ATHENS — Despite having a gauntlet of matches at the end of the season,
Towanda had a goal of finishing their NTL schedule strong, and they
accomplished that on Wednesday with a 34-29 win over Athens.
The
victory pushes the Knights into second place in the league behind
Canton, and sees them end the dual meet regular season on a three-match
winning streak with victories over Wellsboro, Wyalusing and the
Wildcats.
ATHENS — Athens won the final six bouts of the night to top Waverly, 51-18, here Tuesday night in non-league wrestling action.
The
Wildcats also picked up key wins early in the match from senior Collin
Rosh, and freshmen Caleb Nason, and Keaton Sinsabaugh.
Senior Karter Rude received a forfeit to open the match at 152 pounds to give the Wildcats a quick 6-0 lead.
Junior
Braeden Hills tied the bout quickly, scoring a quick five-point move
with a headlock in the opening second of his 160-pound bout with
freshman Landon Kizer. After Kizer worked his way off his back, Hills
turned him again for the fall at 30 seconds.
At 172 pounds, junior Gage Tedesco put the Wolverines ahead 12-6 with a pin of senior Cameron Whitmarsh in the third period.
Tedesco
scored a pair of takedowns, and two near-fall points for a 6-1 lead at
the end of the first period. He recorded three more takedowns in the
second period, and led 12-3 entering the final two minutes.
At
189, Waverly scored the initial takedown for a 2-0 lead over Rosh, but
Rosh scored a reversal and three near-fall points for a 5-2 lead, then
turned Kimble to his back for a fall at 1:35 to tie the match at 12-12.
At 215 pounds, Waverly junior Ty Beeman built a 6-2 lead with takedown and two near-fall points late in the second period.
Beeman started the third period on the bottom, and scored a reversal with 1:35 remaining to up his lead to 8-2.
Midway
through the third period, Nason escaped, then caught Beeman in a
headlock moments later, taking him directly to his back for a fall at
5:29 to give the Wildcats an 18-12 lead.
At 285 pounds, Waverly
freshman Kam Hills slapped a headlock on Athens sophomore Josh
Nittinger, taking him directly to his back near the edge of the circle
for a 5-0 lead.
Moments later, Hills returned Nittinger to the mat and directly to his back for a fall at 1:31 to tie the match at 18-18.
Sinsabaugh,
who won a pivotal match in the Wildcats’ 32-30 win over Wyalusing last
week, gave up takedowns to Waverly 7th-grader Nico Rae in each of the
first two period, and trailed 4-0 entering the final two minutes.
Sinsabaugh
scored a takedown early in the third period to close the gap to 4-2,
but was penalized for a “full nelson” and trailed 5-2.
After the re-start, Sinsabaugh locked in a half and turned Rae for the fall at 5:34 to give the Wildcats a 24-18 lead.
Sophomore Mason Vanderpool extended Athens’ lead to 30-18 with a 46-second pin of freshman Jake Besecker.
Athens
senior Gavin Bradley, ranked No. 1 in the state at 113 pounds, pinned
freshman Payton Fravel in 43 seconds at 126 pounds to make it 36-18.
In
the marquee match-up of the night at 132 pounds, Athens senior Kaden
Setzer used a pair of first-period takedowns, and two sets of swipes to
take a 9-1 lead on junior Connor Stotler after the first two minutes.
Setzer
stretched his lead to 13-2 with a pair of second-period takedowns, but
Stotler scored a reversal late in the period to close the gap to 13-4
entering the final two minutes.
Stotler started the third period
on bottom, scored an escape, and then used a headlock to take Setzer
down to close the deficit to 13-7. Setzer was able to stay off his back,
and preserve a 13-7 decision to give the Wildcats an insurmountable to
39-18 lead.
Junior Jake Courtney and senior Lucas Forbes closed out the match with first-period pins at 138 and 145 pounds.
Athens, now 8-2, returns to action when it hosts Towanda Wednesday night, while Waverly (8-11) hosts Owego Thursday.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly junior Ty Beeman and Athens freshman Caleb Nason. … PHOTOS BY DAVID ALLIGER — TRAVELING PORTRAITS.
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ATHENS 51, WAVERLY 18
152: Karter Rude (A) by forfeit;
160: Braeden Hills (W) by fall over Landen Kizer (A), 0:55;
172: Gage Tedesco (W) by fall over Cameron Whitmarsh (A), 5:20;
189: Colin Rosh (A) by fall over Andrew Kimble (W), 1:35;
215: Caleb Nason (A) by fall over Troy Beeman (W), 5:29;
285: Kam Hills (W) by fall over Joshua Nittinger (A), 1:31;
106: Keaton Sinsabaugh (A) by fall over Nico Rae (W), 5:34;
113: No Match;
120: Mason Vanderpool (A) by fall over Jake Besecker (W), 0:46;
126: Gavin Bradley (A) by fall over Payton Fravel (W), 0:43;
132: Kaden Setzer (A) dec. Connor Stotler (W), 13-7;
138: Jacob Courtney (A) by fall over Seth Noto (W), 0:52;
145: Lucas Forbes (A) by fall over Braeden Nichols (W), 1:11.
ATHENS — There are two keys to winning dual meets: unheralded wrestlers
stepping up with big wins, and those same wrestlers avoiding giving up
bonus points if they don’t win.
Athens checked both those boxes Friday night in a 32-30 win over Wyalusing in NTL wrestling action.
“It
was a great team effort. We wrestled well today,” said Athens coach
Shawn Bradley. “We beat a really good team that has a really good
record.
“We had to move around a lot today, so we had a lot of guys step up.
“Lucas
Forbes and Cameron Whitmarsh came up big, and Keaton Sinsabaugh won the
darn match,” added Bradley. “Those kids don’t get a lot of the
accolades or the glory, but the bottom line is to win dual meets
everyone has to perform.”
With the win, the Wildcats improve to 7-2.
“We’re
trying to get to Milton (District 4 Duals semifinals) for the first
time,” said Bradley. “In order to do that, we have to win some dual
meets.”
Senior Kaden Setzer opened the match with a 36-second pin
of Isaac Shaffer at 132 pounds, and junior Jacob Courtney locked up
Cade McMicken in a cradle at 4:35 in their 138-pound match to put the
Wildcats up 12-0.
“Two of our hammers (Kaden Setzer and Jake Courtney) got us started,” said Bradley.
Skyler
Manahan won by fall at 145 pounds to put the Rams on the board, then
Hunter Manahan topped Lucas Forbes, 7-2, at 152 pounds, to close the gap
to 12-9.
Senior Karter Rude put Wildcats back up by nine, at 18-9, with a pin of Jordan Lamb at 160 pounds.
Alex
Hunsinger triggered a mini run for the Rams with a 5-1 decision over
Whitmarsh at 172, and Brian Arnold followed with a 56-second fall at 189
to tie the match at 18-18.
Nicholas Woodruff received a forfeit
at 215 pounds to give Wyalusing a 24-18 lead, but sophomore Josh
Nittinger tied it at 24-24 with a 61-second fall over Zach Fenton at 285
pounds, setting the stage for Sinsabaugh.
Evan Johnson scored
the first takedown in the 106-pound bout, but Sinsabaugh battled back.
In the closing seconds of the third period, Sinsabaugh went head-hunting
and flipped Johnson, who was riding top, off his back for a reversal to
win an 8-6 decision, giving the Wildcats a 27-24 lead.
Wyalusing
had an opportunity to send Clayton Carr out to receive a forfeit at 113
pounds, but chose to bump him up to face senior Gavin Bradley at 120
pounds.
The unbeaten Bradley put on a takedown clinic, scoring 11
takedowns in a 23-8 technical fall in 5:18 to sew up the win for the
Wildcats.
Wyalusing’s Ayden Hunsinger closed out the match with a
third-period pin of sophomore Mason Vanderpool to provide the final
margin.
Athens returns to action Tuesday at Waverly.
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IN PHOTO 1: Athens senior Gavin Bradley. … PHOTOS BY DAVID ALLIGER — TRAVELING PORTRAITS.
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ATHENS 32, WYALUSING 30
132: Kaden Setzer (A) by fall over Isaac Shaffer (W), 0:36;
138: Jacob Courtney (A) by fall over Cade McMicken (W), 4:35;
145: Skyler Manahan (W) by fall over Gavin McGrath (A), 3:12;
152: Hunter Manahan (W) dec. Lucas Forbes (A), 7-2;
160: Karter Rude (A) by fall over Jordan Lamb (W), 3:13;
172: Alex Hunsinger (W) dec. Cameron Whitmarsh (A), 5-1;
189: Brian Arnold (W) by fall over Landen Kizer (A), 0:56;
215: Nicholas Woodruff (W) by forfeit;
285: Joshua Nittinger (A) by fall over Zachary Fenton (W), 1:01;
106: Keaton Sinsabaugh (A) dec. Evan Johnson (W). 8-6;
113: No Match;
120: Gavin Bradley (A) tech. fall Clayton Carr (W), 23-8 @ 5:18;
126: Ayden Hunsinger (W) by fall over Mason Vanderpool (A), 4:46.
SAYRE — Athens needed little time in disposing of Northeast Bradford and
Sayre Thursday night, beating both NTL wrestling rivals, 66-0.
Athens 66, NEB 0
In
their first match of the night, the Wildcats won all six contested
weight classes by first-period falls against Northeast Bradford. They
also collected five forfeits from the Panthers.
Sophomore
285-pounder Josh Nittinger scored a quick takedown of Kamden Ricci, then
locked him in a quick cradle near the boundary for two near-fall
points. Less than a minute later, NIttinger finished off the fall at
1:24 to put the Wildcats up 18-0.
Freshman Keaton Sinsabaugh followed with a 59 second fall at 106 pounds to make it 24-0.
At
120 pounds, sophomore Mason Vanderpool built a 6-0 lead on Brock Fenton
with a takedown and two sets of swipes, then finished off the bout with
a power-half for a fall at 1:58.
Moments later, senior Gavin
Bradley scored a quick takedown in his 126-pound bout against Tyler
Russell, then locked in a power half for a 40-second fall.
At 138 pounds, senior Kaden Setzer used the arm bar for a pin of Noah Billings at 33 seconds to make it 42-0.
Senior Cameron Whitmarsh finished off the match with a 69-second fall of Dom Clark at 172 pounds.
Athens 66, Sayre 0
The Wildcats collected nine forfeits from the Redskins, and won both contested weight classes by fall.
At 132 pounds, Setzer locked Cam McCutcheon in a cradle for a takedown and fall in 13 seconds.
At 189 pounds, Athens senior Collin Rosh and Sayre senior Josh Rosh traded takedowns and escapes for the first two periods.
Rosh’s
escape off the whistle to start the third tied the bout at 4-4. Moments
later, Rosh hooked a leg for a takedown directly into a cradle for a
fall at 4:40.
NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Seniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer won their
weight classes in dominant fashion, and senior Karter Rude was a
runner-up here Saturday at the two-day New Oxford Tournament.
Sophomore Josh Nittinger placed sixth for the Wildcats, and freshman Caleb Nason earned a seventh-place medal.
NEW OXFORD, Pa. — Athens seniors Gavin Bradley, Kaden Setzer, and Karter
Rude advanced to the semifinals of the New Oxford Tournament here
Friday, while sophomore Josh Nittinger and freshman Caleb Nason are
alive in wrestlebacks.
Athens is in 15th place in the 23-team
field with 47 points. Bishop McDevitt leads the pack with 104 points,
while Carlisle is second with 93.5, and Canton is third with 91. Troy is
in seventh place with 60 points.
Top-seeded Bradley, who
received a bye into the 113-pound quarterfinals, needed just 55 seconds
to pin Troy’s Caleb Schwenk in his only match of the day.
Bradley will face Bishop McDevitt’s Michael Beutler in the semifinals.
Setzer, the second seed at 132 pounds, advanced to the semifinals with a pair of quick pins.
After receiving a bye in the round-of-16, Setzer pinned Carlisle’s Chase Brenneman in 33 seconds.
In the quarterfinals, Setzer needed just 29 seconds to flatten Greencastle-Antim’s Garrett Keener.
Setzer will face York Suburban’s Bryson Neidigh in the semifinals.
Rude, the fifth seed at 152 pounds, decked Delone Catholic’s Domonic Giraffa in 4:13 in the round-of-16.
In
the quarterfinals, Rude used a five-point move midway through the first
period to take a 7-1 lead, on his way to a 9-2 win over fourth-seeded
Jarrett Wilson of Carlisle.
Rude will face ninth-seeded Tyler
Bard of West York in the semifinals. Bard upset top-seeded Gage Bishop
of Biglerville, 3-2, in the quarterfinals.
At 285 pounds, junior Josh Nittinger decked Hanover’s Evan Fiorello in 2:34 in the round-of-16.
In the quarterfinals, Nittinger lost via fall to Carlisle’s Layton Schmick.
At
215 pounds, freshman Caleb Nason lost via fall in 3:01 to Canton’s Gage
Pepper in the round-of-16, but bounced back with a pin of LaSalle’s
Matt Sorge in 2:55 in his only wrestleback match.
Freshman Keaton
Sinsabaugh was 1-2 on the day, his win a 52-second fall over
Northeaster’s Tyler Wales in his first wrestleback match.
Freshman
Keegan Congdon was 1-2 in the 145-pound weight class. He won his first
wrestleback match by fall in 2:45 over Greencastle-Antim’s Mason Booze.
Senior Gavin McGrath was 0-2 at 132 pounds, and senior Cameron Whitmarsh went 0-2 at 172 pounds.
BLOSSBURG — Senior Karter Rude moved up two weight classes, and upended
state-ranked Kohen Lehman to secure Athens’ 38-36 win over North
Penn-Liberty here Thursday night in NTL wrestling action.
There were just six contested weight classes, with both teams winning three.
The
Wildcats, wrestling without four starters due to illness, fell behind
right off the bat as NP-L’s George Valentine pinned freshman Caleb Nason
in 3:42 at 215 pounds.
After a forfeit to Athens sophomore Josh
Nittinger at 285 pounds tied the match, NP-L received a forfeit at 106
pounds, and Brayden Pequingot scored a fall at 113 pounds to to give the
Mountaineers an 18-6 lead.
At 120 pounds, sophomore Mason
Vanderpool built an 8-4 lead in the second period, and eventually won
via injury default over Riley Oakes.
Senior Gavin Bradley, also wrestling up two weight classes, put on a takedown clinic in a 20-4 technical fall over Cole Wagner.
Bradley
scored three takedowns and three near-fall points to take a 9-2 lead
after the first two minutes. He added three takedowns and two near-fall
points in the second period to extend the lead to 17-4 entering the
final two minutes.
Bradley closed out the bout with an escape and
quick takedown to finish off the technical fall at 4:38 to trim the
Athens deficit to 18-17.
The next five weight classes were decided by forfeits, with Athens receiving three to take a 35-30 lead.
In
the decisive 172-pound weight class, Rude scored an early takedown and
led 2-0 after the first period. The duo spent the entire two minutes on
their feet in the second period.
Lehman scored an escape in the
third period, but Rude was able to fend off takedown attempts to
preserve the 2-1 win, giving the Wildcats an insurmountable 38-30 lead.
NP-L’s Gavin Sexauer’s built a 9-3 lead on his way to a fall over Cameron Whitmarsh in 3:46 to prove the final margin.
Athens returns to action Friday and Saturday at the New Oxford Tournament.
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ATHENS 38, NP-LIBERTY 36
215: George Valentine (NP) by fall over Caleb Nason (A), 3:42;
285: Joshua Nittinger (A) by forfeit;
106: Sophia Domenech (NP) by forfeit;
113: Brayden Pequignot (NP) by fall over Keaton Sinsabaugh (A), 1:00;
120: Mason Vanderpool (A) injury def. Riley Oakes (NP);
126: Gavin Bradley (A) tech. fall Cale Wagner (NP), 20-4 @ 4:38;
132: Trinity Robinson (NP) by forfeit;
138: Lilly Galasso (A) by forfeit;
145: Lucas Forbes (A) by forfeit;
152: Keegan Congdon (A) by forfeit;
160: Ryan Mayall (NP) by forfeit;
172: Karter Rude (A) dec. Kohen Lehman (NP), 2-1;
189: Gaven Sexauer (NP) by fall over Cameron Whitmarsh (A), 3:39.
ATHENS — Canton turned three close bouts into falls, and won five in a
row by pin early en route to a 51-21 win over Athens here Tuesday night
in NTL wrestling action.
“There’s no other way to put it, we got
out-hearted today,” said Athens coach Shawn Bradley. “There were four
matches we could have won, and (Canton) won them all.
“Hats off
to Canton, their kids wanted it more than ours,” added Bradley. “We have
to learn how to gut some things out, that’s part of the process.”
The
match started quickly with Canton’s Hayden Ward scoring an 18-second
fall at 152 pounds, and Athens senior Karter Rude answering with a
59-second pin of Levi Pepper at 160 pounds to tie the match at 6-6.
The 172-pound bout was a pivotal match in the early-going.
Canton’s
Brenen Taylor scored the first takedown of the bout, but senior Cameron
Whitmarsh escaped, and countered with a double-leg takedown for a 3-2
lead.
After Taylor scored an escape late in the first period to
tie the bout at 3-3, Whitmarsh cut him loose to start the second period.
The duo remained on their feet the entire two minutes, and Taylor led
4-3 heading into the final two minutes.
Taylor rode top to start
the second period, but was penalized about 30 seconds in for a stiff
forearm to the back of Whitmarsh’s head to tie the score at 4-4. Moments
later, Whitmarsh escaped for a 5-4 lead, but just 20 seconds later,
Taylor scored a takedown, and ran a quick arm bar for the fall at 5:28
to give the Warriors a 12-6 lead.
At 189 pounds, Canton’s Riley Parker built a 7-0 lead before turning senior Collin Rosh for the fall at 3:16 to make it 18-6.
The 215-pound match-up proved to be another tough loss for the Wildcats.
Canton’s
Connor Davis scored an early takedown and had freshman Caleb Nason on
his back for more than 30 seconds, but Nason reversed Davis and had him
on his back at the first-period buzzer to trim the deficit to 5-4.
Davis
was on top to start the second period, and quickly locked in an arm bar
for a fall at 2:22 to give the Warriors a 24-6 lead.
The Warriors turned another 1-point lead into a fall at 285 pounds.
After
a scoreless first period, Mason Nelson scored an escape in the second
period for a 1-0 lead, and the heavyweights spent the remainder of the
period on their feet.
Nelson rode top for more than a minute
before locking in an arm bar and turning Nittinger for the fall at 5:22
to up the Warrior lead to 30-6.
At 106, Lyle Vermilya built a 9-0 lead before finishing off freshman Keaton Sinsabaugh at 3:26 to give the Warriors a 36-6 lead.
Canton’s Cohen Landis received a forfeit at 113 pounds to extend Canton’s lead to an insurmountable 42-6 lead.
Sophomore
Mason Vanderpool put the Wildcats back on the board again at 120
pounds. He led 5-0 after the first period, then scored a reversal early
in the second period, into a headlock for a fall at 2:25.
Senior
Gavin Bradley, wrestling up two weight classes, scored an impressive
19-3 technical fall over freshman Holden Ward at 126 pounds.
Bradley scored an early takedown, then racked up two sets of near-fall points to take an 8-0 lead after the first period.
Bradley
scored three takedowns to build a 14-3 lead midway through the second
period, then closed out the match with a takedown directly to Ward’s
back for the 19-3 win.
In what may have been the “match of the night,” Canton’s Brayden Wesneski scored a 10-7 decision over senior Gavin McGrath.
McGrath
scored a first-period takedown for a 2-0 lead. Wesneski started on top
in the second period, and with 40 seconds remaining sat out in arm bar
for three near-fall points and a 3-2 lead entering the final two
minutes.
The duo started neutral, and McGrath came out on top in a
scramble for a takedown, and three near-fall points to take a 7-3 lead
early in the third period.
McGrath tried to turn his advantage
into a cradle, but Wesneski was able to reverse and put McGrath on his
back briefly to tie the bout at 7-7 with 40 seconds remaining.
About 30 seconds later, Wesneski scored three near-fall points on a tilt for the 10-7 win.
At
138 pounds, Athens senior Kaden Setzer took down Hudson Ward on a throw
and picked up a pair of near-fall points in the process for a 4-0 lead,
which he carried into the second period.
Ward escaped early in the second period, and Setzer recorded another takedown to take a 6-2 lead into he final two minutes.
After
Ward registered another escape, a Setzer throw resulted in five points
and an 11-3 lead. Ward escaped again, but Setzer closed out the 13- 4
major decision with another takedown in the closing seconds.
Canton’s Bailey Ferguson closed out the match with a fall late in the second period at 145 pounds.
Athens, now 3-2, returns to action Thursday at North Penn-Liberty.
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CANTON 51, ATHENS 21
152: Hayden Ward (C) by fall over Keegan Congdon (A), 0:18;
160: Karter Rude (A) by fall over Levi Pepper (C), 0:59;
172: Brenen Taylor (C) by fall over Cameron Whitmarsh (A), 5:28;
189: Riley Parker (C) by fall over Colin Rosh (A), 3:16;
215: Conner Davis (C) by fall over Caleb Nason (A), 2:22;
285: Mason Nelson (C) by fall over Joshua Nittinger (A), 5:23;
106: Lyle Vermilya (C) by fall over Keaton Sinsabaugh (A), 3:26;
113: Cohen Landis (C) by forfeit;
120: Mason Vanderpool (A) by fall over Cayden Miller (C), 2:25;
126: Gavin Bradley (A) tech. fall Holden Ward (C), 19-3;
132: Brayden Wesneski (C) dec. Gavin McGrath (A), 10-7;
138: Kaden Setzer (A) major dec. Hudson Ward (C), 13-4;
145: Bailey Ferguson (C) by fall over Lucas Forbes (A), 3:48.
INDIANA, Pa. — Senior Gavin Bradley continues to wrestle like a man on a
mission, winning the 113-pound title here at the Mid-Winter Mayhem
Tournament in convincing fashion.
Senior Kaden Setzer finished fifth for the Wildcats at 132 pounds, and junior Jake Courtney was seventh at 138 pounds.
Bradley,
who opened the tournament with a technical fall and a pin on Friday,
opened Saturday with a 22-6 technical fall win over fourth-seeded Jared
Popson of Brookville in the semifinals.
Bradley scored a quick
takedown to start the match for a 2-0 lead. Thirty seconds later, Popson
escaped to close the gap to 2-1,, but Bradley hit a five-point move to
take a 7-1 lead after the opening two minutes.
Leading 8-2,
Bradley scored four takedowns, the last coming with 3 seconds remaining,
to increase his lead to 16-5 heading into the final two minutes.
After
Popson was banged for stalling early in the third period, Bradley hit
another five-point move to close out the match at 4:38.
In the finals, Bradley took control early and forged a 9-4 win over second-seed Weston Pisarchick of Brockway.
Bradley
scored a takedown 21 seconds into the bout. After Pisarchick escaped
with 49 seconds left, Bradley registered another takedown about 20
seconds later to take a 4-1 lead.
After spending the majority of
the second period on their feet, Bradley scored a takedown and three
near-fall points in the final 20 seconds to take a 9-1 lead.
Bradley
cut Pisarchick loose to start the third period, and Pisarchick closed
out the scoring with a takedown with 20 seconds remaining.
Bradley is now 13-0 on the season.
At
132 pounds, top-seeded Owen Reinsel of Brookville, who went on to win
the title, scored a 7-1 win over Setzer, who was the fourth seed..
Reinsel took control early with a five-point move in the first 20 seconds of the bout. He added a reversal in the third period.
In his first wrestleback match, Setzer dropped a 4-0 decision to Commodore Perry’s Wyatt Lazzar, the 10th seed,
In
the fifth-place match, Setzer scored a pair of third-period takedowns
to rally for a 6-5 win over fifth-seeded Todd McGann of Quakertown.
Setzer beat McGann, 7-5, Friday in the quarterfinals.
At
138 pounds, Courtney, who was 4-1 on Friday, dropped a 7-4 decision to
Marion Canter’s Liam Cornetto in the consolation bracket round-of-4.
In
the seventh-place match, Courtney scored a takedown early in the third
period to pull out a 2-0 decision over Benton’s Caden Temple.
Athens hosts Canton Tuesday, and travels to North Penn-Liberty Thursday.
INDIANA, Pa. — Athens seniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer both
advanced to the semifinals of the Mid-Winter Mayhem tournament here
Friday, and junior Jake Courtney is alive in wrestlebacks.
Bradley, the top seed at 113 pounds, opened with a 21-3 technical fall over General McLane’s Ethan Snyder in 3:05.
Bradley scored a quick takedown and two sets of near-fall points for an 8-0 lead after the first period.
He
scored a quick takedown to start the second period for a 10-0 lead.
After cutting Snyder loose, Bradley recorded another takedown and a tilt
for a 14-1 lead.
Bradley cut Snyder loose again, then added
another takedown to make it 16-2. After cutting Snyder loose for a third
time, Bradley registered a quick five-point move to close out the bout.
In the quarterfinals, Bradley decked eighth-seeded Leyton Zechary of Commodore Perry in just 22 seconds.
Bradley will face fourth-seeded Jared Popson of Brookville in the semifinals Saturday morning.
Setzer, the fourth seed at 132 pounds, was 3-0 on the day to advance to the semifinals.
He opened the day with 57-second fall over T.J. Carroll of Forest Hills in the round-of-32.
Setzer
followed it up with a 16-1 technical fall over Mikey Hollar of Pocono
Mountain East. He scored a takedown and three near-fall points for a 5-0
lead after the first period.
Setzer scored a five-point move
early int he second period for a 10-1 lead. After an escape by Hollar,
Setzer scored a takedown and a two-point tilt for a 14-1 lead heading
into the final two minutes.
Setzer clinched the win with a takedown at 4:18.
In the quarterfinals, Setzer forged a 7-5 decision over Todd McGann of Quakertown.
Setzer
scored a five-point move midway through the first period for a 5-0
lead, but McGann escaped at the buzzer to close the gap to 5-1after the
first two minutes.
McGann opened the second period with a reversal to close the gap to 5-3, but Setzer escaped to make it 6-3.
McGann scored a takedown with 22 seconds remaining in the second period to pull within one point, at 6-5.
McGann cut Setzer loose to start the third period for a 7-5 lead, and the two spent the entire two minutes on their feet.
Setzer will face top-seeded Owen Reinsel of Brookville, who registered three first-period pins Friday, in the semifinals.
At 138 pounds,
junior Jake Courtney trailed Daniel Boone’s Brett Marciano 7-4 midway
through the third period in the round-of-32, but scored a takedown and
fall with 34 seconds remaining.
In the round-of-16, Courtney, the
ninth seed, trailed 5-0 to eighth-seeded Dave Wenner of Cranberry, but
rallied to close the gap to 6-4, but Wenner scored a reversal in the
closing seconds to win an 8-4 decision.
In the consolation bracket, Courtney went 3-0 to advance to the consolation round-of-4.
Courtney
was awarded a stalling point with 9 seconds remaining in the second
overtime period for a 1-0 win over Clearfield’s Ty Aveni in his first
wrestleback match, and followed that up with a 3-2 win over
Curwensville’s Nik Fegert.
In his final bout of the day, Courtney
scored a pair of third-period takedowns to really from a 4-2 deficit
for a 6-5 win over sixth-seeded Caden Finck of Montgomery.
At 215 pounds,
freshman Caleb Nason, the fifth seed, scored an escape and a takedown
early in the second period to take a 5-3 lead over General McLane’s
Brady Haskins. He rode Haskins the final 76 seconds of the period, then
the two grapplers spent the entire third period on their feet, with
Nason preserving the 5-3 win.
In the round-of-16, Nason fell
behind early, but scored a reversal and three near-fall points late in
the first period to take a 5-2 lead on Richland’s Ryan Audi. He added an
escape and a takedown in the second period for an 8-2 lead, on his way
to an 11-6 win.
In the quarterfinals, Nason dropped a 7-1 decision to fourth-seed Bradley Leon of Montgomery.
Nason was eliminated in his first wrestleback match, a 9-3 loss to Penn Cambria’s Brandon Oravec.
At 152 pounds, senior Karter Rude, the fifth seed, opened with a pin of Pocono Mountains East’s Camryn Sopko in 1:45.
In
the round-of-16, Rude scored a pair of takedowns to take a 4-1 lead
early in the first period, but Dubois Area’s Carter Wilson countered
with a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to tie the bout, and then
secured the pin at 1:55.
In the consolation bracket, Rude
received a forfeit from Clearfield’s Karson Kline to advance to the
consolation round-of-8, then built a 6-1 lead before registering a fall
in 4:05 over Benton’s Evan Brokenshire.
Rude’s tournament came to
an end in the second round-of-8 via a second-period fall against
second-seeded Travis Stipetich of North Allegheny.
At 285 pounds,
sophomore Josh Nittinger, the seventh seed, lost via fall to Canton’s
Mason Nelson in 3:37 in the opening round, but bounced back with two
wins in the consolation bracket.
In his first wrestleback match,
Nittinger scored a takedown 19 seconds into overtime for a 2-0 win over
Penn Cambria’s Brandon Yeoman. In his next bout, NIttinger turned a
reversal into a fall at 2:15 against Marion Center’s Luke Winters.
In the second round-of-8, NIttinger was eliminated by St. Joe’s Prep’s Maxwell Roy via fall in 4:49.
At 120 pounds,
sophomore Mason Vanderpool, the eight seed, led Pennfield’s Ryan
Parton, 5-3, in the third period, but Parton turned Vanderpool for a
fall at 4:51.
In the consolation bracket, Vanderpool flattened
Hollidaysburg’ Noah Horne in 24 seconds, but was eliminated in his next
bout — a 7-2 loss to Commodore Perry’s Hunter Gable.
At 189 pounds, senior Collin Rosh scored a fall over Daniel Boone’s Jake
in 3:43. Pogash led 1-0 after an escape early in the second period, but Rosh answered with a takedown and turn for the fall.
In the round-of-16, Rosh lost via first-period fall to second-seeded Colby Springman of Montoursville.
Rosh also lost via fall in his first wrestleback match to Cranberry’s Branden McFetridge.
Freshman Keaton Sinsabaugh went 0-2 at 106, and senior Lucas Forbes went 0-2 at 145 pounds.
Day 2’s action begins Saturday at 10 a.m.