Derry’s Gulibon Highlights 2012 WPIAL AA Individual Wrestling Championships

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, February 25, 2012 | 11:23 PM

Saturday was an historic night at Chartiers Valley High School at the AA WPIAL Championships. That was because Derry senior Jimmy Gulibon joined an elite club, becoming the 22nd wrestler in WPIAL history to win 4 WPIAL Championships. 

He did it by packaging several takedowns together to knock off Keystone Oaks junior Nick Zanetta 11-4 at 126 pounds. “I felt I could of done a lot more on my feet, scored a little bit more, but Zanetta wrestled a great match”, said Gulibon. “I ended up doing what I needed to do and winning.” Gulibon becomes the second Derry wrestler to join the club, as Troy Dolan won his 4th WPIAL Championship in 2007.

Three other WPIAL wrestlers were looking to repeat and succeeded. Sophomore Jason Nolf of Kittanning won at 113 pounds, winning by a major decision over sophomore John Demaske of Jefferson Morgan 16-2 to remain undefeated in his career at 80-0. Junior Dakota DesLauriers of Burrell defended his crown at 182 pounds, winning by fall at 3:45 over sophomore Terrell Fields of Valley to complete a tournament that included 3 pins to a title for DesLauriers. At 195 pounds, Southmoreland senior Jordan Kitta also won back to back WPIAL Championships, winning for a second week in a row 4-2 over Mapletown senior Kyle Gray.

Overall there were 12 total schools with WPIAL Champions with only Charleroi and Forth Cherry with 2 champions each. Listen in to Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle on Monday at 7:00 PM for a full recap of the tournament and to hear Derry senior Jimmy Gulibon talk about winning his fourth WPIAL Championship.

Championship Finals:

106 Pat Dewitt, Valley dec. Austin Griffiths, Southmoreland, 1-0 UTB

113 Jason Nolf, Kittanning maj. dec. John Demaske, Jefferson-Morgan, 16-2

120 Nate Reckner, South Side Beaver dec. Brett Beltz, Keystone Oaks, 8-3

126 Jimmy Gullibon, Derry dec. Nick Zanetta, Keystone Oaks, 11-4

132 Josh Kwasny, Charleroi dec. Steven Edwards, Burrell, 3-2

138 Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi fall David Dedola, South Side Beaver, 3:23

145 Tanner Sutton, Chartiers-Houston dec. Boe Bonzo, Freedom, 4-2

152 Jared Walker, South Fayette dec. Troy Braddock, Blackhawk, 1-0

160 Francis Mizia, Bentworth fall Mike Fetchet, South Fayette, 0:47

170 Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan dec. Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston, 5-2

182 Dakota DesLauriers, Burrell fall Terrell Fields, Valley, 3:45

195 Jordan Kitta, Southmoreland dec. Kyle Gray, Mapletown, 4-2

220 Greg Kumer, Ft. Cherry fall Jonah Long, Mt. Pleasant, 0:48

285 Corey Garry, Ft. Cherry dec. Nate Grandelis, Chariters-Houston, 2-1 2OT
 

Third Place Consolations:

106 Brendan Howard, Jefferson-Morgan dec. Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown, 4-3
113 Zach Swarrow, Beth-Center fall Seth Carr, South Fayette, 1:59
120 Jason Miller, Jefferson-Morgan fall Darion Trimmer, Avonworth, 2:29
126 Aaron Toth, Charleroi dec. Vince Vahaly, Bentworth, 1-0
132 Shane Gentry, South Side dec. Ryan Zalar, Jefferson-Morgan, 1-0
138 Phillip Marra, Burrell fall Nick Kusich, Avella, 1:28
145 Taylor Wentzel, South Park dec. Grant Fetchet, South Fayette. 4-3
152 Kevin Best, Burrell maj. dec. Connor Payne, South Side, 12-1
160 Wade Durbin, West Greene dec. Brandon Lesko, Jefferson-Morgan, 1-0
170 Derrick Beattie, Burrell dec. Eli Holt, Mt. Pleasant, 8-2
182 Zeke Stroupe, Freedom fall Dakota Datz, Southmoreland, 2:57
195 Jacob Temple, Avella dec. Allan Cratsenberg, Highlands, 7-5
220 Cody Jacobs, West Greene fall Jake Fordyce, Bentwort, 2:59
285 Kyre Strickland, Valley dec. Kenyatta McCloud, Summit Academy, 2-1 UTB

Fifth Place Consolations:

106 Richie McGinnis, Chartiers-Houston fall Cody Charles, Yough, 0:59
113 Josiah Hughes, Valley maj. dec. Matt Vickless, Bentworth, 10-2
120 Trevor Wood, Bentworth def. Nate Robb, Kittanning
126 Wade Blackmon, West Greene fall Shane Black, Jefferson-Morgan, 2:32
132 Ryan Abbott, Burgettstown dec. Christian Emminger, Kittanning, 8-3
138 Ethan Charlesworth, Mt. Pleasant dec. Tyler Minarchin, South Allegheny, 3-1
145 Taylor Jack, Kittanning fall Matt Johnston, West Greene, 4:52
152 Cole Murtha, Mt. Pleasant dec. Kurt Struwe, Beaver, 9-8
160 Matt Abbott, Burgettstown dec. Aidan Talorico, Beaver, 7-1
170 Zac Croyle, Kittanning fall Zach Simonelli, Avella, 0:46
182 Joe Phillips, Jefferson-Morgan fall Joey Congie, Chartiers-Houston, 1:49
195 Seth Hitchens, South Allegheny fall Dylan Shultz-Terling, Chartiers-Houston, 3:26
220 Kyle Givens, Summit Academy dec. Thomas Sever, Yough, 6-2
285 Nik Sappie, Carlynton dec. Christian Williams, Yough, 3-1

Seventh Place Consolations:

106 Jake Rothka, Bentworth fall Kevin Chaussard, South Fayette, 3:51
113 Teddy Charletta, Yough fall Miguel Morales, South Allegheny, 2:41
120 Kendric Moore, Highlands fall Jake Braddock, Blackhawk, 3:32
126 Omar Boozer, Summit Academy maj. dec. Derek Bowser, Kittanning, 14-3
132 Jason Stay, Beth-Center dec. Pete Provenzano, Chartiers-Houston, 9-2
138 George Rogers, Washington dec. Joey Pershina, Ft. Cherry, 7-4
145 John Nice, Summit Academy dec. Corey Faleroni, Burrell, 6-3
152 Marcus Davenport, Valley def. Cody Weinell, Derry
160 Dylan Clark, Valley dec. Joey Luisi, Chartiers-Houston, 5-2
170 Jack Previte, South Fayette fall Lucas Richardson, Yough, 2:47
182 Justin Tkach, Ft. Cherry dec. Toby Schreckengost, Kittanning, 8-7
195 Tyler Cousins, Freedom fall Ed Heinle, Beaver, 3:21
220 Zach Holmes, Beth-Center dec. Cory Klems, Burrell, 3-2 2OT
285 Jake Barker, Bentworth dec. Brian Rush, Jefferson-Morgan, 2-1