Farago’s Football Forecast: WPIAL Playoff Edition

It’s that time of year again; buckle up because the WPIAL Playoffs are here. 62 teams have done enough to get a ticket punched to the WPIAL postseason some easier than others but now that they’ve made it, it becomes a whole new season. For the second year Farago has taken the task of not only picking week to week games all season long, but come Novemeber Farago really puts his forecasting skills to the test. Here is how Farago think this year Highway to Heinz will shape up.

Tonight’s First Round Action:

AAAA:

Gateway over Plum

Upper St. Clair over Penn Hills

North Allegheny over Latrobe

McKeesport over North Hills

Woodland Hills over Baldwin

Central Catholic over Seneca Valley

Bethel Park over Penn Trafford

Mt. Lebanon over Shaler

AAA:

Thomas Jefferson over Laurel Highlands

Montour over Franklin Regional

West Allegheny over Knoch

New Castle over Greensburg Salem

Hopewell over Derry

Mars over Trinity

Chartiers Valley over Hampton

Belle Vernon over Uniontown

AA:

South Fayette over Beaver

Aliquippa over McGuffey

 Beaver Falls over Steel Valley

Shady Side Academy over Sto-Rox

Mt. Pleasant over Kittanning

Keystone Oaks over Burrell

Center over Washington

Greensburg Central Catholic over Freeport

A:

Rochester over Carmichaels

Fort Cherry over Brentwood

North Catholic over Jefferson Morgan

Springdale over Monessen

Laurel over Burgettstown

Serra over Bethlehem Center

Clairton over South Side Beaver

Avonworth over Monaca

 

WPIAL Quarterfinals:

A:

Rochester over Fort Cherry

North Catholic over Springdale

Laurel over Serra

Clairton over Avonworth

AA:

South Fayette over Aliquippa

Beaver Falls over Shady Side Academy

Keystone Oaks over Mt. Pleasant

Center over Greensburg Central Catholic

 

AAA:

Thomas Jefferson over Montour

West Allegheny over New Castle

Hopewell over Mars

Chartiers Valley over Belle Vernon

 

AAAA:

Gateway over Upper St. Clair

McKeesport over North Allegheny

Woodland Hills over Central Catholic

Bethel Park over Mt. Lebanon

 

Semi-Finals:

A:

Rochester over North Catholic

Clairton over Laurel

AA:

South Fayette over Beaver Falls

Center over Keystone Oaks

AAA:

Thomas Jefferson over West Allegheny

Hopewell over Chartiers Valley

AAAA:

Gateway over McKeesport

Woodland Hills over Bethel Park

 

WPIAL Championships:

A: Rochester over Clairton

AA: South Fayette over Beaver Falls

AAA: Thomas Jefferson over Hopewell

AAAA: Woodland Hills over Gateway