HS Boys’ Wrestling: Tide’s McFarland earns Penn Manor gold
Terrell McFarland, Pottsville
MILLERSVILLE — Terrell McFarland wants to make the most of his senior wrestling season.
So far, the Pottsville senior is off to a flying start.
After surpassing the 100-win mark at last weekend’s Case-Flynn Duals, McFarland dropped a weight for the Penn Manor Holiday Tournament. He started the event with three pins Friday, then added three more victories Saturday to capture the 189-pound championship. In the finals, McFarland routed Spring-Ford’s Mason Richards 13-3.
The 6-0 tournament raised McFarland’s season record to 13-0. He’s now 109-16 in his career.
Cole Cook (114) wrestled to a seventh-place finish for the Crimson Tide.
Pottsville finished 20th in the 41-team tournament. Norwin won the team title with 214.5 points. Mount St. Joseph, Maryland, finished second with 199.5, and Central Mountain took third with 165.
Bears’ Quick reaches milestone
TAMAQUA — Kyler Quick racked up five pins and a technical fall to lead Mahanoy Area to a 4-2 record at the Blue Raider Duals at Tamaqua Area High School.
The six victories pushed the 215-pound Quick past the 100-win mark for his career. The senior improved to 10-0 on the season and 104-44 for his career. He’s the second local wrestler to reach the 100-win milestone this season, joining Pottsville’s Terrell McFarland.
The Golden Bears defeated Bangor (31-27), Hanover Area (37-32), Williams Valley (46-21) and Col-Mon Vo-Tech (42-29). Mahanoy Area dropped duals to Berks Catholic (50-15) and Lehighton (53-23).
Rory Dixon (152) had a huge day for the Bears, going 6-0 with all of his wins by technical fall. On the day, Dixon outscored his opponents 106-10. Dixon improved to 10-0 on the season.
Freshman Arturo Reyes (127) had a 6-0 day with three pins and a technical fall. Reyes upped his record to 9-1.
Elsewhere in the 13-team event, Williams Valley went 1-5, including a 33-17 win over Salisbury. The Vikings fell to Abington Heights (47-21), Berks Catholic (62-12), Mahanoy Area (46-21), Hanover Area (43-17) and Col-Mon Vo-Tech (39-23).
Colin Crisswell led the Vikings individually, going 6-0 with two pins and a technical fall at 160 and 172. Crisswell is 10-2 this season.
Camron Green (285) went 4-1, and Elisha Weiss (215) went 4-2 for Williams Valley.
Host Tamaqua had a tough day, losing all six of its dual meets to: Bangor (65-6), Berwick (41-24), Col-Mon Vo-Tech (41-34), Salisbury (35-21), Abington Heights (64-0) and Lehighton (66-12).
Freshman Rylan Reitz (121) went 4-2 for the Blue Raiders. Reitz is 10-3 this season.
Spartans place 5 at Carlisle
CARLISLE — Bode Gates (145) battled back through the consolations to place fourth at the Carlisle Wrestling Classic.
Gates went 6-2 in the two-day event.
