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WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Finals: Schedule set for Championship Matches at Highmark Stadium

The WPIAL Boys and Girls Soccer Championship games will played this Thursday, October 31 through Saturday, November 2, at Highmark Stadium.

Following the results of the Semifinal Round matches played on Monday and Tuesday, we now know exactly who will be playing. In the meantime, WPIAL officials have set the dates/times for each of the classifications, as there’s been a little bit of shuffling from what we’ve seen in recent years.

Class 1A (both Boys and Girls) Finals will now be on Thursday, while Class 4A (both Boys and Girls) will play on Friday night.ย  Super Saturday’s slate of four matches will now include: Class 2A (Boys and Girls) and Class 3Aย  (Boys and Girls).

Of course, Pittsburgh Soccer Now will provide coverage of all eight finals.ย  Be sure to stay with us for match previews, on-site reporting and photography, post match interviews and more!

The top two teams in Class 4A and top three teams in Class 1A, Class 2A, and Class 3A will move onto the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boysโ€™ Soccer Championships, which begin with first round games on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and all championship games are held on Nov. 15-16 at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg.

 

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WPIAL Boys and Girls Championship Match Schedule

Thursday, October 31ย 

6 p.m.ย  ย  Girls Class 1A Final — No. 1 Springdale vs No. 6 Winchester Thurston

8 p.m.ย  ย  ย Boys Class 1A Final – No. 1 Bentworth vs No. 2 OLSH

Friday, November 1ย 

6 p.m.ย  ย  Girls Class 4A Final — No. 1 Peters Twp vs No. 2 Seneca Valley

8 p.m.ย  ย  Boys Class 4A Final — No. 1 Plum vs No. 3 Fox Chapel

Saturday, November 2 (Super Saturday)ย ย 

11 a.m.ย  ย  Girls Class 2A Final — No. 2 Quaker Valley vs No. 9 Burrell

1 p.m.ย  Boys Class 2A Final — No. 1 South Park vs No. 2 Avonworth

3:30 p.m.ย  ย Girls Class 3A Final — No. 1 Fox Chapel vs No. 2 South Fayette

6 p.m.ย  Boys Class 3A Final — No. 1 Moon vs No. 7 Franklin Regional

 

BY THE NUMBERS (fromย  WPIAL.org)ย 

  • 90: The number of seasons the WPIAL has crowned a boysโ€™ soccer champion. South Fayette was the first in 1933.
  • 47:ย The number of teams in the 2024 fields that qualified for the WPIAL Boysโ€™ Soccer Championships last season.
  • 41:ย The number of schools who have boasted at least one WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer champion.
  • 19:ย The number of WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer championships won by South Fayette, a league record. The Lions won in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1958, 2015, and 2023.
  • 10:ย The longest streak of consecutive WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer championships, also accomplished by South Fayette. The Lions dominated the early days of WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer, winning 17 of their 19 championships between 1933 and 1958 โ€“ 10 of those coming consecutive from 1943 to 1952.
  • 10:ย The number of times a WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer championship game has needed penalty kicks to determine a champion. Seven of those instances have come since 2003, with Norwinโ€™s win over North Allegheny in last yearโ€™s Class 4A final being the most recent one.
  • 4:ย The number of overtimes that the 1977 and 1986 WPIAL championship games needed to decide a winner. In 1977, Mt. Lebanon outlasted North Allegheny, 1-0, to claim gold, while nine seasons later, Moon defeated Upper St. Clair, 2-1, to secure a repeat.
  • 2:ย The number of schools who won their first WPIAL boysโ€™ soccer championship last season. Norwin previously was a runner-up in 1989 and 2018 before securing the Class 4A crown, while Bentworth took home the Class 1A trophy in its first WPIAL championship game appearance.

John Krysinsky has covered soccer and other sports for many years for various publications and media outlets. He is also author of 'Miracle on the Mon' -- a book about the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the club, particularly the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative leading up to and centered around a remarkable match that helped provide a spark for the franchise. John has covered sports for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, DK Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Sports Report, has served as color commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and worked with OPTA Stats and broadcast teams for US Open Cup and International Champions Cup matches held in the US. Krysinsky also served as the Head Menโ€™s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Point Park University, where he led the Pioneers to the first-ever winning seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), associate head coach of Shady Side Academy boys (2009-2014).

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