2017 WPIAL Team Wrestling Sectional Clinchings & Matchups
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 | 12:38 PM
To qualify for the WPIAL Team Wrestling playoff field, you first have to qualify for the team sectionals. The top three teams from each sub-section qualify for the Section Championship Tournament. The top team in each sub-section faces the runner-up in the opposing sub-section with the two winners then doing battle for the section championship while the two third place finishers face off to determine the fifth qualifier from that section that will move on to the 2017 WPIAL Team Wrestling Playoffs.
Here is a final rundown of the teams that have qualified for the team sectionals in order and the matchups set on Wednesday, January 25th.
CLASS AAA:
Section 1-A:
1) Kiski Area Cavaliers
2) Armstrong River Hawks
3) Plum Mustangs
Section 1-B:
1) Franklin Regional Panthers
2) Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
3) Penn-Trafford Warriors
AAA-1 Sectional Semifinals AT Kiski Area High School:
Kiski Area Cavaliers vs Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions
Franklin Regional Panthers vs Armstrong River Hawks
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AAA-1:
Penn-Trafford Warriors AT Plum Mustangs
Section 2-A:
1) Belle Vernon Leopards
2) Connellsville Falcons
3) Albert Gallatin Colonials
Section 2-B:
1) Peters Township Indians
2) Upper St. Clair Panthers
3) Ringgold Rams
AAA-2 Sectional Semifinals AT Belle Vernon High School:
Belle Vernon Leopards vs Upper St. Clair Panthers
Peters Township Indians vs Connellsville Falcons
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AAA-2:
Ringgold Rams AT Albert Gallatin Colonials
Section 3-A:
1) Butler Golden Tornado
2) Seneca Valley Raiders
3) Pine-Richland Rams
Section 3-B:
1) North Allegheny Tigers
2) Shaler Titans
3) North Hills Indians
AAA-3 Sectional Semifinals AT Butler High School:
Butler Golden Tornado vs Shaler Titans
North Allegheny Tigers vs Seneca Valley Raiders
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AAA-3:
North Hills Indians AT Pine-Richland Rams
Section 4-A:
1) Canon-McMillan Big Macs
2) Waynesburg Raiders
3) Trinity Hillers
Section 4-B:
1) West Allegheny Indians
2) Moon Tigers
3) Montour Spartans
AAA-4 Sectional Semifinals AT Canon-McMillan High School:
Canon-McMillan Big Macs vs Moon Tigers
West Allegheny Indians vs Waynesburg Raiders
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AAA-4:
Montour Spartans AT Trinity Hillers
CLASS AA:
Section 1-A:
1) Burgettstown Blue Devils
2) Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
3) Fort Cherry Rangers
Section 1-B:
1) Freedom Bulldogs
2) Ellwood City Wolverines
3) Laurel Spartans
AA-1 Sectional Semifinals AT Burgettstown High School:
Burgettstown Blue Devils vs Ellwood City Wolverines
Freedom Bulldogs vs Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AA-1:
Laurel Spartans AT Fort Cherry Rangers
Section 2-A:
1) McGuffey Highlanders
2) Beth-Center Bulldogs
3) Bentworth Bearcats
Section 2-B:
1) Derry Trojans
2) Elizabeth Forward Warriors
3) Mount Pleasant Vikings
AA-2 Sectional Semifinals AT McGuffey High School:
McGuffey Highlanders vs Elizabeth Forward Warriors
Derry Trojans vs Beth-Center Bulldogs
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AA-2:
Mount Pleasant Vikings AT Bentworth Bearcats
Section 3-A:
1) South Fayette Lions
2) Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
3) South Allegheny Gladiators
Section 3-B:
1) Burrell Buccaneers
2) Valley Vikings
3) Summit Academy Knights
AA-3 Sectional Semifinals AT South Fayette High School:
South Fayette Lions vs Valley Vikings
Burrell Buccaneers vs Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles
For Fifth and Final WPIAL Playoff Berth out of AA-3:
Summit Academy Knights AT South Allegheny Gladiators
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