PIAA Football Playoffs

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.