Remarkable seasons

Solomon Chishko, right, and his brother Job accomplished a remarkable wrestling feat when each won state titles in the same season. Solomon Chishko came back from a fractured elbow to win 11 straight bouts, the final one an 8-0 shutout of Chris Vassar of Cedar Cliff in the 145-pound finals of the PIAA Class AAA Championships in Hershey.

Job Chishko, a seventh-grader at Canonsburg Middle School, won the 77-pound championship in the 13 and 14 age division. Job Chishko defeated Luke Resnick of Owen J. Roberts, 6-2 in the finals. A third seed, Chishko reached the finals with a pin in 1:13 of Mike Madara of Nazareth.

The Chishko's other brother, Boaz, came within a win of the medal round in the 50-pound weight class in the 8-under division.

Two other local wrestlers won Junior Olympic titles: Bill Bowlen, a freshman at Carmichaels who wrestles on varsity for Jefferson-Morgan in a co-op program; and Gavin Teasdale of Jefferson-Morgan.

Bowlen won the 157-pound title in the 13-14 age division with a 1-0 decision over Gage Gladysz of Greenville. Bowlen reached the finals with a 2-1 decision over Chase Duliakis of Hempfield.
Teasdale won the 82-pound title in the 13-14 age division when he routed Keelan Kunselman of Brookville, 12-0. Teasdale made it to the finals with a 7-2 win over Matt Parker of Pennridge.

George Lamprinakos dies

An obit in the Post-Gazette:

Age 87, of Mount Lebanon on Saturday morning, March 23, 2013. Beloved husband for 56 years of his recently departed wife, Beatrice (Kokinakis) Lamprinakos; devoted father of John G. Lamprinakos (Sharon) of West Chester, PA, RoseAnn (Keith) Orr of Greensburg, PA, and Christine Liotta of Franklin, PA; loving grandfather of Kelly (Matthew) McCambridge, Alex, Lainey, Cassie, Sara, Kathleen, Matt, Nick, Adrienne, Dana and Dan; brother of Nicholas L. and the late John L. Lamprinakos. 

During World War II, George served as a Sergeant in the Army Air Corps stationed in the Philippines. When he returned to the States, George attended and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Lamprinakos was a teacher at the Mount Lebanon High School for 38 years and established their wrestling program in 1956. Mt. Lebanon wrestlers provided some of his proudest memories, winning 22 Sectional and seven WPIAL team titles along with 33 WPIAL and 13 PIAA State individual championships under his direction. His coaching record consisted of 332 wins, 129 losses and six ties. Many of the athletes he coached later competed at the collegiate level and beyond, including Kurt Angle, who earned NCAA and World Championships along with Olympic Gold. 

Coach Lamprinakos was honored as the Western Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Coach of the Year. In addition, he was recognized by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with the prestigious Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award.

Wrestling from A to Z

I found this on the web and, while I know it's a little late, Brad Wilson does a good job pointing out some facts about the PIAA Wrestling Championships from an eastern perspective.

Here is the link:

www.lehighvalleylive.com/brad-wilson/index.ssf/2013/03/the_piaa_wrestling_tournament_from_a_to_z_-_a_semi-serious_review.html

Another honor for Wiercioch

WrestlingReport’s
Pennsylvania High School Wrestler of the Year

 

2013 Canon McMillan's Cody Wiercioch 2012 Derry's Jimmy Gulibon 2011 Franklin Regional's Nico Megaludis 2010 Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman and Central Mountain's Dylan Alton 2009 Penn Trafford's Shane Young and Shady Side Academy's Dane Johnson 2008 Easton's Jordan Oliver

JO state results

Here is a link to results:

http://65.61.23.146/tournaments/13%20tournaments/13PJWchampionships.pdf

Dake: 4 titles in 4 weight classes

Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa – Cornell senior Kyle Dake chose the toughest possible path to history.
By betting on himself, Dake is in a class all his own.
Dake became the first wrestler in NCAA history to win four national titles at four weights Saturday night, and Penn State won the national championship for the third year in a row.
The 165-pound Dake beat defending champion David Taylor of Penn State 5-4, joining Cael Sanderson and Pat Smith as four-time NCAA champions.
“Kind of at a loss for words. Definitely amazing feeling. It’s just you get to finally see all your hard work pay off,” Dake said.
Penn State’s Ed Ruth and Quentin Wright won titles in back-to-back matches to seal the fourth national crown for the Nittany Lions and their third under Sanderson.
Penn State had 123.5 points. Oklahoma State was second with 119.5 and Minnesota third with 103 points.
But the team race took a backseat to Dake.
Wrestling fans had been salivating over the idea of a Dake-Taylor final since the day Dake announced his move to 165 pounds in the offseason.
Dake had won titles at 141, 149 and 157 pounds. He boldly jumped up a class knowing that Taylor, the 2012 Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s best wrestler, stood in his path.
The NCAA shifted its schedule to make the 165-pound matchup the finale, presumably to maximize a probable Dake-Taylor meeting.
It didn’t disappoint.
Taylor took down Dake in 18 seconds for a quick 2-0 lead, but Dake answered with a takedown and an escape to jump ahead 4-2 after two periods.
Dake was called for a late stall, tying it at 4l, but he used his advantage in riding time to close out Taylor.
“Each weight class was a different obstacle, different challenges, and I just had to adapt. My ability to adapt really, really helped me accomplish that,” Dake said.
Even though Taylor fell short, his teammates did not.
Penn State wrapped up the team crown when Wright upset top-seeded Dustin Kilgore of Kent State 8-6 at 197 pounds, giving the Nittany Lions an insurmountable lead over Oklahoma State.
Wright sealed the victory with a pair of impressive late takedowns of Kilgore, an NCAA champion in 2011 who had won 62 straight matches.
Penn State began the day with a virtual lock on the title.
The Cowboys nearly stole the crown away.
Penn State held a 20.5-point lead over Oklahoma State to start Saturday’s competition. But the Nittany Lions didn’t have anyone who earned spots in Saturday morning’s wrestleback session, and the Cowboys made up 17.5 points to cut the deficit to 114.5-111.5.
Chris Perry then gave Oklahoma State a 1-point lead with a win over Penn State’s Matt Brown in the first title match, the 174-pound finals.
The Cowboys only held the lead for about 15 minutes, though.
They never got it back.
Ruth won his second straight national title with a 12-4 win over Robert Hamlin of Lehigh. Ruth finished with a takedown to clinch a major decision, giving the Nittany Lions a crucial extra team point.
“I looked over at the coaches and (they) were just saying `Cut him. Cut him.’ I was like, `Oh wow, he must be going for a major then,”’ Ruth said.
Jesse Delgado became the first 125-pound champion for Illinois, while Ohio State Logan Stieber won his second NCAA title at 133 pounds. Oklahoma’s Kendrick Maple finished an unbeaten season with his first national crown at 141 pounds.
Oklahoma State’s Jordan Oliver scored a takedown in the final 12 seconds to beat Boise State’s Jason Chamberlain 3-2 at 149 pounds. Iowa’s Derek St. John gave the Hawkeyes their lone national champion at 157 pounds.
Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson repeated as the national champion.
This was the first NCAA meet since the International Olympic Committee’s recommendation that wrestling not be included in the 2020 Games.
There’s since been a lot of talk about modernizing a sport rooted in antiquity – and upgraded wrestler introductions for the finals were a big hit to the sellout crowd.
The athletes burst through puffs of smoke amid dimmed lights and blaring heavy metal music, their names displayed with colorful lighting. The end of every finals match was marked by four plumes of smoke emanating from each corner of the stage.
The final bursts of white smoke blew for Dake, who finished a brilliant career with an unprecedented title.
“The college wrestling book, I finished it. I finished it with coming out on top,” Dake said.

All-District Team

Observer-Reporter All-District Wrestling Team
Outstanding Wrestler – Cody Wiercioch, Canon-McMillan
Class AAA Coach of the Year – Chris Mary, Canon-McMillan
Class AA Coach of the Year – Rick Chaussard, South Fayette

 First Team

Alex Campbell, Canon-McMillan, Sr., 38-10

Seth Carr, South Fayette, Sr., 39-5

Solomon Chishko, Canon-McMillan, Jr., 11-0

Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan, Sr., 42-1

Mike Fetchet, South Fayette, Sr., 43-5

Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi, Jr., 38-4

A.C. Headlee, Waynesburg, So., 41-5

Cody Jacobs, West Greene, Sr., 37-9

Dalton Macri, Canon-McMillan, Jr., 44-7

Connor Schram, Canon-McMillan, Sr., 44-3

Jake Temple, Avella, Jr., 40-3

Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston, Sr., 45-3

Jared Walker, South Fayette, So., 34-9

Cody Wiercioch, Canon-McMillan, Sr., 44-1

Second Team

Brent Blacharczyk , McGuffey, Sr., 27-6

Angelo Broglia, Canon-McMillan, Sr., 29-9

Tyler Buckiso, Peters Township, Jr., 34-5

Mike Carr, South Fayette, Fr., 29-13

John Demaske, Jefferson-Morgan, Jr., 29-6

Grant Fetchet, South Fayette, Jr., 37-12

Brendan Howard, Jefferson-Morgan, So., 40-9

Matt Johnston, West Greene, Sr. 41-8

Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown, So., 35-8

Sammy Minor, Canon-McMillan, Sr., 35-8

Brendan Price, Canon-McMillan, Jr., 38-9

Jake Rothka, Bentworth, Jr., 41-13

Tanner Sutton, Chartiers-Houston, Sr., 43-8

Anthony Welsh, Beth-Center, Fr., 37-14

 

Story link

 http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130323/SPORTS01/130329638

PSU wins team title, gold

DES MOINES, Iowa – Penn State’s Quentin Wright upset top-seeded Dustin Kilgore of Kent State to give the Nittany Lions their third straight team title Saturday night in the NCAA wrestling championships.
Wright beat Kilgore 8-6 at 197 pounds, giving the Nittany Lions an insurmountable lead over Oklahoma State.
Penn State began the day with a 20.5-point lead over the Cowboys. The Nittany Lions also had five wrestlers in the finals, three more than Oklahoma State.
The Cowboys stormed back for a brief one-point lead. But wins by Ed Ruth and Wright sealed the crown for Penn State.
Ruth stopped Robert Hamlin of Lehigh with a 12-4 major decision at 184 pounds.
Chris Perry of Oklahoma State opened the championship round with a 2-1 tiebreaker decision over Matt Brown of Penn State at 174 pounds. Anthony Nelson won the heavyweight title with a 6-2 decision over Mike McMullen of Northwestern before Jesse Delgado of Illinois stopped Nico Megaludis of Penn State, 7-4, in the 125-pound finals.
Logan Stieber of Ohio State followed with a 7-4 decision over Tony Ramos of Iowa in the 133-pound championship.
Mitchell Port of Edinboro saw his chance to become an NCAA champion evaporate in a 4-3 loss to Kendrick Maples of Oklahoma in the 141-pound finals.
Jordan Oliver won Oklahoma State's third title when he too a 3-2 win from Justin Chamberlain of Boise State at 149 pounds.
Derek St. John of Iowa won the 157-pound title with a 3-2 decision over Jason Welch of Northwestern at 157.
Capping the event was Kyle Dake of Cornell stopping David Taylor of Penn State 5-4 in the 165-pound finals.

NCAA placewinners 1st-8th

Saturday Night
At Des Moines, Iowa

125

Championship
Jesse Delgado (Illinois) 26-3 won by decision over Nicholas Megaludis (Penn State) 28-4 (Dec 7-4)
Third Place
Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) 43-5 won by decision over Alan Waters (Missouri) 33-2 (Dec 6-1)
Fifth Place
Trent Sprenkle (North Dakota St.) 34-6 won by decision over Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) 32-5 (Dec 7-2)
Seventh Place
David Thorn (Minnesota) 18-12 won by fall over Tyler Cox (Wyoming) 35-11 (Fall 1:17)
Consolation Semifinals
Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) 43-5 won by decision over Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) 32-5 (Dec 13-9)
Alan Waters (Missouri) 33-2 won by fall over Trent Sprenkle (North Dakota St.) 34-6 (Fall 1:59)

133

Championship
Logan Stieber (Ohio St.) 26-0 won by decision over Tony Ramos (Iowa) 31-2 (Dec 7-4)
Third Place
Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) 33-5 won by decision over A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) 33-5 (Dec 6-3)
Fifth Place
Jonathon Morrison (Oklahoma St.) 28-8 won by decision over Christopher Dardanes (Minnesota) 21-9 (Dec 6-4)
Seventh Place
Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) 25-7 won by decision over Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 33-7 (Dec 15-10)
Consolation Semifinals
Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) 33-5 won by decision over Christopher Dardanes (Minnesota) 21-9 (Dec 7-4)
A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) 33-5 won by decision over Jonathon Morrison (Oklahoma St.) 28-8 (Dec 9-3)

141

Championship
Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) 30-0 won by decision over Mitchell Port (Edinboro) 34-4 (Dec 4-3)
Third Place
Hunter Stieber (Ohio St.) 36-1 won by major decision over Undrakhbayar Khishignyam (The Citadel) 42-6 (MD 12-4)
Fifth Place
Michael Nevinger (Cornell) 42-12 won by decision over Evan Henderson (North Carolina) 38-9 (Dec 9-2)
Seventh Place
Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) 30-9 won by decision over Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) 20-12 (Dec 9-5)
Consolation Semifinals
Undrakhbayar Khishignyam (The Citadel) 42-6 won by fall over Evan Henderson (North Carolina) 38-9 (Fall 1:08)
Hunter Stieber (Ohio St.) 36-1 won by major decision over Michael Nevinger (Cornell) 42-12 (MD 9-0)

149

Championship
Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma St.) 38-0 won by decision over Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) 30-2 (Dec 3-2)
Third Place
Steve Santos (Columbia) 31-2 won by decision over Dylan Ness (Minnesota) 20-6 (Dec 7-3)
Fifth Place
Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon St.) 29-8 won by decision over Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) 31-12 (Dec 6-5)
Seventh Place
Ivan Lopouchanski (Purdue) 32-4 won by decision over Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) 31-7 (Dec 5-3)
Consolation Semifinals
Dylan Ness (Minnesota) 20-6 won by decision over Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) 31-12 (Dec 4-2)
Steve Santos (Columbia) 31-2 won by decision over Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon St.) 29-8 (Dec 4-2)

157

Championship
Derek St. John (Iowa) 31-2 won by decision over Jason Welch (Northwestern) 34-2 (Dec 3-2)
Third Place
Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma St.) 35-3 won by fall over David Bonin (Northern Iowa) 30-9 (Fall 1:39)
Fifth Place
Roger Pena (Oregon St.) 38-7 won by major decision over Jedd Moore (Virginia) 33-9 (MD 11-2)
Seventh Place
James Green (Nebraska) 25-6 won by major decision over James Fleming (Clarion) 32-5 (MD 14-4)
Consolation Semifinals
Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma St.) 35-3 won by major decision over Jedd Moore (Virginia) 33-9 (MD 12-2)
David Bonin (Northern Iowa) 30-9 won by fall over Roger Pena (Oregon St.) 38-7 (Fall 5:39)

165

Championship
Kyle Dake (Cornell) 37-0 won by decision over David Taylor (Penn State) 30-2 (Dec 5-4)
Third Place
Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma St.) 34-5 won by decision over Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) 34-3 (Dec 5-1)
Fifth Place
Conrad Polz (Illinois) 27-8 won by decision over Michael Moreno (Iowa St.) 31-10 (Dec 7-5)
Seventh Place
Cody Yohn (Minnesota) 28-13 won in tie breaker - 1 over Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia) 27-11 (TB-1 8-5)
Consolation Semifinals
Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) 34-3 won by major decision over Michael Moreno (Iowa St.) 31-10 (MD 12-2)
Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma St.) 34-5 won by decision over Conrad Polz (Illinois) 27-8 (Dec 2-1)

174

Championship
Chris Perry (Oklahoma St.) 35-2 won in tie breaker - 1 over Mathew Brown (Penn State) 29-5 (TB-1 2-1)
Third Place
Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) 38-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Logan Storley (Minnesota) 28-5 (SV-1 3-1)
Fifth Place
Nick Heflin (Ohio St.) 20-7 won by fall over Michael Evans (Iowa) 23-7 (Fall 2:10)
Seventh Place
Jordan Blanton (Illinois) 27-12 won by decision over Cody Walters (Ohio) 39-5 (Dec 4-3)
Consolation Semifinals
Logan Storley (Minnesota) 28-5 won by decision over Nick Heflin (Ohio St.) 20-7 (Dec 3-2)
Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) 38-4 won by decision over Michael Evans (Iowa) 23-7 (Dec 3-2)

184

Championship
Edward Ruth (Penn State) 33-0 won by major decision over Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) 26-4 (MD 12-4)
Third Place
Steve Bosak (Cornell) 25-3 won by decision over Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) 31-2 (Dec 2-0)
Fifth Place
Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) 23-9 won by decision over Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) 39-6 (Dec 6-2)
Seventh Place
Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) 34-6 won by major decision over Mike Larson (Missouri) 31-13 (MD 8-0)
Consolation Semifinals
Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) 31-2 won by decision over Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) 23-9 (Dec 3-2)
Steve Bosak (Cornell) 25-3 won by decision over Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) 39-6 (Dec 3-0)

197

Championship
Quentin Wright (Penn State) 32-0 won by decision over Dustin Kilgore (Kent St.) 43-1 (Dec 8-6)
Third Place
Matthew Wilps (Pittsburgh) 24-3 won by tech fall over Taylor Meeks (Oregon St.) 35-7 (TF-1.5 4:02 (18-2))
Fifth Place
Scott Schiller (Minnesota) 28-6 won by decision over Kyven Gadson (Iowa St.) 28-5 (Dec 6-2)
Seventh Place
Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) 34-3 won by decision over Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma St.) 16-10 (Dec 7-4)
Consolation Semifinals
Matthew Wilps (Pittsburgh) 24-3 won by decision over Kyven Gadson (Iowa St.) 28-5 (Dec 9-3)
Taylor Meeks (Oregon St.) 35-7 won by major decision over Scott Schiller (Minnesota) 28-6 (MD 11-3)

285

Championship
Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) 33-1 won by decision over Michael McMullan (Northwestern) 22-4 (Dec 6-2)
Third Place
Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma St.) 29-4 won by decision over Dominque Bradley (Missouri) 39-3 (Dec 3-2)
Fifth Place
Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) 28-4 won by decision over Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) 26-7 (Dec 3-1)
Seventh Place
Odie Delaney (The Citadel) 42-9 won by fall over Matthew Gibson (Iowa St.) 22-12 (Fall 2:44)
Consolation Semifinals
Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma St.) 29-4 won by decision over Zac Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) 28-4 (Dec 4-3)
Dominque Bradley (Missouri) 39-3 won by decision over Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) 26-7 (Dec 5-2)

Team Standings

1, Penn State, 123.5 points. 2, Oklahoma St. 119.5. 3, Minnesota, 103. 4, Iowa, 73. 5, Cornell, 65. 6, Ohio St. 59.5. 7, Missouri, 56.5. 8, Oregon St. 48.5. 9, Illinois, 45.5. 10, Virginia Tech, 43.5. 11, Iowa St., 41.5. 12, Oklahoma, 38.5. 13, Nebraska, 38. 14, Edinboro, 37.5. 15, N. Iowa, 34. 15, Pittsburgh, 34. 17, Northwestern, 32.5. 18, Cent. Michigan, 30.5. 19, Boise St., 29. 20, The Citadel, 27.

NCAA wrestling update

Penn State has all but clinched a third straight national title.
All that’s left for the powerhouse Nittany Lions is for David Taylor to defend the title that Cornell’s Kyle Dake has worked so hard to take.
Penn State had 114.5 points and a commanding 20.5-point lead over Oklahoma State heading into Saturday’s finals of the NCAA championships.
Minnesota is third in the team race with 86 points, followed by Iowa with 68.
The Nittany Lions also have five wrestlers set  to compete for a title, including a surging Taylor.
He and Dake — who is one win away from becoming the third four-time NCAA champion — will meet up at 165 pounds in one of the most anticipated championship matches in recent memory.
“It’s pretty simple. He’s going to do something no one is going to do and I’m trying to do something that no one is going to do,” Taylor said.
Dake and Taylor couldn’t avoid each other Friday. A scheduling quirk had them competing on side-to-side mats in the quarters and the semifinals.
Taylor wasted little time making his presence felt to the crowd and his rival.
Taylor dropped Illinois’s Conrad Polz to the mat immediately and completed the pin in just 24 seconds — just as Dake was engaging Nick Sulzer of Virginia in the quarterfinals.
Dake methodically dismantled Sulzer 13-0. But that performance was lost amid Taylor’s ferocious performance, which even had the pro-Hawkeyes crowd buzzing.
Taylor qualified for the final with a pin of No. 3 seed Tyler Yates of Virginia Tech in 3:25. Dake was again less flashy, beating Oklahoma State’s Tyler Caldwell 2-0.
“Obviously, he’s looking pretty good, but I’m not too worried about it,” Dake said about Taylor.
That’s a bit of an understatement considering that Taylor has pinned all four of his NCAA tournament opponents so far.
But Dake has outscored his foes 28-0 at the national meet and holds the edge over Taylor this season, beating him 3-2 on Jan. 2.
The final that wrestling fans have been waiting for since Dake moved up to Taylor’s weight class before this season has come to fruition.
“We both have that same, similar attitude where I’m taking away his dreams and he’s trying to take away mine. That’s just how it is. It comes with the sport,” Dake said.
Dake will be joined in Saturday’s finals by teammates Nico Megaludis (125), Matt Brown (174), Ed Ruth (184) and Quentin Wright (197).
Ohio State sophomore Logan Stieber will defend his title at 133 pounds against Iowa’s Tony Ramos, who survived two sudden victory frames before beating Wisconsin’s Tyler Graff 6-4.
Ramos was a rare bright spot for the disappointing Hawkeyes.
“Hard wrestling. No game plan,” Ramos said about facing Stieber. “You got to go out there and you’ve got to fight, fight and keep on fighting. That’s how I’m going to win.”
Kent State’s Dustin Kilgore will go for his second national title in three years against Wright in what promises to be one of the better finals of the last session.
Oklahoma Kendric Maple will be favored to win at 141 pounds and finish his season at 31-0. Oklahoma State’s Jordan Oliver will go for a second NCAA title at 149 pounds after winning the 2011 title at 133 pounds, but the Cowboys only advanced two wrestlers to the finals after a strong early showing.
The second Oklahoma State finalist, Chris Perry, was on the mat when the lights briefly dimmed. Perry and the rest of the athletes kept on wrestling though — a testament to the extraordinary focus of wrestlers during matches.
“It was kind of weird. It reminded me of the Super Bowl,” Perry said. “It was awkward, but you just kind of — when you’re in the zone, you’re in the zone.”

Strong start for Penn State

DES MOINES, Iowa — Cornell’s Kyle Dake joked that he wasn’t even aware of rival David Taylor’s results.

No one believed him.

Dake, the three-time NCAA champion, remained on course for a final showdown with Taylor, the 2012 Hodge Trophy winner, after the opening matches Thursday in the NCAA wrestling championships.

“Did he win his first match?” Dake joked. “Mainly focused on who I have, what the next step is.”

But it’s Taylor and the two-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions with the edge heading into the quarterfinals.

The Nittany Lions went 6-for-6 in the second round and lead the meet with 32.5 points. Oklahoma State was second with 29 points and seven quarterfinalists.

Minnesota was third with 24, followed by Iowa with 22.

“As a team, I feel like everybody is doing what they have to do,” said Penn State’s Ed Ruth, the top seed at 184 pounds.

Dake’s bid for to become the third wrestler with four NCAA titles – and the first in four weight classes – got off to a sluggish start.

Ohio State’s Mark Martin, who entered the tournament at 17-16, kept it 0-0 through two periods. But Dake opened the final frame with an escape and scored a takedown for a 3-0 win.

Dake finished with a 10-0 win over Indiana’s Ryan Leblanc.

“I feel pretty good conditioning wise. I feel healthy,” Dake said. “Guys are having really game plans when they wrestle me. It makes it tough but, a win is a win.”

Taylor was selected the nation’s top wrestler in 2012 before losing his top seeding when Dake moved up a weight class.

Taylor got the favored Nittany Lions started with a brilliant debut.

Taylor crushed John Staudenmayer of North Carolina, pinning him in 2:52. Ruth, followed with a decisive pin and, in the second round, capped a string of three straight pins for the Nittany Lions while extending his winning streak to 65.

Taylor scored the fall over Appalachian State’s Zachary Strickland to earn his spot in the quarterfinals.

The NCAA moved the 165-pound final to the final match Saturday night, presumably to highlight a potential Dake-Taylor matchup, but Taylor and Dake both insist they’re not focused on each other quite yet.

“Bonus points are huge,” Taylor said. “My job is pretty simple. To try and score points and pick up bonus points.”

Iowa scored 10 points in the opening session, good for fourth at the time. But the Hawkeyes suffered a major blow when heavyweight Bobby Telford hurt his knee during an easy win over Wisconsin’s Connor Medbery.

Telford defaulted before his second-round match because of the injury, weakening Iowa’s depth for the team race.

But it looks as though nobody might catch Oklahoma State heavyweight Alan Gelogaev anyway. He pinned both of his first two opponents – in just a total of 52 seconds.

Ohio State’s Logan Steiber, the 2012 winner at 133 pounds, cruised to the quarters with a pair of pins. Steiber nearly made the U.S. Olympic team and remains the overwhelming favorite to repeat as the champion in his class – though second-seeded Tony Ramos of Iowa also racked up a pair of falls Thursday and has the crowd behind him.

“You can hear them. They’re loud. It’s nice,” Ramos said about the pro-Iowa crowd.

The championships continue Friday with the quarter and semifinals, setting up a Saturday night finals for all 10 weight classes.

“Thursday is just kind of for show when it comes to the team points because the big points are scored tomorrow,” Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said. “There are some big matches (Friday) that will make a difference so we need to be ready for them.”

NCAA team scores first round

Team Name Points Champion Side

1. Penn State 14.5 6

2. Oklahoma St. 13 7
3. Minnesota 11 8
4. Iowa 10 7
5. Iowa St. 9 4
5. Northern Iowa 9 4
5. Oregon St. 9 4
8. Missouri 8 7
8. North Carolina 8 4
10. Oklahoma 7.5 4
11. Illinois 7 3
12. Boise State 6 4
12. Nebraska 6 3
12. Ohio 6 4
12. Ohio St. 6 4
16. Central Michigan 5 4
16. Cornell 5 3
16. Pittsburgh 5 5
16. Virginia 5 5
16. Virginia Tech 5 4
16. Wyoming 5 2

NCAA Wrestling Links

Sorry I'm late on this:

NCAA championship brackets:
http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/Session-1-Brackets.pdf



Discussion forum:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/3/21/4131386/ncaa-wrestling-championships-sessiion-1-live-discussion


Ten things to watch:
http://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2013-03-19/ten-things-watch

Catching up with the Colborns

Here is a link to the Colborn wrestling brothers, Chuck's kids.

www.jdnews.com/sports/local/colborn-brothers-out-for-wrestling-gold-1.102863

Classic pics

Angelo Broglia of Canon-McMillan gets a lift from Justin Williams of Skyline , Va., in their heavyweight bout in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Sunday at Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. Broglia won a 3-2 decision to help the WPIAL Team to a 28-19 win over Virginia.

Dustin Conti of Jefferson-Morgan is tied up by Zach Epperly of Christiansburg, Va., in their 170-pound bout in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Sunday at Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. Conti lost a 5-2 decision to the four-time state champion. The WPIAL Team beat Virginia 28-19.

Garrett Vulcano of Chartiers-Houston, right, tries to keep Zach Roseberry of Brentsville, Va., on the mat during their 220-pound bout in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Sunday at Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. Vulcano lost a 12-3 major decision but the WPIAL defeated Virginia, 28-19.

Cody Wiercioch of Canon-McMillan tries to get to his fight while Zach Beard of Tuttle, Okla, keeps his hold during their 170-pound bout in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Sunday at Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. Beard won a 7-4 decision to help the United States to a 22-18 win over Pennsylvania.

Wiercioch loses in Classic finale

Cody Wiercioch of Canon-McMillan had the chance to put a great finishing touch on this year's Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. Instead, he suffered one of his most painful losses.
Wiercioch lost a 7-4 decision to Zach beard, a four-time state champion from Tuttle, Okla., in the final bout of the evening as the United States Team defeated Pennsyvlania, 22-18.
In the opener, the WPIAL Team won for the third straight time against Virginia in this event's history.
What made this so hard to take was that Wiercioch lost in the same building he will be doing his college wrestling: Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse.

Not only did Beard beat Wiercioch, but he did something no other wrestler had been able to do for two scholastic seasons – take him down. Beard, a four-time Oklahoma champion with a 163-9 record, did it three times. The first of two in the first period brought ooohs from the capacity crowd.
Wiercioch’s loss came in the same building he’ll be wrestling in next fall. He committed to Pitt before the high school season began.
“Cody might be a little shell-shocked right now,” said Canon-McMillan head coach Chris Mary, who coached the Pennsylvania and WPIAL teams. “But he’ll bounce back.”
A distraught Wiercioch refused comment after his bout.
Beard led 4-2 after one period, taking Wiercioch down twice, but Wiercioch cut the lead to 4-3 with an escape in the second period. Beard escaped to start the third and put the match away with another takedown with 1:07 left.
Wiercioch compiled a 168-5 record to go along with his three gold medals and one silver. He has one more event on his schedule: the Dream Team Classic in Chicago next month.
Beard was named Outstanding Wrestling for the United States team and Benton’s Zain Retherford, who upset undefeated Anthony Ashnault (170-0, 4 titles) from South Plainfield, N.J., 1-0 at 138, was OW for Pennsylvania.
Wiercioch’s Canon-McMillan teammate, Connor Schram, nearly pulled the upset of the tournament when he took Joey Dance, a four-time state champion from Christiansburg, Va., into overtime. Dance, who had a 186-14 record in his scholastic career, managed to win the bout by riding out Schram in overtime.

The WPIAL Team got a 4-2 win by Seth Carr of South Fayette over Sean Badua of Osbourne Park in the first bout and never looked back.
Angelo Broglia of Canon-McMillan also chalked up a win, 3-2, over Justin Williams of Skyline.
Dustin Conti of Jefferson-Morgan lost a 5-2 decision to Zach Epperly of Christiansburg and Garrett Vulcano of Chartiers-Houston fell to Zach Roseberry of Brentsville, 12-3, at 220 pounds.
Four new members were installed in the southwestern Pennsylvania Hall of Fame: Aaron Gatten of Washington High School; George O'Korn of Canon-McMillan; Jake Herbert of North Allegheny; and Greg Jones of Greensburg Salem.

Wrestling Classic agate

Wrestling
Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
At Pitt’s Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
USA–22  Pennsylvania–18
145-Benjamin Whitford, St. Johns, Mich., dec. Mike Racciato, Pen Argyl 7-3
113-Zach Fuentes, Norristown, dec. Paul Mascarenas, Cleveland, NM, 3-2
120-Nathan Tomasello, Cuyahoga Valley Christian, dec. Darian Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic, 3-2
Hvy-Aaron Bradley, Nazareth, dec. brooks Black, Blair Academy, 3-1 OT
160-Isaiah Martinez, Lemore, Calif., dec. Cody Law, Forest Hills, 20-8 (major)
182-Domenic Abounader, St. Edward’s, Ohio, dec. Eric Morris, Wyoming Seminary, 1-0
132-Dean Heil, St. Edward’s, Ohio dec. Ryan Diehl, Trinity 6-1
220-Ryan Solomon, Milton dec. Frank Mattiace, Blair Academy, 2-1 OT
152-Austin Matthews, Reynolds, dec. Jake Short, Simley, Minn., 8-2
126-Joey Dance, Christiansburg dec. Connor Schram, Canon-McMillan, 2-1 3 OT
195-Jake Hart, Hampton, dec. Broc Berge, Kasson-Mantorville, Minn., 3-2
138-Zain Retherford, Benton, dec. Anthony Ashnault, South Plainfield, N.J., 1-0
170-Zach Beard, Tuttle, Okla., dec. Cody Wiercioch, Canon-McMillan, 7-4
OW-Retherford, Beard

WPIAL–29 Virginia–18
113-Seth Carr, South Fayette, dec. Sean Badua, Osbourne Park, 4-2
120-J.R. Wert, Christiansburg, dec. Nathan Reckner, SS Beaver, 3-0
126-Tyler Walker, North Hills, dec. Gabe Lumpp, Christiansburg, 19-6 (major)
132-Dennis Gustafson, Forest Park, dec. Nick Zanetta, Keystone Oaks, 2-1
138-Andrew Atkinson, Liberty Christian Academy, pinned Ethan Kenney, Connellsville, 3:54
145-Phil Marra, Burrell, dec. Beau Donahue, Westfield, 2-0
152-Heath Coles, Norwin, dec. Sean Murphy, Colonial Forge, 6-2
160-Zach Voytek, Greensburg Salem, dec. Rory Renzi, Lake Broaddock, 4-3
170-Zach Epperly, Christiansburg, dec. Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan, 5-2
182-Dakota DesLauriers, Burrell, dec. Ryan O’Brien, First Colonial, 2-0
195-Matt McCutcheon, Kiski, pinned Corbin Ramos, Matoca, 4:14
220-Zach Roseberry, Brentsville, dec. Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston, 12-3 (major)
Hvy-Angelo Broglio, Canon-McMillan, dec. Justin Williams, Skyline, 3-2
OW-Atkinson, McCutcheon

Mary AAA Coach of the Year

Canon-McMillan head coach Chris Mary holds the plaque awarded for being named the PIAA Class AAA Coach of the Year Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey. Mary led the  Big Macs to their third straight team title in this event  and to two straight championships in the PIAA Team Tournament.

 

 

Wash High has new coach

Now that was fast.
Washington High School has a new wrestling coach: John Paiani, who spent the past two seasons as the junior high head coach.
Josh Barrette, who coached the Prexies for the past five seasons, handed in his resignation two weeks ago and the Washington School Board filled the opening at its Monday night meeting.
Barrette was one of many who fought for the survival of the program when the school board wanted to eliminate it, along with the boys tennis and soccer programs.
Barrette said he will assume the role of volunteer assistant coach and work with the kids when possible. Barrette said he resigned so he could spend more time with his children, ages 2 and 4.

Classic teams

Pennsylvania Roster

Name, Weight, School, Record

Zach Fuentes, 113, Norristown, 181-36

Darian Cruz, 120, Bethlehem Catholic, 153-8

Connor Schram, 126, Canon-McMillan, 159-11

Ryan Diehl, 132, Camp Hill Trinity, 174-5

Zain Retherford, 138, Benton, 130-3

Michael Racciato, 145,Pen Argyl, 186-8

Austin Matthews, 152, Reynolds, 184-17

Cody Law, 160, Forest Hills, 112-26

Cody Wiercioch, 170, Canon-McMillan, 167-5

Eric Morris, 182, Wyoming Seminary, 171-15

Jake Hart, 195, Hampton, 143-20

Ryan Solomon, 220, Milton, 142-14

Aaron Bradley, 285, Nazareth, 113-19

WPIAL Roster

Seth Carr, 113, South Fayette, 126-40

Nathan Reckner, 120, South Side Beaver, 147-26

Tyler Walker, 126, North Hills, 136-31

Nick Zanetta, 132, Keystone Oaks, 129-42

Ethan Kenney, 138, Connellsville, 155-33

Phil Marra, 145, Burrell, 96-52

Heath Coles,152, Norwin, 126-30

Zach Voytek, 160, Greensburg Salem, 163-27

Dustin Conti, 170, Jefferson-Morgan, 143-33

Dakota DesLauriers,182, Burrell, 152-14

Matt McCutcheon, 195, Kiski Area, 158-14

Garrett Vulcano, 220, Chartiers-Houston, 154-38

Angelo Broglia, 285, Canon-McMillan, 38-10

USA Roster

113-Paul Mascarenas, Cleveland New Mexico, 175-3 4X
120-Nathan Tomasello, Cuyahoga Valley Christian, Ohio 178-5 4X
126-Joey Dance, Christiansburg Va, 186-14 4X
132-Dean Heil, St. Edward, Ohio, 126-7, 4X
138-Anthony Ashnault, South Plainfield, NJ, 170-0, 4X
145 Benjamin Whitford, St. Johns, Mich, 165-1 4X
152 Jake Short, Simley Minn, 237-20, 4X
160 Isaiah Martinez, LeMoore Calif, 207-7, 3X
170 Zachary Beard, Tuttle Okla, 163-9 4X
182 Domenic Abounader, St. Edward, Ohio, 135-8 3X
195 Broc Berge, Kasson-Mantorville, Minn, 177-9 2X
220 Frank Mattiace, Blair Academy, NJ, 160-16 2X
285 Brooks Black, Blair Academy, NJ, 145-8 4X
Totals 2224-107 46

Virginia Roster

113 Sean Badua, Osbourn Park, Manassas 190-17 1X
120 JR Wert, Christiansburg, Christiansburg 135-11 3X
126 Gabe Lumpp Christiansburg Christiansburg 101-54
132 Dennis Gustafson, Forest Park, Woodbridge 194-17 2X
138 Andrew Atkinson, Liberty Christian Academy, Forest 239-14 1X
145 Beau Donahue, Westfield, Centreville 204-25 3X
152 Sean Murphy, Colonial Forge, Stafford 158-51
160 Rory Renzi, Lake Colonial, Burke 161-18 1X
170 Zach Epperly, Christiansburg, Christiansburg 145-13 4X
182 Ryan O’Brien, First Colonial, Virginia Beach 150-12 1X
195 Corbin Ramos, Matoca, Richmond 160-38 1X
220 Zach Roseberry, Brentsville, Gainsville 183-30 1X
285 Justin Williams, Skyline Front, Royal 132-56 1X

Totals 2152 356 19

Three-for-all for Big Macs

Canon-McMillan had three state champions and won its third straight team title in the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships Saturday night in Hershey.
Connor Schram (126), Solomon Chishko (145) and Cody Wiercioch (170) each won a gold medal and Dalton Macri (120) finished with a silver medal. The Big Macs tied for the school’s best showing. In 1950, Manuel Pihakis, Joe Solomon and Don Haney each won gold medals when it was called Canonsburg High School.

The Big Macs had 99 team points, besting Central Dauphin's 75.
Schram won a 5-3 decision over Michael Kemerer of Franklin Regional in the 126-pound finals.
Chishko put on a dynamic performance in shutting out Chris Vassar of Cedar Cliff, 8-0, in the 145-pound final.

Wiercioch followed three bouts later by tearing through Joey Gartland of Penncrest 7-2 at 170 pounds for his third title.

Dalton Macri won silver after losing in the 120-pound finals and Alex Campbell took eighth at 220.

A.C. Headlee of Waynesburg finished fourth at 113 pounds.

Vulcano, Carr second

Garrett Vulcano of Chartiers-Houston and Seth Carr of South Fayette each took second place in their respective weight classes in the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey Saturday afternoon.
Vulcano lost a 7-0 decision to Ryan Solomon of Milton, who won his second straight title and became a four-time state medalist.
Carr lost a 1-0 decision to George Phillippi of Derry at 113 pounds in a rematch of the WPIAL finals of two weeks ago. Interestingly, Phillippi won that bout 1-0.

Bethlehem Catholic easily won the team title with 94.5 points, 24.5 more than Benton (70). Saegertown was third at 46 and Burrell and Trinity tied for fourth at 44.5.

Mike Racciato of Pen Argyl, who won his third gold medal, was named Outstanding Wrestler.

The area had 10 of 16 wrestlers medal. Joining Carr and Vulcano were Jake Rothka of Bentworth, who was eighth at 113; John Demaske (4^th at 126) and Dustin Conti (3^rd at 170) of Jefferson-Morgan; Nick Gavazzi (5^th at 138); Jared Walker (7^th at 160) and Mike Fetchet (4^th at 170) of South Fayette; Cody Jacobs (6^th at 220) of West Greene; and Jake Temple (4^th at 220) of Avella.

Canon-Mac powers way to finals

Canon-McMillan all but wrapped up its third straight team tournament title by advancing four wrestlers to the finals in Class AAA: Dalton Macri (120), Connor Schram (126), Solomon Chishko (145) and Cody Wiercioch (170).
Unless something unusual happens, such wrestlers getting thrown out of the tournament that would wipe out their points, the Big Macs will have won the team portion of this event in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Wiercioch is looking for his third state title and Schram his second. macri and Chishko are each chasing their first.

Wash-Greene wrestling results (Final)

Class AA

106
Autstin McDermitt, Burgettstown, 35-6
First Round: Lost to SE-3 White, Tyshawn, Bishop McDevitt, 23-5, 10-1
Next: Consol, Lost 4-2 dec to Triston Law, Forest Hills (29-5)
ELIMINATED

Brendan Howard, Jefferson-Morgan, 29-2
First Round: Lost by tech fall to SE-1 Karam, Luke 9 Beth. Catholic, 29-2, 15-0
Next:Consol: Lost 6-4 dec to Seth Hogue, Reynolds, 30-14
ELIMINATED

113
Seth Carr, South Fayette, 36-4
First Round: Won 8-3 dec. SE-5 Maloney, Stephen 9 Beth. Catholic 12-6
Next:Quarters, Won by default over David Pipa, Bishop McDevitt (39-7) 5;58
Next: Semis, Won 10-8  overtime dec over Josh Brown, Claysburg-Kimmel (29-7) 
Next: Finals, Lost a 1-0 dec to  George Phillippi, Derry (41-4) 
SECOND PLACE


Jake Rothka, Bentworth, 29-10
First Round: Pinned in 1:24 by SE-1 Myers, Korbin 10 Boiling Springs 42-1
Next:Consol: Won 12-8 dec to Eric Hunt, Warrior Run (35-6)
Next: Consols: Won by forfeit over David Pipa, Bishop McDevitt (39-8), 
Next: Consols: Lost 5-0 dec to Caleb Bordner, Tri Valley (35-11)
Next: 7th Place: Lost 6-2 dec to Willis Gruver, Redbank Valley (36-6)
EIGHTH PLACE


120
Mike Carr, South Fayette, 29-11
First round: Pinned in 3:35 by NW-1 Vath, Tyler 10 Saegertown 43-4
Next: Consols, Pinned by Bryan Israel, Saucon Valley (40-6) :56
ELIMINATED

126
John Demaske,, Jefferson-Morgan, 26-4
First Round: won 6-0 dec over NW-3 Monico, Nick 9 Saegertown 32-12
Next: Quarters, Won by 6-2 dec over Kent Lane S. Columbia (38-0)
Next: Semis, Lost 9-3 dec to  Ryan Diehl, Trinity (39-3)
Next: Consols: Lost 8-3 dec to Jarray Norris, Sharon (38-3)
FOURTH PLACE

138
Nick Gavazzi, Charleroi, 34-2
First Round: Pinned SE-1 Todora, Ryan 12 Beth. Catholic 11 43-6, 3:03
Next: Quarters, Lost 3-1 OT decision to Seth Lansberry, Line Mountain (36-4)
Next: Consols, Won 9-1 decision over Tyler Shafer, Hanover (28-8)
Next: Consols: Won 4-0 dec over Hunter Harner, Tri Valley (37-11)
Next: Consols: Lost 3-1 dec to Brock Zacherl, Brookville (34-5)
Next: Consols: Fifth Place, Won 8-0 dec over Steve Edwards,
FIFTH PLACE

145
Tanner Sutton, Chartiers-Houston, 42-6
First round: Won 14-5 over SE-5 Homan, Zach 12 Schuylkill Valley 3 36-12
Next: Quarters, Lost 8-3 decision to Blake Bowman, Tri Valley (36-8)
Next: Consols, Lost 4-3 to Phil Marra, Burrell (29-9) 
ELIMINATED


Matt Johnston, West Greene, 41-6
First Round: Lost 5-0 dec to NE-1 Cotten, Colt 12 Benton 40-5
Next: Consols: Lost 8-5 dec. to Robert Boozer, Cochranton (33-8)
ELIMINATED

152
Grant Fetchet, South Fayette, 37-10
First round: Lost 12-7 to SE-1 Herzog, Ty 12 Northern Lehigh 28-4
Next: Consol, Lost 5-1 dec to Taylor Harrington, Ft. Lebouef (36-13)
ELIMINATED

160
Jared Walker, South Fayette, 31-7
First Round: Won 5-4 dec over NE-3 Bobotas, Isaiah 11 Montgomery 32-3
Next: Quarters, Lost 6-3 dec. to Ty Schoffstall, Tri Valley (31-3)
Next: Consol: Won 4-2 OT dec over Connor Hedash of Bethlehem Catholic (45-8)
Next: Consols: Lost 5-2 dec to Jeric Kasunic, Benton (34-9)
Next: Seventh Place, Pinned Cole Shirey, Redbank Valley, 6:10 OT
SEVENTH PLACE

170
Mike Fetchet, South Fayette, 39-3
First round: Won 6-1 over NE-3 Lieberman, Alex 11 Midd-West 34-6
Next: Quarters, Lost 8-0 decision to Pete Renda, Brandywine Heights (39-0)
Next: Consols: Won 3-1 decision over Michael Ortiz, Northwestern Lehigh (33-5)
Next: Consols: Won 3-2 OT dec. over Ty Dibert, Chestnut Ridge (40-6)
Next: Consols: Won 6-2 dec over Alex Gular, Port Allegheny 
Next: Third place; Lost 2-1 dec to Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan,
FOURTH PLACE

Dustin Conti, Jefferson-Morgan, 37-0
First round: Won 3-1 over SE-5 Cortopassi, Nick 11 Beth. Catholic 39-11
Next: Quarters, Lost 3-1 OT decision to Alex Gular, Port Allegheny (31-5)
Next: Consols, Won 5-2 dec over Zack Pinkas, Forest Hills (31-9) 
Next: Consols: Won 4-1 dec over Josh Asper, Biglerville (36-11)
Next: Consols: Won 3-1 dec over Tim Vargo, Union City
Next: Third Place, Won 2-1 dec over  Mike Fetchet, South Fayette,
THIRD PLACE

195
Garrett Vulcano, Chartiers-Houston, 42-2
First round: Won 10-1 dec over SE-4 Bashore, Austin 11 Hamburg 29-16
Next: Quarters, Won 5-1 decision over Connor Rosensweet, Western Wayne (34-9)
Next: Semis, Won 5-2 dec over Adam Geiger, Trinity (D-3) 30-2,
Next: First Place,Lost 7-0 dec to Ryan Solomon, Milton,
SECOND PLACE

220
Cody Jacobs, West Greene, 34-6
First Round: Won 9-4 dec over NE-3 McCracken, Eric 12 Central Columbia 36-6
Next: Quarters, Lost 8-0 decision to Ray O'Donnell, Saucon Valley (41-3)
Next: Consols: Won 4-3 over Joey Kaufman, Hakifax (39-2)
Next: Consols: Won 7-5 OT dec over Dennis Atiyeh, Notre Dame GP (35-4)
Next: Consols: Lost 6-1 dec. to Jake Temple, Avella
Next: Fifth Place, Lost 8-0 dec. to Evan Dailey, Ft. Lebouef,
SIXTH PLACE

Jake Temple, Avella
First round:Won 9-5 dec over SE-5 Barrick, Calvin 12 Boiling Springs 27-12
Next: Quarters, Won 7-1 dec over Jaykup Durlin, Youngsville (34-6)
Next: Semis, Lost 2-1 OT dec to Brandon Smith, Lewisburg (35-1)
Next: Consols: Won 6-1 dec over Cody Jacobs, West Greene
Next: Third place, Lost 3-2 UTB to Cam Cyphert, Cochranton,
FOURTH PLACE

Class AAA

106
Brendon Price, Canon-McMillan, 38-7
First round: Lost 6-4 decision to SC-1 Sheehan, Connor 11 Solanco 33-4
Next: Consols, Lost 7-4 dec to Jacob Lizak, Parkland (38-7)
ELIMINATED

113
A.C. Headlee, Waynesurg, 39-3
First round: Won 11-9 decision against SC-3 Grant, Daniel 11 Twin Valley 37-2
Next: Quarters, Won 3-1 decision over Derek Gulotta, Owen J. Roberts (39-6),
Next: Semis, Lost 12-7 overtime decision to Zack Fuentes, Norristown, (45-4)
Next: Consols, Lost 10-5 dec to Jake Gromacky, Cathedral Prep,
Next: Fifth place, Pinned in 2:18 by Dom Forys of North Allegheny
SIXTH PLACE

120
Dalton Macri, Canon-McMillan, 41-6
First round: Won 7-1 decision vs. NE-1 Gonzalez, Grimaldi 12 Liberty 33-2
Next: Quarters. Won an 18-5 decision over Zack Clingan, Spring Grove (40-6)
Next: Semis: Won 5-3 decision over Vincenzo Joseph, Central Catholic (24-8)
Next: Finals, Lost 3-1 dec to Sam Krivus, Hempfield
SECOND PLACE

126
Connor Schram, Canon-McMillan, 40-3
First round: Won 11-4 decision over SC-3 Sunday, Rodney 11 Dallastown 33-7
Next: Quarters, Won by technical fall over Chase Zemenak, Nazareth (23-5) 20-5
Next: Semis, Won 7-3 decision over Kyle Krasavage, Wyoming Valley West, (40-0)
Next: Finals, Won 5-2 dec over Michael Kemerer, Franklin Region, 
FIRST PLACE

145
Solomon Chishko, Canon-McMillan, 7-0
First round: Won by 17-2 tech fall over SE-3 Dambro, John 11 Garnet Valley 31-6
Next: Quarters, Won 3-1 decision over Mason Bentzel, Spring Grove,
Next: Semis, Won 11-2 dec over Nolan Barger, Clearfield (37-1)
Next: Finals: Won 8-0 dec over Chris Vassar, Cedar Cliff,
FIRST PLACE

170
Cody Wiercioch, Canon-McMillan, 37-1
First round: Pinned SC-3 Seibert, Cody 11 Big Spring 21-5 4:28
Next: Quarters, Won an 11-3 decision over Tom Sleigh, DuBois (39-0)
Next: Semis, Won 16-6 dec over  Colton Peppelman, Central Dauphin, (43-6)
Next: Finals, Won 7-2 dec over Joe Gartland, Penncrest,
FIRST PLACE

220
Alex Campbell, Canon-McMillan, 36-7
First round: Loses 13-3 dec to SE-2 Boykins, Michael 11 Coatesville 34-1
Next: Consols, Pinned Kyle Kahley of Mifflin County (27-13) in 2:37
Next: Consols: Won 6-3 dec over jake Gunning, Liberty
Next: Consols: Defaulted in 2:20 to Tyler Callender, Council Rock North,
Next: Seventh, Forfeited to Nate Sharkey, Bald Eagle Area
EIGHTH PLACE 

Hvy
Angelo Broglia, Canon-McMillann, 29-7
First round: Loses 5-3 dec to NE-2 Emerick, Brad 12 James Coughlin 36-1
Next: Consols, Lost 5-3 dec to Cary Hess, Shippensburg (30-5)
ELIMINATED