Canon-McMillan wins WPIAL Junior High title; Latrobe has 4 champions

By: Paul Schofield
Monday, February 18, 2019 | 10:45 PM

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Canon-McMillan took home the team title at the 2019 WPIAL Junior High championships Saturday at Norwin, but the Latrobe Black team had the most individual champions with four.

The two-day event had 55 schools and more than 620 wrestlers competing for the 18 titles.

Canon-McMillan finished with 277.5 points and 13 medalists, including two champions — Andrew Binni (82 pounds) and Matt Furman (157).

The Latrobe Black team was second with 235.5 points and eight placewinners. But the Wildcats had four champions — Vincent Kilkeary (87), Nate Roth (112), Corey Boerio (167) and Tyler Lynch (187).

Connellsville edged Seneca Valley, 209-208, for third place, and North Allegheny finished fifth with 180 points.

The little Falcons had four finalists, including champion Gabe Ruggieri (107). Connellsville had nine placewinners.

The other champions were: Beth-Center’s Tyler Berish (132); Burrell’s Damian Barr (147); Charleroi’s Chris Vargo (92); Frazier’s Rune Lawrence (140); McKeesport’s Dale Morhring (252); North Allegheny’s Nick Gorman (97) and Nathan Monteparte (117); North Hills’ Giavonie Schipani (77); Trinity’s Ty Banco (212); and Waynesburg’s Max Church (102) and Rocco Welsh (124).

Results

WPIAL Junior High championships

77 pounds

1st: Giavonie Schipani, North Hills d. Connor Smith, Seneca Valley, 4-2.

3rd: Jonny Baiano, South Fayette p. Sam Snyder, Plum, 1:39.

5th: Casey Walker, North Allegheny d. Tanner Mizenko, Canon McMillan, 3-0.

7th Joseph Longhi, Mt. Pleasant D. Ashton Malley, Hempfield, 3-1.

82 pounds

1st: Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan d. Jacob Layton, Connellsville, 9-3.

3rd: Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley p. Kelley Schaukowitsch, Butler, 2:56.

5th: Jacob Braun, Latrobe Black d. Christian Guido, Kiski Area, 6-0.

7th: Carson Handra, Norwin inj. def. Noah Stein, Upper St. Clair, 2:14.

87 pounds

1st: Vincent Kilkeary, Latrobe Black p. Gregory Shaulis, Mt. Pleasant, 4:21.

3rd: Mason Kernan, Bethel Park d. Hayden Coy, Penn Trafford, 9-2.

5th: Ryder Joseph, Canon-McMillan d. Owen Klodowski, Baldwin, 3-0.

7th: Lane Whitmer, Trinity p. Justin Bass, Franklin Regional, :45.

92 pounds

1st: Chris Vargo, Charleroi d. Nick Jones, West Allegheny, 3-0.

3rd: Anthony Ferraro, Aquanis Academy d. Jameson Poklembo, Mt. Pleasant, 3-2.

5th: Logan Richey, Quaker Valley d. Davis Stepp, Beth Center, 1-0.

7th: Niko Ferra, Burrell major dec. Dom Colaizzi, Franklin Regional, 10-1.

97 pounds

1st: Nick Gorman, North Allegheny d. Blake Reihner, Trinity, 3-1 (SV).

3rd: James Anderson, South Fayette d. Austin Hoffman, Belle Vernon, 5-0.

5th: Colton Kotouch, McKeesport d. Colby Pauley, Waynesburg, 8-3.

7th: Lucas Dantry, Canon-McMillan d. Rylan Keslar, Connellsville, 8-4.

102 pounds

1st: Mac Church, Waynesburg t.f. Geno Calgaro, Canon McMillan, 16-0 (2:21).

3rd: Nathan Campbell, Norwin d. Brady Poole, Mt. Pleasant, 2-0.

5th: Caleek Forbes, Penn Hills major dec. Benny Linderman, Burrell, 11-0.

7th: Ty Shields, Upper St. Clair d. Damon Michaels, Elizabeth Forward, 2-0.

107 pounds

1st: Gabe Ruggieri, Connellsville d. Max Jackman, Seneca Valley, 9-2.

3rd: Ryan Klingensmith, Kiski Area d. Nate Jones, Waynesburg, 4-3.

5th: Gabe Conboy, Norwin p. Boaz Chishko, Penn Trafford, 1:44.

7th: Justin Patton, Elizabeth Forward p. Chris Cibrone, Baldwin, 1:32.

112 pounds

1st: Nate Roth, Latrobe Black d. Dylan Evans, Chartiers Valley, 10-6.

3rd: Nico Taddy, West Allegheny d. Charlie Mesich, Hempfield, 7-0.

5th: Brandon Dami, Canon-McMillan d. Evan Vetter, Seneca Valley, 7-1.

7th: Daniel Huffman, Waynesburg d. Matt Schultheis, Freedom, 10-8.

117 pounds

1st: Nathan Monteparte, North Allegheny d. Lucas Kapusta, Hempfield, 3-1 (SV).

3rd: Hunter Claycomb, Connellsville d. Broxon Dean, Canon McMillan, 5-2.

5th: Buddy Young, Latrobe Black p. Caleb Higdon, McKeesport, 0:51.

7th: Brody Evans, Waynesburg p. Rocco Darocy, Mars, 1:44.

124 pounds

1st: Rocco Welsh, Waynesburg d. Bodie Morgan, Trinity, 12-6.

3rd: Mark Gray, Kiski Area p. Tyler Soule, Canon McMillan, 2:51.

5th: Zach Bigam, Connellsville d. Conor Johnson, Latrobe Black, 7-2.

7th: Caiden Brock, Elizabeth Forward d. Peter Chacon, Montour, 4-0.

132 pounds

1st: Tyler Berish, Beth Center d. Daniel Williams, West Allegheny, 6-1.

3rd: Ben Cedar, Upper St. Clair d. Gianmarco Ramos, Canon-McMillan, 3-0.

5th: AJ Rohan, North Allegheny inj. def. Andrew Gonzales, Trinity, 0:00.

7th: Nathan Stone, Franklin Regional d. Chad Jesko, Connellsville, 6-0.

140 pounds

1st: Rune Lawrence, Frazier p. Ethan Ansell, Connellsville, 2:52.

3rd: Gabriel Stafford, Canon-McMillan p. Wyatt Schmucker, Latrobe Black, 0:43.

5th: Jacob Lukez, Pine-Richland d. Travis Hall, Franklin Regional, 7-5 (SV).

7th: Cade Savochka, Butler d. Andrew Classen, Plum, 2-0.

147 pounds

1st: Damian Barr, Burrell p. Ethan Connor, Kiski Area, 1:25.

3rd: Marshall Adamson, Seneca Valley d. Eli Makel, Waynesburg, 5-2.

5th: Andy Graham, Thomas Jefferson p. Eric Donnelly, McGuffey, 1:50.

7th: Addison Miller, Canon-McMillan p. Evan Letky, North Hills, 1:31.

157 pounds

1st: Matthew Furman, Canon-McMillan p. George Shultz, Connellsville, 3:36.

3rd: TJ Border, Seneca Valley p. Eli Binakonsky, Hempfield, 2:52.

5th: Adam Hall, Penn-Trafford inj. def. Frank Macioce, Plum, 0:00.

7th: Nick King, Pine-Richland p. Jack Kramer, Mt. Pleasant, 1:22.

167 pounds

1st: Corey Boerio, Latrobe Black p. Caden Matthews, Seneca Valley, :46.

3rd: Nick Curci, Apollo-Ridge d. Aiden Buggey, North Allegheny, 8-3.

5th: Layne Thomas, Canon-McMillan d. Maguire Brady, Butler, 4-2.

7th: Dylan Slahtavsky, Burrell major dec. Anthony Barle, Norwin, 8-0.

187 pounds

1st: Tyler Lynch, Latrobe Black d. Ryan Hamer, Belle Vernon, 6-3.

3rd: Cameron Fries, North Allegheny p. Coby Stepanik, Hempfield, 2:39.

5th: Tyler Yurich, Seneca Valley d. Michael Lancaster, Connellsville, 6-1.

7th: Brandyn Parcell, Norwin d. Jacob Maola, Elizabeth Forward, 1-0.

212 pounds

1st: Ty Banco, Trinity p. John Metzger, Hempfield, 0:30.

3rd: Luke Rumpler, North Allegheny d. Joseph Enick, Penn-Trafford, 6-1.

5th: Donavin Harbison, Kiski Area p. Mark Durbin, Waynesburg, 1:59.

7th: Christian McChesney, Greensburg Salem d. Tyler Soldati, Butler, 5-4.

252 pounds

1st: Dale Moehring, McKeesport p. Nick Murphy, Elizabeth Forward, 2:51.

3rd: Wyatt Horne, Trinity d. Greg Schultz, Butler, 7-6.

5th: Garrett Fryar, Kiski Area p. Zach Wentroble, Hempfield, 0:28

7th: Zach Hartung, Shaler p. Aidan Buck, North Hills, 0:39.

Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.

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