The final weekend of the high football regular season is in the books. It’s the end of the line for 13 Washington/Greene teams, a move into the second season for four squads and a few tense hours of waiting for a couple more. The WPIAL will announce this year’s trimmed-down playoff field and match-ups Saturday at 7 pm. Click Here.
Peters Township (5A), McGuffey (2A), California (1A) and Avella (1A) are definitely in. The Indians, Highlanders and Trojans all as conference champions. The Eagles were in a win-and-in situation, beating Carmichaels, 14-7, to finish second in the Tri-County South. Wash High, a 43-6 winner over Frazier, is likely in as the 2A Century Conference runner-up. Carmichaels is one of three 1A third-place teams vying for two wild card spots after losing at Avella.
Bentworth, Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry, Ringgold and Trinity along with Jeff-Morgan, Mapletown, Waynesburg and West Greene all saw the curtain come down on their seasons. None of the ends came more painfully than it did for Canon-McMillan. The Big Macs topped Norwin but saw Mt. Lebanon beat Seneca Valley, 28-27, in overtime to claim the fourth 6A playoff berth.