PIAA Individual Wrestling – Day Two Recap

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, March 7, 2014 | 10:57 PM

Coming into the season the WPIAL had a pair of returning state champions in AA, George Phillippi of Derry and Jason Nolf of Kittanning. One of those wrestlers is one win away from repeating. The other did not have the same type of luck.

Jason Nolf finds himself in the finals at 145, as he cruised to the championship with a 16-4 major decision win over Zach Vroman of Brookville in the quarterfinals and a fall in 3:15 over Dakota Nixon of Muncy in the semi-finals. George Phillippi meanwhile was not able to get past the quarterfinals at 120, as he dropped a 3-1 decision to Joey Gould of Bethlehema Catholic. Gould used three back points in the second period to beat Phillippi in the match. Phillippi did collect himself to win three matches on Friday in the consolations to get to the 3rd place match, where he will get a rematch with Gould.

Other then Nolf the WPIAL will feature three other wrestlers in the finals on Saturday. Steve Edwards of Burrell is in the finals at 152 thanks to a 10-6 win over Brad Malinowski of Fort LeBoeuf in the quarterfinals and a 5-1 win over Cole Walter of Mifflinburg in the semi-finals.

At 160, Jared Walker of South Fayette took a 7-0 win over Adam Soldridge of Bethlehem Catholic in the quarterfinals. Then in the semi-finals, Walker went to the ultimate tiebreaker with Ryan Priesch of Milton and he did not have choice. Priesch chose bottom and Walker rode Priesch the entire period before getting him on his back as time expired to win the bout 4-2.

Avella’s Jake Temple had a pair of tight matches to get to the finals. He defeated Dylan Otis of Wyalusing 3-2 in the quarterfinals thanks to a takedown in the second period. In the semi-finals, Temple traded escapes in regulation as well as in double overtime with Adam Dunn of Bethlehem Catholic to go into the ultimate tiebreaker tied at two. But it was Temple who had choice and decided to go on the bottom. Temple was able to get free and picked up a reversal over Dunn to win the match 4-2.

Overall the WPIAL will bring home 17 of a possible 35 medals from Hershey in AA.

AA Semi-Final Results
106
Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Aaron Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) 3-1
John Pipa (Bishop McDevitt) maj. dec. Max Murin (Central Cambria) 11-0

113
Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Taylor Ortz (Brookville) 6-0
Jonathan Gabriel (Bedford) fall Seth Hogue (Reynolds) 3:50

120
Todd Lane (Southern Columbia) dec. Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) 10-8
Korbin Myers (Boiling Springs) dec. Mike Stuart (Benton) 12-5

126
Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. John Demaske (Jefferson Morgan) 5-1
Josh Giorgio (Schuylkill Valley) maj. dec. Grant Bond (Boiling Springs) 11-1

132
Ian Brown (Hanover) dec. Austin Harry (Lake-Lehman) 4-3
Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs) dec. Tyler Vath (Saegertown) 4-1

138
Brock Zacherl (Brookville) maj. dec. Josh Evans (Palmerton) 12-0
Kent Lane (Southern Columbia) fall Jake Wentzel (South Park) 1:56

145
Billy Barnes (Williamson) dec. Corey Falleroni (Burrell) 5-3
Jason Nolf (Kittanning) fall Dakota Nixon (Muncy) 3:15

152
Steve Edwards (Burrell) dec. Cole Walter (Mifflinburg) 5-1
Blake Marks (Southern Columbia) fall Richie Cerebe (Cavalry Christian) 4:54

160
Jared Walker (South Fayette) dec. Ryan Preisch (Milton) 4-2 OT UTB
Kyle Bova (Coudersport) maj. dec. Briton Shelton (Bermudian Springs) 16-5

170
Nico Pecora (Richland) dec. Garrett Hoffman (Montoursville) 8-6 OT
Evan Delong (Kane) dec. Corey Hazel (Penns Valley) 9-3

182
Stephen Loiseau (Lancaster Catholic) dec. Dylan Reynolds (Saegertown) 3-0
Jose Ortiz (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Isaiah Bobotas (Montgomery) 3-0

195
Tristan Sponseller (Bermudian Springs) dec. Garrett Wesneski (Canton) 2-1
Ryan Morris (Corry) dec. Kyle Taylor (Boiling Springs) 4-3

220
Jake Temple (Avella) dec. Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic) 4-2 OT UTB
Reynold Maines (West Branch) dec. Jacob Robb (Kittanning) 3-1 2OT

285
Brady Mutton (Pen Argyl) fall Jake Beistel (Southmoreland) 6:44 OT
Sam Breese (Lakeview) dec. Allan Beattie (Burrell) 8-3

AA Medal Round Pairings
106
1st – Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. John Pipa (Bishop McDevitt)
3rd – Brian Courtney (Athens) vs. Joe Lobeck (Lancaster Catholic)
5th – Aaron Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) vs. Max Murin (Central Cambria)
7th – Ryan Carlson (Brockway) vs. Sammy Hepler (Tri Valley)

113
1st – Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. Jonathan Gabriel (Bedford)
3rd – Taylor Ortz (Brookville) vs. Seth Hogue (Reynolds)
5th – Collin Glorioso (Huntingdon) vs. Austin McDermitt (Burgettstown)
7th – Faris Messai (Jamestown) vs. Kyle Drick (Montgomery)

120
1st – Todd Lane (Southern Columbia) vs. Korbin Myers (Boiling Springs)
3rd – Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. George Phillippi (Derry)
5th – Triston Law (Forest Hills) vs. Mike Stuart (Benton)
7th – Caleb Bordner (Tri Valley) vs. Willis Gruver (Redbank Valley)

126
1st – Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. Josh Giorgio (Schuylkill Valley)
3rd – Cody Blankenship (Kane) vs. Lewis Williams (Central Columbia)
5th – John Demaske (Jefferson Morgan) vs. Grant Bond (Boiling Springs)
7th – Dante Albanese (Pius X) vs. Patrick Dewitt (Valley)

132
1st – Ian Brown (Hanover) vs. Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs)
3rd – Austin Harry (Lake-Lehman) vs. Tyler Vath (Saegertown)
5th – Mike Carr (South Fayette) vs. Stephen Maloney (Bethlehem Catholic)
7th – Andrew Sutton (Pen Argyl) vs. Ryan Easter (Bedford)

138
1st – Brock Zacherl (Brookville) vs. Kent Lane (Southern Columbia)
3rd – George McGuire (Fort LeBoeuf) vs. Jake Wentzel (South Park)
5th – Josh Evans (Palmerton) vs. Nick Monico (Saegertown)
7th – Mike Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. Garrett Thomas (Bedford)

145
1st – Billy Barnes (Williamson) vs. Jason Nolf (Kittanning)
3rd – Zach Vroman (Brookville) vs. Jacob Oliver (Huntingdon)
5th – Corey Falleroni (Burrell) vs. Dakota Nixon (Muncy)
7th – Tyler Shafer (Hanover) vs. Michael Communale (Pius X)

152
1st – Steve Edwards (Burrell) vs. Blake Marks (Southern Columbia)
3rd – Cole Walter (Mifflinburg) vs. Grant Fetchet (South Fayette)
5th – Brodie Zacherl (Brookville) vs. Richie Cerebe (Cavalry Christian)
7th – Andrew Doak (Blairsville) vs. Brad Malinowski (Fort LeBoeuf)

160
1st – Jared Walker (South Fayette) vs. Kyle Bova (Coudersport)
3rd – Ryan Preisch (Milton) vs. Briton Shelton (Bermudian Springs)
5th – Jeric Kasunic (Benton) vs. Levi Niebauer (Cambria Heights)
7th – Samuel Colebert (Oswayo Valley) vs. Jimmy Miller (Brookville)

170
1st – Nico Pecora (Richland) vs. Evan Delong (Kane)
3rd – Dakota Geer (Franklin) vs. Nick Mort (Fairfield)
5th – Garrett Hoffman (Montoursville) vs. Corey Hazel (Penns Valley)
7th – Auston Hummel (North Schuylkill) vs. Nick Cortopassi (Bethlehem Catholic)

182
1st – Stephen Loiseau (Lancaster Catholic) vs. Jose Ortiz (Bethlehem Catholic)
3rd – Dylan Reynolds (Saegertown) vs. Isaiah Bobotas (Montgomery)
5th – Terrell Fields (Valley) vs. Gavin Berkley (Meyersdale)
7th – Cody Miller (Hamburg Area) vs. Colton Dull (Bermudian Springs)

195
1st – Tristan Sponseller (Bermudian Springs) vs. Ryan Morris (Corry)
3rd – Garrett Wesneski (Canton) vs. Marcus Davenport (Valley)
5th – Logan Womelsdorf (Benton) vs. Kyle Taylor (Boling Springs)
7th – Richard Nase (Panther Valley) vs. Tyler Oliver (United)

220
1st – Jake Temple (Avella) vs. Reynold Maines (West Branch)
3rd – Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. Dylan Otis (Wyalusing)
5th – Connor Overman (Conneaut Area) vs. Jacob Robb (Kittanning)
7th – Andrew Phelps (North East) vs. Sam McCollum (Bermudian Springs)

285
1st – Brady Mutton (Pen Argyl) vs. Sam Breese (Lakeview)
3rd – Aaron Gill (Cambria Heights) vs. Allan Beattie (Burrell)
5th – Jake Beistel (Southmoreland) vs. Devin Reed (Everett)
7th – Gene Ringer (Reynolds) vs. Brett Harris (Fairfield)

After a stellar first day for AAA that seen 31 of the 42 wrestlers advance into the quarterfinals, the WPIAL remained hot in Hershey. The WPIAL has a semi-finalist in every single weight class except for one (220) with 19 wrestlers staying alive in the winners bracket.

To no ones surprise, all three WPIAL wrestlers advanced into the semi-finals at 126, with Sam Krivus of Hempfield, Dalton Macri of Canon McMillan, and AC Headlee of Waynesburg all winning handily. One surprise was at 132, where Franklin Regional defending state champion Tyler Smith lost 3-0 to Nazareth’s Chase Zemenak. Smith had beaten Zemenak earlier this season in the PIAA team championships 1-0. While Smith dropped a decision at 132, Cameron Coy of Penn Trafford won comfortably 3-0 over Tommy Stokes of Bensalem and Ty Buckiso of Peters Township won by a narrow 1-0 score over Zach Elvin of Central Dauphin.

At 160, Jonathan Avon held on late to win 3-2 over Matthew Carr of Abington Heights. At 170, Kyle Coniker of Central Catholic scored a takedown in the third period to defeat Rashon Lusane of Norristown 4-2. Also at 170, Noah Wilps notched a late takedown to win 5-2 over John Jakobsen of Stroudsburg. Norwin’s Andrew Phipps also had to score a late takedown in the third period at 195 to defeat Jordan Wertz of Boyertown 3-1. At 285, Shane Kuhn of Kiski Area had to ride out the entire second period and score an escape in the third period to win 1-0 over Tracy Green of Methacton.

The WPIAL kept 10 wrestlers alive in the consolations, which guaranteed the AAA WPIAL wrestlers 29 of a possible 42 medals coming home from Hershey this weekend.

AAA Semi-Final Pairings
106
Dan Moran (Northampton) vs. Connor Sheehan (Solanco)
Brett Kulp (Exeter Township) vs. Devin Brown (Franklin Regional)

113
Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) vs. TyShawn White (Central Dauphin)
Joe Wheeling (General McLane) vs. Derek Gulotta (Owen J. Roberts)

120
Luke Pletcher (Latrobe) vs. Tyrone Klump (Nazareth)
Scott Parker (Pennridge) vs. Ethan Lizak (Parkland)

126
Zach Valley (Northampton) vs. Sam Krivus (Hempfield)
Dalton Macri (Canon McMillan) vs. A.C. Headlee (Waynesburg)

132
Matthew Grossmann (Manheim Township) vs. Chase Zemenak (Nazareth)
Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford) vs. Ty Buckiso (Peters Township)

138
Vincenzo Joseph (Central Catholic) vs. Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley)
Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) vs. Colby Ems (East Stroudsburg South)

145
Fancesco Fabozzi (Central Bucks East) vs. Joe Galasso (Father Judge)
Solomon Chishko (Canon McMillan) vs. Max Good (Cedar Cliff)

152
TC Warner (Cumberland Valley) vs. David Hollingshead (Altoona)
Michael Springer (Norristown) vs. Josh Shields (Franklin Regional)

160
Ehrin Lee (Titusville) vs. Ian Shannon (Carlisle)
Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin) vs. Jonathan Avon (North Hills)

170
Kyle Coniker (Central Catholic) vs. Cody Seibert (Big Spring)
Noah Wilps (Chartiers Valley) vs. Chance Marsteller (Kennard Dale)

182
Alex Price (North Penn) vs. Kellan Stout (Mount Lebanon)
Zack Zavatsky (Latrobe) vs. Casey Glunt (James Buchanan)

195
Jan Johnson (Governor Mifflin) vs. Andrew Phipps (Norwin)
Nezar Haddad (Parkland) vs. Jovon Reyes (Dieruff)

220
Bo Spiller (Solanco) vs. Michael Boykin (Coatesville)
Jake Gunning (Liberty) vs. Jordan Wood (Boyertown)

285
Shane Kuhn (Kiski Area) vs. Thomas Haines (Solanco)
Pat Finn (Pottsgrove) vs. Ryan Monk (Dallas)

Medals matches for AA will begin at 2:00 PM, with the 1st place, 3rd place, 5th place, and 7th place matches all happening at the same time. AAA Wrestling will get the early nod tomorrow morning, with wrestling starting at 9:00 AM for the semi-finals, third round, and fourth round of consolations. The medal round bouts to determine 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th place will begin at 7:00 PM. Listen to all the action here on the MSA Sports Network.