Sal Nassif won an overtime decision in the third bout of the match at 133 pounds, giving top-seeded Franklin Regional the lead for good in a 50-16 victory over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinals Wednesday night.
Michael Ruane (152), Jordan Perks (160), Ethan Cartwright (189), Evan McManis (215) and John Montgomery (285) won by fall for the Panthers (16-0), who will meet Connellsville in the semifinals Saturday. Chase Smith (139) and Max Firestine (145) won by tech fall, Salvatore Colangelo (107) by major decision and Titus Colangelo (114) by decision in the victory. Zachary LaBryer (172) had a pin and Jacob LaBryer (127) and Zach Rehak (114) won by tech fall for the Jaguars (13-3).
• In the first round at Franklin Regional, the Panthers blanked Peters Township, 69-0, and the Jaguars knocked off Moon, 43-17.
• In the preliminary round at Franklin Regional, Peters Township beat Shaler, 39-34.
Connellsville 47, Kiski Area 18 – The Falcons (16-2) won the first seven bouts en route to a victory in the Class 3A quarterfinals. Tommy Gretz (121), Nolan Rice (127), Kai Vielma (145) and Jake Lilley (160) had pins for Connellsville. Luke Lilley (152) won a tech fall and Landon Lynn (133) and Daniel Smith (139) won decisions. Jeremy Gray (107) also had a pin for the Falcons. Kiski Area (16-3) won four straight bouts in the upper weights.Mario Hutcherson (189) and Cooper Roscosky (215) had pins. Travis Shearer (172) and Alex Akerley (285) won decisions.
• In the first round at Connellsville, the host Falcons defeated Penn-Trafford, 50-11. Lane Richey (127), Landon Lynn (139), Kai Vielma (145), Jake Lilley (160) and Roghan Hollis (285) had pins and Luke Lilley (152) won by tech fall for Connellsville. Tommy Gretz (121), Nolan Rice (133) and Jeremy Gray (107) took decisions in the win.Cael Ott (215) won by tech fall and Logan Matrisch (172) and Sidney Hand (189) by decision for the Warriors. Also, Kiski Area defeated North Hills, 38-21.
• In the preliminary round at Connellsville, Penn-Trafford beat Baldwin, 46-29. Dylan Clayton (152), Logan Matrisch (160), Sidney Hand (172) and Cael Ott (215) each recorded pins while Dylan Barrett (121) and Jake Lang (133) won by major decision, Gino Pecora (189) won by decision and Luke DeSantis (127) won by tech fall for the Warriors.
Canon-McMillan 50, North Allegheny 12 – Brayden Collins (215) and Dakota Carmona (285) each recorded pins, Giono Gardner (121) and Collier Hartman (139) won by tech fall and Lee Dreshman (114) won by major decision as Canon-McMillan (9-3) defeated North Allegheny (12-2) in the Class 3A quarterfinals. Aidan Finnigan (145), Mason Calgaro (160), John Hunter (172) and Bryce Collins (189) won by decision for the Big Macs, who will take on Norwin in the semifinals Saturday. Evan Schomburg (127) recorded a pin for the Tigers.
• In the first round at Canon-McMillan, North Allegheny toppled Latrobe, 51-16. Evan Schomburg (127), Myles Hoover (133), Griffen Reid (152), Hank Miller (215), Bradyn McConneha (285) and Joseph Synan (107) had pins, while Bryce Prosser (121) and Gus Stedeford (139) each won by decision, Brody Barnhart (172) won a major decision and Dalton Stragand (114) won by tech fall for the Tigers. Also, Canon-McMillan defeated Belle Vernon , 44-25.
• In the preliminary round, Belle Vernon defeated Mars, 35-29. Elijah Brown (215) and Gracin Guglielmo (107) had tech falls for the Leopards in two of the last three bouts. Brayden Broadwater (114), Eric Granato (145), Colby Hibner (160) and Skylar Gush (172) had pins and Rylee Doppelheuer (121) added a major decision.
Class 2A
Laurel 42, Jefferson-Morgan 30 – Jack Miles (189) and Casey Wilson (285) won by fall as Laurel (17-3) pulled away from Jefferson-Morgan (16-2) in the Class 2A quarterfinals. Logan Ketzel (127), Archer Brua (139) and Josh Sherman (145) also recorded pins for the Spartans, who will meet Burrell in the semifinals Saturday.
Caleb Dulaney (121) won by fall, Geno Orlandi (152) by tech fall, Alek Palko (160) by major decision and James Dulaney (133) by decision for the Rockers.
• In the first round at Laurel, Jefferson-Morgan defeated Avella, 48-28, and Laurel beat Freedom, 54- 16.
• In the preliminary round at Laurel, Freedom beat Avonworth on criteria after the match was tied 36-36.
McGuffey 51, Burgettstown 24 – Clayton Ealy (127), Lane Ealy (133), Lucas Barr (139), Victor Bonus (160), Garrett Newman (172), Aaron Supler (189) and Blake Jamison (114) each recorded a pin to lead McGuffey (15-1) to a Class 2A quarterfinal win. Tucker Main (121) won by tech fall and Emmett Wolfe (145) won a major decision for the Highlanders, who will meet Derry in the semifinals Saturday. Brady Rightweiser (152) and Shannon Archie (215) recorded pins for Burgettstown (8-2).
• In the first round at McGuffey, the Highlanders beat Bentworth, 45-29. Blake Jamison (114), Tucker Main (121), Victor Bonus (152) and Aaron Supler (172) recorded pins and Lucas Barr (139) won a decision for McGuffey. Brayden Taggart (189) had a pin and Owen Ivcic (160) won by tech fall for Bentworth. Also, Burgettstown defeated Chartiers-Houston, 58-13.
• In the preliminary round at McGuffey, Bentworth defeated Keystone Oaks, 46-27.
Derry 52, Greensburg Salem 6 – Mason Keesecker (107), Mikey McNeal (145), Will McNeal (152), Ewan Olson (160) and Brady Brown (189) had first-period pins to lead Derry (11-0) in the Class 2A quarterfinals. Cam Olson (139) and Mason Horwat (172) won by tech fall for the Trojans. Andrew Pohland (127) and David Peters (285) won decision for Greensburg Salem (11-6).
• In the first round at Derry, Greensburg Salem got past Elizabeth Forward, 36-32. Andrew Pohland (133), Chase Lenhart (160), Gabe Doppelhauer (172), Elijah Miller (189) and David Peters (285) had pins for the Golden Lions.
Also, Derry rolled past Highlands, 68-3. Matthew Fernell (121), Rocco DeCarlo (127), Dylan Bateman (133), Ty Blasko (215), Justin Papuga (285) and Mason Keesecker (107) had pins for the Trojans. Cam Olson (139), Mikey McNeal (145), Will McNeal (152) and Ewan Olson (160) won tech falls in consecutive bouts. For Highlands, Javeon Chambers (114) beat Patrick Bulger, 1-0.
• In the preliminary round at Derry, Highlands beat Central Valley, 54-23, behind seven pins. Javeon Chambers (121), Levi Dickson (133), Mustafa Shareef (139), Bryce Tavarez (160), Taiyvon Partlow (171), Josh Battocchi (215) and Cayden Dadowski (285) won by fall for the Golden Rams.