Wildcats Place Three at Escape the Rock

HOLLAND—Central Mountain finished with three place-winners at the annual Escape the Rock tournament at Council Rock South High School on Sunday.

Demetri Probst finished in fourth place, Bryce Hanley fifth and Keanan Bottorf in seventh place. Three other Wildcats made it to the round-of-twelve but fell one win short of placing; they were Geo Barzona, Hunter Weaver and Loc Long.

In all 12 of 14 Central Mountain’s 14 entrants scored points. Starters Gavin Caprio and Isaac Porter missed the event recovering from injuries but are due to return soon.


Consolation Finals

Third Place

160-Seldon Wright, Oscar Smith, dec. Demetri Probst, CM, 3-1.

Fifth Place

285-Bryce Hanley, CM, medical forfeit over Jackson Stanford, Cumberland Valley.

Seventh Place

120-Keanan Bottorf, CM, dec. Mike Palmisano, Stroudsburg, 9-3.

Consolation Semifinals

160-Demetri Probst, CM, dec. Anthony Oliveri, Hanover Park, 1-0.

285-Joe Kracz, Pennridge, dec. Bryce Hanley, CM, 3-2 (TB).

Fifth-Round Consolations

120-Wyatt Long, Cumberland Valley, dec. Keanan Bottorf, CM, 3-0.

160-Demetri Probst, CM, tech. fall Eli Hutchinson, SMY, 15-0 (2:29).


285-Bryce Hanley, CM, dec. Davontae Randall, Paulsboro, 2-1.

Fourth-Round Consolations

106-Trevor Mello, Battlefield, dec. Geo Barzona, CM, 2-1 (TB).

120-Keanan Bottorf, CM, dec. Marc Garafalo, Colonial Forge, 5-4.

160-Demetri Probst, CM, dec. Josh Shalinsky, Council Rock North, 5-0.

182-Blake Barrick, Big Spring, maj. dec. Hunter Weaver, CM, 13-1.

195-Ben Kenis, Council Rock South, dec. Loc Long, CM, 8-1


285-Bryce Hanley, CM, dec. Brodie Jones, Colonial Forge, 2-1 (UTB).

Third-Round Consolations

132-John Cooley, Boyertown, dec. Colton Weaver, CM, 4-1.


138-Chris Hisey, Malvern Prep, dec. Emery Watson, CM, 3-0.


182-Hunter Weaver, CM, dec. Jody Crouse, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-1.


195-Luc Long, CM, pinned Carrington Lanier, St. Christopher’s, 1:23.