How are Penn State wrestling recruits doing at the PIAA, OHSAA, Championships?: Live updates
Four future Penn State wrestlers are finishing their latest high school seasons at their respective tournaments this weekend. Class of 2026 commit Sam Herring, from Johnstown, Pa., Bishop McCort and Class of 2025 commits Dalton Perry (Central Mountain) and Asher Cunningham (State College) are competing in the PIAA Tournament. Herring is in the 139-pound Class 2A bracket. Perry and Cunningham compete at 145- and 172 pounds, respectively, in Class 3A. Then, in Ohio, the nation’s No. 1 recruit and Nittany Lions Class of 2025 signee, Marcus Blaze, is in action for Perrysburg at the OSHAA tournament. He is competing at 150 pounds this postseason after wrestling all year at 138 to help ensure his team qualified as many for the state event as possible following an injury to a teammate.
The PIAA tournament is on day two on Friday. The OSHAA Tournament starts today. This is your home for updates from both. Note: This page does not update automatically. So, please refresh your browser often for the latest information. And, due to the large entry fields in both tournaments, there may be long gaps between new posts.
Penn State will have two of three connections in the PIAA state finals
03/07/2025 08:07:55 PMPenn State signee Asher Cunningham won his Class 3A 172-pound final by technical fall, 16-1, in 3:20. He will face Bode Marlow of Thomas Jefferson in tomorrow’s finals. At 145 pounds in Class 3A, Dalton Perry beat Michael Turi of West Scranton by decision, 5-2. He will face Eren Sement of Council Rock North in tomorrow’s finals.
In Class 2A, Sam Herring lost his semifinal bout but will wrestleback for third.
Marcus Blaze wins his opener
03/07/2025 05:53:45 PMThe top Class of 2025 recruit won his first match at the Ohio state tournament by fall in 1:11. He’s set for a quarterfinal round match tomorrow.
Cunningham is in the semifinals
03/07/2025 03:06:30 PMAsher Cunningham is into the PIAA Class 3A semifinals. The Penn State Class of 2025 signee beat Shane McFillin of Bethlehem Catholic by technical fall, 19-1, in 4:53. He’ll face Connor Wetzel of Shikellamy in one 172-pound quarterfinal.
Perry is into the semifinals
03/07/2025 02:46:28 PMPenn State Class of 2025 commit Dalton Perry of Central Mountain beat Ian Longenberger of Boiling Springs by technical fall, 21-5, in 2:43. He’ll face Michael Turi of West Scranton in 145-pound Class 3A semi.
Perry, Cunningham, and Blaze set to be in action this afternoon
03/07/2025 01:12:30 PMPerry and Cunningham are both competing in the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal round. It starts at 107 pounds at 2:15 p.m. ET. That means they will be on the mat sometime between 3 and 4:15 p.m., in all likelihood.
Blaze, meanwhile, seemingly has a ways to go until his first-round bout with Olentangy Liberty junior Alex Mickens. Blaze is favored to win. And, if he does, it will be the only match he wrestles today.
Herring wins his quarterfinal
03/07/2025 01:11:13 PMSam Herring won his quarterfinal by technical fall, 15-0, in 2:50. He’ll face Bishop McDevitt’s Camden Baum, who pinned his quarters opponent in just 37 seconds, in tonight’s semifinals. Those start at 7 p.m. ET. Herring is No. 7 in MatScout’s rankings, and Baum No. 16.
Penn State connections cruise on Day 1 at PIAA Championships
03/07/2025 01:10:44 PMClass of 2026 commit Sam Herring of Bishop McCort led things off in Class 2A action on Thursday morning at 139 pounds. He was leading Braden Durst of Berlin Brothersvalley 10-1 when he pinned him at the 1:24 mark of the first period. Herring will face Matthew Almedina of Mid Valley in this morning’s quarterfinal round. Almedina also secured a first period pin in round one.
In Class 3A action, Class of 2025 signee Dalton Perry of Central Mountain, who competes at 145 pounds, beat Jared Gonzalez of Notre Dame Green Pond by fall in 1:01. He led 9-2 at the time of the first period stoppage. He will face Ian Longenberger of Boiling Springs in Friday afternoon’s quarterfinal round. Longenberger also beat his first opponent by fall in 2:27.
