The WPIAL released its team wrestling brackets on Thursday, and several Westmoreland County teams earned premium seeds. In Class 3A, Franklin Regional garnered the No. 2 seed, while defending champion Burrell and Derry Area were seeded No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the Class 2A field.

The Panthers captured the Section 9 title with a mark of 4-0, and FR has been unblemished in 13 matches. As a result, FR will host the winner of Moon Area and Peters Township on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Kiski Area (13-4, 4-0), which claimed the Section 5 title, was seeded No. 8 and will battle Greater Latrobe, the No. 9 seed, as Connellsville Area High School on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Wildcats (5-4, 2-1) came in second in Section 8. Moreover, Norwin received the fifth seed after the Knights (12-1, 3-1) finished as runners-up behind the Panthers in Section 9. As a result, Norwin will battle No. 12 Canon-McMillan at Bethel Park High School on Wednesday at 6 p.m. A pair of county teams also earned preliminary-round matchups, as Belle Vernon Area (3-2, 2-2) will battle Butler Area, while Penn-Trafford (7-8, 2-2) will square off against North Hills, with both matches occurring at North Hills High School on Monday.

In Class 2A, the Buccaneers claimed the Section 9 title with a mark of 4-0, and Burrell is 10-1 overall on the season. As a result, the Bucs will host the winner of Greensburg Salem at Knoch on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Golden Lions will be on their home mat against the Knights on Monday at 7:15 in the preliminary round. Additionally, the Trojans (15-2, 3-0) took first place in Section 8, and as a result, DA will host the winner of Bentworth and Avella on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Southmoreland (7-6, 4-0), which topped the standings in Section 7, received the No. 8 seed and will battle ninth-seeded Jefferson-Morgan at Burrell on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

The Class 3A and 2A semifinals and championships will both be held on Feb. 1 at Peters Township’s AHN Arena.