Steelton-Highspire vs. Fort Cherry: Pennsylvania high school football Class 1A state championship notes, history, prediction
The Pennsylvania high school football season is down to its final two teams in each class of PIAA state tournament and those teams will now converge on Mechanicsburg for the state championship games.
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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 the PIAA football playoffs action on SBLive Pennsylvania.
(All state championship information used is 1988-present)
Class 1 A bracket
State championship game:
Steelton-Highspire vs. Fort Cherry, Thursday, Dec. 7 at 1:00 pm
How they got here:
Steelton-Highspire: Def. Northern Bedford 21-7; Lackawanna Trail 43-25; South Williamsport 48-21
Fort Cherry: Def. Bishop Canevin 33-21; South Side 42-28; Redbank Valley 33-23
Number of state championships:
Steelton-Highspire: 4 (2022, 2020, 2008, 2007)
Fort Cherry: 0
Predicted state champion: Steelton-Highspire
Read more about Pennsylvania high school football:
Pennsylvania high school football playoff brackets: 2023 state tournament matchups, game times for state championship games
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
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sblivepa
(Feature photo: Steelton-Highspire WR Jaeion Perry runs away from a defender in the 2022 PIAA Class 1A state championship game. Photo credit: Paul Burdick, SBLive Sports)
