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WPIAL Announces 2025 Wrestling Team Championships Brackets

Bethel Park, Connellsville, Franklin Regional, and Thomas Jefferson will host the Class 3A first round and quarterfinals, while Burrell, Derry, McGuffey, and Quaker Valley are the Class 2A host schools

Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) set its brackets for the WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Wrestling Team Championships on Thursday, with 40 teams qualifying by finishing inside the top two of their section or by receiving an at-large bid.
 
Teams competed in nine different sections in both Class 2A and Class 3A, and faced each of their section opponents once.
 
The Class 3A section champions are West Allegheny (12-10) in Section I, Trinity (6-2, 4-0) in Section II, Bethel Park (9-1, 4-0) in Section III, North Allegheny (14-2, 4-0) in Section IV, Kiski Area (13-4, 4-0) in Section V, North Hills (8-3, 3-0) in Section VI, Thomas Jefferson (9-0, 4-0) in Section VII, Connellsville (5-1, 3-0) in Section VIII, and Franklin Regional (13-0, 4-0) in Section IX.
 
In Class 2A, the section champions are McGuffey (13-4, 3-0) in Section I, Burgettstown (6-2, 2-0) in Section II, Laurel (16-3, 4-0) in Section IV, Freedom Area (11-2, 3-0) in Section V, Quaker Valley (10-4, 3-0) in Section VI, Southmoreland (7-6, 4-0) in Section VII, Derry (15-2, 3-0) in Section VIII, and Burrell (10-1, 4-0) in Section IX. There was a three-way tie in Section III between Bentworth (6-6, 3-1), Bethlehem-Center (6-7, 3-1), and Jefferson-Morgan (9-3, 3-1).
 
Last season, Connellsville narrowly defeated Trinity, 33-32, in the Class 3A championship match, while Burrell won 41-20 over Burgettstown to take the Class 2A crown.
 
The WPIAL/UPMC Sports Medicine Wrestling Team Championships begin on Monday, Jan. 27 with preliminary round matches. First round and quarterfinal matches will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 29, with the final four in both Class 2A and Class 3A set to compete in semifinal, championship, and third-place consolation bouts on Saturday, Feb. 1 at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High School. The top three teams in Class 3A and top four teams in Class 2A will move onto the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Wrestling Team Championships, which begin with preliminary round matches on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and conclude with the remainder of the tournament on Feb. 7-8 at Altoona High School.
 
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Monday, Jan. 27 (Preliminary Round)
Championship Info: Saturday, Feb. 1 at AHN Arena (Peters Township HS) – 1:30 PM semifinals, 3:00 PM championship
Number of Qualifiers: 20
First Round & Quarterfinal Hosts: Bethel Park (9-1, 4-0 Section III), Connellsville (5-1, 3-0 Section VIII), Franklin Regional Franklin Regional (13-0, 4-0 Section IX), Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (9-0, 4-0 Section VII)
Qualifying Teams: Belle Vernon, Bethel Park, Butler, Canon-McMillan, Connellsville, Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Kiski Area, Moon, North Allegheny, North Hills, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Peters Township, Ringgold, Shaler, Thomas Jefferson, Trinity, West Allegheny
2024 Final: Connellsville 33, Trinity 32
 
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP CAPSULE
Start Date: Monday, Jan. 27 (Preliminary Round)
Championship Info: Saturday, Feb. 1 at AHN Arena (Peters Township HS) – 10:00 AM semifinals, 11:30 PM championship
Number of Qualifiers: 20
First Round & Quarterfinal Hosts: Burrell (10-1, 4-0 Section IX), Derry (15-2, 3-0 Section VIII), McGuffey (13-4, 3-0 Section I), Quaker Valley (10-4, 3-0 Section VI)
Qualifying Teams: Avella, Avonworth, Bentworth, Bethlehem-Center, Burgettstown, Burrell, Central Valley, Chartiers-Houston, Derry, Elizabeth Forward, Freedom Area, Greensburg Salem, Highlands, Jefferson-Morgan, Knoch, Laurel, McGuffey, Quaker Valley, South Park, Southmoreland
2024 Final: Burrell 41, Burgettstown 20
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • 89: The number of seasons the WPIAL has crowned a wrestling team champion. Canonsburg was the first in 1936.
  • 44: The number of seasons the WPIAL wrestling team champion was determined by points at the WPIAL Individual Championships. The first schools to win via championship match were Trinity and Waynesburg Central in 1979. Trinity topped Mt. Lebanon, 25-18, to win Class 3A, while Waynesburg Central bested McGuffey, 29-23, for the Class 2A trophy.
  • 29: The number of schools who have boasted at least one WPIAL wrestling team champion.
  • 26: The number of teams in the 2025 fields that qualified for the WPIAL Wrestling Team Championships last season.
  • 22: The number of WPIAL wrestling team championships won by Canon-McMillan, a league record. This number includes titles won by Canonsburg. The Big Macs were victorious in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2023.
  • 15: The longest streak of consecutive WPIAL wrestling team championships, accomplished by Burrell. The Buccaneers have won 18 in total, with 15 of them coming at the Class 2A level from 2007 to 2021.
  • 2: The number of seasons it has been since a first-time WPIAL wrestling team champion was crowned. Quaker Valley was the last to do so in 2022 after beating Burrell, 30-28.
CLASS 3A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: West Allegheny (12-10, 3-0)
Section II: Trinity (6-2, 4-0)
Section III: Bethel Park (9-1, 4-0)
Section IV: North Allegheny (14-2, 4-0)
Section V: Kiski Area (13-4, 4-0)
Section VI: North Hills (8-3, 3-0)
Section VII: Thomas Jefferson (9-0, 4-0)
Section VIII: Connellsville (5-1, 3-0)
Section IX: Franklin Regional (13-0, 4-0)
 
CLASS 2A SECTION CHAMPIONS
Section I: McGuffey (13-4, 3-0)
Section II: Burgettstown (6-2, 2-0)
Section III: Bentworth (6-6, 3-1) / Bethlehem-Center (6-7, 3-1) / Jefferson-Morgan (9-3, 3-1)
Section IV: Laurel (16-3, 4-0)
Section V: Freedom Area (11-2, 3-0)
Section VI: Quaker Valley (10-4, 3-0)
Section VII: Southmoreland (7-6, 4-0)
Section VIII: Derry (15-2, 3-0)
Section IX: Burrell (10-1, 4-0)
 
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