2016 PIAA Wrestling Championships – Class AAA Final Results

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, March 13, 2016 | 6:04 AM

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After winning nine state championships a year ago in AAA, eight of which by seniors, a setback could have been expected. But when you are in a district as strong as the WPIAL, it never seems to happen. The WPIAL had another good showing at Hershey to cap its season, as five wrestlers came away with state gold.

A pair of wrestlers were able to win their third PIAA Championship. The first was Franklin Regional’s Spencer Lee at 120 pounds. Lee, who pinned his first three opponents in the tournament in the first period, was able to rack up multiple back points on his way to a 15-0 technical fall in 3:42 to defeat Austin DeSanto of Exeter Township.  For his efforts, Lee was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award and the Most Falls Award for the PIAA tournament.

The other wrestler to win his third title was Latrobe’s Luke Pletcher at 138 pounds. Pletcher was able to pick up a takedown late in the first period that made the difference in a 3-1 win over Evan Fidelibus of Easton. Meanwhile, winning his second PIAA Championship was Penn Trafford’s Cameron Coy at 145 pounds. Coy opened up the match with two quick takedowns to take an early lead, which helped pave the way to a 9-1 major decision win over Brock Wilson of Nazareth.

Two other WPIAL wrestlers were also able to leave Hershey with a gold medal on Saturday. The first was North Allegheny’s Jake Woodley at 182 pounds. He defeated a familiar for to win a state title, as he beat Milton Kobaly of Belle Vernon for a fifth time this season. Woodley capitalized on a five point move in the first period to cruise to an 8-4 win. The other was Jacob Robb of Armstrong at 220 pounds. Robb would have a rematch with Michael McAleavey of Peters Township in the finals, and for Robb the result was similar as he won by fall, this time in 2:22.

The WPIAL did end up falling short in a few finals matches Saturday. Louis Newell of Seneca Valley dropped a 9-3 decision to Tyson Klump of Nazareth. He went down 5-0 early, and the lead proved to be too much to overcome. At 170 pounds, Nino Bonaccorsi of Bethel Park was taken down three times by Michael Labriola of Bethlehem Catholic, which resulted in a 6-4 loss. At 195 pounds, Drew Phipps of Norwin gave up an escape in the second period, and was unable to escape in the third, which led to a 1-0 win for Jake Jakobsen of Stroudsburg.

For a full recap of the PIAA Championships, listen in to Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle, Monday night at 7:00 PM. We will welcome all five WPIAL wrestlers who won a gold medal on the show.

Medal Round Results:

106

1^st – Tyson Klump (Nazareth) dec. Louis Newell (Seneca Valley) 9-3

3^rd – Dalton Rohrbaugh (Spring Grove) dec. Brandon Meredith (Spring Ford) 10-3

5^th – Zach Glenn (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Geo Barzona (Central Mountain) 3-1

7^th – Job Chishko (Penn Trafford) dec. Patrick Gould (ES South) 6-1

 

113

1^st – Julian Chlebove (Northampton) dec. Matt Parker (Pennridge) 3-0

3^rd – Gage Curry (North Hills) dec. Chris Wright (Central Dauphin) 3-0

5^th – Luke Werner (Liberty) dec. Devin Schnupp (Warwick) 10-4

7^th – Jakob Campbell (Boyertown) dec. Vincent Distefanis (Hempfield) 5-3

 

120

1^st – Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) tech. fall Austin DeSanto (Exeter Township) 15-0, 3:42

3^rd – KJ Fenstermacher (Liberty) dec. Hunter Baxter (Pine Richland) 4-3

5^th – Dan Moran (Northampton) dec. Noah Levett (Kiski) 4-2

7^th – Noah Myers (Mifflin County) dec. Jose Morales (Conestoga Valley) 6-5

 

126

1^st – Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Tyshawn White (Central Dauphin) 1-0

3^rd – Cole Manley (Altoona) fall Chandler Olson (Shippensburg) 1:19

5^th – Wade Cummings (Downington East) dec. Chris Eddins (Greensburg Salem) 9-7

7^th – Ethan McCoy (Latrobe) dec. Kordell Rush (Pennridge) 3-0

 

132

1^st – Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Hazelton) 3-0

3^rd – Luke Kemerer (Hempfield) dec. Brett Kulp (Exeter Township) 2-0

5^th – Zach Hartman (Belle Vernon) maj. dec. Zack Trampe (Council Rock South) 16-4

7^th – Seth Koleno (Bald Eagle Area) dec. Ryan Vulakh (North Penn) 4-3

 

138

1^st – Luke Pletcher (Latrobe) dec. Evan Fidelibus (Easton) 3-1

3^rd – Sammy Sasso (Nazareth) fall Colin Cronin (Upper Darby) 2:29

5^th – Shaun Wilson (Waynesburg) dec. Jake Hinkson (North Allegheny) 7-4

7^th – Garrett Kyner (Chambersburg) dec. Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep) 7-4

 

145

1^st – Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford) maj. dec. Brock Wilson (Nazareth) 9-1

3^rd – Dylan Chatterton (Central York) dec. Lucas Martoccio (Council Rock South) 4-2

5^th – Luke Gardner (Pottsville) maj. dec. Kevin Edwards (Avon Grove) 11-3

7^th – Brock Port (Bellefonte) dec. Edmond Ruth (Susquehanna Township) 5-2

 

152

1^st – Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County) maj. dec.  James Saylor (Easton) 13-4

3^rd – Travis Stefanik (Nazareth) fall Derek Verkleeren (Belle Vernon) 4:35

5^th – Jonathan Ross (Northern York) dec. Cole Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) 2-1

7^th – Chase Stephens (Coatesville) dec. Gage Thomas (South Western) 6-0

 

160

1^st – Kaleb Young (Punxsutawney) dec. Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County) 5-3

3^rd – Nick Carr (Abington Heights) dec. Josh Stillings (Pennridge) 6-2

5^th – Bailey Shutt (Lower Dauphin) dec. Jonah Barley (Penn Manor) 4-1

7^th – Hadyn Swartwood (Jersey Shore) dec. Dan Iredale (Conestoga) 6-5

 

170

1^st – Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Nino Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park) 6-4

3^rd – Austin Bell (Belle Vernon) dec. Noah Stewart (Mifflin County) 6-1

5^th – Jake Shaffer (Latrobe) dec. Jared Siegrist (Manheim Central) 4-3

7^th – Steve Rice (Spring Ford) won by forfeit over Jack Zimmerman (Penn Manor) WBF

 

182

1^st – Jake Woodley (North Allegheny) dec. Milton Kobaly (Belle Vernon) 8-4

3^rd – Kyle Gentile (Pennridge) dec. Drew Peck (Chambersburg) 3-2

5^th – Gregg Harvey (Boyertown) won by forfeit over Josh Colello (Cedar Cliff) WBF

7^th – Colin McCracken (Waynesburg) fall Evan Morrill (Lower Dauphin) 0:21

 

195

1^st – Jake Jakobsen (Stroudsburg) dec. Drew Phipps (Norwin) 1-0

3^rd – Anthony Piscopo (LaSalle) dec. Joe Doyle (Council Rock South) 2-1

5^th – Trey Hartsock (Mifflin County) dec. Dylan Harr (Governor Mifflin) 3-0

7^th – Francis Duggan (North Allegheny) dec. Eli Grape (Upper St. Clair) 12-6

 

220

1^st – Jacob Robb (Armstrong) fall Michael McAleavey (Peters Township) 2:22

3^rd – Derek Berberick (Greensburg Salem) dec. Evan Callahan (Freedom) 8-3

5^th – Garrett Zobel (LaSalle) dec. Drew Boob (Selinsgrove) 3-0

7^th – Jesse Enck (Daniel Boone) dec. Gavin Caroff (Quakertown) 5-2 2OT

 

285

1^st – Andrew Gunning (Liberty) dec. Tommy Killoran (Boyertown) 2-1

3^rd – Bruce Graeber (Neshaminy) dec. Niko Camacho (Bethlehem Catholic) 2-1 2OT

5^th – Josh Fye (Bald Eagle Area) dec. Isaac Reid (Kiski) 2-0

7^th – Kawuan DeBoe (Cathedral Prep) dec. Zach Jablonski (Montour) 2-1