Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw headlines Pennsylvania team for Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic

By: Paul Schofield
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 7:20 PM

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Thomas Jefferson senior Maddox Shaw is the only wrestler selected to represent the WPIAL on the Pennsylvania squad in the 51st Pittsburgh Wresting Classic on March 29 at the AHN Arena at Peters Township High School.

The Pennsylvania squad will face a powerful United States squad at p.m.

Before the feature match, the Pennsylvania girls will battle New Jersey at 3 p.m. and the WPIAL All-Stars will face New Jersey at 4:15 p.m.

Shaw (152 pounds) is a two-time PIAA champion who is headed to Ohio State.

Two Penn State commits, Wyoming Seminary’s Nathan Desmond (127) and State College’s Asher Cunningham (172), are on the squad. Cunningham is a two-time PIAA champion.

Also on the state team is three-time champion Northern Lebanon’s Aaron Seidel (133) and two-time champions Nazareth’s Tahir Parkins (139) and Quakertown’s Collin Gaj (160).

Heading the USA squad, which features 12 top 10 ranked wrestlers, are No. 1 ranked Daniel Zepeda (152) of Gilroy, Calif., Landon Robideau (160) of St. Michael, Minn., and LaDarion Lockett (172) of Stillwater, Okla.

Headlining the WPIAL team that will face the New Jersey All-Stars are three-time WPIAL champion Luke Willochell of Latrobe at 133 and two-time champions Bode Marlow at 172 and heavyweight Shepherd Turk of Thomas Jefferson and Nico Fanella (127) of Indiana

Also named was Latrobe’s Leo Joseph (121), Pine-Richland’s Dominic Ferraro (139), Baldwin’s Ramil Islamov (145), Connellsville’s Evan Petrovich (152) and Lonzy Vielma (160), Kiski Area’s Mark Gray (189) and Ringgold’s Jake Conroy (215).

Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic

Pennsylvania Team

121: Gauge Botero, Faith Christian Academy

127: Nathan Desmond, Wyoming Seminary

133: Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon

139: Tahir Parkins, Nazareth

145: Eren Sement, Council Rock North

152: Maddox Shaw, Thomas Jefferson

160: Collin Gaj, Quakertown

160: Kollin Rath, Bethlehem Catholic

172: Asher Cunningham, State College

189: Tyler Morrison, West Perry

215: Austin Johnson, Muncy

285: Rowan Holmes, Somerset

WPIAL All-Stars

121: Leo Joseph, Latrobe

127: Nico Fanella. Indiana

133: Luke Willochell, Latrobe

139: Dominic Ferraro, Pine-Richland

145: Ramil Islamov, Baldwin

152: Evan Petrovich, Connellsville

160: Lonzy Vielma, Connellsville

172: Bode Marlow, Thomas Jefferson

189: Mark Gray Kiski Area

189: Braedon Welsh, Fort Cherry

215: Jake Conroy, Ringgold

285: Shepherd Turk, Thomas Jefferson

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.

Tags: Baldwin, Connellsville, Fort Cherry, Indiana, Kiski Area, Latrobe, Pine-Richland, Ringgold, Thomas Jefferson