WPIAL reveals updated conference rosters for 2022 and 2023 seasons

Through: Chris Harlan

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 5:21 p.m.

The WPIAL has taken a multiple-choice approach to its conference football rosters for the 2022 and 2023 seasons as Aliquippa’s ranking is undecided.

Aliquippa’s class won’t be determined until after next week’s hearing with the PIAA, so the WPIAL board on Tuesday approved two roster options for Class 5A, 4A and 3A football. with slight differences between them.

Aliquippa’s hearing is January 26.

The WPIAL has decided not to merge classes 6A and 5A into one combined classification. As a result, WPIAL Class 6A will have a five-team seeding with four conference games each.

A majority of Class 5A schools opposed a possible merger, said WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman, who surveyed member schools earlier this month.

The WPIAL has approved updated rosters for all fall sports. The league hopes to release fall schedules in early February once Aliquippa’s status is determined.

This story will be updated.

2022-23 WPIAL soccer roster

Class 6A

Division 1: Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Mount Lebanon, North Allegheny, Seneca Valley

Class 5A

Division 1: Baldwin, Bethel Park, Moon, Peters Township, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair

Division 2: Franklin Regional, Gateway, Hempfield, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Plum, Woodland Hills

Division 3: Aliquippa, Fox Chapel, North Hills, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Shaler Area

Class 4A

Division 1: Ambridge, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Chartiers Valley, Montour, New Castle, West Allegheny

Division 2: Armstrong, Hampton, Highlands, Indiana, Kiski Area, Mars, North Catholic

Division 3: Connellsville, Latrobe, Laurel Highlands, McKeesport, Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity

Class 3A

Division 1: Avonworth, Beaver, Hopewell, Quaker Valley, Seton LaSalle, South Park, West Mifflin

Division 2: Deer Lakes, East Allegheny, Freeport, Knoch, Shady Side Academy, Valley

Division 3: Belle Vernon, Elizabeth Forward, Greensburg Salem, Mt. Pleasant, South Allegheny, Southmoreland

Class 2A

Division 1: Apollo-Ridge, Burrell, Derry, Imani Christian, Ligonier Valley, Serra Catholic, Steel Valley, Yough

Division 2: Beaver Falls, Ellwood City, Liberty, Mohawk, Neshannock, New Brighton, Riverside, Western Beaver

Division 3: Brentwood, Charleroi, Keystone Oaks, McGuffey, Sto-Rox, Washington, Waynesburg Central

Class A

Division 1: Clairton, Frazier, Greensburg CC, Jeannette, Leechburg, Riverview, Springdale

Division 2: Bentworth, Beth-Center, California, Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan, Mapletown, Monessen, West Greene

Division 3: Avella, Bishop Canevin, Burgettstown, Carlynton, Chartiers-Houston, Cornell, Fort Cherry, OLSH

Division 4: Laurel, Northgate, Rochester, Shenango, South Side, Summit Academy, Union

*Subject to change based on Aliquippa’s appeal to the PIAA to be placed in Class 5A via the Competitive Balance Formula.

**If Aliquippa is placed in Class 3A or 4A, Woodland Hills would move from Section 2 to Section 3 in Class 5A.

***If Aliquippa is placed in Class 4A, it would be added to Section 1.

**** If Aliquippa is placed in Class 3A, he will join Section 1 and West Mifflin will move to Section 2.

Chris Harlan is an editor of the Tribune-Review. You can contact Chris by email at [email protected] or via Twitter .