Lady Wildcats Place Sixth in Queen of the Mountain
By Joe Walker
MILL HALL – Not to be outdone by the boys and their King of The Mountain tournament, the Lady Wildcats hosted their annual Queen of The Mountain Tournament on Sunday afternoon at the Central Mountain gym. Although not having the same amount of years to build their tournament, all the girls teams still put on a show for those attending and will continue to build the sport as it grows quickly.
The Lady Wildcats shared a sixth place finish with the Lady Eagles of Bald Eagle Area in the seven team tournament, as the Lady Spartans of Hughesville claimed the championship title by defeating the Lady Millionaires of Williamsport by a solid 54-18 count. The Lady Braves of Shikellamy took third place with a 32-27 win over Pocono Mountain West. The ladies from Wellsboro rounded out the field in seventh place.
In the opening round, the Lady Wildcats fell to Williamsport 54-24, as Mallory Wunder (130), Kendall Wagner (170) and Ashlyn Miller (235) all recorded wins by falls, while Austynn Falls (148) received a forfeit win. Not having a complete roster like the Lady Millionaires, the Lady Wildcats were forced to forfeit six weights in the dual meet.
In round two the Lady Wildcats again faced a team that was able to fill all by one weight and the girls from Pocono Mountain West posted a 54-18 win over the host team. Austynn Falls (130), Kendall Wagner (190) and Ashlyn Miller (235) all recorded falls to account for the Lady Wildcats’ 18 points. Again the Lady Wildcats were forced to forfeit six weights, which led to the lopsided final score.
The Lady Wildcats faced the Lady Eagles of Bald Eagle Area for the second time in a couple weeks and again the Lady Eagles came out on top, this time by a 33-18 count. In the third round match, Ashtynn Falls (130) recorded a fall, while Ashlyn Miller (235) and Mallory Wunder (130) both received forfeit wins. In a rematch of state place winners from last season, the Lady Eagles’ Grace Crestani posted a tough 10-7 decision win over the Lady Wildcats’ Kendall Wagner at 170 pounds. The Lady Eagles received three forfeit wins in the dual meet.
In the first round of consolations, the Lady Wildcats posted a 30-18 win over the Lady Green Hornets from Wellsboro. Kaitlyn Scarborough-Perez (118) and Emma Scarborough-Perez (124) posted wins by way of falls for the host team, while Austynn Falls (148), Kendall Wagner (170) and Ashlyn Miller (235) all received wins by forfeits.
The Lady Wildcats were now set to face Bald Eagle Area again in the consolations for fifth place, but since they had wrestled twice in the last two weeks, they elected to not wrestle but settle for a tie for sixth place.
Junior Ashlyn Miller (235) and Sophomore Austynn Falls (148) both posted 4-0 records for the day, as Miller improves to 10-1 and six falls on the season, while Falls is now 12-0 with 10 falls. Junior Kendall Wagner (170) posted a 3-1 mark for the day and is now 10-2 with 8 falls on the season.
Sophomore Kaitlyn Scarborough-Perez went 1-3 for the day and is now 6-9 with 3 falls, while her sister junior Emma Scarborough-Perez was also 1-3 on the day and is now 5-8 with three falls on the season. Freshman Mallory Wunder (130) posted a 2-2 mark for the day and now stands at 3-8 and recorded her first win by fall on Sunday. Senior Jacey Tripp (235) rounds the girls that have wrestled varsity matches this season with a 1-0 record and that was by way of a fall.
The Lady Wildcats next action is scheduled for this coming Saturday, December 28th, when they will travel to Clearfield for the Bison Ladies Tournament with a start time set for 9:30 am. They will then be off until Saturday, January 18th when they will be in the 12-team Lady Mountie Tournament at Philipsburg-Osceola High School.
