A Record 7
GM Wrestlers Advance To Hershey
The
2015 NW Regional Tournament was a bittersweet one for the
McLane wrestling team. After winning the tournament last
season, they came up just short of repeating as team champions.
District 6 powerhouse, Mifflin County came from behind to
edge the Lancers and steal the regional title by a mere
4 points. But there was also good news: Seven GM wrestlers
advanced to the state tournament, that shattered the
old record of 5. Three of the wrestlers moving on did it
the hard way. Hunter Hendricks, Ethan Laird
and Ian Mallory all had their backs to the wall,
but pulled out wins in the consolation finals.
Four
McLane wrestlers made it to the finals, Carmine Ciotti
was the lone victor. He went 4-0 in the tournament,
opening with a pair of technical falls before pulling off
a close, 4-2 decision over a game Hunter Hilleman of Altoona
in the semifinal round. In the finals, Ciotti had a battle
with his old rival, #10 ranked Charlie Lenox of McDowell.
The two wrestled evenly for nearly the entire bout, but
Carmine took Lenox to his back for the deciding points in
a 5-2 title clinching win.
Giovanni
Ciotti, Keller Watkins and Kyle Sult also
made the finals, but had to settle for silver. Giovanni
won his first bout 10-3 over Bellefonte's Chase Gardner.
His final two matches were a lot tougher. He prevailed in
the semifinals, 3-2 after going to overtime with Dakota
Weitoish of Philipsburg-Osceola. In the finals, Ciotti was
taken to overtime again by Mifflin County's 14th ranked
Trent Hidlay. Hidlay got the win in OT, 3-1. Keller Watkins
had the most daunting task in the 152 lbs. finale. He had
to face 2nd ranked (and last year's PIAA 5th placer), Kaleb
Young of Punxsutawney. Watkins won his first two bouts by
tech fall and then squeeked out a 2-0 decision over 12th
ranked, Demetri Probst of Central Mountain. Keller just
couldn't get anything going against Young in the finals
and dropped a 15-4 major decision. Kyle Sult cruised
into the 182 lbs. finals with a tech fall, a major decision
and a lopsided 7-1 decision. But then lost a 5-1 decision
in the finale to 14th ranked Nathan Bingaman of Selinsgrove.
Hunter
Hendricks took the bronze medal at 126. He opened with
a pin and a 4-0 white washing of 21st ranked Luke Leathers
of Bellefonte before dropping a 6-1 decision to #14 Roshaun
Cooley of Williamsport in the semis. Hendricks came roaring
back, posting a major decision in the consi semis and an
11-5 win over #20 Nick Gittens of Shikellamy in the consolation
finals. Ethan Laird battled to the bronze in what
may have been the tournament's toughest weight class, 170.
He started the tourney with a pin and a 6-2 win. Ethan dropped
into the consolation semis when he suffered his only loss
at the hands of 9th ranked Gavin Caprio of Central Mountain,
5-4. Laird almost came back to win that match when he took
Caprio down and nearly scored back points at the final buzzer.
Laird won by fall over Selinsgrove's Joey Radel in the consi
semis to make the consi finals. Ethan had the unenviable
task of facing a wrestler who had already beaten him 3 times
this year, McDowell's Ryan Dailey. Laird proved to be up
to the task by posting a convincing 6-3 decision over Dailey!
Ian Mallory made it 3 for 3 in the do or die consolation
finals. Ian won his first match, 5-4 over Jacob Scheinberg
of Altoona, but then was shut out, 6-0 by eventual 220 lbs.
champion, #15 Andrew Boob of Selinsgrove in the quarterfinals.
But Mallory was on a mission. He came back to score 4 straight
wins, all by close margins to snag 3rd.
Coming
up just short in Altoona were Leno Ciotti and Owen
Watkins who both bowed out in the consolation semifinals.
Leno just missed making the 120 lbs. finals when
he dropped a 1-0 decision to 14th ranked Keanan Bottorf
of Central Mountain. Ciotti gave up an escape with just
2 seconds remaining in the bout. Owen started off
with a win by fall and a major decision before losing a
4-1 decision to 6th ranked Trevor Corl of Central Mountain
in the semifinal round. Watkins bowed out when he gave up
a reversal to Clearfield's Luke McGonigal late in the 3rd
period and suffered a 2-1 loss.
Briggs
Twitchell went 2-2 at 160 lbs. He posted an 11-0 major
decision in the opening round, but then lost, 5-3 in overtime
to Christian Steffan in the quarterfinals. Twitchell bounced
back with an 8-6 decision over Central Mountain's Caleb
Turner. The tournament came to an end for Briggs when he
dropped a close, 4-2 decision to Punxsutawney's Perry Errington
in the consolation quarterfinals. Riley Vaughn and
Kendrick Storm-Bailey went 0-2. Both wrestlers lost
close matches in their final appearance on the mat in Altoona.
Notes
From Altoona:
Keller
Watkins had 2 technical falls at regionals. That brought
his season total to 25 and his career total to 50. He also
moved into 5th place on the career wins list with 125. Only
Tim Wheeling (126), Hadley Harrison (130),
Joe Wheeling (132) and Hayden Harrison (135)
have more career wins. It was exciting to see Keller make
the finals and qualify for the PIAA Championships. He placed
4th in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Fourth time's a charm!
After
not being able to wrestle his sophomore year, Kyle Sult
advanced to the state tournament with a solid showing at
regionals. He won his first 3 bouts handily before losing
in the finals. Way to go Kyle!
Hats
off to Ethan Laird who made it out of regionals in
what was probably the tournament's toughest weight class.
No less than 5 wrestlers were state ranked at that weight
and Ethan had to beat two of them to stay alive in the tournament.
He really came through in the consolation finals when the
pressure was on. With a trip to Hershey on the line he posted
a convincing win over a wrestler who had beaten him three
times this year.
Ian
Mallory has had me on the verge of cardiac arrest several
times this season. I'm not sure if I've seen anyone pull
out so many come from behind, last second wins since the
days of the Oakland Raiders' George Blanda.
Carmine
Ciotti has quietly racked up the second best record
on the team this season (33-4). After starting the season
by losing 3 of his first 5 matches he has gone 31-1. His
only loss in that stretch was to the 5th ranked 120 pounder
in the state at the PIAA Team Duals!
Hunter
Hendricks wrestled very well in Altoona. He knocked
off two state ranked wrestlers to advance to the state tournament.
His only loss this weekend was to #10 Roshaun Cooley of
Williamsport. He beat 20th ranked Nick Gittens convincingly
in the consi finals (11-5).
Giovanni
Ciotti has also had a great season. The McLane senior
racked up a 34-5 record and won the Fred Bell and District
10 AAA tournaments. Giovanni had 8 overtime matches this
season and won 7 of them. Unfortunately the 1 OT loss he
did suffer was in the regional finals.
Kendrick
Storm-Bailey wrestled his final high school match at
regionals. Kendrick stepped into the lineup at 285 after
Jacob Lenhardt was injured and did a great job!
Remember
you heard it here first. For the next two years Owen
Watkins is going to be a force to reckon with. Even
though he didn't place at regionals this year, he wrestled
very well. He just seemed to get better every week as the
season progressed. Owen has that rare ability to come out
of nearly any scramble on top. He's also racking up the
falls (he lead the team with 16). His junior and senior
seasons should be interesting to say the least.
Six
McLane wrestlers have 30+ wins this season. That ties
the record for most 30+ match winners in one season. 30
match winners: Keller-38, Owen-35, Ethan-35, Giovanni-34,
Leno-33 and Carmine-33. Hunter Hendricks and Kyle Sult both
have 29.
The
GM wrestling team has finished either 1st or 2nd at
the NW Regional AAA Tournament 3 years in a row now!
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Finals:
106 Cole Manley (Altoona) wbd George Barzona (Central Mt)
1-0
113 #9 Carmine Ciotti (GM)
wbd #10 Charlie Lenox (McDowell) 5-2
120 Keenan Bottorf (Central Mt) wbd Aaron Ehrgott (Meadville)
10-9
126 Seth Koleno (Bald Eagle Area) wbd Roshaun Cooley (Williamsport)
1-0
132 DJ Fehlman (Warren) wbd Brock Port (Bellefonte) 5-1
(OT)
138 #14 Trent Hidlay (Mifflin Co.) wbd #10 Giovanni
Ciotti (GM) 3-1 (2 OT)
145 Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin Co) wbf Trevor Corl (Bellefonte)
1:54
152 #2 Kaleb Young (Punxsutawney) wbmd #7 Keller
Watkins (GM) 15-4
160 Noah Stewart (Mifflin Co) wbd Cameron Jacobson (Allderdice)
3-1
170 D.J. Hollingshead (Altoona) wbmd Gavin Caprio (Central
Mt) 11-3
182 #14 Nathan Bingaman (Selinsgrove) wbd #26 Kyle
Sult (GM) 5-1
195 Trey Hartsock (Mifflin Co) wbmd Cory Dreibelbis (State
College) 9-0
220 Andrew Boob (Selinsgrove) wbd Jake Huling (Jersey Shore)
2-1
285 Josh Fye (Bald Eagle Area) wbf Ben Bish (Meadville)
1:33
Consolation Finals:
106: Kolby Ho (DuBois) wbd Brady Sittinger (Cathedral Prep)
4-2
113: Hunter Zondory (Jersey Shore) wbmd Hunter Hileman (Altoona)
10-2
120: Noah Myers (Mifflin Co) wbd Brandon Sauers (Cathedral
Prep) 8-7 (TB)
126 #17 Hunter Hendricks (GM)
wbd #20 Nick Gittens (Shikellamy) 11-5
132: TaNauz Gregory (Cathedral Prep) wbd Dalton Long (Holidaysburg)
3-0
138: Noah Burkhardt (McDowell) wbd Dakota Weitosh (Philipsburg-Osceola)
1-0
145: Luke McGonigal (Clearfield) wbf Kyle Pecht (St Marys)
2:36
152: Hadyn Swartwood (Jersey Shore) wbd Isaac Underhill
(Mifflin Co) 5-2
160: Perry Arrington (Punxsutawney) wbd Connor Wurst (Cathedral
Prep) 3-2
170 #19 Ethan Laird (GM)
wbd #15 Ryan Dailey (McDowell) 4-2
182: Isaac Porter (Central Mt) wbd Derek Reagle (Warren)
3-2
195: Loc Long (Central Mt) wbf Travis Ogden (Clearfield)
4:28
220 #18 Ian Mallory (GM)
wbd #17 Luke Carr (Meadville) 3-1
285: Jason Oakes (Titusville) wbd Hunter Gill (Holidaysburg)
4-2 (OT)
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Final
team scores: 1. Mifflin County 140.5, 2. General
McLane 136.5, 3. Central Mountain 127, 4. Cathedral
Prep 83.5, 5. Altoona 75.5, 6. Jersey Shore 74.5, 7. McDowell
65.5, 8. Bellefonte 60.5, 9. Bald Eagle Area 55.5, 10. Meadville
53.5, 11. Clearfield 51, 11. Selinsgrove 51, 13. State College
48, 14. Punxsutawney 47, 15. Warren 45.5, 16. St. Marys
39, 17. Titusville 36, 18. Shikellamy 35, 19. DuBois 28,
19, Hollidaysburg 28, 21. Allderdice 23, 22. Philipsburg-Osceola
18, 23. Williamsport 16, 24. Carrick 5, 25. Brashear 4,
26. Obama Academy 4, 27. Bradford 2, 28. East 1, 29. Perry
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GM
Wrestlers at the 2014-2015 NW Regional AAA Tournament
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113-Carmine
Ciotti
Prelim: C Ciotti wbtf Matt Johnson (PO) 15-0 (5:35)
QF: C Ciotti wbtf Jared Prude (Ald) 15-0 (2:03)
SF: C Ciotti wbd Hunter Hilleman (Alt) 4-2
F: C Ciotti wbd Charlie Lenox (McD) 5-2
Tourn
Record: 4-0 (PLACED 1ST)
Qualified for the state tournament
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120-Leno
Ciotti
Prelim: L Ciotti wbf Matt O'Connor (Car) 1:50
QF: L Ciotti wbd Garrett Rigg (BEA) 8-4
SF: Keanan Bottorf (C Mt) wbd L Ciotti 1-0
Cons SF: Noah Myers (Mif Co) wbd L Ciotti 3-1
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (DNP)
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126-Hunter
Hendricks
Prelim: Hendricks wbf Jeremiah Fitton (Brad) 1:06
QF: Hendricks wbd Luke Leathers (Bel) 4-0
SF: Roshaun Cooley (Wmspt) wbd Hendricks 6-1
Cons SF: Hendricks wbmd Logan Gilbert (Clf) 9-0
Cons F: Hendricks wbd Nick Gittens (Shik) 11-5
Tourn Record: 4-1 (PLACED
3RD)
Qualified for the state tournament
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138-Giovanni
Ciotti
Prelim: Bye
QF: G Ciotti wbd Chase Gardner (Bel) 10-3
SF: G Ciotti wbd Dakota Weitoish (PO) 3-2 TB
F: Trent Hidlay (Mif Co) wbd G Ciotti 3-1 TB
Tourn
Record: 2-1 (PLACED 2ND)
Qualified for the state tournament
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145-Owen
Watkins
Prelim: O Watkins wbf Dalton Barger (SC) 3:05
QF: O Watkins wbmd Kyle Pecht (St M) 14-2
SF: Trevor Corl (Bel) wbd O Watkins 4-1
Cons SF: Luke McGonigal (Clf) wbd O Watkins 2-1
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (DNP)
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152-Keller
Watkins
Prelim: K Watkins wbtf Nathan Hagg (Hol) 15-0 (2:41)
QF: K Watkins wbtf Tallin Norris (Clf) 16-0 (2:44)
SF: K Watkins wbd Demetri Probst (C Mt) 2-0
F: Kaleb Young (Punx) wbmd K watkins 15-4
Tourn
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 1ST)
Qualified
for the state tournament
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160-Briggs
Twitchell
Prelim: Twitchell wbmd Parker McClellan (Alt) 11-0
QF: Christian Steffan (St M) wbd Twitchell 5-3 (OT)
Cons: Twitchell wbd Caleb Turner (C Mt) 8-6
Cons QF: Perry Arrington (Punx) wbd Twitchell 4-2
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (DNP)
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170-Ethan
Laird
Prelim: Laird wbf Deontay Wadley (Per) 2:26
QF: Laird wbd William Roeshot (SC) 6-2
SF: Gavin Caprio (C Mt) wbd Laird 5-4
Cons SF: Laird wbf Joey Radel (Sel) 4:47
Cons F: Laird wbd Ryan Dailey (McD) 6-3
Tourn
Record: 4-1 (PLACED 3RD)
Qualified
for the state tournament
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182-Kyle
Sult
Prelim: Sult wbtf Josh Wayland (DuB) 16-0 (2:08)
QF: Sult wbmd Mike Bielski (Mif Co) 10-0
SF: Sult wbd Max Mason (JS) 7-1
F: Nathan Bingaman (Sel) wbd Sult 5-1
Tourn
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 2ND)
Qualified
for the state tournament
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195
-Riley Vaughn
Prelim: Loc Long (C Mt) wbd Vaughn 10-3
Cons: Mitchell Taylor (BEA) wbd Vaughn 16-11
Tourn
Record: 0-2 (DNP)
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220-Ian
Mallory
Prelim: Mallory wbd Jacob Scheinberg (Alt) 5-4
QF: Andrew Boob (Selinsg) wbd Mallory 6-0
Cons: Mallory wbd Robert Zilhaver (DuB) 6-4
Cons QF: Mallory wbd Dan Salinas (St M) 3-2
Cons SF: Mallory wbd Hunter Weaver (C Mt) 5-3 OT
Cons F: Mallory wbd Luke Carr (Mdv) 3-1
Tourn
Record 5-1 (PLACED 3RD)
Qualified for the state tournament
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285-Kendrick
Storm-Bailey
Prelim: Jeremy Bacon (Shik) wbf Storm-Bailey 5:31
Cons: Nate Lash (Clf) wbd Storm-Bailey 4-3
Tourn
Record 0-2 (DNP)
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NW
Regional AAA Results
2/28/15
Lancers Win
District 10 AAA Tournament
The
2014-15 McLane wrestling team is on a record breaking roll.
Nine GM wrestlers advanced to the District 10 AAA Tournament
finals and seven of them won titles, both are new records.
They also tied the mark for regional qualifiers (12) that
was set during the 2012-13 campaign. The Lancers ran away
with the team title, their second in the last three years
and Hunter Harrison was named the District 10 AAA
Assistant Coach of the Year!
Hunter
Hendricks, Giovanni Ciotti, Owen Watkins,
Keller Watkins, Briggs Twitchell. Kyle Sult
and Carmine Ciotti all won titles. Ethan
Laird and
Ian Mallory took silver medals. Leno Ciotti
and Riley Vaughn both took 3rd place and Kendrick
Storm-Bailey finished 4th. All 12 wrestlers will move
on to the NW Regional Tournament slated for February 27th
and 28th.
Carmine
Ciotti dropped to 113 lbs. for the post-season and got
off to a great start. He pinned Prep's Tyler McKinney and
then beat McDowell's 8th ranked Charlie Lenox, 1-0 in the
finals. Carmine's win over Lennox had to be particularly
satisfying since Lenox had beaten him in last year's district
and regional finals.
Hunter
Hendricks was dominant at 126 lbs. He pinned his first
two opponents and then beat McDowell's Keagan Fordyce, 5-2
in the finals. Giovanni Ciotti posted a couple of
falls in his first two matches, but then had to battle hard
for his gold medal. Ciotti and Noah Burkhart of McDowell
finished regulation tied at 2, but Giovanni finally secured
a title winning takedown in overtime.
Owen
Watkins was a hammer at the tournament. He completely
dominated the 145 lbs. weight class, posting two falls and
a technical fall. His second fall was over Warren's Collin
Dellatre in the finals. If Owen was a hammer, his brother
Keller Watkins was all finesse. Keller scored
38 points in three bouts and did not give up a single point.
He racked up two technical falls and then shut out Prep's
Teagan O'Sullivan, 6-0 in the 152 lbs. finale.
Briggs
Twitchell scored a pair of decisions to win the 160
lbs. weight class. He beat McDowell's Jake Paulson, 6-1
in the semifinals and then squeaked by Prep's Connor Wurst,
3-1 in the finals. Kyle Sult also coasted to the
182 lbs. title with an 11-0 major decision in the semis
and then a second period pin in the finals against Warren's
Derek Reagle.
Ethan
Laird may well have been in the tournament's toughest
weight class. Ethan placed 2nd at 170. He posted a 5-4,
come from behind victory over Prep's Ian Malesiewski in
the semifinal round, but then dropped a 4-2 decision to
McDowell's 17th ranked Ryan Dailey in the finals. Ian
Mallory surprised nearly everyone by making the 220
lbs. finals. He posted a 5-2 decision over Fernando Frye
of McDowell in the quarterfinals. But in the semifinals
he had the formidable task of taking on the state's 7th
ranked 220 pounder, Alex Streich of Warren. The two wrestlers
exchanged escapes and were tied at 1-1 through the first
five and a half minutes. It looked like the bout was headed
to overtime when Mallory dropped in on a single leg, powered
Streich to the mat and rode him out for a 3-1 victory. Ian
had to settle for a silver medal when he suffered a tough,
3-1 loss in overtime in the finals.
Leno
Ciotti nabbed 3rd place at 120 lbs. Ciotti just couldn't
seem to get an offense going in the semifinals against Prep's
Brandon Sauers and dropped a 5-2 decision. Leno wrestled
back and posted a pair of major decisions, the last one
an 11-0 white washing of Warren's Bailey Winslow in the
consolation finals. Riley Vaughn lost a close one
to Titusville's Dan Stearns in the 195 lbs. semis. Stearns
made a pair of takedowns and an escape hold up for a 5-3
decision. But Riley came roaring back, posting a major decision
and then a fall in the consolation finals. Kendrick Storm-Bailey
lost in the opening round, 7-0 to McDowell's Chris Larsen.
He pinned Gabe Smead of Meadville and then beat Vincent's
John White 3-0 to make the consi finals. Kendrick had to
settle for 4th place when he lost to Larsen again, 4-2 in
OT.
Mason
Fitzsimmons helped the team cause by winning his first
varsity match on the mat. Mason decked Central's Saul Rodriguez
in 2:21 in the first consolation round. GM finished a whopping
44 points ahead of 2nd place Cathedral Prep in the team
race. The Lancers will now try to add a second straight
NW Regional title to their list of accomplishments when
they travel to Altoona in 2 weeks.
Notes
From the D10 AAA Tourney:
This
is the 4th District 10 AAA title under Coach Cook's
reign. Cook's Lancers also snagged District championships
in 2006, 2007 and 2013. GM won their first ever District
10 tournament title under Coach Tim Mulholland in
2003 when Cook was an assistant. They also won their first
NW Regional title that year. McLane won the regional title
last season and finished 2nd in 2013.
Congratulations
to Mason Fitzsimmons who nailed his fisrt varsity
win on the mat. Mason won by fall in the first consolation
round! Owen Watkins seems to get better with each
match. The GM sophomore posted a modest 15-12 record last
season and barely qualified for the regional tournament.
This season he has more than doubled his win total and won
a district crown! He also leads the team with 15 pins.
Keller
Watkins leads the team with 35 wins and 23 technical
falls. He owns 48 career tech falls. It'll be interesting
to see if he makes it to 50. Watkins also moved into 6th
place on GM's all-time wins list with 122. He needs just
two more to break into the top 5.
Five
McLane wrestlers now have 30 or more wins this season. Keller
(35), Owen (33), Giovanni (32), Leno
(31) and Ethan (31). Carmine needs one more
win to join the club. Ciotti has 13 falls, 5 tech falls
and 4 majors in those 29 wins!
Giovanni
Ciotti went into overtime six times this season and
won all six times. Now that's what I call responding well
under pressure!
Four
other McLane wrestlers that have also been getting the job
done for the Lancers this season are: Hunter Hendricks,
Briggs Twitchell, Kyle Sult and Riley Vaughn.
Hendricks has quietly piled up 25 wins this year, 14 of
those wins were worth bonus points. Sult has 26 wins, 11
of those came by fall. Briggs has been amazing this season.
After going 5-3 in 2013-14, he's won 23 and lost just 4
this year. And Riley has 24 wins on the season after going
6-7 as a freshman!
Ian
Mallory pulled out a huge win in the semifinals over
7th ranked, Alex Streich. Ian stunned the crowd when, seemingly
out of nowhere he dropped in like lightning, snagged Streich's
leg and drove him to the mat for the winning takedown. Streich
came into that match with a 28-1 record. Way to get it done
Ian!
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2015
District 10 AAA Finals:
106-Brady Sittinger (CP) wbf Chris Wig (Titus) 1:26
113-#9
Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbd #8 Charlie Lenox (McD)
1-0
120-#21 Aaron Ehrgott (Mead) wbd Brandon Sauers (CP) 5-2
126-#18 Hunter Hendricks (GM)
wbd Keagan Fordyce (McD) 5-2
132-#3 DJ Fehlman (W) wbd Kyle Luben (Mead) 5-1
138-#13 Giovanni Ciotti (GM)
wbd Noah Burkhart (McD) 4-2 (OT)
145-#19 Owen Watkins (GM)
wbf Collin Dellatre (War) 3:59
152-#8 Keller Watkins (GM)
wbd Teagan O'Sullivan (CP) 6-0
160-Briggs Twitchell (GM)
wbd Connor Wurst (CP) 3-1
170-#17 Ryan Dailey (McD) wbd
#24 Ethan Laird (GM)
4-2
182-Kyle Sult (GM) wbf
Derek Reagle (War) 3:43
195-Mike Hughes (CP) wbd Dan Stearns (Titus) 5-3
220-#24 Luke Carr (Mdv) wbd #23
Ian Mallory (GM) 3-1 (OT)
285-#23 Ben Bish (Mead) wbd Jason Oakes (Titus) 1-0
Consolation
Finals:
106-Tyler Mahood (W) wbf Jawon Carr (E) 2:57
113-Tyler McKinney (CP) wbf Steve Machen (Titus) 1:52
120-#25 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbmd
Bailey Winslow (W) 11-1
126-Jacob Engstrom (W) wbmd James Johnson (Titus) 10-0
132-Ta’Nauz Gregory (CP) wbmd Jose Lopez (McD) 13-5
138-Dalton Burns (Titus) wbd Alejandro Linan (CP) 5-3
145-Luke Peterson (McD) wbd Chuck Bizzarro (CP) 3-0
152-Jared Carlson (McD) wbtf Gary Williams (SV) 15-0 (2:58)
160-Jake Paulson (McD) wbd Easton Hogue (Titus) 9-3
170-Ian Malesiewski (CP) wbmd Tristan Nadolny (Titus) 8-0
182-Kyle Carter (CP) wbd Caleb Stephens (Mdv) 4-2
195-Riley Vaughn (GM)
wbf Steven Crone (W) 2:36
220-Phil Selker (CP) wbf Logan Nosko (Titus) :55
285-Chris Larsen (McD) wbd Kendrick
Storm-Bailey (GM) 4-2
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Team
Standings: 1. General
McLane 212.5, 2. Cathedral Prep 168.5, 3. McDowell
127.5, 4. Warren 108.5, Titusville 106, 6. Meadville 87,
7. Strong Vincent 16, 8. East 10, 9. Oil City 9, 10. Central
Tech 6.
Individual
Results at the 2015 District 10 AAA Tournament
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106-Mason
Fitzsimmons
QF: Chris Wig (Titusv) wbd Fitzsimmons 9-2
Cons: Fitzsimmons wbf Saul Rodriguez (CT) 2:21
Cons: Tyler Mahood (W) wbd Fitzsimmons 9-2
Tourn
Record: 1-2 (DNP)
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113-Carmine
Ciotti
QF: Bye
SF: #9 C Ciotti wbf Tyler Mckinney 2:37
F: C Ciotti wbd #8 Charlie Lenox (McD) 1-0
Tourn
Record: 2-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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120-Leno
Ciotti
QF: Bye
SF: Brandon Sauers (CP) wbd #25 L Ciotti 5-2
Cons SF: L Ciotti wbmd Alex Simos (McD) 9-0
Cons F: L Ciotti wbmd Bailey Winslow (W) 11-1
Tourn
Record: 2-1 (PLACED 3RD)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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126-Hunter
Hendricks
QF: #18
Hendricks wbf Ben Herman (OC) 0:49
SF: Hendricks wbf James Johnson (Titus) 3:23
F: Hendricks wbd Keagan Fordyce (McD) 5-2
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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132-Brett
Mallory
QF: D.J. Fehlman (W) wbtf Mallory 19-4
Cons: Ethan Krysiak (CT) wbd Mallory 6-5
Tourn
Record:0-2 (DNP)
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138-Giovanni
Ciotti
QF: #13 G Ciotti wbf Zach Frazier (OC) 2:44
SF: G Ciotti wbf Deven Abbot (SV) 3:09
F: G Ciotti wbd Noah Burkhart (McD) 4-2 (OT)
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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145-Owen
Watkins
QF: #19 O Watkins wbf Garrett Fletcher (E) 0:52
SF: O Watkins wbtf Lucciano DeRose (Titus) 15-0 (2:34)
F: O Watkins wbf Collin Dellatre (War) 3:59
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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152-Keller
Watkins
QF: #8 K Watkins wbtf Noah Troyer (CT) 16-0 (1:56)
SF: K Watkins wbtf Gary Williams (SV) 16-0 (1:52)
F: K Watkins wbd Teagn O'Sullivan (CP) 6-0
Tourn
Record: 3-0 (PLACED
1ST)
QUALIFIED
FOR REGIONALS
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160-Briggs
Twitchell
QF: Bye
SF: Twitchell wbd Jake Paulson (McD) 6-1
F: Twitchell wbd Connor Wurst (CP) 3-1
Tourn
Record: 2-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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170-Ethan
Laird
QF: Bye
SF: #24 Laird wbd Ian Malesiewski (CP) 5-4
F: #17 Ryan Dailey (McD) wbd Laird 4-2
Tourn
Record: 1-1 (PLACED 2ND)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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182-Kyle
Sult
QF: Bye
SF: Sult wbmd Michael Kurelowech (McD) 11-0
F: Sult wbf Derek Reagle (War) 3:43
Tourn
Record: 2-0 (PLACED 1ST)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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195-Riley
Vaughn
QF: Vaughn wbd Zach Chaffee (McD) 5-0
SF: Dan Stearns (Titus) wbd Vaughn 5-3
Cons SF: Vaughn wbmd Dakota Turk (Mdv) 14-2
Cons F: Vaughn wbf Stephen Crone (W) 2:36
Tourn
Record: 3-1 (PLACED 3RD)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
|
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220-Ian
Mallory
QF: #23 Mallory wbd Fernando Frye (McD) 5-2
SF: Mallory wbd #7 Alex Streich (War) 3-1
F: #24 Luke Carr (Mdv) wbd Mallory 3-1 (OT)
Tourn
Record: 2-1 (PLACED 2ND)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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285-Kendrick
Storm-Bailey
QF: Chris Larsen (McD) wbd Storm-Bailey 7-0
Cons: Storm-Bailey wbf Gabe Smead (Mdv) 0:21
Cons SF: Storm-Bailey wbd John White (SV ) 3-0
Cons F: Chris Larsen (McD) wbd Storm-Bailey 4-2 (OT)
Tourn
Record: 2-2 (PLACED 4TH)
QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS
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2/16/15
Lancers Make
History at 2015 PIAA Team Championships
The
McLane wrestlers made history on Friday at the 2015
PIAA Team Duals in Hershey. They hung on for a 29-25
victory over Spring Ford for their first ever win at the
tournament. Even though the Lancers went 1-2, securing a
win in Hershey was something no other GM team had ever been
able to do. The 2002-03 team lost to Cumberland Valley in
the opening round, 38-27 back when the tournament was single
elimination. In 2006 the Lancers lost back to back matches
to Easton, 41-25 and DuBois, 32-27. After losing to 11th
ranked Council Rock South by the slightest of margins on
Thursday, GM was 0-4 in three trips to the Giant Center.
But the Lancers came out firing on all cylinders on Friday
morning!
They
won six straight matches in the middle weights against Spring
Ford in the first consolation round to take a commanding,
26-7 lead. But things started to unravel when Spring Ford
won the next four bouts, two by fall. McLane held a 26-25
lead with just one bout to go. The pressure fell squarely
on the shoulders of freshman, Leno Ciotti and he
responded like a seasoned veteran. With the score tied,
0-0 after two periods, Ciotti escaped in the 3rd period
to eke out a heart pounding 1-0 decision! That gave the
Lancers their historic win!
Keller
Watkins and Ethan Laird both got bonus points
for McLane in that match. Watkins won by technical fall
and Laird by fall. Keller's technical fall was especially
impressive. He bumped up to 160 lbs. and beat the #15 ranked
wrestler in the state by a score of 16-0! The Lancers won
six other bouts in the Spring Ford match, all by decision.
Two GM wrestlers pulled out crucial victories by close margins.
Kyle Sult held on for a 3-2 win at 182 lbs. and Giovanni
Ciotti won a 9-4 decision in OT when he got a takedown
and ended up in a Peterson position, collecting 5 points
on the move.
The
Mclane wrestlers tried their best to win a second time in
the 2nd consolation round, but came up just short, losing
37-33 to Parkland. The Lancers held a 27-12 lead after Kyle
Sult pinned his opponent at 195 lbs., but Parkland won
five of the last six bouts (3 of them by fall) to steal
the win. The two teams each won seven weight classes, but
the Lancers gave up 5 pins and a major decision in those
losses and were only able to respond with 4 pins and 3 decisions.
The
McLane wrestlers will be back in action this coming weekend
at Central. They will attempt to add a District 10 AAA Tournament
title to this year's accomplishments. They have already
won the Tool City and Fred Bell tournaments, the Clearfield
Bison Duals, the Region 4 title and the District 10 AAA
Team Duals title this season.
Notes
From the 2015 PIAA Team Championships:
Even
though the Lancers only won once, they were impressive
in Hershey. Both of their losses were by very close margins.
If just a break or two had gone in their direction they
could easily have won 2 or 3 matches. Bad luck struck first
when the team lost Jacob Lenhart for the season to an injury
he sustained in the District 10 Team Duals. Lenhart was
on fire, having won 12 matches in a row before the injury!
GM lost a couple of bouts by freak pins that cost them dearly
in both of their losses. They also lost the coin toss against
Council Rock South which resulted in a couple of unfavorable
matchups. But luck aside, this year's McLane wrestling team
showed that they are capable of competing with the best
AAA programs in the state!
Keller
Watkins is really on a roll. After losing two close
matches at the King of the Mountain Tournament back in December,
he has rattled off 28 straight wins! 19 of those wins came
via technical fall. Keller has 21 tech falls on the season
and 46 for his career. His most impressive technical fall
came in Hershey when he bumped up a weight class and beat
the 15th ranked 160 pounder in the state, 16-0! He also
holds 'career' records for 2 Point Near Falls, '3 Point
Near Falls and Reversals. In addition, he set 'season' records
for 2 Point and 3 Point Near Falls. Watkins also has 119
career wins. Only eight McLane wrestlers have more career
wins.
Coach
Cook made a gutsy call when he dropped Briggs Twitchell
to 152 and bumped Keller up to 160 against Spring
Ford. Both wrestlers won against tough competitors and got
the team a cool 8 points.
Four
GM wrestlers went unbeaten at the team duals in Hershey.
Owen Watkins, Keller Watkins, Ethan Laird
and Giovanni Ciotti all went 3-0.
Three
McLane wrestlers now have 30 or more wins on the season.
Keller has 32, Owen and Ethan have
30. Leno and Giovanni are right behind them
with 29. Carmine should be joining the 30 win club
shortly.
Kudos
to freshman Leno Ciotti who pulled out a 1-0 decision
to clinch the win against Spring Ford in the last bout.
That's a lot of pressure for any wrestler to be under, but
the freshman got the job done!
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2nd
Round Consolations:
Parkland 37 General McLane 33
132 Brayson Haas (P) wbf #12 Hunter Hendricks (GM) :30
138 #17 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbd Lee Todora (P) 3-1 (TB)
145 #18 Owen Watkins (GM) wbf Anthony Chidiac (P) 1:52
152 #9 Keller Watkins (GM) wbd Rob Wetherhold (P) 8-1
160 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Edward Jordan (P) 6-0
170 #22 Ethan Laird (GM) wbf Justin Gonzalez (P) 3:29
182 #13 Frank Guida (P) wbf Riley Vaughn (GM) 4:16
195 Kyle Sult (GM) wbf Alexander Van Woert (P) 4:10
220 #4 Omar Haddad (P) wbf Kendrick Storm-Bailey 2:52
285 Jathan Worth (P) wbf #23 Ian Mallory (GM) 3:41
106 #16 Nick Dolak (P) wbf Tony Damore (GM) 0:20
113 #21 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Zach Ortman (P) 4:50
120 Andrew Mastrangelo (P) wbd # 23 Leno Ciotti (GM) 8-5
126 #6 Jacob Lizak (P) wbmd Luke Soboleski (GM) 15-4
1st
Round Consolations:
General McLane 29 Spring Ford 25
120
#11 Ryan Hayes (SF) wbmd #21 Carmine Ciotti (GM) 15-4
126 #12 Hunter Hendricks (GM) wbd Hunter Mitch (SF) 6-1
132 Jonathan Westlake (SF) wbd Luke Soboleski (GM) 6-2
138 #17 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbd Matt Krieble (SF) 9-4 (OT)
145 #18 Owen Watkins (GM) wbd Nick Beauchamp (SF) 7-3
152 Briggs Twitchell (GM) wbd Jonathan Cooper (SF) 3-0
160 #9 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf #15 Frankie Krauss (SF)
16-0
170 #22 Ethan Laird (GM) wbf Danny Krieble (SF) 3:33
182 Kyle Sult (GM) wbd Steven Rice (SF) 3-2
195 Ryan Yanulevich (SF) wbd Riley Vaughn (GM) 8-6
220 Brendan Zimmie (SF) wbf #23 Ian Mallory (GM) 4:51
285 #11 Zach Dorsey (SF) wbd Kendrick Storm-Bailey (GM)
4-0
106 Brandon Meredith (SF) wbf Tony Damore (GM) 2:01
113 #23 Leno Ciotti (GM) wbd Jimmy Frank (SF) 1-0
Championship
Round 1:
Council
Rock South 31 General McLane 27
170 #22 Ethan Laird (GM) wbmd Joe Doyle (CRS) 13-5
182 #11 Ben Kenis (CRS) wbmd Riley Vaughn (GM) 10-2
195 Scott Mackin (CRS) wbf Kyle Sult (GM) 3:42
220 Thiason Nguyen (CRS) wbd Kendrick Storm-Bailey (GM)
4-0
285 Ian Mallory (GM) wbf Brandon Kohn (CR) 5:30
106 #1 Riley Palmer (CRS) wbf Tony Damore (GM) 0:23
113 Ben Radner (CRS) wbd #23 Leno Ciotti (GM) 9-2
120 #21 Carmine Ciotti (GM) wbf Troy Nation (CRS) 1:07
126 Robbie Fasciocco (CRS) wbd Luke Soboleski (GM) 2-1
132 #3 Zach Trampe (CRS) wbd #12 Hunter Hendricks (GM) 12-6
138 #17 Giovanni Ciotti (GM) wbd Joe Little (CRS) 5-0
145 #18 Owen Watkins (GM) wbd Lucas Martoccio (CRS) 9-2
152 #11 Dylan Schwartz (CRS) wbd Briggs Twitchell 6-4
160 #9 Keller Watkins (GM) wbtf Robert Cooper (CRS) 16-0
2/8/15
