Bethlehem Catholic & Brookville Win 2016 PIAA Team Wrestling Titles
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 | 12:54 AM
For only the second time in the last nine years and the first time since 2010, a WPIAL team did not bring state gold back from Hershey in the team wrestling playoffs. Bethlehem Catholic won the AAA title after winning four straight AA state championships from 2011 to 2014. District 9 champion Brookville is celebrating their second PIAA state title and first since 1999. The best finish for a WPIAL team was Belle Vernon as the Leopards finished in third place by winning the Class AAA Consolations. Here are ALL of the results from the 2016 PIAA Team Wrestling Playoffs.
2016 PIAA CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 37 – Boyertown Bears 12
PIAA CLASS AAA Consolation Finals:
BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 30 – Nazareth Blue Eagles 28
PIAA CLASS AA Round Four Consolations:
Nazareth Blue Eagles 28 – Central Dauphin Rams 24
BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 36 – KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 26
PIAA CLASS AAA Round Three Consolations:
Central Dauphin Rams 48 – Council Rock South Golden Hawks 16
KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 32 – CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS 22 (MSA)
PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:
Boyertown Bears 38 – Nazareth Blue Eagles 19
Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 33 – BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 30
PIAA CLASS AAA Round Two Consolations:
Council Rock South Golden Hawks 29 – Cumberland Valley Eagles 24
Central Dauphin Rams 50 – Clearfield Bisons 19
CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS 34 – Tunkhannock Tigers 18 (MSA)
KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 35 – Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers 18
PIAA CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:
Nazareth Blue Eagles 33 – KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 32
Boyertown Bears 37 – CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS 20 (MSA)
Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 38 – Central Dauphin Rams 13
BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 46 – Council Rock South Golden Hawks 18
PIAA CLASS AAA Round One Consolations:
Cumberland Valley Eagles 30 – Mifflin County Huskies 24
Clearfield Bisons 39 – Jersey Shore Bulldogs 28
Tunkhannock Tigers 45 – Father Judge Crusaders 22
Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers 44 – Exeter Township Eagles 24
PIAA CLASS AAA First Round:
KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 35 – Cumberland Valley Eagles 31
Nazareth Blue Eagles 31 – Mifflin County Huskies 30
CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS 46 – Jersey Shore Bulldogs 21 (MSA)
Boyertown Bears 61 – Clearfield Bisons 12
Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks 56 – Tunkhannock Tigers 11
Central Dauphin Rams 51 – Father Judge Crusaders 15
Central Rock South Golden Hawks 34 – Erie Cathedral Prep Ramblers 28
BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 57 – Exeter Township Eagles 17
PIAA CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:
KISKI AREA CAVALIERS 64 – CARRICK RAIDERS 11
Nazareth Blue Eagles 42 – Cedar Cliff Colts 27
Central Dauphin Rams 58 – Upper Darby Royals 11
Council Rock South Golden Hawks 60 – Archbishop Wood Vikings 12
Exeter Township Eagles 51 – Downingtown East Cougars 15
2016 PIAA CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Brookville Raiders 33 – Saucon Valley Panthers 24
PIAA CLASS AA Consolation Finals:
Reynolds Raiders 45 – Boiling Springs Bubblers 21
PIAA CLASS AA Round Four Consolations:
Reynolds Raiders 42 – Montoursville Warriors 21
Boiling Springs Bubblers 34 – Chestnut Ridge Lions 26
PIAA CLASS AA Round Three Consolations:
Montoursville Warriors 42 – Southern Columbia Tigers 28
Chestnut Ridge Lions 38 – Greenville Trojans 24
PIAA CLASS AA Semifinals:
Brookville Raiders 29 – Reynolds Raiders 27
Saucon Valley Panthers 42 – Boiling Springs Bubblers 16
PIAA CLASS AA Round Two Consolations:
Montoursville Warriors 39 – Fort LeBoeuf Bison 22
Southern Columbia Tigers 31 – BURRELL BUCCANEERS 23
Chestnut Ridge Lions 42 – Huntingdon Bearcats 20
Greenville Trojans 39 – Wyalusing Valley Rams 31
PIAA CLASS AA Quarterfinals:
Brookville Raiders 34 – Greenville Trojans 22
Reynolds Raiders 45 – Huntingdon Bearcats 18
Boiling Spring Bubblers 39 – BURRELL BUCCANEERS 25
Saucon Valley Panthers 46 – Fort LeBoeuf Bison 21
PIAA CLASS AA Round One Consolations:
Montoursville Warriors 32 – Northern Lebanon Vikings 29
Southern Columbia Tigers 63 – New Hope-Solebury Lions 6
Chestnut Ridge Lions 58 – Lake Lehman Knights 9
Wyalusing Valley Rams 76 – Bishop McDevitt Crusaders 0
PIAA CLASS AA First Round:
Greenville Trojans 39 – Northern Lebanon Vikings 28
Brookville Raiders 34 – Montoursville Warriors 25
Huntingdon Bearcats 70 – New Hope-Solebury Lions 12
Reynolds Raiders 44 – Southern Columbia Tigers 22
Boiling Springs Bubblers 33 – Chestnut Ridge Lions 27
BURRELL BUCCANEERS 46 – Lake Lehman Knights 11
Saucon Valley Panthers 84 – Bishop McDevitt Crusaders 0
Fort LeBoeuf Bison 33 – Wyalusing Valley Rams 29
PIAA CLASS AA Preliminary Round:
Greenville Trojans 42 – FREEDOM BULLDOGS 24
Southern Columbia Tigers 40 – Northwestern Lehigh Tigers 26
Boiling Springs Bubblers 39 – Mount Union Trojans 33
Fort LeBoeuf Bison 47 – SOUTH FAYETTE LIONS 12
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