Report by Hank Wilson
HYDE — Clearfield Area High School and the Arthur J. Weiss Gymnasium hosted the District 4/9 AAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, and the Bison wrestlers enjoyed a successful day. The Bison crowned four individual champions, and advanced eleven wrestlers to next weekend’s Northwest AAA regionals in Altoona.
Winning titles for Clearfield were Brady Collins at 126, Nolan Barr at 138, Carter Chamberlain at 189 and Hayden Kovalick at 215.
Evan Davis at 113, Mark McGonigal at 172, and Oliver Billotte at 285 were runners up at their weight classes.
Third place winners for the Bison were Xavier Lutz at 106, Adam Rougeaux, 120, and Karson Kline at 152.
Ty Aveni finished fourth at 132.
Collins (30-3), the number one seed, recorded two pins on his way to the title, decking Shikellemy’s Gabby Brodigan in the semifinals, and flattening Williamsport’s Devin Harris (12-14)in the finals.
Barr (22-12), also a number one seed, needed three wins on the day to pick up his championship medal. He pinned David Kunselman (4-16) of Punxsutawney in the quarterfinals, then earned a tough 5-2 decision over Shikellemy’s Charles Keener (27-14) in the semis. His finals opponent, returning champion David Aughenbaugh of DuBois, was unable to wrestle the final, so Barr received a medical forfeit victory.
Chamberlain (26-7), the number two seed at 189, pinned his way to the finals where he then tangled with top seeded Sebastian Robinson (30-14) of Williamsport. Leading 5-0 in the third period, Chamberlain held off a solid rally by Robinson, winning 6-4 for his championship.
At 215 pounds, top seeded Hayden Kovalick (30-2) pinned Williamsport’s Charlie Lundy (4-16) in the semifinals, then like his teammate Barr, received a medical forfeit victory when Steven Miller of Selingsgrove could not wrestle in the championship final.
Evan Davis (25-9) made it to the finals at 113 with a pin of Shikellemy’s Alex Reed (27-10) in the semis, but ran into returning district champ Cael Nasdeo (27-3) of Williamsport, who won by technical fall.
McGonigal (26-8) decked Williamsport’s Ryan Dunlap (3-22) in the quarterfinals, then decisioned Ethan Miller (22-11) of Selingsgrove in the semis. He couldn’t solve top seeded Waylon Wehler (29-2) of St. Marys, dropping a 7-2 decision to the returning champ in the finals.
Billotte (26-2) picked up his 100th career victory with a first period fall of Zach Gallagher (26-10) from DuBois in the semifinals. He was then looking to avenge his only loss of the season in the finals where he faced Williamsport’s Charles Crews (34-6) , who defeated Oliver in the District Team Duals a few weeks prior. The two big boys staged another epic battle, with Crews scoring a late third period takedown, then fending off Billotte’s frantic escape attempt as time ran out to win 4-3.
At 106, Xavier Lutz (8-10) was pinned in the semifinals by eventual champ Aiden Beimel (24-3) of St. Marys, but came back to record a technical fall over Aubree Donahue (9-13) of DuBois to earn his bronze medal.
Rougeaux (13-13) took a similar path to his third place finish at 120, losing by fall in the semis to eventual champ Luke Seagraves (15-19) of Williamsport, then beating Bradford’s Devin Poe (22-11) in the consolation final.
In what most considered the toughest weight class in the tournament, Kline (19-12) wrestled four matches on the day to pick up his third place finish. He decisioned Punxsy’s Brady Smith (15-7) by a score of 12-9 in the quarterfinals, then lost by fall to eventual champ Carter Weaver (27-12)of Williamsport in the semis. He bounced back with a 6-2 victory over Shikellemy’s Caleb Yoder (22-13) , then beat Lane Dellaquilla (23-5) of St. Marys, 4-2 to earn third place.
At 132, Ty Aveni (13-10) finished fourth to earn a trip to next week’s regionals.
Seniors Luke Freeland (18-14), who finished his career with 66 wins in a Bison uniform, at 145 and Wyatt Reorda (5-10) at 160 also competed for the Bison.
Overall, the Bison finished 23-13 on the day. Complete Bison results, and medal match results are listed at the bottom of the page courtesy Pa-Wrestling.com
Williamsport took the team title, with Clearfield finishing a close second. Bison head coach Jeff Aveni was voted the District 9 Coach of the Year and Williamsport’s Brian Nasdeo garnered the same award for District 4. Riley Bower of Williamsport, who earned his fourth district title, was awarded the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award.
The Northwest Region AAA tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at the Altoona High School Field House.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Williamsport (212.5); 2. Clearfield (201.5); 3. Shikellamy (146.5); 4. Selinsgrove (129.0); 5. St. Mary’s (106); 6. DuBois (84); 7. Punxsutawney (44.5); 8. Bradford (44).
Championship Quarterfinals
106 – Xavier Lutz pinned Aubree Donahue (DuBois), 5:48
113 – Evan Davis pinned Angel Dominguez-Santiago (Bradford), 0:25
120 – Adam Rougeux pinned Cole Lynch (Shikellamy), 0:51
132 – Ty Aveni maj. dec. Thomas Strouse (Selinsgrove), 14-2
138 – Nolan Barr pinned David Kunselman (Punxsutawney), 1:28
145 – Connor Wetzel (Shikellamy) dec. Luke Freeland, 10-5
152 – Karson Kline dec. Brady Smith (Punxsutawney), 12-9
160 – Roman Morrone (Williamsport) pinned Wyatt Reorda, 2:14
172 – Mark McGonigal pinned Ryan Dunlap (Williamsport), 0:44
189 – Carter Chamberlain pinned Hunter Chillelli (St. Mary’s), 0:25
Championship Semifinals
106 – Aiden Beimel (St. Mary’s) pinned Xavier Lutz, 1:00
113 – Evan Davis pinned Alex Reed (Shikellamy), 1:07
120 – Luke Segraves (Williamsport) pinned Adam Rougeux, 1:30
126 – Brady Collins pinned Gabby Bradigan (Shikellamy), 0:30
132 – Braden Bower (Williamsport) maj. dec. Ty Aveni, 9-0
138 – Nolan Barr dec. Charles Keener (Shikellamy), 5-2
152 – Carter Weaver (Williamsport) pinned Karson Kline, 0:55
172 – Mark McGonigal dec. Ethan Miller (Selinsgrove), 12-5
189 – Carter Chamberlain pinned Christopher Rodriguez (Bradford), 1:03
215 – Hayden Kovalick pinned Charlie Lundy (Williamsport), 0:56
285 – Oliver Billotte pinned Zach Gallagher (DuBois), 0:35
Consolation Round 1
160 – Isaac Dellaquilla (St. Mary’s) dec. Wyatt Reorda, 4-3
Consolation Semifinals
145 – Andrew Wolfanger (St. Mary’s) dec. Luke Freeland, 8-7
152 – Karson Kline dec. Caleb Yoder (Shikellamy), 6-2
Fifth Place
145 – Garrett Paradis (Selinsgrove) dec. Luke Freeland, 5-0
Third Place
106 – Xavier Lutz won by tech. fall over Aubree Donahue (DuBois), 16-0 3:14
120 – Adam Rougeux dec. Devon Poe (Bradford), 9-2
132 – Brendan Orr (DuBois) dec. Ty Aveni, 3-1
152 – Karson Kline dec. Lane Dellaquilla (St. Mary’s), 4-2 SV
Championship Finals
113 – Cael Nasdeo (Williamsport) won by tech. fall over Evan Davis, 16-1 5:20
126 – Brady Collins pinned Devin Harris (Williamsport), 3:36
138 – Nolan Barr won by forfeit over Davey Aughenbaugh (DuBois)
172 – Waylon Wehler (St. Mary’s) dec. Mark McGonigal, 7-2
189 – Carter Chamberlain dec. Sebastian Robinson (Williamsport), 6-4
215 – Hayden Kovalick won by forfeit over Steven Miller (Selinsgrove)
285 – Charles Crews (Williamsport) dec. Oliver Billotte, 4-3
Clearfield wrestlers in bold.
| Championship Finals | |
| 106 | Aiden Beimel, St. Mary’s, dec. Landyn Lukens, Selinsgrove, 3-0 |
| 113 | Cael Nasdeo, Williamsport, won by tech. fall over Evan Davis, Clearfield, 16-1 5:20 |
| 120 | Luke Segraves, Williamsport, pinned Cole Neil, St. Mary’s, 4:27 |
| 126 | Brady Collins, Clearfield, pinned Devin Harris, Williamsport, 3:36 |
| 132 | Braden Bower, Williamsport, maj. dec. Isaac McGregor, Shikellamy, 9-1 |
| 138 | Nolan Barr, Clearfield, won by forfeit over Davey Aughenbaugh, DuBois |
| 145 | Riley Bower, Williamsport, won by tech. fall over Austin Mitchell, DuBois, 17-1 4:24 |
| 152 | Carter Weaver, Williamsport, dec. Aiden Gaugler, Selinsgrove, 7-4 |
| 160 | Roman Morrone, Williamsport, dec. Coltyn Sempko, Shikellamy, 5-2 |
| 172 | Waylon Wehler, St. Mary’s, dec. Mark McGonigal, Clearfield, 7-2 |
| 189 | Carter Chamberlain, Clearfield, dec. Sebastian Robinson, Williamsport, 6-4 |
| 215 | Hayden Kovalick, Clearfield, won by forfeit over Steven Miller, Selinsgrove |
| 285 | Charles Crews, Williamsport, dec. Oliver Billotte, Clearfield, 4-3 |
| Third Place | |
| 106 | Xavier Lutz, Clearfield, won by tech. fall over Aubree Donahue, DuBois, 16-0 3:14 |
| 113 | Dysen Gould, Punxsutawney, pinned Alex Reed, Shikellamy, 1:55 |
| 120 | Adam Rougeux, Clearfield, dec. Devon Poe, Bradford, 9-2 |
| 126 | Leo Martinez, Selinsgrove, pinned Gabby Bradigan, Shikellamy, 0:31 |
| 132 | Brendan Orr, DuBois, dec. Ty Aveni, Clearfield, 3-1 |
| 138 | Charles Keener, Shikellamy, dec. Brett Thompson, Bradford, 7-2 SV |
| 145 | Connor Wetzel, Shikellamy, dec. Andrew Wolfanger, St. Mary’s, 2-1 |
| 152 | Karson Kline, Clearfield, dec. Lane Dellaquilla, St. Mary’s, 4-2 SV |
| 160 | Lucas Laktash, Bradford, dec. Isaac Dellaquilla, St. Mary’s, 5-0 |
| 172 | Gage Wolfe, Shikellamy, pinned Ethan Miller, Selinsgrove, 4:24 |
| 189 | Tucker Teats, Selinsgrove, pinned Ryan White, DuBois, 4:30 |
| 215 | Mason Rebuck, Shikellamy, dec. Charlie Lundy, Williamsport, 3-1 SV |
| 285 | Zach Gallagher, DuBois, pinned Blake VanKirk, Shikellamy, 1:34 |
| Fifth Place | |
| 106 | Les McCormick, Shikellamy, received a bye |
| 113 | Nathan Martin, Selinsgrove, pinned Angel Dominguez-Santiago, Bradford, 1:26 |
| 120 | Cole Lynch, Shikellamy, received a bye |
| 126 | Gavin Rucinski, DuBois, received a bye |
| 132 | Thomas Strouse, Selinsgrove, received a bye |
| 138 | Jaden Wehler, St. Mary’s, pinned Trent Turner, Selinsgrove, 0:54 |
| 145 | Garrett Paradis, Selinsgrove, dec. Luke Freeland, Clearfield, 5-0 |
| 152 | Brady Smith, Punxsutawney, dec. Caleb Yoder, Shikellamy, 11-4 |
| 160 | Josiah Foss, Selinsgrove, dec. Grant Miller, Punxsutawney, 9-5 |
| 172 | Landon Martz, Punxsutawney, pinned Ryan Dunlap, Williamsport, 0:58 |
| 189 | Christopher Rodriguez, Bradford, maj. dec. Matt Shaffer, Shikellamy, 9-1 |
| 215 | Hunter Harris, Punxsutawney, pinned Ethan Ott, St. Mary’s, 2:50 |
| 285 | Elijah Easton, Selinsgrove, received a bye |