NastyDogg72;1019960; said:I moved to Erie from Youngstown 9 years ago for work and will try to make the best sense out of the divisions here in PA as I can. In the time I have been here the divisions have been restructured twice. The WPIAL is the collection of all schools in Western PA, WPIAL contains schools from all four divisions in PA, AAAA, AAA, AA, A. WPIAL has to determine a champion in each division which then takes on the champion of region 10 which is schools from around Butler and north to Erie. This winner then takes on the champion of the eastern regions in Hershey for the state championship. AAAA is the largest school division in PA similar to Division 1 in Ohio, Jeanette for example is AA which would be similar to division 3 or 4 in Ohio. Think Cardinal Mooney or Coldwater. The media polls in PA are generally tilted towards the Philadelphia schools and the eastern part of the state, most of my friends from Erie say it borders on comical. A few years ago McDowell from here in Erie played the number 1 ranked team in the state and won by 42. The western part of the state as expected is stronger in football and the east dominates basketball. WPIAL champions this year that I know are AAAA - Pittsburgh Central Catholic, AAA - Thomas Jefferson and AA - Jeanette. Pennsylvania divisions and affiliations are all regionalized and can be a bit confusing. As far as the strength of the WPIAL, it has some strong teams (PCC, Gateway, Jeanette and TJ) but many have padded records from playing much lesser opponents from smaller divisions within the WPIAL.
that's about right. If you went to school on a line east of Harrisburg, you probably would have big issues getting into the playoffs. The school I went too in PA was in the PIAA FWIW.....
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