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WELCOME FROM PIAA DISTRICT III                                              OFFICIAL DISTRICT III PIAA
                    CHAIR DOUG BOHANNON                                               FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHP

                                                                                       TOURNAMENT PROGRAM
                     Welcome to the 2020-2021 District III M&T Bank Fall Championship Series.

                     I am pleased to enter my second school year as PIAA District III Chairman.    Celebrating the Success of Student
                                                                                    Athletes in South Central Pennsylvania
                     It is always fulfilling to work for the benefit of our schools’ student-
                     athletes.  We have a great team of dedicated people serving on the District  Table of Contents (click on page for link)
                     III Committee, and a large number of equally dedicated people throughout   District III Committee Members ......... 2
         the district’s 10-county jurisdiction who serve as game managers and support staff for our
         Championships.                                                             District III Sportswear Order Form ...... 3
                                                                                    About PIAA District III ......................... 4
         This year has been the most challenging year in recent memory for school districts – and   School enrollments/classifications ..... 5
         all Pennsylvanians – in their ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus and its COVID-19
         illness.  The virus has disrupted the flow of daily life for many people, including those    About the Power Rankings ................. 6
         serving in our public and private schools.  We are very proud of the way our schools and   2020 Final Power Rankings ................. 7
         our students have reacted to the challenges presented during a pandemic.  They have all   District III Championship Brackets ...... 9
         developed and followed health and safety plans designed to prevent the spread of COVID-  AAAAAA Team Pages ................... 10-13
         19.
                                                                                    AAAAA Team Pages ..................... 14-17
         School athletics have faced complex issues in dealing with COVID-19.  District III has spent   AAAA Team Pages ........................ 18-21
         many hours discussing and implementing plans to provide for the safe return of students   AAA Team Pages .......................... 22-25
         to education and for athletes to return to competition.
                                                                                    AA Team Pages ............................ 26-27
         The result of these efforts is what you see today:  District III championships that were not   A Team Pages ............................... 28-29
         a certainty just a few months ago.  It took the dedication and efforts of many people to
         reach this point where our students are able to engage in PIAA post-season action. We are   PIAA Championship Brackets ............ 30
         very happy that our students have the opportunity to qualify for and play in our    District III  History & Records ....... 32-37
         championship contests.                                                     NFL Alumni ........................................ 38

         We realize that our decisions, including reducing the number of qualifiers to our fall sports   Student Awards ................................ 40
         championships, do not please everyone.  We had to make all of our decisions based on
         the welfare of our student-athletes while still providing the district and PIAA competition
         they have come to expect.
         At all times during this ever-changing process of determining our playoffs, we tried to be
         as fair and as equitable to all schools in our district. That is always one of our most im-
         portant goals in PIAA District III.

         We wish that this year’s championship series was no different than in years past, contests that fully involved not just athletes, but
         other students, spectators and the community at-large.  Reducing the number of qualifiers and the spectators who observe the
         contests has been frustrating for all.

         But we did what was required by the extraordinary circumstances presented to us.  While many people cannot attend our champi-
         onships as they freely could in the past, we hope that our new online programs and school-based online coverage of our events will
         enable people to engage with our athletes this fall, even from afar.
         Thank you for supporting our student-athletes in District III.


                                     About the Cover
                                     A special thank you to the Pennsylvania High School Helmet Project. Please visit their website at PAHelmetProject.com.
                                     They are always looking for updates with their divisional alignments & helmet designs (and we know we have some out-
                                     dated designs on the cover).
                                     Helmet Layout:
                                     Berks I   Berks Catholic, Daniel Boone, Exeter, Governor Mifflin, Muhlenberg, Reading
                                     Berks II   Conrad Weiser, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kutztown, Schuylkill Valley, Twin Valley, Wyomissing
                                     L-L 1  Cedar Crest, Hempfield, Manheim Township, McCaskey, Penn Manor, Wilson
                                     L-L 2  Cocalico, Conestoga Valley, Elizabethtown, Manheim Central, Solanco, Warwick
                                     L-L 3  Donegal, Ephrata, Garden Spot, Lampeter-Strasburg, Lancaster Catholic, Lebanon
                                     L-L 4  Annville-Cleona, Columbia, ELCO, Northern Lebanon, Octorara, Pequea Valley
                                     MP Com  Carlisle, Central Dauphin, Central Dauphin East, Chambersburg, Cumberland Valley, Harrisburg
                                     MP Key   Bishop McDevitt, Cedar Cliff, Hershey, Lower Dauphin, Milton Hershey, Palmyra, Red Land
                                     MP Col   East Pennsboro, Greencastle, Mechanicsburg, Northern York, Shippensburg, Susquehanna Township,
                                            Waynesboro, West Perry
                                     MP Cap   Big Spring, Boiling Springs, Camp Hill, Middletown, Steel-High, Trinity
                                     MP Lib   Halifax, James Buchanan, Newport, Susquenita, Upper Dauphin
                                     Y-A  I   Central York, Dallastown, Dover, Northeastern, Red Lion, South Western, Spring Grove, William Penn
                                     Y-A II   Eastern York, Gettysburg, Kennard-Dale, New Oxford, Susquehannock, West York, York Suburban
                                     Y-A III   Bermudian Springs, Biglerville, Delone Catholic, Fairfield, Hanover, Littlestown, York Catholic, York Tech
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