It’s playoff prediction time for high school football in Bucks County

For the third straight week, Melissa Hanejko had the best record among the Bucks County Courier Times and Intelligencer sports staff in our high school football predictions.

Hanejko went 16-2 in Week 10, giving him a 138-54 mark this season. Tom Moore was 15-3 and is now 140-52, while Drew Marcol was 14-4 last week and 139-53 for the season.

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Now come our playoff predictions and we’ll continue making picks until all of our local teams are eliminated or win PIAA state titles.

(all Friday games at 19:00)

PIAA District One Class 6A

First Round

Friday, November 6

Central Bucks East (6-4) (8-2) at Ridley

Melissa: Ridley Drew: Ridley Tom: Ridley

Mike Price carries the ball as Central Bucks South linebacker Hunter Sharp approaches during a football game Oct. 2, 2026, at Patriot Stadium in Buckingham.

Coatesville (6-4) at Central Bucks South (6-4)

Melissa: Central Bucks South Drew: Central Bucks South Tom: Central Bucks South

Harry S. Truman (5-5) at Downingtown East (9-0)

Melissa: Downingtown East Drew: Downingtown East Tom: Downingtown East

North Penn (5-5) at Pennridge (9-1)

Melissa: Pennridge Drew: Pennridge Tom: Pennridge

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Perkiomen Valley (4-6) (9-1) at Central Bucks West

Melissa: Central Bucks West Drew: Central Bucks West Tom: Central Bucks West

Quakertown (5-4) (9-1) at Spring-Ford

Melissa: Spring-Ford Drew: Spring-Ford Tom: Spring-Ford

PIAA District One Class 5A

First Round

West Chester Henderson (6-4) (9-1) at Upper Moreland

Melissa: West Chester Henderson Drew: West Chester Henderson Tom: West Chester Henderson

PIAA District One Class 2A

Championship

Renaissance Academy Charter in Bristol (5-4) (6-4)

Melissa: Bristol Drew: Bristol Tom: Bristol

PIAA District One Class A

Championship

Delaware County Christian School at Morrisville (5-4) (7-2)

Melissa: Morrisville Drew: Morrisville Tom: Morrisville

Pennridge's Aiden Tetkowski #3 waits for a pass during Pennridge's first quarter during the Council Rock South football game Thursday, September 10, 2026 at Walt Snyder Stadium in Newtown, Pennridge.

Pennridge’s Aiden Tetkowski #3 waits for a pass during Pennridge’s first quarter during the Council Rock South football game Thursday, September 10, 2026 at Walt Snyder Stadium in Newtown, Pennridge.

Inter-Academic League

Germantown Academy (2-7) at Episcopal Academy (5-3)

Melissa: Episcopal Academy Drew: Episcopal Academy Tom: Episcopal Academy

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Saturday, November 7

Catholic League of Philadelphia

Class 3A championship

Archbishop Wood (7-3) vs. Archbishop Carroll (7-3), noon (Conwell-Eganda)

Melissa: Archbishop Carroll Drew: Archbishop Wood Tom: Archbishop Wood

PIAA District One Class 6A

First Round

Council Rock South (6-3) at Downingtown West (8-2), 7 p.m

Melissa: Downingtown West Drew: Downingtown West Tom: Council Rock South

Sunday, November 8

Catholic League of Philadelphia

Class 6A semifinals

La Salle (5-5) vs. Saint Joe’s Prep (6-2), 2 p.m. (at Wissahickon)

Melissa: Saint Joe Prep Drew: Saint Joe Prep Tom: Saint Joe Prep

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This article originally appeared in the Bucks County Courier Times: It’s playoff prediction time for high school football in Bucks County

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