Four local grid teams in playoffs
Three local Class AA football teams and one AAA squad have had their seasons extended another week by qualifying for the District 11 playoffs or Eastern Conference.
Northern Lehigh drew the No. 2 seed in the district 2A bracket and will host No. 7 seed Salisbury on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium at 7 p.m.No. 4 seed Panther Valley will entertain No. 4 seed Tamaqua on Saturday at PV High Stadium at 7 in the 2A bracket.Northwestern Lehigh just missed out on the District playoffs, but earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference Division III playoffs. The Tigers will host No. 4 seed Scranton Prep on Friday at 7 p.m.The District 11 and Eastern Conference playoff brackets are as follows:DISTRICT 11CLASS AAAAQuarterfinalsFriday, Nov. 13No. 8 Nazareth (6-4) at No. 1 Easton (9-1), 7 p.m.No. 5 Williamsport (7-3) at No. 4 Hazleton (7-3), 7 p.m.No. 6 Wallenpaupack (7-3) at No. 3 Parkland (8-2), 7 p.m.No. 7 Liberty (6-4) at No. 2 East Stroudsburg South (9-1), 7 p.m.SemifinalsFriday, Nov. 20Nazareth-Easton winner vs. Williamsport-Hazleton winner, TBAWallenpaupack-Parkland winner vs. Liberty-ES South winner, TBAChampionshipFriday, Nov. 27TBACLASS AAASemifinalsFriday, Nov. 13No. 4 Southern Lehigh (7-3) at No. 1 Allentown Central Catholic, 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 14No. 3 Pottsville (6-4) at No. 2 Wilson (10-0), 1 p.m.ChampionshipFriday, Nov. 20/Saturday, Nov. 21TBACLASS AAQuarterfinalsSaturday, Nov. 14No. 8 Pen Argyl (4-6) at No. 1 North Schuylkill (10-0), 7 p.m.No. 5 Tamaqua (8-2) at No. 4 Panther Valley (8-2), 7 p.m.No. 6 Palisades (6-4) at No. 3 Catasauqua (7-3), 7 p.m.No. 7 Salisbury (4-6) at No. 2 Northern Lehigh (8-2), 7 p.m.SemifinalsSaturday, Nov. 21Pen Argyl-No. Schuylkill winner vs. Tamaqua-Panther Valley winner, TBAPalisades-Catasauqua winner vs. Salisbury-Northern Lehigh winner, TBAChampionshipSaturday, Nov. 28TBACLASS ASemifinalsSaturday, Nov. 14Schuylkill Haven (6-4) at Pius X (Roseto), 1 p.m.Tri-Valley at Williams Valley, 7 p.m.ChampionshipSaturday, Nov. 21TBAEASTERN CONFERENCECLASS AAAA PlayoffsS-2 Whitehall (5-5) at N-1 Wyoming Valley West (6-4)N-2 Delaware Valley (5-5) at S-1 Emmaus (5-5)CLASS AAA PlayoffsNo. 4 Scranton Prep (7-3) at No. 1 Northwestern Lehigh (7-3)No. 3 Bethlehem Catholic (5-5) at No. 2 Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (6-4)CLASS AA PlayoffsNo. 4 Hanover (5-5) at No. 1 Carbondale (6-4)No. 3 Mount Carmel (5-5) at No. 2 Schuylkill Valley (5-5)CLASS A PlayoffsNo. 4 Muncy (5-5) at No. 1 Lourdes (7-2)No. 3 Shenandoah Valley (5-5) at No. 2 Canton (5-5)