PJW Jr. High State Tournament Recap

Coach Slack’s Jr. High squad wrestled in the PJW State Tournament this past weekend. After qualifying a record number of wrestlers for the tournament, The “Fighting Fourteen” made an impact at the tournament with two place winners. The following wrestlers traveled to Johnstown, PA to wrestle: William Styperk (82), Lucas Dantry (82), Conlan O’Donoghue (87), Jake Egizio (92), Daniel Buckley (92), Jacob Houpt (97), Costa Moore (102), Brandon Dami (107), Tyler Soule (117), Gabriel Stafford (124), Addison Miller (132), Danny Phillips (132), Matthew Furman (140), and Ty Rohaley (157).

Below is the journey that each of the Jr. High’s placers took to earn a medal: 

Costa Moore (102 lbs) - 5th Place

Round 1 - BYE
Round 2 - Costa Moore dec Chase Crawley (Muncy), (1-0)
Round 3 - Cole Homet (Wayesburg) fall Costa Moore, (4:21)
Consy Round 3 - Costa Moore fall Ryan Kneeland (Jamestown), (2:08)
Consy Round 4 - Costa Moore dec Nathan Monteparte (North Allegheny), (2-0)
Consy Round 5 - Costa Moore fall Alex Hanley (Northampton), (6:30)
Consy Round 6 - Costa Moore dec Dagen Condomitti (Northampton), (1-0)
Consy Round 7 - Braden Bower (Williamsport) dec Costa Moore, (3-0)
5th Place - Costa Moore dec Gabriel Golden (Latrobe), (2-1)

Brandon Dami (107 lbs) - 7th Place

Round 1 - BYE
Round 2 - Brandon Dami dec Aiden Gaugler (Selinsgrove), (4-3)
Round 3 - Brandon Dami dec Bodie Rouzer (Waynesboro Area), (5-1)
Quarterfinals - Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg) fall Brandon Dami, (2:25)
Consy Round 5 - Brandon Dami dec Andrew McMonagle (Central), (6-1)
Consy Round 6 - Kelin Laffey(Pine Richland) fall Brandon Dami, (:55)
7th Place - Brandon Dami fall Nolan Barr (Clearfield), (3:05)

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Jr. High Qualifies Record 14 for PJW State Tournament

Not only was this a phenomenal weekend for the High School team, but the Jr. High had a great showing at the Area IV Regional tournament. Coach Slack's squad qualified a record 14 wrestlers for the PJW State tournament, beating the previous record of 12 qualifiers in 2016. The young men will compete next weekend in the PJW Jr. High State Championship at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA (3/3 - 3/4). Review the full results below or at TrackWrestling:

1st

102 Costa Moore (Champion)
107 Brandon Dami (Champion)
124 Gabe Stafford (Champion)

2nd

82 Lucas Dantry (2nd)
87 Conan O'Donoghue (2nd)
92 Jake Egizio (2nd)
97 Jacob Haupt (2nd)
117 Tyler Soule (2nd)
132 Danny Phillips (2nd)
140 Matthew Furman (2nd)
157 Ty Rohaley (2nd)

3rd

82 William Styperk (3rd)
92 Daniel Buckley (3rd)
132 Addison Miller (3rd)

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Mid-Season Canon-McMillan Wrestling Updates (CCNS, JH, HS, College)

College

• Dalton Macri (UNC) [125 lbs] - 2-2 record, #9 in NCAA
• Brendan Price (Pitt) [125 lbs]
• Connor Schram (Stanford) [125 lbs] - Hokie Open (1st), CKLV (6th), #16 in NCAA
• Tony Mastrangelo (Waynesburg) [133 lbs]
• Matt Oblock (Wheeling Jesuit) [141 lbs]
• Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) [149 lbs] - 5-2 record, #8 in NCAA
• Brendan Furman (Finger Lakes) [285 lbs] - 9-6 record, Cleveland Open (6th)
• Nick Konyk (Mercyhurst) [184 lbs] - Ohio Intercollegiate Open (3rd)

The Big Macs place 4th at the North Canton Tournament.

HS Matches (3-0 Record)

Montour 

CM wins 71-9.
Gardner (120), Ross (132), Hritsko (138), Rohaley (145), Nijenhuis (160), Miller (170), Hendal (195), Minis (220) and Ramos (Hvy) all won by fall.

Chartiers Valley

CM wins 66-6.
Binni (113), Hayman (120), Hritsko (138), Rohaley (145), Pihiou (152), Wolfgramm (160), Miller (170), Hendel (195) all pinned for the Big Macs.

Kiski Area

CM wins 36-27. Alumni Night honors wrestlers from the past 90 years, Gunners & Big Macs alike. Coach Mary's 2012 & 2013 State Championship teams were also honored.

Baxter (106), Binni (113), Macri (126), and Rohaley (220) had pins for CM. Hayman (120) had big win over #2 in the WPIAL, Miller. Nijenhuis (160) and Ramos (Hwt) also had decisions.

HS Tournaments

Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic

CM places 4th overall behind Cumberland Valley, Easton, and Bishop McDevitt.

120 - Kenny Hayman (3rd)
126 - Logan Macri (3rd)
138 - Tim Hritsko (4th)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (1st)

North Canton Tournament

CM places 4th overall behind Wadsworth, Cuyahoga Valley, and Louisville.

106 - Jimmy Baxter (3rd)
113 - Michael Binni (4th)
120 - Kenny Hayman (1st)
138 - Tim Hritsko (3rd)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (2nd)

Powerade Tournament

CM place 8th overall, beating out Waynesburg and Kiski.

JV
145 - Skylar Adams (3rd)
170 - Evan Miller (1st)
195 - Alec Hendal (2nd)
285 - Giomar Ramos (4th)

Varsity
120 - Logan Macri (1st)
138 - Tim Hritsko (6th)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (3rd)

WPIAL Rankings (As of 1/2)

Team - CM (#1)
106 - Jimmy Baxter (#7)
113 - Michael Binni (#5)
120 - Logan Macri (#1)
126 - Kenny Hayman (#3)
138 - Tim Hritsko (#3)
160 - Gerrit Nijenhuis (#2)
195 - Alec Hendal (#10)
220 - Zach Rohaley (#4)

CM's Junior High wins the Greensburg Salem Tournament

Junior High (11-0 Record)

Matches

• 88-9 (Montour)

• 72-24 (Chartiers Valley)

Seneca Valley Duals Champions

• 68-24 (Hempfield)

• 78-21 (Burrell)

• 51-39 (Kiski)

• 85-16 (Quaker Valley)

• 90-9 (South Fayette)

Greensburg Salem Dual Meet Champions

• 87-15 (Mt. Pleasant)

• 104-0 (Latrobe Orange)

• 72-21 (Greensburg Salem)

• 58-39 (Kiski)
   

CCNS/JH

Viper Duals Champs (K-8)

• 88-12 (MD Eagles)

• 62-21 (Central MD)

• 91-0 (Vipers Wrestling Club)

• 70-24 (Naval Academy)
   

Other CM Happenings

• Colin Johnston named head wrestling coach at Pitt-Bradford
• Coach Mary celebrates the 12 Days of Chris-mas

Sources: Finger Lakes, FloWrestling, Mercyhurst,  Observer Reporter, Pitt, Pittsburgh Tribune, Stanford, Track Wrestling, UNC, Virginia Tech, Waynesburg, Wheeling Jesuit, WrestleStat