Another Rough Day for Area Grapplers at States
Keen Rebounds in Consolations; Kibe and Schon Advance to Semis
HERSHEY – The field was whittled down considerably for the central Pennsylvania contingent at the 2019-20 PIAA AAA State Championship tournament. Day 2 took a toll with Bellefonte and Mifflin County having only two wrestlers each still in contention while Central Mountain and Selinsgrove have but one grappler still alive in the tournament. State College, Hollidaysburg, Altoona, Williamsport and Shikellamy were all sent packing after the dust settled on Friday.
Derek Keen (113), Central Mountain’s lone wrestler in Friday’s action at the Giant Center opened up his day with an exciting 6-5 win over Keito Shaw of Upper Darby. Shaw had takedowns in each of the first two periods as well a pivotal stalling warning in the first minute of the match. The third period began with Keen choosing top while Shaw was holding on to a 4-0 lead. In less than a minute of wrestling, Shaw was hit with three consecutive stall calls awarding Keen four points to knot the score with only 31 seconds remaining in the match. Shaw would then earn an escape with only 8 ticks left on the clock. Keen went right to work picking up a crucial takedown for the win with just 4 seconds remaining.
Keen kept his momentum up in the third round of consolations with a 4-2 decision over Dominic Findora of Downingtown West. Keen used a pair of takedowns in the match while both of Findora’s points came off stalling penalties in the final minute of the third period.
Bellefonte’ Lane Aikey was handed a tough 1-0 loss by Nathan Lucier of Coatesville in the quarter final round. Aikey responded with a third round of consolation win over Dylan Coy of North Allegheny, 3-1. Jude Swisher (126) also suffered a quarterfinal loss to Rocco Welsh of Waynesburg. Swisher then pinned Andrew Harmon of Bethlehem Catholic in the third round of consolations. Ethan Richner (160) earned an 8-2 consolation win over Lower Merion’s James Lledo. Richner then fell to Connor Quinn of Owen J. Roberts, 5-3 to end his season. Aidan O’Shea (113) dropped out of the tournament when he came up short on a 6-0 effort by Cumberland Valley’s Ben Moon in the second round of consolations. Ethan Rossman (182) pitched a 9-0 shutout over Max Gourley of Gettysburg for a major decision in the second round of consolations. Rossman then ended his season succumbing to an injury default to Joey Milano of Spring-Ford in the third round of consolations.
Mifflin County Trey Kibe (170) hung on for a 7-6 quarterfinal win over Angel Garcia of Mariana Bracetti. Nic Allison (106) was bumped into the lower bracket when he suffered a 6-0 quarterfinal loss to Bethlehem Catholic’s Tyler Kasak. Allison bounced back with a 13-4 major decision over Josh Jasionowicz of Stroudsburg in the third round of consolations. Blaine Davis (285) started off the day with a 7-4 tie-breaker win over Karam Chakif of Dieruff then fell to Adam Kase of Conrad Weiser, 3-2 in the next round. Ethan Kauffman (145) ended his season with a 5-0 loss to Antonio Petrucelli of Owen J. Roberts in the second round of consolations.
State College’s Hayden Cunningham (106) picked up a fall over Dominic Flatt of Solanco in the second round of consolation action. Cunningham then fell to Mac Church of Waynesburg, 5-3 in the third round of consolations. Clayton Leidy (138) was bumped from the tournament after falling by a 10-0 major decision to Kibwe Mcnair of Methacton. Likewise, Lance Urbas (170) was eliminated with a 7-4 loss to Austin Boaman of Owen J. Roberts.
Hollidaysburg’s Campbell Walls ended his state tournament run with a 12-4 major decision loss to Colton Zimmerman of Carlisle.
Altoona’s Matt Sarbo (132) was edged by TJ England of William Tennent in the second round of consolations, 6-5 to drop out of contention.
Williamsport’s Riley Bower (138) was tied 1-1 with Norwin’s John Altieri after regulation, when the Millionaire suffered a loss by fall in sudden victory. Bower then fell to Steven Storm of Pocono Mountain East, 3-1 in the third round of consolations to end his season. Carter Weaver was eliminated from the tournament with an 8-3 loss to Dylan Coy of North Allegheny.
Selinsgrove’s Nate Schon led the Seals today with a strong statement in the quarterfinals when he rolled up a 20-3 technical fall over Chase Mielnik of Downingtown West. Coy Bastian (160) came out on the short end of a 12-6 decision in the quarterfinals to Clayton Ulrey of Lower Dauphin to drop into the consolation bracket. Bastian then fell to Dillon Sheehy of Council Rock North, 5-2 in the third round of consolations to end his season. Ryan Aument’s (195) season ended with a 5-0 consolation loss to Logan Green of Pennridge.
Shikellamy’s Cade Balestrini (145) picked up a 5-0 consolation win over Dylan Coleman of Penn Manor then fell to Mason Spears of Franklin Regional, 2-1 to end his season. Adam Young (220) edged Matthew Cruise of Easton, 1-0 in the second round of consolations. Young then ended his season with a 5-1 loss to Stephen Schott of Nazareth.
The remaining wrestlers will return to action in the semi-final round slated for 9 a.m. Saturday.
Below are results for District 4 and 6 wrestlers from the state tournament, full results are available on Flo Arena
Championship Quarterfinal Round
106 – Tyler Kasak (Beth Catholic) dec. Nic Allison (Mifflin County), 6-0.
120 – Nathan Lucier (Coatesville) dec. Lane Aikey (Bellefonte Area), 1-0
126 – Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg) dec. Jude Swisher (Bellefonte Area), 5-2.
138 – John Altieri (Norwin) pinned Riley Bower (Williamsport), 6:50.
160 – Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin) dec. Coy Bastian (Selinsgrove), 12-6
170 – Trey Kibe (Mifflin County) dec. Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti), 7-6.
220 – Nate Schon (Selinsgrove) tech fall Chase Mielnik (Downingtown West), 20-3 6:00
Consolation Round 2
106 – Hayden Cunningham (State College) pinned Dominic Flatt (Solanco), 2:21.
113 – Derek Keen (Central Mountain) dec. Keito Shaw (Upper Darby), 6-5. Ben Monn (Cumberland Valley) dec. Aidan O’Shea (Bellefonte Area), 6-0.
120 – Dylan Coy (North Allegheny) dec. Carter Weaver (Williamsport), 8-3.
132 – TJ England (William Tennent) dec. Matt Sarbo (Altoona Area), 6-5.
138 – Kibwe Mcnair (Methacton) major dec. Clayton Leidy (State College), 10-0.
145 – Cade Balestrini (Shikellamy) dec. Dylan Coleman (Penn Manor), 7-5. Antonio Petrucelli (Owen J. Roberts) dec. Ethan Kauffman (Mifflin County), 5-0.
160 – Ethan Richner (Bellefonte Area) dec. James Lledo (Lower Merion), 8-2. Colton Zimmerman (Carlisle) MD Campbell Walls (Hollidaysburg), 12-4.
170 – Austin Boaman (Owen J. Roberts) dec. Lance Urbas (State College), 7-4
182 – Ethan Rossman (Bellefonte Area) major dec. Max Gourley (Gettysburg), 9-0.
195 – Logan Green (Pennridge) dec. Ryan Aument (Selinsgrove), 5-0.
220 – Adam Young (Shikellamy) dec. Matthew Cruise (Easton), 1-0.
285 – Blaine Davis (Mifflin County) DEC Karam Chakif (Dieruff), 7-4 TB2
Consolation Round 3
106 – Mac Church (Waynesburg) dec. Hayden Cunningham (State College), 5-3. Nic Allison (Mifflin County) major dec. Josh Jasionowicz (Stroudsburg), 13-4
113 – Derek Keen (Central Mountain) dec. Dominic Findora (Downingtown West), 4-2.
120 – Lane Aikey (Bellefonte Area) dec. Dylan Coy (North Allegheny), 3-1.
126 – Jude Swisher (Bellefonte Area) pinned Andrew Harmon (Beth Catholic), 4:05
145 – Mason Spears (Franklin Regional) dec. Cade Balestrini (Shikellamy), 2-1
160 – Connor Quinn (Owen J. Roberts) dec. Ethan Richner (Bellefonte Area), 5-3. Dillon Sheehy (Council Rock North) dec. Coy Bastian (Selinsgrove), 5-2.
182 – Joey Milano (Spring-Ford) won by injury default Ethan Rossman (Bellefonte Area), 1-1 4:40.
220 – Stephen Schott (Nazareth) dec. Adam Young (Shikellamy), 5-1.
285 – Adam Kase (Conrad Weiser) dec. Blaine Davis (Mifflin County), 3-2.
