YORK, Pa. — The District 3 playoff pairings in high school football were made official Sunday night.
Here are the pairings for each of the district's six classes. Playoff games will be held at the home field of the higher seed.
CLASS 6A
Quarterfinals begin Friday, Nov. 10
No. 8 William Penn (6-3) at No. 1 Manheim Township (10-0)
No. 5 Wilson (7-3) at No. 4 Cumberland Valley (6-4)
No. 7 Cedar Crest (8-2) at No. 2 Harrisburg (9-1)
No. 6 Central Dauphin (6-4) at No. 3 Central York (10-0)
NOTES: The Class 6A playoffs begin on Friday, Nov. 10, so all eight teams will be idle this week. Central York is 3-0 against three playoff qualifiers, including a 45-35 triumph over Central Dauphin in the season opener. The Panthers also defeated Cumberland Valley (14-0) and William Penn (37-0).
Manheim Township is 4-0 against playoff qualifiers, with wins over Cumberland Valley (35-6) Harrisburg (38-6), Cedar Crest (42-0), and Wilson (49-34).
Cedar Crest's other loss came to Wilson (21-13).
The Cedar Crest-Harrisburg game is the only Saturday game on the docket. The Falcons will visit the Cougars on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m.
Speaking of Harrisburg, the Cougars are the defending district champs. They knocked off Manheim Township 44-6 in last year's title game. The Cougars' only loss this season came to Township back in Week 3. They have won seven in a row by an average margin of 33.4 points since then.
CLASS 5A
First Round begins Friday, Nov. 3
No. 1 New Oxford (9-1), No. 2 Cedar Cliff (9-1), No. 3 Cocalico (9-1), and No. 4 Garden Spot (9-1) all receive byes through the first round.
First-Round Schedule
No. 9 Exeter Township (8-2) at No. 8 Hershey (7-3) -- winner faces No. 1 New Oxford
No. 12 Lower Dauphin (6-4) at No. 5 Ephrata (9-1) -- winner faces No. 4 Garden Spot
No. 10 Greencastle-Antrim (6-4) at No. 7 South Western (7-3) -- winner faces No. 2 Cedar Cliff
No. 11 Dover (7-3) at No. 6 Conestoga Valley (8-2) -- winner faces No. 3 Cocalico
NOTES: Ephrata's 42-22 loss to Garden Spot on Sept. 29 was the Mountaineers' only defeat in the regular season, and it wound up costing them a first-round bye.
The defending champion, Cocalico, has won nine straight games since dropping a 17-14 decision to Warwick in its season opener. The Eagles defeated Exeter 34-14 in last year's Class 5A championship game.
Top-seeded New Oxford's only loss of the season was a 49-21 setback at undefeated Maryland powerhouse Fort Hill on Oct. 20. Other than that, the Colonials have been perfect.
CLASS 4A
First Round begins Friday, Nov. 3
No. 1 Bishop McDevitt (8-0), No. 2 Twin Valley (9-1), No. 3 Manheim Central (8-1), No. 4 East Pennsboro (9-1), No. 5 Lampeter-Strasburg (8-2) and No. 6 Susquehanna Township (7-3) all receive byes through the first round.
First-Round Schedule
No. 9 Eastern York (7-3) at No. 8 Milton Hershey (5-5) -- winner faces No. 1 Bishop McDevitt
No. 10 Big Spring (6-4) at No. 7 Elco (7-3) -- winner faces No. 2 Twin Valley
NOTES: The other quarterfinal matchups are already set for Nov. 10: No. 5 L-S visits No. 4 East Pennsboro and No. 6 Susquehanna Township visits No. 3 Manheim Central.
McDevitt, the defending champ, is chasing its third straight title. The Crusaders blanked Manheim Central 40-0 in last year's title game.
No. 2 seed Twin Valley's only loss was a 52-33 setback against Class 5A qualifier Ephrata on Oct. 13. Third-seeded Manheim Central's only loss came to 5A qualifier and L-L League arch-rival Cocalico (48-28) on Sept. 9.
East Pennsboro's only loss came against Northern York (28-21) on Oct. 6.
CLASS 3A
Quarterfinals begin Friday, Nov. 3
No. 1 Wyomissing (9-1) and No 2 Lancaster Catholic (9-1) receive byes to the semifinals
Quarterfinal Schedule
No. 5 Littlestown (8-2) at No. 4 Schuylkill Valley (8-2) -- winner faces No. 1 Wyomissing
No. 6 Bermudian Springs (6-4) at No. 3 West Perry (9-1) -- winner faces No. 2 Lancaster Catholic
NOTES: Top-seeded Wyomissing has won four straight Class 3A titles, the most-recent a 63-7 rout of West Perry in last year's final. The Spartans' 41-game regular-season winning streak was snapped by a 34-14 loss to Class 5A qualifier Cocalico on Oct. 6, but they rebounded to win their last three regular-season games, including an 18-13 triumph over Class 5A playoff team Lampeter-Strasburg last Friday.
Lancaster Catholic has won three straight since falling to Class 2A top-seed Annville-Cleona 35-21 on Oct. 6.
West Perry will have to rebound from its only loss of the season, a 33-12 setback to defending Class 1A state champion Steelton-Highspire last Friday.
CLASS 2A
Semifinals begin Friday, Nov. 3
Championship will be either Friday, Nov. 10 or Saturday, Nov. 11 at the home of the higher seed
Semifinal Schedule
No. 4 Camp Hill (5-5) at No. 1 Annville-Cleona (7-3)
No. 3 Delone Catholic (6-4) at No. 2 Trinity (6-3)
NOTES: The top-seeded Little Dutchmen are seeking their first-ever district title. Annville-Cleona lost 58-27 to Trinity in last year's title game. The Dutchmen's three losses all came to playoff qualifiers; they fell 49-7 to Elco in Week 2, 33-21 to Littlestown in Week 3, and 14-13 to Schuylkill Valley in Week 9.
Trinity's three losses -- all of which came against playoff qualifiers -- have come by a total of eight points. The Shamrocks fell 35-34 to Wyomissing, 19-16 to West Perry, and 42-35 to Steel-High.
Camp Hill's 35-27 win over Boiling Springs in Week 10 snapped a three-game losing streak. The Lions actually had a midseason stretch where they lost five out of six games.
Delone started the season with three straight losses, but has won six out of its last seven games.
CLASS 1A
The championship game is Saturday, Nov. 4, featuring the only two teams in the field.
Championship Game
No. 2 Halifax (4-6) at No. 1 Steelton-Highspire (9-0)
NOTES: The Lynx started the season 3-1, but have lost five of their last six games. The top-seeded Rollers are chasing their fourth straight Class 1A title. Steel-High has won 15 district titles in its rich program history, including six in the last 10 seasons.
