PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional begins today
Wrestlers from area Class AA programs have one more hurdle to clear before earning a berth into next week’s PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships – the PIAA Southwest Regional tournament hosted by the Cambria County War Memorial. The top five finishers advance to the state tournament in Hershey.
None of the local wrestlers grabbed a top four seed, although several are in the upper half of the bracket.
The opening-round matches involving local wrestlers are (with school, district finish and record in parentheses):
-103, Brian Scritchfield (Jefferson-Morgan, 7-3, 27-8) vs. Shane Gallagher (Forest Hills, 6-4, 28-6)
-112, Dakota Riffle (West Greene, 7-6, 26-13) vs. Cory Thomas (Bedford, 5-1, 25-4)
-119, Colton Blumer (West Greene, 7-3, 30-7) vs. Cory Aungst (Claysburg-Kimmel, 6-5, 25-7)
-125, Allen Park (Mount Pleasant, 7-4, 27-12) vs. Ryan Link (Penn Cambria, 6-2, 38-1)
-130, Colin Sheridan (Mount Pleasant, 7-3, 31-6) vs. John George (Richland, 6-5, 19-11)
-135, Garett Johnston (West Greene, 7-3, 28-7) vs. Chris Nagel (South Huntingdon, 6-5, 22-11)
-135, Ty Basinger (Jefferson-Morgan, 7-4, 31-9) vs. Shawn Perich (Portage Area, 6-2, 29-1)
-135, Zach Sheridan (Mount Pleasant, 7-5, 34-8) vs. Logan Sheldon (Hyndman, 5-2, 29-2)
-145, Brandon Vasinko (Mount Pleasant, 7-6, 28-14) vs. Cameron Cole (Chestnut Ridge, 5-1, 27-6)
-152, Chris Stay (Beth-Center, 7-3, 24-6) vs. John Julian (Penn Cambria, 6-5, 24-13)
-152, Quincy Hathaway (Jefferson-Morgan, 7-6, 17-20) vs. Tyler Gould (Bedford, 5-1, 25-11)
-160, Aaron Hrutkay (Beth-Center, 7-2, 23-6) vs. Josh Witt (Everett, 5-3, 18-11)
-160, Erik Frund (Southmoreland, 7-3, 25-7) vs. David Kephart (Portage Area, 6-4, 20-9)
-171, Patrick Morris (West Greene, 7-4, 27-5) vs. Bobby Mort (Huntingdon Area, 6-2, 36-1)
-171, Jeff Beal (Southmoreland, 7-5, 28-8) vs. Aaron Delano (North Star, 5-2, 28-6)
-171, Cody Catalina (Beth-Center, 7-6, 30-11) vs. PJ Brett (Bedford, 5-1)
-189, Ethan Virgili (Jefferson-Morgan, 7-2, 31-3) vs. Joe Shook (Portage Area, 6-4, 24-5)