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Area loses a legend in Hall of Fame coach Ed Zimmerman

I'm guessing that many of you have heard by now that the wrestling community lost a treasure over the weekend, as District 6 Hall of Famer Ed Zimmerman died at age 68.
Tribune-Democrat sports writer Mike Mastovich, who covered "Zimmie" years ago, wrote the story about his death for Sunday's Tribune-Democrat, which is in the link above.
My family's ties to Zimmie date to 1983, when he took a team of area all-stars, which included my brother Larry, to wrestle in California, Hawaii and New Zealand. The trip further cemented Larry's love for wrestling and, by extension, my family's connection to the sport.
That was just one of the things that Zimmie did for wrestling in the region. During his decades in the coach's chair, he undoubtedly impacted the lives of wrestlers at Richland High School, but he also helped countless others gain media attention. Mike Mastovich told me how Zimmie and Lou Crocco of Westmont helped him get through his first season of wrestling coverage, when he knew very little about the sport. Matt Maisel Twitted that Zimmie did something similar for him during the former WJAC-TV repoter's first trip to the state tournament.
After he retired from coaching, Zimmie even covered the sport for The Tribune-Democrat. This was before I joined the Sports Department. I can remember him writing stories on dual meets and tournaments as well as penning columns for the Tribune. While he wasn't a trained journalist, his love for the sport was never in doubt.
He was inducted into the District 6 Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010 as a coach and contributor to the sport.
Later, Zimmie stayed involved with the sport as he often traveled with Mark Dugan, who compiles the Off the Mat rankings, to tournaments across the state until 2012, when heart problems limited his ability to attend wrestling events. I wrote about his absence in this column.
I've gotten updates on his health over the years through one of his daughters. He was born with a congenital heart defect and has had heart problems for years. Despite the health issues, he was able to land a cameo in the "Foxcatcher" movie, which is what the attached photo is from.
You can read his full obituary here, but since I know that some of you can't access the Tribune website, I wanted to pass along the details of his service. Friends and Family will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Harris Funeral Home, 500 Cherry Lane, Richland, where service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
I considered Zimmie to be a friend and a great ambassador for the sport. He will truly be missed.

Bishop McCort adding wrestling

I try to treat the offseason as just that - time off from the blog - but this story is just to big to ignore.
Bishop McCort is looking to add wrestling, sooner rather than later. The Crimson Crushers have been wrestling in a co-op with Westmont Hilltop the past three seasons. They attempted to end that co-op this week, but Westmont is making them live up to the terms of their contract, which runs through the 2015-16 season.
Bishop McCort Principal Tom Fleming said that the Crimson Crushers will be starting a program; it's just a year later than they had hoped. You can read Ron Musselman's story about it in The Tribune-Democrat.
The issue is starting to get contentious, as Westmont folks are upset about Bishop McCort ending the co-op. I can understand both sides of the argument. Three of Westmont's stud freshman - Anthony Walters (160, PIAA-8, SW-4, D6-2), Carnell Andrews (120, SW-4, D6-2) and Josiah Jones (220, D6-2, injury ended season) - attend Bishop McCort. If you're a Bishop McCort person, you're saying why should pay $10,000 to Westmont to wrestle for their team when we can start our own program? Westmont parents and fans, on the other hand, are upset because they feel that the McCort wrestlers are biting the hand that feeds them. Coach Matt Beaujon has helped develop Bishop McCort wrestlers over the past three years, even if the biggest names are only freshmen.
So I don't have strong feelings either way on that argument. Like any breakup, there are going to be hard feelings.
I did however, get into a lengthy Twitter debate about the potential of the Bishop McCort program. The way I see it, this could become a powerhouse program almost from its inaugural season, and I think that it's a scenario that public schools in districts 5 and 6 have long feared.
Don't believe me? Take a look at this:

That shows the area in a 30-mile radius from Johnstown, which seems like a reasonable distance that students might travel to attend a private school if so motivated. It's probably a bit unrealistic to expect anyone to travel from Latrobe or Hollidaysburg on a daily basis, but not so much for Ligonier Valley, Central Cambria or North Star. I know of some students that have attended Bishop McCort in the past few years from those school districts.
I'm not going to get into the "private schools recruit" debate that invariably pops up in these discussions. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that there is no recruiting going on whatsoever in our scenario. I still think that Bishop McCort could easily attract some of the top talent in the area without reaching out to anyone if the right coach is in place.
Imagine if the Crimson Crushers were somehow able to launch a program with Jody Strittmatter of Young Guns at the helm. Wrestlers from at least that 30-mile radius would be lining up to look at Bishop McCort under such a scenario. Not only would you get the guy responsible for the No. 1 club in the nation, but the big names that would follow would make most school practices have the feel of a club practice. That would make the Crimson Crushers a legitimate state contender in no time.
To be clear, I don't expect Strittmatter (or either of his brothers) to become the Bishop McCort coach. That was just a best-case/worst-case scenario (depending on your perspective).
Even without an elite club coach in the mix, Bishop McCort could find a well-respected local coach to give the program instant credibility. Again, without doing anything illegal or immoral, the program could draw interest from local wrestlers. Imagine you're a wrestler (or parent) at a school that doesn't have a very strong team. You are the best in the room and don't get much competition in practice. Now, you have the option of going to a private school (not for athletic intent, of course) where you already have three likely state qualifiers in the room and, potentially, a better coach. Most competitors would at least consider that option.

Here's a list of schools that are within about a 30-minute drive that the program could reasonably draw from:

• Greater Johnstown
• Ferndale
• Conemaugh Valley
• Westmont Hilltop
• Richland
• Windber
• North Star
• Forest Hills
• Blacklick Valley
• Central Cambria
• Conemaugh Township
• Shade
• Somerset
• Chestnut Ridge
• Ligonier Valley
• Blairsville
• United

Think you could come up with a pretty good team by getting one wrestler from even half of those schools? I certainly do. That was the discussion I was having on Twitter - a private school doesn't need to have a feeder system because, fair or not, students can come in from other districts.

Now, if Bishop McCort doesn't hire a well-known and well-respected coach and instead hires a caretaker to collect a few PIAA medals courtesy of the studs already on the roster, it could very well be a middle-of-the-road - or worse - program. It could have the big three and very little after that, in which case that lack of a feeder system would be huge.

That's the feast-or-famine scenario that private schools face in wrestling. Need an example? Look at Shady Side Academy. A few years ago, they were winning regional titles left and right at the War Memorial and competing for state team titles. By 2013, they couldn't field a team.

So will Bishop McCort's program be more like Bethlehem Catholic or St. Joseph's Academy, a fellow District 6 school that started wrestling a few years ago? It's too early to tell. The single most important factor will be who is hired to lead the program.

Check out my live stream from Somerset County banquet

I'll be trying a live stream via Periscope from the Somerset County all-county wrestling banquet between 12:30 and 1 p.m. today.

No idea how it will work, but Berlin's Taylor Cahill has said he'll do an interview with me, so it should be fun. Download the Periscope app and check it out!

Off the Mat predictions for the state tournament

Here are Mark Dugan's predictions for the state tournament. Where do you disagree with him? Feel free to let a comment and let me know.

 

OFF THE MAT AA STATE WRESTLING PREDICTIONS

VOLUME 22, ISSUE 8 MARCH 3rd, 2015

106

1. GAVIN TEASDALE 09 Jefferson Morgan 7
2. AARON BURKETT 11 Chestnut Ridge 5
3. ALAN DILTZ 11 Benton 4
4. KEVAN GENTILE 10 Jim Thorpe 11
5. GAVIN PARK 10 Brookville 9
6. JALIN HANKERSON 10 Boiling Springs 3
7. ABE GUARRIELLO 11 Fort LeBoeuf 10
8. JARET LANE 09 Southern Columbia 4
9. COLIN PASONE 10 Wilkes-Barre Meyers 2

10. LUKE PIPA 09 Bishop McDevitt 3
11. TYLER GRIFFITHS 09 Southmoreland 7
12. LOGAN PIRL 09 Ligonier Valley 6
13. ZACK WASSER 09 Palisades 11

14. DERRICK CHRISTIE 09 Westmont Hilltop 6

15. SAM SALLOT 09 Harborcreek 10

16. MATT PETERS 09 Northwestern Lehigh 11

113

1. CAMERON NEWMAN 12 Line Mountain 4
2. MAX MURIN 10 Central Cambria 6
3. JOE LOBECK 11 Lancaster Catholic 3
4. FARRIS MESSAI 11 Jamestown 10
5. GAGE BAYLESS 10 Reynolds 10
6. NOLAN LINK 12 Penn Cambria 6
7. BRIAN FRIERY 11 Lewisburg 4
8. RYAN CARLSON 11 Brockway 9
9. ANGELO BARBERIO 11 Muncy 4
10. COY CAMPBELL 12 Upper Dauphin 3
11. CASEY VOLLMER 12 Port Allegany 9
12. WILLIE GIRARD 11 Williams Valley 11
13. JAKE KEIPER 12 Forest Hills 6
14. COLTEN REX 11 Northern Lehigh 11
15. JACK HILL 11 Saucon Valley 11
16. JOE COUTERET 11 West Branch 6

120

1. TAYLOR ORTZ 11 Brookville 9
2. COLLIN GLORIOSO 11 Huntingdon 6
3. CALEB BORDNER 12 Tri Valley 11
4. JOHN PIPA 10 Bishop McDevitt 3
5. BRIAN COURTNEY 10 Athens 4
6. COLE MATTHEWS 09 Reynolds 10
7. JUSTIN MCCOY 09 Chestnut Ridge 5
8. ANDREW WERT 09 Trinity 3
9. BRENDAN HOWARD 12 Jefferson Morgan 7
10. CALEB GARLAND 11 Hanover 3
11. CARNELL ANDREWS 09 Westmont Hilltop 6
12. AUSTIN MCDERMITT 12 Burgettstown 7
13. JORDAN GESSNER 11 Lewisburg 4
14. JOSH HALEY 10 Wyalusing 4
15. MICHAEL LINEMAN 10 Greenville 10
16. JUSTIN WALTER 12 Hickory 10

126

1. TRISTON LAW 12 Forest Hills 6
2. JON GABRIEL 11 Bedford 5
3. CHARLES JOHNSON 11 Wyoming Area 2
4. SETH HOGUE 11 Reynolds 10
5. SAM HEPLER 10 Tri Valley 11
6. LEWIS WILLIAMS 12 Central Columbia 4
7. GRANT BOND 12 Boiling Springs 3
8. MIKE STUART 10 Benton 4
9. DAVID PIPA 12 Bishop McDevitt 3
10. ERIC HUNT 12 Warrior Run 4
11. CHASE ANKLAM 09 Pen Argyl 11
12. CURTIS DECKER 11 Penns Valley 6
13. TANNER ALTOBELLI 11 Redbank Valley 9
14. STONE KEPPLE 11 Derry Area 7
15. BROCK BIDDLE 10 Central 6
16. COLE AARON 11 Brookville 9

132

1. KORBIN MYERS 12 Boiling Springs 3
2. GEORGE PHILLIPPI 11 Derry Area 7
3. JOSH GIORGIO 12 Schuylkill Valley 3
4. ZACK LEBARRON 11 Warrior Run 4
5. MIKE BARTOLO 12 Reynolds 10
6. JARRETT CARTER 11 Fort LeBoeuf 10
7. MASON LINDENMUTH 11 Brockway 9
8. JAKE BOOZEL 11 Mount Union 6
9. CREIGHTON EDSELL 09 Wyalusing 4
10. MATT SCHMALL 11 Northern Lehigh 11
11. KODY KOMARA 10 Freedom 7
12. JUDE MATTOCKS 10 Saegertown 10
13. CARL GORG 12 Williamson 4
14. ADAM GEORGE 12 Richland 6
15. ANTHONY VITALE 10 Benton 4
16. JASON JONES 09 Saucon Valley 11

138

1. KYLE SHOOP 12 Boiling Springs 3

2. MIKE CARR 11 South Fayette 7

3. TYLER VATH 12 Saegertown 10

4. COLLIN EDSELL…………….11 Wyalusing 4
5. KEITH BATKOWSKI 11 Montoursville 4
6. SHAE BLOOM 11 Curwensville 9
7. TOM OPDENHOFF……… 11 Central Cambria 6
8. CALEB CLYMER…………….09 Nortwestern Lehigh 11
9. SAM MILLER………………..12 Bloomsburg 4
10. NATE JONES…………………12 South Williamsport 4
11. DERRICK CLAAR……………12 Chestnut Ridge 5
12. EVAN MYERS.................11 Southmoreland 7
13. HUNTER GIMBOR………..11 Brandywine Heights 3
14. DALTON CLARK……………11 Ligonier Valley 6
15. NICK HOENSTINE…………12 Central 6
16. TYLER MARSH………………11 Palisades 11

145

1. KENT LANE 12 Southern Columbia 4
2. ZACK FRY 11 Hughesville 4
3. NICK MONICO 11 Saegertown 10
4. DAKOTA NIXON 12 Muncy 4
5. NATE NEWBERRY 11 Biglerville 3
6. ROBBY PATRICK 09 Ligoner Valley 6
7. JAMES DUFFY 11 Smethport 9
8. GAVIN WILKERSON 10 Greenville 10
9. CODY KLINGER 12 Bloomsburg 4
10. RYAN FARBER 10 Northern Lehigh 11

11. GIO VONNE SANDERS 10 Jeannette 7

12. ADAM FISH 11 Seneca 10

13. ISSAC STEWART 12 Marion Center 6

14. CHASE SCHAEFFER 11 Tri Valley 11

15. A. J. KOSTYAK 11 Boiling Springs 3

16. LARRY BROWN 10 Moshannon Valley 6

152

1. JAKE WETZEL 11 South Park 7
2. BILLY BARNES 12 Southern Columbia 4
3. MICHAEL COMUNALE 12 Pius X 11
4. TRENT CROUSE 12 Chestnut Ridge 5
5. JACOB OLIVER 10 Huntingdon 6
6. ANTHONY SNYDER 12 Tri Valley 11
7. JIMMY MILLER 12 Brookville 9
8. JEFFREY INMAN 12 Annville Cleona 3
9. DOM VITALE 12 Benton 4
10. BLAKE REYNOLDS 10... Greenville 10
11. DAYTON WICKWIRE 11 Towanda 4
12. ZACK BENNETT 12 Milton 4
13. ETHAN CHARLESWORTH…12...Mount Pleasant 7
14. DAMON GREENWALD 11 Burrell 7
15. DAKOTA MACKLEY 11 Eastern York 3
16. CODY JENKINS 10 South Allegheny 7

160

1. COLE WALTER 12 Mifflinburg 4
2. BRYCE FOCHTMAN 12 Berlin Brothersvalley 5
3. JARED WALKER 12 South Fayette 7
4. ANDREW DOAK 12 Blairsville 6
5. JOHN VAUGHN 12 Boiling Springs 3
6. CODY MULLIGAN 09 Saegertown 10
7. HUNTER HARNER 12 Tri Valley 11
8. ANTHONY WALTERS 09 Westmont Hilltop 6
9. KESHON TRUITT 12 Redbank Valley 9
10. JASON STAY 12 Beth Center 7
11. JON WAGNER 11 Huntingdon 6
12. LUKE FUNCK 10 Northern Lebanon 3
13. JUSTIN HALEY 12 Wyalusing 4
14. KI THOMPSON 12 Williamson 4

15. DALTON GROUP 09 Susquenita 3

16. BREYCIN FULMER 11 Towanda 4

170

1. BRITON SHELTON 12 Bermudian Springs 3
2. GREG BULSAK 11 South Park 7
3. LEVI NIEBAUER 12 Cambria Heights 6
4. TAYLOR CAHILL 12 Berlin Brothersvalley 5
5. MIKE MILLERO 12 Reynolds 10
6. GAVIN HOFFMAN 09 Montoursville 4
7. NICK STEPHANI 12 Troy 4
8. EVAN DAUB 12 Northern Lebanon 3
9. ANTHONY WELSH 11 Beth Center 7
10. JASON LYNCH 12 Saucon Valley 11
11. DEREK DRAGON 12 Lake Lehman 2
12. BRANDON STOKES 11 Milton 4

13. LUKE SLIPPEY 12 West Branch 6
14. ANTHONY BENSON 12 Brockway 9
15. TRAVIS WICKARD 11 Boiling Springs 3
16. ZACHARY GRAVER 12 Palmerton 11

182

1. COLTON DULL 12 Bermudian Springs 3
2. DAKOTA GEER 11 Franklin 10
3. COREY HAZEL 12 Penns Valley 6
4. GARRETT HOFFMAN 11 Montoursville 4
5. CONNOR FREY 11 Lehighton 11
6. GARRETT REINWALD 12 Fort LeBoeuf 10
7. GAGE GLADYSZ 11 Greenville 10
8. BILL BOWLEN 11 Jefferson Morgan 7
9. NICO BROWN 12 Beth Center 7
10. BRETT BELTZ 12 South Fayette 7
11. LOGAN AIKEY 12 Lewisburg 4
12. MICHAEL COLLINS 12 Pope John Paul II 12
13. DAKOATAH MANNING 12 Towanda 4
14. STORM MCDONALD 11 Berlin Brothersvalley 5
15. TAYLOR FOSTER 12 Juniata 6
16. T J CISTRUNK 12 Wilkes-Barre Meyers 2

195

1. SCOTT THOMPSON 12 Blairsville 6
2. DYLAN REYNOLDS 12 Saegertown 10
3. LOGAN WOMELSDORF 12 Benton 4
4. CONNER BUTTRY 11 Chestnut Ridge 5
5. ZACH MILLER 12 Greenville 10
6. ZAC FAUST 12 Wilkes-Barre GAR 2
7. ALEK HUMMEL 12 North Schuylkill 11
8. TOBY CAHILL 10 Berlin Brothersvalley 5
9. LUCAS BARSHINGER 12 Eastern York 3
10. GAGE HELLER 11 Milton 4
11. RIAN SHUBECK 12 Panther Valley 11
12. TYLER COLE 12 Canton 4
13. LUKE FOURNIER 12 Elizabeth Forward 7

14. ROBERT SCHERER 10 Burrell 7

15. JOHN TINDALL 12 Schuylkill Valley 3

16. NATHAN BLACK 11 Pen Argyl 11

220

1. REYNOLD MAINES 12 West Branch 6
2. JAKE ROBB 11 Kittanning 7
3. DYLAN OTIS 12 Wyalusing 4
4. SAM MCCOLLUM 12 Bermudian Springs 3
5. TYLER OLIVER 12 United 6
6. ETHAN BUDD 11 Port Allegany 9
7. COLE RICKERT 10 Reynolds 10
8. SETH HITCHINS 12 South Allegheny 7
9. BEN CERNEY 11 Montoursville 4
10. ZACH STAFFORD 11 Cambridge Springs 10
11. TY SMITH 12 Meyersdale 5
12. DAN SCHEIB 09 Tri Valley 11
13. TOM SEVER 12 Yough 7
14. CAL HAINES 12 Redbank Valley 9
15. THOR BALAVAGE 11 Scranton Prep 2
16. SATCHEL STAUFFER 12 Catasauqua 11

285

1. ALLEN BEATTIE 12 Burrell 7
2. JAKE BEISTEL 11 Southmoreland 7
3. SAUL WILKINS 12 Wilkes-Barre G.A.R 2
4. ANTHONY GREGGO 12… Pius X 11
5. JACK KARSTEN 12 Cameron County 9
6. IAN WOLFE 12 Jefferson Morgan 7
7. BRADY LINEBAUGH 11 Bermudian Springs 3
8. TYLER BEAL 11 Keystone 9
9. JORDAN TROUP 12 Bloomsburg 4
10. ROBERT DUNBAR 11 Wyomissing 3
11. GARRETT KIEFFER 10 Line Mountain 4
12. DYLAN BRENNAN 12 Troy 4
13. GENE RINGER 11 Reynolds 10
14. NATHAN GADINSKI 12 North Schuylkill 11
15. ANDREW DEITMAN 12 United 6
16. COLIN CONRAD 12 Brandywine 3

PIAA brackets

The PIAA brackets have been released and are available here. I hope to get a chance to break down them a little later, but Sunday I concentrated on a story about Chestnut Ridge's outstanding performance at the Southwest Regional this weekend.

Preliminary Round

106

Jules Hicklin, Sharon, NW-4, Soph., 34-6 vs. Matt Peters, Northwestern Lehigh, SE-6, Fresh., 31-7; Huntur Campbell, Cambria Heights, SW-4, Soph., 34-6 vs. Paul Miller, Saucon Valley, SE-5, Soph., 35-17; Dennis Route, Canton, NE-4, Sr., 23-9 vs. Logan Pirl, Ligonier Valley, SW-5, Fresh., 30-11; Zack Wasser, Palisades, SE-4, Fresh., 31-7 vs. Derrick Christie, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-6, Fresh., 26-9.

113

Casey Vollmer, Port Allegany, NW-4, Sr., 27-5 vs. Caleb Holley, Boiling Springs, SE-6, Soph., 25-18; Jake Keiper, Forest Hills, SW-4, Sr., 31-4 vs. Colton Rex, Northern Lehigh, SE-5, Jr., 28-5; Shane Casey, Southern Columbia, NE-4, Soph., 30-17 vs. Liam Flaherty, Everett, SW-5, Fresh., 26-9; Willy Girard, Williams Valley, SE-4, Jr., 30-6 vs. Tyler Alberts, Ellwood City, SW-6, Soph., 35-6.

120

R.J. Driscoll, Lake Lehman, NE-4, Soph., 23-16 vs. Austin Clabaugh, Bermudian Springs, SE-5, Soph., 40-7; Mike Lineman, Greenville, NW-4, Soph., 26-12 vs. Austin McDermitt, Burgettstown, SW-5, Sr., 38-4; Carnell Andrews, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-4, Fresh., 30-7 vs. Quentin Bernhard, Northwestern Lehigh, SE-6, Jr., 27-7; Caleb Garland, Hanover, SE-4, Jr., 37-6 vs. Cole Wano, Derry Area, SW-6, Jr., 32-13.

126

Jack Glasl, Brockway, NW-4, Sr., 28-10 vs. Darren Goida, Panther Valley, SE-6, Jr., 30-13; Brock Biddle, Central, SW-4, Soph., 33-6 vs. Jarret White, Northwestern Lehigh, SE-5, Jr., 28-8; Eric Hunt, Warrior Run, NE-4, Sr., 27-7 vs. Mike Novak, Mount Pleasant, SW-5, Jr., 36-19; Chase Anklam, Pen Argyl, SE-4, Fresh., 27-7 vs. Curtis Decker, Penns Valley, SW-6, Jr., 29-10.

132

Jude Mattocks, Saegertown, NW-4, Soph., 27-19 vs. Adam George, Richland, SW-5, Sr., 30-6; Jason Jones, Saucon Valley, SE-4, Fresh., 43-13 vs. Shane Ging, South Fayette, SW-6, Jr., 24-8; Carl Gorg, Williamson, NE-4, Sr., 34-6 vs. Josh Renninger, Annville-Cleona, SE-5, Jr., 41-13; Darion Trimmer, Avonworth, SW-4, Sr., 31-10 vs. Ryan Greene, Catasauqua, SE-6, Soph., 28-10.

138

Adam Shunk, Smethport, NW-4, Jr., 26-6 vs. Derrick Claar, Chestnut Ridge, SW-5, Sr., 32-9; Dylan Rynkiewicz, Tamaqua, SE-4, Sr., 36-5 vs. Nick Hoenstine, Central, SW-6, Sr., 32-7; Nathan Jones, South Williamsport, NE-4, Sr., 34-5 vs. Hunter Gimbor, Brandywine Heights, SE-5, Jr., 35-10; Dalton Clark, Ligonier Valley, SW-4, Jr., 35-7 vs. Ali Copobianco, Panther Valley, SE-6, Jr., 32-18.

145

Adam Fish, Seneca, NW-4, Jr., 29-7 vs. Alex Gallaher, Camp Hill, SE-6, Sr., 31-11; Larry Brown, Moshannon Valley, SW-4, Soph., 32-7 vs. Colby Stroup, Newport, SE-5, Jr., 31-8; Cody Klinger, Bloomsburg, NE-4, Sr., 25-9 vs. Austin Mears, Mount Pleasant, SW-5, Sr., 38-10; Chase Schaeffer, Tri-Valley, SE-4, Jr., 35-9 vs. Seth Baney, Huntingdon, SW-6, Soph., 30-10.

152

Zack Bennett, Milton, NE-4, Sr., 31-11 vs. Nathan Harka, Saucon Valley, SE-5, Jr., 33-17; Gavin Kroesen, West Middlesex, NW-4, Sr, 30-9 vs. Damon Greenwald, Burrell, SW-5, Jr., 41-13; Ethan Charlesworth, Mount Pleasant, SW-4, Sr., 39-9 vs. Jordan Matthews, Littlestown, SE-6, Sr., 28-13; Dakota Mackley, Eastern York, SE-4, Jr., 33-9 vs. Cody Jenkins, South Allegheny, SW-6, Soph., 37-9.

160

Breycin Fulmer, Towanda, NE-4, Jr., 21-10 vs. Jon Wagner, Huntingdon, SW-5, Jr., 38-8; Colton Shilling, Greenville, NW-4, Sr., 12-6 vs. Noah Fleshman, Bermudian Springs, SE-5, Soph., 28-11; Anthony Walters, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-4, Fresh., 36-5 vs. Matt Miller, Williams Valley, SE-6, Sr., 19-10; Dalton Group, Susquenita, SE-4, Fresh., 36-12 vs. Jason Stay, Beth-Center, SW-6, Sr., 34-8.

170

Chris Enos, Sharpsville, NW-4, Sr., 24-5 vs. Jacque Jackson, Bishop McDevitt, SE-6, 17-10; Anthony Welsh, Beth-Center, SW-4, Jr., 32-5 vs. Zach Graver, Palmerton, SE-5, Sr., 22-7; Brandon Stokes, Milton, NE-4, Jr., 32-11 vs. Luke Slippey, West Branch, SW-5, Sr., 37-6; Travis Wickard, Boiling Springs, SE-4, Jr., 29-12 vs. Daniel Brett, Bedford, SW-6, Jr., 20-13.

182

Dakota Manning, Towanda, NE-4, Sr., 30-10 vs. Craig Spitler, Northern Lebanon, SE-5, Sr., 34-18; Hunter Cox, Cambridge Springs, NW-4, Jr., 33-12 vs. Storm McDonald, Berlin-Brothersvalley, SW-5, Jr., 31-9; Nico Brown, Beth-Center, SW-4, Sr., 35-10 vs. Jared Mooney, Palmerton, SE-6, Soph., 28-13; Ignacion Reynoso, Hamburg, SE-4, Fresh., 39-14 vs. Taylor Foster, Juniata, SW-6, Sr., 35-4.

195

Ryan Geyer, Ridgway, NW-4, Sr., 24-7 vs. Robert Scherer, Burrell, SW-5, Jr., 37-15; Jonathan Tindall, Schuylkill Valley, SE-4, Sr., 33-9 vs. Cody Hamilton, Moshannon Valley, SW-6, Sr., 27-12; Gage Heller, Milton, NE-4, Jr., 32-11 vs. Nathan Black, Pen Argyl, SE-5, Jr., 24-13; Luke Fournier, Elizabeth Forward, SW-4, Sr., 33-3 vs. Cole Swackhammer, Brandywine Heights, SE-6, Sr., 31-13.

220

Cal Haines, Redbank Valley, NW-4, Sr., 28-11 vs. Tom Sever, Yough, SW-5, Sr., 30-7; Nate Mentzer, Biglerville, SE-4, Sr., 31-11 vs. Seth Hitchens, South Allegheny, SW-6, Sr., 34-7; Cole Fuller, Western Wayne, NE-4, Fresh., 37-9 vs. Kody Reichart, Kutztown, SE-5, Sr., 31-8; Ty Smith, Meyersdale, SW-4, Sr., 38-8 vs. Julian Wismer, Notre Dame-Green Pond, SE-6, Jr., 35-8.

285

Brylee Shumaker, Redbank Valley, NW-4, Jr., 35-6 vs. Andrew Deitman, United, SW-5, Sr., 31-3; Nathan Gadinski, North Schuylkill, SE-4, Sr., 40-4 vs. Josh Lind, Mount Pleasant, SW-6, Jr., 32-17; Jordan Troup, Bloomsburg, NE-4, Sr., 34-5 vs. Zachary MacCleod, Littlestown, SE-5, Sr., 29-13; Anthony Collins, Berlin-Brothersvalley, SW-4, Jr., 28-12 vs. Collin Conrad, Brandywine Heights, SE-6, Sr., 31-9.

First Round

106

Gavin Teasdale, Jefferson-Morgan, SW-1, Fresh., 42-0 vs. Hicklin/Peters winner; Jaret Lane, Southern Columbia, NE-2, Fresh., 36-4 vs. Luke Pipa, Bishop McDevitt, SE-3, Fresh., 25-8; Jalin Hankerson, Boiling Springs, SE-2, Soph., 28-7 vs. Colin Pasone, Elmer L. Meyers, NE-3, Soph., 20-1; Gavin Park, Brookville, NW-1, Soph., 30-7 vs. Campbell/Miller winner; Kevan Gentile, Jim Thorpe, SE-1, Jr., 37-0 vs. Route/Pirl winner; Aaron Burkett, Chestnut Ridge, SW-2, Jr., 38-5 vs. Sam Sallot, Harbor Creek, NW-3, Fresh., 27-5; Abe Guarriello, Fort LeBoeuf, NW-2, Jr., 37-7 vs. Tyler Griffiths, Southmoreland, SW-3, Fresh., 39-7; Alan Diltz, Benton, NE-1, Jr., 36-5 vs. Wasser/Christie winner.

113

Max Murin, Central Cambria, SW-1, Soph., 33-1 vs. Vollmer/Holley winner; Angelo Barberio, Muncy, NE-2, Jr., 37-5 vs. Jack Hill, Saucon Valley, SE-3, Jr., 46-9; Coy Campbell, Upper Dauphin, SE-2, Sr., 32-7 vs. Brian Friery, Lewisburg, NE-3, Jr., 15-3; Faris Messai, Jamestown, NW-1, Jr., 31-1 vs. Keiper/Rex winner; Joe Lobeck, Lancaster Catholic, SE-1, Jr., 38-2 vs. Casey/Flaherty winner; Nolan Link, Penn Cambria, SW-2, Sr., 33-5 vs. Gage Bayless, Reynolds, NW-3, Soph., 33-11; Ryan Carlson, Brockway, NW-2, Jr., 27-5 vs. Joseph Couteret, West Branch, SW-3, Jr., 31-11; Cameron Newman, Line Mountain, NE-1, Sr., 38-2 vs. Girard/Alberts winner.

120

Taylor Ortz, Brookville, NW-1, Jr., 37-2 vs. Driscoll/Clabaugh winner; Andrew Wert, Trinity, SE-2, Fresh., 34-4 vs. Justin McCoy, Chestnut Ridge, SW-3, Fresh., 35-5; Brendan Howard, Jefferson-Morgan, SW-2, Sr., 40-6 vs. Caleb Bordner, Tri-Valley, SE-3, Sr., 40-4; Brian Courtney, Athens, NE-1, Soph., 32-0 vs. Lineman/McDermitt winner; John Pipa, Bishop McDevitt, SE-1, Soph., 23-2 vs. Andrews/Bernhard winner; Jordan Gessner, Lewisburg, NE-2, Jr., 32-6 vs. Justin Walter, Hickory, NW-3, Sr., 27-9; Cole Matthews, Reynolds, NW-2, Fresh., 39-6 vs. Josh Haley, Wyalusing Valley, NE-3, Soph., 40-7; Collin Glorioso, Huntingdon, SW-1, Jr., 39-2 vs. Garland/Wano winner.

126

Triston Law, Forest Hills, SW-1, Sr., 38-1 vs. Glasl/Goida winner; Lewis Williams, Central Columbia, NE-2, Sr., 33-3 vs. David Pipa, Bishop McDevitt, SE-3, Sr., 29-4; Grant Bond, Boiling Springs, SE-2, Sr., 17-6 vs. Michael Stuart, Benton, NE-3, Soph., 28-11; Seth Hogue, Reynolds, NW-1, Jr., 38-5 vs. Biddle/White winner; Sammy Hepler, Tri-Valley, SE-1, Soph., 36-6 vs. Hunt/Novak winner; Jonathan Gabriel, Bedford, SW-2, Jr., 26-3 vs. Cole Aaron, Brookville, NW-3, Jr., 28-10; Tanner Altobelli, Redbank Valley, NW-2, Jr., 31-7 vs. Stone Kepple, Derry Area, SW-3, Jr., 40-6; Charles Johnson, Wyoming, NE-1, Jr., 34-0 vs. Anklam/Decker winner.

132

x-Korbin Myers, Boiling Springs, SE-1, Sr., 37-1 vs. Mattocks/George winner; Jake Boozel, Mount Union, SW-2, Jr., 34-4 vs. Anthony Vitale, Benton, NE-3, Soph., 34-12; Creighton Edsell, Wyalusing Valley, NE-2, Fresh., 38-8 vs. Kody Komara, Freedom, SW-3, Soph., 36-6; Jarret Carter, Fort LeBoeuf, NW-1, Jr., 30-6 vs. Jones/Ging winner; x-George Phillippi, Derry Area, SW-1, Jr., 39-3 vs. Gorg/Renninger winner; Mason Lindenmuth, Brockway, NW-2, Jr., 29-3 vs. Matt Schmall, Northern Lehigh, SE-3, Jr., 32-4; Josh Giorgio, Schuylkill Valley, SE-2, Sr., 37-5 vs. Michael Bartolo, Reynolds, NW-3, Sr., 36-5; Zack LeBarron, Warrior Run, NE-1, Jr., 36-0 vs. Trimmer/Greene winner.

138

Kyle Shoop, Boiling Springs, SE-1, Sr., 40-1 vs. Shunk/Claar winner; Tommy Opdenhoff, Central Cambria, SW-2, Jr., 32-4 vs. Sam Miller, Bloomsburg, NE-3, Sr., 35-6; Keith Batkowski, Montoursville, NE-2, Jr., 35-3 vs. Evan Myers, Southmoreland, SW-3, Jr., 37-9; Tyler Vath, Saegertown, NW-1, Sr., 40-6 vs. Rynkiewicz/Hoenstine winner; Mike Carr, South Fayette, SW-1, Jr., 40-0 vs. Jones/Gimbor winner; Shae Bloom, Curwensville, NW-2, Jr., 30-3 vs. Tyler Marsh, Palisades, SE-3, Jr., 35-3; Caleb Clymer, Northwestern Lehigh, SE-2, Fresh., 31-10 vs. Luke Walter, Grove City, NW-3, Sr., 32-7; Collin Edsell, Wyalusing Valley, NE-1, Jr., 41-5 vs. Clark/Copobianco winner.

145

Robert Patrick, Ligonier Valley, SW-1, Fresh., 32-7 vs. Fish/Gallaher winner; Ryan Farber, Northern Lehigh, SE-2, Soph., 30-4 vs. Dakota Nixon, Muncy, NE-3, Sr., 34-7; Zach Fry, Hughesville, NE-2, Jr., 31-5 vs. A.J. Kostyak, Boiling Springs, SE-3, Jr., 33-12; James Duffy, Smethport, NW-1, Jr., 33-1 vs. Brown/Stroup winner; Nate Newberry, Biglerville, SE-1, Jr., 35-2 vs. Klinger/Mears winner; Nick Monico, Saegertown, NW-2, Jr., 23-5 vs. Isaac Stewart, Marion Center, SW-3, Sr., 38-3; Gio Vonne Sanders, Jeannette, SW-2, Soph., 31-4 vs. Gavin Wilkerson, Greenville, NW-3, Soph., 28-4; Kent Lane, Southern Columbia, NE-1, Sr., 40-1 vs. Schaeffer/Baney winner.

152

Jimmy Miller, Brookville, NW-1, Sr., 34-6 vs. Bennett/Harka winner; Anthony Snyder, Tri-Valley, SE-2, Sr., 35-10 vs. Trent Crouse, Chestnut Ridge, SW-3, Sr., 38-4; Jacob Oliver, Huntingdon, SW-2, Soph., 38-2 vs. Jeffrey Inman, Annville Cleona, SE-3, Sr., 32-3; Billy Barnes, Southern Columbia, NE-1, Sr., 34-1 vs. Kroesen/Greenwald winner; Michael Comunale, Pius X, SE-1, Sr., 31-0 vs. Charlesworth/Matthews winner; Dominic Vitale, Benton, NE-2, Sr., 29-11 vs. Paul Zacherl, Cranberry, NW-3, Jr., 32-4; Blake Reynolds, Greenville, NW-2, Soph., 32-6 vs. Dayton Wickwire, Towanda, NE-3, Jr., 38-5; Jake Wentzel, South Park, SW-1, Jr., 36-1 vs. Mackley/Jenkins winner.

160

Keshon Truitt, Redbank Valley, NW-1, Sr., 32-4 vs. Fulmer/Wagner winner; Jared Walker, South Fayette, SW-2, Sr., 35-4 vs. Luke Funck, Northern Lebanon, SE-3, Soph., 41-12; Hunter Harner, Tri-Valley, SE-2, Sr., 39-5 vs. Drew Doak, Blairsville, SW-3, Sr., 38-1; Cole Walter, Mifflinburg, NE-1, Sr., 37-1 vs. Schilling/Fleshman winner; Jon Vaughn, Boiling Springs, SE-1, Sr., 24-2 vs. Walters/Miller winner; Cody Mulligan, Saegertown, NW-2, Fresh., 40-6 vs. Kirah Thompson, Williamson, NE-3, Sr., 31-9; Justin Haley, Wyalusing Valley, NE-2, Sr., 38-7 vs. Caleb Hetrick, Brookville, NW-3, Fresh., 19-12; Bryce Fochtman, Berlin-Brothersvalley, SW-1, Sr., 36-4 vs. Group/Stay winner.

170

Greg Bulsak, South Park, SW-1, Jr., 30-3 vs. Enos/Jackson winner; Gavin Hoffman, Montoursville, NE-2, Fresh., 38-3 vs. Jason Lynch, Saucon Valley, SE-3, Sr., 48-3; Evan Daub, Northern Lebanon, SE-2, Sr., 41-11 vs. Derek Dragon, Lake-Lehman, NE-3, Sr., 40-5; Mike Millero, Reynolds, NW-1, Sr., 33-10 vs. Welsh/Graver winner; Briton Shelton, Bermudian Springs, SE-1, Sr., 37-3 vs. Stokes/Slippey winner; Levi Niebauer, Cambria Heights, SW-2, Sr., 31-3 vs. Anthony Benson, Brockway, NW-3, Sr., 32-3; Daniel Simmerman, Saegertown, NW-2, Jr., 36-10 vs. Taylor Cahill, Berlin-Brothersvalley, SW-3, Sr., 36-5; Nick Stephani, Troy, NE-1, Sr., 37-0 vs. Wickard/Brett winner.

182

Dakota Geer, Franklin, NW-1, Jr., 33-1 vs. Manning/Spitler winner; Connor Frey, Lehighton, SE-2, Jr., 31-4 vs. Brett Beltz, South Fayette, SW-3, Sr., 35-6; Bill Bowlen, Jefferson-Morgan, SW-2, Jr., 34-6 vs. Michael Collins, Pope John Paul II, SE-3, Sr., 30-2; Garrett Hoffman, Montoursville, NE-1, Jr., 42-0 vs. Cox/McDonald winner; Colton Dull, Bermudian Springs, SE-1, Sr., 35-1 vs. Brown/Mooney winner; Logan Aikey, Lewisburg, NE-2, Sr., 32-6 vs. Gage Gladysz, Greenville, NW-3, Jr., 37-2; Garrett Reinwald, Fort LeBoeuf, NW-2, Sr., 35-8 vs. T.J. Cistrunk, Elmer L. Meyers, NE-3, Sr., 31-4; Corey Hazel, Penns Valley, SW-1, Sr., 35-1 vs. Reynosa/Foster winner.

195

Alek Hummel, North Schuylkill, SE-1, Sr., 42-1 vs. Geyer/Scherer winner; Logan Womelsdorf, Benton, NE-2, Sr., 21-1 vs. Toby Cahill, Berlin-Brothersvalley, SW-3, Soph., 37-7; Conner Buttry, Chestnut Ridge, SW-2, Jr., 37-4 vs. Tyler Cole, Canton, NE-3, Sr., 34-4; Dylan Reynolds, Saegertown, NW-1, Sr., 46-0 vs. Tindall/Hamilton winner; Scott Thompson, Blairsville, SW-1, Sr., 37-0 vs. Heller/Black winner; Lucas Barshinger, Eastern York, SE-2, Sr., 30-1 vs. Zach Sintobin, Clarion, NW-3, Jr., 29-7; Zach Miller, Greenville, NW-2, Sr., 34-4 vs. Rian Shubeck, Panther Valley, SE-3, Sr., 29-4; Zac Faust, GAR Memorial, NE-1, Sr., 35-3 vs. Fournier/Swackhammer winner.

220

Sam McCollum, Bermudian Springs, SE-1, Sr., 39-0 vs. Haines/Sever winner; Ben Cerney, Montoursville, NE-2, Jr., 35-7 vs. Tyler Oliver, United, SW-3, Sr., 31-5; Jacob Robb, Kittanning, SW-2, Jr., 37-4 vs. Thor Balavage, Scranton Prep, NE-3, Jr., 39-2; Cole Rickert, Reynolds, NW-1, Soph., 33-9 vs. Mentzer/Hitchens winner; Reynold Maines, West Branch, SW-1, Sr., 38-0 vs. Fuller/Reichart winner; Danny Scheib, Tri-Valley, SE-2, Fresh., 32-11 vs. Ethan Budd, Port Allegany, NW-3, Jr., 31-1; Zach Stafford, Cambridge Springs, NW-2, Jr., 32-3 vs. Satchel Stauffer, Catasauqua, SE-3, Sr., 31-9; Dylan Otis, Wyalusing Valley, NE-1, Sr., 46-1 vs. Smith/Wismer winner.

285

Robert Dunbar, Wyomissing, SE-1, Jr., 28-6 vs. Shumaker/Deitman winner; Garrett Kieffer, Line Mountain, NE-2, Soph., 37-8 vs. Ian Wolfe, Jefferson-Morgan, SW-3, Sr., 36-14; Jacob Beistel, Southmoreland, SW-2, Jr., 35-4 vs. Dylan Brennan, Troy, NE-3, Sr., 29-8; Jack Karsten, Cameron County, NW-1, Sr., 33-1 vs. Gadinski/Lind winner; Allan Beattie, Burrell, SW-1, Sr., 44-1 vs. Troup/MacLeod winner; Brady Linebaugh, Bermudian Springs, SE-2, Jr., 36-2 vs. Gene Ringer, Reynolds, NW-3, Jr., 38-8; Tyler Beal, Keystone, NW-2, Jr., 34-5 vs. Anthony Greggo, Pius X, SE-3, Sr., 32-3; Saul Wilkins, GAR Memorial, NE-1, Sr., 36-4 vs. Collins/Conrad winner.

All the info you need on the Southwest Regional tournament

I spent six hours today working on a predictions column on www.tribdem.com.
I tried to look at results for each of the wrestlers and balance that out with past performances by individuals and teams. I also took my personal experiences into account, so it probably skews more heavily toward the guys I saw on a regular basis. Oh, and after going pretty close to the seedings in the lower weights, I probably got a little too crazy in terms of upsets in the upper weights.
I didn't do projections for a team champion, but I did a little calculating for the blog and came up with the following:

• Berlin Brothersvalley and Chestnut Ridge each have six state qualifiers according to my projections (that's when realized I might have leaned too heavily on guys that I saw in person).
• Derry, Jefferson-Morgan, South Fayette and Westmont Hilltop each have four qualifiers.
• Jefferson-Morgan led the way with three finalists.
• Only one team had two champions and that team probably won't figure into the team race.

Mark Dugan of Off the Mat made picks which appear alongside mine in The Tribune-Democrat. Joe Tuscano of the (Washington) Observer-Reporter picks the top three finishers at each weight on his blog. Ryan Spring said on his blog that he will have picks in Friday's Bedford Gazette, and I assume that Todd Irwin will have picks in the Altoona Mirror.

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One the line(s): In case you haven't seen the brackets yet (where have you been?) here's a link to them. 

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Live updates and chat: I plan to do a live chat similar to what I did last week for the District 5 tournament on The Tribune-Democrat website for both days of the regional tournament. Even if  you can get the live results elsewhere, I'd appreciate it if you can stop by and say hi, as the hits on our website help others at the newspaper see how important the wrestling community is to our coverage.

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The schedule: Here's the schedule that the media was given: 

Friday

• 4: 15 p.m. Doors open to public
• 5 p.m. Opening round on five mats
• 7:30 p.m. Quarterfinals on three mats; consolations on two mats

Saturday

• 9:15 a.m. Doors open to public
• 10 a.m. Second-round consolations on five  mats
• 11:30 a.m. Semifinals and third-round consolations on five mats
• 1:30 p.m. Fourth-round consolations on five mats
• 4:45 p.m. Parade of champions
• 5 p.m. Consolation finals and finals on three mats

It doesn't say as much, but I'd assume that the gym will be emptied after the fourth-round consolations.
Ticket prices are $3 for students for first and second sessions and $4 for finals; adults are $4 for first and second sessions and $6 for finals. All-session passes are available, although there is no discount, so it's $10 for students and $20 for adults.

Off the Mat rankings 2-23-2015

OFF THE MAT AA STATE WRESTLING RANKINGS

VOLUME 22, ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 23rd, 2015

106

1.       GAVIN TEASDALE......... 09... Jefferson Morgan........... 7

2.       AARON BURKETT......... 11... Chestnut Ridge............... 5

3.       ALAN DILTZ.................. 11... Benton........................... 4

4.       KEVAN GENTILE........... 10... Jim Thorpe.................... 11

5.       COLIN PASONE............ 10... Wilkes-Barre Meyers...... 2

6.       GAVIN PARK................ 10... Brookville....................... 9

7.       ABE GUARRIELLO......... 11... Fort LeBoeuf................. 10

8.       JALIN HANKERSON....... 10... Boiling Springs................. 3

9.       JARET LANE.................. 09... Southern Columbia......... 4

10.   LUKE PIPA.................... 09... Bishop McDevitt............. 3

11.   ZACK WASSER.............. 09... Palisades....................... 11

12.   MATT PETERS............... 09... Northwestern Lehigh.... 11

13.   SAM SALLOT................ 09... Harborcreek................. 10

        14. JOHN CONSORTI........... 09... Wilson Area.................. 11

        15. LOGAN PIRL.................. 09... Ligonier Valley............... 6

        16. TYLER GRIFFITHS........... 09... Southmoreland............... 7

113

1.       CAMERON NEWMAN... 12... Line Mountain................ 4

2.       JOE LOBECK................. 11... Lancaster Catholic........... 3

3.       MAX MURIN................ 10... Central Cambria.............. 6

4.       ANGELO BARBERIO...... 11... Muncy............................ 4

5.       GAGE BAYLESS............. 10... Reynolds....................... 10

6.       FARRIS MESSAI............ 11... Jamestown................... 10

7.       NOLAN LINK................ 12... Penn Cambria................. 6

8.       CASEY VOLLMER.......... 12... Port Allegany.................. 9

9.       GAGE NICOLELLA......... 12... McGuffy......................... 7

10.   COY CAMPBELL............ 12... Upper Dauphin............... 3

11.   RYAN CARLSON............ 11... Brockway........................ 9

12.   BRIAN FRIERY............... 11... Lewisburg....................... 4

13.   JAKE KEIPER................. 12... Forest Hills..................... 6

14.   COLTEN REX................. 11... Northern Lehigh............ 11

15.   WILLIE GIRARD............. 11... Williams Valley.............. 11

16.   JACK HILL..................... 11... Saucon Valley................ 11

120

1.       TAYLOR ORTZ............... 11... Brookville....................... 9

2.       COLLIN GLORIOSO....... 11... Huntingdon.................... 6

3.       CALEB BORDNER.......... 12... Tri Valley....................... 11

4.       COLE MATTHEWS......... 09... Reynolds....................... 10

5.       BRIAN COURTNEY........ 10... Athens........................... 4

6.       BRENDAN HOWARD..... 12... Jefferson Morgan........... 7

7.       ANDREW WERT............ 09... Trinity............................. 3

8.       JOHN PIPA................... 10... Bishop McDevitt............. 3

9.       CALEB GARLAND.......... 11... Hanover......................... 3

10.   AUSTIN MCDERMITT.... 12... Burgettstown................. 7

11.   CARNELL ANDREWS..... 09... Westmont Hilltop.......... 6

12.   JUSTIN MCCOY............ 09... Chestnut Ridge............... 5

13.   JORDAN GESSNER........ 11... Lewisburg....................... 4

14.   JUSTIN WALTER........... 12... Hickory......................... 10

15.   MICHAEL LINEMAN...... 10... Greenville..................... 10

16.   SEAN STANISH............. 12... Hamburg........................ 3

126

1.       TRISTON LAW.............. 12... Forest Hills..................... 6

2.       JON GABRIEL............... 11... Bedford.......................... 5

3.       SETH HOGUE................ 11... Reynolds....................... 10

4.       CHARLES JOHNSON...... 11... Wyoming Area................ 2

5.       DAVID PIPA................. 12... Bishop McDevitt............. 3

6.       SAM HEPLER................ 10... Tri Valley....................... 11

7.       LEWIS WILLIAMS.......... 12... Central Columbia............ 4

8.       GRANT BOND.............. 12... Boiling Springs................. 3

9.       MIKE STEWART............ 10... Benton........................... 4

10.   HUNTER NEELY............. 11... Bentworth...................... 7

11.   PRESTON HOOVER....... 12... Mercer......................... 10

12.   TANNER ALTOBELLI...... 11... Redbank Valley............... 9

13.   CURTIS DECKER............ 11... Penns Valley.................. 6

14.   ERIC HUNT................... 12... Warrior Run.................... 4

15.   CHASE ANKLAM........... 09... Pen Argyl...................... 11

16.   STONE KEPPLE............. 11... Derry Area...................... 7

132

1.       KORBIN MYERS............ 12... Boiling Springs................. 3

2.       GEORGE PHILLIPPI....... 11... Derry Area...................... 7

3.       JOSH GIORGIO............. 12... Schuylkill Valley............... 3

4.       MIKE BARTOLO............ 12... Reynolds....................... 10

5.       ZACH LEBARRON……….. 11... Warrior Run.................... 4

6.       JOE SWANK................. 11... Berlin Brothersvalley...... 5

7.       MASON LINDENMUTH. 11... Brockway........................ 9

8.       JARRETT CARTER.......... 11... Fort LeBoeuf................. 10

9.       ADAM GEORGE............ 12... Richland......................... 6

10.   MATT SCHMALL........... 11... Northern Lehigh............ 11

11.   CREIGHTON EDSELL...... 09... Wyalusing....................... 4

12.   SHANE GING................ 11... South Fayette................. 7

13.   JAKE BOOZEL............... 11... Mount Union.................. 6

14.   KODY KOMARA............ 10... Freedom........................ 7

15.   ANTHONY VITALE......... 10... Benton........................... 4

16.   JASON JONES............... 09... Saucon Valley................ 11

138

        1.   KYLE SHOOP.................. 12... Boiling Springs................. 3

        2.   TYLER VATH.................. 12... Saegertown.................. 10

        3.   MIKE CARR................... 11... South Fayette................. 7

4.       SHAE BLOOM............... 11... Curwensville................... 9

5.       COLLIN EDSELL…………….11... Wyalusing....................... 4

6.       KEITH BATKOWSKI....... 11... Montoursville................. 4

7.       TOM OPDENHOFF………....... 11............ Central Cambria                6

8.       NATE JONES…………………12... South Williamsport.......... 4

9.       SAM MILLER………………..12... Bloomsburg.................... 4

10.   DERRICK CLAAR……………12.. Chestnut Ridge............... 5

11.   EVAN MYERS.................11.. Southmoreland............... 7

12.   SCOTT COOPER……………11... Biglerville........................ 3

13.   HUNTER GIMBOR………..11... Brandywine Heights........ 3

14.   ISAAC BENGEL……………..11... Fort LeBoeuf................. 10

15.   CALEB CLYMER…………….09... Nortwestern Lehigh...... 11

16.   TYLER MARSH………………11... Palisades....................... 11

145

1.       KENT LANE................... 12... Southern Columbia......... 4

2.       NICK  MONICO............. 11... Saegertown.................. 10

3.       ZACK FRY..................... 11... Hughesville..................... 4

4.       DAKOTA NIXON........... 12... Muncy............................ 4

5.       CODY KLINGER............. 12... Bloomsburg.................... 4

6.       ADAM FISH………………….11... Seneca.......................... 10

7.       NATE NEWBERRY......... 11... Biglerville........................ 3

8.       ROBBY PATRICK........... 09... Ligoner Valley................ 6

9.       GAVIN WILKERSON...... 10... Greenville..................... 10

10.   RYAN FARBER.............. 10... Northern Lehigh............ 11

11. GIO VONNE SANDERS... 10... Jeannette....................... 7

12. ISAAC STEWART........... 12... Marion Center................ 6

        13. CHASE SCHAEFFER........ 11... Tri Valley....................... 11

        14. A. J. KOSTYAK............... 11... Boiling Springs................. 3

 15. AUSTIN MEARS............ 12... Mount Pleasant.............. 7

 16. LARRY BROWN............ 10... Moshannon Valley......... 6

152

1.       BILLY BARNES............... 12... Southern Columbia......... 4

2.       JAKE WETZEL................ 11... South Park...................... 7

3.       JACOB OLIVER.............. 10... Huntingdon.................... 6

4.       MICHAEL COMUNALE.. 12... Pius X............................ 11

5.       JIMMY MILLER............. 12... Brookville....................... 9

6.       TRENT CROUSE............ 12... Chestnut Ridge............... 5

7.       JEFFREY INMAN........... 12... Annville Cleona............... 3

8.       DOM VITALE................ 12... Benton........................... 4

9.       BLAKE REYNOLDS......... 10... Greenville..................... 10

10.   JAMES DUFFY.............. 11... Smethport..................... 9

11.   CONRAD YOUNG......... 11... Northern Lehigh............ 11

12.   ANTHONY SNYDER....... 12... Tri Valley....................... 11

13.   ETHAN CHARLESWORTH..12. Mount Pleasant.............. 7

14.   DAYTON WICKWIRE..... 11... Towanda........................ 4

15.   CODY JENKINS............. 10... South Allegheny............. 7

16.   DAMON GREENWALD.. 11... Burrell............................ 7

160

1.       COLE WALTER.............. 12... Mifflinburg..................... 4

2.       JARED WALKER............ 12... South Fayette................. 7

3.       ANDREW DOAK........... 12... Blairsville....................... 6

4.       CODY MULLIGAN......... 09... Saegertown.................. 10

5.       JOHN VAUGHN............ 12... Boiling Springs................. 3

6.       BRYCE FOCHTMAN...... 12... Berlin Brothersvalley...... 5

7.       HUNTER HARNER......... 12... Tri Valley....................... 11

8.       ANTHONY WALTERS.... 09... Westmont Hilltop.......... 6

9.       KESHON TRUITT........... 12... Redbank Valley............... 9

10.   JASON STAY................. 12... Beth Center.................... 7

11.   NATHAN FARBER......... 12... Northern Lehigh............ 11

12.   JON WAGNER.............. 11... Huntingdon.................... 6

13.   LUKE FUNCK................ 10... Northern Lebanon.......... 3

14.   MICHAEL REIF.............. 11... Notre Dame Green Pond 11

       15. COLBY HILLEGAS........... 12... Chestnut Ridge............... 5

       16. GIOVANNI VOLPE.......... 11... Sharon.......................... 10

170

1.       BRITON SHELTON......... 12... Bermudian Springs.......... 3

2.       GREG BULSAK.............. 11... South Park...................... 7

3.       LEVI NIEBAUER............ 12... Cambria Heights............. 6

4.       JASON LYNCH.............. 12... Saucon Valley................ 11

5.       MIKE MILLERO............. 12... Reynolds....................... 10

6.       NICK STEPHANI............ 12... Troy................................ 4

7.       ANTHONY WELSH......... 11... Beth Center.................... 7

8.       TAYLOR CAHILL............ 12... Berlin Brothersvalley...... 5

9.       GAVIN HOFFMAN........ 09... Montoursville................. 4

10.   BRANDON STOKES....... 11... Milton............................ 4

11.   ANTHONY BENSON...... 12... Brockway........................ 9

12.   EVAN DAUB................. 12... Northern Lebanon.......... 3

13.   LUKE SLIPPEY............... 12... West Branch................... 6

14.   TRAVIS WICKARD......... 11... Boiling Springs................. 3

15.   ZACHARY GRAVER........ 12... Palmerton..................... 11

16.   SHAWN KILHEFNER...... 12... Wyomissing.................... 3

182

1.       COLTON DULL.............. 12... Bermudian Springs.......... 3

2.       COREY HAZEL............... 12... Penns Valley.................. 6

3.       DAKOTA GEER.............. 11... Franklin......................... 10

4.       CONNOR FREY............. 11... Lehighton..................... 11

5.       GARRETT HOFFMAN.... 11... Montoursville................. 4

6.       GARRETT REINWALD.... 12... Fort LeBoeuf................. 10

7.       GAGE GLADYSZ............ 11... Greenville..................... 10

8.       BILL BOWLEN............... 11... Jefferson Morgan........... 7

9.      NICO BROWN.............. 12... Beth Center.................... 7

10.   DEREK DRAGON........... 12... Lake Lehman.................. 2

11.   TAYLOR FOSTER........... 12... Juniata........................... 6

12.   COLBY GEISINGER........ 12... Schuylkill Valley............... 3

13.   BRETT BELTZ................. 12... South Fayette................. 7

14.   LOGAN AIKEY............... 12... Lewisburg....................... 4

15.   SCOTT CARBAUGH....... 12... Southern Huntingdon..... 6

16.   ZACH ZIMMERMAN..... 10... Troy................................ 4

195

1.       DYLAN REYNOLDS........ 12... Saegertown.................. 10

2.       SCOTT THOMPSON...... 12... Blairsville....................... 6

3.       LOGAN WOMELSDORF. 12... Benton........................... 4

4.       CONNER BUTTRY......... 11... Chestnut Ridge............... 5

5.       ZAC FAUST................... 12... Wilkes-Barre GAR........... 2

6.       MARQUIS SPENCE........ 12... Lakeview...................... 10

7.       ZACH MILLER............... 12... Greenville..................... 10

8.       ALEK HUMMEL............. 12... North Schuylkill............. 11

9.       CHRIS MUELLER........... 11... Sharpsville.................... 10

10.   GAGE HELLER............... 11... Milton............................ 4

11.   ROBERT SCHERER......... 10... Burrell............................ 7

12.   TOBY CAHILL................ 10... Berlin Brothersvalley...... 5

13.   LUCAS BARSHINGER..... 12... Eastern York................... 3

       14. JOHN TINDALL............... 12... Schuylkill Valley............... 3

       15. RIAN SHUBECK.............. 12... Panther Valley.............. 11

       16. NATHAN BLACK............. 11... Pen Argyl...................... 11

220

1.       REYNOLD MAINES........ 12... West Branch................... 6

2.       JAKE ROBB................... 11... Kittanning....................... 7

3.       DYLAN OTIS................. 12... Wyalusing....................... 4

4.       SAM MCCOLLUM......... 12... Bermudian Springs.......... 3

5.       ETHAN BUDD............... 11... Port Allegany.................. 9

6.       BRYCE TOWN............... 11... Brookville....................... 9

7.       JOSIAH JONES.............. 09... Westmont Hilltop.......... 6

8.       TYLER OLIVER............... 12... United............................ 6

9.       TOM SEVER.................. 12... Yough............................. 7

10.   BEN CERNEY................. 11... Montoursville................. 4

11.   SETH HITCHINS............. 12... South Allegheny............. 7

12.   ZACH STAFFORD.......... 11... Cambridge Springs........ 10

13.   COLE RICKERT.............. 10... Reynolds....................... 10

14.   DAN SCHEIB................. 09... Tri Valley....................... 11

15.   ROGER HORTON.......... 11... Athens........................... 4

16.   IAN MINNICH.............. 10... Williams Valley.............. 11

285

1.       ALLEN BEATTIE............. 12... Burrell............................ 7

2.       JAKE BEISTEL................ 11... Southmoreland............... 7

3.       SAUL WILKINS.............. 12... Wilkes-Barre G.A.R......... 2

4.       JACK KARSTEN............. 12... Cameron County............. 9

5.       GENE RINGER.............. 11... Reynolds....................... 10

6.       BRADY LINEBAUGH...... 11... Bermudian Springs.......... 3

7.       ANTHONY GREGGO..... 12… PiusX............................. 11

8.       GARRETT KIEFFER......... 10... Line Mountain................ 4

9.       NATHAN GADINSKI...... 12... North Schuylkill............. 11

10.   JORDAN TROUPE......... 12... Bloomsburg.................... 4

11.   IAN WOLFE.................. 12... Jefferson Morgan........... 7

12.   DYLAN BRENNAN......... 12... Troy................................ 4

13.   ANDREW DEITMAN...... 12... United............................ 6

14.   NICK WINFIELD............ 10... Southern Huntingdon..... 6

15.   CAMERON KATES......... 11... Northern Lehigh............ 11

16.   TYLER BEAL.................. 11... Keystone........................ 9

TOP 25 TEAMS

1.       BOILING SPRINGS................................................ 3

2.       CHESTNUT RIDGE................................................. 5

3.       REYNOLDS.......................................................... 10

4.       WYALUSING......................................................... 4

5.       SAEGERTOWN.................................................... 10

6.       BROOKVILLE......................................................... 9

7.       NOTHERN LEBANON............................................. 3

8.       WEST BRANCH..................................................... 6

9.       HUNTINGDON.............. ...................................... 6

10.   SAUCON VALLEY................................................. 11

11.   FORT LEBOEUF................................................... 10

12.   NORTHERN LEHIGH............................................. 11

13.   BURRELL.............................................................. 7

14.   MONTOURSVILLE................................................. 4

15.   LINE MOUNTAIN.................................................. 4

16.   JEFFERSON MORGAN........................................... 7

17.   MCGUFFY............................................................ 7

18.   SOUTH FAYETTE................................................... 7

19.   BERMUDIAN SPRINGS.......................................... 3

20.   TRI VALLEY......................................................... 11

21.   GREENVILLE....................................................... 10

22.   NORTH SCHUYLKILL............................................ 11

23.   ELMER L MEYERS.................................................. 2

24.   MUNCY................................................................ 4

25.   CENTRAL.............................................................. 6

Breaking down the Southwest Regional brackets

The brackets are now posted here. This is the first year that the tournament has expanded to 15 wrestlers at each weight, with District 7 getting 7, District 6 getting 5 (back up from the past few years) and District 5 getting 3.
A few Knotes:

• Collin Glorioso of Huntingdon, who is No. 5 in the PA Power rankings, is the top seed at 120 pounds. His reward? A likely semifinal matchup with No. 4 Austin McDermitt of Burgettstown. Of course, the bottom half of the bracket is no picnic either, with No. 9 Brendan Howard of Jefferson-Morgan, who beat McDermitt in the District 7 finals, No. 12 Justin McCoy of Chestnut Ridge and No. 15 Carnell Andrews of Westmont Hilltop. McCoy and Andrews could meet in the quarters.
• 126 has a pair of top-ranked wrestlers. PA Power has Bedford's Jon Gabriel, who is the top seed and draws the bye, at No. 1 while Off the Mat prefers Triston Law of Forest Hills, who is the second seed and has a first-round match. Law is third in the PA Power rankings while Gabriel is fourth according to OTM.
• I know that no seeding formula is perfect, but you have to wonder about 145, where No. 3 seed Robby Patrick is ranked second in the state by PA Power. Patrick has beaten No. 1 seed Gio Vonne Sanders of Jeannette twice and owns a win over Travis Templeton of Forest Hills, who beat No. 2 seed Austin Hemminger of Somerset. Of course, the Ligonier Valley freshman could have helped himself if he didn't have earlier losses to Austin Mears of Mount Pleasant and Isaac Stewart of Marion Center, both of whom are in the weight. Still, with 13 consecutive wins, Patrick looks like the favorite to me.
• 152 has Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in the PA Power rankings. South Park's Jake Wentzel is No. 2 and top-seeded and is followed by Huntingdon's Jacob Oliver and Chestnut Ridge's Trent Crouse in both the rankings and seeds.
• 160 is loaded, with half of the state's top 10 wrestlers in the region, according to PA Power. The top half of the bracket has No. 1 Jared Walker of South Fayette, No. 5 Anthony Walters of Westmont Hilltop and No. 10 Jon Wagner of Huntingdon, who Walker could face after his first-round bye. The bottom half has No. 3 Drew Doak of Blairsville, No. 6 Bryce Fochtman of Berlin Brothersvalley and No. 9 Jason Stay of Beth-Center, who could meet Fochtman in the quarters.
• 170 includes Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 8 according to PA Power with Levi Niebauer of Cambria Heights, Anthony Welsh of Beth-Center, Taylor Cahill of Berlin and Greg Bulsak of South Park. Personally, I'd list Bulsak as the favorite.
• Seven of the top 13 220-pounders in the state are going to be in Canonsburg this weekend, according to PA Power, so someone pretty good will be sitting home. Buzzy Maines of West Branch is No. 1 while Jacob Robb of Kittanning, so the final could be a very good one, assuming they both get there. Robb could have to face No. 7 Tyler Oliver of United in the quarters and No. 6 Josiah Jones of Westmont Hilltop in the semis. Maines, meanwhile, could have No. 10 Tom Sever of Yough in the quarters and No. 11 Seth Hitchens of South Allegheny in the semis. Those scenarios don't even include No. 13 Mike Sinclair of Ellwood City - who Jones will face in the first round - or No. 20 Ty Smith of Meyersdale, who is the District 5 champ.
• 285 has five of the top 12 ranked wrestlers according to PA Power ... and those are just the WPIAL guys. District 6 champ Andrew Deitman of United is the only other ranked wrestler, and he comes in at No. 25. Southern Huntingdon's Nick Winfield and Berlin Brothersvalley's Anthony Collins each had honorable mention status, but the rankings certainly make it look like District 7 could dominate here, especially at the top, with No. 1 Al Beattie of Burrell and No. 2 Jacob Beistel of Southmoreland.

District 5 final results

For some reason, I lost the previous post with the results from District 5 on Saturday along with all of the notes I had compiled on the semifinals. This will have to suffice.

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Team standings and key: 1. Chestnut Ridge (CR) 235.5. 2. Berlin Brothersvalley (BB) 164. 3. North Star (NS) 120.5. 4. Somerset (SO) 115. 5. Bedford (BD) 107. 6. Northern Bedford (NB) 92. 7. Meyersdale (MY) 74. 8. Everett (EV) 59.5. 9. HOPE for Hyndman (HY) 43.5. 10. Tussey Mountain (TM) 22. 11. Shade (SH) 21. 12. Conemaugh Township (CT) 17.

Outstanding Wrestler: Austin Hemminger, Somerset

Coach of Year: Greg Lazor, Chestnut Ridge

Junior High Coach of Year: Patsy Codispoti, North Star

Finals

106-Aaron Burkett, CR, tech. fall Oaklee Brode, TM, 17-0 (5:47).

113-Zach Clark, NB, dec. Dylan Williams, CR, 5-2 (TB).

120-Justin McCoy, CR, pinned Trey Childers, NB, 4:55.

126-Jonathan Gabriel, BD, maj. dec. Jared Helsley, NB, 11-3.

132-Joe Swank, BB, dec. Morgan Deremer, CR, 6-5.

138-Derrick Claar, CR, pinned Carter Replogle, NB, :27.

145-Austin Hemminger, SO, pinned Brady McKenzie, MY, 3:42.

152-Trent Crouse, CR, pinned Gus Strasiser, NS, 5:29.

160-Bryce Fochtman, BB, maj. dec. Colby Hillegass, CR, 13-2.

170-Taylor Cahill, BB, dec. Daniel Brett, BD, 5-4.

182-Storm McDonald, BB, dec. Chris Hutzell, MY, 3-1 (SV).

195-Conner Buttry, CR, pinned Toby Cahill, BB, 3:41.

220-Ty Smith, MY, dec. Logan Eller, SO, 5-2.

285-Shane Davis, CR, dec. Anthony Collins, BB, 5-4.

Consolation Finals

106-Keaton Furry, NS, dec. Brian Dawson, HY, 4-0.

113-Liam Flaherty, EV, dec. Grant Browell, BD, 4-2.

120-Quinn Cole, SO, dec. Dalton Klotz, EV, 6-4.

126-Luke Hobson, CR, pinned Brady Gardner, NS, :50.

132-Ben Stover, EV, pinned Chris Baker, NS, 3:42.

138-Shawn Costas, NS, dec. Mahlon Akers, EV, 1-0.

145-Tevin Mostoller, NS, tech. fall Ridge Hershberger, NB, 16-1 (3:33).

152-Jon Fabian, SO, dec. Brandon Stahl, CT, 7-0.

160-Dillion Charlton, NS, pinned Sheldon Wagner, SO, 2:36.

170-Wes Graham, BD, dec. Lucas Kolinchak, NB, 3-2 (UTB).

182-Brandyn Beaver, CR, maj. dec. Chase Marple, SO, 13-3.

195-Hunter Connor, NS, dec. Vinny Fernandez, BD, 4:35.

220-Shane Pepper, BB, pinned Jorge Canales, BD, 1:44.

285-Trevor Brown, SH, pinned Brandon Greise, HY, 3:51.

Semifinals

106-Burkett, CR, pinnd Dawson, HY, 5:00; Brode, TM, dec. Furry, NS, 5-2.

113-Williams, CR, pinned Boyce, BB, 1:43; Clark, NB, dec. Flaherty, EV, 5-3 (SV).

120-McCoy, CR, pinned Klotz, EV, 4:43; Childers, NB, dec. Cole, SO, 5-3.

126-Gabriel, BD, pinned Gardner, NS, 3:25; Helsley, NB, dec. Hobson, CR, 2-1.

132-Swank, BB, pinned Baker, NS, 4:31; Deremer, CR, dec. Stover, EV, 6-2.

138-Claar, CR, maj. dec. Costas, NS, 15-2; Replogle, NB, dec. Collins, BD, 5-4.

145-McKenzie, MY, maj. dec. Hershberger, NB, 10-0; Hemminger, SO, pinned Mostoller, NS, 1:47.

152-Crouse, CR, pinned Stahl, CT, 1:51; Strasiser, NS, dec. Fabian, SO, 2-1 (TB).

160-Fochtman, BB, pinned Wagner, SO, 3:37; Hillegass, CR, dec. Charlton, NS, 2-0.

170-Cahill, BB, maj. dec. Graham, EV, 13-5; Brett, BD, dec. Kolinchak, NB, 8-5.

182-Hutzell, MY, maj. dec. Marple, SO, 10-2; McDonald, BB, maj. dec. Grosik, CT, 13-4.

195-Buttry, CR, pinned Fernandez, BD, 1:11; Cahill, BB, pinned Connor, NS, 2:59.

220-Smith, MY, pinned Heming, CR, 5:42; Eller, SO, dec. Peper, BB, 6-4 (SV).

285-Davis, CR, dec. Brown, SH, 6-5; Collins, BD, dec. Greise, HY, 5-1.

Consolation Semifinals

106-Furry, NS, dec. Derek Talley, SO, 3-0; Dawson, HY, maj. dec. Noah Baughman, BD, 8-0.

113-Flaherty, EV, maj. dec. Cameron Gibbner, HY, 11-1; Browell, BD, forfeit over Kyle Boyce, BB.

120-Cole, SO, pinned Aaron Griffith, CT, 2:52; Klotz, EV, dec. Bryce Belcher, BB, 3-1.

126-Hobson, CR, dec. Austin Lee, BB, 6-4 (SV); Gardner, NS, dec. Robby Snyder, HY, 4-3.

132-Stover, EV, dec. Jonathan Raab, NB, 3-0; Baker, NS, pinned Tanner Clites, HY, 2:06.

138-Akers, EV, dec. Kenneth Collins, BD, 3-1; Costas, NS, dec. Morgan Bell, SO, 5-2.

145-Mostoller, NS, maj. dec. Michael Manges, SH, 9-0; Hershberger, NB, dec. Levi Hobson, CR, 4-1.

152-Fabian, SO, tech. fall Will Hartman, BD, 16-1 (4:18); Stahl, CT, pinned Nick Brown, BB, 2:19.

160-Charlton, NS, dec. Lee Moskey, HY, 8-2; Wagner, SO, dec. Ryan Wertz, BD, 9-3.

170-Kolinchak, NB, dec. Michael Baker, NS, 3-0; Graham, EV, pinned Gavin Brick, HY, 2:09.

182-Beaver, CR, dec. Jacob Grosik, CT, 2-1; Marple, SO, dec. Jonathan Thomas, NS, 4-2.

195-Connor, NS, pinned Lucas Sirbaugh, SH, 2:20; Fernandez, BD, pinned Nick Holto, SO, 4:35.

220-Pepper, BB, pinned Chase Ott, NB, 2:45; Canales, BD, dec. Jon Heming, CR, 3-2 (SV).

285-Greise, HY, pinned Brady Vinisky, NS, 3:27; Brown, SH, dec. Jack Hause, SO, 3-1 (SV).

Consolation Quarterfinals

106-Talley, SO, pinned Lucas Carnell, MY, :19; Baughman, BD, pinned Tristin Guyer, NB, 2;00.

113-Gibbner, HY, bye; Browell, BD, dec. Kat Luteri, SO, 8-2.

120-Griffith, CT, maj. dec. Dylan Smith, MY, 10-1; Belcher, BB, pinned Austin Sheetz, HY, 4:02.

126-Lee, BB, pinned Kyle Sigler, MY, 2:25; Snyder, HY, dec. Brennan Price, TM, 2-1.

132-Raab, NB, dec. Kyle Mehle, BD, 2-1; Clites, HY, pinned Jansen Hemminger, SO, 3:36.

138-Akers, EV, tech. fall Easton Broadwater, MY, 17-5 (4:35); Bell, SO, dec. Kane McKenzie, BB, 9-3.

145-Manges, SH, bye; Hobson, CR, maj. dec. Uriah Costal, BD, 9-1.

152-Hartman, BD, dec. Austin Lawson, SH, 13-11; Brown, BB, pinned Brock Ackerman, MY, 1:45.

160-Moskey, HY, pinned Brennan Jones, TM, 3:49; Wertz, BD, dec. Kendall Swick, MY, 5-1.

170-Baker, NS, pinned Josh McGill, CR, 2:18; Brick, HY, dec. Daniel Talley, SO, 7-6.

182-Beaver, CR, pinned Brayden Crawley, BD, 4:45; Thomas, NS, dec. Bailey Eichelberger, EV (TB).

195-Sirbaugh, SH, bye; Holto, SO, pinned Blake Brenneman, MY, 2:52.

220-Ott, NB, forfeit over Gregory Gill, SH; Canales, BD, pinned Zach Claycomb, EV, 2:53.

285-Vinisky, NS, dec. Nate Shoemaker, BD, 5-3; Hause, SO, pinned Kyle Peterson, EV, 4:50.