Pairings finalized for next round of high school football
Lycoming County experienced its best football night ever Friday as four teams captured District 4 championships and a fifth reached a district final.
Now those five teams are focused on trying to take the next step. The four champions (Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Montoursville and Muncy) open their state tournaments next weekend while South Williamsport plays in the District 4 Class AA championship.
Muncy (6-6) is the only team who knows where and when it will be playing at this point. The Class A champions play Friday at Susquehanna Township High School against District 3 champion Steelton-Highspire.
Williamsport (11-1) will play State College, a 35-14 winner over Erie McDowell, at a District 4 site in its 6A opener. Class AAAA champion Jersey Shore (9-3) also will play at a District 4 site, facing District 9 champion Johnstown.
Class AAA champion Montoursville (10-2) has tentatively been scheduled to play District 2 champion Scranton Prep Friday at Wyoming Valley West High School, but that has not officially been confirmed.
South Williamsport (11-1) travels to Southern Columbia, likely Friday, and will be playing in its fourth final in five years after handing previously undefeated Wellsboro its first loss.
STATEWIDE SCORES
Germantown Academy 17, Penn Charter 14
Haverford School 21, Episcopal Academy 19
Malvern Prep 48, Springside Chestnut Hill 28
Class AAAAAA Playoffs
District 7 Semifinal
Pittsburgh Central Catholic 63, Pine-Richland 34
Seneca Valley 28, North Allegheny 27
District 12 Semifinal
Philadelphia Northeast 31, Philadelphia Central 8
District 6/8/10 Final
State College 35, Erie McDowell 14
Class AAAAA Playoffs
District 12 Semifinal
Archbishop Wood 41, Archbishop Ryan 7
Gratz 18, Frankford 16
District 6/8/10 Semifinal
Meadville 67, Grove City 27
Class AAAA Playoffs
District 12 Semifinal
Imhotep Charter 42, Bartram 6
Class AAA Playoffs
District 1 Final
Conwell Egan 42, KIPP Dubois 18
District 6 Final
Juniata 45, Bedford 6
District 10 Final
Hickory 45, Sharon 13
District 11 Semifinal
Notre Dame-Green Pond 49, North Schuylkill 28
Pen Argyl 28, Palisades 7
Class AA Playoffs
District 3 Final
York Catholic 51, Newport 21
District 6 Semifinal
Bishop McCort 35, Bellwood-Antis 28
District 11 Final
Schuylkill Haven 42, Palmerton 7
District 1/12
Phila West Catholic 58, Valley Forge Military 7
Class A Playoffs
District 3 Final
Steelton-Highspire 20, Halifax 14
District 6 Quarterfinals
Northern Cambria 47, Ferndale 14
Portage Area 38, Penns Manor 20
District 9 Semifinal
Elk County Catholic 39, Clarion-Limestone 14
Ridgway/Johnsonburg 33, Curwensville 0
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