WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday
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Friday, January 18, 2019 | 5:24 PM
The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles.
The top two teams in each subsection, which have already qualified for the WPIAL team tournament, will square off with the first-place team from subsection A meeting the second-place team from subsection B and vice versa.
The winners will meet for the section title and the losers for third place.
The two third-place teams in each subsection will battle for fifth place and a spot in the team tournament. Those matches begin at 7 p.m.
Action begins at 6 p.m. at the following sites: Section 1-AAA at Kiski Area; Section 2-AAA at Thomas Jefferson; Section 3-AAA at Seneca Valley; Section 4-AAA at Canon-McMillan; Section 1-AA at Burgettstown; Section 2-AA at Freedom and Section 3-AA at Burrell.
The WPIAL preliminary round in Class AAA will begin Jan. 28. The first round and quarterfinals are Jan. 30.
Wednesday’s schedule is below:
Class AAA
Section 1
Semifinals
At Kiski Area
Kiski Area (9-0) vs. Greensburg Salem (6-2), 6 p.m.; Hempfield (11-1) vs. Norwin (8-2), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Latrobe (4-2) at Franklin Regional (3-2), 7 p.m.
Section 2
Semifinals
At Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (13-0) vs. Peters Township (5-1), 6 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (9-2) vs. Connellsville (8-4), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Upper St. Clair (6-4) at West Mifflin (3-2), 7 p.m.
Section 3
Semifinals
At Seneca Valley
Seneca Valley (6-2) vs. Hampton (7-3), 6 p.m.; North Allegheny (9-1) vs. Butler (9-2), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Armstrong (3-2) at Indiana (5-2), 7 p.m.
Section 4
Semifinals
At Canon-McMillan
Canon-McMillan (5-2) vs. Trinity (3-1), 6 p.m.; Waynesburg (12-0) vs. South Fayette (7-4), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Chartiers Valley (3-2) at West Allegheny (2-2), 7 p.m.
Class AA
Section 1
Semifinals
At Burgettstown
Burgettstown (5-0) vs. McGuffey (10-6), 6 p.m.; Beth-Center (9-3) vs. Washington (3-3), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Bentworth (3-2) at South Park (2-2), 7 p.m.
Section 2
Semifinals
At Freedom
Freedom (5-1) vs. Quaker Valley (10-5), 6 p.m.; Keystone Oaks (9-1) vs. Laurel (7-4), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Hopewell (5-2) at Beaver (3-2), 7 p.m.
Section 3
Semifinals
At Burrell
Burrell (5-2) vs. Elizabeth Forward (4-1), 6 p.m.; Derry (9-3) vs. Valley (7-2), 6 p.m.
Fifth-place match
Southmoreland (7-2) at Highlands (7-8), 7 p.m.
Paul Schofield is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Paul at pschofield@tribweb.com or via Twitter @Schofield_Trib.
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