The 2024 WPIAL Team Tournament Wrestling Championships hit the climax Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena.
Defending 2A champion Burgettstown reached the finals with a comfortable win over Mt. Pleasant but fell to Burrell in the 2A championship match. Burrell won five of the first six bouts, then four of the last five to return to the top of the heap in WPIAL 2A wrestling. Burrell had won 15 straight championships before Quaker Valley (2022) and Burgettstown (2023) took home the gold medals. Both teams advance to the PIAA Team Tournament that starts Thursday afternoon at the Giant Center in Hershey. Quaker Valley (3rd place) and Mt. Pleasant (4th place) must win PIAA preliminary matches Monday to qualify for Hershey.
In 3A, #1 Trinity won its semifinal match against #4 Bethel Park on the fourth criteria (most wins). The Hillers then fell to #3 Connellsville in the WPIAL championship match, with the Falcons winning seven bouts, including four pins. Trinity got a pair of falls, a forfeit and two major decisions in coming a point short.
WPIAL Wrestling Team Tournament Championship Saturday
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2A Semifinals
#1 Burgettstown 56, #5 Mt. Pleasant 15
#2 Burrell 44, #3 Quaker Valley 17
2A Finals
Championship — Burrell 41, Burgettstown 20
Third Place — Quaker Valley 42, Mt. Pleasant 28
3A Semifinals
#1 Trinity 27, #4 Bethel Park 26* criteria (most wins, 7-6)
#3 Connellsville 31, #2 Franklin Regional 28
3A Finals
Championship — Connellsville 33, Trinity 32
Third Place — Franklin Regional 28, Bethel Park 27