Eight Washington County football teams, three more from Greene County, are in the WPIAL Football Playoffs. All but Canon-McMillan open the playoffs Friday night. The Big Macs have a week off before playing in the Class 6A semifinals next week. Class 5A has just eight teams, led by #1 Peters Township. Trinity makes its first appearance in the post-season since 2017. The Hillers are seeded #10 in the Class 4A bracket. Wash High (#3) and McGuffey (#6) both hosts Class 2A first round games while #13 Waynesburg is in the tournament a year after going winless. Five teams from the two-county area populate the Class 1A bracket including undefeated #2 Fort Cherry hosting #15 Jeff-Morgan. California (#6) is also hosting while #12 Burgettstown and #9 West Greene hit the road for their openers. You can hear the Trinity and Wash High games on-air and online line tonight. Following the games, we’ll have a full rundown of the scores right here. Here’s this week’s playoff schedule for Washington & Greene County teams (7 pm unless noted)
Quarterfinals
5A #8 Franklin Regional at #1 Peters Township
First Round
4A #10 Trinity vs. #7 North Catholic at South Fayette, 6:30 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
2A #14 Ellwood City at #3 Wash High, 6:45 pm on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2A #11 Derry Area at #6 McGuffey
2A #13 Waynesburg vs. #4 Imani Christian at Wilkinsburg
1A #15 Jeff-Morgan at #2 Fort Cherry
1A #11 Jeannette at #6 California
1A #9 West Greene vs. #8 Greensburg Central Catholic at Plum
1A #12 Burgettstown vs. #5 Union at New Castle