The following is a list of Pennsylvania state high school football championships sanctioned by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) since 1988. [1] This list is organized by the six classes the schools are organized by: Class A (1A), Class AA (2A), Class AAA (3A), Class AAAA (4A), Class AAAAA (5A) and Class AAAAAA (6A). The classes are based on school enrollment, as smaller schools are generally part of Classes 1A and 2A, and larger schools are generally part of Classes 5A and 6A.
Class 5A was formed in 2015 and its inaugural season was the 2016 football season. [2]
Year | Champion | District | Runner-up | Score | Site |
2016 | Archbishop Wood | 12 | Harrisburg | 37–10 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2017 | Archbishop Wood (2) | 12 | Gateway | 49–14 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2018 | Penn Hills | 7 | Manheim Central | 36–31 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2019 | Archbishop Wood (3) | 12 | Cheltenham | 19–15 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2020 | Pine-Richland | 7 | Cathedral Prep | 48–7 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2021 | Penn-Trafford | 7 | Imhotep Charter | 17–14 (OT) | Hersheypark Stadium |
2022 | Pine-Richland (2) | 7 | Imhotep Charter | 28–14 | Chapman Field, Cumberland Valley |
Class 6A was formed in 2015 and its inaugural season was the 2016 football season. [2]
Year | Champion | District | Runner-up | Score | Site |
2016 | St. Joseph's Prep | 12 | Pittsburgh Central Catholic | 42–7 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2017 | Pine-Richland | 7 | St. Joseph's Prep | 41–21 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2018 | St. Joseph's Prep (2) | 12 | Harrisburg | 40–20 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2019 | St. Joseph's Prep (3) | 12 | Central Dauphin | 35–13 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2020 | St. Joseph's Prep (4) | 12 | Central York | 62–13 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2021 | Mt. Lebanon | 7 | St. Joseph's Prep | 35–17 | Hersheypark Stadium |
2022 | St. Joseph's Prep (5) | 12 | Harrisburg | 42–7 | Chapman Field, Cumberland Valley |
2023 | St. Joseph's Prep (6) | 12 | North Allegheny | 45–23 | Chapman Field, Cumberland Valley |
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