SEASON
ENDS ABRUPTLY FOR GM WRESTLERS
It
was a tough season and an even tougher week for
the GM wrestling team. Misfortune struck earlier
this week when Matt Leehan was injured and
had to withdraw from the NW Regional Tournament.
Then a rule change prevented Jackson Spires
from making a possible third straight trip to Hershey.
In
the past, three wrestlers advanced from regionals
to the state tournament. But this season the entire
format was changed and only two wrestlers would
qualify to move on. Spires, who was ranked 7th in
the state, made the finals but lost by technical
fall to 4th ranked, Ethan Richner of Bellefonte.
That meant Jackson had to wrestle for true second.
Spires faced off against 5th ranked, Coy Bastian
of Selinsgrove and lost a 7-5 heart breaker that
ended his quest for another state berth and his
high school career. Sadly, the season and high school
wrestling career also ended earlier in the week
for senior, Matt Leehan, who suffered a fractured
ankle at practice.
Ben
Watkins, Ethan Brest, Wilson Spires,
Magnus Lloyd and James Laird were
also eliminated from the tournament. Brest, Watkins
and Lloyd all went 0-2. Wilson Spires went 1-2 to
place 4th, as did James Laird. The only good news
that came out of the tournament was James Laird's
victory in the consy quarter finals was the 100th
of his career!
Notes:
Jackson
Spires was out of the lineup with an injury
his entire freshman year. Unfortunately, off and
on injuries plagued him for the rest of his wrestling
career. Despite this fact, Spires managed a 58-15
career record, won three district 10 titles and
qualified for the state tournament both his sophomore
and junior years. He placed 7th in Hershey last
year.
Matt
Leehan also had a stellar wrestling career.
He was the first GM wrestler to record 100 wins
before he was a senior. Had this been any normal
season, I have no doubt that Matt would have broken
the 'career wins' record. As it was, Leehan finished
with 118 wins, good enough for 11th best all-time.
He was a district 10 champ and a two time state
qualifier. He became just the 6th McLane wrestler
to qualify for the state tournament as a freshman
in 2018!
James
Laird also had a great career on the mats for
GM. He was a two time section champion and racked
up 100 wins.
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Team
Scores: 1. Bellefonte 119, 2. Williamsport 114.5,
3. Cathedral Prep 11, 4. State College 110, 5. Mifflin
County 58.5, 6. Altoona 54, 7. Central Mountain
54, 8. Clearfield 51, 9. DuBois 47.5, 9. Selinsgrove
47.5, 11. General McLane 31, 12.McDowell 28, 13.
Meadville 25, 14. Juniata 15, 15. Punxsutawney 14,
15. St. Mary's 14, 17. Alderdice 4, 17. Holidaysburg
4, 19. Brashear 0, 19. Obama Academy 0, 19. Westinghouse
0.
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Individual
GM Wrestlers at the 2021 NW Regional AAA Tournament
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113-Ben
Watkins #6
QF: #3 L Seagraves (WIL) wbtf Watkins 16-0
(3:37)
Cons QF: Bye
Cons SF: #5 A. O'Shea (BEL) wbf Watkins 0:43
Tourn
Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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120-Ethan
Brest #8
QF: #1 L Aikey (BELF) wbf Brest 0:51
Cons QF: D. Mayer (ALD) wbmd Brest 8-0
Tourn Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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145-Matt
Leehan #2
Out with injury
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160-Jackson
Spires #1
QF: Spires wbd #8
R Gildersleeve (DUB) 8-1
SF: Spires wbd #5 C Wall (HOL) 7-2
#2
E. Richner (BEL) WBTF
Spires 15-0 (5:24)
True 2nd: #3 C. Bastian wbd Spires 7-5
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (PLACED 3RD)
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172-Magnus
Lloyd #3
QF: #6 L Urbas (SC) wbmd Lloyd 18-4
Cons QF: Bye
Cons SF: #5 C Chamberlain (CLF) wbd Lloyd
7-6
Tourn
Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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189-James
Laird #6
QF: #3 W Wehler (ST M) wbf Laird 1:49
Cons QF: Bye
Cons SF: Laird wbd #8 S. Miller (SEL) 4-0
(WIN 100)
Cons F: #1 G. Buzzell (MDV) wbf Laird 0:10
Tourn
Record: 1-2 (PLACED
4TH)
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285-Wilson
Spires #8
QF: #6 O. Billotte wbf Spires 1:00
Cons QF: Bye
Cons SF: Spires wbd #5 H Schoen (SC) 3-2
Cons F: #2 T. Manley (ALT) wbd Spires 3-1
Tourn
Record: 1-2 (PLACED 4TH)
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02/28/21
SPIRES,
LEEHAN AND LLYOD WIN D 10 AAA TOURNAMENT
GM COACHES SWEEP COY AWARDS
The
GM wrestlers made the 2021 district tournament interesting.
They pushed seven wrestlers into the finals and
gave Cathedral Prep a run for their money. Jackson
Spires won his third consecutive district title
at 160 pounds. Spires won District 10 AA titles
in 2019 and 2020. Matt Leehan nabbed his
first District 10 title at 145 but became a rare,
four time regional qualifier! Also placing first
for GM was freshman, Magnus Lloyd at 172
lbs. Ethan Brest (120), James Laird
(189) and Wilson Spires (285) will also advance
to the NW Regional Tournament with runner up finishes.
Jackson
Spires, the top seed at 160, had a bye in the
quarterfinal round, then decked McDowell's Caleb
Butterfield in 2:57. Spires took the title with
a hard fought, 5-2 decision over Prep's state ranked,
Kelyn Blossey in the finale. Spires hit an outside
single, converted it into a takedown 40 seconds
into the bout and then rode Blossey out to take
a 2-0 lead into the second period. Spires chose
neutral, hit another single leg, took a 4-0 lead
and once again rode out his opponent. Blossey opted
to go neutral in the final period and converted
a takedown of his own when he countered a Spires
shot. Jackson escaped a few seconds later to make
the score 5-2 and that's how it would end.
Matt
Leehan pinned Warren's Donovan Fiscus in the
semis and then pulled out an 8-6 overtime win over
Prep's state ranked, Steffan Lynch in the finals.
After being poked in the eye midway through the
first period, Leehan returned to the mat and immediately
used a snap down and throw by to take a 2-0 lead.
Lynch escaped to make it 2-1 after one period. In
the second stanza, Leehan attempted to tilt Lynch,
but got caught in a Peterson and gave up a reversal
and two back points. He quickly reversed Lynch but
Lynch escaped to make the score 6-4 in favor of
the Rambler. Leehan chose the down position in the
third period. Lynch rode him with the boots in for
nearly a minute, but Matt finally shrugged him off
for a reversal and knotted the score at 6. After
riding Lynch out the two headed for OT. Matt made
a deep shot on Lynch and tried to come out the backdoor
but the attempt ended in a stalemate. The two restarted
and 20 seconds later, Leehan shot deep, this time
hooking the leg to pull out an 8-6 victory!
Magnus
Llyod was McLane's third champ at 172 lbs. Llyod
probably had the most dominating performance. He
won his semifinal match by 16-0 technical fall and
then scored another technical fall over Prep's Owen
Shetler in the finals. Taking second and also moving
on to regionals were Ben Watkins, Ethan
Brest, James Laird and Wilson Spires.
Laird faced Meadville's state ranked Griffin Buzzell
in the finals and dropped a 6-5 squeaker. It was
the second time in two weeks that Laird lost to
Buzzell but this week's loss was much closer than
Buzzell's previous 7-2 decision. Wilson Spires also
lost to a familiar opponent in the finals. He came
out on the short end of a 3-1 SV decision to McDowell's
Mark Chambers. But Spires also made this one closer
than their previous meeting in early February when
Wilson lost by a 5-1 count.
Also
placing for GM were: Chris Gillette (3rd),
Jacob Zeiser (4th), Kyle Cousins (3rd),
Chance Kimmy (4th), Ryan Dedrick (3rd)
and Wyatt Hall (3rd). It was a banner day
for the General McLane wrestling coaches who swept
the Coach of the Year awards. Ryan Cook
was named District 10 AAA Coach of the Year, with
Hunter Harrison being selected as the Assistant
Coach of the Year. Hunter won the award last year
in AA. Zach Lucas was named Jr. High Coach
of the Year. Lucas also won the award in AA last
season.
The
McLane regional qualifiers will be back in action
on February 27th in Altoona at the NW Regional AAA
Tournament.
Notes:
Matt
Leehan not only won the 145 lbs. title, the
2 wins put him at 118 for his career, good enough
for 11th place all-time. Leehan also has 61 career
falls now. Good enough for 6th best of all-time.
Magnus Lloyd has had an amazing freshman
year. He leads the team with wins (19), technical
falls (6), 2 point turns (31), 3 point turns (10)
and team points (149). James Laird has 18
wins this season and is at 99 for his career!
2021
District 10 AAA Finals
106 Sam Staab (CP) wbd Logan Sallot (McD) 9-7
113 Jake Van Dee (CP) wbf Ben Watkins (GM)
1:40
120 Ian Irvin (CP) wbd Ethan Brest (GM) 6-5
126 Philip Stark (CP) wbf Aidan Northup (Erie) 5:20
132 Kaemen Smith (CP) wbf Westin Chess (Mdv) 3:53
138 Logan Carrick (McD) wbf Brighton Anderson (Mdv)
4:15
145 Matt Leehan (GM) wbd Steffan Lynch (CP)
8-6 SV
152 Paniro Johnson (CP) wbf Artis Simmons (McD)
1:34
160 Jackson Spires (GM) wbd Kelyn Blossey
(CP) 5-2
172 Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbtf Owen Shetler (CP)
15-0 3:33
189 Griffin Buzzell (Mdv) wbd James Laird (GM)
7-6
215 John Campbell (CP) wbd Rhoan Woodrow (Mdv) 11-7
285 Mark Chambers (McD) wbd Wilson Spires (GM)
3-1 SV
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Team
scores: 1. Cathedral Prep 203, 2. General
McLane 167, 3. McDowell 125.5, 4. Meadville
90, 5. Warren 20, 6. Erie 13.
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Individual
GM Wrestlers at the 2021 District 10-AAA Tournament
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106-Chris
Gillette #3
SF: #2 L. Sallot (McD) wbf Gillette 0:36
Cons F: Bye
Record:
0-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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113-Ben
Watkins #2
SF: Watkins wbf #3 C. Ream (Mdv) 5:06
F: #1 J. VanDee (CP) wbf Watkins 1:40
Record:
1-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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120-Ethan
Brest #2
SF: Brest wbd #3 S. Altman (Mdv) 9-3
F:
#1 I Irvin (CP)
wbd Brest 6-5
Record:
1-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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126-Jacob
Zeiser #3
SF: #2 A. Northup (Erie) wbd Zeiser 8-1
Cons F: #4 A. Kinder (Mdv) wbd Zeiser 15-8
Record:
0-2 (PLACED 4TH)
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132-Kyle
Cousins #4
QF:
Cousins wbf #5 H Cruz (War) 1:08
SF: K Smith (CP) wbf Cousins 3:57
Cons SF: Cousins wbf P. Kashindi (Erie) 11-1
True 2nd: #2 W Chess (Mdv) wbd Cousins 9-3
3rd/4th: Cousins wbmd #3 N Digello (McD) 11-1
Tourn
Record: 3-2 (PLACED
3RD)
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138-Chance
Kimmy #4
QF: Kimmy wbmd #5 L. Douvios (War) 13-4
SF: #1 B. Anderson (Mdv) wbf Kimmy 3:56
Cons SF: Kimmy wbf #6 J. Previte (Erie) 4:36
3rd/4th: E Hunt (CP) wbtf Kimmy 17-1 (4:18)
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (PLACED
4TH)
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145-Matt
Leehan #2
SF: Leehan wbf #3 D. Fiscuss (War) 1:16
F: Leehan wbd #1 S. Lynch (CP) 8-6 SV-1
Tourn Record: 2-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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152-Ryan
Dedrick #2
SF: #3 A. Simmons (McD) wbf Dedrick 3:49
Cons F: Dedrick wbf #4 N. Penucci (War) 2:58
Tourn
Record: 1-1 (PLACED
3RD)
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160-Jackson
Spires #1
QF: Bye
SF: Spires wbf C. Butterfield (McD) 2:57
F: Spires wbd #3 K. Blossey (CP) 5-2
Tourn
Record: 2-0 (PLACED
1ST)
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172-Magnus
Lloyd #1
SF: Lloyd wbtf #4 L. Douvios (War)
16-0 (2:32)
F: Lloyd wbtf #3 O. Shetler (CP) 15-0 (3:33)
Tourn
Record:
2-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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189-James
Laird #2
QF: Bye
SF: Laird wbf #3 T. Petterson (McD) 1:55
F: #1 #1G. Buzzell (McD) wbd Laird 6-5
Tourn
Record: 1-1 (PLACED
2ND)
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215-
Wyatt Hall #3
SF: #2 R. Woodrow (Mdv) wbd Hall 9-4
Cons F: Hall wbf #4 T. Dolan (War) 1:15
Tourn
Record: 1-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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285-Wilson
Spires #2
SF: Spires wbf #3 M. Hudson (CP) 1:42
F: #1 M. Chambers (McD) wbd Spires 3-1 SV-1
Tourn
Record: 1-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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02/19/21
LANCERS
END REGULAR SEASON ON WINNING NOTE
The
GM wrestling team concluded the 2020-2021 wrestling
season by knocking off Erie and Meadville in a Tri-Meet
at home on Senior Night. The Lancers beat
Erie, 75-0 and then rolled over Meadville, 49-16
to nab 2nd place in the region standings.
The
first match against the Erie Royals was peppered
with forfeits but the Lancers won all five contested
matches. Chance Kimmy (138), James Laird
(189), Wilson Spires (285) and Kyle Cousins
all won their bouts by fall. Jacob Zeiser
added a 7-3 decision at 126 lbs. Cousins had the
fastest fall of the evening when he decked his opponent
in just 49 ticks!
In
the second match, GM beat the Bulldogs, 49-16. The
two teams split the eight contested bouts, 4-4 but
McLane edged Meadville on bonus points. The McLane
vs. Meadville match featured a bout between two
state ranked wrestlers, James Laird and Griffin
Buzzell at 189 lbs. Buzzell won this meeting with
a 7-2 decision, but the two wrestlers could very
well bang heads again next week at districts.
Ben Watkins (113) and Jacob Zeiser (126)
both won their matches by fall. Dan Mulligan
(160) added a major decision and Ethan Brest
pulled out a 5-3 decision at 120.
Ethan
Brest, Jacob Zeiser, Chance Kimmy,
Matt Leehan, Dan Mulligan, Magnus
Lloyd and Wilson Spires all went 2-0.
The post season will get underway next Thursday,
February 18th at Cathedral Prep.
Notes:
James
Laird and Magnus Lloyd lead the team
with 17 wins each. Wilson Spires added to
his pin total and now has 11 on the season...James
Laird and Kyle Cousins have 9 falls apiece.
Matt Leehan's two wins last night gave him
116 for his career. That ties him for 11th place
with former McLane wrestler and state place winner,
Tom Kirdahy. Last year Matt became the first wrestler
in the history of the program to hit 100 wins during
his junior year. He finished last season with 106
and very well may have broken the career wins record
had this been a 'normal' year. But Leehan is not
finished yet and can still add a few more wins to
his total during the post season.
Good
luck to the wrestling seniors, Shamus Ford,
Cody Stempka, Luke Salamonsen, James
Laird, Jackson Spires, Matt Leehan
and Gabe Bayle! We will miss watching you
all wrestle but wish you luck in your future endeavors!
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General
Mclane 75 Erie High 0
138: Chance Kimmy (GM) wbf Pasya Kashindi 3:45
145: Matt Leehan (GM) wb ff
152: Daniel Mulligan (GM) wb ff
160: Jackson Spires (GM) wb ff
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wb ff
189: James Laird (GM) wbf Alex Spaulding 0:54
215: Wyatt Hall (GM) wb ff
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wbf Malachi Garner 0:50
106: Christian Gillette (GM) wb ff
113: Ben Watkins (GM) wb ff
120: Ethan Brest (GM) wb ff
126: Jacob Zeiser (GM) wbd Josia Previte 7-3
132: Kyle Cousins (GM) wbf Aidan Northup 0:49
General
Mclane 49 Meadville 16
145: Matt Leehan (GM) wb ff
152: Ryan Dedrick (GM) wb ff
160: Daniel Mulligan (GM) wbmd Ty Tidball 12-0
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wb ff
189: Griffin Buzzell (M) wbd James Laird 7-2
215: Rhoan Woodrow (M) wbf Wyatt Hall 3:06
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wb ff
106: Mekhi Walker (M) wbmd Christian Gillette 15-1
113: Ben Watkins (GM) wbf Caden Ream 3:37
120: Ethan Brest (GM) wbd Shane Altman 5-3
126: Jacob Zeiser (GM) wbf Alex Kinder 3:43
132: Westin Chess (M) wbd Kyle Cousins 10-7
138: Chance Kimmy (GM) wb ff
02/11/21
GM
CRUISES PAST SAEGERTOWN
The
Lancer grapplers won their 7th dual meet of the
year on Tuesday at home against Saegertown by a
score of 50-12. Magnus Lloyd provided the
GM fans with some entertainment that was worth the
price of admission about halfway through the contest.
Trailing Saegertown's unbeaten Josh Parker, 3-0
with 1:18 remaining in the match, Magnus sat out
and turned in for an escape, making the score, 3-1.
Then things got interesting. Lloyd attempted an
unsuccessful double leg shot and re-shot with 30
seconds left, but managed to back out and restart.
With time running out he waded in, locked up an
over-under with just 9 seconds remaining, hit a
perfect lateral drop and got a four count to pull
out a 5-3 victory!
James
Laird racked up his 16th win of the season and
97th of his career with a pin at 189 lbs. to put
the Lancers up, 47-12 with just two bouts to go.
Wyatt Hall lost a heart breaking, 1-0 decision
at 215, but then Wilson Spires closed out
the match by posting a 4-1 victory at heavyweight.
Dan Mulligan and Jessi Stempka also
added wins for the Lancers. Mulligan won by technical
fall at 152 lbs. and Stempka posted an 8-1 decision
at 160. Ben Watkins, Ethan Brest,
Kyle Cousins and Chance Kimmy picked
up forfeit wins in the contest.
The
team will finish the dual meet season on Wednesday
at home against Erie and Meadville.
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General
Mclane 50 Saegertown 12
106: Karleigh Steiner (S) wbd Christian Gillette
4-3
113: Hunter Robison (S) wb ff
120: Ben Watkins (GM) wb ff
126: Jacob Zeiser (GM) wbf Carter Stewart 2:35
132: Ethan Brest (GM) wb ff
138: Kyle Cousins (GM) wb ff
145: Chance Kimmy (GM) wb ff
152: Daniel Mulligan (GM) wbtf Garrick Jordan 15-0
(5:55)
160: Jessi Stempka (GM) wbd Jacob Reisinger 8-1
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbd Landon Caldwell 5-3
189: James Laird (GM) wbf Matthew Nale 2:28
215: Joshua Perrine (S) wbd Wyatt Hall 1-0
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wbd Porter Brooks 4-1
02/10/21
BANGED
UP LANCERS LOSE
TWO OF THREE AT GM QUAD
The
McLane wrestling team, still without state ranked,
Matt Leehan and Jackson Spires, dropped
two out of three matches at Saturday's home quad
meet. The Lancers crushed Eisenhower, 57-6 but then
lost back to back matches to a tough Clearfield
team and state ranked, Hickory. The Lancers actually
had a 31-18 lead over Hickory but couldn't hold
it as they lost the last four bouts.
Three
GM wrestlers went unbeaten on the day. Kyle Cousins,
Jessi Stempka and James Laird all
went 3-0 with 2 pins each. The team will finish
the dual meet and region schedule this Wednesday,
February 10th with a Tri-Meet against Erie and Meadville.
Notes:
James
Laird leads the team with 15 wins on the season.
He also has 96 career wins! Wilson Spires
went 2-1 on Saturday and added a pin to his total.
Spires leads the team with 10 falls. Magnus Lloyd
also went 2-1 with one pin and one major decision.
Llyod leads the team in technical falls with 3.
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General
Mclane 57 Eisenhower 6
126: Jacob Zeiser (GM) wbf Derek Childs 3:00
132: Kyle Cousins (GM) wbf Kamden Ferrand 0:32
138: Chance Kimmy (GM) wbf Cameron Jakubczak 1:20
145: Double Forfeit
152: Daniel Mulligan (GM) wbd Tucker Lindell 6-2
160: Jessi Stempka (GM) wbf Shawn Pascuzzi 2:30
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbf Josh Parker 0:53
189: James Laird (GMH) wbf Benji Bauer 1:40
215: Mikael Beaver (E) wbd Wyatt Hall 2-1
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wbf Tristen Wilcox 0:26
106: Christian Gillette (GM) wb ff
113: Ben Watkins (GM) wb ff
120: Cole Kellogg (E) wbd Ethan Brest 8-1
Hickory
41 General Mclane 31
132: Kyle Cousins (GM) wbf Kyle Venetta 0:57
138: Cody Miller (H) wbf Chance Kimmy 1:48
145: Luke Ruffo (H) wb ff
152: Carter Gill (H) wbf Daniel Mulligan 3:19
160: Jessi Stempka (GM) wbf Cameron Bucher 2:54
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbmd Ty Holland 14-1
189: James Laird (GM) wbf Ty Tate 1:43
215: Wyatt Hall (GM) wb ff
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wbd Kaleb Turcotte 5-2
106: Louie Gill (H) wbf Christian Gillette 2:34
113: Justin O`Neil (H) wbf Ben Watkins 0:32
120: Timmy Krivosh (H) wbf Ethan Brest 3:48
126: Connor Saylor (H) wbtf Jacob Zeiser 15-0 (2:00)
Clearfield
41 General Mclane 23
138: Justin Hand (C) wbf Chance Kimmy 3:06
145: Will Domico (C) wb ff
152: Karson Kline (C) wbmd Daniel Mulligan 12-0
160: Jessi Stempka (GM) wbtf Wyatt Reorda 16-0 (4:42)
172: Carter Chamberlain (C) wbd Magnus Lloyd 10-7
189: James Laird (GM) wbd Mark McGonigal 7-4
215: Hayden Kovalick (C) wbmd Wyatt Hall 9-1
285: Oliver Billotte (C) wbf Wilson Spires 0:47
106: Christian Gillette (GM) wb ff
113: Evan Davis (C) wbf Ben Watkins 1:35
120: Ethan Brest (GM) wb ff
126: Nolan Barr (C) wbf Jacob Zeiser 1:45
132: Kyle Cousins (GM) wbd Luke Freeland 8-6
02/07/21
LANCERS
SQUEAK BY MCDOWELL, 33-26
The
GM wrestling team notched their 5th win of the season
over McDowell on Friday at home on Takedown Cystic
Fibrosis Night. Jacob Zeiser won by forfeit
at 126 lbs. to give the Lancers a 6-0 advantage
out of the gate, but the Trojans won the next four
contested bouts to take a 17-6 lead.
Magnus
Lloyd started to turn things around for GM when
he racked up a 16-0, first period technical fall
at 172. James Laird followed with more bonus
points when he posted a 10-0 shutout at 189. But
it was Wyatt Hall who gave the team a little
breathing room. Hall was in a tight match that looked
like it could go either way when he put a half nelson
on Wood, forced him to his back and got the fall
with just 14 seconds remaining in the second period.
That gave McLane a 21-17 lead with four bouts remaining.
Mark
Chambers brought McDowell back to within a point
when he bested Wilson Spires by a 5-1 count.
Logan Sallot got the Trojans back the lead with
a pin at 106, but McDowell had to forfeit the last
two weight classes. Final score: GM 33 McDowell
26.
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General
Mclane 33 McDowell 26
126: Jacob Zeiser (GM) wb ff
132: Nathan DiGello (M) wbmd Kyle Cousins 15-6
138: Logan Carrick (M) wbf Chance Kimmy 1:16
145: Double Forfeit
152: Caleb Butterfield (M) wbmd Daniel Mulligan
13-4
160: Artis Simmons (M) wbd Jessi Stempka 7-5
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbtf Noah Bielak 16-0 1:59
189: James Laird (GM) wbmd Troy Peterson 10-0
215: Wyatt Hall (GM) wbf Bryce Wood 3:47
285: Mark Chambers (M) wbd Wilson Spires 5-1
106: Logan Sallot (M) wbf Christian Gillette 1:30
113: Ben Watkins (GM) wb ff
120: Ethan Brest (GM) wb ff
02/06/21
SHORT
HANDED GM SQUAD DROPS FIRST DUAL TO PREP
After
starting the season with four straight dual meet
wins, a short handed GM wrestling team fell to 6th
ranked, Erie Cathedral Prep on Wednesday, by a score
of 52-19. The Lancers were without two state ranked
wrestlers. Matt Leehan and Jackson Spires
were both out of the lineup. The Ramblers jumped
out to an insurmountable, 46-0 lead by winning the
first eight bouts, five of them by fall. McLane
won four out of the last five, but it wasn't enough.
Freshman, Magnus Llyod, finally got the Lancers
on the board when he posted a 9-7 decision over
25th ranked junior, Kelyn Blossey at 172 lbs. James
Laird followed by racking up a 13-1 major decision
at 189. The Ramblers got another win by fall at
215 before GM closed out with back to back wins
at 285 and 106. Wilson Spires decked Mark
Hudson at 285 lbs. and then Chris Gillette
won by forfeit at 106.
The
team will be back in action on Friday at home against
McDowell for Takedown Cystic Fibrosis Night
and then on Saturday in a quad vs. Hickory, Clearfield
and Eisenhower.
Notes:
Wilson
Spires is on a roll. He posted his 10th victory
of the season against Prep and 9 of those wins are
pins. Spires has already racked up 44 wins in his
short career, 32 of them by fall. Amazing! James
Laird and Magnus Llyod lead the team
with 11 wins each. Laird needs just 8 more wins
to hit 100 for his career.
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Cathedral
Prep 52 General McLane 19
113: Sam Staab (CP) wbf Ben Watkins 3:12
120: Jacob Van Dee (CP) wbf Ethan Brest 1:02
126: Philip Stark (CP) wbf Jacob Zeiser 1:37
132: Kaemen Smith (CP) wbf Kyle Cousins 1:52
138: Elijah Hunt (CP) wbf Chance Kimmy 1:17
145: Clay Mallory (CP) wb ff
152: Steffan Lynch (CP) wbtf Daniel Mulligan 16-0
3:02
160: Paniro Johnson (CP) wbtf Jessi Stempka 22-3
2:23)
172: Magnus Lloyd (GM) wbd Kelyn Blossey 9-7
189: James Laird (GM) wbmd Owen Shetler 13-1
215: John Campbell (CP) wbf Wyatt Hall 2:45
285: Wilson Spires (GM) wbf Mark Hudson III 4:08
106: Christian Gillette (GM) wb ff .
02/04/21
