Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/9/18
The PIAA has announced the proposed qualifiers and brackets for the 2019 and 2020 girls’ lacrosse championships following a second reading in March. The final brackets could become official at the next PIAA reading on May 23.
The new qualifiers, if passed, means District 1 would lose a spot in the PIAA Class AAA championship field of 16 for the 2-year period and have only six teams qualify (7 in 2017-18). A spot was lost to Districts 2 and 6, which get one spot for four teams. Four District 1 teams will qualify again in the AA field.
District 12 (Philadelphia Catholic and Public Leagues) will advance two teams again in the AA field and one again in the AAA field while District 11 advances one team for the AA tourney and only one in AAA after sending two to the tourney in the last 2-year period.
PIAA Girls’ Proposed Qualifiers, 2019-2020
Class AA
District 1 – 27 teams, 4 qualifiers
District 2 – 11 teams, 1 qualifier
District 3 – 28 teams, 4 qualifiers
District 4 – 6 teams, 1 qualifier
District 7 – 21 teams, 3 qualifiers
District 11 – 5 teams, 1 qualifier
District 12 – 12 teams, 2 qualifiers
Class AAA
District 1 – 46 teams, 6 qualifiers
Districts 2, 6 – 4 teams, 1 qualifiers
District 3 – 24 teams, 3 qualifiers
Districts 7/10 – 25 teams, 4 qualifiers
District 11 – 8 teams, 1 qualifier
District 12 – 8 teams, 1 qualifiers
COMPARISON from 2017/18 qualifiers
Class AA
District 1 – 27 teams, 4 qualifiers
District 2 – 8 teams, 1 qualifier
District 3 – 26 teams, 4 qualifiers
District 4 – 5 teams, 1 qualifier
Districts 6/10 – 4 teams, 1 qualifier
District 7 – 20 teams, 2 qualifiers
District 11 – 4 teams, 1 qualifier
District 12 – 12 teams, 2 qualifiers
Class AAA
District 1 – 45 teams, 7 qualifiers
Districts 2, 11 – 10 teams, 2 qualifiers
District 3 – 23 teams, 3 qualifiers
Districts 6/7/10 – 23 teams, 3 qualifiers
District 12 – 9 teams, 1 qualifiers