No. 2 Wyomissing set to begin another run toward PIAA championship game

By Mike Drago On Nov 7, 2023

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Wyomissing enters the postseason ranked No. 1 in District 3 and No. 2 in the state in Class 3A.

The Spartans (9-1), who earned a first-round bye in the District 3 Tournament, open the postseason Saturday at Bob Wolfrum Field against No. 4 Schuylkill Valley (9-2), which beat Littlestown 45-21 in the opening round.

Wyomissing is the only Berks team ranked among the Top 10 teams in the state in its class.

Wilson, in Class 6A, and Twin Valley, in Class 4A, are listed among the Teams To Watch. Exeter spent much of the season in the Class 5A Top 10 before two late-season losses knocked it out.

Wyomissing is bidding to return to the PIAA championship game after getting knocked out in the semifinals last season by Neumann-Goretti. The Spartans played for the PIAA title in both 2020 and 2021, losing to Central Valley in each.

If Wyomissing wins a fifth straight District 3 championship it will be considered the home team in the PIAA quarterfinals, against the District 4 champ. That should mean the game is played within District 3, though not likely at Wolfrum Field.

The Spartans played Danville in a state semifinal in 2020 at what was previously called the A-Field. They played on Lakeland’s home field in the quarterfinal round. The PIAA suspended its usual field location protocol that season due to the COVID outbreak.

CLASS 6A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (12) — 8-1 – 1

2. Parkland (11) — 11-0 – 2

3. Central Bucks West (1) — 11-0 – 3

4. Manheim Township (3) — 10-0 – 4

5. Central York (3) — 10-0 – 5

6. Pittsburgh C.C. (7) — 9-1 – 6

7. Downingtown East (1) — 10-0 – 7

8. North Allegheny (7) — 9-1 – 8

9. Nazareth (11) – 10-1 – 9

10. Harrisburg (3) — 9-1 – 10

Teams to watch: Central Bucks South (1) 10-1, Cumberland Valley (3) 6-4, Souderton (1) 11-0,

Spring-Ford (1) 9-2, Wilson (3) 7-3.

CLASS 5A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Imhotep Charter (12) — 10-0 – 1

2. Peters Township (7) — 11-0 – 2

3. Cocalico (3) — 9-1 – 3

4. Roman Catholic (12) – 8-2 – 4

5. West Chester Rustin (1) — 9-1 – 5

6. Springfield-Delco (1) — 10-1 – 6

7. Chester (1) — 10-1 – 7

8. Cedar Cliff (3) — 9-1 – 8

9. Penn Hills (7) — 9-2 – 9

10. Cathedral Prep (10) — 6-3 – 10

Teams to watch: Ephrata (3) 10-1, Garden Spot (3) 9-1, New Oxford (3) 9-1, Pine-Richland (7) 8-3, Southern Lehigh (11) 10-1, Strath Haven (1) 10-1.

CLASS 4A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Bishop McDevitt (3) – 10-0 – 1

2. Aliquippa (7) – 9-0 – 2

3. Pope John Paul II (1) – 11-0 – 3

4. Jersey Shore (4) – 10-0-1 – 4

5. Selinsgrove (4) – 10-0-1 – 5

6. Allentown C.C. (11) – 9-2 – 6

7. McKeesport (7) – 9-1 – 7

8. Manheim Central (3) — 9-1 – 8

9. Dallas (2) — 11-0 – 9

10. Montour (7) — 9-1 – 10

Teams to watch: East Pennsboro (3) 9-1, Lampeter-Strasburg (3) 8-2, Thomas Jefferson (7) 9-2, Twin Valley (3) 9-1, Wyoming Area (2) 10-1.

CLASS 3A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Belle Vernon (7) – 8-1 – 1

2. Wyomissing (3) – 9-1 – 2

3. Avonworth (7) – 10-0 – 3

4. Neumann-Goretti (12) – 9-1 – 4

5. Danville (4) — 10-1 – 5

6. Northwestern Lehigh (11) — 11-0 – 6

7. Palmerton (11) — 11-0 – 7

8. Central (6) — 10-0 – 8

9. Elizabeth-Forward (7) — 9-1 – 9

10. West Perry (3) — 10-1 – 10

Teams to watch: East Allegheny (7) 8-2, Lancaster Catholic (3) 9-1, Loyalsock (4) 8-3, North Schuylkill (11) 9-2, Scranton Prep (2) 10-1, Sharon (10) 8-2.

CLASS 2A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Farrell (10) – 9-1 – 1

2. Westinghouse (8) – 9-0 – 2

3. Central Clarion (9) — 10-0 – 3

4. Southern Columbia (4) – 10-1 – 4

5. Mount Carmel (4) — 9-2 – 5

6. Troy (4) — 11-0 – 6

7. Steel Valley (7) — 8-1 – 7

8. Richland (6) – 10-1 – 8

9. Mercyhurst Prep (10) — 9-0 – 9

10. Neshannock (7) — 9-1 – 10

Teams to watch: Bald Eagle Area (6) 10-1, Berlin Brothersvalley (5) 10-1, Line Mountain (4) 9-2, Trinity (3) 8-3, Washington (7) 10-1,Williams Valley (11) 9-2.

CLASS 1A

Rank – Team – District – Record – Previous

1. Steelton-Highspire (3) — 11-0 – 1

2. Lackawanna Trail (2) – 11-0 – 2

3. Northern Bedford (5) — 11-0 – 3

4. Fort Cherry (7) — 11-0 – 4

5. Bishop Canevin (7) — 9-1 – 5

6. South Side (7) — 11-0 – 6

7. Muncy (4) — 9-1 – 7

8. Clairton (7) — 9-2 – 8

9. Cambridge Springs (10) — 10-1 – 9

10. Redbank Valley (9) — 9-1 – 10

Teams to watch: California (7) 10-1, Canton (4) 8-2, Minersville (11) 9-2, Northern Cambria (6) 10-1, South Williamsport (4) 8-2.