HS Boys’ Wrestling: Spartans capture Indian Takedown Duals
Stanley Padakowski, North Schuylkill
LEHIGHTON — Stanley Padakowski (121) and Alex Deritis (127) earned technical falls in the final two bouts, but North Schuylkill’s comeback seemingly fell one point short of Lehighton on Saturday in the championship match of the Indian Takedown Duals.
Then the Indians crossed the line during an excessive post-match celebration. The officials took one team point away from Lehighton, tying the dual. The first tiebreaker criterion is greater number of team points deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct. Since Lehighton got penalized for the celebration, North Schuylkill received a team point to win 32-31.
Gaige Mentusky (107) notched a fall, while Brock Holmes (139), Bode Gates (145) and Cadyn McGraw (215) added major decisions. Kaden Tavares bumped up a weight to 160 and decisioned Konner Nalesnik 4-2.
North Schuylkill (12-2) also had wins over Jim Thorpe (71-0), Manheim Central (45-26), Pleasant Valley (57-14) and Governor Mifflin (44-26).
Deritis, Tavares and McGraw had 5-0 days to lead the Spartans. Mentusky, Padakowski, Noah Leib (133), Holmes and Gates went 4-1.
“They realize they belong,” North Schuylkill coach Corey Fetterolf said. “They’re believing in themselves. They’re wrestling to win, not wrestling not to lose. They’re letting it fly and giving themselves a real opportunity to win big matches.”
Panther Valley (0-8) also competed at Lehighton. The Panthers dropped all of their duals: 66-9 to Lehighton, 64-12 to Governor Mifflin, 51-18 to East Stroudsburg North, 48-24 to Pleasant Valley and 54-24 to Jim Thorpe. Landon Hunsicker (127) went 4-1 on the day for Panther Valley.
Indian Takedown Duals
At Lehighton
Championship
North Schuylkill 32, Lehighton 31
133 — Lucykanish (L) tech. fall Leib, 19-2, 3:33
139 — Holmes (NS) maj. dec. Dugan, 16-6
145 — Gates (NS) maj. dec. L. Croizier, 13-3
152 — Wentz (L) pinned Kile, 4:53
160 — Tavares (NS) dec. Nalesnik, 4-2
172 — Hontz (L) dec. Carr, 9-4
189 — DiGrazia (L) pinned Dower, 4:30
215 — McGraw (NS) maj. dec. Traylor, 10-2
285 — Macias (L) pinned Wysoski, 1:42
107 — Mentusky (NS) pinned Guy, :22
114 — R. Croizier (L) injury default Miernicki, TNA
121 — Padakowski (NS) tech. fall D’Amico, 16-1, 4:51
127 — Deritis (NS) tech. fall Strausberger 15-0, 4:00*
*Lehighton had one team point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct. North Schuylkill had one team point added due to tiebreaker criteria.
Cards go 4-2 at Raider Duals
ELVERSON — Colby Towney (145), Aaron Osatchuck (145) and Zach Kurtz (215) had perfect 6-0 days to help Pine Grove win four times at the Raider Duals at Twin Valley High School.
The Cardinals (6-3) defeated Souderton (39-30), Twin Valley (53-24), Wyomissing (63-12) and Reading (70-6). Pine Grove fell to Cocalico (38-23) and Big Spring (35-26).
Townley had two pins, two technical fals, a major decision and a forfeit win. Included was a 17-2 technical fall over Souderton’s Dominic Ramos in the first period.
Osatchuck added three falls and a major decision, while Kurtz posted three pins, one major decision and two forfeits.
Drew Hikes (133), James Hoy (139) and Scout Frantz (285) had 5-1 records. Hikes earned four technical falls; Hoy gained four pins and a forfeit; and Frantz gained four falls and a forfeit.
Chase Nagle (121) and Izzy Miller (172) went 4-2 for the Cardinals.
Dawgs go 3-3 at Line Mountain Duals
MANDATA — Jaxson Bruso (133), Hunter Updegrave (172), Max Masser (189) and Donovan Keeth (285) notched 5-1 records on the day for Tri-Valley at the Line Mountain Duals.
The Bulldogs (10-3) split their six dual meets. Tri-Valley defeated Union City (57-14), Jersey Shore (50-24) and Line Mountain (33-31). The Dawgs dropped duals to Wyalusing Valley (47-30), Boiling Springs (45-21) and Shikellamy (42-26).
In the win over Line Mountain, Keeth topped Jackson Kanwell 5-3, and Garett Leitzel edged Ace Shipe 4-3 in a pair of crucial swing bouts.
Owen Wolfgang (107) and Easton Moore (114) earned 4-2 records for the Dawgs.
Tamaqua notches 1st win
HAMBURG — Rylan Reitz (121) went 4-1, helping Tamaqua to its first win of the season at the Hawk Mountain Duals at Hamburg Area High School.
The Blue Raiders (1-12) downed Octorara 31-30 on criteria. Tamaqua fell to Hamburg (52-20), Oley Valley (38-18), Southern Columbia (67-0) and Williams Valley (40-12).
Girls’ Wrestling
Cardinals place 8th
at Matness at the MACC
WILLIAMSPORT — Geanna Lemke went 5-0 with five falls to capture the 142-pound championship at the Matness at the MACC Tournament at Liberty Arena.
In the finals, Lemke stuck Milton’s Shu Hyra Ali in 2:41.
Morgan Broy (112), Renee Eisenhauer (130) and Rieleigh Purcell (190) finished second for the Cardinals. Payton Reiner (148) and Violet Krill (170) took thirds, while Autumn Martin (118), Samantha Eisenhauer (124) and Taylor Bast (136) placed fourth.
Pine Grove finished in a five-way tie for eighth place in the 19-team event. Milton won the team title, edging runner-up Central Dauphin 26-25.5.
Panthers go 0-3
at Parkland Winter Duals
OREFIELD — Alisa Williams (170) and Brenda Banks (235) both went 3-0 for Panther Valley on Sunday at the Parkland Winter Duals.
The Panthers (1-4) struggled in the big-school field, falling to Parkland (64-11), Pennsbury (54-24) and Delaware Valley (52-30).
