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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
The scholastic postseason wrestling tournaments are under way.
Locally, the PIAA District 1-AAA Section IV tournament was held at Great Valley High School in East Whiteland Township. Host Great Valley, Spring-Ford and Owen J. Roberts were area schools in the tough 10-team field.
Spring-Ford placed third in the tournament with 126.5 points, while Owen J. Roberts finished fourth with 124.5 and Great Valley came in fifth at 116.5 points. Downingtown West captured the team title with 149 points while Boyertown came in second with 131.5 counters.
A combined total of 19 wrestlers from the three local schools, including six sectional champions, advanced to this coming Saturday’s District 1-AAA South Tournament at Spring-Ford Area High School in Royersford.
The tourney’s Outstanding Wrestler was Spring-Ford junior 135-pounder Ryan Kemmerer. Kemmerer, who finished fifth at states a year ago while at Upper Perkiomen High School and who already has more than 100 career victories, now boasts a 30-1 overall recored. Kemmerer swept through his weight class with three falls, clamping Jake Miller of Downingtown West at 5:25 of their final bout.
The top four finishers in each weight class advanced. Great Valley moved seven grapplers through while Spring-Ford and Owen J. Roberts each had six advance to the next step. The top four place-winners at districts in Class AAA will advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament at Council Rock South High School on Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, March 1. The state championships will be held at the Giant Center in Hershey from Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8.
The District 1-AA Tournament will take place at Springfield Montco High School this Saturday. There is no sectional qualifying in Class AA so wrestlers compete at districts in order to qualify for the Southeast Regionals at Wilson West Lawn High School the following week.
Spring-Ford is coached by Tim Seislove, a former Spring-Ford grappler; Great Valley by Joe Tornetta, a former Phoenixville wrestler; and Owen J. Roberts by Steve DeRafelo, a former Great Valley wrestler.
Phoenixville, St. Pius X and Pottstown will vie for honors among the field in Class AA. The top prospects for Phoenixville are sophomore Chris Onder and seniors Steve Lord and Rob Newcomb. Phoenixville is coached by John Tornetta, a former Phoenixville wrestler.
The top prospects for St. Pius X are Bobby Burns, Ryan Miller, Andrew Bone and Grant Sturgeon. The Winged Lions are coached by John Martucci.
Posted by
Barry Sankey
Locally, the PIAA District 1-AAA Section IV tournament was held at Great Valley High School in East Whiteland Township. Host Great Valley, Spring-Ford and Owen J. Roberts were area schools in the tough 10-team field.
Spring-Ford placed third in the tournament with 126.5 points, while Owen J. Roberts finished fourth with 124.5 and Great Valley came in fifth at 116.5 points. Downingtown West captured the team title with 149 points while Boyertown came in second with 131.5 counters.
A combined total of 19 wrestlers from the three local schools, including six sectional champions, advanced to this coming Saturday’s District 1-AAA South Tournament at Spring-Ford Area High School in Royersford.
The tourney’s Outstanding Wrestler was Spring-Ford junior 135-pounder Ryan Kemmerer. Kemmerer, who finished fifth at states a year ago while at Upper Perkiomen High School and who already has more than 100 career victories, now boasts a 30-1 overall recored. Kemmerer swept through his weight class with three falls, clamping Jake Miller of Downingtown West at 5:25 of their final bout.
The top four finishers in each weight class advanced. Great Valley moved seven grapplers through while Spring-Ford and Owen J. Roberts each had six advance to the next step. The top four place-winners at districts in Class AAA will advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament at Council Rock South High School on Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, March 1. The state championships will be held at the Giant Center in Hershey from Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8.
The District 1-AA Tournament will take place at Springfield Montco High School this Saturday. There is no sectional qualifying in Class AA so wrestlers compete at districts in order to qualify for the Southeast Regionals at Wilson West Lawn High School the following week.
Spring-Ford is coached by Tim Seislove, a former Spring-Ford grappler; Great Valley by Joe Tornetta, a former Phoenixville wrestler; and Owen J. Roberts by Steve DeRafelo, a former Great Valley wrestler.
Phoenixville, St. Pius X and Pottstown will vie for honors among the field in Class AA. The top prospects for Phoenixville are sophomore Chris Onder and seniors Steve Lord and Rob Newcomb. Phoenixville is coached by John Tornetta, a former Phoenixville wrestler.
The top prospects for St. Pius X are Bobby Burns, Ryan Miller, Andrew Bone and Grant Sturgeon. The Winged Lions are coached by John Martucci.
Posted by
Barry Sankey
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