Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 2A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four

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Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 2A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four
Pennsylvania high school football playoffs 2023: Class 2A brackets, matchups, predictions for final four /

The PIAA football playoffs are down to the last 24 teams standing, as four teams will take their shot this weekend in the state semifinals of each of the six classes for a chance to play in the state championship game.

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The Class 5A state semifinals will be played on Friday, Dec. 1 at a neutral site with the winners advancing to next week's state championship games.

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.

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Here, we will take a look at the teams remaining in Class 2A, along with the matchups, and predictions for the state semifinals and a predicted state champion.

Stay with SBLive Pennsylvania for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 PIAA football playoffs.

Class 2A playoff bracket 

State semifinal matchups:

Dunmore vs. Southern Columbia at Harmon-Geist Memorial Field, 7:00 pm

Westinghouse vs. Beaver Falls at West Allegheny High School, 7:00 pm

Results from state quarterfinals:

Dunmore: Def. Camp Hill 41-25

Southern Columbia: Def. Bald Eagle Area 18-8

Westinghouse: Def. Farrell 36-20

Beaver Falls: Def. Steel Valley 14-12 

Predicted state championship game: Southern Columbia vs. Westinghouse

Predicted state champion: Southern Columbia 

(Feature photo: Southern Columbia players celebrate a touchdown during the 2022 PIAA Class 2A state championship game. Photo credit: Paul Burdick, SBLive Sports)

-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sblivepa


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Ryan Isley, SBLive Sports
RYAN ISLEY, SBLIVE SPORTS

Ryan Isley is a regional editor at SBLive Sports for the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ryan, a native of Akron, Ohio, has been following and covering high school sports in Ohio for more than 20 years, including the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball teams that featured NBA superstar LeBron James. Ryan joined the SBLive staff full-time in May, 2022 after freelancing for SBLive Sports for nearly nine months, beginning with his experience covering Bishop Sycamore, which was featured in a documentary in the summer of 2023. You can reach Ryan at ryan@scorebooklive.com