The first round of the PIAA District One Class 6A and 5A playoffs went just about as expected as the higher-seeded teams prevailed in most cases, especially for high school football teams in Bucks County and Eastern Montgomery County.

As we head into the quarterfinals in Class 6A, only top-seeded and undefeated Central Bucks South (11-0), third-seeded CB West (9-2) and fourth-seeded North Penn (9-2) are still going.

Souderton, Neshaminy, Quakertown and Pennsbury all lost in the Class 6A playoffs last week while Upper Moreland was eliminated from the Class 5A tournament.

However, in addition to three really good District One Class 6A quarterfinal games, we have the PIAA District 12 Class 6A titanic semifinal battle between unbeaten heavyweights La Salle High and archrival Saint Joseph's Prep plus three district championship games involving Lansdale Catholic, Bristol, Morrisville and Conwell-Egan.

On top of that, the annual Germantown Academy vs. Penn Charter matchup, which is the oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the country dating back to 1887, is on Saturday at GA.

So, yes, for the high school football fan, this will be one of the best weekends of the year. And the playoff football will continue weekly until everything culminates with the PIAA title games in early December.

We're going to look at not just our usual five games to watch but all eight games involving area teams, because omitting three games just doesn't seem right.

Here we go.

PIAA District One Class 6A quarterfinals

(8) Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-2) at (1) Central Bucks South (11-0), Friday, 7 p.m.

The Colonials, under the direction of longtime head coach, and North Penn graduate, Dan Chang, have transitioned from Class 5A to 6A this season quite smoothly.

They have not lost to a District One team, with their two defeats coming at the hands of District Three powerhouses Wilson and Manheim Township, who are a combined 18-2 and are still going in their postseasons.

Last week, Plymouth Whitemarsh forced six turnovers on the way to a 33-14 win over ninth-seeded Souderton in the opening round.

Christian DiCiurcio led the Colonials ground game in the win with 125 rushing yards and a touchdown while linebacker Kevin Hegarty returned an interception for a touchdown and finished with a game-high nine tackles.

As for the Titans, they took care of business quickly in their opening-round playoff win by crunching No. 16 Spring-Ford 49-7 in a game they led 35-0 at halftime.

Bruising sophomore running back Braylen Cape sparked the offense against the Rams by rushing for 147 yards on only 14 attempts and senior quarterback Owen Pinkerton added a pair of touchdown runs for CB South.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of (5) Haverford High/(4) North Penn in the PIAA District One Class 6A semifinals. The loser will be eliminated.

(5) Haverford High (10-1) at (4) North Penn (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

The Fords will provide the Knights with a tough test as they feature junior running back Liam Taylor, who is having a season for the ages.

Last week, in a 56-0 opening-round win over No. 12 Quakertown, Taylor ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns (all in the first half), including a 91-yard scamper.

For the season, Taylor has rushed for 2,486 yards and is averaging over seven yards a carry to go along with 29 rushing scores.

The Fords' only loss came against Garnet Valley, the former Class 6A power now playing down a classification in Class 5A.

Last week, the Knights had a stellar rushing performance of their own as junior Matt Pownall ran for a game-high 221 yards and also caught a pair of passes along with a crucial interception in the fourth quarter in what was a 24-14 win over No. 13 Ridley in opening-round action.

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Junior quarterback Matt Bucksar added a pair of touchdown passes in the victory.

The Knights' only losses have come against top-seeded Central Bucks South and third-seeded CB West by a combined 11 points.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of (8) Plymouth Whitemarsh/(1) Central Bucks South in the PIAA District One Class 6A semifinals. The loser will be eliminated.

(11) Downingtown East (6-4) at (3) Central Bucks West (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.

The Cougars were the only lower seed (11th) to win a first-round game in Class 6A last week as they rallied from 10 points down to upend No. 6 Perkiomen Valley 17-10 thanks to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Senior quarterback Mason Ippolito led the way with a short rushing score and a passing touchdown in the closing minutes.

Also, keep an eye on freshman running back Juelz Robinson, who led the Cougars in rushing last week (54 yards on 10 carries) and has given them a nice boost since being promoted to the varsity in the middle of the season.

In their opening-round win, the Bucks stifled No. 14 Pennsbury every step of the way in what turned out to be a 17-0 win, West's first shutout of the season.

The Bucks limited the Falcons to only 19 rushing and two first downs (one in each half) in a dominating defensive display.

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Offensively, do-everything senior running back Ryan Clemens had a rushing touchdown and also converted a field goal while fellow senior Vance Morelli also had a rushing score.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of (7) Owen J. Roberts/(2) Downingtown West in the PIAA District One Class 6A semifinals. The loser will be eliminated.

PIAA District One/12 Class 2A championship, Friday, 7 p.m.

Lansdale Catholic (7-4) at Bristol (8-1)

After a 1-2 start to the season, the Crusaders quickly turned things around, winning six of their last eight games to claim the District 12 title.

They did so last week by thumping Kipp DuBois Collegiate Academy of the Philadelphia Public League 42-14.

The Crusaders, who have won three of their last four games, face a Bristol team that is coming off a 36-0 blanking of New Hope-Solebury in last week's District One title game.

The win marked the second time the Warriors beat the Lions this season after their 42-7 victory in Week Two.

Also, the Warriors come in riding a five-game winning streak that has seen them average nearly 40 points a game.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of Riverside/Dunmore in the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A tournament. If Bristol loses, the Warriors will still face Morrisville on Thanksgiving. If Lansdale Catholic loses, the Crusaders' season will end.

PIAA District One/12 Class A championship, Friday, 7 p.m.

Belmont Charter (4-5) at Morrisville (9-2)

Belmont Charter might not have a glowing record, but don't dismiss the Tigers now that the playoffs are here.

The only Class A program in District 12, Belmont Charter plays larger-enrollment schools week after week, sometimes taking their lumps, until the postseason.

One of their best regular-season wins came over a solid Class 2A Executive Education Academy of Allentown 28-20 in mid-October.

The Tigers also had plenty of rest since they didn't play last week while the Bulldogs were tangling with Jenkintown in the District One title game.

Morrisville came out on the right side of a 21-16 win over the Drakes that gave them a school-record second straight district crown.

Senior running back Raymond Holman helped lead the way for Morrisville as he scored the game's first two touchdowns and finished with 159 rushing yards on 17 carries.

The game-high 159 yards upped his career total to 4,152 rushing yards, also a school record.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of Delone Catholic/York Catholic in the opening round of the PIAA Class A tournament. If Morrisville loses, the Bulldogs will still face Bristol on Thanksgiving. If Belmont Charter loses, its season will be over.

PIAA District 12 Class 6A semifinals, Saturday, 1 p.m. (at Wissahickon)

(2) St. Joseph's Prep (6-2) vs. (1) La Salle High (10-0)

What can these two do for an encore?

When they met on Oct. 5, the sides needed four overtimes before the Explorers, thanks to a successful 2-point conversion pass from junior wide receiver Joey O'Brien to junior Des Ortiz, walked off with a wild 35-34 win in a game that was, remarkably, scoreless at halftime.

Since then, the teams have gone a combined 6-0 and have outscored their opponents by a combined 244-79 margin (112-29 for the Explorers and 132-50 for the Hawklets).

Both teams were also off last week, enabling both to get a little healthier.

Prep, which has won seven of the last 10 PIAA big-school titles and the last two, is led by senior linebacker Anthony Sacca, a Notre Dame University commit and the son of former Penn State quarterback Tony Sacca.

Junior quarterback Gavin Sidwar, a Warrington resident, has thrown for 2,487 yards and 29 touchdowns for the Explorers and had 326 passing yards and three touchdown passes in La Salle's final regular season game, a 35-16 win over Roman Catholic.

O'Brien, also a junior, who has offers from the likes of Notre Dame, Penn State, Alabama and Michigan, had eight catches for 105 receiving yards in the win over the Cahillites.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of Imhotep Charter/Abraham Lincoln in the PIAA District 12 Class 6A title game. The loser will be eliminated.

PIAA District 12 Class 3A championship, Saturday, noon (at South Philly Supersite)

Conwell-Egan (7-3) vs. Simon Gratz (6-3)

After losing in the Philadelphia Catholic League Blue Division title game the last three seasons (the game before this one), the Eagles got over the hump by blanking Neumann-Goretti 21-0 to claim the championship.

The win was also the fifth straight for Conwell-Egan, which opened the season 1-2.

Junior defensive lineman Chase Walters had a pair of sacks in the win over Neumann-Goretti and senior running back Monty Zoryea went over the 100-yard rushing mark.

The Bulldogs cruised to the Public League crown by crunching High School of the Future 42-12 in last week's title game.

While the Eagles and Bulldogs did not meet in the regular season, they both played Executive Education Academy of Allentown and Archbishop Carroll and both went 2-0 in those games.

Up next: The winner will face the winner of Northwestern Lehigh/North Schuylkill in the opening round of the PIAA Class 3A tournament.

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Inter-Academic League

Penn Charter (6-3) at Germantown Academy (4-5), Saturday, 1 p.m.

If you're going to this one, get there early to enjoy the different food trucks that will be on hand and to beat the enormous crowd this game always draws.

As mentioned above, this is the longest continuous high school football rivalry in the country and this will be the 138th straight meeting. Yes, 138th straight.

The Quakers, who will see longtime head coach Tom Coyle step down after the game, have dominated the series as they hold an 88-38-11 lead and have also won three of the last four matchups (and five of the last seven), including a 35-14 victory last year.

Penn Charter has gone 1-3 in Inter-Ac play thus far with the lone win coming over Episcopal Academy 31-28 while the Patriots are 0-4 in Inter-Ac action.

Germantown Academy senior placekicker Cole Grim is fun to watch as his 50-yard field goal (a school record) in a loss to Haverford School can attest.

Up next: This is the season finale for both teams.

Drew Markol covers local sports for PhillyBurbs.com. Support our journalism with a subscription.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PA high school football: PIAA playoff games to watch in Bucks County