Even though there are no Westmoreland
county teams still in the PIAA football playoffs, I decided to post
my opinion/guide on how far the four remaining WPIAL teams that are
still alive in the playoffs will go. I feel this is going to be a
strong year for these WPIAL teams. If they all play up to the way
they been playing then I see three of the four teams winning state.
Here is a little write up for each of the four teams. I'm not going
to go into great detail because to be honest with you I don't know a
ton about a lot of the other teams in the state. I've been keeping my
focus on the Westmoreland teams and somewhat the teams in the WPIAL.
So here we go:
We will start with Clairton. This team
is on a roll and looks unstoppable. They have won 60 straight games
and I don't see them losing any time soon. They are just so powerful.
They are strong on defense and offense. They are well coach and just
loaded with talent. I've looked at the bracket and I only see two
teams that could pull off an upset even though I really, really don't
think that will happen. Those two teams are Dunmore and Port
Allegany. Port Allegany has a quarterback that can scare anyone but I
feel that Clairton is by far so much better than Port Allegany. So
much more talent on the field for Clairton. Dunmore is on the other
side of the bracket and would face Clairton in the state championship
game. There is no doubt that Dunmore is becoming a state power but
they have a long way to go before they are at the level of Clairton.
Clairton will win state without much problem.
Next we will talk about Aliquippa.
This one is a hard one for me but after seeing Aliquippa a couple of
times I just don't see them losing. Wyomissing is the one team that I
feel could give the Quips a game. They should play Aliquippa in the
state championship. The Quips should win it but don't see it being a
push over game for them. Hickory and Richland are strong teams also
in the bracket but I feel they both are not to the level of the
Quips.
Now we will talk about West Allegheny.
This is the one team that I feel will not make it to the championship
game. I feel they will lose next week. Their side of the bracket is
loaded. There are some very talented teams remaining. You have
Cathedral Prep, Bishop McDevitt, and West York all on the same side
of the bracket as West Allegheny. All three of these teams I feel are
better and stronger than West Allegheny with Cathedral Prep be the
best of the three (Which is who West Allegheny plays next). I will
say that if they can get through their side of the bracket then they
have a good shot of winning the state championship but I just don't
see them making it though their side of the bracket.
Last one we will talk about is North
Allegheny. There is a joke about North Allegheny. Many people call
them the University of North Allegheny because of their size,
coaching, and success. Can they not make it to the state championship
game and win it? Of course. They can lose. There are some very strong
teams in the bracket but I just don't know if any of them can beat
North Allegheny if the Tigers are playing the way they are now. The
defense is playing great. The line play for the Tigers has been
great. The quarterback is play outstanding for them. There could be
some close games but North Allegheny will win state.
I know this may not been the best
preview/opinion post being that I don't know a lot about the other
teams but I did not want it to be the best. I wanted it to be a lot
of opinion and a little bit of a guide. I hope I did that. Thanks for
reading.
