PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships – Day One
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Friday, March 9, 2012 | 12:14 AM
A remarkable forty of the WPIAL’s forty-two Class AAA wrestlers survived the first day of wrestling and will again be in action Friday afternoon at the 2012 PIAA Wrestling Championships at the GIANT Center in Hershey. With three WPIAL wrestlers entered in each of the fourteen weight classes in the Class AAA brackets, twenty-seven won first round bouts Thursday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals. Thirteen of the fifteen wrestlers losing in the first round turned around and won their first round consolation matches to remain alive in the tournament.
The WPIAL was perfect in five weight classes, advancing all three of its AAA wrestlers at 106, 126, 160, 182 and 285 pounds. Only the 220-pound bracket saw all three wrestlers drop their first round match. But Pine-Richland’s Ben Balish, Canon-McMillan’s Alex Campbell, and Greensburg Salem’s Tanner Hahn all bounced back to win their first round consolation bouts.
All four of the WPIAL’s Class AAA undefeated wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals. Franklin Regional’s Michael Kemerer (37-0) pinned Pleasant Valley’s Kenny Yanovich at 4:46 in a 106-pound match. At 120, Canon-McMillan’s Conner Schram (23-0), looking for his second state title, scored a 13-3 major decision over East Stroudsburg South’s Colby Ems. Schram’s teammate Cody Weircioch (43-0) also won by major decision, 11-3, over Owen J. Roberts’ Gordon Bolig at 170 pounds. And Pittsburgh Central Catholic senior Perry Hills (32-0), a University of Maryland football recruit, began the final weekend of his wrestling career with a 14-2 major decision over Lampeter-Strasburg’s Jeff Pickel at 195 pounds.
Other highly regarded WPIAL Class AAA wrestlers advancing to the quarterfinals included Upper St. Clair’s Mackenzie McGuire (132), Canon-McMillan’s Solomon Chishko (138), Latrobe’s Zack Zavatsky (160), Kiski Area’s Matt McCutcheon (182), and Canon-McMillan’s Cody Klempay (285).
One of the more surprising losses of the day came when the WPIAL’s 113-pound WPIAL champion, Sam Krivus (41-4), an outstanding freshman from Hempfield ranked #2 in the state, dropped a 3-1 overtime loss to Middletown’s Zach Ulerick in the first round. Krivus then struggled to a 3-2 first round consolation victory over Garnet Valley’s Michael Marino.
There are quite a few interesting quarterfinal bouts involving WPIAL wrestlers on Friday. Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Vincenzo Joseph will take on Parkland’s Ethan Lizak, ranked #1 and a returning state runner-up, at 106 pounds. Joseph’s teammate, Tyler Manion, draws a tough assignment as the 152-pound WPIAL champion will face Central Dauphin’s top-ranked Garrett Peppelman. In an excellent 120-pound match-up, Franklin Regional’s Tyler Smith, ranked #3, will battle Pittsburgh City League champion and University Of Pittsburgh recruit Godwyn Nyama, ranked #2 in Pennsylvania.
And if it’s rematches you like, here’s a pair of them you’ll probably love. In a 126-pound gem, Canon-McMillan’s Colt Shorts will attempt to avenge a 5-4 loss to Central Dauphin’s Tyson Dippery. The two combatants met in the Big Macs’ classic 28-25 semifinal win over the Rams in the state team duals. At 182 pounds, it will be a rubber match between McDowell’s Khlique Harris and North Allegheny’s Jarred Lux. The two are ranked right behind McCutcheon in this weight class and split two very close decisions earlier this season.
Canon-McMillan leads the team scoring race with 23 points, followed by Central Dauphin with 14 points. Franklin Regional is tied for third place with Parkland with ten points. Pittsburgh Central Catholic rounds out the top five with 9.5 points.
Class AAA quarterfinal bouts will begin at 1:30pm on Friday, followed by the second round of consolation matches. Class AAA will again have only one session of wrestling on Friday.
Listen to all the wrestling action from Hershey all day on Friday, LIVE, here at the MSA Sports Network!
CLASS AAA TEAM SCORING
1. Canon-McMillan 24, 2. Central Dauphin 14, 3. (tie) Franklin Regional & Parkland 10, 5. Central Catholic 9.5, 6. (tie) Chambersburg, Nazareth & Norristown 9, 9. (tie) Bellefonte, Bethlehem Liberty, Erie McDowell, Mechanicsburg & Solanco 8.
CLASS AAA FIRST ROUND RESULTS
106 Pounds – Michael Kemerer, Franklin Regional pinned Kenny Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, 4:46; Jim Long, West Chester Henderson tech. fall Logan Feeser, South Western, 16-0, 4:29; Tyrone Klump, Nazareth dec. Mike Kauffman, State College, 7-6; Scott Parker, Pennridge dec. Nick Shields, Dallastown, 6-0; Dom Forys, North Allegheny dec. Jake Gromacki, Erie Cathedral Prep, 7-5 OT; Zach Fuentes, Norristown major dec. Zach Elvin, Central Dauphin, 10-1; Vincenzo Joseph, Central Catholic tech. fall Damian Huff, Hollidaysburg, 16-1, 5:31; Ethan Lizak, Parkland dec. Dan Martoccio, Council Rock South, 10-4.
113 – Billy Rappo, Council Rock South tech. fall John Ciotti, Erie Cathedral Prep, 19-3, 4:42; Tanner Shoap, Chambersburg dec. Zach Valley, Northampton, 3-1; Sean Bianco, Pleasant Valley dec. Derek Gulotta, Owen J. Roberts, 8-2; Dalton Macri, Canon-McMillan major dec. Joel Bowers, Punxsutawney, 15-5; Zach Ulerick, Middletown dec. Sam Krivus, Hempfield, 3-1 OT; Guesseppe Rea, Stroudsburg dec. Michael Marino, Garnet Valley, 3-2; Jason Bing, Pennsbury pinned Anthony Vizza, DuBois, 4:57; Matt Grossmann, Manheim Township dec. Blake Caudill, Butler, 6-4.
120 – Cortlandt Schuyler, Manheim Township dec. Christian Stone, Clearfield, 4-2; Grimaldi Gonzalez, Liberty by forfeit over Colton Veit, Souderton; Connor Schram, Canon-McMillan major dec. Colby Ems, East Stroudsburg South, 13-3; Thomas Traxler, Bellefonte pinned Anthony DiEmidio, Pennsbury, 4:56; Cory McQuiston, West Chester Rustin pinned Tyler Walker, North Hills, 1:15; Chase Zemanak, Nazareth dec. Wyatt Keck, Big Spring, 4-0; Godwin Nyama, Brashear major dec. Tommy Stokes, Bensalem. 17-5; Tyler Smith, Franklin Regional dec. Bryce Killian, Middletown, 2-1.
126 – Dustin Rook, Big Spring dec. T.J. Brandt, Altoona, 10-4; Corey Keener, Blue Mountain major dec. Dylan Stephenino, Upper Perkiomen, 21-8; Derrick Evanovich, Peters Township pinned Lucas Besch, Mifflin County, 2:50; Patrick Duggan, Cumberland Valley dec. Evan Harkins, West Chester Rustin, 5-3; Josh Maruca, Franklin Regional dec. Josh DiSanto, Pennsbury, 10-9; Michael Dahlstrom, Pleasant Valley dec. Nick Gibson, Erie McDowell, 8-3; Tyson Dippery, Central Dauphin dec. C.J. Palmer, Delaware Valley, 2-0; Colt Shorts, Canon-McMillan dec. Tyler Clapp, Strath Haven, 4-1.
132 – Malcolm Harris, Johnstown dec. Wolfgang McStravick, Upper Perkiomen, 9-3; Shyheim Brown, Central Dauphin tech. fall Robert Rizzolino, Easton, 16-0, 2:59 Devon Lolito, Liberty pinned Daniel Yori, Erie Cathedral Prep, 2:12; Joe Galasso, Father Judge dec. Josh Shields, Franklin Regional, 5-2; Mackenzie McGuire, Upper St. Clair dec. Steve Quinn, West Chester Rustin 4-1; Max Good, Cedar Cliff dec. Ean Disilvio, Allderdice, 9-4; John Dutrow, Council Rock North dec. Daniel King, Susquehanna Township, 3-1 OT; Ethan Kenney, Connellsville dec. DeMarquis Holley, Allentown Dieruff, 3-1.
138 – Solomon Chishko, Canon-McMillan major dec. Matt Neff, Shikellamy, 12-1; Matt Cimato, LaSalle College major dec. Joey Miller, Central Mountain, 11-2; Steve Spearman, Erie McDowell major dec. Mikey Springer, Norristown, 13-4; Nick Varndell, Central Dauphin dec. Josh Ortman, Parkland, 4-2; Chris Vassar, Cedar Cliff major dec. Adam Moser, Owen J. Roberts, 15-3; Tanner Wiltrout, Connellsville dec. Tim Wheeling, General McLane, 4-1; Jason Stephen, Northampton dec. Cole Landowski, Kiski Area, 3-1 Zach Ross, Northern York major dec. Wayne Armstrong, Interboro, 18-10;
145 – Raymond Nicosia, Pocono Mountain East dec. Leo Wortman, Bellefonte, 8-5; Brandon Arnsberger, Octorara dec. Austin Rose, Central Dauphin, 6-2; Garett Hammond, Chambersburg major dec. Jason Dombrosky, Spring Ford, 13-2; Kyle Hankinson, Crestwood dec. Dario Dobbin, Canon-McMillan, 3-1 OT; Mitchell Minotti, Easton dec. Ty Lydic, Latrobe, 7-2; Andrew Kinney, Owen J. Roberts dec. Tom Sleigh, DuBois, 6-0; Heath Coles, Norwin dec. Logan Walstrom, Philipsburg Osceola, 5-4; T.C. Warner, Cumberland Valley dec. Justin Staudenmayer, Plymouth Whitemarsh, 2-1 TB.
152 – Garrett Peppelman, Central Dauphin tech. fall Michael Carr, Abington Heights, 18-1, 2:44; Tyler Manion, Central Catholic major dec. Jon Neiman, Boyertown, 11-2; Casey Kent, LaSalle College tech. fall John Kyriacopoulos, Upper St. Clair, 15-0, 4:39; Bryson Berard, Parkland pinned Garrett Chase, Erie Cathedral Prep, 5:19; Ryan Montgomery, Oxford dec. D.J. Myers, General McLane, 6-0; Rustin Barrick, Mechanicsburg dec. Zach Voytek, Greensburg Salem, 8-7; Cole Sheptock, Northampton dec. Joe Welk, Solanco, 7-0; Dillon Gavlock, Central Mountain dec. Seth Ehlo, Central Bucks West, 3-2.
160 – Zack Zavatsky, Latrobe dec. Mark Granahan, Scranton, 7-3; Brett Harner, Norristown major dec. Tyler Hendricks, General McLane, 12-2; Brian Brill, Central Mountain pinned Charlie Grab, West Chester Henderson, 4:58; Mike Shermot, Governor Mifflin major dec. Aaron Transue, Stroudsburg, 23-14; Chance Marsteller, Kennard Dale tech. fall Joe Gartland, Penncrest, 20-5, 3:31; Jake Wisener, Ringgold dec. Cody Brunst, Titusville, 7-3; Austin Wilding, Upper St. Clair dec. Matthew Bonshak, Whitehall, 7-2; Colton Peppelman, Central Dauphin dec. Danny Michaels, Pottsgrove, 5-0.
170 – Cody Wiercioch, Canon-McMillan major dec. Gordon Bolig, Owen J. Roberts, 11-3; Jacob Taylor, Bald Eagle Area major dec. Tyler Schell, Red Lion, 15-4; Connor Moran, Solanco dec. Geno Morelli, DuBois, 7-4; Dominic Rigous, Central Bucks South dec. Nezar Haddad, Parkland, 4-0; Marc Wagner, Delaware Valley dec. Chris Kurkian, Marple Newtown, 9-4; Zach Towers, Meadville tech. fall Adam Nickelson, Belle Vernon, 23-8, 5:55; Shane Springer, Norristown dec. Mitch Myers, Blue Mountain, 6-0; Joey Krulock, Mechanicsburg dec. Alex DeCiantis, North Allegheny, 3-2 UTB.
182 – Kyle Spangler, Hempfield dec. Tyler Greene, Easton, 8-5; Chris Jastrzebski, Central Bucks West dec. Blaze Buckwalter, Central Mountain, 5-1; Khlique Harris, Erie McDowell pinned Dalton Fleming, Upper Perkiomen, 4:20; Jarred Lux, North Allegheny dec. Kam Mueller, Cocalico, 7-3; Josh Thomson, Mechanicsburg dec. Travis Moyer, Blue Mountain, 5-2; Tyler Wood, West Chester Rustin dec. Ryan Burnheimer, Westmont Hilltop, 4-1; Matt McCutcheon, Kiski Area dec. Tyler Letrinko, Norristown, 7-2; Martin Strenk, Delaware Valley dec. Danny Hockensmith, Big Spring, 3-1.
195 – David Wilke, Nazareth dec. Larry Gordon, Norristown, 4-2; Perry Hills, Central Catholic major dec. Jeff Pickel, Lampeter Strasburg, 14-2; P.J. Steinmetz, Council Rock South dec. Chad Hoffman, Hazleton, 6-2; Nicholas Shawley, Bellefonte dec. Hunter Hatlee, Wilson, 6-0; Landon Hanna, DuBois dec. George Shipp, North Penn, 8-3; Jake Hart, Hampton dec. Francis, Slover, Easton, 12-10; Dennis Zaitsev, Cumberland Valley dec. Cole Macek, Montour, 3-1; Aaron Varner, Bald Eagle Area major dec. Devon Dhoble, Upper Dublin, 10-1.
220 – Aaron Bradley, Nazareth major dec. Matt Jorgenson, Quakertown, 11-0; Tyson Searer, Mifflin County dec. Joe Giorgio, Exeter, 5-4; Mike Boykin, Coatesville dec. Nathan Sharkey, Bald Eagle Area, 9-6; Bryton Barr, Mechanicsburg dec. Alex Campbell, Canon-McMillan, 5-4; Jake Cooper, Archbishop Wood dec. Ben Balish, Pine-Richland, 6-4; Evan Kauffman, Freedom (Dist. 11) pinned Andrew Welton, Erie Central Tech, 4:51; Thomas Haines, Solanco major dec. Tanner Hahn, Greensburg Salem, 16-2; Shaun Heist, Parkland pinned Tyler Callender, Council Rock North, 3:13.
285 – Damon Sims Jr., Hopewell pinned Paul Johnson, St. Joseph Prep, 2:37; Josh Duplin, Westmont Hilltop dec. Tom Devenney, Warwick, 3-2 TB; Dawson Peck, Chambersburg pinned Matt Gould, Interboro, 3:19; Shane Kuhn, Kiski Area dec. Chris Wesolowski, Pittston, 6-2; Brad Emerick, Coughlin dec. Scot Augustine, Erie McDowell, 1-0; Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Township pinned Andrew Vanbuskirk, William Tennent, 1:36; Cody Klempay, Canon-McMillan pinned Tom Trampe, Council Rock South, 1:38; Garrett Poorman, Bellefonte dec. Tyler Pearson, Freedom (Dist. 11), 4-2 OT.
CLASS AAA FIRST ROUND CONSOLATION RESULTS
106 Pounds – Logan Feeser, South Western pinned Kenny Yanovich, Pleasant Valley, 3:36; Nick Shields, Dallastown major dec. Mike Kauffman, State College, 10-2; Jake Gromacki, Erie Cathedral Prep dec. Zach Elvin, Central Dauphin, 7-0; Dan Martoccio, Council Rock South dec. Damian Huff, Hollidaysburg, 5-1.
113 – Zach Valley, Northampton dec. John Ciotti, Erie Cathedral Prep, 3-0; Derek Gulotta, Owen J. Roberts pinned Joel Bowers, Punxsutawney, 0:46; Sam Krivus, Hempfield dec. Michael Marino, Garnet Valley, 3-2; Anthony Vizza, DuBois dec. Blake Caudill, Butler, 2-1.
120 – Christian Stone, Clearfield bye; Anthony DiEmidio, Pennsbury dec. Colby Ems, East Stroudsburg South, 8-6; Tyler Walker, North Hills dec. Wyatt Keck, Big Spring, 6-3; Tommy Stokes, Bensalem dec. Bryce Killian, Middletown, 6-4 OT.
126 – T.J. Brandt, Altoona dec. Dylan Stephenino, Upper Perkiomen, 5-2; Evan Harkins, West Chester Rustin dec. Lucas Besch, Mifflin County, 7-2; Josh DiSanto, Pennsbury dec. Nick Gibson, Erie McDowell, 7-3; C.J. Palmer, Delaware Valley major dec. Tyler Clapp, Strath Haven, 11-0.
132 – Wolfgang McStravick, Upper Perkiomen dec. Robert Rizzolino, Easton, 3-2; Josh Shields, Franklin Regional major dec. Daniel Yori, Erie Cathedral Prep, 9-0; Ean Disilvio, Allderdice dec. Steve Quinn, West Chester Rustin, 6-2; Daniel King, Susquehanna Township dec. DeMarquis Holley, Allentown Dieruff, 3-1 OT.
138 – Matt Neff, Shikellamy dec. Joey Miller, Central Mountain, 3-2; Mikey Springer, Norristown dec. Josh Ortman, Parkland, 4-3; Tim Wheeling, General McLane dec. Adam Moser, Owen J. Roberts, 4-3; Cole Landowski, Kiski Area major dec. Wayne Armstrong, Interboro, 18-7.
145 – Austin Rose, Central Dauphin dec. Leo Wortman, Bellefonte, 4-3; Dario Dobbin, Canon-McMillan pinned Jason Dombrosky, Spring Ford, 1:13; Ty Lydic, Latrobe major dec. Tom Sleigh, DuBois, 9-1; Justin Staudenmayer, Plymouth Whitemarsh dec. Logan Walstrom, Philipsburg Osceola, 3-0.
152 – Jon Neiman, Boyertown tech. fall Michael Carr, Abington Heights, 15-0, 3:59; Garrett Chase, Erie Cathedral Prep dec. John Kyriacopoulos, Upper St. Clair, 3-1; Zach Voytek, Greensburg Salem dec. D.J. Myers, General McLane, 3-0; Joe Welk, Solanco by disqualification over Seth Ehlo, Central Bucks West, 4:41.
160 – Mark Granahan, Scranton dec. Tyler Hendricks, General McLane, 7-4; Charlie Grab, West Chester Henderson dec. Aaron Transue, Stroudsburg, 3-2; Joe Gartland, Penncrest pinned Cody Brunst, Titusville, 4:56; Matthew Bonshak, Whitehall dec. Danny Michaels, Pottsgrove, 10-4.
170 – Gordon Bolig, Owen J. Roberts dec. Tyler Schell, Red Lion, 4-1; Geno Morelli, DuBois dec. Nezar Haddad, Parkland, 5-0; Adam Nickelson, Belle Vernon pinned Chris Kurkian, Marple Newtown, 1:13; Alex DeCiantis, North Allegheny dec. Mitch Myers, Blue Mountain, 3-1.
182 – Tyler Greene, Easton dec. Blaze Buckwalter, Central Mountain, 2-1 TB; Dalton Fleming, Upper Perkiomen pinned Kam Mueller, Cocalico, 1:44; Ryan Burnheimer, Westmont Hilltop dec. Travis Moyer, Blue Mountain, 3-0; Danny Hockensmith, Big Spring dec. Tyler Letrinko, Norristown, 3-1.
195 – Jeff Pickel, Lampeter Strasburg dec. Larry Gordon, Norristown, 3-1 OT; Chad Hoffman, Hazleton pinned Hunter Hatlee, Wilson, 3:17; Francis Slover, Easton dec. George Shipp, North Penn, 3-1; Cole Macek, Montour dec. Devon Dhoble, Upper Dublin, 4-1.
220 – Matt Jorgenson, Quakertown dec. Joe Giorgio, Exeter, 4-2; Alex Campbell, Canon-McMillan pinned Nathan Sharkey, Bald Eagle Area, 4:23; Ben Balish, Pine-Richland dec. Andrew Welton, Erie Central Tech, 2-1; Tanner Hahn, Greensburg Salem dec. Tyler Callender, Council Rock North, 12-5.
285 – Tom Devenney, Warwick dec. Paul Johnson, St. Joseph Prep, 3-2; Chris Wesolowski, Pittston dec. Matt Gould, Interboro, 3-1 OT; Scot Augustine, Erie McDowell dec. Andrew Vanbuskirk, William Tennent, 1-0; Tom Trampe, Council Rock South dec. Tyler Pearson, Freedom (Dist. 11), 9-2.
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WPIAL Class AA Wrestlers Awaken After Morning Struggles
After only eleven wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals with victories during the Thursday morning session of first round bouts, WPIAL Class AA wrestlers rebounded after lunchtime in the first round consolation matches to advance twenty-five of thirty-six entries to the second day of wrestling at the 2012 PIAA Wrestling Championships at the GIANT Center in Hershey.
Unaffected by the morning haze experienced by many of their counterparts, exhibited by an overall 11-25 win-loss record, the WPIAL’s three undefeated wrestlers easily advanced to the quarterfinals. Kittaning’s Jason Nolf (40-0), a returning state champion, recorded an 18-1 technical fall at 5:47 over Palmerton’s Josh Evans at 113 pounds. In a 170-pound first round match, Jefferson-Morgan’s Dustin Conti (44-0) cruised to a 6-1 decision over Tri Valley’s Evan Heffron. And Dakota DesLauriers, a 182-pound junior from Burrell advanced his season record to 43-0 with a first period pin of Tri Valley’s Lyle Troutman.
Meanwhile, Derry senior Jimmy Gulibon continued his quest to become only the tenth wrestler in state history with four PIAA titles. The state’s top-ranked 126-pounder scored an 11-3 major decision over Bethlehem Catholic’s Zane Heller. Gulibon, a Penn State recruit, will face Hanover’s Ian Brown, ranked #2 in PA, in a quarterfinal match Friday morning.
Other WPIAL wrestlers to advance to the Class AA quarterfinals were Beth-Center’s Zach Swarrow, Keystone Oaks’ Nick Zanetta (126), Bentworth’s Francis Mizia (160), Southmoreland’s Jordan Kitta (195), and heavyweights Corey Garry of Fort Cherry and Nate Grandelis of Chartiers-Houston.
In one of the morning’s biggest upsets, South Fayette junior Mike Fetchet, the fifth and final qualifier at 160 pounds at last weekend’s Southwest Regional in Johnstown, advance to the quarterfinals, edging Northwest Regional champion Kyle Caggiano, the third-ranked wrestler in the state from Ridgway.
Bethlehem Catholic leads the team scoring with 20.5 points. Fort LeBoeuf and Tri Valley are tied for second place with 13 points. Benton is in fourth place with 11 points. Chartiers-Houston is the top WPIAL team, tied for fifth place with Mifflinburg, Greenville, and Pen Argyl with nine points.
Class AA will run two sessions of wrestling on Friday. Quarterfinal bouts will begin at 9:00AM, followed by the second round of consolation matches. The semi-finals will begin at 6:30pm, followed by the third and fourth round consolation bouts.
Listen to all the wrestling action from Hershey all day on Friday, LIVE, here at the MSA Sports Network!
CLASS AA TEAM SCORING
1. Bethlehem Catholic 20.5, 2. (tie) Fort LeBoeuf & Tri-Valley 13, 4. Benton 11, 5. (tie) Chartiers-Houston, Greenville, Mifflinburg & Pen Argyl 9, 9. Reynolds 8.5, 10. (tie) Bermudian Springs, Milton & Smethport 7.
CLASS AA FIRST ROUND RESULTS
106 Pounds – Jaryd Flank, Wilson Area dec. Dominick Degraba, Dallas, 10-3; Korbin Myers, Boiling Springs dec. Austin Griffiths, Southmoreland, 2-0; Colin Mashack, Tamaqua pinned Josh Brown, Claysburg-Kimmel, 2:43; Tyler Vath, Saegertown dec. Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown, 2-0; Darian Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic pinned Richie McGinnis, Chartiers-Houston, 1:31; Trent Neely, Smethport pinned Cameron Newman, Line Mountain, 2:42; Cody Blankenship, Kane pinned Tyrus Hamblin, Williamson, 1:35; Justin Patrick, Ligonier Valley pinned Caleb Bordner, Tri-Valley, 1:11.
113 – Ryan Diehl, Trinity (Dist. 3) tech. fall Seth Carr, South Fayette, 15-0, 3:28; David Sheesley, Mifflinburg dec. George McGuire, Fort LeBoeuf, 12-6; Matt Welliver, Benton major dec. Trey Constable, Brookville, 16-5; Jason Nolf, Kittanning tech. fall Josh Evans, Palmerton, 18-1, 5:47; Vito Pasone, Wilkes-Barre Meyers pinned Terrence White, Bishop McDevitt (Dist. 3), 5:03; Joshua Patrick, Ligonier Valley dec. Joseph Byers, Boiling Springs, 9-5; Ryan Easter, Bedford dec. Matt Williams, Pen Argyl, 3-1 OT; Zach Swarrow, Beth-Center dec. Willie Gruver, Redbank Valley, 4-2.
120 – Jarray Norris, Sharon dec. Sam Oberlander, Palmerton, 15-14; Logan Everett, Williamson dec. Nate Reckner, South Side, 6-3; Kent Lane, Southern Columbia dec. Jared Woomer, Bellwood-Antis, 6-0; Zeke Moisey, Bethlehem Catholic pinned Jason Miller, Jefferson-Morgan, 1:34; Nick Roberts, North Star major dec. Joey Fick, Oley Valley, 13-2; Brad Farley, Bermudian Springs pinned Dalton Zimmerman, Brookville, 0:45; Bryan Israel, Saucon Valley dec. Nate Schwab, Smethport, 7-1; Cole Walter, Mifflinburg major dec. Collin Day, Meyersdale, 11-1.
126 – Arty Walsh, Schuylkill Valley pinned Ben Rager, Central Cambria, 3:01; Karl Lightner, Smethport dec. Aaron Toth, Charleroi, 5-0; Nick Zanetta, Keystone Oaks major dec. Brandon Puckly, Fort LeBoeuf, 9-0; Austin Harry, Lake Lehman pinned Richie Cerebe, Phil-Mont Christian, 3:59; Jimmy Gulibon, Derry major dec. Zane Heller, Bethlehem Catholic, 11-3; Ian Brown, Hanover dec. Mason Zimmerman, Line Mountain, 4-1; Jared Watson, Warrior Run dec. Hunter Harner, Tri-Valley, 9-2; Corey Bush, Ridgway major dec. Shane Pfaunmiller, Chestnut Ridge, 8-0.
132 – Trenton Clifford, Pottstown pinned James Dodson, Claysburg-Kimmel, 3:43; Randy Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic dec. Jake Keller, Curwensville, 6-2; Matthew Bryer, Cochranton dec. Mark Lentz, Boiling Springs, 7-3; Colt Cotten, Benton pinned Steven Edwards, Burrell, 2:38; Dylan D'Urso, Reynolds tech. fall Austin Jackson, Bermudian Springs, 17-1, 3:47; Seth Lansberry, Line Mountain dec. Josh Kwasny, Charleroi, 7-0; Andrew Schutz, Wyoming Area dec. Brennon Shields, Southern Huntingdon, 7-0; Laike Gardner, Biglerville dec. Shane Gentry, South Side, 4-2.
138 – Michael Racciato, Pen Argyl pinned Philip Marra, Burrell, 1:42; Brock Zacherl, Brookville dec. Nick Szala, Penn Cambria, 5-1; Noah Tarr, Blairsville dec. Ty Haines, Redbank Valley, 2-0; David Batkowski, Montoursville dec. Blake Bowman, Tri-Valley 7-2; Ty Dively, Claysburg-Kimmel pinned Drew Jackson, Pequea Valley, 5:51; Sean Heggs, East Juniata major dec. Sharron Townsend, Milton Hershey, 12-3; Zack Green, Northeast Bradford dec. Richard Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic, 3-2; Austin Matthews, Reynolds major dec. Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi, 13-1.
145 – Kyle Barnes, Hughesville dec. John Vaughn, Boiling Springs, 8-2; Ty Herzog, Northern Lehigh dec. Tanner Sutton, Chartiers-Houston, 8-2; Richard Brydon, Forest Hills dec. Robbie Morentz, Halifax, 5-2; Dylan Weston, Tyrone dec. Evan Delong, Kane, 3-2 UTB; Ryan Todora, Bethlehem Catholic dec. Boe Bonzo, Freedom (Dist. 7), 6-3; Adam Kritzer, Line Mountain dec. Joe Hibbler, Seneca, 6-4; Kody Pace, Fort LeBoeuf pinned Darren Stucker, Wilkes-Barre Meyers, 3:41; Zach Beitz, Juniata pinned Eli Brill, Pine Grove, 3:32.
152 – Pete Renda, Brandywine Heights tech. fall Kevin Best, Burrell, 17-0, 3:13; Ryan Preisch, Milton major dec. Kyle Bova, Coudersport, 8-0; Jeric Kasunic, Benton dec. Kevin Nowakowski, Harborcreek, 6-0; Cory Berchick, Conemaugh Township pinned Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton, 5:06; Zack Ripic, Towanda dec. Stephen Loiseau, Lancaster Catholic, 4-2 OT; Clay Kocsis, Fairfield dec. James Otten, Shade, 6-3; Ty Schoffstall, Tri-Valley major dec. Andrew Doak, Blairsville, 9-1; Cody Copeland, Greenville pinned Jared Walker, South Fayette, 0:08.
160 – Mike Fetchet, South Fayette dec. Kyle Caggiano, Ridgway, 4-2; Adam Mackie, Brandywine Heights major dec. Ty Walter, Mifflinburg, 13-2; Justin Marsh, Palisades dec. Meyrick Lamb, Mount Carmel, 10-6; Cody Law, Forest Hills dec. Mitchell Ball, Pequea Valley, 7-2; Kurt Meske, Central Columbia pinned T.J. Nickle, Boiling Springs, 1:02; Anthony Risaliti, Central Cambria dec. Randy Perkins, Greenville, 5-4; Francis Mizia, Bentworth dec. Brett Smith, Brookville, 6-4 OT; Sam Scheib, Tri-Valley pinned Michael Sutton, Somerset, 0:57.
170 – Elliot Riddick, Bethlehem Catholic tech. fall Tyler Dibert, Chestnut Ridge, 26-11, 5:00; Tim Vargo, Union City dec. Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston, 5-3; John Blankenship, United major dec. Jake Himes, Ridgway, 11-3; Troy Hembury, Muncy major dec. Ryan Daub, Northern Lebanon, 10-1; Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan dec. Evan Heffron, Tri-Valley, 6-1; Tristan Sponseller, Bermudian Springs major dec. Garrett Shnyder, Montgomery, 11-0; Michael Balliet, Lehighton dec. Brett Przekop, Mount Carmel, 6-3; Craig Cihon, Fort LeBoeuf by forfeit over Matt Swartz, Penns Valley.
182 – Dakota DesLauriers, Burrell pinned Lyle Troutman, Tri-Valley, 1:29; Kyle Mariacher, Mercer tech. fall Aaron Shrawder, Mifflinburg, 16-1, 1:51; Tyler Landfried, Greenville dec. Patrick Ostrowsky, Lewisburg, 3-0; Levi Veppert, Northwestern dec. Dylan Ludwig, Moshannon Valley, 5-0; Wes Phipps, Grove City pinned Jared Beckwith, Tyrone, 3:28; Dylan Evans, Pen Argyl dec. Terrell Fields, Valley, 10-5; Scott Thompson, Blairsville dec. Jose Ortiz, Bethlehem Catholic, 7-2; Jake Mankey, Benton dec. Alex Cooley, Eastern York, 4-3 OT.
195 – Logan Stout, Brookville dec. Brock Linebaugh, Bermudian Springs, 3-2; Brandon Smith, Lewisburg dec. James Stodart, Moshannon Valley, 5-4; Ryan Longenberger, Bloomsburg dec. Jake Temple, Avella, 3-2 UTB; Derek Wolford, Hanover pinned Allan Cratsenberg, Highlands, 1:53; Jordan Kitta, Southmoreland pinned David Tirpak, Northwestern, 0:56; Logan Murphy, Boiling Springs major dec. Shawn Reynolds, Cambridge Springs, 9-0; Ray O'Donnell, Saucon Valley dec. Alex Svetz, North East, 6-5; Ryan Solomon, Milton pinned Kyle Gray, Mapletown, 1:13.
220 – Jacob Krupa, Bedford pinned Luke Garner, Catasauqua, 1:53; Cam Cyphert, Cochranton pinned Greg Kumer, Fort Cherry, 3:17; Matt Mongera, Seneca major dec. Jacob Craig, Berlin-Brothersvalley, 10-2; Eric Laytos, Lackawanna Trail pinned Gus Bostdorf, Camp Hill, 0:33; John Rizzo, Richland dec. Joey Kaufman, Halifax, 5-4; Josh Alpha, Bethlehem Catholic pinned Nathan Stettler, North Penn, 4:00; Eric McCracken, Central Columbia dec. Kane Kralik, Palmerton, 5-4; Evan Daley, Fort LeBoeuf pinned Cody Jacobs, West Greene, 3:03.
285 – Corey Garry, Fort Cherry dec. Benjamin Bunce, Bethlehem Catholic, 1-0; Trevor Stover, Biglerville pinned Justin East, Cambridge Springs, 1:08; Kirby Mutton, Pen Argyl dec. Sam Breese, Lakeview, 4-2; Nazar Mironenko, Mifflinburg pinned Kyre Strickland, Valley, 3:04; Blake Heim, Reynolds dec. Omri Johnson, Milton Hershey, 4-3; Quinton Hixson, Northern Bedford dec. Joseph Ingaglio, Western Wayne, 10-5; Nate Grandelis, Chartiers-Houston pinned Derek Earnest, Hughesville, 8:11 UTB; Malcolm White, Wyomissing dec. Nik Sappie, Carlynton, 1-0.
CLASS AA FIRST ROUND CONSOLATION RESULTS
106 Pounds – Austin Griffiths, Southmoreland dec. Dominick Degraba, Dallas, 4-1; Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown dec. Josh Brown, Claysburg-Kimmel, 7-4; Richie McGinnis, Chartiers-Houston dec. Cameron Newman, Line Mountain, 6-4; Caleb Bordner, Tri-Valley pinned Tyrus Hamblin, Williamson, 4:25.
113 – Seth Carr, South Fayette dec. George McGuire, Fort LeBoeuf, 5-4; Josh Evans, Palmerton dec. Trey Constable, Brookville, 2-0; Joseph Byers, Boiling Springs dec. Terrence White, Bishop McDevitt (Dist. 3), 7-3; Matt Williams, Pen Argyl dec. Willie Gruver, Redbank Valley, 5-1.
120 – Sam Oberlander, Palmerton dec. Nate Reckner, South Side, 4-2; Jared Woomer, Bellwood-Antis dec. Jason Miller, Jefferson-Morgan, 12-5; Joey Fick, Oley Valley dec. Dalton Zimmerman, Brookville, 3-0 TB; Nate Schwab, Smethport dec. Collin Day, Meyersdale, 9-2.
126 – Aaron Toth, Charleroi major dec. Ben Rager, Central Cambria, 8-0; Brandon Puckly, Fort LeBoeuf dec. Richie Cerebe, Phil-Mont Christian, 3-0; Zane Heller, Bethlehem Catholic dec. Mason Zimmerman, Line Mountain, 5-1; Hunter Harner, Tri-Valley dec. Shane Pfaunmiller, Chestnut Ridge, 5-3.
132 – Jake Keller, Curwensville pinned James Dodson, Claysburg-Kimmel, 5:37 OT; Steven Edwards, Burrell dec. Mark Lentz, Boiling Springs, 5-4; Josh Kwasny, Charleroi major dec. Austin Jackson, Bermudian Springs, 14-6; Shane Gentry, South Side dec. Brennon Shields, Southern Huntingdon, 3-2.
138 – Philip Marra, Burrell dec. Nick Szala, Penn Cambria, 4-2; Blake Bowman, Tri-Valley dec. Ty Haines, Redbank Valley, 10-4; Sharron Townsend, Milton Hershey dec. Drew Jackson, Pequea Valley, 9-3; Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi dec. Richard Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-1.
145 – Tanner Sutton, Chartiers-Houston pinned John Vaughn, Boiling Springs, 2:35; Evan Delong, Kane dec. Robbie Morentz, Halifax, 6-3; Joe Hibbler, Seneca pinned Boe Bonzo, Freedom (Dist. 7), 4:34; Eli Brill, Pine Grove dec. Darren Stucker, Wilkes-Barre Meyers, 8-1.
152 – Kyle Bova, Coudersport pinned Kevin Best, Burrell, 4:09; Cody Grohotolski, Palmerton dec. Kevin Nowakowski, Harborcreek, 3-2; Stephen Loiseau, Lancaster Catholic dec. James Otten, Shade, 6-2; Andrew Doak, Blairsville dec. Jared Walker, South Fayette, 9-4.
160 – Ty Walter, Mifflinburg dec. Kyle Caggiano, Ridgway, 9-4; Mitchell Ball, Pequea Valley tech. fall Meyrick Lamb, Mount Carmel, 18-2, 4:05; Randy Perkins, Greenville pinned T.J. Nickle, Boiling Springs, 1:18; Brett Smith, Brookville dec. Michael Sutton, Somerset, 3-0.
170 – Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston dec. Tyler Dibert, Chestnut Ridge, 3-1; Ryan Daub, Northern Lebanon dec. Jake Himes, Ridgway, 6-2; Garrett Shnyder, Montgomery dec. Evan Heffron, Tri-Valley, 10-3; Brett Przekop, Mount Carmel bye.
182 – Lyle Troutman, Tri-Valley dec. Aaron Shrawder, Mifflinburg, 4-3; Dylan Ludwig, Moshannon Valley dec. Patrick Ostrowsky, Lewisburg, 2-1; Jared Beckwith, Tyrone major dec. Terrell Fields, Valley, 13-4; Alex Cooley, Eastern York dec. Jose Ortiz, Bethlehem Catholic, 7-3.
195 – James Stodart, Moshannon Valley dec. Brock Linebaugh, Bermudian Springs, 6-5; Jake Temple, Avella dec. Allan Cratsenberg, Highlands, 5-3; Shawn Reynolds, Cambridge Springs pinned David Tirpak, Northwestern, 4:46; Alex Svetz, North East dec. Kyle Gray, Mapletown, 3-2 TB.
220 – Greg Kumer, Fort Cherry dec. Luke Garner, Catasauqua, 16-9; Jacob Craig, Berlin-Brothersvalley major dec. Gus Bostdorf, Camp Hill, 9-0; Joey Kaufman, Halifax dec. Nathan Stettler, North Penn, 5-0; Kane Kralik, Palmerton dec. Cody Jacobs, West Greene, 9-2.
285 – Justin East, Cambridge Springs pinned Benjamin Bunce, Bethlehem Catholic, 3:43; Sam Breese, Lakeview major dec. Kyre Strickland, Valley, 11-1; Joseph Ingaglio, Western Wayne dec. Omri Johnson, Milton Hershey, 4-1; Derek Earnest, Hughesville dec. Nik Sappie, Carlynton, 3-2 TB.
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