2022 PA States

[LB99]

2 massive upsets in AAA Round 1:

106: NE-2 Luke Sirianni lost -- his only other loss of the year was to Nate Desmond at regionals.

152: NE-1 Dagen Condomitti got majored 11-2.

Wow. I wouldn’t have guessed on Condomitti losing, much less getting majored.

 

[LB99]

Kasak vs Manville semi match looking likely. Kasak with a fall in :20 in the first round.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Cael Nasdeo DEC over Carson Wagner (Northampton) in R2. He'll face Nico Tocci (Warwick) in the quarters




^^ team point deduction against Northampton ^^

 

[El_Jefe]

Wow. Man, I can’t make states this year but will miss it. Always so much fun craziness.

Anything of note at AA? Didn’t get to peruse the bracket yet.

AA opening session went largely as expected. Notable results:

106: SE-5 Hartranft (Berks Catholic) dec NE-1 Wade (Sullivan County) 5-1
126: NE-4 Granahan (Benton) dec SE-1 Hontz 2-0 SV
152: SW-4 Richey (Quaker Valley) dec NW-1 Kettering (Reynolds) 5-3
160: SW-4 Hirak (Derry) MD NW-1 Zimmerman (Johnsonburg) 11-0
160: SE-4 Glessner (BIshop McDevitt) dec NE-1 Schneider (Lackawanna Trail) 2-0
172: SW-4 Close (BEA) dec NW-1 Covell (Titusville) 1-0
215: NW-2 Rafferty (Brookville) F Mahaffey (Saucon Valley, S6, 26-1) 3:33

Most of those were upsets by seed, maybe not really upsets. Wade was a little surprising but 106 is always such a crapshoot, especially in AA. Mahaffey getting stuck was definitely surprising.

Quarters to watch:
106: Gill vs Smith
113: Wentzel vs Robison; Jackson vs Bainey
120: Pepe vs Hornack
132: Barvitskie vs Bollman
145: Maag vs Watson; Gill vs Wagner
152: Arrington vs Duggan
172: Lawrence vs Lear
285: Robell vs Ulrich; Johnson vs Muzika

 

[El_Jefe]

AAA opening session notable results:

106: Desmond MD SC-4 Tocci 17-6; McFarland dec NE-2 Sirianni 8-5
113: Nasdeo dec Wagner 3-1; NW-2 Allison dec NE-2 Parkins 8-4
120: SW-3 Houpt dec NW-1 Cunningham 8-5
126: NW-1 Perry dec SW-3 Phaturos; NW-2 Van Dee dec NE-2 Frinzi 2-1 UTB; SW-4 Ferraro F SE-1 Hershey (previously 36-0) 1:33
138: Kasak F SE-5 Parnis 0:20
145: NW-1 Swisher dec SW-3 Kapusta 4-2 TB2
152: SC-4 Gonzalez MD NE-1 Condomitti 11-2

Quarters to watch:
113: all of them
120: all of them
(Seriously, these 2 weights are insane)
126: Shindledecker vs Shaw; Appello vs Perry
145: Harmon vs Watters
152: Evans vs Frontino
160: Keslar vs Colajezzi; Fairchild vs Morlacci; Muth vs Barlow
172: McGonigal vs D'Agostino
215: DiGiorgio vs Weightman
285: Crews vs Gallagher; Cruise vs Laventure; Billotte vs McChesney

 

[LB99]

DiGiorgio/Pavlechko semi possible. That was the Championship match at ETR.

 

[El_Jefe]

Buffalo putting their foot down.

 

[GregPickel]

AA opening session went largely as expected. Notable results:

106: SE-5 Hartranft (Berks Catholic) dec NE-1 Wade (Sullivan County) 5-1
126: NE-4 Granahan (Benton) dec SE-1 Hontz 2-0 SV
152: SW-4 Richey (Quaker Valley) dec NW-1 Kettering (Reynolds) 5-3
160: SW-4 Hirak (Derry) MD NW-1 Zimmerman (Johnsonburg) 11-0
160: SE-4 Glessner (BIshop McDevitt) dec NE-1 Schneider (Lackawanna Trail) 2-0
172: SW-4 Close (BEA) dec NW-1 Covell (Titusville) 1-0
215: NW-2 Rafferty (Brookville) F Mahaffey (Saucon Valley, S6, 26-1) 3:33

Most of those were upsets by seed, maybe not really upsets. Wade was a little surprising but 106 is always such a crapshoot, especially in AA. Mahaffey getting stuck was definitely surprising.

Quarters to watch:
106: Gill vs Smith
113: Wentzel vs Robison; Jackson vs Bainey
120: Pepe vs Hornack
132: Barvitskie vs Bollman
145: Maag vs Watson; Gill vs Wagner
152: Arrington vs Duggan
172: Lawrence vs Lear
285: Robell vs Ulrich; Johnson vs Muzika

Thanks!

 

[clucas11]

PSU/M2 connections (I’m probably missing several):

AA 126: S. Johnson (Muncy)
AA 189: Karpinski (Greenville)
AA 285: A. Johnson (Muncy)
AAA 106: Desmond (Beca)
AAA 113: Nasdeo (Williamsport) -- COMMITTED
AAA 120: A. Cunningham (State College)
AAA 126: Perry (Central Mtn)
AAA 132: Simcox (Central Mtn)
AAA 138: Kasak (Beca), Manville (State College)
AAA 145: Swisher (Bellefonte)
AAA 152: Sipes (Altoona)
AAA 172: McGonigal (Clearfield)
AAA 215: Pavlechko (State College)

Guessing but am not entirely sure, AA 145 Ty Watson (sophomore) who is 39-0 with 30 pins I believe has M2 connections.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Quarters to watch:
106: Gill vs Smith
113: Wentzel vs Robison; Jackson vs Bainey
120: Pepe vs Hornack
132: Barvitskie vs Bollman
145: Maag vs Watson; Gill vs Wagner
152: Arrington vs Duggan
172: Lawrence vs Lear
285: Robell vs Ulrich; Johnson vs Muzika

Gill DEC Smith, 6-3

Wentzel DEC Robison, 7-0; Jackson DEC Bainey, 3-1

Pepe MAJ Hornack, 17-4

Barvitskie pinned Bollman @ 3:39

Maag pinned Watson @ 2:43

Arrington pinned Duggan @ 5:05

Lawrence DEC Lear, 7-0

Robell pinned Ulrich @ 1:47; Johnson DEC Muzika, 4-1

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Also, in AAA,

@ 120:
Asher Cunningham (State College) lost to Jacob Houpt (Canon-McMillan) in R2, 8-5

in Consolations R1, he DEC Mason Kernan (Bethel Park), 9-4 in SV

He's a freshman

 

[El_Jefe]

Nasdeo dec Tocci 3-0 in the quarters.

Next: fellow state finalist Jacaruso.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Nasdeo dec Tocci 3-0 in the quarters.

Next: fellow state finalist Jacaruso.

 

[El_Jefe]

Kasak dec Stoneking 11-6. Manville next in semis.

 

[El_Jefe]

AA quarters:
106: Gill dec Smith 6-3; Hubert F Hartranft 0:16 (!); Seidel F Beck 1:51; Sentipal dec Brosius 4-2
113: Bradley F Kazalas 4:25; Botera F Fye 2:51; Wentzel dec Robison 7-0; Jackson dec Bainey 3-1
120: Pepe MD Hornack 12-4; Bainey dec Householder 6-4; Weiss dec Schweitzer 6-4 SV; Vargo dec Gould 3-0
126: Johnson TF Husick 20-5, 6:00; Granaham dec Burkett 9-2; Milheim dec Hoover 6-0; Palmer dec Gardner 11-6
132: Reinsel dec Kolb 3-0; Barvitskie F Bollman 3:39; Heckman dec Martinec 3-1; Chletsos dec Sentipal 5-1
138: Pierce MD Karper 10-2; Boni dec Millheim 3-1; Crookham dec Evanitsky 9-4; Wirnsberger dec Toth 4-3
145: Harer MD Buchanan 26-13; Maag F Watson 2:43; Wagner dec Gill 3-1; Alderfer dec Weyandt 6-1
152: Arrington F Duggan 5:05; Richey dec Hockenberry 5-2; Christie dec Moyer 9-2; Deem dec Berish 3-1 SV
160: MacKay dec Nixon 6-1; Smith F Hirak 5:39; Dubler F Glessner 4:13; Garcia MD Moore 14-1
172: Lawrence dec Lear 7-0; Parker dec Close 10-4; Garcia dec Dubler 2-1; Jones F Stewart 0:49
189: Karpinski F Csencsits 5:47; Cutchember dec Packer 10-5; Stewart F Scheib 4;48; Cory dec Gnibus 5-1
215: Pitzer F Kline 0:58; Rafferty MD Woodruff 15-4; Morrison MD Daniels 9-0; Linkerhof dec Backes 3-1 SV
285: Robell F Ulrich 1:42; Sottolano F Reyda 3:40; Johnson dec Muzika 4-1; Perrine dec Watkins 5-2 TB2

Some takeaways:
- National PFP #4 Crookham didn't get bonus against a FR regional 3rd.
- Harer gets the Nico Megaludis Award -- 26 pts in a 6-minute match at states.
- Lawrence looked really good against nationally ranked Lear.
- 285 had its semis one round early: #1 (Robell) vs #3 (Ulrich), and #2 (Johnson) vs #4 (Muzika).

AA consis -- notable results thru blood round:
120: Richey dec Schweitzer 3-2 -- battle-tested senior NDGP regional champ is out.
126: Przybycien dec Gardner 5-3 -- state #3 fails to medal.
138: Poklembo dec Biscoe 3-1 SV -- returning state finalist went 1-2.

 

[El_Jefe]

AAA quarters:
106: Desmond MD Fanella 10-2; Kapusta dec Sement 3-2 TB2; McFarland dec Houser 7-0; Willochell F Reitter 5:32
113: Williams dec Allison 6-0; Campbell MD Chappell 11-2; Nasdeo dec Tocci 3-0; Jacaruso dec McMillon 5-2
120: Leiphart dec Hohman 6-2; Houpt F Logue 5:07; Williams dec McIntyre 5-2; Kilkeary dec 7-2
126: Shaw dec Shindledecker 5-0; Perry dec Appello 4-1; Lebin MD Collins 8-0; Van Dee MD Ferraro 13-4
132: Church dec Bower 2-0; Rath dec Gaj 4-1; Repos dec Everitt 3-0; Simcox MD Rader 12-0
138: Kasak dec Stoneking 11-6; Manville TF Vielma 20-5, 5:22; Findora dec Heard 7-2; Priest dec Jurado 3-0
145: Solomon F Bower 3:43; Babb dec Trainor 7-4; Watters dec Harmon 7-3; Swisher MD Sadriddinov 11-2
152: Evans dec Frontino 10-3; Sipes dec Wheatley 2-1; Laffey dec Dobbins 2-1 TB2; Smith dec Gonzalez 8-3
160: Keslar dec Colajezzi 5-3; Morlacci dec Fairchild 11-6; Garvick dec Taylor 4-3; Barlow dec Muth 4-3
172: Welsh F Olavarria 2:00; Bechtold dec Wehler 10-6 SV; Hogan dec Furman 6-5; D'Agostino MD McGonigal 16-7
189: Collins MD McIntyre 10-2; Miller dec Shoemaker 7-5; Stout TF DiTrolio 18-2, 1:31; Sasso MD Chamberlain 16-5
215: Weightman dec DiGiorgio 8-7; Pavlechko MD Rodriguez 12-1; Volk-Klos dec Pardo 7-4; Finnerty dec Wagner 4-2
285: Kinney F Retter 1:17; Crews dec Gallagher 3-1; Cruise dec Laventure 1-0; McChesney dec Billotte 3-1

Some takeaways:
- Major upset by Campbell at 113 over returning S3 Chappell.
- FR Shaw controlled returning S2-S3 senior Shindledecker.
- Stout with a 1:31 TF!
- Weightman winning is a mild upset. DiGiorgio had looked really good this year.

AAA consis -- notable results thru blood round:
- 113: Allison, McMillon, and Parkins all lost in the blood round. This weight is nuts.
- 120: Cunningham dec Ziegler 5-3 SV in the blood round.
- 126: Undefeated senior regional champ Hershey went 0-2.
- 145: Foster dec Harmon 3-1. Beca regional champ bounced by Nazareth.
- 152: Condomitti with 2 pins in consis, will medal after the opening upset.
- 285: Tustin F Laventure 3:08. Tustin had 2 earlier pins in 0:21 and 0:09.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Interesting that Nazareth, with only 2 in the semis, is leading the AAA Team race.

They had wrestlers at most weights, and I think all but 3 are still alive in the consolations (in addition to the 2 in the semis).

BECA is in 2nd place.

 

[El_Jefe]

Interesting that Nazareth, with only 2 in the semis, is leading the AAA Team race.

They had wrestlers at most weights, and I think all but 3 are still alive in the consolations (in addition to the 2 in the semis).

BECA is in 2nd place.

Nazareth went 3-0 vs Beca in consis. That's gotta be part of their lead.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

never say never at States. There are the traditional powers, but things like this are part of what makes States so special.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[El_Jefe]

AA semis:
106: Gill TF Hubert 15-0, 4:18; Seidel MD Sentipal 11-0
113: Bradley dec Botero 4-1; Wentzel dec Jackson 7-2 UTB
120: Pepe dec Bainey 10-5; Weiss dec Vargo 7-5
126: Johnson dec Granahan 5-2; Palmer dec Milheim 4-3
132: Reinsel dec Barvitskie 2-0 SV; Chletsos dec Heckman 5-2
138: Pierce TF Boni 16-0, 3:32; Crookham MD Wirnsberger 10-1
145: Harer dec Maag 11-4; Alderfer dec Wagner 1-0
152: Arrington F Richey 1:04; Christie dec Deem 6-4
160: MacKay dec Smith 6-2; Garcia dec Dubler 3-0
172: Lawrence F Parker 3:43; Jones dec Garcia 5-4
189: Karpinski dec Cutchember 8-5; Cory dec Stewart 4-0
215: Pitzer F Rafferty 1:23; Morrison dec Linkerhof 1-0
285: Robell F Sottolano 5:33; Johnson MD Perrine 10-2

Some observations:
- M2 having a great tourney.
- Crookham is wrestling well, but not like a national PFP top 5 guy. Pierce is also wrestling very well. Their final could be much more competitive than expected.
- Jones won on a stall call with 1:45 left.
- This was Pitzer's longest match so far.
- For the 2nd straight year, PA has a freshman HWT finalist. If Johnson wins, he would be the first ever FR champ.

Notable in consis:
- 120: S2 Hornack vs S3 Vargo in the consi semis.
- 172: Lear vs Garcia in the consi semis, for their approximately 37th mtg of the year. This should be the 3rd place match.
- 285: Muzika F 2:03 -- reminder, HS pins are a 2-count.

 

[El_Jefe]

never say never at States. There are the traditional powers, but things like this are part of what makes States so special.

Nice story, but too bad he has Pitzer.

 

[El_Jefe]

There's a joke behind this -- the first paragraph is basically what Mifflin County 113 Nic Allison said about why he doesn't pay attention to rankings.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

There's a joke behind this -- the first paragraph is basically what Mifflin County 113 Nic Allison said about why he doesn't pay attention to rankings.

yeah, I probably should have explained it. But props to PaPower for their AAA rankings.

 

[GregPickel]

Good morning. Big morning on deck!

 

[El_Jefe]

Nasdeo lost in the semis to Jacaruso, 4-0.

He gets in the consi semis -- once again -- Carson Wagner from Northampton. Do these guys ever stop facing each other?

Big upset in the other semi -- returning champ Kaedyn Williams lost to Beca FR Cole Campbell 6-2. Campbell was NE-3, 32-10 going into the match.

 

[El_Jefe]

Holy crap -- Manville pinned Kasak while trailing 1-0 with about 15 sec left in the match. Kasak was riding out, Manville stood up, Kasak failed a mat return, Manville turned into him, Kasak attempted a blast double return and Manville rolled thru it for the pin.

 

[Bertrand]

Sasso match was a good one. Man he is one tall dude and funky.

 

[El_Jefe]

AAA semis:
106: Desmond TF Kapusta 16-0, 4:16; Willochell F McFarland 0:55
113: Campbell dec Williams 6-2; Jacaruso dec Nasdeo 4-0
120: Leiphart dec Houpt 5-2; Kilkeary dec Williams 12-6
126: Perry dec Shaw 3-1; Lebin dec Van Dee 3-2
132: Church dec Rath 3-1; Repos dec Simcox 3-2
138: Manville F Kasak 5:39; Priest dec Findora 3-1
145: Solomon MD Babb 14-4; Watters dec Swisher 12-5
152: Evans dec Sipes 8-1; Smith dec Laffey 4-2
160: Keslar dec Morlacci 7-1; Garvick F Barlow 4:27
172: Welsh TF Bechtold 20-5, 2:40; D'Agostino dec Hogan 5-4
189: Collins dec Miller 3-0; Sasso dec Stout 9-6
215: Weightman dec Pavlechko 12-10; Finnerty dec Volk-Kols 2-0
285: Kinney F Crews 1:35; Cruise dec McChesney 3-1 SV

 

[Tom McAndrew]

also in AAA, Asher Cunningham fell in the consolation quarters to Jacob Houpt (Canon-McMillan). Kind of a tough draw in that Houpt had also beaten him in his opening round match in the Championship bracket. Asher will face Troy Hohman (Penn Trafford) in the 7th place match.

 

[El_Jefe]

Nasdeo MFF to Wagner in the consi semis. Presumably he's defaulted out and will finish 6th.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Nasdeo lost in the semis to Jacaruso, 4-0.

He gets in the consi semis -- once again -- Carson Wagner from Northampton. Do these guys ever stop facing each other?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

AAA 113 seeds:
1 – Kaedyn Williams, SC-1, Manheim Township SO, 24-1, S1 (Ohio State)
2 – Zach Jacaruso, NE-1, Delaware Valley JR, 36-1, S2
3 – Cael Nasdeo, NW-1, Williamsport JR, 30-3, S2 (Penn State)
4 – Tyler Chappell, SW-1, Seneca Valley JR, 33-4, S3
5 – Tony Burke, SE-1, Council Rock North SR, 34-5, S7

Others – top half:
Nic Allison, NW-2, Mifflin County SR, 33-3, S8
Tahir Parkins, NE-2, Nazareth FR, 31-4

Others – bottom half:
Carson Wagner, NE-4, Northampton JR, 25-7, S6-S5
Nico Tocci, SC-2, Warwick SR, 38-3 (Air Force)
Darius McMillon, SW-2, Peters Township FR, 29-3

This is the craziest weight at states this year, with 3 returning state finalists and 7 returning medalists. Then add top freshman Parkins (2nd at Beast of the East), Tocci (beat Williams at districts), and McMillon (brother of state finalist Donovan, now Florida safety).

And while growth rates always vary in HS, the top 4 seeds all return next year. And Cole Campbell (BECA), who upset Williams in the semis to make it to the final is just a freshman. Plus, the semifinalists at 106 are all underclassmen (and thus likely still growing), so 113 could be every bit as difficult next year.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU/M2 connections (I’m probably missing several):


AAA 126: Perry (Central Mtn)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Returning state finalists:

AA 106: Gill (S1)
AA 113: Bradley (S2)
AA 120: Pepe (S1), Hornack (S2)
AA 126: Johnson (S2)
AA 132: Chletsos (S2), Bollman (S2)
AA 138: Crookham (2x S1), Biscoe (S2)
AA 152: Arrington (2x S1)
AA 160: Mackay (S1)
AA 172: Lawrence (S1)
AA 215: Pitzer (2x S1)
AA 285: Robell (S2)

Of the above, the following didn't make it back to the state final:

120: Hornack
132: Bollman
138: Biscoe

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Now I definitely have to root for Leiphart in the final.

 

[AK1967]

M2. The elites PATH to PSU

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[LB99]

Holy crap -- Manville pinned Kasak while trailing 1-0 with about 15 sec left in the match. Kasak was riding out, Manville stood up, Kasak failed a mat return, Manville turned into him, Kasak attempted a blast double return and Manville rolled thru it for the pin.

This is a heartbreaker for Kasak. He’s a fierce competitor and eats, sleeps, and breaths wrestling, and has since he was very young, but he’s the most polite, humble young man off the mat. He’s also an M2 kid and won Fargo Silver last summer. His future is bright and he’ll be back. This will, no doubt, motivate him.