Burgettstown’s first-ever trip to the PIAA tournament ended with a loss to Hamburg Friday morning. The Blue Devils got pins from Riley Kemper, Shane Ilgenfritz and Hunter Guiddy to pull to within four points before Hamburg won a major decision, a technical fall and a pin in the final three bouts. Also, in Class 2A, Burrell lost in the quarterfinals, dropping to the Round II Consolations.
Waynesburg picked up four pins, a forfeit and a technical fall to defeat Cathedral Prep in the quarterfinals, the followed with a win over Bethlehem Catholic in the semifinals. The Raiders used three pins, a technical fall, a major decision and a pair of decisions to reach the state finals in their first-ever trip to the PIAA Team Tournament. Waynesburg will face District 11 champion Nazareth in Saturday afternoon’s championship match.
Canon-McMillan and Seneca Valley both lost in the quarterfinals but rebounded in their first consolation matches to advance to Saturday’s Round III elimination bouts. Links to our coverage, on-air and online, as well as bracket updates will be available on our dedicated Wrestling Page WJPA Wrestling 2020
Here’s Friday’s schedule/results for the WPIAL teams:
2A Consolation Hamburg 45, Burgettstown 26 (Blue Devils eliminated)
2A Quarterfinals Saucon Valley 39, Burrell 29
3A Semifinals Nazareth 50, Seneca Valley 10
3A Semifinals Waynesburg 44, Cathedral Prep 24
3A Semifinals Bethlehem Catholic 39, Canon-McMillan 22
2A Consolation Burrell 38, Corry 23
3A Consolation Canon-McMillan 42, Delaware Valley 21 — Listen Here on WJPA-AM
3A Consolation Seneca Valley 37, Central Dauphin 28
3A Semifinals Waynesburg 33, Bethlehem Catholic 31