Washington County’s defending football champions return to the field AND the WJPA Sports Network Friday night, moving to the WPIAL semifinals. Peters Township, the returning 5A champion, takes on Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park and on WJPA-FM (95.3). 1A defending champion and #1 seed Fort Cherry faces Jeannette at Canon-McMillan and on WJPA-AM (1450). We’re also producing the multi-camera video for the Fort Cherry/Jeannette game, available via NFHS Network. Airtime for both games is 6:30 pm with kickoff shortly after 7 pm. Watch/Listen Here!
WPIAL Football (click for brackets): 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A
Friday, Nov. 15, Semifinals:
5A #3 Peters Township vs. #2 Upper St. Clair (at Bethel Park), 6:30 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here
1A #1 Fort Cherry vs. #13 Jeannette (at Canon-McMillan), 6:30 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here / Watch Here (NFHS subscription required)
Here’s the rest of the WPIAL football playoff schedule for the weekend:
Friday, Nov. 15, Semifinals (all 7 pm):
5A #1 Pine-Richland vs. #5 Bethel Park at North Hills
3A #1 Imani Christian vs. #5 Avonworth at West Allegheny
3A #2 Central Valley vs. #3 Elizabeth-Forward at Montour
2A #1 Seton-La Salle vs. #4 Steel Valley at West Mifflin
2A #2 South Park vs. #3 Ellwood City at North Allegheny
1A #2 Clairton vs. #3 Bishop Canevin at Peters Township
Saturday, Nov. 16, WPIAL Championships (Norwin Knights Stadium)
4A #1 Thomas Jefferson vs. #3 McKeesport, 12:05 pm
6A #1 Central Catholic vs. #2 North Allegheny, 6:05 pm