News from March...2022
     
 

WILSON SPIRES GOES 1-2 AT
PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wilson Spires finished off a spectacular junior year with a very respectable performance at the state tournament in Hershey. Spires won his first round match by a score of 3-2 over 13th ranked, Jacob Pomykata of Butler. Wilson worked a body lock, then spun behind to take his opponent to the mat for a 2-0 lead at the 1:49 mark in the opening period. Pomykata was able to escape with one second remaining to cut the lead to one. Spires chose bottom in the second period and was able to escape with 47 seconds remaining to make the score, 3-1. Pomykayta cut Wilson's lead to 3-2 with 1:25 left in the bout, but Spires was able to hold him off.

In the round of 16 Spires ran into Upper Darby's 3rd ranked, Julian Laventure. Laventure, a senior and 6th place finisher from the 2021 state tournament proved to be a tough customer. Laventure was built like a linebacker and had the speed to match. Laventure racked up six takedowns, an escape and a 13-5 lead before getting the fall at the 4:56 mark.

Wilson's final match in the first consolation round against #11 Layton Scmick of Carlisle was a real battle that could have gone either way. Neither wrestler was able to score in the first period. Spires chose bottom in the second stanza and escaped in 43 seconds to take a 1-0 lead. Wilson body locked Schmick and nearly took him down a few seconds later but the two landed just out of bounds. Spires decided to cut Schmick immediately in the third period and that knotted the score at 1-1. Wilson was aggressive and went after Schmick but neither wrestler was able to score for the rest of regulation or during the first sudden victory period. Wil chose the bottom position in the first tie breaker round but was unable to escape. Schmick gambled and chose the top position for the final tie breaker and it paid off. Wilson attempted a roll through about 10 seconds in, but Schmick caught Spires on his back and got the fall at 6:40.

Wilson Spires finished the season with a 38-6 record, 22 falls, 65 takedowns and 208 team points. He lead the team in all four categories. Even with last year's shortened season, Wilson has already racked up 89 wins and 57 pins in his career.

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INDIVIDUAL WRESTLERS AT 2022 PIAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

285-Wilson Spires #9
1st Round: Spires wbd #13 Jacob Pomykata BUTLER 3-2
Round of 16: #3 Julian Laventure UPPER DARBY wbf Spires 4:56
Cons 8#1: #11 Layton Schmick CARLISLE wbf Spires 6:40 TB2

Tourn Record: 1-2 (DNP)

03/13.22

 

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WILSON NABS BRONZE AT
THE NW REGIONAL TOURNAMENT!

The GM wrestling team had a somewhat disappointing regional tournament this year, suffering some untimely and unexpected losses. But there were also some bright spots. 106 pounder, Teige Berger, seeded 8th, wrestled a great tournament. He went 4-2, including two pins and a major decision on his way to a 5th place finish. Berger's last victory was the 30th of his freshman season. Junior, Kyle Cousins, also an 8th seed, matched Berger's feat, going 4-2 and nabbing a 5th place medal. Cousins won 3 of his 4 bouts in the consolation rounds, including a 5-3 sudden victory nail biter in the consi quarters.

But the high point of the tournament was Wilson Spires' top notch performance. Spires, following an opening round bye, went 3-1, losing only to Oliver Billotte of Clearfield in the semifinal round. Billote, ranked 5th in the state, was able to shut down Wilson's normally unstoppable offense and post a 6-0 decision. But Spires finished the tournament with a couple of offensive gems. He racked up a 13-3 major decision over Central Mountain's Brayden Blackwell in the consi semi round and then followed that up by pinning McDowell's Jack Sroka after building a 6-2 lead, in the 3rd place bout!

Hudson Spires and Dan Mulligan both went 2-2 and came up just short of placing. Both wrestlers dropped decisions and were eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals. Ben Watkins, Magnus Lloyd and Jessi Stempka all went 1-2. Lloyd may have been in, arguably the tournament's most competitive weight class. No less than 6 of the 13 wrestlers in the 172 weight class were state ranked. The Lancers had a slow start and were in 15th place after the first round. They soared up to 10th after a couple of good rounds and then ended up 12th of 28 teams. Spires will advance to the PIAA Championships in Hershey, which will take place March 10th-12th.

Notes: Wilson Spires improved his season record to a spectacular 37-4 with 22 pins. Only three GM wrestlers broke the 30 win mark this year. Magnus Lloyd finished his sophomore season with 33 wins. Teige Berger notched his 30th W this weekend, a feat very few freshman have ever achieved.

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Team scores: 1. Williamsport 153, 2. Mifflin County 149, 3. Central Mountain 147, 4. Clearfield 127.5, 5. State College 124.5, 6. Cathedral Prep 123.5, 7. McDowell 77, 8. Bellefonte 76.5, 9. St Marys 65 9. Selinsgrove 65, 11. Shikellamy 61, 12. General McLane 59, 13. Altoona 56, 14. Juniata 44, 15. Meadville 43, 16. DuBois 36, 17. Bradford 28, 18. Hollidaysburg 20, 19. Punxsutawney 19.5, 20. Carrick 3, 20. Johnstown 3, 22. Brashear 2, 23. Erie 0, 23. Obama Academy 0, 23. Perry Traditional Academy 0, 23. Taylor Alderdice 0, 23. Warren, 23. Westinghouse 0.
(28 teams)


Championship Finals
106 Aiden Beimel, St. Mary's, dec. Luke Hileman, Altoona, 8-5 SV
113 Cael Nasdeo, Williamsport, dec. Nic Allison, Mifflin County, 6-4
120 Asher Cunningham, State College, maj. dec. Casey Smith, Juniata, 16-3
126 Dalton Perry, Central Mountain, pinned Jacob Van Dee, Erie Cathedral Prep, 6:24
132 Luke Simcox, Central Mountain, dec. Braden Bower, Williamsport, 5-1
138 Pierson Manville, State College, maj. dec. Taylor Weaver, Central Mountain, 12-2
145 Jude Swisher, Bellefonte, dec. Riley Bower, Williamsport, 7-0
152 Luke Sipes, Altoona, dec. Kaemen Smith, Erie Cathedral Prep, 3-2
160 Kyler Everly, Mifflin County, dec. Roman Morrone, Williamsport, 2-1
172 Waylon Wehler, St. Mary's, dec. Mark McGonigal, Clearfield, 3-2
189 Trey Shoemaker, Mifflin County, maj. dec. Carter Chamberlain, Clearfield, 11-2
215 Nick Pavlechko, State College, dec. Anson Wagner, Mifflin County, 4-3
285 Charles Crews, Williamsport, dec. Oliver Billotte, Clearfield, 3-2

Consolation Finals
106 Keagan Oler, Erie Cathedral Prep, dec. Landyn Lukens, Selinsgrove, 6-4
113 Evan Davis, Clearfield, dec. Dysen Gould, Punxsutawney, 6-2
120 Hunter Johnson, Mifflin County, dec. Cyrus Hurd, Erie Cathedral Prep, 5-2
126 Brady Collins, Clearfield, dec. Taylor Smith, Juniata, 10-6
132 Aidan O'Shea, Bellefonte, dec. Isaac McGregor, Shikellamy, 1-0
138 Brett Thompson, Bradford, dec. Jacob Cunningham, Mifflin County, 4-3
145 Griffin Walizer, Central Mountain, dec. Steffan Lynch, Erie Cathedral Prep, 6-4
152 Aiden Gaugler, Selinsgrove, dec. Carter Weaver, Williamsport, 8-7
160 Caleb Butterfield, Erie McDowell, dec. Rocco Serafini, Central Mountain, 3-2
172 Kelyn Blossey, Erie Cathedral Prep, dec. Braden Newby, State College, 9-5
189 Griffin Buzzell, Meadville, pinned Tucker Teats, Selinsgrove, 1:49
215 Troy Peterson, Erie McDowell, dec. Hayden Kovalick, Clearfield, 8-5
285 Wilson Spires, General McLane, pinned Jack Sroka, Erie McDowell, 4:39

Fifth Place
106 Teige Berger, General McLane, dec. Ben Fuller, Meadville, 7-2
113 Garrett Choates, Bellefonte, dec. Alex Reed, Shikellamy, 7-6
120 Logan Sallot, McDowell, dec. Luke Ananea, Central Mountain, 10-4
126 Devon Harris, Williamsport, dec. Jacob Campbell, State College, 5-0
132 Brendan Orr, DuBois, dec. Blake Aumiller, Mifflin County, 3-1
138 Gage Long, Bellefonte medical forfeit, Nolan Barr, Clearfield
145 Kyle Cousins, General McLane, dec. Will Young, Altoona, 8-3
152 Artis Simmons, McDowell, dec. Braylen Corter, Central Mountain, 5-2
160 Lukas Laktash, Bradford, dec. Clay Mallory, Cathedral Prep, 7-0
172 Gage Wolfe, Shikellamy, medical forfeit, Aaron Sleeth, Hollidaysburg
189 Ryan White, DuBois dec. Damien Gallantine, Central Mountain, 3-1
215 Mason Reebuck, Shikellamy, medical forfeit, Steven Miller, Selinsgrove
285 Brayden Blackwell, Central Mountain, dec. Shane Focht, State College, 3-2.

*Top 3 advance to the PIAA Championships.

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Individual GM Wrestlers at the 2022 NW Regional AAA Tournament

106-Teige Berger #8
Pre: #8 Teige Berger wbf #9 X Lutz CLF 1:54
QF: #1 I Hileman ALT wbf Berger 0:33
Cons: Berger wbf #7 J King ALD 0:34
Cons QF: Berger wbmd #13 J. Bomberger JUN 8-0
Cons SF: #3 K Oler CP wbd Berger 9-2
5TH/6TH: Berger wbd #12 B Fuller MDV 7-2

Tourn Record: 4-2 (PLACED 5TH)

113-Etahn Snyder #8
Pre:
#9 C Foster CM wbf Snyder 3:18
Cons: Bye
Cons: #10 D Gold PUNX wbtf Snyder 15-0 2:51


Tourn Record: 0-2 (DNP)

126-Ethan Brest #13
UNABLE TO COMPETE

Tourn Record: 0-0 (---)

132-Ben Watkins #12
Pre: #5 A O'Shea BEL wbtf Watkins 16-0
Cons: Watkins wbf
#4 S Bradbury WEST 4:35
Cons: #3 S Staab wbf Watkins 0:46

Tourn Record: 1-2 (DNP)

138-Hudson Spires #8
Pre: Spires wbd #9 C Keener SHIK 4-2
QF: #1 P Manville SC wbtf Spires 19-4
Cons: Spires wbf #7 M. Barronner HOL 2:19
Cons QF: #11 B Thompson BRAD wbd Spires 7-3

Tourn Record: 2-2 (DNP)

145-Kyle Cousins #8
Pre: Cousins wbd #9 C Wetsel SHIK 7-1
QF: #1 J Swisher BELF wbf Cousins 1:49
Cons: Cousins wbf #7 M Rump CAR 3:56
Cons QF: Cousins wbd #11 A. Wolfanger SM 5-3 SV
Cons SF: #6 G Walizer CM wbd Cousins 10-3
5TH/6TH: Cousins wbd #13 W Young ALT 8-3

Tourn Record: 4-2 (PLACED 5TH)

160-Dan Mulligan #12
Pre: #5 R Serafini CM wbmd Mulligan 11-2
Cons: Mulligan wbf #5 C Kron CAR 1:34
Cons: Mulligan wbd #6 C. Sempko SHIK 5-4
Cons QF: #10 L. Laktash BRAD wbd Mulligan 4-0

Tourn Record: 2-2 (DNP)

172-Magnus Lloyd #2
Pre: Bye
QF: #10 G Wolfe SHIK wbd Lloyd 13-7
Cons: Lloyd wbmd #9 T Tidball MDV 11-3
Cons QF: #3 A. Sleeth HOL wbd Lloyd 3-0

Tourn Record: 1-2 (DNP)

189-Jessi Stempka #5
Pre: #12 D Galantine CM wbf Stempka 2:29
Cons: Stempka wbf #4 N. Knoblach CAR 2:17
Cons: #6 S. Robinson WMPT wbtf Stempka 18-2 4:05

Tourn Record: 1-2 (DNP)

215-Russell Wismer #8
Pre; #9 M Reebuck SHIK wbf Wismer 1:57
Cons: Bye
Cons: #10 N. Eppihimer HOL wbf Wismer 4:50

Tourn Record: 0-2 (DNP)

285-Wilson Spires #2
Pre: Bye
QF: Spires wbd #10 Z. Gallagher DUB 5-2
SF:#6 O. Billotte CLF wbd Spires 6-0
Cons SF: Spires wbmd #8 B. Blackwell CM 13-3
Cons F: Spires wbf #5 J Sroka (MCD) 4:39

Tourn Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD) *Qualified for states

 

03/06/22

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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