Coming into this season, Thomas Jefferson and Aliquippa had both made the WPIAL football playoffs a record 30-consecutive years. Heading into the final weekend of this regular season, Thomas Jefferson has clinched a playoff spot, but Aliquippa’s fate is still unknown.

Thomas Jefferson has clinched second place in the Class 4A Big Six Conference. Aliquippa, meanwhile, is in fourth place in the 4A Parkway Conference. Only the top two teams in the Parkway are assured of a playoff spot. The WPIAL football committee will also select two wild card teams for the 4A playoffs. Aliquippa can’t finish higher than third, so it must hope to get one of the wild card spots.

This year’s playoff field will include 65 teams over six classifications, and 37 teams have clinched a postseason spot heading in

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