***UPDATE*** Class A, AA, AAA, AAAA Brackets complete.
P.I.A.A. Class A Final Clairton Bears vs Riverside Vikings Friday, December 17 @2pm
P.I.A.A. Class AAA Final Bishop McDevitt Crusaders vs Allentown Central Catholic Vikings Friday, December 17 @ 7pm
P.I.A.A. Class AA Final South Fayette Lions vs West Catholic Burrs Saturday, December 18 @ 12pm
P.I.A.A. Class AAAA Final North Allegheny Tigers vs LaSalle Explorers Saturday, December 18 @ 5pm
Note: The following teams will be on the HOME side of HersheyPark Stadium: Clairton, West Catholic, Allentown Central Catholic, North Allegheny
Note: The following teams will be on the AWAY side of HersheyPark Stadium: Riverside, South Fayette, Bishop McDevitt, LaSalle
Stadium Aerial Links have been added for each game. Click on each blue Stadium Aerial for a photo of the host stadium. A special thank you goes out to everyone that has helped with this project. Good luck to all teams in their quest for a PIAA State Championship. Any questions, comments or corrections please email Jeremy
Here are the direct links to each bracket.
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Wood played the worst game I ha e seen them play I’m 2 yrs and they still put up 24. The bye week early did not help them as they were very rusty. It shows how good they are. Horrible game but still won. They were 2 penalties away from a rout. SH offense completely neutrized except for a long kickoff return and one breakaway. Wood was missing their best RB AND their co captain And all catholic D lineman. AND still won. Strapper Haven not even the same class as Wood. Wood will be underdog vs ACC but they will pull the upset.
West Catholic 55 Northern Lehigh 14…what’s your excuse about the PCL now!? If they hate then let them hate and watch the wins keep piling up!
I am still a little concerned that the bye week will do La Salle more harm than good if they come out a little stale and Easton gets ahead early. If that happens the result may be different than last year. Although La Salle’s stud running back is a year older and wiser they don’t have that intangible player that they had in Loughlin last year…that kid just got it done and refused to lose.
Stan, you just won’t give up. So now I have to prove all public schools have “open enrollment” to prove my point or more like disprove yours. The point is there is no law against it so it is available to all school districts if they want to do it. Point proved…Really you spout out so much garbage as fact and you PROVE nothing and by the reaction of many on here they are tired of your crap. As far as what square miles has to do with anything? It was just to let you know that North Penn School District is that big and Towamencin Twp isn’t. Just a little geography lesson. Really why don’t you just talk football and stop trying to find reasons for the shortcomings of others teams. The WPIAL guy has it right about wanting to rise to the challenge and beat the best instead of conceding defeat before the season starts. The public schools out there beat the Catholic schools on a regular basis on them seem to like it that way. Come on stop it now.
Buddy, I agree with you ….
I think LaSalle will be an underdog against NP and the same for AW against ACC.
That doesn’t mean D12 doesn’t win both games!
One tip for posters on here; if you’re going to post “facts” so your homework first.
If you want to post opinion, that’s fine but don’t confuse the two!
Opinion is not fact!
StanW, are you still on her spouting fiction?
do some homework; first, learn what LaSalle and the Prep are about. It’s not athletics!
Second, do your homework on North Penn; I’ve lived in Towamencin for 25 years. You’re way off base!
AW played nobdy? C’mon, even a kid like you can’t be that naive!
Predictions:
AAAA
LaSalle over Easton by 17.
North Penn over Neshaminy by 10.
North Allegheny over State College by 20.
Cumberland Valley over Red Lion by 28.
AAA
ACC over Clearfield by 35.
Archbishop Wood over Strath Haven by 14.
Central Valley over Erie Cathedral Prep by 10.
Bishop McDevitt over Cocalico by 35.
AA
West Catholic over Northern Lehigh by 7.
Trinity over Lewisburg by 7.
South Fayette over Brockway by 21.
Forest Hills over Sharon by 13.
A
Bishop Carroll over Holy Name by 7.
Riverside over Schuylkill Haven by 24.
Clairton over North Star by 35.
Farrell over Curwensville by 21.
Semifinals
AAAA
North Allegheny over Cumberland Valley by 7.
LaSalle over North Penn by 10.
AAA
ACC over Archbishop Wood by 10.
Bishop McDevitt over Central Valley by 14.
AA
West Catholic over Trinity by 14.
South Fayette over Forest Hills by 10.
A
Riverside over Bishop Carroll by 17.
Clairton over Farrell by 10.
Finals
AAAA LaSalle over North Allegheny by 10.
AAA ACC over Bishop McDevitt by 3.
AA South Fayette over West Catholic by 10.
A Clairton over Riverside by 17.
Let’s hope you are wrong again on both counts.
Len, I always like to learn new information, and I have no problem being corrected when I am wrong. Thanks for the update on Neshaminy. When you can prove that all public schools are willing to take tuition students as all Catholic and private schools do then you have indeed proved a point. Until then, your ability to find the exception is irrelevent. You have proved “nothing, zero, nada” So please continue to do Your homework.
I will give the general poulation of NP an additional 80,000 people. It still pales in comparison to the 3.3 million people available to the schools of the Archdiose of Philadelphia.(Once agin, LaSalle is not part of the Archdiose) No were in my argument do I state that there is a pool of 3.3 million FOOTBALL PLAYERS. The fact remains given a random pool of 3.3 million PEOPLE one’s chances of finding good football talent is greater than in a random pool of 100,000 PEOPLE.
I would also like you to explain what square miles has to do with anything.
Lastly do not tell me “don’t come back until you know what you are talking about” No one on this board has appointed you the Moderator.(By the way I did my homework on this) You do not have the right to tell any of us when we can return or when we can not return. EPAFootball is not you private site where you can dictate who posts, what they say, or when they say it! Until you own this site or until this site appoints you moderator do not give me or anyone else orders!
To Billy, Riverside’s schedule is tough so they might make it a game in Hershey. What they did against Dunmore and So. Colombia is impressive . I don’t know a whole lot about single A teams on the other side of the state. Clairton has scored 610 pts and given up 4 TDs ALL YEAR. Their QB(6’5″ 230 Desimon Green) is going to Pitt to play DE. That should tell you something about what kind of athlete he is. How many of Clairton’s games have you seen? Probally none. Who did they play you ask, D7 might be the toughest in the state. Clairton beat Rochester 12-0 @ Heinz. Rochester was good enough to win it all. Clairton held Rochester to 64 yds. Farrell will give them a tough game in the semis. Farrell has the speed to keep up with Clairton but clairton is better. This team is really good. Most of Clairton’s team will be back next year.
Back to football:
LaSalle beats Easton, will then face NP in the Eastern final and subsequently lose. NP at States.
Wood will beat SH, will then face ACC in Eastern Final and subsequently lose. ACC at states.
Both Eastern finals will be great games. Very close……. of course, I’ve been wrong a few times before.
Sorry I missed typed…North Penn has around 1550 boys in grades 10 thru 12 not the 1700 previously mentioned.
GoldenKnight…
I don’t know what it is about this site that people state things like they are fact and they could not be further from the truth. First off MOST states do not have more than one state champion and Delaware is definitely not one of them. As far as I can tell and I am not absolutely positive only three states do not in the end crown one state champion (one in each size class) and that would be New Jersey, Mass and Rhode Island. Now New York is very complicated as they have about four different different governing bodies that are all mixed up Catholic & Public in a couple just Catholic in another and just public in another and they each have their state champion but then they have a tournament from the winners of all of them to crown one TRUE state champion. Whew and some people think our system is screwed up. Its interesting that in NJ Catholic & Public schools play in the same leagues and conferences during the season then seperate for the state playoffs in football but in most other sports everything is as one.
Another thing it would be great if the PIAA or the state or somebody would televise more of these games if not statewide then by region. You would think that in this day and age that would not be a hard thing to do.
Remember the Catholic League has only won one stinking championship so lets give this thing time to sort itself out and see what happens.
I’m not trying to insult anyones intelligence or anything. I’m just calling out stupid comments.
It is not accurate to say that La Salle can pick and choose their football team out of a pool of 3.3 million players in the greater philadelphia area.
stan…I didn’t say you were stupid. I said your point that La Salle has 3.3 million to choose from is stupid, because it is a stupid thing to say.
I would bet that the only way the PIAA would have two separate champions is if they were forced by law. They don’t seem to have a problem out west where the Catholic schools get beaten on a regular basis. I think the answer is that if what you are is that the public schools in the east will just adapt to higher standard of play and in time will be as competitive as their counterparts in the west.
Hey Stan, you speak of the population but you failed to mention the countless high schools there are in and around Philadelphia to choose from . That advantage you speak of significantly dwindles
@jk
Thanks for the info. I’m looking forward to a good game. I too hope that Wood isn’t looking ahead to a ‘next game’, but I don’t think the coaches will let them. The haven’t before so I don’t think it will happen now.
Anyone ever wonder way most States in the U.S. have separate classes for Public and Private/Catholic for their state playoffs ( NJ, Del,NY, etc..)???
A couple more years of PCL disproportionate entries into the last 2 rounds of the playoffs ( not necessarily winning the state), and I think we will see the division of state playoffs like most other States.
Certainly would put the teams on a sort of equal playing field. You can bet the PIAA is thinking about it, even though public statements they make are against it ( for now..).
JB
I only said they were overrated because wood had an easy schedule meaning they lucked out and didn’t play la salle and they are rated higher when i think they shouldn’t be. Sure they’re undefeated but they only played a few good teams ( ohara twice west) while and thanks hopefully we keep it going
Well Stan…You asked for it so here we go.
First you state that it is illegal in Pa for Public schools to have open enrollment and they take non resident tuition students then I proved to you that West York does (and they were in states this year AAA)and you state that is a rare exception and now I am going to prove that Neshaminy does indeed have “open enrollment” and takes non resident tuition students. Go to the student handbook Policy Section 500, Page 4, lines 11-25. Oh by the way they are in the District 1 finals tonight.
Also you said North Penn is in Towamencin Twp and has a population of 20-30k but you failed to mention that the North Penn includes 4 other Townships and 3 additional Buroughs with an additional 70-80k people. Also in case you didn’t know North Penn High is only 10th thru 12th grades and has like over 1700 boys and the 9th grade middle school has another 500 boys and North Penn school district is about 45 Square miles whereas all of Philadelphia is only 135 Square miles.
So Stan…You have nothing…zero…nada. So go home do your homework and don’t come back until you know what you are talking about.
at wphial guy, I m sick hearing about this clariton team they didnt play anybody all year they might not make it past farrl and if they do Riverside will beat them rv played all AAA AND aa schools