Pennsylvania high school football playoff scores: state semifinals (12/01/2023)
The road to Mechanicsburg for 24 high school football teams in Pennsylvania continues on Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2 as each of the six classes is down to just eight teams remaining.
Four of the six state champions from 2022 - Bishop McDevitt (4A), Belle Vernon (3A), Southern Columbia (2A) and Steelton-Highspire (1A) are still alive in their pursuit of another title with victories Friday night as St. Joseph's Prep (6A) plays on Saturday.
Meanwhile, three state runners-up from a season ago also won, as Westinghouse (Class 2A), Aliquippa (Class 4A) and Imhotep Charter (Class 5A) picked up wins on Friday night, while Harrisburg (Class 6A) plays on Saturday.
Peters Township/Cocalico (Class 5A), Wyomissing/Northwestern Lehigh (Class 3A) and Redbank Valley/Fort Cherry (Class 1A) also advanced tot he state championship game with wins.
Friday's results set up state championship rematches from last year in two classes - Bishop McDevitt vs. Aliquippa (Class 4A) and Southern Columbia vs. Westinghouse (Class 2A). The Class 6A state championship game could also be a rematch with St. Joseph's Prep and Harrisburg playing their semifinal game on Saturday.
The PIAA state championships will be once again held at Cumberland Valley High School from Dec. 7-9.
Thursday, Dec. 7th
Class 1A – 1:00 p.m
Class 4A – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8th
Class 2A – 1:00 p.m.
Class 5A – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9th
Class 3A – 1:00 p.m.
Class 6A – 7:00 p.m.
You can follow all of this week's action live on SBLive Pennsylvania.
Class 6A playoff scoreboard
Class 5A playoff scoreboard
Class 4A playoff scoreboard
Class 3A playoff scoreboard
Class 2A playoff scoreboard
Class 1A playoff scoreboard
Read more about Pennsylvania high school football:
Pennsylvania high school football playoff brackets: 2023 state tournament matchups, game times for state semifinals
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 6A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 5A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 4A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 3A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 2A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 1A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
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-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sblivepa
