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Sat. Pa. wrestling: Boyertown rules in PAC-10

Boyertown dominated the Pioneer Athletic Conference wrestling championships the same way it has rolled past opponents all season. The host Bears, who swept undefeated to the regular-season dual-meet title, won nine individual titles Saturday en route to the team crown. Boyertown's Gregg Harvey, who pinned in 5 minutes, 31 seconds, was named the outstanding wrestler.

Boyertown dominated the Pioneer Athletic Conference wrestling championships the same way it has rolled past opponents all season.

The host Bears, who swept undefeated to the regular-season dual-meet title, won nine individual titles Saturday en route to the team crown. Boyertown's Gregg Harvey, who pinned in 5 minutes, 31 seconds, was named the outstanding wrestler.

The top five finishers in each weight class advanced to the district tournament.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Team scoring: 1. Boyertown, 259.5; 2. Spring-Ford, 210.5; 3. Methacton, 141.5; 4. Owen J. Roberts, 1:29.5; 5. Pottstown, 116; 6. Upper Perkiomen, 111; 7. Perkiomen Valley, 107; 8. Pottsgrove, 9. Phoenixville, 57; 10. Pope John Paul II, 20.

106. Jakob Campbell, Boyertown, tech fall Max Shepherd, Phoenixville, 20-3; 113: Derek Gulotta, Owen J. Roberts, dec. Ryan Hayes, Spring-Ford, 11-7; 120: Garrett Mauger, Boyertown, dec. Logan Pennypacker, Pottstown, 5-0; 126: Lucas Miller, Boyertown, dec. Eric Miller, Upper Perkiomen, 2-1; 132: Eddie Kriczky, Boyertown, dec. Bryant Wise, Pottstown, 1-0; 138: Joe Staley, Methacton, dec. Tyrelle Robinson, Perkiomen Valley, 5-4; 145: Dominick Petrucelli, Owen J. Roberts, dec. Patrick Bohn, Pottstown, 10-5; 152: Nico Demetrio, Pottsgrove, dec. Darien Hain, Pottstown, 7-5 (SV); 160: Gregg Harvey, Boyertown, pin Nick Giangiulio, Perkiomen Valley, 5:13; 170: Cody Richmond, Boyertown, dec. Taylor Westlake, Spring-Ford, 5-3; 182: William Scholl, Boyertown, dec. Devin Bradley, Methacton, 10-8; 195: Jordan Wertz, Boyertown, pin Nick Perri, Spring-Ford, 1:51; 220: Jordan Wood, Boyertown, pin Luke DiElsi, Perkiomen Valley, 0:59; 285: Tracey Green, Methacton, dec. Patt Finn, Pottsgrove, 3-1.

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATION

106: Ryan Resnick, Owen J. Roberts, pin Nick Suero, Spring-Ford, 1:33; 113: Dustin Steffenino, Upper Perkiomen, dec. Bryce Reddington, 4-2; 120: Hunter Mitch, Spring-Ford, dec. Garrett Serwatka, Phoenixville, 2-0; 126: Mason Pennypacker, Pottstown, dec. Matt Krieble, Spring-Ford, 9-6; 132: Nick Beauchamp, Spring-Ford, dec. Dylan Henry, Methacton, 3-0; 138: Demetri D'Orsaneo, Owen J. Roberts, Hunter Vogels, Boyertown, 9-3; 145: Trey Romance, Phoenixville, dec. Dylan Wertz, Boyertown, 6-4. 152: Frankie Krauss, Spring-Ford, maj. dec. Michael Felix, Upper Perkiomen, 12-2; 160: Trevor Weeks, Upper Perkiomen, dec. Evan Weneck, 8-2; 170: Aaron Sturm, Perkiomen Valley, pin Christopher Quintrell, Pottsgrove, 0:26; 182: Brendan Zimmie, Spring-Ford, win, by inj. default; 195: Chris DeFrancesco, Pottsgrove, dec. Stephen Stajnrajh, Methacton, 3-0; 220: Mason Romano, Spring-Ford, pin Josh Slody, Pottstown, 2:33. 285: Joshua Boyer, Spring-Ford, Brody O'Connell, Boyertown, 5-2.

Sub. One American

Plymouth Whitemarsh powered to the team title at the championships at Wissahickon.

Franceso Palagruto (120), Gianpiero DiBattista (132), Ben Billings (138), and Austin Pollock (182) each won by decision for Plymouth Whitemarsh.

Upper Moreland's Dominic DeLaurentis, who won a 4-3 decision at 160, was the outstanding wrestler.

The top four wrestlers from each division will move on to districts.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Team scoring: 1. Plymouth Whitemarsh, 220.5; 2. Norristown, 202; 3. Upper Moreland, 159; 4. Upper Dublin, 133; 5. Wissahickon, 126; 6. Cheltenham, 110; 7. Springfield (M) 76; 8. Upper Merion, 46.

106: Justin Altrogge, Norristown, dec. Jason Amy, Upper Moreland, 4-3; 113: Eric Fuentes, Norristown, dec. Matt Amy, Upper Moreland, 4-3; 120: Francesco Palagruto, Plymouth Whitemarsh, dec. Alex Chiodo-Ortiz, Wissahickon, 6-0; 126: August Gershwin, Cheltenham, dec. Isaac Philip, Wissahickon, 6-2; 132: Gianpiero DiBattista, Plymouth Whitemarsh, dec. Colin Devlin, Upper Dublin, 5-1; 138: Ben Billings, Plymouth Whitemarsh, dec. Chris Fleming, Upper Moreland, 4-3; 145: Anthony DeLaurentis, Upper Moreland, tech. fall Earl Ries, Plymouth Whitemarsh, 18-3; 152: Mike Springer, Norristown, won by inj. default; 160: Dom DeLaurentis, Upper Moreland, dec. Pat Fennell, Wissahickon, 3-2; 170: Rashon Lusane, Norristown, maj. dec. Ben Gause, Upper Dublin, 10-0; 182: Austin Pollock, Plymouth Whitemarsh, dec. Connor Barton, Cheltenham, 4-0; 195: Isaiah Samules, Norristown, pin Ben Swan, Plymouth Whitemarsh, 4:31; 220: John McClinton, Springfield Township, pin Shaun Jones, Norristown, 5:35; 285: Shaheed Hill, Norristown, pinned Quincy Williams, Plymouth Whitemarsh, 3:48.

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATIONS

106: Evan Hill, Wissahickon, dec. Kinkaid Thomas, Upper Dublin, 7-1; 113: Zach Wakefield, Plymouth Whitemarsh, pinned Alex Bonczkiewicz, Upper Dublin, 2:33; 120: Mason Maglio, Upper Moreland, dec. Alex Tan, Norristown, 4-2; 126: Dan Smith, Plymouth Whitemarsh, pinned Matt Koresko, Upper Merion, 0:43; 132: Tim Vincent, Springfield Township, dec. Ernest Brown, Upper Moreland, 8-5; 138: Nick Natale, Wissahickon, dec. Sean Bradley, Cheltenham, 6-2; 145: Jumaane Wright, Cheltenham, dec. Pat Kovacs, Wissahickon, 12-6; 152: Ajani Dashield, Plymouth Whitemarsh, maj. dec. Luis Lozada, Upper Dublin, 16-2; 160: Evan Roth, Upper Dublin, pinned Marcus Ford, Norristown, 3:00; 170: Justin Hester, Upper Moreland, pinned Robert Brooke, Plymouth Whitemarsh, 1:25; 182: Eric An, Wissahickon, dec. Henry Williams, Norristown, 3-2; 195: Eddie Graham, Springfield Township, dec. Patrick Walker, Upper Moreland, 4-2; 220: John Dob, Plymouth Whitemarsh, dec. Avery Harris, Upper Dublin, 6-3; 285: Nick Carpenter, Upper Dublin, pinned Resen Kerpi, Wissahickon, 3:27.

Central League

Garnet Valley rode its advantage at the lighter weights to the team title in the championships at Haverford High.

Marple Newtown's Patrick Callaghan was named the outstanding wrestler.

The top six from each class qualified for districts.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Team results: 1. Garnet Valley, 207.5; 2. Penncrest, 183.5; 3 (tie). Conestoga, 112; 3 (tie). Springfield (D), 112; 5. Upper Darby, 109.5; 6. Ridley, 90; 7. Haverford High, 89; 8. (tie). Radnor, 82; 8 (tie). Strath Haven, 82; 10. Marple Newtown, 56.5; 11. Lower Merion, 27; 12. Harriton, 22.

106: Nick Puliti, Garnet Valley, dec. Anthony Petril, Upper Darby, 6-5; 113: Austin Petril, Upper Darby, dec. Matt Marino, Garnet Valley, 2-1; 120: Mike Marino, Garnet Valley, dec. Donte McCarthy, Ridley, 8-2; 126: Pat Callaghan, Marple Newtown, dec. Ben Tuohey, Garnet Valley, 8-4; 132: Gary Pizzuto, Garnet Valley, pin Tim Abbot, Springfield (D), 4:22; 138: Dennis Charamella, Springfield Delco, pinned Ronnie Frank, Penncrest, 2:36; 145: Dan Iredale, Conestoga, dec. Sean Lyons, Garnet Valley, 3-1; 152: Ryan Dougherty, Penncrest, maj. dec. David Tustin, Haverford High, 12-2; 160: Tom Meyers, Radnor, dec. Wyatt Martin, Haverford High, 3-1; 170: John Dambro, Garnet Valley, dec. Joe Pyfer, Penncrest, 12-7; 182: Liam Frank, Penncrest, dec. Lawrence Alkins, Ridley, 3-2; 195: Austin Jacque, Penncrest, dec. Markos Katrakazis, Marple Newtown, 8-4; 220: Michael Karas, Conestoga, dec. John Zweier, Garnet Valley, 2-1; 285: Justin Fremont, Strath Haven, pin Jim Hong, Radnor, 6:34 (SV).

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATIONS

106: Nate Frantz, Strath Haven, pinned Vince Tavani, Haverford High, 1:21; 113: Eric Hutchinson, Conestoga, dec. Robbie Hazard, Lower Merion, 3-2; 120: Luke Charamella, Springfield (D), dec. Dan Redmond, Radnor, 8-5; 126: Colin Cronin, Upper Darby, dec. Chris Sciarrino, Springfield (D), 4-3 (TB); 132: Max Livingston, Upper Darby, dec. Noah Nelson, Penncrest, 6-2; 138: Pat Rowe, Garnet Valley, dec. Byrum Saam, Harriton, 7-3; 145: Brody Brush, Lower Merion, dec. Pat Kane, Upper Darby, 7-1; 152: Matt Sauselein, Ridley, dec. Kyle Wadell, Radnor, 7-5 (UTB); 160: Charlie Livingston, Upper Darby, dec. Joey Sciarrino, Springfield (D), 4-2; 170: Matt Bloxton, Haverford High, maj. dec. Mike Wiley, Strath Haven, 10-2; 182: Mark Morey, Garnet Valley, dec. Kit Schofield, Conestoga, 4-3; 195: Chip Rossino, Haverford High, dec. Tom McKeown, Garnet Valley, 3-0; 220: Bob Long, Penncrest, dec. Kent Chance, Radnor, 5-3 (TB); 285: Nick Apostolu, Springfield (D), dec. Troy Bailey, Penncrest, 2-0.

Catholic League

Backed by a dominating performance in the finals, La Salle stormed to the team title at the championships at Archbishop Ryan.

Bonner-Prendergast's Joe DePhillipo, the 152 champion, was the outstanding wrestler.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

Team results: 1. La Salle, 247.5; 2. Father Judge, 234; 3. Archbishop Wood, 167; 4. St. Joseph's Prep, 161.5; 5. Bishop McDevitt, 109; 6. Archbishop Ryan, 89; 7. Cardinal O'Hara, 86.5; 8. Roman Catholic, 46; 9. Bonner-Prengergast, 41.5; 10. Archbishop Carroll, 28; 11. Conwell-Egan, 17.

106: Sean Lyons, St. Joseph's Prep, dec. Tim McCall, Father Judge, 7-3; 113: Chad Haegele, Archbishop Wood, dec. Matthew McLaren, LaSalle, 5-4; 120: Salvatore Anderson, LaSalle, maj. dec. Mike Maloney, Cardinal O'Hara, 12-0; 126: Tyler Medina, Bishop McDevitt, dec. Kyle Mallon, Father Judge, 2-1; 132: Andrew McLaren, LaSalle, maj. dec. Owen Barnes, Bishop McDevitt, 9-0; 138: Greg Konieczny, LaSalle, maj. dec. Dave White, Father Judge, 17-6; 145: Joe Galasso, Father Judge, dec. Bobby Endy, St. Joseph's Prep, 11-4; 152: Joe DePhillipo, Monsignor Bonner, pinned Vickson Krah, Father Judge, 3:20; 160: Chad Sheehan, Archbishop Wood, pin Gerry Gaydosh, Roman Catholic, 0:49; 170: Idris White, Father Judge, won by inj. default; 182: Anthony Piscopo, LaSalle, won by tech. fall over Tom Johnson, St. Joseph's Prep, 18-3; 195: Santino Pelusi, LaSalle, dec. Tom Bayer, Father Judge, 3-2; 220: Antonio Pelusi, LaSalle, pinned Ryan Kidwell, Archbishop Ryan, 0:56; 285: Joe Hansbury, Archbishop Ryan, pin Bill Frusco, LaSalle, 0:32.

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATIONS

106: Mark Rounbehler, LaSalle, dec. Paul Hoelsworth, Archbishop Wood; 113: Trevor Elfvin, Father Judge, dec. Josh Velez-Arce, Bishop McDevitt; 120: John Fasti, Archbishop Wood, dec. Charles Wallace, Father Judge; 126: Pat McGinley, LaSalle, wins by decision; 132: Connor Mauriello, St. Joseph's Prep, dec. Adam White, Father Judge; 138: Connor Waite, St. Joseph's Prep, dec. Mike Lewis, Cardinal O'Hara; 145: Luke Ratchford, LaSalle, dec. Mike McGee, Archbishop Wood; 152: Derek McDermott, Archbishop Wood, dec. Christian Waller, St. Joseph's Prep; 160: Nick Reidy, Father Judge, dec. Noel Rivera, Bishop McDevitt; 170: Dominic Stanton, Bishop McDevitt, dec. Jacob Poulos, Archbishop Carroll; 182: Kyle Palinkas, Father Judge, dec. Joe Leyland, Roman Catholic; 195: Matt Murray, Archbishop Wood, dec. Tom Becker, Monsignor Bonner; 220: Gaetano Simonelli, Cardinal O'Hara, dec. Albert McGrath, Father Judge; 285: Brandon Coco, Bishop McDevitt, dec. Julian Albero, Conwell Egan.

Public League

Mariana Bracetti picked up four winners and Central had three in the championships at George Washington.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106: Zach Robles, Central, maj. dec. Kevin Freeman, George Washington, 9-1; 113: Jonathan Guevara, Central, pin Amir Davis West Philadelphia; 120: Robert Le, Central, dec. Jonathan Wojtiw, Franklin Towne Charter; 126: Derrick Sutton, Martin Luther King, pin Alexandre Desouza, Northeast High; 132: Ronald Palmer, Mariana Bracetti Academy pin Tyrone Woods, Martin Luther King; 138: Endy Giang, Palumbo, dec. Jancarlos Velez, Franklin Towne Charter; 145: Felipe Montalvo, Edison, dec. Vince Li, Central High, 5-2; 152: Ryan Robert, Franklin Towne Charter, dec. Matt Tomczak, George Washington, 3-1; 160: Jamal Powell Northeast, pin Demetrius Spicer, Mastery Charter; 170: Nasim Banks, Mariana Bracetti, dec. Hakim Coles, Northeast High; 182: Frankell Mack, Mastery Charter, dec. Tamchybai Turusbekov, Northeast High, 11-5; 195: Julius Santos, Mariana Bracetti, dec. Kemran Fayikov, Northeast; 220: Luis Martinez, Mariana Bracetti, pin Lamarick Dunmore, Palumbo; 285: Jon Welsh, Olney, dec. Stephane Eugene, George Washington.