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WPIAL announces football playoff sites

As conference championship plaques were handed out at the WPIAL football pairings meeting last week, Peters Township coach T.J. Plack and Moon coach Ryan Linn congratulated one another.Now, the two teams that shared the Class 5A Allegheny Eight Conference title will play one another ...

Number of local teams halved after first round of playoffs

The number of local high school football teams in the WPIAL playoffs was cut in half last Friday night.The 10 teams that began the postseason is quickly down to five, and that number will decrease again this upcoming week with South Fayette and Belle Vernon meeting in the Class 4A semifinals ...

5 Things to Watch: Many local teams have home-field advantage

There is nothing like home cooking.That’s at least what seven of the 10 local high school football teams are thinking this week. Seven teams will play in the confines of their home stadiums for the opening round of the WPIAL high school football playoffs tonight.Yes, that means the mud at ...

In deep Class 2A, Washington given top seed

GREEN TREE – The question the WPIAL football committee asked itself was a simple one.Is it who you play or how you play?The answers could have been all over the place, especially when talking about a convoluted Class 2A with three undefeated teams that have impressive résumésWashington is a ...

A great atmosphere, home playoff games and possible playoffs seeds

It was quite a turnout for the battle of the Century Conference between Washington and McGuffey.Washington County showed up and it was a pretty cool thing to see.Arriving an hour and a half before the game, I’m usually one of the first persons in the stadium. Pulling into McGuffey High ...