McLane Wrestlers
End Regular Season With Shutout
The
McLane wrestlers ended the regular season the same way they
started it, with a shutout. They began the year by beating
Oil City 79-0. Saturday they secured sole possession of
1st place in Region 4 with an 80-0 shutout over Central
Tech at home.
Brett
Mallory, Hunter Hendricks, Owen Watkins,
Briggs Twitchell, Ethan Laird and Kyle
Sult all got pins for the Lancers. Keller Watkins
added to his record of 44 technical falls with a 16-0 win
at 152 lbs. Luke Soboleski pulled off a 13-11 decision
at 120 lbs. Kendrick Storm-Bailey, Mason Fitzsimmons,
Leno Ciotti, Giovanni Ciotti, Riley Vaughn
and Ian Mallory all received forfeits.
The
McLane wrestling team will be back in action on February
5th at the PIAA Team Championships in Hershey! Good
luck guys!
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General
McLane 80 Central 0
285 Kendrick Storm-Bailey (GM) wbff
106 Mason Fitzsimmons (GM) wbff
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbff
120 Brett Mallory (GM) wbf Ryan Lilley 0:48
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbf Kyle Nash 2:35
132 Luke Soboleski (GM) wbd Ethan Krysiak 13-11
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbff
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Anthony Desko 5:25
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf N. Bonaventure 16-0 (2:45)
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbf Noah Troyer 0:52
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbf Austin Stepaniuk 1:56
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbf Jake Dardaris 0:24
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbff
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbff
1/31/15
Lancers Win
the District 10 AAA Team Duals Title!
The
2014-15 McLane wrestling team accomplished something no
team in the last eight years has been able to do. They
won the District 10 AAA Team Duals title and earned a trip
to the PIAA Tournament slated for next week in Hershey.
GM's best shot at winning the Duals previously came during
the past two seasons. The Lancers made the finals in both
2013 and 2014, but after upsetting four time team duals
champ, McDowell in early December both years, just couldn't
get it done at the team duals. This year Cathedral Prep
pulled out a two point win over the Trojans in the semifinals
while the Lancers were hammering Titusville.
That
meant the the Lancers would have to take the hard road to
Hershey and beat the Ramblers for a second time in less
than month. Other than Canon-McMillan, Cathedral Prep had
been the toughest dual challenge they faced this year. Even
Coach Cook remarked later, "They have a very talented
team. We knew we had some nightmare matchups with them."
The
match started at 160 lbs. with Briggs Twitchell and
Teagan O'Sullivan. Twitchell took control of the bout and
other than a breif scare where he went to his back on a
reversal, posted a solid 5-2 decision.
At
170, Ethan Laird faced talented freshman, Ian Malesiewski.
Laird had beaten Malesiewski in a very close bout earlier
in the year. The first period ended with no score. Malesiewski
escaped in the second period to take a 1-0 lead. In the
3rd period Ethan escaped quickly to tie the score. Laird
made a nice shot, took Malesiewki to the mat and then masterfully
rode him out for a 3-1 decision. GM grabbed a 6-0 lead.
At
182, Kyle Sult also had a rematch with Mike Hughes.
Sult won the first meeting, 4-3. Kyle appeared to be on
his way to another win over Hughes when he took a 5-0 lead
with two takedowns and an escape. But Hughes battled back
with a couple of reversals and takedowns to post an 8-7
come from behind win.
Riley
Vaughn came through at 195 and got the Lancers their
first bonus points when he pinned Mike Causgrove. It was
a scary ride though. Causgrove took Vaughn down and to his
back for a two count to take a 4-0 lead. Vaughn managed
a reversal before the period ended to make it 4-2. In the
second stanza Causgrove tried to lock up a cradle, but Riley
sat back into him and got a reversal to tie the score. The
two went into a wild scramble, Vaughn came out on top and
decked his opponent with just six seconds left in the period.
That put McLane on top, 12-3.
Prep
won the next three bouts with two decisions and a fall at
106. The Ramblers took their first lead of the match, 15-12.
That's when the McLane wrestlers put a lid on it and responded
by taking six of the last seven weight classes.
At
113, Leno Ciotti got a little revenge when he posted
a 2-1 decision over Tyler McKinney. McKinney had beaten
Leno, 5-3 in UTB earlier in the month. Ciotti pulled off
the win by riding out his opponent in the second period
and then reversing him in the third. McKinney finally escaped
but that wasn't enough. Team score, 15-15.
Carmine
Ciotti rang up some more bonus points for GM at 120
lbs. He used a single leg and a trip for a takedown and
then worked a couple of tilts to take a 6-0 lead over Albert
Taylor. In the second period Carmine escaped and took Taylor
down again to go up 9-0. He added a takedown in the final
period to make it 11-0. GM-19 Prep-15.
Hunter
Hendricks took on Brandon Sauers at 126 and ground out
a workmanlike, 5-0 decision. Hendricks pounded Sauers with
a front headlock and spun behind to take a 2-0 lead in the
first. Hunter escaped, then took Sauers back to the mat
with a nice ankle pick to make it 5-0. Hendricks finished
off the bout by riding his opponent out the entire third
period. Prep got their last win at 132 lbs. by technical
fall, but they were penalized a team point for coach's misconduct
at the end of that match. That made it 22-19 Lancers.
That was as close as it would get. The McLane studs were
coming up!
Giovanni
Ciotti worked hard to take down Alejandro Linan late
in the opening stanza to take a 2-0 lead. Ciotti escaped
quickly in the second period and then increased his lead
to 5-0 when he added another takedown. Linan chose neutral
in the final period and Giovanni went to work. He scored
three takedowns and a set of back points to rack up an 11-1
major decision. That made it, 26-19.
At
145 lbs. Owen Watkins faced off against Chucky Bizzaro
who had given Owen some scary moments in their match a few
weeks ago. But Owen was on a mission. He knew he didn't
need a big win, he just needed to win! Watkins wrestled
a smart match, doing a lot of hand fighting and waiting
for an opening. Bizzaro did a lot of backing up and blocking.
The first period ended 0-0. Owen escaped early in the second
period and then went on the attack. Bizzaro went completely
defensive and was finally called for stalling. That made
it 2-0, Watkins. Bizzaro chose neutral in the third period.
Owen scored again with a beautiful double leg takedown at
the edge of the mat, making it 4-0. Then he put some icing
on the cake and ended the match in dramatic fashion by decking
Bizzaro at the five minute mark! That clinched it for the
Lancers!
Prep
forfeited the last bout to Keller Watkins. That made
the final score, General McLane-38 Cathedral Prep-19.
The Lancers were finally on their way to Hershey after an
8 year drought!
Notes
From the Team Duals:
Great
strategy by Coach Cook putting Adam Steiner,
Kendrick Storm-Bailey, Brett Mallory and Jon
Carrier in the lineup against Titusville. The move allowed
the starters to rest for the finals match against Prep.
The reserves did a great job of holding their own too. Adam
Steiner even got a fall for the team against the Rockets.
Speaking of Coach Cook, he now has 147 coaching wins. He
should make it 148 against Central on Saturday. The PIAA
Team Duals are up after Central. Will he make it to 150
this season?
Keller
Watkins has set yet another record. He just tied former
GM wrestler, Cyrus Parlin for Career 3 Point Near Falls
with 41. He also needs just one more win to tie Tommy Kirdahy
for the #9 spot for Career Wins. Keller has 17 tech falls
on the season and 43 for his career!
Nine
McLane wrestlers now have 20 or more wins. Keller (28),
Leno (27), Owen (26), Ethan (26), Carmine (25), Giovanni
(24), Kyle (21), Hunter (20), Riley (20).
The
team really lived up to the #14Strong slogan! Kyle
Sult suffered a setback, losing 8-7 to Mike Hughes who he
had beaten earlier in the month. But then Ian Mallory who
lost by fall to Prep the first time, helped keep it close
when he only lost by decision this time. Leno Ciotti turned
the tables, beating his opponent after losing in OT in their
first meeting. The rest of the team also turned in great
efforts to make sure there would be no letdown!
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SEMIFINAL
ROUND
General McLane 43 Titusville 25
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Chase Ackerman 15-0 (2:58)
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbff
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbf Scott Fry 3:58
182 Dan Stearns (T) wbmd Riley Vaughn 11-2
195 Adam Steiner (GM) wbf Tristan Nadonly 5:25
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbf Logan Nosko :44
285 Jason Oakes (T) wbf Kenrick Storm Bailey 5:14
106 Chris Wig (T) wbd Tony Damore 6-0
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbf Steve Machen 1:33
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Nick Hart 2:43
126 James Johnson (T) wbd Brett Mallory 6-0
132 Hunter Wagner (T) wbd Luke Soboleski 4-2
138 Dalton Burns (T) wbf Jon Carrier 3:19
145 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbd Luciano DeRose 4-1
Cathedral
Prep 29 McDowell 27
152 Jared Carlson (M) wbd Connor Wurst 5-2
160 Teagan O'Sullivan (CP) wbd Jake Paulson 8-3
170 Ryan Dailey (M) wbd Ian Malesiewski 7-0
182 Mike Hughes (CP) wbmd Mike Kurelowich 21-13
195 Mike Causgrove (CP) wbf Zach Chaffey 3:40
220 Philip Selker (CP) wbmd Fernando Frye 16-5
285 Chris Larsen (M) wbd James Trucilla 4-1
106 Brady Sittinger (CP) wbff
113 Charles Lenox (M) wbff
120 Brandon Sauers (CP) wbd Alex Simos 10-4
126 Keegan Fordyce (M) wbd Spencer Staab 11-5
132 Ta'Nauz Gregory (CP) wbd Jose Lopez 11-5
138 Noah Burkhart (M) wbd Alejandro Linan 13-7
145 Luke Peterson (M) wbff
* Cathedral Prep was awarded one team
point for unsportsmanlike conduct against McDowell following
the 160 lbs. bout.
FINALS
General McLane 38 Cathedral Prep 19
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Teagan O'Sullivan 5-2
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbd Ian Malesiewski 3-1
182 Mike Hughes (CP) wbd Kyle Sult 8-7
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbf Mike Causgrove 3:54
220 Phil Selker (CP) wbd Ian Mallory 10-4
285 James Trucilla (CP) wbd Jacob Lenhardt 4-3
106 Brady Sittinger (CP) wbf Tony Damore 1:11
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbd Tyler McKinney 2-1
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbmd Albert Taylor 11-0
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) Brandon Sauers 5-0
132 Ta'Nauz Gregory (CP) wbtf Luke Soboleski 15-0
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbmd Alejandro Linan 11-1
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Chucky Bizzaro 5:00
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbff
* 1 team point was deducted from Cathedral
Prep for coach's misconduct.
1/30/15
GM Easily
Wins Fred Bell Team Tilte
The
McLane Wrestlers quite simply ran away with the 2015 Fred
Bell Tournament team title this weekend in Grove City. The
Lancers oudistanced 2nd place Redbank by an incredible 120
1/2 points! This is the second Bell team title for the Lancers.
They also won it in 2013.
A
record, nine Lancer wrestlers made the finals - Leno
Ciotti, Carmine Ciotti, Hunter Hendricks,
Giovanni Ciotti, Owen Watkins, Keller Watkins,
Briggs Twitchell, Ethan Laird and Jacob
Lenhardt.
Winning
titles for the Lancers were Carmine Ciotti, Giovanni
Ciotti, Keller Watkins, Ethan Laird and
Jacob Lenhardt. Most notable of those wins was Laird's
at 170 lbs. Laird lost to Seneca Valley's Austin Leon, 7-2
at the Tool City Tournament earlier this month, but turned
it around and beat Leon in the Bell finals! Leno Ciotti,
Hunter Hendricks, Owen Watkins and Briggs
Twitchell all took silver medals.
Kyle
Sult lost just once, but wrestled back to grab 3rd place.
Carmine
Ciotti was the first McLane wrestler to snag a gold
medal when he beat 25th ranked, Justin Walter of Hickory
in the 120 lbs. finale. Carmine got an early takedown and
scored back points with a bar arm combination to take a
5-0 lead. Ciotti scored a reversal in the 2nd stanza to
make the score 7-0. He went right to work in the final period
with a quick takedown to a tilt and took 12-0 lead. Carmine
locked up one more tilt to end the bout at 5:30 with a 15-0
technical fall.
His
brother, Giovanni Ciotti also took 1st place at 138
lbs. He was slated to meet Curwensville's 6th ranked Shae
Bloom in the finals in a much anticipated rematch. Ciotti
had edged Bloom 3-2 in UTB at the Bison Duals just a week
earlier. Unfortunately Bloom had to injury default and the
rematch never happened. Giovanni scored 2 pins and two solid
decisions on his way to the finals.
Keller
Watkins made it three individual champions for GM when
he decked Gavin Kroesen of West Middlesex in 2:43. Watkins
appeared to be on his way to a fifth straight technical
fall when he reversed Kroesen and planted him with a headlock
in the second period. Keller had 4 technical falls on his
way to the finals and didn't give up a single point in the
tournament.
Ethan
Laird made it a record four McLane Fred Bell champs
with an exciting win over Seneca Valley's Austin Leon in
the 170 lbs. finals. Ethan lost to Leon, 7-2 in the semiifinals
at Tool City earlier this month, but proved he is a quick
learner by turning the tables on Leon. The two wrestlers
battled to a 0-0 stalemate after one period. Ethan escaped
in the 2nd period to take a 1-0 lead. Leon responded with
an escape of his own in the 3rd period, but Laird took Leon
down to make it 3-1. Leon escaped seconds later, but Laird
held on to win, 3-2.
Jacob
Lenhardt made it five individual champs for General
McLane at 285 lbs. with a win over Titusville's Jason Oakes.
It was a typical heavyweight match, with the two wrestlers
exchanging escapes and battling to a 1-1 tie at the end
of regulation. Neither wrestler could manage a takedown
in the first OT period. Lenhardt chose bottom in the second
OT and needed at least an escape. But he did better than
that, reversing Oakes to take a two point lead. Oakes escaped
in the final OT period, but Jacob nailed down the victory
when he spun behind Oakes after a desperation takedown attempt
in the final seconds.
GM's
freshman sensation, Leno Ciotti made the finals at
113 lbs., but lost a 5-3 decision to talented junior, Ferris
Messai of Jamestown. Messai came into the tournament ranked
3rd in the state in AA.
Hunter
Hendricks was a finalist at 126 lbs. He lost a heart
breaker to #15 Preston Hoover of Mercer. Hunter was only
trailing 8-7 in the final period but just couldn't escape
the long legs of the 6'2" Hoover.
Owen
Watkins also made the finals. The McLane 145 pounder
dropped a 10-4 decision to #13 derek Steetle of Franklin.
Watkins made the finals easily, posting two falls and two
lopsided decisions. Owen was trailing Steetle in the final
period and tried to lock up a cradle but Steetle reversed
him and scored back points to seal the win.
McLane's
fourth silver medalist, Briggs Twitchell lost by
injury default in the 160 lbs. finals to #14 Keshon Truitt.
It was a close match, but Twitchell suffered a cut and ran
out of blood time in the second period.
GM's
10th medalist was Kyle Sult at 182. Sult went 5-1,
losing just once to #2 ranked eventual champ, Corey Hazel
of Penns Valley in the semis. Kyle posted two falls in the
tournament.
Luke
Soboleski, Riley Vaughn and Kendrick Storm-Bailey
just missed making the medal rounds. Soboleski
went 2-2. Storm-Bailey and Vaughn were eliminated
in the consolation quarterfinals.
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Notes
from Fred Bell:
Keller
Watkins has 42 career technical falls and 16 of those
came this season. I'm not sure if those records will ever
be broken. Keller also leads the team with 26 wins this
season and now has 113 career wins. That moves him into
10th place on the all-time wins list!
Carmine
Ciotti also cruised to the 120 pound title without surrendering
a point to his five opponents. Carmine, at 23-3 sports one
of the best records on team. He not only won the Fred Bell
title, he went 5-0 at the Bison Duals and won the Tool City
tournament. After going 2-2 at King of the Mountain and
losing against Canon-McMillan, Carmine has won 19 straight
matches!
What
a great job Ethan Laird did by winning his finals
match over Austin Leon. After losing to Leon by 5 points
earlier this month, Ethan wrestled a smart match and pulled
off a big 1 point win when it counted!
How
about Jacob Lenhardt. He started the year with a
modest, 4-5 record. Since then the McLane sophomore has
rattled off 12 straight wins and a won the Fred Bell
285 lbs. title.
The
McLane wretling team racked up a ton of bonus points
again this weekend. They had 25 falls, 4 major decisions
and 7 technical falls. The Lancers have now won the Clearfield
Bison Duals, Tool City and Fred Bell Tournaments, as well
as the Region 4 title. They are on a roll to say the least!
The
team will be back in action on Thursday, January 29th at
Central Tech High School in the District 10 AAA Team
Duals. This is the one they've been waiting for. Mclane's
last District 10 Team Duals title came in 2006. The top
seeded Lancers will take on the #4 Titusville Rockets at
5 PM. The winner of that match will face the winner between
#2 McDowell and #3 Cathedral Prep.
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FINALS:
106 Louis Newell (Seneca Valley) wbf Aidan Thompson (Hickory)
4:48
113 #3 AA Ferris Messai (Jamestown) wbd #24 AAA Leno
Ciotti (GM) 5-3
120 #21 AAA Carmine Ciotti (GM)
wbtf #25 AA Justin Walter (Hickory) 15-0 (5:30)
126 #15 AA Preston Hoover (Mercer) wbd #15 AAA Hunter
Hendricks (GM) 8-7
132 #3 AAA DJ Fehlman (Warren) wbf Dustin Weilacher (Union
City) 0:57
138 #19 AAA Giovanni Ciotti (GM)
wb inj default #6 AA Shae Bloom (Curwensville)
145 #13 AA Derek Steetle (Franklin) wbd #20 AAA Owen
Watkins (GM) 10-4
152 #8 AAA Keller Watkins (GM)
wbf Gavin Kroesen (West Middlesex) 2:43
160 #14
AA Keshon Truitt (Redbank) wb inj def Briggs
Twitchell (GM) 3:30
170 #22 AAA Ethan Laird (GM)
wbd Austin Leon (Seneca Valley) 3-2
182 #2 AA Corey Hazel (Penns Valley) wbd #1 AA Dakota Geer
(Franklin) 4-3
195 #7 AA Marquis Spence (Lakeview) wbd #20 AAA Nathan Barcaskey
(Moon) 3-0
220 #7 AA Zach Stafford (Cambridge Springs) wbf #14 AA Cal
Haines (Redbank) 1:21
285 Jacob Lenhardt (GM)
wbd Jason Oakes (Titusville) 5-2 (3
OT)
Consolation
Finals:
106 Corey Babble (Grove City) wbd Alex Struble (Clarion)
9-3
113 Colton Altobelli (Redbank) wbd Alex Lynch (Seneca Valley)
5-3
120 Ben Lynch (Seneca Valley) wbmd Hunter Goodlin (Jamestown)
10-0
126 Curtis Decker (Penns Valley) wbd Tanner Altobelli (Redbank)
5-2
132 Ben Shaffer (Mercer) wbd Hunter Wagner (Titusville)
3-1 (OT)
138 Luke Walter (Grove City) wbd Luke Gallo (Redbank) 1-0
145 Dustin Tomcho (Union City) wbf Dalton Meals (Grove City)
4:30
152 Kyle Pecht (St Marys) wbd Miles Bowser (Sharpsville)
2-0
160 Ty Carey (Franklin) wbd Andrew Hurd (Penns Valley) 4-3
170 Jake Trautman (Clarion) wbd Isaac Hefner (Grove City)
2-0
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbd
Hunter Cox (Cambridge Springs) 5-4
195 Chris Mueller (Sharpsville) wbd Zach Sintobin (Clarion)
3-2
220 Alex Streich (Warren) wbf Dan Salinas (St Marys) 2:38
285 Tyler Beal (Keystone) wbmd Raymond Kline (St Marys)
9-0
5th/6th
Place:
106 Darren Yearick (Penns Valley) wbf Chris Wig (Titusville)
1:44
113 Raymond Dent (St Marys) wbf Derrick Uber (Lakeview)
2:27
120 Cole Ruffo (Mercer) wbd Bailey Winslow (Warren) 2-1
126 Brock Salvatore (Sharpsville) wbf Jacob Engstrom (Warren)
1:00
132 Alex Fisher (Seneca Valley) wbd Garrett Cook (St Marys)
3-2
138 Jared Hurd (Penns Valley) wbd Dreux Harper (Franklin)
3-1
145 Colton Rapp (Clarion) wb inj def Rodney Brant (Mercer)
152 Luke McConaghy (Moon) wbd Rodger Bone (Conneaut) 9-3
160 Christian Steffan (St Marys) wbd Easton Hogue (Titusville)
5-1
170 Austin Miczo (Northwestern) wbd Caleb Witherite (Curwensville)
7-5
182 Dan Stearns (Titusville) wbf Derek Reagle (Warren) 4:47
195 Brandon Kent (Union City) wbf Michael Cashmer (St Marys)
1:37
220 Andrew Clayton (Lakeview) wbd Colton Smith (West Middlesex)
3-1
285 Brylee Shumaker (Redbank) wb inj def Austin Slocum (Youngsville)
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Team
Scores: 1. General McLane 289½,
2. Redbank Valley 169, 3. St. Marys 146, 4. Penns Valley
141½, 5. Seneca Valley 128½, 6. Titusville
125, 7. (tie) Franklin and Warren 110½, 9. Clarion
107, 10. Grove City 98. Other District 10 teams: 11. Cambridge
Springs 90, 12. Lakeview 88, 13. Mercer 79, 14. Hickory
71½, 15. Sharpsville 69, 17. Union City 64, 20. Jamestown
47, 21. West Middlesex 46, 22. Youngsville 41, 23. (tie)
Coudersport, Glendale and Northwestern 34, 26. Conneaut
26, 27. Cochranton 22½.
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Individual
GM Wrestlers at the 2015 Fred Bell Tournament
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106-Tony
Damore
1st Round: Bye
2nd Round: Alex Srubel (Clar) wbd Damore 1-0
Cons: Hayden Tettis (St M) wbd Damore 8-1
Tourn
Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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113-Leno
Ciotti
1st Round: L Ciotti wbf Nick Harbaugh (Frnk) 0:48
2nd Round: L Ciotti wbf Tyler Davis (CS) 0:22
QF: L Ciotti wbf Steve Machen (Titus) 0:55
SF: L Ciotti wbd Alex Lynch (SV) 2-1 (OT)
F: Ferris Messai (Jamest) wbd L Ciotti 5-3
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED
2ND)
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120-Carmine
Ciotti
1st Round: C Ciotti wbf James Phelps (Yngsv) 0:28
2nd Round: C Ciotti wbtf Nick Maiocco (Glend) 15-0
QF: C Ciotti wbf Dustin Kudrick (Coud) 1:22
SF: C Ciotti wbmd Hunter Goodlin (Jamest) 12-0
F: C Ciotti wbtf Justin Walter (Hick) 15-0 (5:30)
Tourn Record: 5-0 (PLACED
!ST)
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126-Hunter
Hendricks
1st Round: Hendricks wbf Xavier Tete (Jamest) 0:50
2nd Round: Hendricks wbf Aaron Morris (Yngsv) 1:07
QF: Hendricks wbmd Brock Salvatore (Sharp) 12-0 #9
AA
SF: Hendricks wbmd Curtis Decker (PV) 8-0
F: Preston Hoover (Merc) wbd Hendricks 8-7
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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132-Luke
Soboleski
1st Round: Chis Ryan (CS) wbf Soboleski 1:18
Cons: Soboleski wbd AJ Hammond (Hick) 12-6
Cons: Soboleski wbf Alex Brochetti (GC) 3:17
Cons: Jacob Cutter (PV) wbf Soboleski 3:25
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (DNP)
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138-Giovanni
Ciotti
1st Round: G Ciotti wbf Doug Lurnley (Lkv) 1:45
2nd Round: G Ciotti wbf Nate Jones (UC) 1:47
QF: G Ciotti wbd Dreux Harper (Frnkl) 5-1
SF: G Ciotti wbd Jared Hurd (PV) 4-0
F: G Ciotti wb med def Shae Bloom (Curwens) 0:01
Tourn
Record: 5-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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145-Owen
Watkins
1st Round: O Watkins wbf Nate Marchand (Hick) 0:45
2nd Round: O Watkins wbf Clay Verbanac (CS) 2:40
QF: O Watkins wbd Sam Bressler (Curwens) 8-2
SF: O Watkins wbd Dustin Tomcho (UC) 9-4 #15 AA
F: Derek Steetle (Frnkl) wbd O Watkins 10-4
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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152-Keller
Watkins
1st Round: K Watkins wbtf Aaron Swago (GC) 16-0
2nd Round: K Watkins wbtf Zac Cowell (SV) 15-0
QF: K Watkins wbtf Kyle Pecht (St M) 15-0 (5:45)
SF: Watkins wbtf Miles Bowser (Sharp) 15-0 (4:00)
F: K Watkins wbf Gavin Kroesen (WM) 2:43
Tourn
Record: 5-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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160-Briggs
Twitchell
1st Round: Twitchell wbf Maison Malaro (Shpsv) 3:44
2nd Round: Twitchell wbf Dustin Moniot (SV) 3:25
QF: Twitchell wbmd Alec Yochym (Moon) 10-2
SF: Twitchell wbd Easton Hogue (Titus) 13-11 (OT)
F: Keshon Truitt (Redbank) wb inj def Twitchell 3:30
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 2ND)
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170-Ethan
Laird
1st Round: Laird wbf Allen Cain (PV) 3:15
2nd Round: Laird wbf Scott Frey (Titusv) 2:18
QF: Laird wbd Deven Simpson (CS) 6-2
SF: Laird wbtf Kaleb Witherite (Curwens) 19-2 (5:52)
F: Laird wbd Austin Leon (SV) 3-2
Tourn
Record: 5-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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182-Kyle
Sult
1st Round: Sult wbf PJ Lindstrom (UC) 2:20
2nd Round: Sult wbd Adam Little (Moon) 9-4
QF: Sult wbd Zach Stiglitz (Keyst) 5-0
SF: #2 AA Corey Hazel (PV) wbf Sult 1:46
Cons SF: Sult wbf Dan Stearns (Titus) 2:08
3RD/4TH: Sult wbd Hunter Cox (CS) 5-4
Tourn
Record: 5-1 (PLACED
3RD)
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195-Riley
Vaughn
1st Round: Bye
2nd Round: Vaughn wbf Trent Wargo (Jmst) 3:52
QF: Nathan Barcaskey (Moon) wbmd Vaughn 13-4
Cons: Vaughn wbf Jake Stiles (Curwen) 4:54
Cons QF: Zach Sintobin (Clar) wbmd Vaughn 9-1
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (DNP)
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220-Kendrick
Storm-Bailey
1st Round: Bye
2nd Round: Ray Carlheim (Glend) wbf Bailey 2:30
Cons: Bailey wbf Brendan DeMary (Moon) 0:57
Cons: Bailey wbf Don Keck (Shpsv) 1:19
Cons:Bailey wbd Mike Wisner (Frnk) 3-0
Cons QF: Alex Srteich (War) wbf Bailey 2:35
Tourn
Record: 3-2 (DNP)
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285-Jacob
Lenhardt
1st Round: Lenhardt wbf Gage Shook (Jmst) 1:12
2nd Round: Lenhardt wbd Dante Santelli (SV) 3-0
QF: Lenhardt wbd Tyler Beal (Keyst) 2-0
SF: Lenhardt wbd Raymond Kline (St M) 7-0
F: Lenhardt wbd Jason Oakes (Titus) 5-2 (3 OT)
Tourn
Record: 5-0 (PLACED 1ST)
|
1/26/15
McLane Nabs
Region 4 Title With A Shutout over Erie East
The
General McLane wrestling team clinched their third straight
Region 4 Title on Wednesday night with an 82-0 win over
Erie East at Home on Senior Night.
The
match started at 152 lbs. Keller Watkins secured
an early takedown and started running a series of tilts
on Garrett Fletcher. Watkins racked up his 12th technical
fall of the season before the first period was over. Justin
Miller rattled off 18 points in his match against Bonelle
Ndagiza and also scored a technical fall. Tony Damore,
Carmine Ciotti and Giovanni Ciotti all pinned
their opponents. East only fielded 5 wrestlers for the contest,
giving up nine forfiets.
The
McLane wrestlers will be back in action on Friday and Saturday
at the Fred Bell Tournament in Grove City. They will be
trying to win their 2nd title in the last 3 years.
Notes
From the GM vs. East match:
Keller
Watkins got his 21st win, 12th technical fall of the
year and the 38th tech fall of his career against East.
Owen Watkins and Leno Ciotti also posted their
21st victories of the season. Giovanni Ciotti now
leads the team in falls with 10!
The
win over Erie East made it 145 career coaching victories
for Coach Cook.
Congratulations
to this year's seniors: Giovanni Ciotti, Nicol
Ciotti, Liz Szoszorek, Ian Mallory, Kendrick
Storm-Bailey and Keller Watkins. The seniors
were honored along with their parents and coaches last night
before the match. Congratulations for your accomplishments
and good luck in your future endeavors!
Mark
Thursday, January 29th on your calendars. The District
10 AAA Team Duals are scheduled at Central Tech High
School. The semifinal round will begin at 5 PM and will
feature #2 McDowell vs. #3 Cathedral Prep and #4 Titusville
vs. #1 General McLane. The finals will follow at 7 PM with
the winner securing a spot in the PIAA Team Duals Championships
in Hershey!
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General
McLane 82 East 0
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Garrett Fletcher 15-0 (1:53)
160 Justin Miller (GM) wbtf Bonelle Ndagiza 18-3 (2:51)
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbff
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbff
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbff
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbff
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbff
106 Tony Damore (GM) wbf Jowan Carr 1:12
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbff
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Xavier Mendralla 0:11
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbff
132 Luke Soboleski (GM) wbff
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbf Jaron Carr 0:54
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbff
1/22/15
GM Wrestlers
Take Bison Duals Title
The
McLane wrestlers ran the table at the 2015 Clearfield Bison
Duals and they almost made it look easy. It was the fourth
year in a row the Lancers made the Bison finals and it was
their second championship in the last three years! They
won their first two pool matches with ease, beating Port
Allegheny 67-7 and Curwensville 69-3. In the quarterfinals
the Lancers ran over James M. Coughlin, 64-10.
In
the semifinals they took on the state's 4th ranked AA team,
Greenville. Greenville took an early lead when Kyle Sult
bumped up to 195 to face 9th ranked Zach Miller and lost
by fall. Ian Mallory and Jacob Lenhart put
McLane on top with a couple of pins, making the score 12-6.
The Trojans knotted it up again when 16th ranked Aaron Galvin
got a pin at 106. That's when the Lancers started to roll.
They won the next three bouts and took eight of the last
10.
Leno
Ciotti won by fall and brother Carmine posted
a solid, 9-3 win over 12th ranked Michael Lineman at 120.
Hunter Hendricks followed with a 1:59 pin over Brandon
Moss to make the score 27-12 in favor of GM. Greenville
got another fall at 132 to pull within nine points, but
the Lancers responded by winning the next 5. Giovanni
Ciotti and Owen Watkins both won by fall. Keller
Watkins beat 12th ranked Gavin Wilkerson, 6-1 at 152 lbs.
Briggs Twitchell pulled off a hard fought 5-3 overtime
upset win over 16th ranked Blake Reynolds at 160 lbs. Ethan
Laird finished the run with a pin at 170, making the
score 51-18. Greenville won the last bout to make the final
score, 51-23.
In
the finals the Lancers faced off against 15th ranked Montoursville
Area. Jacob Lenhart started things out right with
a dominating 10-0 major decision over John Belair at 285.
Montoursville responded with a pin at 106 to take a 6-4
lead, but McLane came roaring back again. Leno Ciotti
posted a 15-4 major decision over Charlie Steinbacher and
Carmine Ciotti follwed that with a 16-0 technical
fall at 120. Hunter Hendricks bettered that effort
with a 17-0 win at 126 lbs. to make the score 18-6 in favor
of GM. Luke Soboleski stepped up when the team needed
him a decked Gary Lakes at 132 to tack on another six team
points.
Giovanni
Ciotti suffered a tough, 7-2 loss to 5th ranked Keith
Batkowski at 138 lbs. making the score, McLane 24 Montousville
9. Owen Watkins suffered his only loss of the day,
a 6-4 heart breaker to 19th ranked Nolan Ott at 145 lbs.
That pulled Montoursville to within 12. Keller Watkins
pinned Jacob Strassner with just 26 seconds remaining in
their bout to put the Lancers back on top by 18. Briggs
Twitchell pitched a 5-0 shutout over Michael Forney
to ice it for McLane! Ethan Laird lost a very close
one, 1-0 to 12th ranked Gavin Hoffman at 170. That was Laird's
only loss at the Duals. Kyle Sult got the last Lancer
win by fall at 195 lbs. Final score, GM 38 Montoursville
24.
With
their five wins on Saturday, the McLane wrestlers upped
their overall record to 12-1. They have now rattled off
10 straight wins. They will be back in action next Tuesday
against East on Senior Night at home.
Notes
From the Bison Duals:
Owen
Watkins became the first GM wrestler to hit 20 wins
on the season with his pin against Greenville. Owen went
4-1 on the day with 4 falls! Owen and Giovanni
Ciotti lead the team in falls with 8 apiece.
Leno
Ciotti and Keller Watkins also hit the 20 win
mark when they won their bouts in the finals against Montoursville.
Keller
Watkins posted two technical falls in Clearfield. Keller
has racked up an incredible 37 tech falls in his career
so far. He has 11 this year alone. To put that in perspective,
Mike Caro is in 2nd place for 'Career Tech Falls' with 12.
Keller is on the verge of eclipsing that mark in just one
year.
With
those five dual meet wins, Coach Cook now has 144
coaching wins in his career.
Keller
Watkins, Leno Ciotti, Jacob Lenhart, Hunter
Hendricks and Carmine Ciotti were all perfect
at the Bison Duals, going 5-0. Briggs Twitchell was
also spotless, going 4-0. Congratulations!
WTG,
Giovanni Ciotti for pulling out a BIG win over 6th
ranked, Shae Bloom of Curwensville. Bloom was a NW Regional
AAA Champ at 126 lbs. for DuBois last year!
There's
still plenty of great wrestling to come. The Lancers should
be the top seed for the District 10 AAA Team Duals. They
will most likely have to face either McDowell or Cathedral
Prep again. Both are dangerous teams. It will take another
all out team effort to make it to the state team duals!
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General
McLane 67 Port Allegheny 7
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Matt Main 17-0 2:00
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Josiah Ramadhan 5-0
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbff
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbff
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbff
220 Ethan Budd(PA) wbd Ian Mallory 6-1
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbff
106 Tony Damore (GM) wbff
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbf Casey Vollmer 5:44
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Treyton Stiles 1:10
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbff
132 Hunrer Freer (PA) wbmd Luke Soboleski 16-2
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbtf Jaob Kullenbaum15-0 2:30
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Dylan Baumgarner 1:20
General
McLane 69 Curwensville 3
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbf Hunter Lancaster 1:53
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbtf Kaleb Witherite 23-4 4:30
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbf Ben Junod 1:27
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbf Jake Stiles 3:52
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbff
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbd Seth Connors 3-0
106 Anthony Winebold (C) wbd Tony Damore 4-2
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbtf Seth Woolcock 16-0 6:00
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Jeremy Gardner :56
126 Luke Soboleski (GM) wbf Ethan Collins :46
132 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbff
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbd Shae Bloom 3-2 (UTB)
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Sam Bressler 5:12
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Mason Lancaster 16-0 1:39
General
McLane 64 James M. Coughlin 10
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbff
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbf Chris Deed :29
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbff
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbf Marquel White 1:12
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbd Nyeheem Kenzakoski 1-0
106 Pat Clarke (JMC) wbmd Tony Damore 13-3
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbf Joey Pahler 3:48
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbmd Nick Yankoski 14-0
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbf Josh Brown 3:38
132 Bob Hawkins (JMC) wbf Luke Soboleski 3:06
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbf Mike Brown 4:50
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Frankie Castano 1:30
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbf Jake Cole 2:51
160 Justin Miller (GM) wbd Brandon Butry 8-4
General
McLane 51 Greenville 23
195 Zach Miller (G) wbf Kyle Sult :43
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbf Dillion Hawthorne 1:07
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbf Mason Horne 4:58
106 Aaron Galvin (G) wbf Tony Damore 1:09
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbf Braydon Knauf 2:26
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbd Michael Lineman 9-3
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbf Brandon Moss 1:59
132 Jace Paxton (G) wbf Luke Soboleski 5:37
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbf Joshua Christner 3:43
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Cody Tumpack 1:06
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbd Gavin Wilkerson 6-1
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Blake Reynolds 5-3 (OT)
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbf Brendan Calvin 3:00
182 Gage Gladysz (G) wbtf Riley Vaughn 18-2
FINALS:
General
McLane 38 Montoursville 24
285 Lenhart (GM) wbmd John Belair 10-0
106 Wyatt Lutz (M) wbf Tony Damore 1:52
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbmd Charlie Steinbacher 15-4
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbtf Morgan Comini 16-0 3:57
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbtf Mike Kozak 17-0 6:00
132 Luke Soboleski (GM) wbf Gary Lakes 5:04
138 Keith Batkowski (M) wbd Giovanni Ciotti 7-2
145 Nolan Ott (M) wbd Owen Watkins 6-4 *
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbf Jacob Strassner 5:34
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Michael Forney 5-0
170 Gavin Hoffman (M) wbd Ethan Laird 1-0
182 Garrett Hoffman (M) wbd Riley Vaughn 7-0
195 Kyle Sult (GM) wbf Tristan Choate 5:32
220 Ben Cerney (M) wbf Ian Mallory 4:53
1/19/15
Lancers Move
To 7-0 In Region 4 With Win Over Dragons
The
McLane wrestling team traveled to Warren on Wednesday to
take on the Dragons in a Region 4 dual meet. The Lancers
scored a 49-16 victory to stay perfect against Region 4
teams. They now need wins over Central Tech and East to
claim their 3rd straight Region title!
Owen
Watkins and Jacob Lenhart scored falls for GM.
Watkins decked Collin DeLattre in 2:53 while Lenhart pulled
off his pin in just 24 seconds. Winning by technical fall
were Carmine Ciotti, Giovanni Ciotti and Keller
Watkins. Riley Vaughn won by major decision over
Stephen Crone. Scoring wins by decision for GM were Kyle
Sult and Leno Ciotti. Ethan Laird and
Justin Miller both won by forfeit.
The
team will be at the rough and tumble Clearfield Bison
Duals this Saturday. They will see a lot of action,
wrestling five dual meets and looking to win back the title.
They finished 2nd last year after winning the title in 2013.
Notes
From the Warren Dual:
Keller
Watkins racked up his 15th win of the year and the 102nd
of his career last night. Keller won 16-0 to score his 9th
tech fall of the year and the 35th of his career. There
are four wrestlers on the 'Career Tech Falls' list that
only had 8 technical falls over the entire 4 years they
wrestled. Wow!
Owen
Watkins leads the team in wins with 16. Eight of those
wins were worth bonus points (4 falls, 1 tech fall and 3
majors)!
Leno
Ciotti is on fire! He has won 8 of his last 9 matches
and that loss was in OT. Leno has a stellar 15-3 recond
to go along with his first place finish at the Tool City
Tournament. Very impressive for a freshman!
Riley
Vaughn has come a long way. As a freshman he had a 6-7
record. This year his record currently stands at 13-5! That
is quite an accomplishment for a sophomore in an upper weight
class. WTG Riley!
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General
McLane 49 Warren 16
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbff
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbd Derek Reagle 3-0
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbmd Stephen Crone 10-2
220 Alex Streich (W) wbd Ian Mallory 9-2
285 Jacob Lenhart (GM) wbf Gabe Smead 0:24
106 Jake Frankhouer (W) wbmd Tony Damore 16-2
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbd Alex Weston 7-2
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbtf Bailey Winslow 15-0
126 Jacob Engstrom (W) wbd 5-2 Brett Mallory 5-2
132 DJ Fehlman (W) wbf Luke Soboleski 0:51
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbtf Jason Peterson 15-0
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Collin DeLattre 2:53
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Seth Johnson 16-0
160 Justin Miller (GM) wbff
1/15/15
McLane
Wrestlers Come From Behind to Beat Prep
The
GM wrestlers took sole possession of first place in Region
4 on Thursday by beating a solid Cathedral Prep squad. But
the win didn't come easily. The Lancers found themselves
trailing, 14-6 early on and had to dig themselves out. Prep
grabbed a surprising, 9-0 lead out of the gate when Leno
Ciotti suffered an unexpected, controversial loss at 113
pounds. At that point the momentum belonged to the Ramblers.
Giovanni Ciotti got McLane back in the game when
he scored a major decision at 138 lbs. That cut Prep's lead
to 14-10.
That's
when the McLane wrestlers started to roll. Owen Watkins
was in a back and forth battle with Chucky Bizzaro, but
during a 2nd period scramble, Watkins stepped over, locked
up a reverse headlock and decked the Rambler. That put GM
on top for the first time, 16-14. Keller Watkins took
on veteran Connor Wurst at 152 lbs. in what was expected
to be a close match. It wasn't! After a bit of a slow start,
Keller hit the mat, started locking up tilts and ringing
the bell. By the 5:23 mark it was all over. Watkins racked
up his 34th tech fall with a15-0 win! That made the score,
21-14 in favor of the Lancers.
Briggs
Twitchell and Ethan Laird both pulled out very
close wins at 160 and 170 lbs. respectively. Briggs beat
Teegan O'Sullivan 2-0 and Ethan edged Ian Malesiewski 3-1.
That made the score McLane 27 Prep 14. Prep was still very
much in the contest at that point. Kyle Sult had
the daunting task of taking on the District's top ranked
182 pounder, Mike Hughes. Sult got the first takedown on
a beautiful high crotch and rode Hughes out. Kyle chose
bottom to start the 2nd stanza and escaped to take a 3-0
lead. Hughes got a takedown to make it 3-2. The two traded
escapes, but Kyle dug in, went toe to toe with Hughes and
pulled out a 4-3 upset. That made the team score, 30-14
and essentially iced it for the Lancers. All they had to
do was not give up bonus points in just one of the last
three bouts.
At
195 lbs. Riley Vaughn made certain there would be
no Prep comeback. He brought the screaming GM fans to their
feet when he put away Adam Cosgrove in just 43 seconds..
The Ramblers got the last two wins at 220 and 285 lbs. making
the final score GM-36 Prep 23!
Before
the big rally began, a couple of key wins also came from
Carmine Ciotti at 120 and Hunter Hendricks
at 126. Ciotti dominated Brandon Sauers, posting an 8-2
decision. Hunter's win didn't come as easily. In the first
period, Spencer Staab used some funk rolls to turn a couple
of Hendricks' takedown attempts into takedowns and a set
of back points. Hendricks found himself trailing 6-1, but
would not cave in. He came back with a vengence and scored
9 unanswered points to post an impressive 10-6 decision.
The
McLane wrestlers will be back in action in a dual meet at
Warren on January 14th.
Notes
From the GM vs. Prep Dual:
The
win over Prep last night was a big one for Head Coach Ryan
Cook. It was his 138th dual meet win since taking
over the program at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.
He now has more wins than any head coach in General McLane
history. Former coach, Tim Mulholland who retired
in 2004 had 137. I have a feeling Coach Cook will add a
lot more wins to that total. Congratulations!
Hunter
Hendricks deserves a lot of credit for battling back
from a 6-1 deficit. It's difficult to make up that much
ground in less than 4 minutes. But he found a way to get
it done. He's one tough cookie! Kudos to Kyle Sult
for his big win over Mike Hughes. Hughes was the district's
top ranked 182 pounder. But Kyle kept his composure and
wrestled a very smart match, pulling off the upset.
Leno
Ciotti suffered a tough loss. His opponent was constantly
wrestling the edge of the mat and stepped out every time
Leno got close to taking him down. At least once (right
in front of where I was sitting) he had his opponent in
the sitting position, both legs secured and his feet were
clearly in bounds, and he still wasn't awarded a takedown.
He ended up losing a hard fought battle in ultimate tie
breaker.
Nice
wins by Briggs and Ethan. Both wrestlers pulled
out very close wins against tough competition! Winning those
close ones was the key to not letting the match momentum
shift back to the Ramblers.
The
Watkins 'Wrecking Crew' was awesome last night. The team
desperately needed bonus points and Owen and Keller
both came through! Owen with a spectacular pin and Keller
with a technical fall over a very good wrestler!
GM
now has the momentum to nab the Region 4 title. If they
can pull it off it would be their 3rd straight. They still
need to beat Warren, Central Tech and East. But winning
over McDowell and Prep were huge steps! They should also
be selected as the top seed for the upcoming District 10
Team Duals.
Tonight
was a great example of a team effort. One fan remarked that
the thing he liked the most about this team is the fact
that they don't crack under pressure. Even when they get
behind and things aren't going well, they just keep battling!
No 'head hanging' with this group of wrestlers!
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GENERAL
McLANE 36 CATHEDRAL PREP 23
106 Brady Sittinger (CP) wbf Tony Damore :43
113 Tyler McKinney (CP) wbd Leno Ciotti 5-3 (UTB)
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbd Brandon Sauers 8-2
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbd Spencer Staab 10-6
132 Ta'Nauz Gregory (CP) wbtf Luke Soboleski 18-2
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbmd Alejandro Linan 12-0
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Chucky Bizzarro 3:50
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Connor Wurst 15-0
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Teagan O'Sullivan 2-0
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbd Ian Malesiewski 3-1
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbd Mike Hughes 4-3
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbf Adam Causgrove :37
220 Phil Selker (CP) wbf Ian Mallory 2:42
285 Matt Carr (CP) wbd Jacob Lenhardt 1-0
1/9/15
Lancers Whip
Meadville Bulldogs
The
McLane wrestlers went to 5-1 overall and 5-0 in Region 4
with a lopsided 53-13 win over the Meadville Bulldogs on
Tuesday in Meadville. Ian Mallory and Tony Damore
both had pins for the Lancers. Leno Ciotti and Keller
Watkins racked up technical falls. Hunter Hendricks
posted a major decision over his opponent.
Owen
Watkins, Justin Miller and Carmine Ciotti
all won by decision. Ciotti's 1-0 win was his second in
four days over a very tough, Aaron Ehrgott. Ciotti and Ehrgott
are ranked 1st and 2nd respectively in District 10 at 120
lbs.
The
Lancers will take on Erie Cathdral Prep in Erie on Thursday
evening. The winner will most likely end up winning the
Region 4 crown and have an inside track at being chosen
as the top seed for the upcoming District 10 AAA Team Duals.
Notes
from the Meadville Dual:
Keller
Watkins' win last night was the 100th of his career.
It seems appropriate that he did it by way of technical
fall. In addition, Keller holds the following records: Career
Technical Falls (33), Career 2 Point Near Falls (95), Career
3 Point Near Falls (92), and Career Reversals (79).
Last
night's team victory was also a milestone for head coach,
Ryan Cook. It was Cook's 137th coaching win.
That ties him with former Coach Mulholland (1986-88 &
1994-04) for the most coaching wins in General McLane wrestling
history. Only one other GM wrestling coach owns 100 or more
wins. Steve Samol (1965-75) had 100.
Rob
Coleman's first installment of the District 10 AAA Wrestling
Rankings were released yesterday. General McLane sports
6 top ranked wrestlers. 13 of 14 GM wrestlers are ranked
in the top 4. The Lancers are also the top ranked District
10 AAA team, in addition to being ranked 10th in the latest
PA Power Rankings!
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GENERAL
McLANE 53 MEADVILLE 13
138 Jon Carrier (GM) wbff
145 Owen Watkins (GM) wbd Derek Ridgeway 8-1
152 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Jamar Rostropovich 16-1 (Watkins
100th)
160 Justin Miller (GM) wbd Jeff Craig 7-4
170 Ethan Laird (GM) wbff
182 Caleb Stephens (M) wb inj def Kyle Sult
195 Riley Vaughn (GM) wbff
220 Ian Mallory (GM) wbf Luke Carr 6:22
285 Ben Bish (M) wbd Jacob Lenhardt 6-3
106 Tony Damore (GM) wbf Devin Wattson 0:54
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbtf Ty Barzek 18-1
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbd Aaron Ehrgott 1-0
126 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbmd Ashton Longstreth 15-3
132 Kyle Luben (M) wbmd Luke Soboleski 10-1
1/7/15
GM Wrestlers
2015 Tool City Champs!
The
2014-15 McLane wrestling team ran away from the rest of
the field and won their second Tool City Tournament title
on Saturday in Meadville. Five GM wrestlers made the finals
and a record, four of them won. In fact, the Lancers won
10 out of 12 placement matches to finish the tournament!
Leno
Ciotti, Carmine Ciotti, Owen Watkins and
Keller Watkins were all crowned Tool City Champs.
Hunter Hendricks took runnerup honors. Giovanni
Ciotti, Ethan Laird, Kyle Sult, Ian
Mallory all placed 3rd. Jacob Lenhart took 4th
place. Riley Vaughn and Justin Miller both
placed 5th.
Keller
Watkins won his 2nd straight Tool City title, dominating
his weight class. He posted 2 technical falls and a pin
on his way to the crown. In fact, Keller did not give up
a single point in his three matches. Brother, Owen
won GM's first title at 145 lbs. with a lopsided 9-2 win
over Clearfield's Luke McGonigal. Owen went 4-0 with two
major decisions.
McLane's
other two champs were also brothers. Freshman, Leno Ciotti
won the 113 lbs. title with a 5-4 win over McGuffey's Gage
Nicolella. But Leno's biggest win came in the semifinals
when he upset 8th ranked, Alex Lynch of Seneca Valley!
Carmine
Ciotti pulled out a come from behind, 7-5 overtime decision
over Meadville's Aaron Ehrgott in the finals to take top
honors in the 120 lbs. weight class. Hunter Hendricks
was GM's 5th finalist at 126. Hendricks wrestled a great
match against 12th ranked, Roshaun Cooley of Williamsport,
but came out on the short end of a 2-1 score.
Giovanni
Ciotti took 3rd place at 138 lbs. His lone loss in the
tournament was to 2nd ranked, Tyler Vath of Saegertown by
a score of 8-2 in the semifinal round. Giovanni scored two
falls and a major decision in his four matches. Ethan
Laird placed 3rd in the 170 lbs. weight class. He went
3-1 in the tourney. He suffered his only loss in the semis
against state ranked, Austin Leon of Seneca Valley. Ethan
racked up two pins and a major decision in his 3 wins. Also
taking the bronze was Kyle Sult who went 4-1 with
a pin and two majors. Kyle's only loss came at the hands
of Franklin's Dakota Geer who's ranked 1st in the state
and 16th nationally at 182 pounds. Rounding out McLane 3rd
placers was Ian Mallory at 220. Mallory went 3-1,
losing just once to Luke Carr of Meadville. Jacob Lenhart
placed 4th at 285. He lost in the quarterfinals to Meadville's
Ben Bish and then won 3 straight bouts before losing to
Ryan Steinstraw of McGuffey in the consolation finals.
Riley
Vaughn and Justin Miller both took 5th place.
Miller upset 2nd seed, Ty Carey of Franklin in the quaterfinals.
The
McLane wrestlers will be back in action next Tuesday when
they wrestle a dual meet against Meadville.
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Final
team standings: 1. General
McLane (GM) 229½, 2. Boiling Springs (BS)
179, 3. Saegertown (Saeg) 176½, 4. McGuffey (McG)
135, 5. Clearfield (Clf) 122, 6. Franklin (Frnk) 119½,
7. Meadville (Mdv) 107, 8. Seneca Valley (Sen Val) 89, 9.
Howland, Ohio (How, OH) 88½, 10. Lakeview (Lkv) 87,
11. Titusville (Titusv) 78, 12. Warren (War) 77½,
13. Cochranton (Coch) 50½, 14. Williamsport (Wmspt)
40½, 15. Maplewood (Maplew) 15.
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Finals
106 Louis Newell (Sen Val) wbd Lane Klein (McG) 12-5.
113 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbd
Gage Nicolella (McG) 5-4.
120 Carmine Ciotti (GM)
wbd Aaron Ehrgott (Mdv) 7-5 OT.
126 Roshaun Cooley (Wmspt) wbd Hunter
Hendricks (GM) 2-1.
132 Korbin Myers (BS) wbd D.J. Fehlman (War) 9-3.
138 Kyle Shoop (BS) wbd Tyler Vath (Saeg) 5-2.
145 Owen Watkins (GM)
wbd Luke McGonigal (Clf) 9-3.
152 Keller Watkins (GM)
wbtf Lance Neuscheler (Saeg) 16-0.
160 Cody Mulligan (Saeg) wbd Travis Wickard (BS) 5-4.
170 David-Brian Whisler (How,OH) wbtf Austin Leon (Sen Val)
20-5.
182 Dakota Geer (Frnk) wbf Jordan Radich (How,OH) 3:10.
195 Dylan Reynolds (Saeg) wbd Marquis Spence (Lkv) 3-2.
220 Alex Streich (War) wbf Luke Carr (Mdv) 5:00.
285 Ben Bish (Mdv) wbd Mike Bell (How,OH) 3-2 TB.
Consolation
finals
106 Nester(BS) wbf Shoemaker (Frnk) 2:24.
113 Lynch (Sen Val) wbd Holley (BS) 4-2.
120 Nicolella (McG) wbd McClarren (Clf) 2-1.
126 Gilbert (Clf) wbd Elizon (Saeg) 6-5.
132 Cline (Coch) wbd Luben (Mdv) 3-0.
138 Giovanni Ciotti (GM)
wbd Burns (Titus) 4-2 OT.
145 Steetle (Frnk) wbd Kostyak (BS) 4-2.
152 Richey (McG) wbf Yeager (Lkv) 4:45.
160 Hogue (Titis) wbd Carey (Frnk) 5-2.
170 Ethan Laird (GM)
wbmd Cook (Frnk) 9-0.
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbd
Taylor (BS) 6-2.
195 Ogden (Clf) wbd Gouhin (BS) 4-2.
220 Ian Mallory (GM)
wbd Clayton (Lkv) 6-2.
285 Steinstraw (McG) wbf Jacob
Lenhardt (GM) :56.
5th
place matches
106 Davis (Coch) wbd Beck (Saeg) 6-2.
113 Andrews (Mplw) wbd Uber (Frnk) 4-2.
120 Ruhl (Saeg) wbf Clayton (Lkv) 2:44.
126 Shoop (BS) wbd Longstreth (Mdv) 9-3.
132 Mattocks (Saeg) wbd Fischer (Sen Val) 9-5.
138 Harper (Frnk) wbf Ream (Mdv) 3:45.
145 McConn (Mcg) wbd Potts (Wmspt) 4-2 TB.
152 Johnson (War) wbd Norris (Clf) 14-7.
160 Justin Miller (GM)
wbf Shingle (McG) 1:54.
170 Zimmerman (Saeg) wbf Thompson (McG) 1:22.
182 Stearns (Titus) wbd Hensler (Sen Val) 6-5.
195 Riley Vaughn (GM)
wbd Julian (How,OH) 9-4.
220 McElhoes (McG) wbmd Matlock (How,OH) 11-3.
285 Miller (Coch) wb ff.
Complete
2015 Tool City Brackets
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Individual
GM Wrestlers at the 2014-2015 (36th Annual) Tool City Tournament
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106-Tony
Damore
Pre: Collin Nester (BS) wbf Damore 2:44
Cons: Damore wbmd Tristan Ritter (Wmsprt) 10-0
Cons: Devan Davis (Coch) wbmd Damore 8-0
Tourn
Record: 1-2 (DNP)
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113-Leno
Ciotti
Pre: Bye
QF: L Ciotti wbf Kenyon Andrews (Maplew) 2:47
SF: L Ciotti wbd Alex Lynch (Sen Val) 6-4 (OT)
F: L Ciotti wbd Gage Nicolella (McG) 5-4
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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120-Carmine
Ciotti
Pre: Bye
QF: C Ciotti wbd Jared Ruhl (Saeg) 7-2
SF: C Ciotti wbtf Josiah McClarren (Clrf) 18-2
F: C Ciotii wbd Aaron Ehrgott (Mdv) 7-5 (OT)
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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126-Hunter
Hendricks
Pre: Bye
QF: Hendricks wbd Jacob Engstrom (War) 12-7
SF: Hendricks wbd Bingbong Elizon (Saeg) 7-1
F:Roshaun Cooley (Wmspt) wbd Hendricks 2-1
Tourn
Record:
2-0 (PLACED 2ND)
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132-Luke
Soboleski
Pre: Noah Cline (Clrf) wbf Soboleski 1:52
Cons: Hunter Wagner (Titusv) wbd Soboleski 7-4
Tourn
Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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138-Giovanni
Ciotti
Pre: G Ciotti wbf Tyler Smith (Sen Val) 1:28
QF: G Ciotti wbmd Dreux Harper (Frnk) 11-0
SF: Tyler Vath (Saeg) wbd G Ciotti 8-2
Cons SF: G Ciotti wbf Tristan Ream (Mdv) 2:19
3rd/4th: G Ciotti wbd Dalton Burns (Titusv) 4-2
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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145-Owen
Watkins
Pre:
O Watkins wbmd Cody Persch (Lkv) 12-3
QF: O Watkins wbmd Jeff McConn (McG) 9-0
SF: O Watkins wbd AJ Kostyak (BS) 10-4
F: O Watkins wbd Luke McGonigal (Clrf) 9-2
Tourn
Record: 4-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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152-Keller
Watkins
Pre: Bye
QF: K Watkins wbtf Zac Cowell (Sen Val) 15-0
SF: K Watkins wbf Dillon Richey (McG) 4:57
F: K Watkins wbtf Lance Neuschler (Saeg) 16-0
Tourn
Record 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
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160-Justin
Miller
Pre: Miller wbmd Dennis Roberts (Coch) 16-2
QF: Miller wbd Ty Carey (Frnk) 4-3
SF: Cody Mulligan (Saeg) wbf Miller 0:42
Cons SF: Easton Hogue (Titusv) wbf Miller 2:28
5th/6th: Miller wbf Luke Shingle (McG) 1:54
Tourn
Record: 3-2 (PLACED 5TH)
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170-Ethan
Laird
Pre: Bye
QF: Laird wbf Tristan Naldonly (Titusv) 1:48
SF: Austin Leon (Sen Val) wbd Laird 7-2
Cons SF: Laird wbf Connor Thompson (McG) 4:09
3rd/4th: Laird wbmd Hagen Cook (Frnk) 9-0
Tourn
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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182-Kyle
Sult
Pre: Sult wbf Mike Hadden (Clrf) 2:47
QF: Sult wbmd Derek Reagle (War) 10-2
SF: Dakota Geer (Frnkl) wbf Sult 3:00
Cons SF: Sult wbmd Brad Hensler (Sen Val) 8-0
3rd/4th: Sult wbd Austin Taylor (BS) 6-2
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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195-Riley
Vaughn
Pre: Vaughn wbf Lucas Chieppor (Sen Val) 0:49
QF: Travis Ogden (Clrf) wbd Vaughn 9-6
Cons: Vaughn (GM) wbfDarin Free (Mw) 2:31
Cons QF: Vaughn wbd Jim Duchi (McG) 6-2
Cons SF: Nate Gouhin (BS) wbd Vaughn 9-4
5th/6th: Vaughn wbd Isom Julian (How, OH) 9-4
Tourn
Record: 4-2 (PLACED 5TH)
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220-Ian
Mallory
Pre: Bye
QF: Mallory wbd Andrew Clayton (Lkv) 3-2
SF: Luke Carr (Mdv) wbd Mallory 7-2
Cons SF: Mallory wbd Rickey Ott (BS) 8-5
3rd/4th: Mallory wbd Andrew Clayton (Lkv) 6-3
Tourn
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
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285-Jacob
Lenhart
Pre: Lenhart wbf Dalton Gaertner (Saeg) 5:22
QF: Ben Bish (Mdv) wbd Lenhart 3-2
Cons: Lenhart wbf Trent Legal (Lkv) 2:21
Cons QF: Lenhart wbd Mike McCool (Frnk) 3-0
Cons SF: Lenhart wbd Jason Oakes (Titusv) 1-0
3rd/4th: Ryan Steinstraw (McG) wbf Lenhart 0:56
Tourn
Record: 4-2 (PLACED 4TH)
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