Raiders in second place after Day 1 at TriCADA
WASHINGTON 鈥� Waynesburg Central trailed Canon-McMillan by 2陆 points after wrestling concluded on Day 1 of the Tri-County Athletic Director蘑菇视频 Association (TriCADA) Tournament last Friday at Trinity High School.
Coach Joe Throckmorton蘑菇视频 Raiders are seeking their third straight TriCADA team title and fifth overall. The Big Macs have 90陆 points and Waynesburg Central has 88. Peters Township is in third place with 68陆 points.
The Raiders鈥� Hunter Shriver (113), Cole Homet (120), Nate Stephenson (138), Trey Howard (145), Luca Augustine (152), Colby Morris (160), Darnell Johnson (170), Noah Tustin (182) and Ryan Howard (220) are still alive for a gold medal after advancing to the semifinals.
鈥淲e love this tournament,鈥� Throckmorton said. 鈥淎ll the local schools together at one time in Double A and Triple A. There is some very good individuals in this tournament. It helps our guys work on what they need to work on to get ready for Hershey.
鈥淭he hard work pays off, and sometimes it can be tough to show improvement when these guys are wrestling some of the best guys in the country at Beast of the East and Powerade. It蘑菇视频 nice to be able to wrestle here against local kids and show where we are improving.鈥�
Shriver advanced with a 7-3 decision over Trinity蘑菇视频 Hunter Hickle.
Homet qualified for the final four at 120 pounds with falls over Bentworth蘑菇视频 Bruce Hook in the round of 16 and Ringgold蘑菇视频 Ashton Slavick.
Stephenson advanced with a fall in 2:29 over Canon-McMillan蘑菇视频 Ryan Clendaniel at 138. Trey Howard pinned Beth-Center蘑菇视频 Tyler Fisher in 1:11 during quarterfinal action. Howard placed sixth last season at TriCADA.
Augustine pinned Burgettstown蘑菇视频 Jacob Loudin in 2:24 and earned an 11-3 major decision over McGuffey蘑菇视频 Ethan Barr in the round of eight.
Morris defended his No. 1 seed with a fall over Washington蘑菇视频 Andrew Bryner in 1:49 to advance to the final four. Morris was second in last year蘑菇视频 tournament.
Johnson pinned Chartiers-Houston蘑菇视频 Jake Piatt in 1:40 and Beth-Center蘑菇视频 Dylan Dingle in 3:29 to earn a berth in the semifinals. Tustin pinned Albert Gallatin蘑菇视频 Malik Kirby in 34 seconds during quarterfinal action.
Ryan Howard, who was sixth in last year蘑菇视频 TriCADA, pinned Burgettstown蘑菇视频 Jacob Paich in 2:37 during quarterfinal action.
Waynesburg Central has three additional wrestlers still alive for medals in Colton Stoneking (126), Nate Kirby (132) and Spencer Lesinski (285).
The Bulldogs have five semifinalists in Joey Holmes (106), Jimmy Gwyer (120), Trevor Pettit (132), Todd Fisher (138) and Jacob Baker (220).
鈥淚 am pleased with how we wrestled tonight and it蘑菇视频 a step in the right direction,鈥� Beth-Center coach Gary Welsh said. 鈥淲e definitely have some work to do, but these younger guys are improving.鈥�
Holmes advanced with a fall over South Fayette蘑菇视频 Cohlman Carpender in 3:39.
Gwyer is headed to the final four after pinning Albert Gallatin蘑菇视频 Grant Lindsey in 4:38 at 120 pounds. Gwyer, who qualified for states as a sophomore, was fourth last year at TriCADA.
鈥淛immy (Gwyer) peaked at the right time as a sophomore and made it to states,鈥� Welsh said. 鈥淗e beat a kid at regionals that beat him before to pull a pretty big upset. Last year, it didn鈥檛 quit pan out. He did the other role and lost to a kid he shouldn鈥檛 have lost to. I鈥檝e been around it enough to know that all the things have to align, but he is a kid that will still be in the mix.鈥�
Pettit earned a 5-0 decision over Ringgold蘑菇视频 Logan Vickers in the round of 16 and pinned Chartiers-Houston蘑菇视频 Ty Mazutis in 3:52 to advance to the semifinals at 132.
鈥淭hat was a big win for Trevor (Pettit),鈥� Welsh said.
Fisher earned a 16-0 technical fall in 6:00 over Chartiers-Houston蘑菇视频 Kwaku Bimpong in the quarterfinals at 138 pounds.
Baker, who is the No. 1 seed at 220, is looking to improve on last year蘑菇视频 second-place finish. Baker earned a 6-0 decision over Trinity蘑菇视频 Tyson Brophy in the quarters.
鈥淛acob (Baker) has had a solid career, but he has kind of flown under the radar,鈥� Welsh said. 鈥淗e made it to regionals as a junior and won a match out there. When he蘑菇视频 wrestling at his best, I don鈥檛 count him out against anybody. He still has some stuff to work on, technique wise, he gets a little sloppy in the third, but I鈥檓 happy with Jacob.鈥�
Beth-Center蘑菇视频 Kyle McCollum (113), Richard LaRosa (126), Tyler Fisher (145) and Dingle are still in contention for a medal.
One absence for the Bulldogs is Dominic Fundy. The senior was held out of TriCADA for precautionary health reasons.
鈥淚 rushed Dom (Fundy) back a little too soon from football,鈥� Welsh said. 鈥淭hat蘑菇视频 on me. He is a running back for football, and those guys take a beating. We will step back a little bit and make sure he is fresh and ready to go when the time comes.鈥�
Albert Gallatin蘑菇视频 Hunter Milligan looks to improve on last year蘑菇视频 fourth-place finish at TriCADA. The senior earned a 20-5 technical fall in 5:34 over Canon-McMillan蘑菇视频 Johnny Shanahan at 160 pounds to advance to the semifinals.
鈥淲e have some familiar opponents ahead of us tomorrow for Hunter (Milligan) that we are aware of,鈥� Albert Gallatin coach Duane Dupont said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got to take it one match at a time, keep attacking the way he has been, wrestle smart and keep his feet moving. I thought Hunter wrestled real well in his match tonight. He is a senior and has been around this a long time.鈥�
The Colonials鈥� Bryson Kite (106), Lindsey (120), Chase Theodori (126), Xander Skiles (132), Taylor Clark (145), Nick Dodson (170), Kirby (182) and Shawn Loring (220) still have the opportunity to place out of the consolation bracket.
鈥淚 see some fight in them and they are working hard,鈥� Dupont said. 鈥淲e are making some mistakes that we are making that are costing us some matches, and that is something we have to correct in the practice room. We are hoping to have as many place winners as we can.鈥�
Bentworth蘑菇视频 Jon Vargo, who was fifth in the state last year, is looking to improve upon his fifth-place finish at the TriCADA last season. Vargo pinned Burgettstown蘑菇视频 Ethan Brothers in 3:44 to advance to the semifinals at 195.
The Bearcats鈥� Bryce (113) and Bruce Hook, West Martin (145), Owen Petrisek (160) and Lorenzo Axton (285) still have the opportunity to place.
Ringgold蘑菇视频 Tairen Bundy won his quarterfinal match by fall in 1:26 of Trinity蘑菇视频 Eli Bash at 106 pounds. Bundy finished fourth last season.
The Rams鈥� Jacob Duncan qualified for the semifinals with a fall in 1:47 of Trinity蘑菇视频 James Porter at 145.
Ringgold蘑菇视频 Slavick (120), Anthony Romasco (126), Logan Vickers (132), Landon Oslowski (138), Trent Gerard (152), Joe Black (182) and Alex Grossi (285) remain in contention for medals.
Jefferson Morgan蘑菇视频 Alex Lange advanced to the final four with a 9-6 decision over Chartiers-Houston蘑菇视频 Anthony Lento in the round of 16 and a fall over Gerard in 3:54 at 152 pounds.
The Rockets鈥� Mya Flores (106), Liam Ankrom (145), Colby Rutan (160), Justin Maddich (170), Ziggy Hague (182) and Jonathan Wolfe (195) remain in the consolations.
West Greene蘑菇视频 Daniel Collins (106), Hunter Hamilton (113), Austin Orndoff (126), Wyatt Tedrow (138), Brayden Moody (145), Kolin Walker (182) and Jacob Wilson (220) are still in contention for a medal.