By BRIAN CARSON
ALLPORT—Mifflin County crowned two champions and had seven medalists to lead the area contingent at the Ultimate Warrior Tournament on Saturday.
The Huskies, Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola, and Juniata combined for 14 medal winners at the two-day event.
Hunter Johnson (121) and Deakon Schaeffer (160) captured gold for the Huskies. Parker Kearns (152) took second, Peyton Kearns (285) placed fifth, Jacob Cunningham (145) sixth, Kamden Everly (127) seventh, and Blake Aumiller (133) finished eighth.
Mifflin County capped off an impressive weekend, scoring 152.5 points to finish second in the team race behind Central Mountain, who had three champions and 174 points.
Johnson dominated his weight class, outscoring his opponents 45-4. In the finals, the Husky senior scored a takedown and two-point nearfall in the first, a reversal in the second, and an escape and takedown in the third. Johnson controlled the match with a tough, tight waste and arm bar combo.
Schaeffer was slow and steady in his march through the tournament. The Husky junior defeated the top seed in the semifinals and then beat Vito Gentile of Reynolds in the finals, 5-3. Schaeffer had a takedown in the second and third periodswhile only surrendering three escapes.
Parker Kearns battled fifth-ranked Luke Sipes of Altoona to a 1-1 draw through regulation. Sipes got the advantage late in sudden victory when the Mountain Lion sophomore locked up a cradle during a scramble and got the fall in 6:59 to win the title at 152.
In the battle of one versus two at 127 pounds, two beat one as Bentworth’s Chris Vargo turned BEAs Coen Bainey and got the pin in 3:50. Vargo had a 2-0 lead after one. Bainey chose bottom for period two, and Vargo took advantage.
The Eagles also had a third place from Caleb Close at 172. The Eagle sophomore lost 1-0 to Jalen Wagner of Reynolds in the semifinals before battling back by defeating Tyrone’s Kyle Scott 3-1 for third.
BEA also had a seventh from Gage Gardner (215) and an eighth place from Mason Reese (145) to finish ninth with 92.5 points.
Marcus Gable took fourth at 152, and Caleb Hummel was seventh at 107 to lead P-O. The Mounties collected 50 points and placed 24th out of 41 teams.
The injury-depleted Indians brought only eight wrestlers to the tournament, led by Taylor Smith, who placed seventh at 139. Juniata scored 28 points to finish 34th.
Ultimate Warrior Tournament Results
Team Standings
(1) Central Mountain 174.0, (2) Mifflin County 152.5, (3) Central York 134.5, (4) United 123.5, (5) Reynolds 122.5, (6) Tyrone 112.0, (7) Bentworth 107.5, (8) Canton 102.0, (9) Bald Eagle Area 92.5, (10) Hickory 90.0, (11) Brockway 83.5, (12) Southern Columbia 82.5, (13) Peters Township 78.0, (14) Port Allegany 76.0, (15) Midd-West 74.0, (16) Towanda 72.0, (17) Altoona 65.5, (18) Wyalusing 65.0, (19) Muncy 62.0, (20) Johnsonburg 59.5, (21) Armstrong 56.5, (21) Sullivan County 56.5, (23) Mount Union 56.0, (24) Indiana 50.0, (24) Philipsburg-Osceola 50.0, (26) West Branch 49.0, (27) Marion Center 46.5, (28) Clarion 45.0, (29) Pen Argyl 43.5, (30) River Valley 41.0, (31) Bradford 32.0, (32) Claysburg-Kimmel 31.0, (33) Wilson Area 29.0, (34) Juniata 28.0, (35) Juniata Valley 21.0, (36) Hollidaysburg 14.0, (37) Moshannon Valley 13.0, (38) Bellwood Antis 12.0, (38) Westmont Hilltop 12.0, (40) Richland 11.0, (41) Lake Lehman 9.0, (42) Oswayo Valley 8.0
Championship Semifinals |
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107 – |
Braiden Weaver (Altoona) won by inj. default over Mason Beatty (Mount Union), 3-1 6:00 |
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Brody Bishop (Hickory) dec. Korry Walls (Tyrone), 7-0 |
114 – |
Colton Wade (Sullivan County) dec. Cole Patrick (Wyalusing), 11-4 |
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Landon Bainey (West Branch) dec. Josef Garshnick (United), 2-0 |
121 – |
Logan Rumberger (Tyrone) dec. Gideon Bracken (United), 7-5 SV |
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Hunter Johnson (Mifflin County) maj. dec. Carter Putt (Indiana), 11-2 |
127 – |
Coen Bainey (Bald Eagle Area) maj. dec. Matthew Smith (Midd-West), 9-0 |
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Chris Vargo (Bentworth) dec. Clayton Carr (Wyalusing), 7-1 |
133 – |
Scott Johnson (Muncy) dec. Darius McMillon (Peters Township), 8-6 |
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Luke Simcox (Central Mountain) maj. dec. Elias Long (Central York), 9-1 |
139 – |
Dalton Perry (Central Mountain) dec. Hayden Ward (Canton), 10-4 |
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Conner Heckman (Midd-West) dec. Connor Saylor (Hickory), 3-1 SV |
145 – |
Wyatt Dillon (Central York) dec. Hudson Ward (Canton), 5-3 |
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Griffin Walizer (Central Mountain) dec. Mason Barvitskie (Southern Columbia), 2-1 |
152 – |
Luke Sipes (Altoona) won by forfeit over Kaden Dennis (Johnsonburg) |
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Parker Kearns (Mifflin County) dec. Carter Davis (Central York), 7-5 SV |
160 – |
Vito Gentile (Reynolds) dec. Aiden Zimmerman (Johnsonburg), 3-2 |
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Deakon Schaeffer (Mifflin County) dec. Lucas Laktash (Bradford), 3-1 TB2 |
172 – |
Macon Myers (Central York) pinned Mason Higley (Towanda), 1:28 |
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Jalen Wagner (Reynolds) dec. Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area), 1-0 |
189 – |
Vitali Daniels (Bentworth) maj. dec. Rocco Serafini (Central Mountain), 9-1 |
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Seth Stewart (Brockway) pinned Riley Parker (Canton), 4:50 |
215 – |
Micheal Davis (Canton) dec. Miska Young (Port Allegany), 5-0 |
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Connor Jacobs (Armstrong) pinned Giovanni Tarentella (Central Mountain), 1:14 |
285 – |
Braden Ewing (Tyrone) dec. Ian Scully (Central York), 1-0 |
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Carson Neely (Port Allegany) pinned Peyton Kearns (Mifflin County), 3:16 |
Seventh Place |
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107 – |
Caleb Hummel (Philipsburg-Osceola) dec. Santino Micci (Wilson Area), 2-0 |
114 – |
Wyatt Stranger (Towanda) dec. Kase Snyder (Muncy), 3-2 |
121 – |
Rocky Finnegan (Sullivan County) maj. dec. Cohen Landis (Canton), 11-0 |
127 – |
Kamden Everly (Mifflin County) dec. Carnell Noone (Central Mountain), 5-3 |
133 – |
Chase Bell (Reynolds) won by forfeit |
139 – |
Taylor Smith (Juniata) dec. Owen Ivcic (Bentworth), 5-0 |
145 – |
Tino Gentile (Reynolds) won by forfeit |
152 – |
Kaden Barnhart (River Valley) dec. Mason Gourley (Clarion), 5-3 SV |
160 – |
Porter Dawson (Sullivan County) pinned Deegan Rittenhouse (Mount Union), 1:36 |
172 – |
Zachary Travis (United) dec. Issac Basa (Marion Center), 3-2 |
189 – |
Sawyer Robinson (Towanda) dec. Josh Ryan (Mount Union), 4-2 |
215 – |
Gage Gardner (Bald Eagle Area) dec. Griffin Prebish (Indiana), 3-1 |
285 – |
Brandyn Parcello (Indiana) won by forfeit |
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Fifth Place |
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107 – |
Korry Walls (Tyrone) won by forfeit |
114 – |
Logan Powell (Clarion) dec. Cole Patrick (Wyalusing), 2-1 |
121 – |
Carter Putt (Indiana) dec. Connor Knight (Central York), 4-2 |
127 – |
Mike Reardon (Hickory) pinned Collin Ramsay (Pen Argyl), 4:35 |
133 – |
Parker Pisarchick (Brockway) dec. Brayden Andrews (Southern Columbia), 3-0 |
139 – |
Liam Cornetto (Marion Center) dec. Riley Vanderpool (Towanda), 8-3 |
145 – |
Gage Heilbrun (Marion Center) won by tech. fall over Jacob Cunningham (Mifflin County), 19-2 4:07 |
152 – |
Ayden Hunsinger (Wyalusing) won by forfeit |
160 – |
Andrew Weaver (Tyrone) dec. Louden Murphy (Southern Columbia), 6-4 |
172 – |
Mason Higley (Towanda) dec. Rayce Milliard (Johnsonburg), 4-0 |
189 – |
Brayden McCloskey (Reynolds) won by forfeit |
215 – |
Zack Stromock (Peters Township) dec. Tyler Lobb (Moshannon Valley), 3-0 |
285 – |
Peyton Kearns (Mifflin County) dec. Brad Miller (River Valley), 3-1 SV |
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Third Place |
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107 – |
Jacob Sombronski (United) maj. dec. Gage Swank (Muncy), 9-0 |
114 – |
Josef Garshnick (United) pinned Waylon Waite (Reynolds), 3:16 |
121 – |
Gideon Bracken (United) dec. Dylan O’Brien (Hickory), 7-0 |
127 – |
Matthew Smith (Midd-West) dec. Clayton Carr (Wyalusing), 4-3 TB2 |
133 – |
Darius McMillon (Peters Township) dec. Elias Long (Central York), 8-4 |
139 – |
Connor Saylor (Hickory) dec. Hayden Ward (Canton), 6-1 |
145 – |
Mason Barvitskie (Southern Columbia) dec. Hudson Ward (Canton), 4-2 |
152 – |
Marcus Gable (Philipsburg-Osceola) dec. Carter Davis (Central York), 5-3 |
160 – |
Aiden Zimmerman (Johnsonburg) dec. Lucas Laktash (Bradford), 3-1 SV |
172 – |
Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area) dec. Kyle Scott (Tyrone), 3-1 |
189 – |
Jude Bremigen (Southern Columbia) dec. Rocco Serafini (Central Mountain), 5-3 SV |
215 – |
Miska Young (Port Allegany) dec. Giovanni Tarentella (Central Mountain), 3-1 |
285 – |
Gavin Thompson (Brockway) maj. dec. Ian Scully (Central York), 9-1 |
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Championship Finals |
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107 – |
Braiden Weaver (Altoona) dec. Brody Bishop (Hickory), 1-0 |
114 – |
Landon Bainey (West Branch) dec. Colton Wade (Sullivan County), 2-1 |
121 – |
Hunter Johnson (Mifflin County) dec. Logan Rumberger (Tyrone), 8-1 |
127 – |
Chris Vargo (Bentworth) pinned Coen Bainey (Bald Eagle Area), 3:50 |
133 – |
Luke Simcox (Central Mountain) dec. Scott Johnson (Muncy), 5-1 |
139 – |
Dalton Perry (Central Mountain) won by forfeit over Conner Heckman (Midd-West) |
145 – |
Griffin Walizer (Central Mountain) dec. Wyatt Dillon (Central York), 6-4 SV |
152 – |
Luke Sipes (Altoona) pinned Parker Kearns (Mifflin County), 6:59 |
160 – |
Deakon Schaeffer (Mifflin County) dec. Vito Gentile (Reynolds), 5-3 |
172 – |
Jalen Wagner (Reynolds) dec. Macon Myers (Central York), 8-5 |
189 – |
Seth Stewart (Brockway) dec. Vitali Daniels (Bentworth), 7-4 |
215 – |
Connor Jacobs (Armstrong) pinned Micheal Davis (Canton), 4:39 |
285 – |
Carson Neely (Port Allegany) dec. Braden Ewing (Tyrone), 3-1 SV |