HYDE – The Curwensville Area High School wrestling team defeated Reading 48-30 for ninth place in the Bison Duals Saturday after winning one of three Pool B matches.
The Golden Tide opened by splitting matches against District 9 Class AA rivals, beating Johnsonburg 60-17 after losing to Port Allegany 47-26.
Coach Duane Wriglesworth’s squad then fell to District 7 power Butler (19-1) 75-6 and District 10’s Greenville 53-22.
“It was good for us to come out with two wins,” Wriglesworth said. “Going in, we knew we would be facing some formidable opponents.
“It was convenient to wrestle other District 9 Class AA opponents we don’t have on our dual meet schedule.
“Our team hung tough in the face of adversity and finished the day with many come-from-behind matches, especially against Reading.”
He noted 112-pounder Tyler Mays trailed Carlos Vargas 9-5 going into the third period and pulled out a one-point win with two late near falls, one a three-pointer, and 135-pounder Alex Holt put Edgar Tafolla on his back for a three-point near fall with just over 10 seconds left to win 9-8.
In addition, senior 160-pounder Lewis Rhine registered his first career win and sophomore 103-pounder Aaron Kline posted his first on-the-mat victory, both with falls.
Undefeated 130-pounder Jake Keller engineered four falls and a technical fall to increase his win total to 19.
Holt was 4-1 while Mays, 125-pounder Trey McKenzie and 189-pounder Kyle Kyler were 3-2.
“Our resilience to bounce back from any minor or major setback in the heat of competition was evident in our team’s performance,” Wriglesworth said. “This is where we want to be, and are looking forward to develop from here.”
The Golden Tide will get another stern test Thursday when once-beaten Brookville invades Patton Hall before competing in the annual Fred Bell Tournament at Grove City Friday and Saturday.
Port Allegany 47, Curwensville 26
152 – Alexander Gular, PA, pinned Hunter McCracken, 2:45. (0-6)
160 – Ryan Kio, PA, pinned Jason Baker, :38. (0-12)
171 – Dalton Warnick, PA, pinned Lewis Rhine, :30. (0-18)
189 – Kyle Kyler, C, pinned Trent Neal, 5:03. (6-18)
215 – Nicholas Budd, PA, technical fall over Chad Desmett, 17-1 (4:32). (6-23)
285 – Zachariah Manning, PA, won by forfeit. (6-29)
103 – Lucas Manning, PA, pinned Aaron Kline, 1:28. (6-35)
112 – Dalton Caden, PA, dec. Tyler Mays, 8-4. (6-38)
119 – Greg Koptchak, C, pinned Thomas Caden, 3:42. (12-89)
125 – Trey McKenzie, C, dec. Marcus Borowsky, 9-2. (15-38)
130 – Jake Keller, C, technical fall over Chester Tanner, 16-1 (5:20). (20-38)
135 – Alex Holt, C, won by forfeit. (26-38)
140 – Logan Warnick, PA, dec. Nathan Wriglesworth, 8-7. (26-41)
145 – Bradley Warnick, PA, pinned Austin Pollick, 3:26. (26-47)
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Curwensville 60, Johnsonburg 17
171 – Eric Bevacqua, J, pinned Rhine, 1:59. (0-6)
189 – Kyler, C, won by forfeit. (6-6)
215 – Desmett, C, won by forfeit. (12-6)
285 – No bout.
103 – Kline, C, won by forfeit. (18-6)
112 – Mays, C, won by forfeit. (24-6)
119 – Koptchak, C, won by forfeit. (30-6)
125 – Jesse Wolfe, J, technical fall over McKenzie, 15-0 (5:19). (30-11)
130 – Keller, C, pinned Alex Zimmerman, 1:08. (36-11)
135 – Holt, C, won by forfeit. (42-11)
140 – Wriglesworth, C, won by forfeit. (48-11)
145 – Pollick, C, won by forfeit. (54-11)
152 – McCracken, C, pinned Michael Kennedy, 1:29. (60-11)
160 – Mitchell Schloder, J, pinned Baker, 1:26. (60-17)
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Butler 75, Curwensville 6
189 – Rob Punchur, B, dec. Kyler, 9-2. (0-3)
215 – Carlos Sanchez, B, pinned Desmett, 1:04. (0-9)
285 – Adam Steiner, B, won by forfeit. (0-15)
103 – Cody Houston, B, pinned Kline, :11. (0-21)
112 – Blake Caudill, B, pinned Mays, :53. (0-27)
119 – Korey Caudill, B, pinned Koptchak, 3:45. (0-33)
125 – Zach Reges, B, pinned McKenzie, :46. (0-39)
130 – Zach Collins, B, pinned Holt, 1:27. (0-45)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Jesse Spohn, 2:33. (6-45)
140 – Dillon Weston, B, pinned Wriglesworth, :20. (6-51)
145 – Erick Tuck, B, pinned Pollick, 1:09. (6-57)
152 – Dakoda Collins, B, pinned McCracken, :38. (6-63)
160 – Matt Pribis, B, pinned Baker, :30. (6-69)
171 – Cole Baxter, B, pinned Rhine, :36. (6-75)
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Greenville 53, Curwensville 22
215 – Nick Weaver, G, pinned Desmett, :34. (0-6)
285 – Braden Gladysz, G, won by forfeit. (0-12)
103 – Matthew Wilkerson, G, pinned Kline, 1:51. (0-18)
112 – Mays, C, major dec. Derek Watt, 18-6. (4-18)
119 – Nate Dias, G, pinned Koptchak, :20. (4-24)
125 – McKenzie, C, won by forfeit. (10-24)
130 – Holt, C, won by forfeit. (16-24)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Jacob Brown, 1:53. (22-24)
140 – Blake Horne, G, technical fall over Wriglesworth, xx-x (4:00). 22-29)
145 – Cody Copeland, G, pinned Pollick, 1:37. (22-35)
152 – Randy Perkins, G, major dec. McCracken, 12-1. (22-38)#
160 – Justin Reynolds, G, pinned Rhine, 3:34. (22-44)
171 – Tyler Landfried, G, won by forfeit. (22-50)
189 – Tyler Gentile, G, dec. Kyler, 4-1. (22-53)
# – Greenville penalized one point for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Curwensville 48, Reading 30
(Ninth-Place Match)
103 – Kline, C, pinned Dalton Noll, 3:37. (6-0)
112 – Mays, C, dec. Carlos Vargas, 10-9. (9-0)
119 – Hitman Doan, R, pinned Koptchak, 2:27. (9-6)
125 – McKenzie, C, pinned Gage Griffith, :34. (15-6)
130 – Holt, C, dec. Edgar Tafolla, 9-8. (18-6)
135 – Keller, C, pinned Matthew Santiago, 1:44. (24-6)
140 – Wriglesworth, C, pinned Reilly Colon, 3:33. (30-6)
145 – Richard Morales, R, pinned Pollick, 4:54. (30-12)
152 – McCracken, C, pinned Parrish Davis, :32. (36-12)
160 – Rhine, C, pinned Andrew Placencia, 4:36. (42-12)
171 – Randy Duong, R, won by forfeit. (42-18)
189 – Kyler, C, pinned Aboubacar Kallo, 2:39. (48-18)
215 – Juan Villasenor, R, pinned Desmett, :36. (48-24)
285 – Jaron Burke, R, won by forfeit. (48-30)