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WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel and Chris Harlan predict 2024 football playoff pairings
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Saturday October 26, 2024 | 3:26 am
Christopher Horner | TribLive
Montour's Caden Halajcio will play Aliquippa on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Robinson.
Outside of the wild cards, the 2024 WPIAL playoff field has been set.
In the new playoff format, wild card teams will no longer be determined by Gardner Points or WPIAL tiebreaker points. So now an additional 16 teams will have to wait until Selection Saturday before the district football committee makes a decision on which bubble teams are in and which are not.
Watch the WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings Show on TribLive HSSN Saturday at 3 p.m. to find out which teams qualified and how the brackets were set.
Until then, Chris Harlan and Don Rebel update their two cents with a latest edition of high school football bracketology.
Class 6A
Four qualifying matches
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 4 Seneca Valley ranked #1 Central Catholic
No. 3. Mount Lebanon at No. 2 North Allegheny
Harlan says: Can Seneca Valley or Mount Lebanon get in the way of a third straight championship game between Central Catholic and North Allegheny?
Don Rebel's brace
No. 4 Seneca Valley ranked #1 Central Catholic
Mount Lebanon No. 3 at No. 2 North Allegheny
Rebel says: A strong finish by Mount Lebanon and a competitive first game against North Allegheny make that matchup in two weeks intriguing. Central Catholics crushed Seneca Valley by 54 last week.
Class 5A
12 qualifying tournaments (three wildcards)
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 1 Upper St. Clair – see you soon
No. 9 Franklin Regional at No. 8 North Hills
No. 4 Woodland Hills – Goodbye
Gate #12 at Bethel Park #5
No. 2 Pine-Richland – See you soon
No. 10 Moon at No. 7 Penn-Trafford
No. 3 Peters Township – See you soon
No. 11 South Fayette at No. 6 Penn Hills
Harlan says: Unlike previous years, this time there can be more than one wildcard from the same conference. That will likely happen here in 5A, with Allegheny Six teams Moon and South Fayette both receiving wild cards. Discussion could arise about the third wildcard. Gateway, Kiski Area and Latrobe tied for fourth in the Big East. Tiebreak formulas would give Gateway an edge, but the WPIAL committee is not required to use them when choosing wild cards this year. Another wrinkle, of course, is that Latrobe defeated Gateway just two weeks ago.
Don Rebel's brace
No. 1 Upper St. Clair – see you soon
No. 9 Franklin Regional at No. 8 North Hills
No. 4 Woodland Hills – Goodbye
Gate #12 at Bethel Park #5
No. 2 Pine-Richland – See you soon
No. 10 Moon at No. 7 Penn-Trafford
No. 3 Peters Township – See you soon
No. 11 South Fayette at No. 6 Penn Hills
Rebel says: There are no changes here from my original post mid-week. Much deserved love for the Allegheny Six Conference, earning seeds 1, 3 and 5, plus capturing two of the three 5A wild card spots. Gateway's win over Plum earlier this year makes the third wild card debate an easy one for the Gators.
Class 4A
Eight qualifying tournaments (two wildcards)
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 8 March on No. 1 Thomas Jefferson
No. 5 Montour at No. 4 McKeesport
No. 7 Belle Vernon at No. 2 Some
No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 West Allegheny
Harlan says: The three teams eligible for two wild cards are Belle Vernon, Montour and West Mifflin. Montour is a lock to enter. A debate could arise between the other two. Both lost to Thomas Jefferson and McKeesport. Belle Vernon's best win was over Central Valley, 23-17. West Mifflin defeated Elizabeth Forward 17-16. Does the fact that Belle Vernon won back-to-back 3A state titles the past two years make a difference to the football committee? It could be.
Don Rebel's brace
No. 8 March on No. 1 Thomas Jefferson
No. 5 Montour at No. 4 West Allegheny
No. 7 Belle Vernon at No. 2 Some
No. 6 Trinity at No. 3 McKeesport
Rebel says: Wow, West Allegheny shutting down Montour in overtime changed a lot. I definitely think Montour gets one of the wild cards, but where do the Spartans end up? I'm planning a rematch between West A and Montour next week. There isn't much difference between Trinity and Mars, but Belle Vernon is placed between them to avoid a BVA-TJ matchup from the same conference.
Class 3A
12 qualifying tournaments (three wildcards)
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 1 Imani Christian – goodbye
No. 9 Mt. Pleasant at No. 8 Freeport
No. 4 Elizabeth Forward – Goodbye
No. 12 Greensburg Salem at No. 5 Avonworth
No. 2 Central Valley – see you soon
Highlands No. 10 at Southmoreland No. 7
No. 3 Beaver – goodbye
No. 11 North Catholic at No. 6 Deer Lakes
Harlan says: Undefeated Imani Christian (10-0) is No. 1. Teams from strong Western Hills get seeds two (Central Valley), three (Beaver) and five (Avonworth) – but they find themselves in a new order after Beaver knocked off Avonworth on Friday . Hopewell could be on the outside looking in after losing to North Catholic on Friday. A Greensburg Salem win Friday over Southmoreland likely hurts Hopewell's chances.
Don Rebel's brace
No. 1 Imani Christian – goodbye
No. 9 Mt. Pleasant at No. 8 Freeport
No. 4 Elizabeth Forward – Goodbye
No. 12 Greensburg Salem at No. 5 Avonworth
No. 2 Central Valley – see you soon
Highlands No. 10 at Southmoreland No. 7
No. 3 Beaver – goodbye
No. 11 North Catholic at No. 6 Deer Lakes
Rebel says: I'm giving a lot of love in this regard to the Western Hills Conference tri-champions Central Valley, Beaver and Avonworth with seeds 2, 3 and 5. Imani Christian's convincing win over Freeport on Friday makes them the clear No. 1 winners at the fourth place at the three conferences received a wild card.
Class 2A
13 qualifying tournaments (four wildcards)
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 1 Seton LaSalle – goodbye
No. 9 Waynesburg at No. 8 Keystone Oaks
No. 13 Washington at No. 4 Steel Valley
No. 12 Carlynton at No. 5 Western Beaver
No. 2 Ellwood City – Goodbye
No. 10 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at No. 7 Mohawk
No. 3 South Park – goodbye
Riverside #11 at #6 South Allegheny
Harlan says: Seton LaSalle and Ellwood City draw the top two seeds as undefeated conference champions. South Park is also a conference champion, so the Eagles get the third bye. Steel Valley strengthened its stock with a 45-7 win over South Allegheny on Friday. Carlynton appears locked into a wild-card spot, meaning the Cougars are playoff-bound for the first time since 2001.
Don Rebel's brace
No. 1 Seton LaSalle – goodbye
No. 9 Waynesburg Central at No. 8 South Allegheny
No. 13 Washington at No. 4 Steel Valley
No. 12 Carlynton at No. 5 Western Beaver
No. 2 Ellwood City – Goodbye
Riverside #10 at Keystone Oaks #7
No. 3 South Park – goodbye
No. 11 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at No. 6 Mohawk
Rebel says: This is the only series without a clear top seed with undefeated Seton LaSalle and Ellwood City. Give credit to coach Tim Storino with the Rebels and coach Dan Bradley with the Wolverines, who have done an excellent job of turning struggling programs into legitimate championship contenders in a short period of time. These braces are the same ones I had earlier this week. Each conference received a wild card, with the Century Conference receiving a bonus second.
Class A
16 qualifying tournaments (four wildcards)
Chris Harlan's brace
No. 16 Carmichaels at #1 Fort Cherry
No. 9 Leechburg at No. 8 Laurel
No. 13 Jeannette at No. 4 Neshannock
No. 12 South Side at No. 5 Cornell
No. 15 Bentworth at No. 2 Clairton
No. 10 California at No. 7 Greensburg Central Catholic
No. 14 Rochester at No. 3 Bishop Canevin
Good. Monessen 11 at No. 6 Jefferson-Morgan
Harlan says: Week 9 wins by Neshannock, Jefferson-Morgan, Cornell, South Side and Greensburg Central Catholic cleaned up this series nicely. Jefferson-Morgan is undefeated and has won the Tri-County South title, but I put the Rockets behind second-place teams Bishop Canevin and Cornell.
Don Rebel's brace
No. 16 Carmichaels at #1 Fort Cherry
No. 9 South Side at No. 8 Leechburg
No. 13 California at No. 4 Bishop Canevin
No. 12 Rochester at No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic
No. 15 Bentworth at No. 2 Clairton
No. 10 Cornell at No. 7 Laurel
No. 14 Jeannette at No. 3 Neshannock
Good. Monessen 11 at No. 6 Jefferson-Morgan
Rebel says: This is a deep Class A playoff field. Fort Cherry and Clairton are the teams to beat, but the group below them is good with little difference between No. 3 and No. 13. I've gone from giving the Eastern Conference two wild cards to each conference getting one, in part because of a threesome. tie for second place in Tri-County South – sorry, West Greene.
Chris Harlan is a TribLive sports reporter. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at [email protected].
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