CURWENSVILLE – The fourth-place finishers in District 10 will be the opponents for both of Curwensville\’s District 9 champions Friday night in the first round of the PIAA Northwest Region Class AA Wrestling Tournament at Shaler High School.
Golden Tide junior Derek Brothers, seeking his third crown after winning at 103 in 2007 and 112 last year, will meet Ian Chiesa of Northwestern at 112 pounds, and senior Jeff Thomas is paired against Brandon Collins of Commodore Perry.
The quarterfinals are set for Friday at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, wrestling begins at 9:15 a.m. with the championship semifinals and consolation quarterfinals, followed by the consolation semis. The consolation finals will start at 4:15 p.m., with the Parade of Champions at 5:45 and the championship matches at 6.
The pairings, with district-place in parentheses, wrestler\’s name, grade and record in parentheses:
119 Pounds
(10-1) Adam Matthews, 10 (33-5), Reynolds, vs (10-5) Nate Dias, 10 (31-10), Commodore Perry
(9-2) Tyler McCauley, 11 (24-6), Redbank Valley, vs (10-3) Ian Abplanalp, 11 (23-12), Grove City
(10-2) Christian Drain, 12 (24-6), North East, vs (9-3) Ian Grecco, 11 (29-6), Brockway
(9-1) Derek Brothers, 11 (30-2), Curwensville, vs (10-4) Ian Chiesa, 11 (17-5) Northwestern
145 Pounds
(10-1) Fabio Boccuzzi, 12 (36-7) Hickory, vs (10-5) Cody Northcott, 12 (29-8), Cochranton
(9-2) Nathan Hartless, 10 (31-4), Brockway, vs (10-3) Jeremy King, 11, (32-6), Fort LeBoeuf
(10-2) Luke Taylor, 11, (34-8), Reynolds, vs (9-3) Kasey Haines, 12 (23-8), Redbank Valley
(9-1) Jeff Thomas, 12 (28-3), Curwensville, vs (10-4) Brandon Collins, 11 (29-8), Commodore Perry