PIAA District IV Wrestling Post-Season Info
Contact Information
Hal Stockdill - Chairman / District Tournament / Girls Regional Director
Cell: (570) 447-4415
stochal@sulcosd.k12.pa.us
Gary Otis - North Section Director
Cell: (570) 637-0552
gotis@wyalusingrams.com
Mike Snyder - Central Section / 2A Regional Director
Cell: (570) 279-6650
msnyder@montasd.org
Jim Zack - Southern Section Director
Cell: (570) 765-0079
jzack07@gmail.com
Sean McCann - 2A District / 3A District / Girls Co-Director
Cell: (570) 220-8024
smccann@wasd.org
Important Dates
Friday, October 20, 2023:
First day for Minimum Wrestling Weight (MWW) Certification.
Friday, November 17, 2023:
1st Day of Practice.
Saturday, November 24, 2023:
1st Scrimmage Date.
Monday, November 27, 2023:
Deadline for inputting team schedules into the OPC Calculator. After this date any subsequent additions or substitutions to a PIAA member senior high school’s complete varsity wrestling schedule must be approved by that school's PIAA District Wrestling Chairman. Last Day for Minimum Wrestling Weight Certification. (late assessments may occur up until January 15)
Thursday, November 30
Appeal deadline date: appeals can be made after 11/30 so long as a wrestler has not participated in a contest.
Friday, December 1, 2023:
1st regular season contest date.
Monday, December 25, 2023:
2lb Weight Allowance.
Saturday, January 27, 2024:
Team Seeding Deadline.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024:
Individual Seeding Deadline.
Friday, February 16, 2024:
MWW Deadline.
Team Wrestling
Class 2A Schedule
2 teams to States (True 2nd)
Pig-Tail Round (17 or more Teams) Monday, January 29, 2024:
- Home team is the higher seed.
- Weigh-ins: 6:00 p.m.
- Wrestling begins: 7:00 p.m.
Round of 16: Wednesday, January 31, 2024:
- Home team is the higher seed.
- Weigh-ins: 6:00 p.m.
- Wrestling begins: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 3, 2024 — Milton HS:
- Weigh-ins: 10:00 a.m.
- Round #1-Quarterfinals: 11:00 a.m.
- Round #2-Semi-Finals & 1st Rd. Cons.: 1:00 p.m.
- Round #3-Consolation Semi-Finals: 3:00 p.m.
- Hall Of Fame: 4:45 p.m.
- Round #4-Consolation & Champ Finals: 5:00 p.m.
- Round #5-True 2nd (if needed) following Finals
Class 3A Schedule
1 team to States
Saturday, February 3, 2024 - Jersey Shore HS
- Weigh-ins: 10:00 a.m.
- Round #1-Quarterfinals: 11:00 a.m.
- Round #2-Semi-Finals: 1:00 p.m.
- Hall Of Fame: 2:45 p.m.
- Round #3-Finals: 3:00 p.m.
Qualification Procedures
2A teams must have at least a .500 record to qualify for the District team tournament. 3A teams: 4 best records or all teams .500 and above.
Teams must declare their intent to either participate or not to participate in the District IV team tournament by email to the District IV wrestling chairman by noon on Friday, January 26, 2024. (Email Hal Stockdill stochal@sulcosd.k12.pa.us or call (570) 447-4415).
Only matches wrestled on or before Saturday, January 27, 2024 will be counted toward seeding.
Seeding Procedures
All seeding will be done by the District IV wrestling chairman on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
Participating teams, 2A and 3A, will be seeded by their won/loss percentage in matches wrestled on or before Saturday, January 27, 2024.
If participating teams have the same won/loss percentage, the higher seed will go to the team who won the dual meet between the two teams involved.
If participating teams have the same won/loss percentage, the higher seed will go to the team with the greater number of victories.
If participating teams have the same won/loss record and did not wrestle each other, the higher seed will be determined by a flip of a coin.
If the number of participating schools is not a power of 2, the highest seeded teams will receive byes in the quarter-final and semi-final rounds as necessary to complete the bracket to a power of 2. (Highest seeded = #1, #2, etc.)
**NOTE** District team championship bouts do count on an individual wrestler's overall record, but DO NOT count toward individual seeding points for sectionals or districts.
PIG-TAIL ROUND: (2A only) - if necessary
If more than sixteen teams participate, a pig-tail round will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. to reduce the field to sixteen teams.
Matches will be wrestled at the higher seeded school. (Higher seeded= #1, #2, etc.)
PRELIMINARY ROUND: (2A only) - if necessary
Matches will be wrestled at the site of the higher seeded team on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM to reduce the field to 8 schools.
If the number of participating schools is not a power of 2, the highest seeded schools will receive byes in the quarter-final round. (Highest seeded= #1, #2, etc.)
2A QUARTERFINAL, CONSOLATION ROUND, CONS, SEMI ROUND & FINALS:
Will be wrestled on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Milton HS
11:00 - 2A Team Quarterfinals (4 mats)
1:00 - 2A Semi-finals, Consolation Quarterfinals (4 mats)
3:00 - 2A Consolation Semi-final (2 mats)
5:00 - 2A Finals and 3rd place (2 mats)
Following finals true 2nd if needed
3A QUARTERFINAL, SEMI-FINALS & FINALS:
Will be wrestled on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Jersey Shore HS
11:00 - 3A Team Quarterfinals (3 mats)
1:00 - 3A Semi-finals (2 mats)
3:00 - 3A Finals (1 mat)
ADVANCEMENT:
For 2024, District IV will advance two (2) 2A teams and one (1) 3A team to the State team championship tournament.
Team States:
February 8-10, 2024: Giant Center Hershey
AA District 4 Champ vs. 10-2 or 7-4.
AA District 4 Runner-up vs District 3-1.
AAA District 4/9 Champ vs District 7-2.
EXPENSES / PROCEDURES: District team wrestling tournament
The responsibility for preparing the site, arranging for sufficient help, security, and medical personnel will rest with the host school for each District team tournament match.
The District IV wrestling committee will issue contracts for officials for the District team tournament.
The wrestling committee will assign a game manager for each match wrestled in the District team tournament.
No Rental Fee will be assessed by host schools in preliminary rounds. District IV will pay for a Game Manager, Site Manager, and the Contest Officials. Host schools are responsible for paying all other workers (including a trainer).
All ticket sales will be done online through Hometown Ticketing. The school administration is responsible for notifying parents and fans how to access tickets. No cash sales at the door. More information regarding online ticket sales is forthcoming. District IV will charge $6 for all tickets (plus additional fees set by Hometown Ticketing).
