McGuffey swept Avonworth & Laurel Wednesday night, clinching a spot in the WPIAL 2A Wrestling Team Tournament semifinals. McGuffey will take on #2 Derry Area Saturday morning at Peters Township in the Class 2A semifinals. The Highlanders also qualified for the state team tournament next week. Burgettstown and Trinity won first-round matches Wednesday but bowed out in the quarterfinals. Avella, Beth-Center, Canon-McMillan and Jeff-Morgan all lost their opening-round matches and were eliminated. Both classes’ semifinals/finals are scheduled for Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. We’ll have live coverage of the McGuffey and Thomas Jefferson matches on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Click for WPIAL Brackets
Wednesday, Jan. 29–1st Round/Quarterfinals
Class 3A at Thomas Jefferson
#6 Trinity > West Allegheny, 41-24
#3 Thomas Jefferson > North Hills, 55-14
Quarterfinals: Thomas Jefferson > Trinity, 39-33
Class 3A at Bethel Park
#5 Norwin > Canon-McMillan, 41-23
#4 Bethel Park > Butler, 50-10
Quarterfinals: Norwin > Bethel Park, 32-28
Class 2A at McGuffey
#3 McGuffey > Avonworth, 62-11
#6 Laurel > Beth-Center, 53-20
Quarterfinals: McGuffey > Laurel, 45-24
Class 2A at Derry Area
#2 Derry Area > Avella, 68-6
#7 Burgettstown > Highlands, 42-34
Quarterfinals: Derry Area > Burgettstown, 49-15
Class 2A at Burrell
#8 Southmoreland > Jeff-Morgan, 36-33
#1 Burrell > Greensburg Salem, 58-15
Quarterfinals: Burrell > Southmoreland, 55-15