Elizabeth Forward's Ryan Michaels struggles underneath Trinity's Patrick Demark in the first round bout of the 106 weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during class 2A individual wrestling in the PIAA championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. Michaels lost to Demark in the first round.
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Valley's David Schuffert takes a moment to breath between periods in his bout against Brookville's Colby Whitehill during the first round in the 285 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Burrell's Shaun Gates interlocks with his opponent Boiling Springs' Zach Martin in the 160 pound weight class preliminary match Thursday, March 8, 2018 during the class 2A PIAA wrestling tournament matches at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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McGuffey's Jett Pattison tries to disable Pen Argyl's Nick Reto in a preliminary bout in the 126 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during the class 2A PIAA wrestling tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Burrell's Corey Christie pushes up against Bermudian Springs' Darren Beall during a preliminary match in the 152 pound class before Christie moved on to face Kane's Alec English in the first round class 2A wrestling Thursday, March 8, 2018 in the PIAA individual wrestling championship at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Derry's Tyler Cymmerman tries to keep his body up while his opponent Luke Gorg of Hughesville puts a hold on him Thursday, March 8, 2018 in the 120 pound weight class first round match during PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Southmoreland's Tyler performs a takedown on Reynolds' Hunter Michaels, during the first round in the class 2A 145 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during the first day of PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Southmoreland's Jaden Datz watches the clock count down while maintaining control over Mercer's Will Chess during a first round bout of the 170 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during PIAA individual class 2A wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. Datz won the first round bout against Chess and moved onto quarterfinals.
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Southmoreland's Jaden Datz grips onto Mercer's Will Chess during a first round bout of the 170 pound weight Thursday, March 8, 2018 during PIAA individual class 2A wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. Datz won the first round bout against Chess and moved onto quarterfinals.
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Derry's Dom DeLuca battles in the first round of the 220 pound weight class bout against Wilson's Kolby Flank on Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. DeLuca won the first round and moves on to the quarterfinals.
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Southmoreland's Jaden Datz grips onto Mercer's Will Chess during a first round bout of the 170 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during PIAA individual class 2A wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. Datz won the first round bout against Chess and moved onto quarterfinals.
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Derry's Dom DeLuca is declared the winner at the end of the first round 220 pound weight class bout against Wilson's Kolby Flank on Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Mt. Pleasant's Alex Miscovich is brought down by Northwestern Lehigh's Matt Peters in the first round of the 132 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during the first day of PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Valley's David Schuffert tries to get a leg hold on his opponent, Brookville's Colby Whitehill during the first round bout in the 285 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Southmoreland's Tyler Griffiths maintains a hold on the arm of his opponent, Reynolds' Hunter Michaels, during the first round in the class AA 145 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 during the first day of PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
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Derry's Dom DeLuca grapples in the first round of the 220 pound weight class bout against Wilson's Kolby Flank on Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey. DeLuca won the first round and moves on to the quarterfinals.
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Valley's David Schuffert and Brookville's Colby Whitehill battle in neutral during the first round bout in the 285 pound weight class Thursday, March 8, 2018 on the first day of the PIAA individual wrestling championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
HERSHEY — Gavin Teasdale has a habit of coming up big in the Giant Center, and he provided more evidence of that Thursday morning.
The Jefferson-Morgan senior, seeking to become the 13th four-time individual champion in PIAA history, advanced to the 126-pound quarterfinals with an efficient technical fall victory over Midd-West's Avery Bassett on Thursday morning, the opening day of the state tournament.
It took Teasdale (41-2) just 2 minutes, 8 seconds to post a 16-0 victory over Bassett to advance to Friday's quarterfinals, where he'll meet Saegertown's Kenny Kiser.
Teasdale led a pack of 16 WPIAL wrestlers who advanced to the quarterfinals. Two of those wrestlers, Burrell senior Corey Christie (152 pounds) and McGuffey junior Christian Clutter (170), won a pair of bouts to get there, getting preliminary-round victories before posting first-round upsets. Christie knocked off fourth-seeded Alec English of Kane, while Clutter beat No. 3 seed Gavin Henry of Union City.
Other WPIAL wrestlers to advance to the quarterfinals included Quaker Valley freshman Conner Redinger and South Park freshman Joseph Fischer at 106 pounds; Burrell freshman Ian Oswalt at 113; Derry freshman Ty Cymmerman at 120; South Side senior Joe Debor and Southmoreland senior Tyler Griffiths at 145; Frazier sophomore Thayne Lawrence at 152; Southmoreland senior Jaden Datz at 170; Bentworth junior John Vargo at 182; Freedom junior Bryson Miller at 195; Derry junior Dom DeLuca at 220; and South Side senior Bishop McCoy and Valley junior David Schuffert at 285.
The Class AA quarterfinals will take place at 9 a.m. Friday, with the semifinals at 7:30 p.m.
