Johnston, Ryan win
Colin Johnston, a junior from Canon-McMillan, will have an opportunity to win a second state title after shutting out Zach Oberlander of Dallastown 3-0 at 125 pounds. Johnston scored all three points in the second period to move his record to 37-2. He will take on Corey Houser of Governer Mifflin in the finals. Houser edged Jonathan Crawford of Lower Dauphin in the semifinals.
Matt Ryan, a senior from Canon-McMillan, will get another shot at winning a state title. Ryan dominated Brad Clark of Methacton, 7-0, in the 160-pound semifinals. Ryan will take on Quentin Wright of Bald Eagle Area, who stopped Ed Ruth of Susquehanna Township, 7-4, in the other semifinal bout. Wright has ties to Waynesburg. His father was a graduate and uncle still lives in that area.
Grant Lowther, a senior from Trinity, had his run to gold stopped by the talented Tyler Nauman of Middletown in the 130-pound semifinals. Lowther opened a 2-0 lead in the first period on a double-leg takedown but Nauman dominated the rest of the way. Lowther beat Waynesburg's Nick Garber and will wrestle for third.
Garber fell back into the battle for fifth place. He has to beat Brandon Bucher of Northern. Ethan Headlee can finish seventh if he beats Rob Robinson of Pittston.
In one of the key semifinals matchups of Saturday morning, Jordan Oliver, a defending champion from Easton, decisioned Chris Sheetz of Upper Perkiomen, 5-3, at 119 pounds. Sheetz won a state title two seasons ago.
In Class AA, West Greene's Kory Bissett finished seventh at 140 pounds after pinning Derek Schmelyun of Bermudian Springs in 3:00. Washington's Alex Evans took sixth place at 160 after losing 1-0 to Zeke Drake of Oswayo Valley. Bentworth's Charlie Wonsettler ended up fifth at 171 after a 14-12 decision over Chris Daniels of Harbor Creek. Jefferson-Morgan's Ethan Virgili placed eighth at 189 after dropping a 6-4 overtime decision to Brand Palik of Saucon Valley. Chartiers-Houston's Luke Miller was fourth at 215 after falling to Jeremy Gross of Bloomsburg 3-2. Avella's Codie Noga took fifth after beating Darren Rockwell of Towanda 2-1 in four OTs.
Matt Ryan, a senior from Canon-McMillan, will get another shot at winning a state title. Ryan dominated Brad Clark of Methacton, 7-0, in the 160-pound semifinals. Ryan will take on Quentin Wright of Bald Eagle Area, who stopped Ed Ruth of Susquehanna Township, 7-4, in the other semifinal bout. Wright has ties to Waynesburg. His father was a graduate and uncle still lives in that area.
Grant Lowther, a senior from Trinity, had his run to gold stopped by the talented Tyler Nauman of Middletown in the 130-pound semifinals. Lowther opened a 2-0 lead in the first period on a double-leg takedown but Nauman dominated the rest of the way. Lowther beat Waynesburg's Nick Garber and will wrestle for third.
Garber fell back into the battle for fifth place. He has to beat Brandon Bucher of Northern. Ethan Headlee can finish seventh if he beats Rob Robinson of Pittston.
In one of the key semifinals matchups of Saturday morning, Jordan Oliver, a defending champion from Easton, decisioned Chris Sheetz of Upper Perkiomen, 5-3, at 119 pounds. Sheetz won a state title two seasons ago.
In Class AA, West Greene's Kory Bissett finished seventh at 140 pounds after pinning Derek Schmelyun of Bermudian Springs in 3:00. Washington's Alex Evans took sixth place at 160 after losing 1-0 to Zeke Drake of Oswayo Valley. Bentworth's Charlie Wonsettler ended up fifth at 171 after a 14-12 decision over Chris Daniels of Harbor Creek. Jefferson-Morgan's Ethan Virgili placed eighth at 189 after dropping a 6-4 overtime decision to Brand Palik of Saucon Valley. Chartiers-Houston's Luke Miller was fourth at 215 after falling to Jeremy Gross of Bloomsburg 3-2. Avella's Codie Noga took fifth after beating Darren Rockwell of Towanda 2-1 in four OTs.
posted by Joe Tuscano at
9:06 AM
4 Comments:
Joe, I have been critical in the past but this year you really brought your 'A' game. Thanks for a great season. Without your hard work it would be nearly impossible for fans like myself to follows these hardworking kids. Thanks again.
PS. I loved the quote from Chuck Wonsettler's opponents brother. That was a nice touch.
WOOWOO~
Thank you
I was disappointed that this update covered only five of six AAA local student athletes, leaving out the fact that McGuffey's Matthew Scherich successfully advanced to the consolidation finals.
Yikes, you're right. I skipped over him when I was going through the wrestlers. He finished fourth at 125 pounds.
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