Numerous PIAA wrestling qualifiers return in Class AA
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 5:06 PM
Returning PIAA Class AA qualifiers
106: Trent Valovchik, So., Burrell (35-13)
WPIAL champion finished sixth at Southwest Regional and went 1-2 at PIAA tournament.
113: Manny Dovshek, Sr., Bentworth (30-7, 87-30)
WPIAL champion was fourth at Southwest Regional and finished 0-2 at PIAAs.
113: E.J. Wood, Jr., Freedom (70-16, 39-8)
WPIAL runner-up took third at regionals and was 1-2 at PIAA tournament.
113: Bryan Gaul, Jr., Burrell (58-35)
WPIAL third-place finisher was sixth at regionals and was 1-2 at PIAAs.
120: Jeff Pattison, Jr., McGuffey (64-19, 37-12)
WPIAL champion took fourth at regionals and was 0-2 at PIAA tournament.
120: Trent Bechtold, Sr., Burrell (30-17, 78-62)
WPIAL runner-up placed fifth at Southwest Regional and was 2-2 at PIAAs.
120: Jim Gwyer, Jr., Beth-Center (42-36, 29-19)
He finished sixth in WPIAL and Southwest Region and was 0-2 at states.
126: Gavin Teasdale, Sr., Jefferson-Morgan (40-0, 122-0)
He won WPIAL, Southwest Region and PIAA championships for the third time.
126: John Rocco Kazalas, Jr., Quaker Valley (60-22, 31-9)
WPIAL third-place finisher was third in region and fifth in state.
126: Shawn Broadway, Sr., Derry (30-15, 94-42)
He finished sixth in WPIAL, fourth in region and was 1-2 at PIAAs.
132: Tyler Griffiths, Sr., Southmoreland (38-3, 116-16)
WPIAL champ finished third at regionals and second in state.
138: Alex Caldwell, Sr., Ligonier Valley (33-12, 80-36)
He was third in District 6, fourth in region and fifth in state.
138: Theyne Lawrence, So., Frazier (37-6)
WPIAL champion took second at regionals and third in the state.
138: Chase Komara, Sr., Freedom (34-14, 86-38)
WPIAL third-place finisher took sixth at regionals and was 2-2 at PIAAs.
145: Joe Demor, Sr., South Side (15-7, 80-19)
WPIAL third-place finisher was fifth at Southwest Regional and was 0-2 at PIAAs.
152: Robby Patrick, Sr., Ligonier Valley (38-2, 110-14)
District 6 champion won the Southwest Regional title and took second in state.
182: Dominic Fundy. Jr., Beth-Center (75-12, 39-1)
WPIAL and Southwest Regional champion finished second in the PIAA tournament.
182: Dom Deluca, Jr., Derry (68-18, 37-8)
WPIAL third-place finisher took second in region and third in state.
220: Bishop McCoy, Sr., South Side (34-6, 81-31)
WPIAL champion was third in region and fifth in state.
220: Ryan Mauro, Jr., Southmoreland (24-15, 24-15)
He was fifth in the WPIAL and sixth at regionals before going 0-2 at PIAAs.
*Weight classes are from 2016-17 season
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