The stage is set.
12 teams from the Beaver Valley are gearing up for the playoffs which start with first-round action on Friday, November 5. Three teams will be sitting out with first-round byes, including two #1 overall seeds–Central Valley in Class 3A and Moon in Class 5A. Aliquippa finished with the #2 seed in Class 4A, but will still have a first round bye. The other 9 teams vying for championship gold will touch turf this Friday.
All games below are at 7:00pm. Local teams are marked in bold, and neutral sites are marked in italics.
Class 5A
#1 Moon BYE (plays #8/#9 winner)
#2 Penn-Trafford BYE (plays #7/#10 winner)
#3 Pine-Richland BYE (plays #6/#11 winner)
#4 Gateway BYE (plays #5/#12 winner)
#12 Franklin Regional at #5 Penn Hills
#11 Peters Township at #6 North Hills
#10 Fox Chapel at #7 Upper St. Clair
#9 Woodland Hills at #8 Bethel Park
Class 4A
#1 Belle Vernon BYE (plays #8/#9 winner)
#2 Aliquippa BYE (plays #7/#10 winner)
#3 McKeesport BYE (plays #6/#11 winner)
#13 Plum at #4 Hampton
#12 Indiana at #5 Thomas Jefferson
#11 Montour at #6 Armstrong
#10 Laurel Highlands at #7 Beaver
#9 New Castle at #8 Highlands
Class 3A
#1 Central Valley BYE (plays #8/#9 winner)
#2 North Catholic BYE (plays #7/#10 winner)
#3 Avonworth BYE (plays #6/#11 winner)
#4 Elizabeth Forward BYE (plays #5/#12 winner)
#12 Ambridge at #5 Freeport
#11 Burrell at #6 Mount Pleasant
#10 South Allegheny at #7 Keystone Oaks
#9 East Allegheny at #8 Southmoreland
Class 2A
#16 Beth-Center at #1 Steel Valley
#15 Shady Side Academy vs. #2 Sto-Rox at Peters Township
#14 McGuffey at #3 Laurel
#13 New Brighton at #4 Washington
#12 Western Beaver at #5 Beaver Falls
#11 Neshannock vs. #6 Serra Catholic at Norwin
#10 Mohawk at #7 Chartiers-Houston
#9 Ligonier Valley at #8 South Side Beaver
Class 1A
#1 Clairton BYE (plays #8/#9 winner)
#15 Monessen vs. #2 Cornell at West Allegheny
#14 Burgettstown vs. #3 Bishop Canevin at Canon-McMillan
#13 Springdale at #4 West Greene
#12 Mapletown vs. #5 Rochester at Freedom
#11 Shenango at #6 Carmichaels
#10 California at #7 Leechburg
#9 Our Lady of Sacred Heart vs. #8 Greensburg Central Catholic at Hempfield