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WPIAL 2021 Week 8 Playoff Scenarios

by Ian

The WPIAL football season is winding down. With just two weeks remaining a handful of teams have already locked up their playoff spots while many more will have the opportunity to do so this week. Hampton became the first team to clinch a conference title this past week when they beat Indiana and Highlands topped Armstrong. As we head into the home stretch, it is important to keep an eye on three-way tie scenarios, as the WPIAL’s tiebreaker system needs to be taken into account when proclaiming a team has secured a playoff spot. The WPIAL will award co-conference championships to any teams tied with the same record in conference play, regardless of tiebreakers. However, for our purposes, the title “conference champion” is reserved for teams that would win the tiebreakers for top spot. Keep an eye on our WPIAL Standings Page for updated standings and tiebreakers.

6A Playoff Scenarios

Top 5 teams make the playoffs, Top 3 teams get byes to the semifinals

  • Mt. Lebanon and Seneca Valley have clinched playoff spots
  • Mt. Lebanon can clinch the conference title and top seed in the playoffs with a win over Seneca Valley
  • Central Catholic can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Baldwin on Saturday
  • North Allegheny can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Hempfield AND a Baldwin loss
  • Canon-McMillan clinches a playoff spot with a win over Norwin AND a Baldwin loss

5A Playoff Scenarios

Top four teams from each conference make the playoffs

Allegheny Six Conference

  • Moon and Bethel Park have clinched playoff spots
  • Moon can clinch the conference title with a win over Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park can clinch the conference title with a win over Moon AND an Upper St Clair loss
  • Upper St Clair can clinch a playoff spot with a win over South Fayette
  • West Allegheny can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Peters Twp AND a South Fayette loss

Big East Conference

  • Penn-Trafford has clinched a playoff spot
  • Penn-Trafford can clinch the conference title with a win over Franklin Regional
  • Gateway can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Connellsville
  • The winner of Woodland Hills-Latrobe clinches a playoff spot IF Franklin Regional beats Penn-Trafford

Northeast Conference

  • Pine-Richland clinches a playoff spot with a win over Kiski
  • Penn Hills clinches a playoff spot with a win over Shaler AND a Kiski loss
  • The winner of North Hills-Fox Chapel clinches a playoff spot IF Kiski loses

4A Playoff Scenarios

The top four teams from the Big Eight and Parkway Conferences make the playoffs. The top five teams from the Greater Allegheny Conference makes the playoffs.

Big Eight Conference

  • Belle Vernon, McKeesport, and Thomas Jefferson have clinched playoff spots
  • Laurel Highlands clinches a playoff spot with a win over Trinity

Greater Allegheny Conference

  • Hampton has clinched the conference title

UPDATE: News came out on Monday that Plum‘s victory over Mars has retroactively been changed to a forfeit because of use of an ineligible player. Playoff scenarios below have been updated to reflect the changes in the standings.

  • Armstrong clinches a playoff berth with a win over Plum
  • Greensburg Salem clinches a playoff berth with a win over Highlands
  • Indiana clinches a playoff berth with a win over Mars AND losses by Highlands, Plum, and Knoch

Parkway Conference

  • Aliquippa has clinched a playoff spot
  • Aliquippa clinches the conference title with a win over Blackhawk AND a New Castle loss
  • Beaver clinches a playoff spot with a win over Montour
  • New Castle clinches a playoff spot with a win over Chartiers Valley

3A Playoff Scenarios

Top four teams from each conference make the playoffs.

Allegheny Seven Conference

  • North Catholic and Freeport have clinched a playoff spots

Interstate Conference

  • Elizabeth Forward clinches a playoff spot and the conference title with a win over Southmoreland
  • Mt Pleasant clinches a playoff spot with a win over South Park
  • Southmoreland clinches a playoff spot with a win over Elizabeth Forward AND a South Park loss

Northwest Six Conference

  • Central Valley and Avonworth have clinched playoff spots
  • The winner of Central Valley-Avonworth clinches the conference title

2A Playoff Scenarios

The top four teams from the Century Conference make the playoffs. The top five teams from the Midwestern Conference make the playoffs. The top three teams from the Allegheny Conference and Three Rivers Conference make the playoffs. The 4th place team from either the Allegheny or Three Rivers Conference will make the playoffs as a wild card.

Allegheny Conference

  • Serra Catholic has clinched a playoff spot
  • Steel Valley clinches a playoff spot with a win over Apollo-Ridge
  • Shady Side Academy clinches a playoff spot with a win over Ligonier Valley AND an Apollo-Ridge loss

Century Conference

  • Washington and Chartiers-Houston have clinched playoff spots
  • Washington clinches the conference title with a McGuffey loss (Frazier forfeit to Washington)
  • McGuffey clinches a playoff spot with a win over Beth-Center OR a Waynesburg loss
  • Beth-Center clinches a playoff spot with a win over McGuffey AND a Waynesburg loss

Midwestern Conference

  • Laurel, Beaver Falls, Neshannock, and Mohawk have clinched playoff spots
  • Laurel clinches the conference title with a win over Ellwood City AND a Neshannock loss
  • Freedom clinches a playoff spot with a win over Mohawk AND a New Brighton loss

Three Rivers Conference

  • Sto-Rox has clinched a playoff spot
  • Sto-Rox clinches the conference title with a win over Brentwood
  • Western Beaver clinches a playoff spot with a win over Carlynton and a Seton LaSalle loss
  • South Side Beaver clinches a playoff spot with a win over Seton LaSalle and a Carlynton loss

1A Playoff Scenarios

The top five teams in each conference make the playoffs.

Big Seven Conference

  • Cornell has clinched a playoff spot
  • OLSH clinches a playoff spot with a win over Northgate
  • The winner of Rochester-Shenango clinches a playoff spot
  • Fort Cherry clinches a playoff spot with a win over Cornell

Eastern Conference

  • Clairton and Bishop Canevin have clinched playoff spots
  • Clairton clinches the conference title with a win over Springdale
  • GCC clinches a playoff spot with a win over Jeannette
  • Leechburg clinches their first playoff appearance since 1988 with a win over Imani
  • Springdale clinches a playoff spot with a win over Clairton AND a Riverview loss

Tri-County South Conference

  • West Greene and Carmichaels have clinched playoff spots
  • West Greene clinches the conference title with a win over Jefferson-Morgan
  • California clinches a playoff spot with a win over Monessen
  • Mapletown clinches a playoff spot with a win over Bentworth
  • Monessen clinches a playoff spot with a win over California AND an Avella loss

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