HERSHEY -- The PIAA state wrestling championships are being contested today at the Giant Center in Hershey. Follow along on-air and online with WJAC-TV for coverage of wrestlers from our region.
In Saturday evening's Class AAA championships, Clearfield's Luke McGonigal won gold at 195 pounds, scoring a dramatic first period pin over State College's Cole Urbas.
McGonigal scored a takedown just seconds into the match, and then pinned Urbas at the 1:37 mark.
In the Class AA championships Saturday afternoon, Bishop McCort senior Anthony Walters won his school's first-ever gold medal in wrestling, beating Derry Area's Dominic Deluca 16-8 in the 220-pound final.
Meanwhile, Mount Union's Josh Boozel won the 113-pound championship, defeating Glendale's Brock McMillen in a 7-3 decision.
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
138 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Cath) TF Seth Koleno (Bald Eagle Area), 20-4 4:34
138 Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Cath) TF Seth Koleno (Bald Eagle Area), 20-4 4:34
152 William Evanitsky (Scranton) DEC Gage Mcclenahan (Bald Eagle Area), 5-2
195 Luke Mcgonigal (Clearfield) F Cole Urbas (State College), 1:37
220 Hunter Catka (Sun Valley) DEC Parker Mcclellan (Altoona), 7-5
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AAA SEVENTH PLACE
106 Matt Sarbo (Altoona) DEC Matt Vulakh (P John Paul II), 6-1
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIPS
113 Josh Boozel (Mount Union) DEC Brock Mcmillen (Glendale), 7-3
138 Cole Matthews (Reynolds) DEC Caleb Dowling (St. Joseph's), 5-2
152 Thayne Lawrence (Frazier) DEC Justin Mccoy (Chestnut Ridge), 8-1
170 Edmond Ruth (Susquehanna Twp) DEC Robert Patrick (Ligonier Valley), 6-4
220 Anthony Walters (Bishop McCort) MD Dominic Deluca (Derry Area), 16-8
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AA THIRD PLACE
126 Garret Cornell (Everett) DEC Tye Varndell (Cambridge Springs), 5-3
145 Tyler Griffiths (Southmoreland) DEF Caleb Hetrick (Brookville)
152 Andrew Todaro (Mount Union) DEC Tyler Wileman (Juniata), 7-3
160 Jared Mcgill (Chestnut Ridge) F Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing), 2:32
220 Jacob Mcmaster (Greenville) F Jake Ryan (Mount Union), 0:51
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AA FIFTH PLACE
106 Gable Strickland (Benton) DEC Amonn Ohl (St. Joseph's), 5-3
120 Zach Witmer (St. Joseph's) DEC Andrew Ischo (Reynolds), 2-0
138 Brock Salvatore (Sharpsville) DEC Lukas Mcclain (Ridgway), 4-2
160 Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg) DEC Derek Yingling (West Branch), 1-0
170 Jaden Datz (Southmoreland) DEC Derek Brown (Penn Cambria), 5-2
220 Landon Fisher (Huntingdon Area) DEC Khalil Messai (Jamestown), 10-6
PIAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT - CLASS AA SEVENTH PLACE
113 Nate Smith (Bishop McDevitt Hbg) DEC Blake Passarelli (Curwensville), 3-1
120 Manny Dovshek (Bentworth) F Derrick Christie (Westmont-Hilltop), 3:30
138 Jason Jones (Saucon Valley) DEC Braeden Swab (Central Martinsburg), 5-0
285 David Schuffert (Valley) DEC Colby Whitehill (Brookville), 7-2
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