Burrell, Franklin Regional earn home matches to begin PIAA team wrestling tournament

By: Paul Schofield
Sunday, February 2, 2025 | 8:19 PM

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WPIAL champions Burrell (Class 2A) and Franklin Regional (3A) earned home matches Tuesday in the PIAA team wrestling tournament.

Burrell will face the winner of the Penns Valley and Quaker Valley match at 6:30 p.m. Penns Valley is the District 6 runner-up and Quaker Valley finished fourth in the WPIAL.

WPIAL runner-up Derry travels to Fishertown in Bedford County to battle District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge.

McGuffey, the WPIAL third-place finisher, will face District 10 runner-up Corry at Bishop McCort in Johnstown. Corry defeated McGuffey, 34-30, on Dec. 26. The winner faces District 6 champion Bishop McCort.

The PIAA quarterfinals, semifinals and finals are being held at Altoona High School on Friday and Saturday. Teams hoping to advance to the quarterfinals must win in the first round.

Class 3A champion Franklin Regional will host the winner of City League champion Obama Academy and Norwin. The first match is at 6 p.m. and the first-round match is at 7 p.m.

Franklin Regional defeated Thomas Jefferson, 37-36, in the WPIAL semifinals and then upset Connellsville, 32-25, in the finals. The Panthers defeated Norwin, 28-19, on Jan. 22 to win the Section 9 title.

Norwin was rooting for Franklin Regional on Saturday so it could get another shot at the Panthers.

“Norwin is well-coached and a good team,” Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe said. “I’m sure it’s going to be a great battle.”

Norwin lost to Connellsville, 40-18, in the WPIAL semifinals.

Connellsville will travel to DuBois on Tuesday.

2025 PIAA team tournament

Class 3A

Tuesday’s schedule

Preliminary round

(8-1) Obama Academy (9-4) vs. (7-3) Norwin (15-2) at Franklin Regional H.S., 6 p.m.

(11-2) Nazareth (16-1) vs. (3-4) Boiling Springs (18-4) at Wallenpaupack H.S., 5 p.m.

(12-2) St. Joseph’s Prep (11-6) vs. (1-3) Council Rock South (16-2) at Gettysburg, H.S., 5 p.m.

(3-3) Elco (15-2) vs. (1-4) Sun Valley (17-5) at Bethlehem Freedom H.S., 5 p.m.

First round

Obama Academy/Norwin winner at (7-1) Franklin Regional (17-0), 7 p.m.

Nazareth/Boiling Springs winner at (2-1) Wallenpaupack (18-1), 7 p.m.

(3-2) Chambersburg (15-4) at (1-1) Boyertown (21-2), 7 p.m.

(4-1) Shikellamy (15-5) at (6-1) Central Mountain (13-0), 7 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Prep/Council Rock South winner at (3-1) Gettysburg (19-3), 7 p.m.

(7-2) Connellsville (11-2) at (10-1) DuBois (13-3), 7 p.m.

(1-2) Council Rock North (13-5) at (12-1) La Salle College, 6 p.m.

ELCO/Sun Valley winner vs. (11-1) Bethlehem Catholic (13-0) at Bethlehem Freedom, 7 p.m.

Friday’s schedule

Quarterfinals

7 p.m. at Altoona Field House, Altoona

Saturday’s schedule

Consolation round I

9 a.m.

Semifinals

10:30 a.m.

Finals

5 p.m.

Class 2A

Tuesday’s schedule

Preliminary round

(12-1) Conwell Egan (15-2) vs. (11-2) Northwestern Lehigh (15-2) at Boyertown H.S., 5 p.m.

(6-2) Penns Valley (13-3) vs. (7-4) Quaker Valley (12-6) at Burrell, 5 p.m.

(3-2) Berks Catholic (19-1) vs. (4-3) Montgomery (18-4) at Bethlehem Freedom, 5 p.m.

(10-2) Corry Area (18-2) vs. (7-3) McGuffey (13-5) at Bishop McCort, Johnstown, 5 p.m.

First round

Conwell Egan/Northwestern Lehigh winner vs. (1-1) Faith Christian Academy (10-1) at Boyertown, 7 p.m.

Penns Valley/Quaker Valley winner at (7-1) Burrell (14-1), 6:30 p.m.

(4-2) Hughesville (18-2) at (3-1) Bishop McDevitt (18-0), Harrisburg, 7 p.m.

(9-1) Port Allegany (14-4) at Cathedral Prep (24-1), 6 p.m.

(7-2) Derry Area (15-3) at (5-1) Chestnut Ridge (12-2), 7 p.m.

Berks Catholic/Montgomery winner vs. (11-1) Saucon Valley (18-1) at Bethlehem Freedom, 7 p.m.

(2-1) Honesdale (19-3) at (4-1) Montoursville (22-1), 7 p.m.

Corry/McGuffey winner at Bishop McCort (15-0), Johnstown, 7 p.m.

Friday’s schedule

Quarterfinals

5 p.m. at Altoona Field House, Altoona

Saturday’s schedule

Consolation round I

9 a.m.

Semifinals

10:30 a.m.

Finals

3 p.m.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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