Waynesburg seeded 2nd in Class 3A
Waynesburg Central completed its third-straight undefeated regular season on Thursday evening, and the Raiders were rewarded the next morning when the WPIAL volleyball steering committee placed Waynesburg as the No. 2 seed in the Class 3A for the WPIAL playoffs.
The Raiders finished 12-0 in Section 4-3A and 17-0 overall.
Freeport, who was 12-0 in Section 1-3A and 18-0 overall, was the top seed in Class 3A.
Waynesburg hosts Quaker Valley (6-10) on Oct. 27 at Waynesburg Central High School in the first round. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The winner advances to the quarterfinals on Oct. 29 against the victor of the McGuffey/South Allegheny match. The semifinalists in Class 3A will advance to the PIAA tournament.
Brownsville (8-8) was tabbed the No. 10 seed, and the Falcons will travel to face third-seeded Avonworth (15-3) on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The winner meets whomever prevails in the Burrell/Chartiers-Houston match two days in the round of eight.
The area will be well represented in Class 2A with four teams from Section 4 in Frazier, Beth-Center, California and Carmichaels.
The Commodores (12-0, 15-3) won the section, their 19th overall, in rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs (10-2, 12-2) on Oct. 20. Frazier is on a 58-match winning streak in the section, which will carry over into next season.
The Commodores earned the No. 3 seed in Class 2A and will face Washington (7-8) on Oct. 26 at John DiVirgilio Field House on the campus of Frazier High School in Perryopolis.
Beth-Center will host Bentworth (9-10) on the same day in the first round. The Mikes (7-8) will travel to Fort Cherry (15-1) in the first round and the Trojans (10-7) are at Springdale (12-5). All four matches will begin at 7 p.m.
Geibel Catholic (9-9) is playoff bound for the first time since 2019, as first-year coach Kennedi Stockey guided the Gators to the postseason out of Section 2-1A. Stockey was a player for Geibel when the Gators last made the playoffs.
Geibel finished third in the WPIAL to advance to the state tournament seven years ago.
The Gators will face Union (8-11) in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs on Oct. 26 at Union High School in New Castle. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The winner meets second-seeded Serra Catholic (14-1) on Oct. 29 in the quarterfinals with the site and time to be determined.
Belle Vernon (12-6) is the lone area qualifier in Class 4A. The Leopards begin their quest for WPIAL gold on Oct. 29 at Hampton (14-2) in the quarterfinals. The time has yet to be determined.
The WPIAL championship matches for Classes 1A and 6A will be contested Nov. 5, and the title contests for Classes 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A are scheduled for Nov. 7. All championship matches will be held at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High School in McMurray.