A few days ago, we added a page where you can view every touchdown in state title game history. Today (just in time for the 2020 state championship games), we bring you more title game records. Use the links below to view the all-time team and individual results for all of the boxscore statistics @shayne_schafer and I could find. Some stat categories weren’t included in all boxscores, so you’ll see a yellow cell where there’s missing information. These lists will be updated as additional information becomes available.
Somehow, some way, we’ve made it to the state finals. Friday and Saturday will feature three games apiece and six teams will leave Hershey as state champions. Let’s take a look at the territory maps one final time, provided as always by friend of the program @SportsPSD. Remember to contact him if you need a helmet or uniform redesign for the 2021 season – he does fantastic work!
Twenty-four teams remain in the race for a trip to Hershey next weekend, meaning that our playoff territory maps have consolidated significantly. I’ll cut down on the commentary in this week’s post, but I’ll replace the text with each of the threeiterations of maps we’ve published so far so that you can see how territory has changed hands over the course of the playoffs. As always, these maps couldn’t be possible without the help of Gus (@SportsPSD), a truly talented helmet and uniform designer who would be happy to help you redesign your team’s look for 2021. Be sure to reach out to him this off-season!
CLASS 6A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
McDowell vs. Central York at Altoona, Saturday @ 1:00
St. Joseph’s Prep vs. Souderton at Cardinal O’Hara, Saturday @ noon
CLASS 5A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
Pine-Richland vs. Governor Mifflin at Hollidaysburg, Saturday @ 1:00
Cathedral Prep vs. Upper Dublin at Hollidaysburg, Friday @ 7:00
CLASS 4A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
Oil City at Thomas Jefferson, Friday @ 7:00
Jersey Shore at Lampeter-Strasburg, Friday @ 7:00
CLASS 3A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
Bedford vs. Central Valley at Altoona, Friday @ 7:00
Danville at Wyomissing, Saturday @ 1:00
CLASS 2A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
Beaver Falls vs. Wilmington at Geneva College, Friday @ 7:00
Southern Columbia vs. Bishop McDevitt (12) at Selinsgrove, Saturday @ 1:00
CLASS 1A
Round 1 map:
Quarterfinal Round map:
This week’s map:
Matchups:
Jeannette at Reynolds, Friday @ 7:00
Bishop Guilfoyle at Steelton-Highspire, Saturday @ 1:00
It’s hard to believe, but we are down to just eight teams (seven in 6A) remaining in each classification in the state. Last week, we unveiled our playoff territory maps with the help of Gus (@SportsPSD), a good friend of PFH. As a reminder, Gus is a tremendous resource for any programs looking to redesign their helmets or uniforms for next year, so be sure to reach out if you’d like your program to have a fresh look in 2021.
This week will feature the biggest changes of the playoffs as each classification lost eight teams from last weekend. Let’s take a look:
CLASS 6A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
Altoona’s dominance of Central PA was split up after the Mountain Lions fell to Delaware Valley. Central York and Pittsburgh Central Catholic ate into Altoona’s former space while St. Joe’s Prep added Chester County despite not playing last weekend.
CLASS 5A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
One of last week’s busiest maps cleared up considerably following last weekend’s action. Cathedral Prep, Pine-Richland and Peters Township stack atop one another in Western PA and the southeastern corner of the state is much more orderly. While Warwick was forced to forfeit this week’s game to Governor Mifflin, they’re still included in this map because they “earned” the territory shown for this week by beating New Oxford.
CLASS 4A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
With one notable exception, every game in 4A this weekend features teams whose territories border one another. Oil City and Upper Moreland, however, couldn’t be located further apart on this map and will meet in Hollidaysburg for the right to go to the state semifinals. The WPIAL final between Aliquippa and Thomas Jefferson figures to be one of the state’s most highly-anticipated games and will dictate who controls the southwestern corner of this map.
CLASS 3A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
One major change on the 3A map involves the Philadelphia area. The map was created prior to Neumann-Goretti being forced to forfeit due to COVID, so Archbishop Carroll took its place and will play at Danville this weekend. Lots of territory in Western PA is on the table this weekend as Hickory plays Bedford and Central Valley meets Elizabeth-Forward for the WPIAL title.
CLASS 2A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
Last week’s frenetic 2A map became quite organized following the first round games. Southern Columbia dominates Northeastern PA and Beaver Falls controls only Beaver and Butler Counties, but the rest of the teams have roughly equal chunks of the commonwealth.
CLASS 1A
Last week’s map:
This week’s map:
In the first round, the 1A map represented a quilt of little fiefdoms, but those consolidated greatly following the games played last weekend. A devil and a steamroller control all of Eastern PA, while this week’s Reynolds-Redbank Valley and Clairton-Jeannette games will sort out the west. Homer-Center controls only its home county of Indiana, but that would change if they could knock off Bishop Guilfoyle.
Somehow, some way, we have arrived at the 2020 Pennsylvania high school football state playoffs. In this bizarre season, I thought it would be interesting to take a new approach to looking at the remaining teams state-wide. Territory maps have been around for a few years now at the college football level and this year a few people have taken it upon themselves to create them for high school football, too. Pennsylvania should be no different, right?
Pennsylvania Football History 
