PA is still 16 teams. 5 from district 1
the 2 and 4 get sent west to play in western half to balance. The 5 seed plays district 12 1 first round which is always the Catholic league champ and loaded….typically with 90% district one kids!
Any team surviving district 1 is a threat to states every year, this year being no different. The 5th place game was played between the 2 and 4 seeds going in and ended 3-2 in 8