Playoff spots, home playoff games, winning seasons, pride…just some of the things on the line Friday, the final night of the WPIAL high school football regular season. Canon-McMillan (6A), Peters Township (5A), Trinity (4), McGuffey & Wash High (2A), Burgettstown, California, Ft. Cherry, Jeff-Morgan & West Greene (1A) have all clinched playoff berths already. 1A Bentworth & Beth-Center and 2A Waynesburg are all still alive.
Canon-McMillan hosts Mt. Lebanon with the winner avoiding #1 Central Catholic in the 6A semifinals. #1 Peters Township can wrap up the Allegheny Six title outright, along with the 5A overall top seed with a home win against Bethel Park. Trinity is in tune-up mode as the Hillers celebrate Senior Night ahead of a first-round playoff game next week, their first since 2017. McGuffey hosts Wash High, with the winner taking the Century Conference title. The Little Prexies COULD still manage a first-round bye with a win. A McGuffey win could drop the Little Prexies to third place in the conference. Waynesburg visits winless Charleroi, needing just a win to clinch a 2A playoff berth. 1A #1 Fort Cherry is at home against playoff qualifier Burgettstown, the Rangers trying to cement the overall #1 seed. Beth-Center hosts Monessen. The Bulldogs take the final Tri-County South playoff spot with a win. Monessen needs a win and a Bentworth loss to California. The Bearcats have to win and need a Monessen win to qualify. West Greene and Jeff-Morgan have playoff tune-up games against Mapletown and Carmichaels, both of whom are hoping to finish on a positive note. Charleroi (2A) and Chartiers-Houston (1A) last won in the final week of last season. Ringgold (4A) hasn’t tasted victory since September, 2021, a streak of 24 straight losses. Avella is home to Chartiers-Houston, the Eagles looking for their 4th win of the year.
Following tonight’s action, we’ll have a full rundown of the scores and the playoff qualifiers. WPIAL brackets are set to be released early Saturday afternoon and we’ll post those as soon as they are available. Here’s this week’s schedule for Washington & Greene County teams (7 pm unless noted)
6A Tri-County Five
Mt. Lebanon at Canon-McMillan, 6:30 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
5A Allegheny Six
Bethel Park at Peters Township
4A Big Seven
Ringgold at Trinity
2A Century
Wash High at McGuffey, 6:30 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
Waynesburg at Charleroi
1A Black Hills
Burgettstown at Ft. Cherry
Chartiers-Houston at Avella
1A Tri-County South
California at Bentworth
Monessen at Beth-Center
West Greene at Mapletown
Carmichaels at Jeff-Morgan