Wrestling
Southeast Regional AA Tournament (Brian
Rippey)
At West Lawn
Preliminary round
103: Gary Mayfield, Hanover, bye; Kirk Hoffacker, Bermudian Springs, pinned
Brian Karetsky, Mahanoy Area, 5:32; Travis Reed, Lehighton, pinned Colin
Klouser, Upper Dauphin, 5:36; Damian Destefano, Harriton, bye; Chad Leggett,
Biglerville, bye; Seth Riegel, Brandywine Heights, pinned Robbie Deibert,
Tri-Valley, 1:18; Nick Stabile, Hamburg, pinned Josh Parker, Octorara, 5:09;
Russ Souders, Wilson Boro, bye.
112: Mike Anderson, Littlestown, bye; Andy Pelc, Biglerville, dec. Larry
Unger, Salisbury, 15-10; Eric Grida, Saucon Valley, dec. Tony Bowers,
Northern Lebanon, 4-2; Casey Ott, Octorara, bye; Kyle Kemmerer, Brandywine
Heights, bye; Paul Slifer, Palisades, dec. Pat Murray, Wyomissing, 9-6;
Jared Shaffer, Hamburg, pinned Jeff Rosen, Harriton, 1:36; Rob Struening,
Wilson Boro, bye.
119: Matt Guerrieri, Brandywine Heights, bye; Ryan Storm, Donegal, dec. Adam
Fuderer, Saucon Valley, 11-9; Corey Fetterolf, North Schuylkill, dec. Jared
Heckenluber, Biglerville, 7-5; Garth Ladley, Octorara, bye; Mike Bryan,
Juniata, bye; Drew Barder, Upper Dauphin, dec. Mark Simpson, Palisades, 6-1;
Ryan Bream, Hanover, pinned Jeff Young, Girard College, :52; Joe Kushnerick,
Wilson Boro, bye.
125: Justin Miller, Delone Catholic, bye; Joey Puskas, Northern Lehigh, dec.
Caleb Walsh, Oley Valley, 5-3; Jared Casciole, Notre Dame, dec. Clayton
Fisher, Newport, 3-2; Matt Renn, Lower Moreland, bye; Tyler Gilson, Juniata,
bye; Gabe Moses, Catasauqua, dec. Chad Witmer, James Buchanan, 11-9; Steve
Fehnel, Schuylkill Valley, pinned Greg Care, St. Pius X, 4:54; Tony Curto,
Wilson Boro, bye.
130: Greg Jensen, Juniata, bye; Ed Labatch, Wilson Boro, pinned Allen Craft,
Conrad Weiser, 3:48; Matt Gorkas, Saucon Valley, dec. Glenn Shober,
Schuylkill Valley, 4-2 OT; Rico Zavala, Octorara, bye; Dana Gingerich,
Delone Catholic, bye; Corey Bream, Hanover, dec. Brett Martinez, Northern
Lehigh, 9-7 OT; Christian Hoover, Halifax, pinned Jason Irrgang, St. Pius X,
5:00.
135: John Hefner, Delone Catholic, bye; Ryan Heard, Pen Argyl, pinned Corey
Mowery, Boiling Springs, 5:18; Jon Hoagland, Wilson Boro, won by tech. fall
over Brian Thomason, Conrad Weiser, 21-6, 5:23; Mike Letts, Octorara, bye;
Steve Strachan, Brandywine Heights, bye; Brandon Smith, Columbia, dec. Dan
Ballard, Bethlehem Catholic, 2-0; Eric Yocum, Upper Dauphin, dec. Craig
Oswainy, St. Pius X, 8-2; Mike Parisi, Notre Dame, bye.
140: Aric Fuhrman, Delone Catholic, bye; Garrison Price, Juniata, dec. Ryan
Smith, Notre Dame, 13-7; Allan Fatzinger, Catasauqua, pinned Brett Potter,
Susquenita, 5:44; Vasil Dergunov, Lower Moreland, bye; Matt Lambach, Elco,
bye; Kris Holzworth, Palisade, dec. Ben Snyder, 10-7; Bryan Wiest, Halifax,
won by tech. fall over Matt Wayock, St. Pius X, 17-0, 3:50; Billy Matejcek,
Saucon Valley, bye.
145: Steve Lucchesi, York Suburban, bye; Brett Wiest, Halifax, won by tech.
fall over Jason Lewis, Catasauqua, 15-0, 4:49; Ryan Bennick, Jim Thorpe,
pinned Geoff Leeper, Delone Catholic, 3:23; Zach Troop, Octorara, bye; Matt
Eshenaur, Oley Valley, bye; Adam Polly, Salisbury, dec. Ryan Shepler
Hanover, 6-5 OT; Mike Mackie, Brandywine Heights, pinned Andrew Samitz,
Harriton, 2:35; Jacob DeBoer, Pen Argyl, bye.
152: Vreeland Wood, Hamburg, bye; Don Stratton, Salisbury, dec. Ryan
Gregson, Elco, 11-8; Cody Miller, Pine Grove, pinned Jason Heintzelman,
Halifax, 2:51; Josh Smoker, Octorara, bye; Garry Price, Juniata, bye; Jon
Molchany, Catasauqua, dec. Jack Shober, Lancaster Catholic, 3-2; Ryan Fant,
York Suburban, pinned Robert Mack, Girard College, 3:51; Ryan Hluschak,
Northern Lehigh, bye.
160: Tom Daub, Susquenita, bye; David Mendoza, Wyomissing, dec. Tim Price,
North Schuylkill, 9-5; Robert Shifflet, Pequea Valley, pinned Dan Billig,
Northwestern Lehigh, 3:02; Justin Parker, Octorara, bye; Gerred Price,
Juniata, bye; Erick Vaughn, Wilson Boro, dec. Mike Loose, Conrad Weiser,
14-4; Roy Gecelosky, Palmyra, pinned Brett Hanger, New Hope, 2:31; Jack
Gill, Northern Lehigh, bye.
171: Philip Bomberger, Juniata, bye; Tom Gray, Milton Hershey, dec. Eric
Donaldson, Wilson Boro, 6-2; Jason Henritzy, Northern Lehigh, dec. Jason
Marshall, Bermudian Springs, 10-4; Jeremy Curtiss, Springfield, bye; Matt
Loesch, Upper Dauphin, bye; John Cambra, Mahanoy Area, dec. Sam Collins,
Littlestown, 6-2; Jon Tranquillo, Oley Valley, dec. Rich Letts, Octorara,
3-0; Josh Strawswer, Lehighton, bye.
189: Matt Morris, Boiling Springs, bye; Steve Rimbey, Lehighton, dec.
Justin Werley, Brandywine Heights, 8-5; Erik Carter, Eastern York, pinned
Harry Pry, Jim Thorpe, 5:08; Bennett Steidle, Harriton, bye; Travis Young,
Newport, bye; Jeff Wanner, Conrad Weiser, dec. Jason Vansyckle, Notre Dame,
6-3; Jeff Miller, Delone Catholic, pinned Peter Jacob, Springfield, 2:57;
David Iobst, Wilson Boro, bye.
215: Jerry Afari, Columbia, bye; Danny Drewes, Juniata, pinned Ken Wickham,
Wilson Boro, :38; Brock Troutman, Tri-Valley, pinned Jon Hart, Wyomissing,
2:21; Zach McCann, St. Pius X, bye; Jacob Showers, Biglerville, bye; Justin
Hunsberger, Upper Dauphin, dec. Jason Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic, 17-9; Justin
Betz, Brandywine Heights, pinned Zach Stoughton, Harriton, 1:11; Joe Tartar,
Lehighton, bye.
275: Dustin Swartz, Juniata, bye; Jared Sechler, Northern Lehigh, dec.
Derek Stoudt, Hamburg, 7-2; Corey Gipe, Schuylkill Haven, pinned Tony
Miller, Greencastle-Antrim, 1:43; Eric Albert, Girard College, bye; Larray
James, Milton Hershey, bye Jesse Price, Mahanoy Area, pinned Austin Weibley,
Boiling Springs, 5:20; Jared Geibe, Northern Lebanon, pinned John Leach,
Delco Christian, :23; J.R. Herring, Pine Grove, bye.
Quarterfinals
103: Mayfield pinned Hoffacker, 1:09; Reed dec. Destafano, 15-10; Leggett
dec. Riegel, 11-3; Souders dec. Stabile, 8-5.
112: Anderson dec. Pelc, 14-0; Grida dec. Ott, 10-7; Kemmerer dec. Slifer,
4-3; Struening dec. Shaffer, 10-2.
119: Guerrieri pinned Storm, 3:47; Ladley pinned Fetterolf, 3:07; Bryan dec.
Barder, 13-3; Kushnerick dec. R.Bream, 4-2.
125: Puskas dec. Miller, 12-4; Casciole won by tech. fall over Renn, 17-2,
3:15; Gilson pinned Moses, 3:28; Curto dec. Fehnel, 3-0.
130: Labatch dec. Jensen, 3-2; Gorkas pinned Zavala, 4:53; Gingerich dec.
C.Bream, 9-0; Santo won by tech. fall over Hoover, 16-0, 2:57.
135: Hefner dec. Heard, 7-3; Letts dec. Hoagland, 13-9; Smith pinned
Strachan, 5:37; Parisi dec. Yocum, 11-3.
140: Fuhrman dec. Garrison Price, 7-0; Fatzinger dec. Dergunov, 5-4; Lambach
pinned Holzworth, 3:59; Matejcek dec. Bryan Wiest, 8-5.
145: Lucchesi pinned Brett Wiest, 3:04; Bennick pinned Troop, 5:45; Eshenaur
pinned Polly, 4:23; Mackie dec. DeBoer, 14-2.
152: Wood pinned Stratton, 1:10; Miller pinned Smoker 3:00; Garry Price
pinned Molchany, 5:32; Hluschak dec. Fant, 9-7.
160: Daub dec. Mendoza, 13-4; Shifflet pinned Parker, 1:19; Gerred Price
dec. Vaughn, 12-11; Gill dec. Gecelosky, 6-2.
171: Bomberger dec. Gray, 9-5; Henritzy dec. Curtiss, 11-6; Loesch dec.
Cambra, 7-2; Strawser pinned Tranquillo, 3:59.
189: Rimbey pinned Morris, 3:19; Carter dec. Steidle, 3:38; Young dec.
Wanner, 8-5; Iobst dec. Miller, 11-4.
215: Afari pinned Drewes, :56; Troutman pinned McCann, 5:09; Showers pinned
Hunsberger, 1:35; Tartar dec. Betz, 6-3.
275: Swartz pinned Sechler, 1:36; Gipe pinned Albert, 3:14; Jesse Price dec.
James, 6-4; Herring dec. Geibe, 6-1.
First round consolations
103: Stabile pinned Karetsky, 4:39; Riegel won by disq. over Klouser, 3:49;
Destafano dec. Deibert, 10-0; Hoffacker dec. Parker, 7-0.
112: Unger dec. Shaffer, 3-2; Slifer dec. Bowers, 8-5; Murray pinned Ott,
1:37; Pelc pinned Rosen, 1:45.
119: R.Bream dec. Fuderer, 5-2; Barder pinned Heckenluber, 3:41; Simpson
dec. Fetterolf, 5-2; Storm pinned Young, 1:42.
125: Walsh dec. Fehnel, 2-0; Fisher dec. Moser, 11-3; Witmer won by tech.
fall over Renn, 18-2, 4:29; Care dec. Miller, 4-2.
130: Craft dec. Hoover, 11-8; Shober dec. C.Bream, 3-1; Martinez dec.
Zavala, 10-3; Jensen pinned Irrgang, 1:45.
135: Mowery pinned Yocum, 3:04; Strachan dec. Thomason, 7-2; Hoagland pinned
Ballard, 4:57; Heard dec. Oswiany, 5-3.
140: Bryan Wiest dec. Smith, 14-7; Holzworth dec. Potter, 13-5; Snyder
pinned Dergunov, 2:38; Garrison Price won by tech. fall over Wayock, 15-0,
4:29.
145: DeBoer pinned Lewis, 4:51; Polly dec. Leeper, 8-4; Shepler dec. Troop,
7-1; Brett Wiest won by tech. fall over Samitz, 15-0, 4:54.
152: Fant dec. Gregson, 9-6; Heintzelman dec. Molchany, 5-3; Shober pinned
Smoker, 4:00; Stratton pinned Mack, 1:13.
160: Gecelosky won by tech. fall over Tim Price, 17-2, 4:14; Vaughn dec.
Billig, 6-4; Loose dec. Parker, 5-2; Mendoza pinned Hanger, 3:06.
171: Tranquillo dec. Donaldson, 6-1; Marshall dec. Cambra, 10-2; Collins
dec. Curtiss, 8-6; Gray dec. Letts, 9-3.
189: Miller dec. Werley, 5-2; Wanner won by default over Pry; Steidle
pinned Vansyckle, :25; Morris pinned Jacob, 1:23.
215: Betz pinned Wickham, 1:29; Hart pinned Hunsberger, 3:12; McCann pinned
Cruz, 3:58; Drewes pinned Stoughton, :49.
275: Giebe pinned Stoudt, 1:37; James pinned Miller, 1:25; Weibley pinned
Albert, 2:00; Leach pinned Sechler, :56.
Semifinals
103: Gary Mayfield, Hanover, pinned Travis Reed, Lehighton, :34; Chad
Leggett, Biglerville, dec. Russ Souders, Wilson Boro, 7-1.
112: Mike Anderson, Littlestown, dec. Eric Grida, Saucon Valley, 10-2; Kyle
Kemmerer, Brandywine Heights, dec. Rob Struening, Wilson Boro, 11-7.
119: Matt Guerrieri, Brandywine Heights, dec. Garth Ladley, Octorara, 12-0;
Mike Bryan, Juniata, pinned Joe Kushnerick, Wilson Boro, 1:13.
125: Joey Puskas, Northern Lehigh, dec. Jared Casciole, Notre Dame, 3-2 OT;
Tony Curto, Wilson Boro, dec. Tyler Gilson, Juniata, 11-7.
130: Matt Gorkos, Saucon Valley, dec. Ed Labatch, Wilson Boro, 4-3; Jeff
Santo, Pen Argyl, dec. Dana Gingerich, Delone Catholic, 14-13.
135: John Hefner, Delone Catholic, pinned Mike Letts, Octorara, 2:35; Mike
Parisi, Notre Dame, dec. Brandon Smith, Columbia, 11-5.
140: Aric Fuhrman, Delone Catholic, dec. Allan Fatzinger, Catasauqua, 10-1;
Matt Lambach, Elco, dec. Billy Matejcek, Saucon Valley, 11-7.
145: Steve Lucchesi, York Suburban, won by tech. fall over Ryan Bennick, Jim
Thorpe, 15-0, 4:24; Mike Mackie, Brandywine Heights, pinned Matt Eshenaur,
Oley Valley, 4:26.
152: Cody Miller, Pine Grove, pinned Vreeland Wood, Hamburg, 5:23; Ryan
Hluschak, Northern Lehigh, dec. Garry Price, Juniata, 13-6.
160: Tom Daub, Susquenita, won by default over Robert Shifflet, Pequea
Valley, 2:33; Gerred Price, Juniata, dec. Jack Gill, Northern Lehigh, 4-2
OT.
171: Philip Bomberger, Juniata, pinned Jason Henritzy, Northern Lehigh,
1:36; Matt Loesch, Upper Dauphin, dec. Josh Strawser, Lehighton, 3-2.
189: Steve Rimbey, Lehighton, pinned Erik Carter, Eastern York, :09; David
Iobst, Wilson Boro, pinned Travis Young, Newport, 3:18.
215: Jerry Afari, Columbia, pinned Brock Troutman, Tri-Valley, 2:27; Jacob
Showers, Biglerville, pinned Joe Tartar, Lehighton, 3:34.
275: Corey Gipe, Schuylkill Haven, dec. Dustin Swartz, Juniata, 5-4; J.R.
Herring, Pine Grove, dec. Jesse Price, Mahanoy Area, 5-1.
Second round consolations
103: Nick Stabile, Hamburg, dec.Seth Riegel, Brandywine Heights, 6-0; Kirk
Hoffacker, Bermudian Springs, pinned Damian Destefano, Harriton, :22.
112: Paul Slifer, Palisades, dec. Larry Unger, Salisbury, 4-0; Pat Murray,
Wyomissing, dec. Andy Pelc, Biglerville, 13-3.
119: Ryan Bream, Hanover, dec. Drew Barder, Upper Dauphin, 9-0; Ryan Storm,
Donegal, pinned Mark Simpson, Palisades, :59.
125: Caleb Walsh, Oley Valley, dec. Clayton Fisher, Newport, 3-0; Chad
Witmer, James Buchanan, won by tech. fall over Greg Care, St. Pius X, 15-0,
5:00.
130: Glenn Shober, Schuylkill Valley, dec. Allen Craft, Conrad Weiser, 6-5;
Greg Jensen, Juniata, pinned Brett Martinez, Northern Lehigh, 4:51.
135: Steve Strachan, Brandywine Heights, pinned Corey Mowery, Boiling
Springs, 3:25; Ryan Heard, Pen Argyl, dec. Jon Hoagland, Wilson Boro, 11-5.
140: Bryan Wiest, Halifax, dec. Kris Holzworth, Palisades, 13-1; Garrison
Price, Juniata, dec. Ben Snyder, York Suburban, 4-3.
145: Jacob DeBoer, Pen Argyl, dec. Adam Polly, Salisbury, 9-2; Brett Wiest,
Halifax, dec. Ryan Shepler, Hanover, 5-1.
152: Ryan Fant, York Suburban, dec. Jason Heintzelman, Halifax, 7-0; Doon
Stratton, Salisbury dec. Jack Shober, Lancaster Catholic, 10-3.
160: Roy Gecelosky, Palmyra, dec. Erick Vaughn, Wilson Boro, 5-3; David
Mendoza, Wyomissing, dec. Mike Loose, Conrad Weiser, 7-0.
171: Jon Tranquillo, Oley Valley, pinned Jason Marshall, Bermudian Springs,
2:00; Sam Collins, Littlestown, dec. Tom Gray, Milton Hershey, 7-3.
189: Jeff Wanner, Conrad Weiser, dec. Jeff Miller, Delone Catholic, 3-2;
Matt Morris, Boiling Springs, pinned Bennett Steidle, Harriton, 3:41.
215: Justin Betz, Brandywine Heights, pinned Jon Hart, Wyomissing, 2:56;
Danny Drewes, Juniata, pinned Zach McCann, St. Pius X, 2:42.
275: Larray James, Milton Hershey, dec. Jared Geibe, Northern Lebanon, 4-3;
Austin Weibley, Boiling Springs, pinned John Leach, Delco Christian, 3:42.
Third round consolations
103: Stabile dec. Reed, 5-0; Souders pinned Hoffacker, 4:40.
112: Slifer dec. Grida, 6-2; Struening pinned Murray, 4:03.
119: R.Bream dec. Ladley, 8-0; Kushnerick pinned Story, 3:57.
125: Casciole dec. Walsh, 1-0; Gilson pinned Witmer, 4:23.
130: Labatch dec. Shober, 3-2; Gingerich pinned Jensen, 2:12.
135: Strachan dec. Letts, 1-0; Smith dec. Heard, 10-6.
140: Bryan Wiest dec. Fatzinger, 8-0; Garrison Price dec. Matejcek, 4-3.
145: Bennick dec. DeBoer, 10-2; Eshenaur dec. Brett Wiest, 9-5.
152: Fant dec. Wood, 8-6 OT; Garry Price dec. Stratton, 9-0.
160: Gecelosky pinned Shifflet, 3:43; Gill won by default over Mendoza,
1:46.
171: Tranquillo pinned Henritzy, 2:52; Collins pinned Strawser, 3:53.
189: Wanner pinned Carter, 3:26; Morris dec. Young, 5-1.
215: Betz dec Troutman, 13-0; Tartar dec.Drewes, 12-4.
275: Swartz dec. James, 1-0; Weibley dec. J.Price 11-6 OT.
Fifth-place consolations
103: Hoffacker dec. Reed, 8-6.
112: Grida dec. Murray, 6-5.
119: Storm pinned Ladley, 2:06.
125: Witmer dec. Walsh, 6-5.
130: Jensen pinned Shober, 3:20.
135: Heard dec. Letts, 4-3 OT.
140: Matejcek dec. Fatzinger, 11-2.
145: DeBoer dec. Brett Wiest, 5-4.
152: Stratton dec. Wood, 3-1.
160: Mendoza pinned Shifflet, 3:59.
171: Henritzy dec. Strawser, 5-2.
189: Young dec. Carter, 9-0.
215: Drewes pinned Troutman, 3:48.
275: James dec. Price, 6-3.
Third-place consolations
103: Souders dec. Stabile, 1-0.
112: Struening dec. Slifer, 15-7.
119: Kushnerick won by tech. fall over R.Bream, 15-0, 4:51.
125: Gilson dec. Casciole, 1-0.
130: Gingerich dec. Labatch, 4-1.
135: Smith dec Strachan, 3-0.
140: Bryan Wiest won by forfeit over Garrison Price.
145: Bennick pinned Eshenaur, 3:36.
152: Fant dec. Garry Price, 5-4.
160: Gill dec. Gecelosky, 3-2.
171: Tranquillo dec. Collins, 5-1.
189: Morris dec. Wanner, 3-2.
215: Tartar pinned Betz, :49.
275: Swartz dec. Weibley, 3-2
Championship finals
103: Mayfield pinned Leggett, 5:53.
112: Anderson dec. Kemmerer, 1-0.
119: Bryan dec. Guerrieri, 10-5.
125: Curto dec. Puskas, 5-2.
130: Santo dec. Gorkos, 9-1.
135: Parisi dec. Hefner, 13-5.
140: Fuhrmann dec. Lambach, 9-0.
145: Mackie pinned Lucchesi, :39.
152: Hluschak dec. Miller, 7-5.
160: Daub dec. Gerred Price, 4-3.
171: Bomberger dec. Loesch, 10-3.
189: Iobst pinned Rimbey, 2:33.
215: Afari pinned Showers, 3:36.
275: Herring dec. Gipe, 5-4.
Team scores: 1. Juniata 159.5; 2. Wilson Boro 124; 3. Brandywine Heights
106; 4. Northern Lehigh 70; 5. Delone Catholic 66.
Note: The top five finishers in each weight class advance to the PIAA
Wrestling Championships March 6-8 in Hershey.