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PIAA Football: NW Lehigh, Southern Lehigh reach state finals

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Southern Lehigh's Sean Steckert breaks through a tackle attempt by Blue Mountain's Josh Hoover during Thursday's District 11 Class 4A semifinal (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers).

A pair of Colonial League football teams will play for state championships next weekend at Cumberland Valley High School.

Northwestern Lehigh returned to the PIAA Class 3A final for the third straight season with a 48-13 rout of District 3 champion Trinity. The Tigers (15-0), winners of 31 straight games, face Avonworth in a rematch of last year’s final.

Southern Lehigh advanced to the PIAA Class 4A final with a 28-24 win over Cardinal O’Hara. Sean Steckert’s TD run with 31 seconds left was the game-winner. The Spartans (14-1) will take on District 3 champion Twin Valley for the state title Thursday evening at Cumberland Valley.

Here’s the updated PIAA football brackets after Friday’s games:

CLASS A

Quarterfinal scores

Bishop Guilfoyle 7, Westinghouse 6

Belmont Charter 52, Lackawanna Trail 40

Clairton 8, Laurel 6

Greenville 36, Port Allegany 28

Friday’s semifinals

Bishop Guilfoyle 35, Belmont Charter 0

Clairton 57, Greenville 0

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Thursday, Dec. 4

6-1 Bishop Guilfoyle (12-2) vs. 7-1 Clairton (14-1), 1 p.m.

CLASS AA

Quarterfinal scores

Southern Columbia 55, Steel-High 26

Lansdale Catholic 33, Williams Valley 7

Farrell 32, Richland 14

Seton-LaSalle 21, Steel Valley 14

Semifinals

Friday’s game

Southern Columbia 24, Lansdale Catholic 7

Saturday’s game

10-1 Farrell (11-2) vs. 7-1 Seton-LaSalle (12-1), Ellwood City HS, 1 p.m.

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Friday, Dec. 5

4-1 Southern Columbia (14-1) vs. Farrell-Seton-LaSalle winner, 1 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinal scores

Trinity 26, Neumann-Goretti 22

Northwestern Lehigh 42, Scranton Prep 14

Avonworth 30, Imani Christian 6

Penn Cambria 12, Sharon 7

Friday’s semifinals

Northwestern Lehigh 48, Trinity 13

Avonworth 31, Penn Cambria 15

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Saturday, Dec. 6

11-1 Northwestern Lehigh (15-0) vs. 7-1 Avonworth (14-0), 1 p.m.

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinal scores

Southern Lehigh 30, Shamokin 27

Cardinal O’Hara 28, North Pocono 6

Twin Valley 41, Susquehanna Township 21

Aliquippa 28, Oil City 6

Friday’s semifinals

Southern Lehigh 28, Cardinal O’Hara 24

Twin Valley 28, Aliquippa 24

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Thursday, Dec. 4

11-1 Southern Lehigh (14-1) vs. 3-1 Twin Valley (14-0), 7 p.m.

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinal scores

Roman Catholic 55, Hollidaysburg 20

Springfield-Delco 24, Chester 12

Peters Township 20, Pine-Richland 19

Bishop McDevitt 38, Solanco 20

Saturday’s semifinals

12-1 Roman Catholic (10-3) vs. 1-1 Springfield-Delco (14-0), Marple Newtown HS, Newtown Square, 1 p.m.

3-1 Bishop McDevitt (11-1) vs. 7-1 Peters Township (13-0), Mansion Park, Altoona, 1 p.m.

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Friday, Dec. 5

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

CLASS 6A

Quarterfinal scores

La Salle College 49, Easton 7

North Penn 21, Pennridge 14

Harrisburg 38, Central York 10

Pittsburgh Central Catholic 42, State College 21

Saturday’s semifinals

12-1 LaSalle College (11-1) vs. 1-1 North Penn (12-2), Central Bucks South HS, Warrington, 1 p.m.

3-1 Harrisburg (13-0) vs. 7-1 Pittsburgh Central Catholic (12-1), Mansion Park, Altoona, 7 p.m.

Championship

At Cumberland Valley HS

Saturday, Dec. 6

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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