GROVE CITY — Blake Passarelli, who losto PA Power Rankings’ No. 1-ranked Brock McMillen of Glendale in the final Saturday, was the lone Curwensville Area High School wrestler to place at the 36th Fred Bell Tournament.
The Golden Tide senior advanced to the championship bout by pnning Charles Wimberly of Northwestern at 1:27 and decisioning Carter Stanley of Cranberry 5-2, Ryan Madigan of Warren 6-4 and No. 2 seed Jeff Pattison of McGuffey 4-3.
Down to start the second period against McMillen, Passarelli gained a 3-0 advantage with an escape and takedown before surrending what was a pivotal penalty point for interlocking with just one second remaining.
McMillen, a returning PIAA Class AA silver medalist, answered with an escape and takedown of his own in the third period, but Passarelli quickly broke free to tie the bout.
In overtime, McMillan secured the takedown for a 6-4 sudden victory.
“That interlocking point kept him from winning 4-3,” Curwensville coach Dean Swatsworth said. “It was a good match. It was good for Blake to see where he is and what he needs to do.
“Both wrestled great, so you have to give (McMillen) credit.”
Passarelli went into the tourney ranked No. 7, right behind behind Pattison, and finally reached the finals after placing fourth, third and third the last three years.
Curwensville placed 30th in the 38-team tourney with 34 points as 113-pounder Spencer Hoover was the only other Golden Tide wrestler to post multi wins, splitting his four matches.
Adam Straw (138), Duane Brady (152) and Cole Bressler (160) each had one win.
“It was a good tournament with some very good teams,” Swatsworth said.
Once-beaten Glendale, with Suds Dubler (113) and Cory Johnson (220) joining McMillen as gold medalists, won the title with 130.5 points.
Rounding out the top five were Kane with 121 points, Union City with 120.5, Penns Valley with 110 and General McLane with 105.
Six other District 9 teams were represented, Redbank Valley finishing sixth with 94.5 points, Cranberry 13th with 73.5, St. Marys 14th with 73, Coudersport 21st with 59, Sheffield 27th with 40 and Clarion 30th with 36.5.
Kane had two champions, Aiden Hulings at 152 and Alex English at 160, as did Union City with Gavin Henry at 182 and Matt Long at 285.
The other champs were Andrew Brest (113) of General McLane, Hunter Thompson (120) of Titusville, Tye Varndell (132) of Cambridge Springs, Outstanding Wrestler Jacob Ealy (138) of Hopewell, Jeffrey Boyd (145) of McDowell, Christian Cutler (170) of McGuffey and Brayden Crocker (195) of Cranberry.
The Golden Tide (4-11) host Clarion (2-8) on Tuesday.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
106 – Suds Dubler, Glendale, major dec. Hunter Robinson, General McLane, 8-0.
112 – Andrew Brest, General McLane, major dec. Vince Rinella, Meadville, 9-0.
119 – Hunter Thompson, Titusville, dec. Baylor Shunk, Penns Valley, 8-5.
126 – Brock McMillen, Glendale, dec. Blake Passarelli, Curwensville, 6-4 (SV).
132 – Tye Varndell, Cambridge Springs, dec. Tyler Dilley, St. Marys, 9-6.
138 – Jacob Ealy, Hopwell, major dec. Kenny Kiser, Saegertown, 14-6.
145 – Jeffrey Boyd, McDowell, major dec. Caiden Mooney, Northwestern, 21-8.
152 – Aiden Hulings, Kane, won by injury default over Nick Rinella, Meadville.
160 – Alex English, Kane, dec. Peyton Hearn, Conneaut, 5-2.
170 – Christian Cutler, McGuffey, dec. Abe Allenbach, Penns Valley, 4-3.
182 – Gavin Henry, Union City, pinned Elijah Ayers, Coudersport, 2;37.
195 – Braydon Crocker, Cranberry, tech fall over Aiden Gardner, Penns Valley, 18-2.
220 – Cory Johnson, Glendale, dec. Tom Pollard, Meadville, 3-0.
285 – Matty Long, Union City, pinned Nick Knowles, Sheffield, 1:01.
Curwensville Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS
126 – Passarelli, Curwensville, dec. Jeff Pattison, McGuffey, 4-3.
CONSOLATION FOURTH ROUND
113 – Ayden Miller, Cambridge Springs, pinned Spencer Hoover, Curwensville, :58.
CONSOLATION THIRD ROUND
152 – Caleb Snyder, Redbank Valley, pinned Duane Brady, Curwensville, 2:45.
195 – Sebastuab Titus, Titusville, pinned Alec McGarry, Curwensville, 2:07.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS
126 – Passarelli, Curwensville, dec, Ryan Madigan, Warren, 6-4.
CONSOLATION SECOND ROUND
106 – Lane Delaquilla, St. Marys, dec. Jacob Carfley, Curwensville, 1-0.
113 – Hoover, Curwensville, pinned David Deets, Saegertown, 3:24.
126 – Glenn Lenhardt, Jamestown, pinned Adam Straw, Curwensville, 1:59.
160 – Zach Royer, Penns Valley, pinned Cole Bressler, Curwensville, 2:01.
170 – Levi Nosko, Titusville, pinned Jake McCracken, Curwensville, 3:32.
220 – Marshall Mounts, McGuffey, pinned Gage Roos, Curwensville, :26.
CONSOLATION FIRST ROUND
113 – Hoover, Curwensville, pinned Quinten Hedderick, Union City, :22.
145 – Kyle Swick, Warren, pinned Stiles, Curwensville, 3:11.
CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND
106 – Ridge Cook, Redbank Valley, major dec. Carfley, 12-0.
126 – Passarelli, Curwensville, dec. Carter Stanley, Cranberry, 5-2.
138 – Kiser, Saegertown, pinned Straw, Curwensville, 1:33.195 –
152 – Landon Beachly, General McLane, pinned Brady, Curwensville, 4:45.
160 – Zach Corp, McDowell, tech fall over Bressler, Curwensville, 19-2 (5:33).
170 – Ed Hilliard, Slippery Rock, pinned McCracken, Curwensville, 4:33.
195 – Dom Cartwright, Kane, pinned McGarry, Curwensville, 1:42.
CHAMPIONSHIP PIGTAIL ROUND
113 – Garrett Misiura, Glendale, pinned Spencer Hoover, Curwensville, 1:34.
126 – Passarelli, Curwensville, pinned Charles Wimberly, Northwestern, 1:27.
138 – Straw, Curwensville, pinned Tyler Posten, McDowell, 1:58.
145 – Ajay Cooper, South Side Beaver, pinned Stiles, Curwensville, 1:52.
152 – Brady, Curwensville, major dec. Logan Rodgers, Coudersport, 12-4.
160 – Bressler, Curwensville, pinned Joe Donato, Sheffield, 1:12.
220 – PJ Boggs, Mercer, pinned Roos, Curwensville, :52.
Golden Tide Scoreboard:
Date Opponent Score Record
12/13 @ Redbank Valley 16 – 48 0 – 1
12/15 @ Ridgway Duals
12/15 vs. Johnsonburg 15 – 44 0 – 2
12/15 vs. Greenville 18 – 65 0 – 3
12/15 vs. Titusville 2 – 60 0 – 4
12/15 vs. Sheffield 37 – 36 1 – 4
12/15 vs. Ridgway 42 – 18 2 – 4
12/20 @ Ridgway ppd. 2 – 4
12/29 @ Redbank Dual Tourney
12/29 vs. Youngsville 48 – 12 3 – 4
12/29 vs. Mercer 16 – 57 3 – 5
12/29 vs. Slippery Rock 24 – 54 3 – 6
12/29 vs. Jamestown 36 – 45 3 – 7
12/29 vs. Punxsutawney 36 – 42 3 – 8
01/05 @ Bo Wood Tourney 78 pts. 8th place
01/08 BROOKVILLE 12 – 66 3 – 9
01/11 JOHNSONBURG 33 – 42 3 – 10
01/14 @ Punxsutawney 36 – 35 4 – 10
01/17 ST. MARYS 15 – 48 4 – 11
01/25 & 26 @ Fred Bell Tourney 34 pts. 30th place
01/29 CLARION
01/31 @ West Branch
02’11 @ Ridgway
02/07 MO VALLEY
02/14 @ Brockway
02/22 & 23 D9 CHAMPIONSHIP
03/01 & 02 NW REGIONAL
03/07 – 10 PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS