Three teams remain in the WPIAL Playoffs for high school football, and two of them will duke it out for a championship at Heinz Field.
#1 Aliquippa (12-0) will take on #2 Quaker Valley (11-1) in the 3A Championship at Heinz Field on Saturday, in a rematch of a Week 7 battle of undefeateds in the Beaver Valley Conference (Aliquippa won 22-7). Pre-game on Beaver County Radio is at 10:30 AM, kick-off is at 11:00 AM.
#4 Riverside, coming off a 42-14 victory over #12 Avonworth, will now play #1 Steel Valley in the 2A Semifinals at Martorelli Stadium (North Hills). This will be a rematch of a Week 1 tilt where Steel Valley earned a 48-28 victory over the Panthers. Pre-game on Beaver County Radio is 7:00pm Friday night, kick-off is at 7:00pm.
Here’s the full schedule for Week 3 of the Playoffs; local teams are designated in bold.
Friday (all games at 7:30)
1A
#1 California vs. #4 Imani Christian at Peters Township
#2 Clairton vs. #3 Jeannette at Elizabeth Forward
2A
#1 Steel Valley vs. #4 Riverside at North Hills
#2 Washington vs. #3 CW North Catholic at Moon
Saturday (all games at Heinz Field)
3A
#1 Aliquippa vs. #2 Quaker Valley at 11:00 AM
4A
#3 Thomas Jefferson vs. #4 Montour at 8:00 PM
5A
#1 Penn-Trafford vs. #2 Gateway at 5:00 PM
6A
#1 Pine-Richland vs. #2 Central Catholic at 2:00 PM