WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Championships Recap

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, February 22, 2014 | 10:22 PM

There have been a lot of great milestones in the wrestling career of Kittanning senior Jason Nolf, who currently has a career record of 169-1 and is planning to attend Penn State University in the fall. Nolf added to his milestones when he was able to join a special group of wrestlers on Saturday, when he became the 23^rd WPIAL wrestler to ever win 4 WPIAL Championships.

Nolf earned his fourth title in dominating fashion at 145 pounds. He won by a pair of falls over George Rogers of Washington and Austin Mears of Mount Pleasant to put him into Saturday nights final against Beth-Center’s Tony Welsh. In the finals, Nolf jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead before turning Welsh and pinning him in 1:22.

Next season there may be an additional wrestler in AA joining the prolific group, as South Fayette junior Jared Walker earned his 3^rd WPIAL Championship, defeating Jefferson Morgan’s Ryan Zalar by fall in 3:33 at 160 pounds. Teammate Mike Carr joined Walker in winning WPIAL gold, beating Evan Myers of Southmoreland 9-2 at 132 pounds.

Others winning their second WPIAL title were Austin McDermitt of Burgettstown (113), George Phillippi of Derry (120), Jake Temple of Avella (220), and Allan Beattie of Burrell (285).

Overall the first seed made it to the finals in every weight class with the top two seeds in each weight class advancing to the finals in every weight class except for two. At 182 pounds, number two seed Freddie McKissick fell in the quarterfinals to Keystone Oaks’ Jake Walker 3-1 in overtime. At 170 pounds, number two seed Dalton Rosta of Laurel lost to Burrell’s Nick Pattock in the semi-finals 4-3 in double overtime.

Of the 14 number one seeds to advance to the finals, 12 walked out with gold medals. The lone exceptions were at 106 pounds, where Dallas Blusak of South Park won by decision over Hunter Neely of Bentworth 7-0, and at 195 pounds, where Marcus Davenport of Valley defeated Brad Grinnen of Ellwood City 5-3.

For a full recap of the WPIAL AA Championships, listen in to Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle Monday night at 7:00 PM. Kittanning’s Jason Nolf will join the show to talk about being a 4 time WPIAL Champion.

106

1^st – Dallas Bulsak (South Park) dec. Hunter Neely (Bentworth) 7-0

3^rd – Cole Lambie (Southmoreland) fall Andrew John (South Fayette) 4:18

5^th – Sequawon Harris (Valley) dec. William Hockenberry (West Shamokin) 6-3

7^th – Tyler Alberts (Ellwood City) dec. Dean Edwards (Burrell) 3-2

113

1^st – Austin McDermitt (Burgettstown) dec. Austin Griffiths (Southmoreland) 6-0

3^rd – Brendan Howard (Jefferson Morgan) fall Noah Stoker (South Allegheny) 2:38

5^th – Cole Wano (Derry) dec. Brendon Malia (Kittanning) 4-0

7^th – Chad Gurdish (Bentworth) dec. Dustin Henke (Fort Cherry) 6-4

120

1^st – George Phillippi (Derry) tech. fall Kody Komara (Freedom) 18-3, 5:45

3^rd – Jake Rothka (Bentworth) dec. Justo Hernandez (South Allegheny) 4-0

5^th – Brody Trumbell (Kittanning) inj. def. Luke Lloyd (Avella) 0:00

7^th – Camden Anderson (Keystone Oaks) dec. Jason Roberts (Burrell) 1-0

126

1^st – John Demaske (Jefferson Morgan) dec. Pat Dewitt (Valley) 6-0

3^rd – Mike Novak (Mount Pleasant) dec. Stone Kepple (Derry) 1-0

5^th – Matt Vickless (Bentworth) dec. Anthony Marra (Burrell) 4-1

7^th – Ben Hritsko (Chartiers Houston) dec. Matt Pavlick (Freedom) 8-4

132

1^st – Mike Carr (South Fayette) dec. Evan Myers (Southmoreland) 9-2

3^rd – John Andrejcik (Burrell) maj. dec. Darion Trimmer (Avonworth) 10-0

5^th – Logan Witwicki (Carlynton) dec. Dean Ward (Freedom) 7-2

7^th – Ty Mitchell (Bentworth) dec. Kurt Adkins (Washington) 7-5

138

1^st – Jake Wentzel (South Park) fall Jason Miller (Jefferson Morgan) 3:23

3^rd – Richie McGinnis (Chartiers Houston) dec. Cody Jenkins (South Allegheny) 7-2

5^th – Gio Vonne Sanders (Jeannette) inj. def. Damon Greenwald (Burrell) 0:00

7^th – Stephen Kotouch (Burgettstown) inj. def. Shane Ging (South Fayette) 0:00

145

1^st – Jason Nolf (Kittanning) fall Tony Welsh (Beth Center) 1:22

3^rd – Corey Falleroni (Burrell) dec. Austin Mears (Mount Pleasant) 8-6

5^th – Brett Beltz (South Fayette) fall George Rogers (Washington) 2:54

7^th – Nick Kusich (Avella) dec. Max Prizant (Shady Side Academy) 2-0

152

1^st – Steve Edwards (Burrell) dec. Grant Fetchet (South Fayette) 5-4 2OT

3^rd – Greg Bulsak (South Park) dec. Nolan Wise (Highlands) 5-0

5^th – Jason Stay (Beth Center) dec. Trevor Kniha (Jefferson Morgan) 4-0

7^th – Derek Baker (Derry) dec. Dan Wiesen (South Side) 7-2

160

1^st – Jared Walker (South Fayette) fall Ryan Zalar (Jefferson Morgan) 3:33

3^rd – Ethan Charlesworth (Mount Pleasant) dec. Nico Brown (Beth Center) 5-3

5^th – Derrick Beattie (Burrell) fall Pete Provenzano (Chartiers Houston) 1:55

7^th – Jake McKee (Burgettstown) dec. Noah Kankoski (Valley) 10-8 OT

170

1^st – Bill Bowlen (Jefferson Morgan) dec. Nick Pattock (Burrell) 5-0

3^rd – Derek Hull (Chartiers Houston) dec. Lucas Richardson (Yough) 1-0

5^th – Shawn Carl (Avella) dec. Dalton Rosta (Laurel) 2-1

7^th – Paul Mizia (Bentworth) dec. Jack Previte (South Fayette) 9-3

182

1^st – Terrell Fields (Valley) fall Dalton Wildman (West Greene) 1:16

3^rd – Brendon Glover (West Shamokin) fall Jake Walker (Keystone Oaks) 2:29

5^th – Austin Boone (South Side) dec. Clay Waldron (Yough) 0:00

7^th – Freddie McKissick (Carlynton) tech. fall Jason Perkins (Jefferson Morgan) 17-0, 4:41

195

1^st – Marcus Davenport (Valley) dec. Brad Grinnen (Ellwood City) 5-3

3^rd – Robert Scherer (Burrell) dec. Derek Allen (Avella) 2-0

5^th – Anthony Patterson (Jefferson Morgan) dec. Brandon Wasko (Avonworth) 6-3

7^th – Jeff Isiminger (West Greene) dec. John Wissinger (West Shamokin) 8-2

220

1^st – Jake Temple (Avella) tech. fall Jacob Robb (Kittanning) 18-3, 5:45

3^rd – Josh Lind (Mount Pleasant) dec. Seth Hitchens (South Allegheny) 9-7

5^th – Tom Sever (Yough) fall Mike Sinclair (Ellwood City) 2:47

7^th – Trevor McIntyre (Forth Cherry) dec. Will Van Norman (West Greene) 3-0

285

1^st – Allan Beattie (Burrell) dec. Jake Beistel (Southmoreland) 3-1 OT

3^rd – Ian Wolfe (Jefferson Morgan) dec. Adam Foreman (Ellwood City) 2-1 2OT

5^th – KaDale Coles (Avonworth) fall David Grafton (Kittanning) 1:36

7^th – Mason Shumaker (Bentworth) dec. Joe Kazalas (Keystone Oaks) 3-1 OT