Greensburg – Clearfield 8th grader Luke McGonigal competed at 140 pounds in the first-ever Pennsylvania Junior High State Championships over the weekend at the Hempfield High School Field House in Greensburg and came away with a third place finish.
McGonigal went 6-1 in his 26-man bracket, with his only loss coming to eventual state champion Robert Patrick of Ligonier Valley in the quarterfinal round. McGonigal’s tournament ended with a 9-7 win in the consolation finals over Luigi Yates of Erie McDowell.
Curwensville’s Kaleb Witherite also placed, earning a 7th place medal at 167 pounds.
Complete results courtesy PA Junior Wrestling: http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13938130448168&key=354d60520f2c76c930c5c04f9ab39ae3&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fd9wrestling.freeforums.org%2Fjunior-high-states-info-brackets-etc-t1822.html&v=1&libId=9a5d4818-b72f-401d-81a8-40d84dce5229&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pajw.org%2F2014_State_JR_Brackets.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fd9wrestling.freeforums.org%2Fyouth-wrestling-discussion-f4.html&title=District%209%20Wrestling%20Forum%20%E2%80%A2%20View%20topic%20-%20Junior%20High%20%22states%22%20-%20info%2Fbrackets%2Fetc&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pajw.org%2F2014_State_JR_Brackets.html
