVP)
#5 Charleroi vs. #12 Avonworth
#6 Serra Catholic vs. #11 Beth-Center
#7 East Allegheny vs. #10 Mohawk
#8 Neshannock vs. #9 Burgettstown
3A
#1 Aliquippa vs. #8 South Park [at Ambridge]
#2 Quaker Valley vs. #7 Derry
#3 Seton-LaSalle vs. #6 Freeport
#4 Elizabeth Forward vs. #5 Beaver
4A
#1 South Fayette vs. #8 West Mifflin
#2 Belle Vernon vs. #7 Mars
#3 Thomas Jefferson vs. #6 Trinity
#4 Montour vs. #5 New Castle
5A
#1 Penn-Trafford vs. #8 Fox Chapel
#2 Gateway Gators vs. #7 Woodland Hills
#3 West Allegheny vs. #6 McKeesport
#4 Upper St. Clair vs. #5 Franklin Regional
6A
#1 Pine-Richland vs. #8 Norwin
#2 Central Catholic vs. #7 Peters Township
#3 Bethel Park vs. #6 Penn Hills
#4 Mt. Lebanon vs. #5 North Allegheny
