Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) revealed its brackets in Class 2A and Class 3A for the 2024 WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Boys’ Lacrosse Championships on Thursday morning, with the championship games set for May 22-23 at Joe Walton Stadium on the campus of Robert Morris University.
A total of 24 teams between the two classifications qualified for the WPIAL Boys’ Lacrosse Championships, and the tournaments begin with Class 2A first-round games on Monday, May 13. Teams punched their tickets to the postseason by finishing inside the top six of their respective sections in both classifications following the regular season.
In Class 3A, Mt. Lebanon (13-4, 7-0) won the Section I title and Shady Side Academy (11-6, 7-0) took the Section II crown.
Class 2A saw South Fayette (16-1, 10-0) and Mars (14-3, 10-0) emerge as Section I and Section II champions, respectively.
The top two teams in Class 3A and top three teams in Class 2A will advance to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Boys’ Lacrosse Championships, which begin with first round games on Tuesday, June 4 and conclude with championship games on Saturday, June 15 at Panzer Stadium on the campus of Penn State University.
Mt. Lebanon is the reigning Class 3A champion after defeating Shady Side Academy last season, 10-8. Mars topped South Fayette, 16-7, for the 2023 Class 2A title.
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIPS
Start Date: Tuesday, May 14
Championship Date & Location: May 22-23 at Joe Walton Stadium (Robert Morris University)
Amount of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Shady Side Academy (11-6, 7-0), #2 Mt. Lebanon (13-4, 7-0), #3 Upper St. Clair (12-3, 6-1), #4 North Allegheny (12-6, 6-1)
Qualifying Teams: Butler, Canon-McMillan, Central Catholic, Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, Norwin, Peters Township, Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley, Shady Side Academy, Upper St. Clair
2023 Final: Mt. Lebanon 10, Shady Side Academy 8
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIPS
Start Date: Monday, May 13
Championship Date & Location: May 22-23 at Joe Walton Stadium (Robert Morris University)
Amount of Qualifiers: 12
Top Four Seeds: #1 Mars (14-3, 10-0), #2 South Fayette (16-1, 10-0), #3 Penn-Trafford (14-4, 9-1), #4 Hampton (10-6, 9-1)
Qualifying Teams: Bethel Park, Freeport, Greater Latrobe, Hampton, Indiana, Mars, Moon, Penn-Trafford, Quaker Valley, Seton LaSalle, Shaler, South Fayette
2023 Final: Mars 16, South Fayette 7
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