Make plans for state football playoffs

Travel time will be minimal this weekend for most fans wanting to watch quarterfinals in the PIAA state football playoffs.

Reason: Two will be in the city and even the third game won't be that far.

The only game Friday night, Archbishop Wood vs. Pottsgrove in AAA, has been scheduled for 7 o'clock at Northeast High's Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium.

Saturday offers a choice. You can head to the South Philly Super Site for West Catholic vs. Pen Argyl, noon start, in AA or hoof it to Liberty High, in Bethlehem, for La Salle vs. Nazareth, 1 o'clock start, in AAAA.

Using mostly Route 309, a trip from La Salle to Liberty requires about 70 minutes. Not bad, right?

- Ted Silary

PIAA TOURNAMENTS

CLASS AAAA

QUARTERFINALS

Friday

At Liberty HS (Bethlehem):

La Salle vs. Nazareth, 1

At TBD:

Council Rock South vs. North Penn

Saturday

At Mansion Park Stadium (Altoona):

State College vs. North Allegheny, 1

At HersheyPark Stadium:

Wilson vs. Central Dauphin, 6

CLASS AAA

QUARTERFINALS

Friday

At Northeast HS:

Wood vs. Pottsgrove, 7

At Mount Carmel HS:

Shamokin vs. Allentown Central Catholic, 7

At HersheyPark Stadium:

Bishop McDevitt vs. Lampeter-Strasburg, 7

At North Allegheny HS:

Montour vs. Grove City, 7

CLASS AA

QUARTERFINALS

Friday

At Mansion Park Stadium (Altoona):

Tyrone Area at Hickory, 7

At Clarion University:

Moniteau at Aliquippa, 7

Saturday

At Shamokin Area HS:

Mount Carmel at Lancaster Catholic, 12

At South Philadelphia HS:

West Catholic vs. Pen Argyl, 12

CLASS A

QUARTERFINALS

Friday

At Nazareth HS:

Pius X vs. Southern Columbia, 7

At Slippery Rock University:

Sharpsville vs. Port Allegheny, 7

At Yough HS (Hermine):

Clairton vs. North Star, 7

Saturday

At HersheyPark Stadium:

Columbia at Penns Manor, 12