Pennsylvania high school football playoff brackets: 2023 district tournament matchups, game times

The Pennsylvania high school football regular season is in the rearview mirror and now it is time for the postseason.
Before getting to the PIAA state tournament, teams will have to fight their way through district tournaments to get into the field of 16 in their respective class.
The PIAA state championships will be once again held at Cumberland Valley High School from Dec. 7-9.
Thursday, Dec. 7th
Class 1A – 1:00 p.m
Class 4A – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8th
Class 2A – 1:00 p.m.
Class 5A – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9th
Class 3A – 1:00 p.m.
Class 6A – 7:00 p.m.
2023 PIAA football playoff district brackets
District 1
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 2A Class 1A
District 2
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 3
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 4
Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 5
Class 2A Class 1A
District 6
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 7
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 9
Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 10
Class 6A Class 4A Class 3A
Class 2A Class 1A
District 11
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A
Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A
District 12
Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A Class 3A
(Feature photo: St. Joseph's Prep players hold up the 2022 PIAA Class 6A state championship trophy. Photo credit: Paul Burdick)

Ryan Isley is a regional editor at SBLive Sports for the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Ryan, a native of Akron, Ohio, has been following and covering high school sports in Ohio for more than 20 years, including the St. Vincent-St. Mary basketball teams that featured NBA superstar LeBron James. Ryan joined the SBLive staff full-time in May, 2022 after freelancing for SBLive Sports for nearly nine months, beginning with his experience covering Bishop Sycamore, which was featured in a documentary in the summer of 2023. You can reach Ryan at ryan@scorebooklive.com