WPIAL football pairings
Listed below are the WPIAL football pairings for the first round of the playoffs followed by the seedings in each classification, according to the brackets released Tuesday.
All games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday. Each team’s overall record, conference record and conference finish is in parentheses.
Teams in the Greene County Messenger coverage area are bold and in CAPS.
CLASS AAAA
Connellsville (3-6, 3-5/6th Foothills) at Pine-Richland (9-0, 7-0/1st Northern Eight)
Fox Chapel (4-5, 3-4/5th Northern Eight) at Penn-Trafford (9-0, 8-0/1st Foothills)
Norwin (5-4, 4-4/5th Foothills) at Central Catholic (8-1, 6-1/2nd Northern Eight)
Plum (5-4, 5-3/4th Foothills) at Penn Hills (7-2, 6-1/1st-tie Southeastern)
Mt. Lebanon (5-4, 4-3/4th-tie Southeastern) at McKeesport (8-1, 7-1/2nd Foothills)
North Hills (6-3, 4-3/4th Northern Eight) at Woodland Hills (7-2, 6-1/1st-tie Southeastern)
Upper St. Clair (4-5, 4-3/4th-tie Southeastern) at North Allegheny (7-2, 5-2/3rd Northern Eight)
Bethel Park (6-3, 5-2/3rd Southeastern) at Altoona (7-2, 6-2/3rd Foothills)
CLASS AAA
Laurel Highlands (4-5, 4-4/5th Big Nine) at Central Valley (9-0, 8-0/1st Parkway)
Moon (4-5, 4-4/4th-tie Parkway) at Thomas Jefferson (9-0, 8-0/1st Big Nine)
Knoch (4-5, 4-4/5th-tie Greater Allegheny) at West Allegheny (8-1, 7-1/2nd Parkway)
New Castle (4-5, 4-4/4th-tie Parkway) at Hampton (8-1, 7-1/1st Greater Allegheny)
Gateway (4-5, 4-4/5th-tie Greater Allegheny) at Ringgold (8-1, 7-1/2nd Big Nine)
Belle Vernon (5-4, 5-3/3rd-tie Big Nine) at Franklin Regional (6-3, 6-2/2nd Greater Allegheny)
Mars (6-3, 5-3/3rd-tie Greater Allegheny) at Montour (7-2, 6-2/3rd Parkway)
West Mifflin (6-3, 5-3/3rd-tie Big Nine) at Indiana (6-3, 5-3/3rd-tie Greater Allegheny)
CLASS AA
WAYNESBURG CENTRAL (6-3, 5-3 4th Interstate) at South Fayette (9-0, 9-0/1st Century)
Kittanning (6-3, 6-3/3rd-tie Allegheny) at Aliquippa (9-0, 8-0/1st Midwestern)
Steel Valley (6-3, 6-3/4th Century) at Washington (9-0, 8-0/1st Interstate)
New Brighton (6-3, 6-2/2nd-tie Midwestern) at Highlands (9-0, 9-0/1st Allegheny)
McGuffey (7-2, 6-2/3rd Interstate) at Seton-LaSalle (8-1, 8-1/2nd Century)
Beaver Falls (7-2, 6-2/2nd-tie Midwestern) at Apollo-Ridge (8-1, 8-1/2nd Allegheny)
Shady Side Academy (6-3, 6-3/3rd-tie Allegheny) at Mount Pleasant (7-2, 7-1/2nd Interstate)
South Park (7-2, 7-2/3rd Century) at Beaver (7-2, 6-2/2nd-tie Midwestern).
CLASS A
Avella (5-4, 4-4/4th Tri-County South) at North Catholic (9-0, 7-0/1st Black Hills)
Chartiers-Houston (5-4, 4-3/4th Black Hills) at Clairton (9-0, 8-0/1st Eastern)
Greensburg Central Catholic (5-4, 5-3/4th-tie Eastern) at Neshannock (9-0, 7-0/1st Big Seven)
Riverside (5-4, 4-3/4th Big Seven) at Beth-Center (9-0, 8-0/1st Tri-County South)
MAPLETOWN (7-2, 6-2/3rd Tri-County South) at Avonworth (8-1, 6-1/2nd Black Hills)
Brentwood (6-3, 5-2/3rd Black Hills) at Jeannette (8-1, 7-1/2nd Eastern)
Springdale (6-3, 5-3/3rd-tie Eastern) at Shenango (6-3, 6-1/2nd Big Seven)
South Side Beaver (6-3, 5-2/3rd Big Seven) at Frazier (8-1, 7-1/2nd Tri-County South).
SEEDINGS
CLASS AAAA
1. Pine-Richland
2. Penn-Trafford
3. Central Catholic
4. Penn Hills
5. McKeesport
6. Woodland Hills
7. North Allegheny
8. Altoona
9. Bethel Park
10. Upper St. Clair
11. North Hills
12. Mount Lebanon
13. Plum
14. Norwin
15. Fox Chapel
16. Connellsville
CLASS AAA
1. Central Valley
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. West Allegheny
4. Hampton
5. Ringgold
6. Franklin Regional
7. Montour
8. Indiana
9. West Mifflin
10. Mars
11. Belle Vernon
12. Gateway
13. New Castle
14. Knoch
15. Moon
16. Laurel Highlands
CLASS AA
1. South Fayette
2. Aliquippa
3. Washington
4. Highlands
5. Seton-LaSalle
6. Apollo-Ridge
7. Mount Pleasant
8. Beaver
9. South Park
10. Shady Side Academy
11. Beaver Falls
12. McGuffey
13. New Brighton
14. Steel Valley
15. Kittanning
16. WAYNESBURG CENTRAL
CLASS A
1. North Catholic
2. Clairton
3. Neshannock
4. Beth-Center
5. Avonworth
6. Jeannette
7. Shenango
8. Frazier
9. South Side Beaver
10. Springdale
11. Brentwood
12. MAPLETOWN
13. Riverside
14. Greensburg Central Catholic
15. Chartiers-Houston
16. Avella