Steel City Blitz · Oct 30, 2025
WPIAL 2025 Playoff Preview: 5A First Round
The 2025 WPIAL Playoffs will open on Halloween night in Western Pennsylvania. In 5A, 12 teams made the playoffs with the top four earning byes. The champion will be crowned at Acrisure Stadium on November 22 and enter the State brackets the following week in the semifinals. The top four teams in the 5A bracket received first round byes. Defending Champion Pine-Richland is the top seed. Peters Twp, who has reached the finals the last two seasons, is the #2 seed. Big East Champion Woodland Hills is the #3 seed and Penn-Trafford received the fourth bye after a 9-1 season and head-to-head win over Moon. Here is a look at the four opening round games in the 5A playoffs.
