DUBOIS — The Clearfield Area High School wrestling team went 1-1 to finish second at the District IX AAA Team Wrestling Championships held at DuBois Area High School on Saturday.
Clearfield beat St. Marys in the semifinal match at 12:30 by a score of 41-31. That win put them in the finals at 3:30 against host DuBois, the number one seed. Once there, DuBois won 51-23 to claim the title.
The AA title was won by an undefeated Redbank Valley squad 33-29 over Brookville.
Both Clearfield matches pretty much mirrored the first go-round for Clearfield with both opponents.
Just last week, Clearfield jumped out to a 35-0 lead over St. Marys and held on for a 38-33 win. On Saturday, the Bison jumped out to a 22-0 and then 35-3 lead and held on for the 41-31 win.
Against DuBois back on December 11 the Bison lost 56-21, while managing a 51-23 final this time. The match on Saturday saw the undefeated season of Bison senior Christian Stone come to an end after 26 wins as he was beaten 4-3 by familiar foe Garrett Brown. Stone and fellow senior Nolan Barger now match 26-1 records to lead the Bison heading into the final week of the regular season for Clearfield.
Other top records for the Bison include Dylan Graham at 25-3, Noah Cline at 20-10, and Logan Gilbert at 19-9.
Clearfield (7-8) will host two matches this upcoming week to close out their dual meet season. The Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties (7-6) will invade the Arthur J. Weiss Gymnasium, followed by the Huntingdon Bearcats (13-3) on Thursday night.
Bout by Bout Results vs. St. Marys (Clearfield wrestler listed first):
113: Josiah McClarren wbf 1:45 over Ethan Fox 6 – 0
120: Noah Cline received a forfeit 12 – 0
126: Dylan Graham wbmd 14-4 over William McGonnell 16 – 0
132: Christian Stone wbf :29 over Kyle Pecht 22 – 0
138: Jon Sponsler lbd 5-1 to Alex Coudriet 22 – 3
145: Grant Climie wbf 5:36 over Dylan Smith 28 – 3
152: Nolan Barger wbmd 11-0 over Tyler Yetzer 32 – 3
160: Mike Beck wbd 8-6 over Alex Feldbauer 35 – 3
170: Josh Kennedy lbf 2:51 to William Gabor 35 – 9
182: Jake Verchick lbd 10-2 to Joshua Cameroni 35 – 13
195: Forfeit to Joey McLaughlin 35 – 19
220: Forfeit to Gary Fledderman 35 – 25
285: Shane Billings lbf 3:08 to Michael Wolfel 35 – 31
106: Logan Gilbert wbf 2:26 over Raymond Dent 41 – 31
Bout by bout results vs. DuBois (Clearfield wrestler listed first):
120: Noah Cline wbd 6-2 over Kody Cox 3 – 0
126: Dylan Graham wbf 2:45 over Austin Gahr 9 – 0
132: Jon Sponsler wbd 5-4 over Dylan Zimmerman 12 – 0
138: Christian Stone lbd 4-3 to Garrett Brown 12 – 3
145: Noaln Barger wbtf 15-0 4:14 over DJ Carney 17 – 3
152: Mike Beck wbf 1:39 over Jake Munz 23 – 3
160: Forfeit to Mike Kennelly 23 – 9
170: Forfeit to Tom Sleigh 23 – 15
182: Forfeit to Shane Marshall 23 – 21
195: Jake Verchick lbf :57 to Landon Hanna 23 – 27
220: Forfeit to Nich Davido 23 – 33
285 Shane Billings lbf 1:11 to Nate Petitti 23 – 39
106: Logan Gilbert lbf 1:04 to Shae Bloom 23 – 45
113: Josiah McClarren lbf 3:52 to Bryce Swauger 23 – 51
Bison Scoreboard:
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 12/07,08 | @ Top Hat Tourney | 11th | 0 – 0 |
| 12/11 | DUBOIS | 21 – 56 | 0 – 1 |
| 12/13 | @ Bald Eagle Area | 28 – 37 | 0 – 2 |
| 12/18 | CENTRAL | 42 – 37 | 1 – 2 |
| 12/20 | PUNXSUTAWNEY | 63 – 12 | 2 – 2 |
| 01/04,05 | @ Tool City Tourney | 10th | 2 – 2 |
| 01/08 | @ Penns Valley | 31 – 42 | 2 – 3 |
| 01/19 | CLFD BISON DUALS | ||
| vs. Valley | 53 – 19 | 3 – 3 | |
| vs. Pleasant Valley | 38 – 42 | 3 – 4 | |
| vs. West Branch | 18 – 60 | 3 – 5 | |
| vs. Montoursville | 33 – 35 | 3 – 6 | |
| vs. Sharpsville | 50 – 27 | 4 – 6 | |
| 01/22 | @ Bellefonte | 30 – 41 | 4 – 7 |
| 01/25,26 | @ New Oxford Tourney | 3rd | 4 – 7 |
| 01/29 | ST.MARYS | 38 – 33 | 5 – 7 |
| 01/31 | @ Tyrone | 41 – 24 | 6 – 7 |
| 02/02 | D9 Team Wrestling Champs. | ||
| vs. St. Marys | 41 – 31 | 7 – 7 | |
| vs. DuBois | 23 – 51 | 7 – 8 | |
| 02/05 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | ||
| 02/07 | HUNTINGDON | ||
| 02/23 | Districts @ Clarion | ||
| 03/01,02 | Regionals @ Altoona | ||
| 03/07-09 | States @ Hershey |