Despite taking a seven-game losing streak and a winless Big East record into last night, Plum is in the WPIAL playoffs.

The Mustangs (2-7, 1-4) defeated visiting Fox Chapel, 27-16, to forge a tie for the fourth and final playoff berth from the conference. But Plum advances because it had "more" tiebreaker points: minus-21 to Fox Chapel's minus-26 and Kiski's minus-27.

Kyle Simmons rallied the Mustangs from a 16-14 deficit, scoring on a 1-yard run in the third quarter and throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jon Sharp in the fourth against the Foxes (3-6, 1-4).

Other games

Upper St. Clair 28, Mt. Lebanon 14

The host Panthers trailed, 14-7, at halftime, then scored three touchdowns while shutting out the Blue Devils (4-5, 1-4) to gain the No. 2 seed from the Great Southern.

Oliver Hawk scored on runs of 59 and 3 yards and Grant Serdy on a 2-yard scamper following the break for Upper St. Clair (6-3, 3-2). Hawk also had a 10-yard score in the first quarter.

Norwin 27, Penn-Trafford 6

Tyler Urban ran for three touchdowns as the visiting Knights (6-3, 4-1), No. 5 in the WPIAL, gained the No. 2 seed in the Foothills. The Warriors (3-6, 3-2) are No. 3.

Eric McDowell 34, Shaler 27

The Titans' R.J. Palso threw deep on the final play, but Drew Stanny was stopped inside the McDowell 5. That left visiting Shaler (6-3, 2-3) with a Northern Five defeat, but the No. 3 seed. Dave Herbe threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Robert Ward with 17 seconds left to break a 27-27 tie for McDowell (4-5, 2-3).

North Allegheny 28, North Hills 14

Tied, 14-14, after three quarters, the host Tigers got 1-yard scoring runs from Geoff Greco and Karl DeCiantis for a Northern Five win. North Allegheny (9-0, 5-0), the WPIAL No. 2 and PIAA No. 3, leads the series, 25-23, vs. North Hills (4-5, 2-3), the No. 4 seed.

Bethel Park 28, Baldwin 13

Rob Wolford ran for 142 yards and two scores to lead the visiting Black Hawks (6-3, 3-2) to the No. 3 seed in the Great Southern. The Highlanders fell to 3-6, 1-4.

McKeesport 30, Canon-McMillan 28

Brian Cope's 24-yard field goal with five seconds left gave the visiting Tigers (8-1, 5-0) a Great Southern win. J.J. Eckels' 47-yard pass to Shadrae King set up that score for McKeesport, No. 4 in the WPIAL. Mike Hull scored twice for the Big Macs (4-5, 2-3).

Hempfield 18, Latrobe 6

The host Spartans (3-6, 2-3) clinched the No. 4 seed in the Foothills by defeating Latrobe (2-7, 1-4).

Central Catholic 60, Connellsville 7

Jeff Knox (193), Dom Maggio (152) and Dan Vaughan (129) all topped 100 yards rushing as the visiting Vikings (9-0, 5-0), No. 1 in the WPIAL and PIAA, rolled past the Falcons (1-8, 0-5).

Gateway 56, Kiski Area 0

Cameron Saddler scored four touchdowns as the host Gators ended the Cavaliers' playoff hopes. Gateway (8-1, 5-0), WPIAL No. 3 and PIAA No. 5, intercepted four passes from Kiski (4-5, 1-4).

Seneca Valley 27, Butler 13

James Daniels rushed for 140 yards and three scores and Ryan Zipf kicked two field goals as the Raiders (6-3, 4-1), the No. 2 seed, took a Northern Five win vs. the Golden Tornado (0-9, 0-5).