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WPIAL High School Football Playoffs Open Nov. 6; Finals Set for Nov. 21 and 28

Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Sports · GSM News

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — The WPIAL high school football playoffs opened on the night of November 6, with first-round games in five of six classifications; the largest class, 6A, starts next week, and upsets were few. The 6A semifinals are set for November 13, with top seed and defending champion Pittsburgh Central Catholic facing No. 4 Hempfield, and No. 2 Canon-McMillan hosting No. 3 North Allegheny; the winners will play for the 6A title on November 21 at Pine-Richland High School, which also hosts the 4A final the same day, while the remaining finals are scheduled for November 28 at Acrisure Stadium on Pittsburgh's North Shore. In 5A, No. 11 Armstrong upset Woodland Hills and will visit No. 3 Upper St. Clair; in 4A, all top four seeds advanced, with top seed South Fayette hosting New Castle and McKeesport meeting Montour in a rematch; in 3A, No. 9 West Mifflin beat No. 8 Freeport to advance. All six classification champions earn state playoff berths, with the state finals set for December 10-12 at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg.

Source: WPIAL

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Photo: 图:匹兹堡 Acrisure 体育场。Wikimedia Commons,CC0。 / Photo: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

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