HS Boys’ Wrestling: Regional tournaments get under way

Mahanoy Area's Rory Dixon, top, and Pine Grove's Austin Frantz battle during their 160-pound bout. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)

LITITZ — Please see results below. Story will be updated after quarterfinals.

Action resumes Saturday morning, the Class AA wrestlers at Warwick and the Class 3A grapplers at Bethlehem Liberty. Second-round consolations start at 9:30 a.m., with championship semifinals and third-round consolations at 11 a.m., fourth-round consolations including seventh-place matches (Class AA only) at 12:30 p.m. and championship finals, third- and fifth-place bouts (3 mats) at 4 p.m.

The top five placewinners in each weight class in both Class 3A and AA will qualify for the PIAA Wrestling Championships on March 5-7 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships

Class AA

At Warwick HS, Lititz

Friday’s local results

Round of 16

107 — Wolfgang (Tri-Valley) pinned Schadel (Halifax), :33; Mentusky (N. Schuylkill) tech. fall Hasan, 15-0, 4:47

114 — Reitz (Tamaqua) pinned Hickok (Delone Cath.), 3:39

121 — Monger (Williams Valley) pinned Buzbee (Devon Prep), :33; Reyes (Mahanoy Area) tech. fall Schisler (Bermudian Springs), 19-3, 2:31; Boyce (Conwell-Egan) pinned Nagle (Pine Grove), 1:31

127 — None

133 — Bruso (Tri-Valley) maj. dec. Nelson (Biglerville), 14-1; Swartz (Conwell-Egan) pinned Hikes (Pine Grove), 3:05

139 — Holmes (N. Schuylkill) dec. Markham (Devon Prep), 5-0

145 — Osatchuck (Pine Grove) maj. dec. Harder (Bermudian Springs), 15-6; Walther (Conwell-Egan) maj. dec. Gates (N. Schuylkill), 13-2

152 — Dixon (Mahanoy Area) tech. fall Dugan (Biglerville), 19-4, 2:58

160 — Hatter (Tri-Valley) dec. Schaaf (Tulpehocken), 10-3; Goffman (Conwell-Egan) pinned Kile (N. Schuylkill), 4:44

172 — Updegrave (Tri-Valley) forfeit over Oseeen (Biglerville); Bailey (Trinity) pinned Miller (Pine Grove), 4:44

189 — Ruffner (Tulpehocken) dec. Boris (Mahanoy Area), 5-4; Masser (Tri-Valley) dec. Carroll (Halifax), 4-1

215 — Kurtz (Pine Grove) pinned Sar III (Bristol), 1:59; McGraw (N. Schuylkill) pinned Wagner (Pope John Paul II), 1:17; Quick (Mahanoy Area) maj. dec. Marchiano (Hamburg), 9-0

285 — Savage (Upper Dauphin) dec. Frantz (Pine Grove), 7-1; Green (Williams Valley) dec. Reber (Berks Cath.), 8-1

Championship Quarterfinals

107 — Wolfgang (Tri-Valley) pinned Gregg (Hamburg), 1:58; Crandall (Faith Christian) pinned Mentusky (N. Schuylkill), 1:15

114 — Schickley (Halifax) tech. fall Reitz (Tamaqua), 16-1, 2:25

121 — Smith (Bish. McDevitt) tech. fall Monger (Williams Valley), 20-3, 4:00; Reyes (Mahanoy Area) tech. fall Oman (Brandywine Hts.), 19-4, 5:50

133 — Best (Big Spring) pinned Bruso (Tri-Valley), 1:08

139 — Kinard (Trinity) pinned Holmes (N. Schuylkill), 1:24

145 — Mackie (Oley Valley) tech. fall Osatchuck (Pine Grove), 15-0, 2:49

152 — Dixon (Mahanoy Area) tech. fall Horger (Conwell-Egan), 20-3, 1:28

160 —

172 —

189 —

215 —

285 —

First-Round Consolations

121 — Nagle (Pine Grove) tech. fall Rodriguez (Pope John Paul II), 15-0, 1:50

133 — Hikes (Pine Grove) pinned Colon (Bristol), :49

145 — Gates (N. Schuylkill) pinned Lee (Church Farm School), 2:19

160 — Kile (N. Schuylkill) pinned Salmon (Church Farm School), :41

172 — TBD

189 — TBD

215 — TBD

285 — TBD

Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships

Class 3A

At Liberty HS, Bethlehem

Friday’s local results

Round of 16

189 — McFarland (Pottsville) pinned Quinn (Father Judge), 2:42

Championship Quarterfinals

189 — McFarland (Pottsville)