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).
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 weekend 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 tournament, beating the previous record of 12 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).
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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