AA Girls

Team 1st-Round Picks

Match up #1
Greensburg Central Catholic 77 Winchester Thurston 73
Greensburg Central Catholic over Riverside & Brownsville
Winchester Thurston  over Riverside & Brownsville
Riverside over Brownsville 

Match up #2
Knoch 97  Shenango 53
Knoch 100 Beaver 50
Shenango 75  Hopewell  75
Knoch 80 Hopewell 70
Hopewell 76 Beaver 74
Shenango 82 Beaver 68
Shenango 84 Carlynton 66
Beaver 83 Carlynton 67
Hopewell 80 Carlynton 70
Knoch over Carlynton 

Match up #3
Derry 91 Waynesburg 59
Derry 81 South Park 69
Derry over Freedom
Waynesburg 77 South Park 73
South Park over Freedom
Waynesburg  over Freedom

Match up #4
Quaker Valley 102 California 48
Quaker Valley 120 West Mifflin 30
Quaker Valley over McGuffey
Quaker Valley 89 Burrell  61
Burrell  over  West Mifflin
Burrell 80  California  70
Burrell over McGuffey
California 86 McGuffey 64
McGuffey over West Mifflin
California over West Mifflin  

Disclaimer: I set up teams as if I was the head coach, but I acknowledge that my approach might not have been the best one. There are several factors that I may not be aware of, such as injuries, athletes saving themselves for individual finals, weather conditions, and athlete ineligibility. Winning the WPIAL Team Playoffs requires a coach to set up their team to win three or four meets against different teams on the same day. This involves making strategic decisions, such as whether to run a distance runner in the 800, 1600, and 3200, or whether to remove a star athlete from a relay and place them in another individual event. The WPIAL Team Playoff is a unique set of meets, and having a deep team makes it easier to set up the team for success. The AAA schools tend to benefit more from the playoffs than the AA schools due to their larger numbers.