WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Finals – Day Two Highlights

By: HSSN Staff
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 1:15 AM

The Class AAA WPIAL Championships had a similar feel Friday as it did on Thursday, as the top wrestlers at each weight class continued to march toward the finals. The Quarterfinals and 1st round of consolations were wrestled on Friday, with four wrestlers being eliminated in each weight class.

Only 8 of the 56 top 4 seeds from the 14 weight classes did not advance into the semi-finals that will be wrestled on Saturday. Some of the big upsets on Friday were at 138 pounds, where Hampton’s Kevin Synan beat 2nd seed Cole Landowski of Kiski by fall in 5:09, and at 160 pounds, where Kellan Stout of Mount Lebanon beat 2nd seed Marco Crivelli of Hopewell 4-0. Also pulling upsets were Zack DeLuca of Central Catholic at 220 pounds, beating 3rd seed John Phillips of Albert Gallatin by fall in 4:31, and Damon Sims Jr. of Hopewell beating Luke Fleck of Franklin Regional at 285 pounds 2-1 in double overtime.

Canon-McMillan continued their strong tournament by sending 8 kids to the semi-finals. Central Catholic was the next team behind with 5 wrestlers in the semi-finals while Franklin Regional has 4 kids wrestling in the winners bracket. Latrobe, Greensburg Salem, Hampton, and North Allegheny all will have 3 kids wrestling in Saturday’s semi-finals.

Wrestling action starts back up Saturday at 10:00 AM with the semi-finals scheduled for 12:00 PM. All the wrestling action can be heard on the MSA Sports Network.

Semi-Final Pairings

106 –  Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) vs. Dom Forys (North Allegheny)
A.C. Headlee (Waynesburg) vs. Vincenzo Joseph (Central Catholic)

113 –  Sam Krivus (Hempfield) vs. Nate Russo (Belle Vernon)
Blake Caudill (Butler) vs. Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan)

120 –  Conner Schram (Canon-McMillan) vs. Lukas Etzel (Elizabeth Forward)
Tyler Walker (North Hills) vs. Tyler Smith (Franklin Regional)

126 –  Derrick Evanovich (Peters Township) vs. Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional)
Colt Shorts (Canon-McMillan) vs. Peter Craig (Hampton)

132 –  Mackenzie McGuire (Upper St. Clair) vs. Tyler Reinhart (Greensburg Salem)
Josh Shields (Franklin Regional) vs. Ethan Kenney (Connellsville)

138 –  Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan) vs. Chris Nuss (Central Catholic)
Tanner Wiltrout (Connellsville) vs. Kevin Synan (Hampton)

145 –  Tyler Lydic (Latrobe) vs. Heath Coles (Norwin)
Joe Washington (Penn Hills) vs. Dario Dobbin (Canon-McMillan)

152 –  Zach Voytek (Greensburg Salem) vs. Dakoda Collins (Butler)
Joe Fiasco (Penn Trafford) vs. Tyler Manion (Central Catholic)

160 –  Zack Zavatsky (Latrobe) vs. Austin Wilding (Upper St. Clair)
Jake Wisener (Ringgold) vs. Kellan Stout (Mount Lebanon)

170 –  Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan) vs. Anthony Cable (Greensburg Salem)
Adam Nickelson (Belle Vernon) vs. Alex Deciantis (North Allegheny)

182 –  Matt McCutcheon (Kiski) vs. Anthony Brooks (Fox Chapel)
Kyle Spangler (Hempfield) vs. Jarred Lux (North Allegheny)

195 –  Perry Hills (Central Catholic) vs. Cole Macek (Montour)
Scott Mohring (Latrobe) vs. Jake Hart (Hampton)

220 –  Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan) vs. Alen Turcinhodzic (North Hills)
Zack DeLuca (Central Catholic) vs. Ben Balish (Pine Richland)

285 –  Cody Klempay (Canon-McMillan) vs. Nathan Spinetti (Uniontown)
Damon Sims Jr. (Hopewell) vs. Shane Kuhn (Kiski)