SHARON, Pa. – It was a banner day at the PIAA Class 2A Northwest Regional championships for the Brookville Raiders, as they crowned a pair of champions on their way to taking home the team title for the first time since 1997 with 141 points, easily outdistancing second-place Reynolds (98).
At 120 pounds Cole Householder became the first Brookville freshman to win a regional title, scoring a 3-1 win over previously unbeaten Hunter Gould of Conneaut, while Owen Reinsel continued his dominant postseason run with a 15-0 tech fall of Cochranton’s Jack Martinec in the 132-pound final.
Brookville's Cole Householder with a 3-1 decision over previously unbeaten Hunter Gould of Conneaut for the 120 pound title pic.twitter.com/ILaQz5iskM
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“I don’t know exactly what it does for our team,” said Brookville coach Dave Klepfer. “For our program, it’s pretty big because. “Twenty-five years, you know? And to come here and win this you obviously have to push some guys through to Hershey. Getting six through is a good number. Coming in we thought we could get six or seven on a really great weekend, maybe eight, but it’s pretty big for our program.
The Raiders are indeed sending six to Hershey (the top four in each weight class advance), as is Hickory, while Reynolds and Saegertown are sending five, Brockway four, and Hickory three.
“We’re pretty thrilled,” said Brockway coach Eric Grecco. “We know we could get five out if we came in here and wrestled the perfect tournament. We got four kids through, three finalists, and one champion, so yeah, we’re pretty pleased with our performance. Being able to finish third overall in the team race, we were actually in second until Reynolds got that last one there in the finals, but yeah, I mean a top three finish with a school of our size, we’re thrilled to be in that position.”
Harbor Creek’s Connor Pierce won his third-consecutive regional crown, pinning Hickory’s Connor Saylor in the second period in the 138-pound final. Pierce also beat Saylor last week at the District 10 championships.
He talked about his performance afterward, and also a potential gold medal run in Hershey:
Saegertown’s Hunter Robison and Corry’s Hayden Linerkhof repeated as champions, with Robison winning a thriller over Brockway’s Weston Pisarchick at 113, 4-3, and Linkerhof getting an 11-3 major decision over Brookville’s Bryce Rafferty.
Saegertown's Hunter Robison wins a 4-3 thriller over Brockway's Weston Pisarchick for the 113 pound crown pic.twitter.com/Kn0GlpEOCY
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Corry's Hayden Linkerhof goes back to back with an 11-3 win over Brookville's Bryce Rafferty pic.twitter.com/BBdrgeKp8Z
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Linkerhof’s performance was followed by teammate Xavier Reyda getting a pin in the 285-pound final, the second week Reyda has done so against Saegertown’s Josh Perrine.
It also made the Beavers one of three teams to have two gold medalists, joining Hickory’s Louie (106) and Carter (145) Gill, as well as Householder and Reinsel for Brookville.
Hickory's Louie Gill is your 106-pound champion with a 15-0 tech fall win over Carter Beck of Saegertown pic.twitter.com/ZrwkQKFWhb
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Louie Gill was dominant in earning a 15-0 tech fall over Saegertown’s Carter Beck, while Carter earned a 17-7 major decision over Girard’s Story Buchanan. It was the second consecutive week the Gills beat the same opponent in the finals.
Hickory's Carter Gill a 17-7 winner over Girard's Story Buchanan at 145 pic.twitter.com/GInn0Y4PQz
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Reinsel, a senior, put together a dominant tournament, earning a pin and a pair of tech falls to capture that elusive regional crown.
“I’m super happy to get this title, it means a lot, especially after losing to Gary (Reynolds’ Gary Steen),” Reinsel said. “We were talking about it (winning the team title) all week, that we were going to be in the running with Hickory, Brockway…it’s pretty exciting. It was a Brookville show today.
“If I can pin a kid, then yeah, for sure I’m going to get the pin to get the most team points, but if I can’t pin them I can get back points and tech them, it’s equally good to me.”
Brockway’ Seth Stewart also got to the finals, where he was pinned by Greenville’s Cole Karpinski, the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the state at 189.
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Back to Palmer, a pair of pins to get to the finals and earned an 8-0 major decision over Fort LeBoeuf’s JoJo Przybycien.
Palmer talked about his performance afterward:
At 152, it was a measure of revenge for Reynolds’ Kane Kettering. After losing at sectionals and districts to Grove City’s Hunter Hohman, Kettering earned a 6-4 decision to hand Hohman his first loss of the season.
Kettering talked about the win afterward:
At 160, it was Johnsonburg’s Aiden Zimmerman earning a 7-2 win over Conneaut’s Collin Hearn to claim gold. Both grapplers earned decision victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals to get to that championship bout.
Johnsonburg's Aiden Zimmerman a 7-2 winner over Conneaut's Collin Hearn at 160 pic.twitter.com/pGy5oA3YuF
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Zimmerman’s teammate, Kaden Dennis, followed him in the 172-pound final. It was District 10 champion Brock Covell of Titusville who came away with the win in a tough defensive bout, earning an escape for the match’s only point.
Also advancing multiple wrestlers to states were Cochranton, Fort LeBoeuf, Titusville, Girard, Commodore Perry, Grove City, and Eisenhower with two each.
Jackson Zimmerman (189, third), Brayden Kunselman (138, fourth), and Easton Belfiore (172, fourth) are also going to Hershey for Brookville.
“Jackson put together a really good tournament,” Klepfer said. “He avenged two of his four losses on the season. And obviously, Easton as a freshman getting through at that weight class is extremely tough to do.”
Action gets underway from Hershey on Thursday (March 10) at 9 a.m.
Team Standings
1 Brookville 141; 2 Reynolds 98; 3 Brockway 94.5; 4 Hickory 93; 5 Saegertown 92; 6 Corry 80; 7 Cochranton 78.5.; 8 Fort LeBoeuf 78; 9 Greenville 52; 10 Titusville 46; 11 Conneaut, Johnsonburg 40; 13 Curwensville, Girard 38; 15 Commodore Perry 37; 16 Cranberry 36; 17 Grove City 35.5; 18 Kane 31.5; 19 Harbor Creek 28; 20 Eisenhower 26; 21 Sharpsville 25.5; 22 Northwestern, Port Allegany 21; 24 Cambridge Springs 17; 25 Franklin 15; 26 Clarion 14; 27 Redbank Valley, Sharon 13; 29 Mercer 7; 30 Maplewood 6; 31 Union City 4; 32 Sheffield 3; 33 Ridgway, Seneca, Slippery Rock 2
Finals
106 Louie Gill (Hickory) tech fall Carter Beck (Saegertown), 15-0
113 Hunter Robison (Saegertown) dec. Weston Pisarchick (Brockway), 4-3
120 Cole Householder (Brookville) dec. Hunter Gould (Conneaut Area), 3-1
126 Mark Palmer (Brockway) maj. dec. Jojo Przybycien (Fort LeBoeuf), 8-0
132 Owen Reinsel (Brookville) tech fall Jack Martinec (Cochranton), 15-0
138 Connor Pierce (Harbor Creek) pinned Connor Saylor (Hickory), 3:24
145 Carter Gill (Hickory) maj. dec. Story Buchanan (Girard), 17-7
152 Kane Kettering (Reynolds) dec. Hunter Hohman (Grove City), 6-4
160 Aiden Zimmerman (Johnsonburg) dec. Collin Hearn (Conneaut Area), 7-2
172 Brock Covell (Titusville) dec. Kaden Dennis (Johnsonburg), 1-0
189 Cole Karpinski (Greenville) pinned Seth Stewart (Brockway), 3:21
215 Hayden Linkerhof (Corry) maj. dec. Bryce Rafferty (Brookville), 11-3
285 Xavier Reyda (Corry) pinned Josh Perrine (Saegertown), 1:53
Third-Place
106 Elijah Brosius (Cranberry) dec. Cael Dailey (Franklin), 4-2
113 Jake Carfley (Curwensville) dec. Hunter Giebel (Commodore Perry), 3-1
120 Chase Bell (Reynolds) pinned Owen Hershelman (Saegertown), 1:28
126 Gunnar Gage (Cambridge Springs) dec. Chase Weimer (Port Allegany), 11-5
132 Wyatt Lazzar (Commodore Perry) maj. dec. Parker Pisarchick (Brockway), 9-0
138 Cody Hamilton (Grove City) dec. Brayden Kunselman (Brookville), 6-3
145 Reece Bechakas (Kane) maj. dec. Camren Klenke (Reynolds), 10-1
152 Conner Mcchesney (Fort LeBoeuf) dec. Gannon Jaquay (Eisenhower), 3-1
160 Vito Gentile (Reynolds) pinned Stetson Boozer (Cochranton), 3:35
172 Jalen Wagner (Reynolds) dec. Easton Belfiore (Brookville), 1-0
189 Jackson Zimmerman (Brookville) dec. Landon Caldwell (Saegertown), 4-0
215 Abe Keep (Girard) inj. default Cael Black (Eisenhower)
285 Lodge Nosko (Titusville) dec. Mike Mazurek (Sharon), 3-1
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ST. MARYS’ BEIMEL, WEHLER WIN 3A TITLES
ALTOONA, Pa. – St. Marys’ Aiden Beimel and Waylon Wehler claimed individual championships at the Class 3A Northwest Regional.
Beimel, a freshman, earned a 8-5 decision in sudden victory over Altoona’s Luke Hillman, while Wehler claimed a 3-2 decision over fellow District 9 foe Mark McGonigal of Clearfield.
The top three in each weight class advanced to the PIAA championships, and District 9 and 10 were well represented.
Cathedral Prep’s Jacob VanDee, a defending PIAA champion, earned a second-place finish at 126, as did teammate Kaemen Smith at 152 after a 3-2 loss to Luke Sipes of Altoona in the final.
Joining McGonigal in earning silver for Clearfield was Oliver Billotte at 285 after a tough 3-2 battle against Charles Crews of Williamsport, as well as Carter Chamberlain at 189.
Earning third-place finishes were Clearfield’s Evan Davis (113) and Brady Collins (126), Prep’s Keagan Oler (106) and Kelyn Blossey (172), Bradford’s Brett Thompson (138), McDowell’s Caleb Butterfield (160) and Troy Peterson (215), Meadville’s Griffin Buzzell (189) and General McLane’s Wilson Spires.
Williamsport won the team title with 153 points. Clearfield was fourth with 127.5, Prep sixth at 123.5, McDowell seventh with 77 and St. Marys ninth with 65.
Team Standings
(1) Williamsport 153.0, (2) Mifflin County 149.0, (3) Central Mountain 147.0, (4) Clearfield 127.5, (5) State College 124.5, (6) Cathedral Prep 123.5, (7) McDowell 77.0, (8) Bellefonte 76.5, (9) Selinsgrove 65.0, (9) St. Marys 65.0, (11) Shikellamy 61.0, (12) General McLane 59.0, (13) Altoona 56.0, (14) Juniata 44.0, (15) Meadville 43.0, (16) DuBois 36.0, (17) Bradford 28.0, (18) Hollidaysburg 20.0, (19) Punxsutawney 19.5, (20) Carrick 3.0, (20) Greater Johnstown 3.0, (22) Brashear 2.0
Championship Finals
106 – Aiden Beimel (St. Marys) dec. Luke Hileman (Altoona), 8-5 SV
113 – Cael Nasdeo (Williamsport) dec. Nic Allison (Mifflin County), 6-4
120 – Asher Cunningham (State College) maj. dec. Casey Smith (Juniata), 16-3
126 – Dalton Perry (Central Mountain) pinned Jacob Van Dee (Cathedral Prep), 6:24
132 – Luke Simcox (Central Mountain) dec. Braden Bower (Williamsport), 5-1
138 – Pierson Manville (State College) maj. dec. Taylor Weaver (Central Mountain), 12-2
145 – Jude Swisher (Bellefonte) dec. Riley Bower (Williamsport), 7-0
152 – Luke Sipes (Altoona) dec. Kaemen Smith (Cathedral Prep), 3-2
160 – Kyler Everly (Mifflin County) dec. Roman Morrone (Williamsport), 2-1
172 – Waylon Wehler (St. Marys) dec. Mark McGonigal (Clearfield), 3-2
189 – Trey Shoemaker (Mifflin County) maj. dec. Carter Chamberlain (Clearfield), 11-2
215 – Nick Pavlechko (State College) dec. Anson Wagner (Mifflin County), 4-3
285 – Charles Crews (Williamsport) dec. Oliver Billotte (Clearfield), 3-2
Third Place
106 – Keagan Oler (Cathedral Prep) dec. Landyn Lukens (Selinsgrove), 6-4
113 – Evan Davis (Clearfield) dec. Dysen Gould (Punxsutawney), 6-2
120 – Hunter Johnson (Mifflin County) dec. Cyrus Hurd (Cathedral Prep), 5-2
126 – Brady Collins (Clearfield) dec. Taylor Smith (Juniata), 10-6
132 – Aidan O’Shea (Bellefonte) dec. Isaac McGregor (Shikellamy), 1-0
138 – Brett Thompson (Bradford) dec. Jacob Cunningham (Mifflin County), 4-3
145 – Griffin Walizer (Central Mountain) dec. Steffan Lynch (Cathedral Prep), 6-4
152 – Aiden Gaugler (Selinsgrove) dec. Carter Weaver (Williamsport), 8-7
160 – Caleb Butterfield (McDowell) dec. Rocco Serafini (Central Mountain), 3-2
172 – Kelyn Blossey (Cathedral Prep) dec. Braden Newby (State College), 9-5
189 – Griffin Buzzell (Meadville) pinned Tucker Teats (Selinsgrove), 1:49
215 – Troy Peterson (McDowell) dec. Hayden Kovalick (Clearfield), 8-5
285 – Wilson Spires (General McLane) pinned Jack Sroka ( McDowell), 4:39
