Central Mountain Takes Second at CV Classic
LANCASTER – It was another up-and-down day for Central Mountain at the 2017 Conestoga Valley Holiday Wrestling Classic. The ‘Cats finished with one champ and placing 10 wrestlers in all.
The Wildcats began the day in the No. 1 slot of the team standings but faltered a bit in the semi-final round, then rebounded in the finals to finish a strong second place with 169.0 points behind Central Dauphin with 197.0 and ahead of Owen J. Roberts with 166.0.
Asher Corl (160) was the lone champ for Central Mountain with a 2-0 decision over Juniata’s Jared Heister in the championship Finals. CM’s other finalist, Seth Andrus (132) was pinned by Central Dauphin’s Andrew Wert in 1:37 to finish second.
Wrestling for third place, Wildcat, Johnny Shreffler (113) came up short against Timothy Uhler of New Oxford losing a 7-0 decision to finish fourth. Tanner Weaver (170) picked up a third place medal with a major decision over Zach Jones of Rock Ridge, 11-0.
Mahlik Houtz (220) was the lone Wildcat wrestling for a fifth place medal with his second win of the tournament over Philipsburg-Osceola’s, Josh Hubler, this time with a 5-2 decision. Houtz beat Hubler in the quarterfinal round, 3-0.
CM’s Dalton Bechdel (120) was edged by Andrew Dairychuck of Conestoga Valley in a 3-2 decision to finish eighth. Cody Coleman (138) picked up a seventh place medal with a fall over Hunter Burke of Lake Lehman in 2:16. Logan Long (145) also finished strong for Central Mountain, pinning Alex O’Neil of Exeter in 0:55. Not to be outdone, Austin Confer (182) added some bonus points to the Central Mountain cause when he decked Jack Conrad of Red Lion in 4:05 to finish seventh. Max Money of Bellefonte spoiled Tanner Riggle’s (195) last match of the day, edging the Wildcat 4-0.
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Next action for the Wildcats will be a regular season dual meet when they host rival, Jersey Shore on Thirsday, Jan. 4 2017.
| Championship Semi-Final |
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| 113 – Liam Logue, Father Judge, dec. Johnny Shreffler, Central Mountain, 7-4. |
| 132 – Seth Andrus, Central Mountain, dec. Mason Myers, Central York, 10-8. |
| 160 – Asher Corl, Central Mountain, dec. Bay Blaschak, Northern York, 3-0. |
| 170 – Steven Newell, Dallas, dec. Tanner Weaver, Central Mountain, 3-2. |
| 220 – Landon Fisher, Huntingdon, dec. Mahlik Houtz, Central Mountain, 9-4. |
| Consolation Quarterfinal |
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| 120 – Chase Chapman, P-O, dec. Dalton Bechdel, Central Mountain, 6-4. |
| 138 – Brennan Romanoff, New Oxford, dec. Cody Coleman, Central Mountain, 5-4. |
| 145 – Austin Bentz, Central Dauphin, dec. Logan Long, Central Mountain, 5-4. |
| 182 – Deontay English, Central York, dec. Austin Confer, Central Mountain, 6-5. |
| 195 – Derrick Rudisill, New Oxford, pinned Tanner Riggle, Central Mountain, 1:49. |
| Consolation Semi-Final |
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| 113 – Johnny Shreffler, Central Mountain, dec. David Forest, Owen J Roberts, 12-6. |
| 170 – Tanner Weaver, Central Mountain, dec. Antonio Rivera, Central York, 3-1. |
| 220 – Miles Desha, Manheim Township, pinned Mahlik Houtz, 2:51. |
| Championship Final |
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| 132 – Andrew Wert, Central Dauphin, pinned Seth Andrus, Central Mountain, 1:37. |
| 160 – Asher Corl, Central Mountain, dec. Jared Heister, Juniata, 2-0. |
| Consolation Final Third Place |
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| 113 – Timothy Uhler, New Oxford, dec. Johnny Shreffler, Central Mountain, 7-0. |
| 170 – Tanner Weaver, Central Mountain, major dec. Zach Jones, Rock Ridge, 11-0. |
| Consolation Final Fifth Place |
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| 220 – Mahlik Houtz, Central Mountain, dec. Josh Hubler, P-O, 5-2. |
| Consolation Final Seventh Place |
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| 120 – Andrew Dairychuck, Conestoga Valley, dec. Dalton Bechdel, Central Mountain, 3-2. |
| 138 – Cody Coleman, Central Mountain, pinned Hunter Burke, Lake Lehman, 2:16. |
| 145 – Logan Long, Central Mountain, pinned Alex O'Neil, Exeter, 0:55. |
| 182 – Austin Confer, Central Mountain, pinned Jack Conrad, Red Lion, 4:05. |
| 195 – Max Money, Bellefonte, dec. Tanner Riggle, Central Mountain, 4-0. |
