Nearly every team in the Midwestern Conference was hit hard by graduation after last season. This should make for a wide open field in 2019. Last year the conference featured a number of run-heavy teams along with some stout defensive units. The Midwestern Conference has produced a WPIAL semifinalist each of the last three seasons. Riverside fell to Steel Valley in the 2016 and 2017 semifinals. Last year it was Freedom who reached the semis but also lost to Steel Valley.
The playoff format in 2A is the same as last year. The playoffs will consist of 16 teams with the Championship Game played on Saturday, November 23 at Joe Walton Stadium at Robert Morris University.