Wildcats Advance Three to Regional Semifinals
ALTOONA – Three Central Mountain wrestlers are one semifinal win away from the state wrestling tournament after Friday’s first day of the PIAA Northwestern Regionals at the Altoona Field House.
Derek Keen at 113 pounds, Caleb Porter at 170 and Nik Miller at 195 all advanced through the first two rounds of the state qualifier while nine other Wildcats fell in either the first round or the quarterfinals that followed. Those nine will start action at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by the semifinals.
The top-seeded Keen had a first round bye, followed by a first period pin in the quarterfinals. He will meet Philip Stark of Erie Prep in the semifinals.
Caleb Porter trailed 5-0 in his first match before rebounding for a pin. In the quarters he had a pin in 0:43. Porter will wrestle defending state champion Trey Kibe of Mifflin County Saturday afternoon.
Nik Miller piles up two major decisions, 12-1 and 14-5, to reach the semifinals. He will next wrestle top-seeded Garrett Eddy of Punxsutawney.
The Wildcats are in sixth place in the 28 team tourney. Mifflin County leads with 52 points, Bellefonte second with 46 and Erie Prep third with 43.5.
| PIAA AAA NW Regionals - First Round |
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| 106 – Gino Serafini, Central Mountain, pinned Evan Davis, Clearfield, 2:26. |
| 113 – Derek Keen, Central Mountain, received a bye. |
| 126 – Riley Harris, Williamsport, pinned Taylor Weaver, Central Mountain, 3:51. |
| 138 – Chandler Ho, DuBois, tech fall Zach Miller, Central Mountain, 4:32 (19-4). |
| 145 – Lane Porter, Central Mountain, dec. Tylor Herzing, St. Marys, 10-8 SV. |
| 152 – Damien Galentine, Central Mountain, pinned Jacob Onaroto, McDowell, 1:59. |
| 160 – Kaden Falls, Central Mountain, dec. Seth Finnegan, Carrick, 8-5. |
| 170 – Caleb Porter, Central Mountain, pinned Zack Zinger, Warren, 4:58. |
| 182 – Bryan Allen, Obama Academy, pinned Paul Risley, Central Mountain, 0:47. |
| 195 – Nik Miller, Central Mountain, major dec. Seth Yeager, Cranberry, 12-1. |
| 220 – Gage Sutliff, Central Mountain, pinned Charlie Lundy, Williamsport, 1:04. |
| 285 – Dominic Sigler, Erie, dec. Cyrus McCarl, Central Mountain, 3-2. |
| PIAA AAA NW Regionals - Quarterfinal Round |
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| 106 – Jacob Van Dee, Cathedral Prep, dec. Gino Serafini, Central Mountain, 9-2. |
| 113 – Derek Keen, Central Mountain, pinned Josh Letko, Warren, 0:40. |
| 145 – Josh Letko, Warren, tech fall, Lane Porter, Central Mountain, 4:00 (19-4). |
| 152 – Owen Mahon, Williamsport, dec. Damien Galentine, Central Mountain, 6-5. |
| 160 – Gage Gulvas, DuBois, pinned Kaden Falls, Central Mountain, 3:26. |
| 170 – Caleb Porter, Central Mountain, pinned Sean Conley, Carrick, 0:43. |
| 195 – Nik Miller, Central Mountain, major dec. Rhoan Woodrow, Meadville, 14-5. |
| 220 – Adam Young, Shikellamy, dec. Gage Sutliff, Central Mountain, 3-1. |
