3 teams chasing 3-peats as WPIAL announces soccer playoff pairings
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 1:35 PM
Three teams will go for three-peats in the WPIAL soccer playoffs.
The Moon girls (Class 3A), Avonworth girls (2A) and Winchester Thurston boys (A) are two-time defending champions.
The No. 1 seeds for the boys playoffs are Seneca Valley (4A), Plum (3A), South Park (2A) and Charleroi (A).
The girls top seeds are North Allegheny (4A), Mars (3A), Avonworth (2A) and Riverview (A).
There are no first-round byes or preliminary-round games in any bracket.
Opening games will begin Saturday, Monday and Tuesday for most classes, while 4A opens quarterfinal play next Thursday and Saturday.
The WPIAL championship schedule was not announced, but the tournaments will conclude with the finals at Highmark Stadium the first week of November.
Check out the brackets here.
Watch the Trib HSSN soccer playoff pairings show here.
Here’s a look at the WPIAL playoff schedule:
Boys
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
Oct. 28 games
Norwin (12-5-1) at Seneca Valley (13-0-3), TBA
Fox Chapel (11-4-2) at Upper St. Clair (14-1-2), TBA
Canon-McMillan (10-6-1) at North Allegheny (14-1-3), TBA
Peters Township (12-3-1) at Butler (13-2-3), TBA
Class 3A
First round
Saturday’s schedule
Chartiers Valley (7-9) at Plum (17-1), 1 p.m.
Latrobe (13-3) at South Fayette (10-3-3), 1 p.m.
Indiana (5-11-1) at Bethel Park (15-2-1), 3 p.m.
Gateway (8-5-2) at Montour (13-3), 3 p.m.
Trinity (10-5-1) at Hampton (13-2-1), 1 p.m.
North Catholic (9-7) at Thomas Jefferson (15-2-1), 1 p.m.
Ringgold (11-4-1) at Moon (14-3-1), 3 p.m.
Franklin Regional (10-7) at Mars (11-3-1), 1 p.m.
Class 2A
First round
Monday’s schedule
Yough (11-7) at South Park (17-0), 7 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant (13-4) vs. Keystone Oaks (11-5) at Dormont Stadium, 7 p.m.
McGuffey (12-6) at Avonworth (14-2-1), 7 p.m.
East Allegheny (11-4-1) at Belle Vernon (14-2), 7 p.m.
Jeannette (10-7-1) at Quaker Valley (14-3), 7 p.m.
Elizabeth Forward (10-6-1) at Knoch (11-7), 7 p.m.
Hopewell (9-6) at Deer Lakes (14-2), 7 p.m.
Beaver (10-6) at Shady Side Academy (12-4-1), 7 p.m.
Class A
First round
Saturday’s schedule
Beaver County Christian (6-8-1) at Charleroi (16-0), 1 p.m.
Eden Christian Academy (12-3-2) vs. Winchester Thurston (10-3-2) at Moon, 1 p.m.
Beth-Center (11-6) vs. Seton LaSalle (12-2-1) at Thomas Jefferson, 3 p.m.
Carlynton (9-6-1) vs. Springdale (13-3) at Plum, 3 p.m.
Bishop Canevin (5-10) vs. Sewickley Academy (12-2-1) at Montour, 1 p.m.
OLSH (10-5-2) vs. Bentworth (14-2) at South Fayette, 3 p.m.
Greensburg Central Catholic (7-10) at Burrell (12-3), 1 p.m.
Trinity Christian (9-5) vs. Serra Catholic (12-4) at Bethel Park, 1 p.m.
Girls
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
Oct. 26 schedule
Mt. Lebanon (10-5-2) at North Allegheny (17-0), TBA
Canon-McMillan (8-6-2) at Seneca Valley (13-2-1), TBA
Butler (10-6-1) at Upper St. Clair (16-1), TBA
Fox Chapel (10-4-2) at Peters Township (14-1-2), TBA
Class 3A
First round
Monday’s schedule
Laurel Highlands (8-8) at Mars (14-0), 7 p.m.
Elizabeth Forward (13-3) at Hampton (14-4), 7 p.m.
Oakland Catholic (6-6-2) at Thomas Jefferson (16-1), 7 p.m.
Penn-Trafford (11-6) at South Fayette (10-4-2), 7 p.m.
Kiski Area (7-9-2) at Plum (15-0-1), 7 p.m.
Franklin Regional (11-5-1) at Montour (12-2-3), 7 p.m.
Connellsville (11-7) at Moon (12-1-2), 7 p.m.
West Allegheny (10-7) at Latrobe (12-2), 7 p.m.
Class 2A
First round
Tuesday’s schedule
Yough (5-13) at Avonworth (14-1-2), 8 p.m.
Quaker Valley (10-5-1) at Southmoreland (10-5), 8 p.m.
Beaver (8-6-1) at Freeport (13-1-1), 8 p.m.
Knoch (8-6-2) at South Park (13-5), 7 p.m.
Woodland Hills (7-6) vs. North Catholic (13-2) at Freedom, 8 p.m.
Deer Lakes (9-6-3) at Shady Side Academy (12-3-1), 6 p.m.
West Mifflin (7-7) at Mt. Pleasant (15-2), 7 p.m.
Keystone Oaks (9-7-1) at Burrell (12-4), 7 p.m.
Class A
First round
Tuesday’s schedule
Aquinas Academy (5-6-1) vs. Riverview (15-2) at Shady Side Academy, 8 p.m.
Eden Christian (8-5-1) at Chartiers-Houston (13-3), 7 p.m.
Seton LaSalle (9-7) vs. Winchester Thurston (10-2) at Graham Field, 7 p.m.
South Allegheny (11-7) vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (10-2) at Southmoreland, 6 p.m.
Ellis School (8-7-1) at Freedom (13-3), 6 p.m.
Waynesburg (11-4) vs. OLSH (9-4) at Avonworth, 6 p.m.
Riverside (4-8) at Charleroi (14-1), 7 p.m.
Sewickley Academy (7-7) vs. Springdale (12-3) at Freeport, 6 p.m.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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