“Big B” got an “A” this postseason.

North Allegheny senior heavyweight Bradyn McConneha won sectional and regional titles and reached the PIAA Class 3A wrestling championship match — the first Tiger to advance that far in nearly a decade — to cap a stellar season.

The 6-foot, 260-pound McConneha, called “Big B” by his coaches, finished with a 42-4 record and received an invitation to represent the WPIAL all-stars against the Oklahoma all-stars in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic undercard March 28 at Peters Township.

“It was a great season, honestly,” McConneha said. “It was unbelievable. I’m in shock because I did what I wanted to do.”

McConneha, who hadn’t placed in two previous trips to states, was pinned in 29 seconds by two-time state champion Dean Bechtold (28-0) of Owen J. Roberts in the finals March 7 at Hershey. But the quick-pin loss to the nation’s No. 4-ranked 285-pounder didn’t take the luster off an unlikely march to the PIAA silver medal.

“I was on cloud nine that whole night,” said McConneha, who went 104-31 for his career. “I was a finalist in the best wrestling state in the country. I was just in awe. It was an amazing experience. I just took everything in in that moment.”

McConneha reached the finals with a 4-2 decision over previously undefeated Shikellamy senior Brody Rebuck (43-1) in the semifinals. McConneha scored a takedown midway through the third period to break a 1-1 tie.

“He took a bad shot, and I capitalized on it,” McConneha said. “With 30 seconds left, he got in on another shot, and I blocked that. I was running around the circle (after the match). I was so happy. I hit a quick flex and screamed. In the video, you can hear my mom and my dad screaming, and they are all the way up top. It was awesome.”

McConneha became the first NA wrestler to reach the state finals since Jake Woodley won back-to-back titles in 2016-17 and the first NA heavyweight to reach the PIAA finals since Tom Parks won it all in ‘02.

“Bradyn came out there and handled him,” assistant coach Eric Cassidy said. “Bradyn was physical. He wrestled smart, and it showed. That was the finest I’ve seen him wrestle in his career. He was determined. This was his season.”

McConneha won regular-season titles at Chartiers-Houston, Bethlehem and the Allegheny County Championships leading up to the postseason. He opened his late surge by winning his first North Sectional crown. Then, after falling to West Allegheny senior Cam Danna, 5-2, in overtime in the WPIAL 285-pound finals, McConneha avenged the defeat one week later with a 4-1 OT win against Danna at the PIAA Class 3A West Region. McConneha won three of his four regional matches in overtime, including a 4-1 decision over Canon-McMillan junior Dakota Carmona for his 100th career victory.

NA seniors Griffin Reid (37-4 at 152) and Gus Stedeford (28-14 at 133) also recorded their 100th career victories this season.

McConneha went 13-2 during his long postseason journey to Hershey despite being under the weather most of the time.

“I’ve been really sick the whole postseason,” he said. “I’ve been a little weakened, and my body has been aching. … I was never 100% until states.”

McConneha, who committed to Division I Appalachian State in November, said he will never forget the excitement of reaching the state finals and the pomp of the Parade of Champions.

“It was a lot of emotions for everybody,” he said. “I was up for the battle this weekend, and I went out there and proved myself.”