Jan 26, 2025 5 min read

Frazier’s Ryan Celaschi and Jonah Erdely won individual championships and helped the Commodores to a 10th-place finish in the Thomas Automotive Wrestling Classic, a two-day tournament that concluded Saturday at Bedford High School.

Frazier’s Jackson Angelo dropped his first match of the season in the 172-pound final to place second.

Celaschi recorded two technical falls and a major decision before earning a 4-0 decision over Greenville’s Rudy Gentile in the 160-pound final.

Erdely won by fall, technical fall and decision on his way to the finals at 152, where he dominated with a 15-0 technical fall over Greenville’s Gavin Ryhal.

Angelo lost a 7-2 decision to Cleafield’s Brady Collins, who won the 150th match of his career in the finals. Collins was fourth in the state as a sophomore and third last year.

Beth-Center had two champions at Bedford with Mason Wright and Malachi Peak earning titles.

Wright pinned his way to the finals, where he recorded a 10-3 decision over North Garrett’s Devon Opel for the 133-pound championship.

Peak won gold at 189 following a 4-3 decision over Line Mountain’s Maxim Johnson in the finals. Peak earned back-to-back decisions and a technical fall on his way to the championship bout.

The Bulldogs’ Alex Medlen placed seventh at 114.

West Greene’s Colin Whyte lost a 7-0 decision to Somerset’s Rowan Holmes in the finals at 285. Whyte won two bouts by fall and earned a 7-0 decision to advance to the finals.

Teammate Noah Collins placed third at 121.

Fred Bell Tournament — Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown won all five of his bouts, including a 4-0 decision over Kiski Area’s Cooper Rososky in the finals, to win the Fred Bell Tournament on Saturday at Grove City High School.

Brown opened the two-day tournament with a technical fall and major decision in Friday’s action before recording a fall and technical fall to set up the final bout in the 215-pound weight class.

Brown and Rososky met two weeks ago in the finals at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association (WCCA) tournament, and Brown also won that bout, 4-0.

The junior and Pitt commit scored a takedown in the first period, rode out Rososky in the second and escaped in the third for all the points he would need.

Brown’s teammate, Kole Doppelheuer, won five bouts on his way to the 152-pound final but suffered an 18-3 technical fall to Grove City’s Cody Hamilton.

The Leopards’ Deydon Soto placed third at 139, and teammate Colby Hibner was eighth at 145.

Belle Vernon finished 10th in the team standings. The Leopards are back in action tonight in the preliminary round of the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament against Butler at North Hills High School. The dual meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

Sharon Duals — Jefferson-Morgan went 4-1 and were runner-up to Bellefonte during Saturday’s action at Sharon High School.

The Rockets improved to 13-4 this season. Jefferson-Morgan wrestles Wednesday in the WPIAL Class 2A team tournament against Southmoreland. The dual meet is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. at Burrell High School.

The Rockets defeated West Shamokin (64-6), Elizabeth Forward (48-26), Sharon (51-24) and Freedom (39-30) before a 44-27 setback to Bellefonte.

Jefferson-Morgan’s James Dulaney won all five of his matches and was a top performer with 23 points. Dulaney earned two victories by fall, two by decision and one by technical fall. He wrestled his first match at 127, but bumped up to 133 for the remaining four.

Girls wrestling

Butler Tournament — Connellsville’s Trinity Moore won an individual championship and the Lady Falcons finished second to Canon-McMillan on Saturday at Butler High School.

Moore recorded a fall in 1:07 over Saegertown’s Emma Spencer for the championship at 112.

Teammate Janayah Nobles keeps inching closer to defeating Kiski Area’s Ava Golding, but the Lady Cavalier edged Nobles, 9-8, in the finals at 136. Golding has defeated Nobles in all eight meetings dating back to last season, but Saturday’s final was the closest of all the matches.

Connellsville’s Imani Cameron-Botti lost in the finals at 155 to place second.

Olivia Shultz was third at 170 for the Lady Falcons after an 8-5 decision over Fort LeBoeuf’s Ibree Rodgers. Teammate Emma Petrovich pinned Fort Cherry’s Azlynn Dean for fifth place at 130.

The Lady Falcons’ Jayden Wiltrout was sixth at 148.

Albert Gallatin’s Jenna Chapman went 2-2 at 190. Chapman, a freshman, lost to Canon-McMillan’s Natalie Rush and Plum’s Alaina Claassen, who were state medalists last year.

The WPIAL individual championships for girls will be held Feb. 15 at North Allegheny High School.

Boys basketball

Belle Vernon 54, Knoch 50 — The Leopards outscored the Knights by seven in the fourth quarter to rally for a victory in the PBC Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday at North Hills High School.

Knoch (13-5) had a 38-35 lead after three period, but Belle Vernon (14-4) used a 19-12 advantage in the fourth for the non-section win.

After a 14-14 first quarter, the Leopards outscored the Knights, 15-9, in the second for a 29-23 halftime lead. Knoch had a 15-6 edge in the third frame.

Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore scored a game-high 20 points. The Leopards’ Tommy Davis put in 13.

The Knights’ Teegan Finucan led his team in scoring with 17 points. Jackson Bauman added 13.