Eleven Butler County wrestlers advanced to this weekend's WPIAL Class AAA Championships by placing among the top two in their respective weight classes Saturday at the Section 3 tournament at North Allegheny.

Winning section titles were Seneca Valley's Tyler Chappell at 106 pounds, Dylan Chappell at 132 and Alejandro Herrera-Rondon at 152. Herrera-Rondon is undefeated this season.

Butler's Cooper Baxter — who has not lost a match since beginning the season 0-2 — won the section crown at 189 pounds. The Golden Tornado's Jacob Pomykata won the heavyweight title.

Keith Brubach of Mars won the section title at 172.

Finishing second and moving on to the WPIAL tourney were Seneca Valley's Connor Smith at 113 pounds, Liam Volk-Klos at 189 and Sennaca Harvey at heavyweight, Butler's Nick Schaukowitsch at 126 and Nate McMaster at 152.

The WPIAL tourney is Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School.

Melaina DeZort led three Freeport players in double figures, scoring 18 points in a 51-40 victory at Kiski Area.The Yellowjackets led 13-5 after one quarter.FREEPORT 51Melaina DeZort 18, Leah Hartman 15, Ava Soilis 13.KISKI AREA 40Abbie Johns 16.Freeport 13 11 15 12 — 51Kiski Area5 14 10 11 — 40<b>Moniteau 55, Cranberry 19 —</b> Aslyn Pry paced the Warriors with 16 points, 14 rebounds and four assists in this runaway win. Abby Rottman contributed 15 points and six steals.Zoey Hillwig had eight points and seven steals, Catherine Kelly nine points in the win.CRANBERRY 19Ava Ferringer 7, Maddy Bunyak 4, Kendell Findlay 2, Kaia Dean 6. Totals: 9 0-1 19.MONITEAU 55Abby Rottman 15, Aslyn Pry 16, Zoey Hillwig 8, Catherine Kelly 9, Autumn Stewart 2, Camryn Fallen 5. Totals: 21 11-15 55.Cranberry 2 8 5 4 — 19Moniteau12 12 17 14 — 553-point goals: Ferringer; Rottman, Kelly

Cole Charlton scored 11 points, but Freeport dropped a 68-33 decision at Armstrong.The Yellowjackets fell behind 40-14 by halftime and never recovered.FREEPORT 33Dean Furer 2, Ben Lane 7, Gavin Crooney 4, Zach Clark 4, Vinnie Clark 3, Cole Charlton 11, Jason Kijowski 2. Totals: 14 3-10 33.ARMSTRONG 68Dylan Cujas 2, Eli Wiles 9, Cole Brown 5, Isaiah Riggle 3, Adam Hudcok 8, Jack Valasek 6, Haden Brown 2, Cadin Olsen 33. Totals: 27 8-13 68.Freeport 5 9 10 9 — 33Armstrong25 15 14 14 — 683-point goals: V.Clark, Charlton; Riggle, Hudcok, Valasek, Olsen<b>Grove City 62, Slippery Rock 29 —</b> Michael Brooks scored 13 points for Grove City, which had 10 players dot the scoresheet. Ethan Plesakov netted a game-high 15 points for the Rockets.SLIPPERY ROCK 29Alex Duffalo 2, John Sabo 3, Ethan Plesakov 15, Jacob Wolak 1, Maddox Allen 1, Sam Schwartz 4, Elam Pyle 3. Totals: 9 9-17 29.GROVE CITY 62Isaac Criss 2, Dylan Stukll 10, Gavin Lutz 7, Luke Hostetler 6, Sam Norris 5, Josh Dreves 4, Michael Brooks 13, Ben Knouse 7, Kamden Martin 4, Anthony Pereira 4. Totals: 23 8-11 62.Slippery Rock 6 5 9 9 — 29Grove City17 11 25 9 — 623-point goals: Plesakov, Pyle; Stull 2, Lutz 2, Hostetler 2, Norris, Brooks