In conference play, they dropped back-to-back games to Central Catholic and Mt. The Tigers played three non-conference games against non-WPIAL opponents, beating Pittsburgh City League Champions Allderdice and splitting games with teams from Ohio. How they got here: It has been an up-and-down season for North Allegheny. The Raiders fell to Pine-Richland in the 2018 WPIAL 6A Championship 34-7.Ĭonference Record: 4-3 Overall Record: 6-4 In 1989 they lost to Aliquippa in the AAA Championship Game 17-9 and in 2016 they lost to Central Catholic in the inaugural 6A Championship Game 42-7. They have reached the WPIAL Championship Game in two of the last five seasons, losing to Central Catholic in 2016 and Pine-Richland in 2018.īest Playoff Result: Have reached the WPIAL Championship Game three times. Recent History: Seneca Valley is making their 9th playoff appearance in the last 11 years. Lebanon by beating rival North Allegheny in the final week of the season to earn the #3 seed and a first round bye. How they got here: Seneca Valley made a statement in non-conference play with a last-second victory over Pine-Richland. The Vikings are the two-time defending WPIAL 6A Champions, defeating North Allegheny 38-24 in last year’s title game. Recent History: Central Catholic is making their 19th consecutive playoff appearance. Their only loss to a WPIAL opponent came against Mt. How they got here: Central Catholic started the season with a loss to Imhotep Charter in a defensive struggle. Lost to Erie Prep in the PIAA semifinals in 2000.Ĭonference Record: 6-1 Overall Record: 8-2 The Blue Devils have not made it to the WPIAL Championship game since winning the title in 2000.īest Playoff Result: Won WPIAL Championship in 1966 (AAA), 1970 (AAA), 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 2000. With the bye to the semifinals, this will be their fourth straight semifinal appearance. Recent History: Mt Lebanon is making their 20th playoff appearance in the last 23 years.
The Blue Devils have the leading passer (Joey Daniels), rusher (Alex Tecza) and receiver (Eli Heidenreich) in 6A.
Lebanon has the highest-scoring offense (37 points per game) and stingiest defense (9 points against per game) in the classification. Their closest game was a 21-point victory over Central Catholic which took two days because of a lightning delay.
Lebanon has absolutely dominated 6A this season. The 6A Championship Game will be played on Saturday, November 20 at Norwin High School and is the only classification not playing their title game at Heinz Field (because they enter the state bracket a week earlier).Ĭheck out the 6A Preview as part of this week’s WPIAL Blitz Show.Īlso, check out our Playoff Primers for the other classifications: 1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A The BracketĬonference Record: 7-0 Overall Record: 10-0 The Blue Devils ran through their schedule, defeating every team by 21+ points and earning their first conference title since 2010. Central Catholic is the two-time defending WPIAL Champions, but this year has been all about Mt. North Allegheny was the top seed in both 20 and did not bring home the gold in either season. That said, the top seed has not always found success in the playoffs. The bracket is seeded according to the order of finish in the conference. There was a 3-way tie for 5th place between Canon-McMillan, Baldwin, and Norwin which Canon-Mac won on Tiebreaker points. The WPIAL 6A playoffs will feature five teams.