Preview: 4A round one Playoffs: Kiski Area vs. South Fayette

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Richie Dininni | November 4, 2026

Kiski Area travels as the eighth seed to face the number one seed, South Fayette, in the 4A playoffs.

Kiski Area is 3-7 this season, 2-2 in conference play; starting the season 0-3, Kiski Area got their first victory against Ringgold, 21-14. The team continued to struggle, with four of their losses this season being one-score games.

Kiski Area did win one of their two conference games against Hampton 45-10. The team lost the next two games and finished with a 28-12 win against Indiana.

The Lions improved from 5-5 last season, going 1-4 in conference play last season to finish their regular season 9-1 overall, 5-0 in conference games this season, and are ranked 4th in PA Football News rankings for 4A schools.

The Lions started the season 4-0, shutting out Peters Township and Trinity in that stretch. The Team’s only loss came against Upper Saint Clair, 31-7.

South Fayette turned the second half of the season into a dominant performance, averaging 52 points in their conference games, while allowing only 27 total points in those five games.

South Fayette looks to continue their dominant performance against Kiski Area, while Kiski Area looks to pull off an upset as the underdogs.

The winner of this match will face off against the winner of New Castle vs. Chartiers Valley next week.

The game is at South Fayette’s field this Friday, Nov. 3, and begins at 7 p.m.