WPIAL Football Playoff Pairings Revealed

It’s official, Upper St. Clair football will take on Kiski Area at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at home.

The WPIAL released playoff pairings Monday evening. The top seeds went to North Allegheny (Class AAAA), Thomas Jefferson (Class AAA), Aliquippa (Class AA) and Clairton (Class A). Upper St. Clair received a No. 3 seed.

The quarterfinals will be played Nov. 9. The semifinals will be Nov. 16. The WPIAL championship games are scheduled for Nov. 23 at Heinz Field.

Here’s how the rest of the WPIAL Class AAAA pairings shake out according to the MSA Sports Network:

• No. 1 North Allegheny vs. no. 16 Altoona
• No. 8 McKeesport vs. no. 9 Bethel Park
• No. 5 Mt. Lebanon vs. no. 12 Butler
• No. 2 Gateway vs. no. 15 Peters Township
• No. 7 Woodland Hills vs. no. 10 North Hills
• No. 3 Upper St. Clair vs. no. 14 Kiski Area
• No. 6 Penn-Trafford vs. no. 11 Central Catholic

Upper St. Clair lost to North Allegheny in the championship game last year.