Top-seeded Bald Eagle Area set to face Bellefonte in District 6 championships

Bald Eagle Area wrestling is the No. 1 seed in the District 6 Class AAA Team Dual championships — and the Eagles will take on a Centre County foe in the semifinals.

BEA (13-0) faces No. 4 Bellefonte (9-4) on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Tyrone High School. It is tenatively set to begin at 2 p.m.

The winner will immediately take on the winner of No. 2 Central Mountain and No. 3 Mifflin County for a spot in the PIAA state tournament on the line. The state championships take place Feb. 8-10 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

The Eagles and Red Raiders squared off before. BEA edged Bellefonte 42-35 on Jan. 4.

Since then, the Eagles have won four team duals by a combined margin of 211-76. Meanwhile, Bellefonte has logged consecutive victories over Penns Valley, Clearfield and Central.

BEA wrestles in the Ultimate Warrior Tournament this weekend, while Bellefonte travels to Central Mountain on Monday.

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 9:03 PM with the headline "Top-seeded Bald Eagle Area set to face Bellefonte in District 6 championships."