***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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Alright, everybody listen up…the BIG weekend is finally here.
State Championships in Hershey…what every high school football fan loves.
Today we are ALL Eastern PA football fans…none of this Public League vs Catholic League stuff or which district is better than the other.
Eastern PA already has one winner before we even get started…Bishop McD and ACC are Eastern PA schools, so BOOM, 1-0 East.
So join me in cheering on Riverside, West Catholic, and LaSalle in going for an Eastern PA sweep, and showing the good folks from District 7 and everyone else west of State College that the best high school football in the state is played in OUR part of the state!
Let the beat-down begin!
Beast of the East!!!
Word.
Thanks, guys, Josh saw my post and connected with me.
Looking forward to some good football this weekend.
Good luck Riverside comon back with the gold kidddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
LS…I had his old email address on there…Try now…
@LS, are you trying to contact Josh Funk?
Josh, I tried to email you from this site but I received an error message saying “Delivery Failed.” Do you have an alternative email address?
Oops … typo alert. I pick West Catholic in the “2A” title game, not the “@A” game. Doh!
I guess this comment will double as my predictions for the 4A and 3A games and, for the record, I’m going with West Catholic in the @A game (admittedly because I’m a La Salle alum and want to see the PCL do well).
Anyway, the game I’d love to see, just as much as I wanted to see the North Penn vs. La Salle matchup, is Allentown Central Catholic vs. La Salle. I truly don’t know which team is better this year. (I lived in Allentown in the mid-’90s and saw ACC’s dominating teams of that era, so I have great respect for the Vikings’ program.) Since both teams return their starting QBs in 2011, perhaps *that* should be the season opener next September.
Still, I’m taking nothing for granted in this weekend’s 4A game, because North Allegheny’s defense is “capital-G” good. If you can’t score, you won’t win. Their suffocating “D” makes me nervous.
Johnny Mo…ROLL TIDE!!!
Moose just curious are you from(fan of) pottsville? Because two years ago and last year we played you. This is besides the point haha but i cannot wait till i get to see nosovitch if he goes to a d-1 school! Can you imagine the things he could do?? He could bring PA back into the spotlight if he goes to penn state
riverside over clairton 38 28 go vikes
No, but seriously Dog21, I’m just yanking your chains.
This is a wonderful place for us high school football fans to exchange views and have a little fun and maybe disagree a little.
It’s all good.
Truth be told, I’m not really an ACC fan, but since my team was eliminated in Week 11, I’ve gone to a few of their games and they just flat out continue to impress me.
My team actually played them when this bunch were sophomores and beat us by three tds, so I know who they are and what they can do.
They’re gonna have their hands full with Bishop McD this Friday night in what should be a classic AAA championship matching two teams from (essentially) Eastern PA for the second year in a row.
You’ll recall last year Selinsgrove beat Manheim Central.
See you in Hershey!
Dog21…hope you enjoyed your meal.
Do you eat your crow as is or with a side of “no clue”?
Just wanted to let everyone know later Monday night or Tuesday morning we will be moving this Bracket Update topic to the news section temporarily to create space for the 8 team previews that will be posted. The news section is directly below 8 main sections of the site. We will relocate this topic back to the top later this week. Thanks
Moose
Please scroll up and read My “eat crow” posts # 420,421,428. You apparently did not see my posts. If you did ,and you are still acting like a fool, you give the other ACC supporters a bad name. I was flat out wrong and I admitted it. Johnny Mo(ACC supporter) and I exchanged some funny emails and he was very gracious in victory. After seeing ACC play, I am a fan and I hope they win the thing in Hershey. We all have our opinions before the game, someone has to be right and someone has to be wrong. I was wrong and I WAS man enough to come on the board and admit it.
Dog21…you tore into me pretty good with your nonsense on post #379.
Well, here I am…and I was hoping you could explain to me one more time about how Wood was going to put it to ACC.
Perhaps it is you who should go into hiding…you’ve proven you don’t know a whole lot about HS Football…you just like to make a lot of noise.
Now…why don’t YOU be a man and, with your tail tucked between your legs, go away!
PREDICTIONS
AAAA-LA SALLE OVER N.ALLEGENY 34-21
AAA-ACC OVER MCDEVITT 21-17
AA-WEST CATHOLIC OVER S.FAYETTE 21-13
A-RIVERSIDE OVER CLARITON 12-6
Congrats to all Finalist. Should be great games, but ACC/McD game will be one-sided. ACC 40 -14! Good luck to all. Thanks !!
picks for championships
Lasalle
ACC
South Fayette
Clairton
The absolutely best football game I ever attended.
Dick Beck has done a magnificent job with the NP team. They should hold their heads high. They fought with all their heart and were unbelievable in converting 5, 4th downs. They played with incredible strength and determination. They didn’t lose,they just ran out of time and that is sad for such a team of class and determination.
May the Knights enjoy much success next season and always
Hats off to LaSalle. In what was considered a rebuilding year, they achieved what many would consider the impossible. Their poise and determination never waned and their improved play in the second half was the key to their success.
The coaching staff at LaSalle is absolutely the finest in the state for the results and effort their preparation results in. Kudos to the players who Never rattle and execute so well.
GO Explorers and best wishes for continued success in Hershey. Do the PCL and all of Philadelphia proud next week.
I hope that this match up is scheduled again for next seasons opener.
Well we got the Philly Catholic League going up against District 7 in AAAA & AA and District 11 vs District 3 in AAA for state championships. Who do you all like? Sorry I did not check out A as we do not compete in A as the PCL has only about 13 or so teams spread out in AAAA – AA but we must include them also.
Turnovers were the difference. NP had them, LaSalle didn’t.
Wow! That La Salle vs. North Penn game was one of the best games I’ve ever seen. As Frank mentions above, there was no loser; the clock simply ran out on a classic battle.
I read a post-game quote from N.P. Coach Dick Beck that was about as accurate as can be. Referring to the tipped screen pass that was intercepted by La Salle DT Ryan Geiger with 1:14 left in regulation, Beck said, “They were better than us by a fingertip today.” And he is right — these are two great teams with incredible heart who are evenly matched.
More than the obvious skills and abundant athletic ability shown by both teams, to me the most impressive aspect of this game was the never-say-die courage and grit on display by the 22 young men on the field at any given moment. They played good, hard, clean football at the highest level and showed everyone in attendance the best of what high school football can be. It was a toe-to-toe heavyweight prize fight, pure and simple. That’s what you get when you put the kids on the field and let ’em play — and leave the adults out of it.
Great job, North Penn! Great job, La Salle!
Well the high school football season is over for me. Having left the Pittsburgh area 38 years ago, I have lost contact and interest in the western half of the state. When the eastern finals end, the season ends for me.
Have enjoyed the lively debate this year and if the fates allow, I will return next year to see what’s going on.
My best to all and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and and a Happy New Year.
Friday night I got to witness the most impressive individual performance in PIAA playoff history! ACC’s QB is the real deal!
Today I got to witness the most exciting high school playoff game ever!
Quite a weekend!
Go LaSalle!