News & notes on the H.S. Football Semi-Finals
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 10:09 pm
Keystone State Gridiron Notes: P.I.A.A. Semifinal Facts:
"2008" marks the 21st year of the P.I.A.A. State playoffs. Here are some notes to keep in mind this weekend during the P.I.A.A. semifinals:
Eighty-four different P.I.A.A. reps have won at least one P.I.A.A. semifinal, Eastern or Western. No P.I.A.A. affiliate has won both East and West finals, though Bishop McDevitt, Bellwood-Antis, West York Area, and Wilson-West Lawn have played or will play in both.
Archbishop Wood, West Catholic, Bethel Park, Lancaster Catholic, and Selinsgrove are each making their first-ever P.I.A.A. (semifinals) appearance.
Farrell and Wilmington have played in P.I.A.A. semifinals for two different geographic districts. Both have represented the W.P.I.A.L. and District #10. The only eastern team with such a distinction is Mount Carmel, which represented Districts #11 and #4.
Speaking of District #4, Selinsgrove is making the district's first "(AAA)" Eastern Finals appearance in "17" years. Shamokin lost to Conestoga Valley in 1991, 28-20. In (29) all-time appearances in the P.I.A.A. semifinals, District #4 is 20-9 (.689). Mount Carmel and Southern Columbia have "17" of the "20" victories.
Wilson and Lancaster Catholic are the latest representatives from the Lancaster-Lebanon League to reach the P.I.A.A. (semifinals). Wilson is making its third appearance; Catholic, its first. Other previous L-L League reps that have played in P.I.A.A. (semifinals) include Manheim Central, Conestoga Valley, Cocalico, and Lampeter-Strasburg.
L-L League reps are just 4-11 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals). District # 3, as a whole, is 11-31 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals).
The W.P.I.A.L. is 60-18 all-time in P.I.A.A. semifinals. Only two Western Finals have pitted two~ non-W.P.I.A.L. schools against each other - the "1988" "(A)" and "2004" "(AA)" semifinals.
Seventy-five schools have made only one appearance in a P.I.A.A. (semifinal) game. Such schools' overall record is 30-45. Eastern schools with such a distinction are 10-19 all-time; Western schools are 20-26.
Something will have to give in the Class "(A)" Western Final between Clairton and Farrell - Clairton is 0-2 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals); Farrell is 3-0.
North Penn and Bethlehem Liberty are playing in the "(AAAA)" Eastern Final. It's the 13th time Districts # 1 and # 11 have met in the semifinals. District # 1 holds an 8-4 edge, but District # 11 has won four of the last six meetings......
The Chops....
"2008" marks the 21st year of the P.I.A.A. State playoffs. Here are some notes to keep in mind this weekend during the P.I.A.A. semifinals:
Eighty-four different P.I.A.A. reps have won at least one P.I.A.A. semifinal, Eastern or Western. No P.I.A.A. affiliate has won both East and West finals, though Bishop McDevitt, Bellwood-Antis, West York Area, and Wilson-West Lawn have played or will play in both.
Archbishop Wood, West Catholic, Bethel Park, Lancaster Catholic, and Selinsgrove are each making their first-ever P.I.A.A. (semifinals) appearance.
Farrell and Wilmington have played in P.I.A.A. semifinals for two different geographic districts. Both have represented the W.P.I.A.L. and District #10. The only eastern team with such a distinction is Mount Carmel, which represented Districts #11 and #4.
Speaking of District #4, Selinsgrove is making the district's first "(AAA)" Eastern Finals appearance in "17" years. Shamokin lost to Conestoga Valley in 1991, 28-20. In (29) all-time appearances in the P.I.A.A. semifinals, District #4 is 20-9 (.689). Mount Carmel and Southern Columbia have "17" of the "20" victories.
Wilson and Lancaster Catholic are the latest representatives from the Lancaster-Lebanon League to reach the P.I.A.A. (semifinals). Wilson is making its third appearance; Catholic, its first. Other previous L-L League reps that have played in P.I.A.A. (semifinals) include Manheim Central, Conestoga Valley, Cocalico, and Lampeter-Strasburg.
L-L League reps are just 4-11 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals). District # 3, as a whole, is 11-31 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals).
The W.P.I.A.L. is 60-18 all-time in P.I.A.A. semifinals. Only two Western Finals have pitted two~ non-W.P.I.A.L. schools against each other - the "1988" "(A)" and "2004" "(AA)" semifinals.
Seventy-five schools have made only one appearance in a P.I.A.A. (semifinal) game. Such schools' overall record is 30-45. Eastern schools with such a distinction are 10-19 all-time; Western schools are 20-26.
Something will have to give in the Class "(A)" Western Final between Clairton and Farrell - Clairton is 0-2 in P.I.A.A. (semifinals); Farrell is 3-0.
North Penn and Bethlehem Liberty are playing in the "(AAAA)" Eastern Final. It's the 13th time Districts # 1 and # 11 have met in the semifinals. District # 1 holds an 8-4 edge, but District # 11 has won four of the last six meetings......
The Chops....