Queen of The Mountain held at Central Mountain

By Joe Walker

MILL HALL-The Central Mountain Lady Wildcats wrestling team of Head Coach Dylan Caprio won two of their five matches to take a sixth place finish in the 10–team Queen Of The Mountain Duals Tournament held at Central Mountain High School on Sunday afternoon. 

The Lady Wildcats defeated Williamsport 36-24 and Shikellamy 30-24, while dropping matches to Pocono Mountain West 60-12 and Philipsburg-Osceola 30-24 in their five team round robin pool. Pocono Mountain West won Pool B with a 4-0 mark and Philipsburg-Osceola went 3-1. Williamsport was 1-3 and Shikellamy rounded out the pool with an 0-4 mark. 

In Pool A the girls from Canon-McMillan posted a perfect 4-0 record, while Hughesville finished second with a 3-1 mark. Big Spring, just the Central Mountain girls, finished 2-2 in their pool play, while Danville went 1-3 and Bald Eagle Area went 0-4. 

The 1st thru 9th place matches pitted each team from each pool who finished in the identical positions of their pool. The Lady Wildcats faced Big Spring in the match for 5th Place, as both teams went 2-2 in their pool. The girls from Big Spring came away with a 36-18 win over the girls from Central Mountain. 

Canon-McMillan defeated Pocono Mountain West 66-12 to win the tournament title, while Hughesville defeated Philipsburg-Osceola 36-24 for third place. Williamsport defeated Danville 28-18 to take seventh place and Shikellamy defeated Bald Eagle Area 30-12 in the 9th place match. 

Austynn Falls (142) and Kendall Wagner (190) led the Lady Wildcats with a perfect 5-0 record on the day, while Ashlyn Miller (235) went 4-0 on the day. Falls recorded four falls in her five wins, while Wagner recorded three falls. Other Lady Wildcats were Emma Scarborough-Perez (112) and Callie Della (170) both went 3-2 on the day, while Kennedy Metzger (130) was 1-4 for the day. 

FIFTH PLACE MATCH: (Big Spring 36, Central Mountain 18) 

130 – Erica Diep (BG) pinned Kennedy Metzger, 1:27; 142 – Austynn Falls (CM) pinned Miley Byers, :43; 170 – Heaven Ramirez (BG) pinned Callie Cella, 1:33; 112 – Emma Barrick (BG) pinned Emma Scarborough-Perez, 5:41; 190 – Kendall Wagner (CM) won by forfeit; 235 – Ashlyn Miller (CM) won by forfeit…. Big Spring won by forfeit at 136, 106 and 118. 

Other Central Mountain Results: 

Round 1: Pocono Mountain West 60, Central Mountain 12 

112 – Mia Ariola (PMW) pinned Emma Scarborough-Perez, 1:47; 130 – Zada Johnson (PMW) pinned Kennedy Metzger, :50; 142 – Austynn Falls (CM) pinned Kayla Perez, :46; 170 – Chloe (PMW) pinned Callie Cella, :51; 190 – Kendall Wagner (CM) pinned Summer Footit, 2:46; 

235 – Shea Stocklas (PMW) pinned Ashlyn Miller, 2:45….. PMW won by forfeit at 100, 106, 118, 124 and 155. 

Round 2: Central Mountain 36, Williamsport 24 

112 – Emma Scarborough-Perez (CM) won by forfeit; 130 – Kennedy Metzger (CM) won by forfeit; 142 – Austynn Falls (CM) won by forfeit; 170 – Callie Cella (CM) pinned Ella Adkins, 1:10; 190 – Kendall Wagner (CM) pinned McKylee Vollman, 1:01; 235 – Ashlyn Miller (CM) pinned Journi Barbour, :40….. Williamsport won by forfeit at 100, 118, 124 and 148.

Round 3: Central Mountain 30, Shikellamy 24 

112 – Emma Scarborough-Perez (CM) won by forfeit; 130 – Skyler Wiest (SHIK) pinned Kennedy Metzger, :45; 142 – Austynn Falls (CM) pinned Jersey Herb, :14; 170 – Callie Cella (CM) won by forfeit; 190 – Kendall Wagner (CM) pinned Abiagael Merchlinsky, 1:33; 235 – Ashlyn Miller (CM) won by forfeit….. Shikellamy won by forfeit at 136, 148 and 155. 

Round 4: Philipsburg-Osceola 30, Central Mountain 24 

112 – Emma Scarborough-Perez (CM) won by forfeit; 130 – Isabella Duvall (PO) pinned Kennedy Metzger, :24; 142 – Austynn Falls (CM) pinned Charli Hunt, 2:38; 170 – Daisy Glessner (PO) pinned Callie Cella, 2:34; 190 – Kendall Wagner (CM) won by forfeit; 

235 – Ashlyn Miller (CM) won by forfeit….. PO won by forfeit at 118, 124 and 148.