HS Boys’ Wrestling: Tri-Valley cruises past Mahanoy Area
Tri-Valley's Jayce Hatter (114) works for a takedown against Mahanoy Area's Nolan Timko on Wednesday during a Schuylkill League Division II dual meet in Hegins. Making the call is referee Brett Matukewicz. Hatter won by technical fall. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)
HEGINS — Seven matches. In six days. And three weigh-ins.
Tri-Valley’s had a busy week, to say the least.
The Bulldogs capped a successful run Wednesday night, routing Mahanoy Area 49-17 in a Schuylkill League Division II dual meet in the Tri-Valley gym.
The stretch began last Friday when Tri-Valley (7-0, 1-0 D-II) swept five dual meets at Blue Mountain’s Gauntlet Wrestling Tournament. Tuesday night, the Dawgs rallied past mat rival North Schuylkill 36-30. Then they came back 24 hours later and took 10-of-13 matches against the Golden Bears (4-3, 0-1).
“They came through pretty well,” Tri-Valley coach Dave Boltz said. “We just practiced Monday to get ready. The Gauntlet is a lot of wrestling. We were run down after that, so we took the weekend off. They performed very well. I think they needed that break.”
So, in less than a week, Tri-Valley earned seven dual-meet wins, including triumphs over Blue Mountain, North Schuylkill and Mahanoy Area.
“I thought we could do it, but we weren’t sure,” Boltz said. “We had to show up and wrestle. Our guys kept pushing the pace and didn’t give up.”
Owen Wolfgang (107) set the tone for the Dawgs against Mahanoy Area with a 19-second pin in the first match. Landon Horoschak (145), Liam Yourey (152) and Hunter Updegrave (172) added falls for Tri-Valley. Jayce Hatter (114) posted a 22-4 technical fall in 3:17 over Nolan Timko.
In a featured bout at 189, Tri-Valley’s Max Masser decisioned Stanley Boris 4-1 in sudden victory. Masser had numerous chances for a takedown during regulation, but the powerful Boris fended him off. The Dawgs’ standout finished a low, single-leg shot just 15 seconds into extra time.
In another featured bout at 160, Mahanoy Area’s Rory Dixon rolled up a 16-1 technical fall in 2:46 over Parker Hatter. Dixon (11-0) has 10 technical falls and one major decision in his 11 bouts this season.
The Bears’ Kyler Quick (11-0) also stayed undefeated with a 19-second pin over Kyle Bowman at 215 pounds. Quick has nine pins in his 11 wins.
Mahanoy Area freshman Arturo Reyes (127) improved to 10-1 with a 38-second fall over Dalton Leitzel. Reyes has five pins and three technical falls among his 10 victories.
After its busy stretch, Tri-Valley will have 11 days off over Christmas before returning to action Dec. 29-30 at the Governor Mifflin Invitational. Mahanoy Area will compete in the Jim Thorpe Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29-30.
“We’re going to work on a little more technique,” Boltz said. “We have a couple little things to to work on. We’ll take some time for the holiday and work on some things we didn’t go over yet, some things that we saw over the last 5-6 days.”
Tri-Valley 49, Mahanoy Area 17
107 — Wolfgang (TV) pinned Gregory, :19
114 — J. Hatter (TV) tech. fall Timko, 22-4, 3:17
121 — G. Leitzel (TV) dec. King, 10-3
127 — Reyes (MA) pinned D. Leitzel, :38
133 — Gill (TV) maj. dec. Manley, 9-1
139 — Bruso (TV) won by forfeit
145 — Horoschak (TV) pinned Seritti, 4:57
152 — Yourey (TV) pinned Spino, 5:15
160 — Dixon (MA) tech. fall P. Hatter, 16-1, 2:46
172 — Updegrave (TV) pinned Shannon, :50
189 — Masser (TV) dec. Boris, 4-1 SV
215 — Quick (MA) pinned Bowman, :19
285 — Keeth (TV) maj. dec. Lagaza, 11-3
Blue Mountain 66, Panther Valley 6
LANSFORD — Caden Fenstermacher (114), Cooper Leibold (127), Keenan Hall (139), Troy Mady (145), Bryce Bodenberg (152), Owen Woll (160), Preston Whalen (172), David Renninger (189) and Vaughn Helverson (285) notched falls to power Blue Mountain (6-2, 1-0 D-I) to a Schuylkill League Division I win over Panther Valley.
Carlos Maldonado-Rosa (215) scored a pin for the Panthers (0-3, 0-2).
107 — Freed (BM) won by forfeit
114 — No bout
121 — Fenstermacher (BM) pinned Wise, 1:09
127 — Leibold (BM) pinned Andrades, 1:40
133 — Brobst (BM) won by forfeit
139 — Hall (BM) pinned Hunsicker, 3:16
145 — Mady (BM) pinned Rolon, 2:25
152 — Bodenberg (BM) pinned Moore, 2:25
160 — Woll (BM) pinned Smith, :25
172 — Whalen (BM) pinned Zarsky, 1:44
189 — Renninger (BM) pinned Vazquez-Matta, 1:04
215 — Maldonado-Rosa (PV) pinned Foose, 3:32
285 — Helverson (BM) pinned Blose, 1:13
Pine Grove 53, Williams Valley 12
PINE GROVE — Austin Frantz (160) and Zach Kurtz (215) notched falls to key Pine Grove’s Schuylkill League Division II victory over Williams Valley.
Chase Nagle (121) added a technical fall for the Cardinals (2-0, 1-0 D-II).
Pine Grove also took a pair of featured bouts. At 152, Aaron Osatchuck decisioned Xzavion Tennis 8-6, and at 285, Scout Frantz edged Shawn Romberger 1-0.
Magnus Monger (127) and Colin Crisswell (172) had pins for the Vikings (1-8, 0-1).
107 — Witherow (PG) won by forfeit
114 — No bout
121 — Nagle (PG) tech. fall Ems, 21-6, 4:14
127 — Monger (WV) pinned Enge, :45
133 — Reichelt (PG) won by forfeit
139 — Hoy (PG) won by forfeit
145 — Wolfgram (PG) won by forfeit
152 — Osatchuck (PG) dec. Tennis, 8-6
160 — A. Frantz (PG) pinned Dotson, 5:49
172 — Crisswell (WV) pinned Miller, 3:26
189 — Troup (PG) won by forfeit
215 — Z. Kurtz (PG) pinned Weiss, 2:44
285 — S. Frantz (PG) dec. Romberger, 1-0
Pottsville 53, Schuylkill Haven 24
POTTSVILLE — Colin Kline (139), Kaiden Renn (172), Jacoby Hay (215) and Terrell McFarland (285) earned pins to lead Pottsville to a non-league victory over Schuylkill Haven.
Silas Smith (127) added a technical fall for the Crimson Tide (3-5).
Trayten Hasenauer (107) and Jack Krammes (152) won by fall for the Hurricanes (1-2).
107 — Hasenauer (SH) pinned Lutsky, 1:05
114 — Blevins (SH) won by forfeit
121 — Cook (P) won by forfeit
127 — Smith (P) tech. fall Holtke, 17-1, TNA
133 — Wildermuth (SH) won by forfeit
139 — Clews (P) won by forfeit
145 — Kline (P) pinned Costenbader, 1:48
152 — Krammes (SH) pinned Peleschak, 4:50
160 — Evans (P) won by forfeit
172 — Renn (P) pinned Javorka, 2:25
189 — Bailey (P) won by forfeit
215 — Hay (P) pinned Reber, 1:27
285 — McFarland (P) pinned Davis, :49
Girls’ Wrestling
North Schuylkill 39, Jim Thorpe 30
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Phoebe Smith (130) posted a 14-7 decision over Ashlyn Coffey to help North Schuylkill (1-1) defeat Jim Thorpe (0-3) in a non-league dual meet at Cesari-Hope Gymnasium.
The victory marked the first in the history of the North Schuylkill girls’ wrestling program.
