COUDERSPORT – A trio of wrestlers were undefeated and five others had winning records as the Curwensville Area High School mat team won three of five matches at the Coudersport Duals Saturday.
The Golden Tide defeated Lackawanna Trail 62-18, Coudersport 48-31 and Sheffield 51-24 and lost to Lewisburg 53-17 and Penns Valley 43-42.
Coach Duane Wriglesworth deemed it a good outing for the Golden Tide, now 4-4.
“Our goal was to go 4-1, and we came within one point of achieving that,” he said.
It was all falls or forfeits in the Penns Valley match, each team registering seven wins for a stalemate that was settled by the scholastic tie-breaker system. Criteria H gave the nod to the Rams for earning the most first points in bouts that were contested.
Though aided by forfeits, the Golden Tide won the majority of the bouts in the three victories.
“We were pretty happy with everybody’s performance,” Wriglesworth said.
Junior 135-pounder Jake Keller, who handed Punxsutawney’s all-time winner Kody Young his first home-mat loss Thursday, remained undefeated with four falls, including a pair of 37-second quickies, and a decision. He’s 12-0.
Senior Greg Koptchak also engineered four pins, three coming in the first period, and received one forfeit at 119.
“He had a really good half series and was really skillful at getting several falls,” Wriglesworth said. “I was really happy for him. He needed that.”
Freshman 112-pounder Tyler Mays also was 5-0 with two pins and a major decision.
Junior Alex Holt started the day with one win and finished with a 5-4 record by notching a pin, two major decisions and a forfeit at 130.
Senior Kyle Kyler (189), sophomores Aaron Kline (103), Nathan Wriglesworth (140) and Hunter McCracken (152) and freshman Trey McKenzie (125) all were 3-2. Though his wins were forfeits, newcomer Kline assures the Golden Tide of having a bantam the rest of the season.
Junior Jason Baker (160) picked up his first victory with a fall against Lackawanna Trail, while sophomore Austin Pollick (145) received two forfeits for his first wins.
Curwensville’s next match will be against District 9 Class AA rival Redbank Valley Thursday at New Bethlehem.
Lewisburg 53, Curwensville 17
103 – Jeff Steele, L, pinned Aaron Kline, 5:45. (0-6)
112 – Tyler Mays, C, major dec. Joseph Roman, 16-3. (4-6)
119 – Greg Koptchak, C, pinned Michael Pesarchik, 1:22. (10-6)
125 – Steven Gingher, L, dec. Trey McKenzie, 2-0. (10-9)
130 – Alex Holt, C, major dec. Sean Klingman, 13-0. (14-9)
135 – Jake Keller, C, dec. Andrew Fox, 9-2. (17-9)
140 – Jordan Danowsky, L, pinned Nathan Wriglesworth, 1:25. (17-15)
145 – Torey Vansickle, L, major dec. Austin Pollick, 12-3. (17-19)
152 – Chris Schneider, L, major dec. Hunter McCracken, 15-4. (17-23)
160 – Matt Munns, L, pinned Jason Baker, :48. (17-29)
171 – Alex Starmack, L, won by forfeit. (17-35)
189 – Nathaniel Brown, L, pinned Chad Desmett, :28. (17-41)
215 – Brandon Smith, L, pinned Kyle Kyler, 1:20. (17-47)
285 – Sean Charest, L, won by forfeit. (17-53)
Curwensville 61, Lackawanna Trail 18
103 – Kline, C, won by forfeit. (6-0)
112 – Mays, C, pinned Matthew Pascoe, :47. (12-0)
119 – Koptchak, C, pinned Levi Bennett, 2:48. (18-0)
126 – McKenzie, C, major dec. Billy Lee, 17-5. (22-0)
130 – Holt, C, major dec. Victor Rosa, 18-5. (26-0)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Andrew O’Brien, :37. (32-0)
140 – Wriglesworth, C, pinned Jake Adcroft, 1:18. (38-0)
145 – Pollick, C, won by forfeit. (44-0)
152 – McCracken, C, pinned Jeremy Greenly, 3:27. (50-0)
160 – Baker, C, pinned Andrew Babiarz, 1:02. (56-0)
171 – Marvess Rosiak, LT, won by forfeit. (56-6)
189 – Kyler, C, pinned Caleb Darling, 1:36. (62-6)
215 – Eric Laytos, LT, pinned Desmett, 2:20. (62-12)
285 – Benjamin Lehman, LT, won by forfeit. (62-18)
Penns Valley 43, Curwensville 42*
103 – Kline, C, won by forfeit. (6-0)
112 – Mays, C, won by forfeit. (12-0)
119 – Koptchak, C, pinned Michael Silks, 1:26. (18-0)
126 – McKenzie, C, won by forfeit. (24-0)
130 – Holt, C, won by forfeit. (30-0)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Cole Confer, 3:07. (36-0)
140 – Seth Decker, PV, pinned Wriglesworth, 1:59. (36-6)
145 – Logan Confer, PV, pinned Pollick, :36. (36-12)
152 – Neil Hosterman, PV, pinned McCracken, 1:44. (36-18)
160 – Ryan Baker, PV, pinned J. Baker, 1:15. (36-24)
171 – Matt Swartz, PV, won by forfeit. (36-30)
189 – Kyler, C, pinned Jared Taylor, 1:17. (42-30)
215 – Elliot Dillon, PV, pinned Desmett, 1:16. (42-36)
285 – Maverick Swartz, PV, won by forfeit (42-42)
* – Match decided by Criteria H (Team having great number of first points shall be declared the winner)
Curwensville 48, Coudersport 31
103 – Kline, Cur, won by forfeit. (6-0)
112 – Mays, Cur, won by forfeit (12-0)
119 – Koptchak, Cur, won by forfeit (18-0)
126 – Kyle Bova, Cou, pinned McKenzie, 1:09. (18-6)
130 – Cody Bova, Cou, major dec. Holt, 13-3. (18-10)
135 – Keller, Cur, pinned Ben Ragosta, 1:56. (24-10)
140 – Wriglesworth, Cur, pinned Nick Donnelly, :59. (30-10)
145 – Pollick, Cur, won by forfeit. (36-10)
152 – McCracken, Cur, pinned Zachary Catherman, :51. (42-10)
160 – Josiah Ott, Cou, pinned Baker, 4:41. (42-16)
171 – Creighton Hayes, Cou, won by forfeit. (42-22)
189 – Forest Tuttle, Cou, dec. Kyler, 6-1. (42-25)
215 – Chad Desmett, Cur, won by forfeit. (48-25)
285 – Nathan Amidon, Cou, won by forfeit. (48-31)
Curwensville 51, Sheffield 24
103 – Ricky Prosen, S, pinned Kline, :36. (0-6)
112 – Mays, C, pinned Brandon Johnston, :58. (6-6)
119 – Koptchak, C, pinned Adam Barr, 1:03. (12-6)
125 – McKenzie, C, dec. Tyler Brisson, 8-2. (15-6)
130 – Holt, C, pinned Jacob McFarland, 1:43. (21-6)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Doug Grubbs, :37. (27-6)
140 – Wriglesworth, C, pinned Chris McManus, 5:27. (33-6)
145 – Brandon Ryan, S, pinned Pollick, 3:27. (33-12)
152 – Vincent Pasquarello, S, pinned Baker, 1:00. (33-18)
160 – McCracken, C, won by forfeit. (39-18)
171 – Dean VanOrden, S, won by forfeit. (39-24)
189 – Kyler, C, won by forfeit (45-18)
215 – Desmett, C, won by forfeit. (51-18)
285 – No match.
