Central Mountain Threesome Down to Two in Consolations

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HERSHEY — Thursday was not the best day the Central Mountain wrestling team has ever had at the PIAA wrestling tournament at the Giant Center.

With heavyweight Richie Thompson awaiting a late night consolation contest, the three Wildcat seniors are a collective 1-4. The biggest stunner of all was two-and-out for two time state place-winner Geo Barzona.

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The Wildcat standout never could get his offense untracked. He lost his opener to Cameron Enriquez (32-2) from Stroudsburg, the score 3-1. Barzona’s outstanding four year career ended in his first consolation match, falling 4-2 to Killian Delaney (39-10), a freshman from West Chester Henderson. Barzona finished his senior season with a 37-5 record and recognition as one of Central Mountain’s all-time winningest wrestlers.

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Teammates Caleb Turner at 182 and Richie Thompson at 285 lost their first round matches and are into the wrestle-backs.

Turner went 1-1 on Thursday. Turner won a pigtail match by a 5-1 score over Tyler Neglia (30-9) of Wallenpaupack, but was pinned by Drew Peck (32-4) from Chambersburg in round one. He will have a second round consolation match Friday afternoon.

Thompson lost his first round match by a 16-0 technical fall to South Central runner-up Cameron Tinner (37-2) from Shippensburg. The Wildcat heavyweight has a Thursday night consolation contest with Kyle Osterhoudt of Neshaminy (30-9) to try and keep his season alive.

After the first full round of wrestling Nazareth and Bethlehem Catholic were continuing their season-long rivalry for supremacy with 27 and 26 points respectively. Mifflin County led all District 6 teams with 10.5 points.

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