The opening round of the PIAA state football playoffs arrived with a number of achievements and several firsts for area programs. This weekend promises more in the state quarterfinals.⁠ ⁠ Three defending state champions remain alive: Class 1A Bishop Guilfoyle of Blair County (District 6), Class 3A Northwestern Lehigh of Lehigh County (District 11), and Class 5A Bishop McDevitt of Dauphin County (District 3).⁠ Of the 48 teams that have reached the state quarterfinal round, 10 teams remain alive from District 12 and District 1.⁠ ⁠ In District 12, there is a team alive at each level (Belmont Charter-1A, Lansdale Catholic-2A, Neumann-Goretti-3A, Cardinal O’Hara-4A, Roman Catholic-5A, and La Salle-6A), with two major games coming this Friday in the District 1 Class 6A championship (Pennridge vs. North Penn) and Class 5A championship (Chester vs. Springfield).⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, we break down all of the local teams competing in the state quarterfinals 🏈⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Joseph Santoliquito ...