Tristan Esken (107), Maximus Gould (160), Michael Olszewski (189) and Khalil Razipour (215) recorded pins as Moon defeated West Allegheny, 42-25, to win the Section 1-3A boys wrestling title Wednesday.
Zachary Regotti (145) won by tech fall, Hayden Seynour (121) by major decision and Cael Yanek (133) by decision for the Tigers (9-2, 3-0). Thomas Bencho (139) and Logan Slovick (152) had pins, Michael Johnson (114) won a decision and Ricky Hammel (127) won a major decision for West Allegheny (11-5, 2-1).
Avella 44, South Side 28 – Dustin Mace (114), Jordan Moore (121), Dominic Muzzi (189) and Holden Fischer (285) recorded pins while Adam Ware (139) won by tech fall and Chas Rush (160) won a decision as Avella (12-8, 2-1) defeated South Side (4-8, 0-2) in Section 2-2A. Parkley Shoenberger (152) and Lucian Williams (215) each had a pin while Bryan Thompson (133) won a major decision for the Rams.
Belle Vernon 44, Ringgold 24 – Gracin Guglielmo (107), Brayden Broadwater (114) and Enzo Ortolona (121) each recorded a pin, Vander Raczkowski (152) and Skylar Gush (189) won by tech fall and Colby Hibner (172) won a major decision as Belle Vernon (7-4, 3-1) secured a playoff berth in Section 7-3A. Rylee Doppelheuer (127) and Jackson Shawley (133) won decisions for the Leopards. Evan Tolliver (139) and Leif Syrko (145) pinned their opponents for Ringgold (6-3, 2-2).
Burrell 61, Highlands 12 – Burrell won the final 10 bouts to clinch the Section 9-2A boys wrestling title. After Carl Thomas won by fall at 107 pounds for the Bucs (13-2, 4-0), Javeon Chambers (114) and DeJamire Suber (121) won by fall to give the Golden Rams (10-4, 3-1) a 12-6 lead. Burrell responded with four straight technical falls from Cameron Baker (127), Carter Thomas (133), Jacob Stewart (139) and Cadyn Crawford (145). Julian Bertucci (152) Antonio Perkins (160) and Ben Catullo (172) followed with three straight pins before Braiden Tanilli (189) won by tech fall and Ayden Kun (215) and Joah Martin (289) wrapped it up with two more pins.
Connellsville 43, Latrobe 27 – Jeremy Gray (107) won by major decision, Zachary Franks (114) by tech fall and Tommy Gretz (121) by fall in the first three weights as Connellsville (12-2, 3-0) clinched the Section 8-3A title. Landon Lynn (133), Kai Vielma (145), Jake Lilley (160) and Cooper Lembo (172) also had pins and Luke Lilley (152) won by major decision for the Falcons. Logan Peagler (139), Hunter Snyder (189), Nico Dominick (215) and Gamin Owens (285) had pins and Brody Bronson (127) won in overtime for Latrobe (6-3, 2-1).
Derry 54, Mt. Pleasant 18 – Derry used five pins to finish its Section 8-2A schedule undefeated. Matthew Fernell (121), Rocco DeCario (127), Camden Olson (139), Ewan Olson (172) and Mason Horwat (189) had pins for the Trojans (10-0, 3-0). Tristan Wtorkiewicz (152), Justin Bazzar (160) and Payton Schaum (285) had pins for Mt. Pleasant (4-12, 0-3).
Elizabeth Forward 39, South Park 36 – Geo Thompson (215) and Walter Ward (285) each recorded a pin in the final two bouts as Elizabeth Forward (5-3, 4-0) defeated South Park (8-2, 2-2) to clinch sole possession of the top spot in the Section 7-2A standings. Lucas Boyer (160) also had a pin while Dominic Cicci (114), Preston Bubash (121) and Logan Fox (133) won by tech fall for the Warriors. Jacob Guzek (127), Travis Kirk (139), Brayden Bucci (172), and Camden Barkey (189) each pinned their opponent for the Eagles.
Greensburg Salem 30, Ligonier Valley 27 – Gabriel Doppelhauer (160) won by major decision and Elijah Miller (172) won by decision to give Greensburg Salem (10-5, 2-1) the lead for good, clinching a playoff spot in Section 8-2A. Noah Somerville (139) had a tech fall for the Golden Lions. Jarett Krupper (121), Carter Bizup (145), Rolland Steffens (152) and Jake Mundorff (215) had pins and Karson White (189) won by decision for Ligonier Valley (4-2, 1-2).
Knoch 60, Summit Academy 18 – Caden Hassler (121), Jarrett Crowe (133), Anthony Jula (139), Owen Layhew (152), Brayden McGowan (160) and Brawnson Seibel (172) each had a pin as Knoch (4-2, 3-1) clinched a playoff berth in Section 4-2A. Wyatt Elder (114) and Elijah Riling (189) recorded pins for Summit Academy (1-3, 1-3).
Laurel 71, Ellwood City 6 – Jack Kondrasuk (121), Jack Brest (133), Ashton Maine (152), Nathan Hill (172), Jack Miles (189) and Kolton Carlson (215) all recorded a pin while Logan Ketzel (127) won by tech fall as Laurel (15-3, 4-0) clinched a Section 4-2A title with a win over Ellwood City (6-4, 2-2).
McGuffey 59, Chartiers-Houston 18 – Blake Jamison (114), Tucker Main (121), Clayton Ealy (127), Lane Ealy (133), Lucas Barr (139), Michael Cosato (145), Victor Bonus (152), Garrett Newman (160) and Aaron Supler (172) all recorded pins while Kash Main (189) won by tech fall as McGuffey (14-1, 3-0) cruised to a win and a Section 1-2A title. Holdyn Humphries (107) and Tyler Clayton (215) had pins for Chartiers-Houston (8-3, 2-1).
Montour 47, Blackhawk 17 – Damon Nelson (121), Ethan Chacon (139) and Jacob Halbedl (285) recorded pins and Parker Sedlock (114) won by tech fall for Montour (6-4, 1-2) in a Section 1-3A win. Jack Chevalier (172) had a pin and Bryce Tunno (189) won by tech fall for Blackhawk (3-10, 0-3).
North Allegheny 47, Butler 27 – Joseph Synan (107), Bryce Prosser (114), Evan Schomburg (127), Griffen Reid (152), Brody Barnhart (172), and Sam Vargo (189) all recorded pins while Gus Stedeford (139) won by tech fall as Section 4-3A champ North Allegheny (10-1, 4-0) defeated Butler (2-7, 1-3). Dylan Thurber (145), Sutton Stoner (160) and Ace McElravy (215) each had a pin while Nick Savannah (121) won by major decision and Santino Sloboda (133) won by tech fall for the Golden Tornado.
Penn-Trafford 47, Gateway 29 – Jax Brentzel (107), Jake Lang (133), Dylan Clayton (152), Logan Matrisch (160), Sidney Hand (172) and Cael Ott (215) each had a pin while Luke DeSantis (127) won by tech fall as Penn-Trafford (5-8, 2-2) secured third place in Section 9-3A with the win over Gateway (4-7, 2-2). Envy Cook (145), Donovan DeLuco (189) and Andrew Gabriel (285) each recorded pins while Braden Washington won by tech fall for the Gators.
Peters Township 35, Mt. Lebanon 29 – Nicholas McGarrity (121) and John Whitehead (127) recorded back-to-back pins to secure victory and a Section 3-3A playoff berth for Peters Township (8-10, 3-1) in a match that started at 139 pounds. Colton Stocker (145) had a pin, Dane McMillon (139) won by tech fall and Luke Kail (160) and Landen Pusateri (215) took decisions for Peters. Cole Gibbons (172) and Monty Patriquin (285) won by fall, Ewan Keplar (114) and Evan Sala (133) by tech fall, Ben Mares (152) by major decision and Carson Cannone (189) by decision for Mt. Lebanon (4-7, 2-2).
Quaker Valley 41, Keystone Oaks 34 – Jake Neff (189) had a first-period pin to give Quaker Valley (3-7, 2-1) the lead for good in a Section 6-2A win. Trey Dunlap (285) and Damien McClay (133) also had pins and Harper Sipes (152) won by tech fall for the Quakers. Dylan Skoncey (107), Jonah Hostutler (127), Dylan Jones (139) and Mason Kobistek (160) had pins and Jeremy Wagner (145) won by major decision for Keystone Oaks (7-4, 2-1).
Seneca Valley 47, Mars 27 – Dean Sauers (160), James Bidoli (172), Cooper Beres (189), Jonah Verdi (215) and Thomas Wuycheck (285) had pins at the final five weights as Seneca Valley (8-3, 3-1) won to clinch a playoff spot in Section 4-3A. Riley Smith (107) and Branson May (114) also had pins and Zach Hill (145) won by tech fall for the Raiders. Benjamin Goehring (127), Parker Joseph (133), Olympic Serrao (139) and Paxton Hartle (152) had pins and Beckett Szczesniak (121) won by decision for Mars (6-5, 2-2).
Shaler 65, Penn Hills 11 – Zachary Bal (121) and Derick Rodriguez (215) won by fall and Jonah Cable (139) by tech fall as Shaler (3-1, 2-1) clinched a playoff berth in Section 6-3A. Daemon Phipps (127) had a pin and Tony Gay-Scott (172) won by tech fall for Penn Hills (0-3, 0-3).
Thomas Jefferson 59, Baldwin 17 – Thomas Jefferson (12-2) used seven pins to pick up a nonsection win. Zach Rehak (114), Robert Cordova (121), Cameron Timko (145), Dominic Cadwallader (152), Shane Thurner (160), Zachary LaBryer (172) and Emmett Forte (189) won by fall and Ethan Koett (133) by tech fall for the Jaguars. Mahbobullah Amini (215) and Ryan Summerfield (285) had pins and Mike Griffiths (139) won by tech fall for Baldwin (4-6).
Girls wrestling
Kiski Area 36, Fox Chapel 22 – Jadyn Richards (106), Marissa Prignon (130) and Alyssa Tresco (190) recorded pins and Daisy Joseph (118) and Lillie Moorhead (155) won decisions to lead Kiski Area (6-1). Ariana Morris (100), Emma Srodes (112) and Lilah Rivera (124) had pins and Lauren Bachman won by major decision for Fox Chapel (1-4).
North Allegheny 54, Butler 24 – Kaelyn Fraley (106), Lorelei Bungard (142) and Heidi Radford (190) had pins to lead North Allegheny (8-6). Brin Zehmisch (118), Kaylee Christie (130) and Monica Osborne (235) won by fall for Butler (5-6).