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
