HERSHEY — Making it to Saturday night’s championship round was a big accomplishment for Clearfield Bison wrestlers Oliver Billotte and Carter Chamberlain.
Neither came away victorious in their final match, but that didn’t takeaway from excellent seasons, and the career for the senior Billotte, from either of them.
Billotte made it to the bronze medal match with a pin of Williamsport’s Charles Crews Saturday morning in the consy semifinals. Crews had defeated Billotte three times previously this season. That set Billotte up with Quakertown senior Frederick Retter (41-5). After a scoreless first period, Billotte was on bottom to start the second period. He never made it out, as Retter picked up the fall 51 seconds into the period.
Billotte finished his senior season with a record of 33-5, with all five losses coming to wrestlers who placed in the top-6 in the state. He also finished as a three-time state qualifier and two-time medalist, placing eighth in 2020. His career record was 107-26, with 66 pins to his credit.
Just a sophomore, Chamberlain made his Hershey debut a successful one, going home with the eighth place medal. In the seventh place match, Chamberlain met up, once again with Trey Shoemaker, a senior from Mifflin County. Shoemaker (39-6) had major decisioned Chamberlain twice this past season, one being just last week in the regional final. The resulting loss was the same, but this time by only a 4-1 margin. They were scoreless after one period, but Shoemaker reversed in the second and picked up two nearfall points in the third.
Chamberlain concluded his sophomore year with a 30-11 record and 22 falls, and a two year overall record of 45-21.
Overall, the Bison went 9-11 at states and placed 14th overall with 38 points. District 11’s Nazareth won the team title with 135 points.
Billotte’s and Chamberlain’s medals will be the last AAA medals that Clearfield will receive in the foreseeable future, as the Bison will drop down to AA beginning with the 2022-23 wrestling season.
State College’s Pierson Manville, the 138 pound champion, was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.
Complete Clearfield results, followed by all the medal match results are listed below, courtesy PA-Wrestling.com
Preliminaries
113 – Travis Clawson (Penn Manor) maj. dec. Evan Davis, 12-2
Championship Round 1
126 – Brady Collins dec. Joshua Hillard (Manheim Township), 10-4
172 – Mark McGonigal pinned Caleb Marzolino (Abington Heights), 2:47
189 – Carter Chamberlain dec. Aiden Hight (Chambersburg), 9-3
285 – Oliver Billotte dec. Ben Stewart (Central Dauphin), 7-0
Consolation Round 1
113 – Evan Davis pinned Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan), 2:08
Championship Quarterfinals
126 – Ethan Lebin (Hempfield Area) maj. dec. Brady Collins, 8-0
172 – Dom D’Agostino (Interboro) maj. dec. Mark McGonigal, 16-7
189 – Sonny Sasso (Nazareth) maj. dec. Carter Chamberlain, 16-5
285 – William McChesney (Greensburg Salem) dec. Oliver Billotte, 3-1
Consolation Round 2
113 – Carson Wagner (Northampton) maj. dec. Evan Davis, 8-0
Consolation Round 3
126 – Seamus Mack (Hempfield) dec. Brady Collins, 3-2 UTB
172 – Cole Bartram (Northern York) dec. Mark McGonigal, 7-2
189 – Carter Chamberlain pinned Owen Koch (Phoenixville), 2:09
285 – Oliver Billotte dec. Jacob Pomykata (Butler), 8-4
Consolation Round 4
189 – Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional) pinned Carter Chamberlain, 2:52
285 – Oliver Billotte dec. Noah Tustin (Waynesburg Central), 3-2
Consolation Semifinals
285 – Oliver Billotte pinned Charles Crews (Williamsport), 2:07
Seventh Place
189 – Trey Shoemaker (Mifflin County) dec. Carter Chamberlain, 4-1
Third Place
285 – Frederick Retter (Quakertown) pinned Oliver Billotte, 1:51
Clearfield wrestlers in bold.
| Championship Finals | |
| 106 | Nathan Desmond, Bethlehem Catholic, maj. dec. Luke Willochell, Greater Latrobe, 15-5 |
| 113 | Zach Jacaruso, Delaware Valley, dec. Cole Campbell, Bethlehem Catholic, 3-1 |
| 120 | Vincent Kilkeary, Greater Latrobe, maj. dec. Mason Leiphart, Dover, 12-3 |
| 126 | Dalton Perry, Central Mountain, dec. Ethan Lebin, Hempfield Area, 6-3 |
| 132 | Mac Church, Waynesburg Central, dec. Matt Repos, Central Dauphin, 3-1 |
| 138 | Pierson Manville, State College, dec. Briar Priest, Hempfield Area, 5-4 TB2 |
| 145 | Ty Watters, West Allegheny, dec. Finn Solomon, Franklin Regional, 7-4 |
| 152 | Dylan Evans, Chartiers Valley, dec. Kaemen Smith, Erie Cathedral Prep, 3-2 |
| 160 | Jared Keslar, Connellsville, dec. Ryan Garvick, Central Dauphin, 7-5 |
| 172 | Rocco Welsh, Waynesburg Central, won by tech. fall over Dom D’Agostino, Interboro, 24-8 5:00 |
| 189 | Sonny Sasso, Nazareth, dec. Quinn Collins, Central Bucks East, 5-0 |
| 215 | Brian Finnerty, Thomas Jefferson, dec. Cole Weightman, Belle Vernon, 6-5 |
| 285 | Sean Kinney, Nazareth, dec. Matthew Cruise, Easton, 2-0 |
| Third Place | |
| 106 | Eren Sement, Council Rock North, dec. Tyler Kapusta, Franklin Regional, 1-0 |
| 113 | Kaedyn Williams, Manheim Township, dec. Carson Wagner, Northampton, 1-0 |
| 120 | Charlie Bunting, Nazareth, dec. Sean Logue, Father Judge, 4-1 |
| 126 | Maddox Shaw, Thomas Jefferson, dec. Braxton Appello-Fries, Nazareth, 8-2 |
| 132 | Kollin Rath, Bethlehem Catholic, dec. Collin Gaj, Quakertown, 3-1 SV |
| 138 | Tyler Kasak, Bethlehem Catholic, dec. Dominic Findora, Downingtown West, 4-0 |
| 145 | Jude Swisher, Bellefonte, maj. dec. Nicholas Foster, Nazareth, 8-0 |
| 152 | Jack Pletcher, Greater Latrobe, dec. Dagen Condomitti, Northampton, 3-1 SV |
| 160 | Matt Colajezzi, Council Rock South, dec. Shawn Taylor, West Allegheny, 1-0 |
| 172 | Tucker Hogan, Daniel Boone, dec. Matt Furman, Canon-McMillan, 5-3 |
| 189 | Mac Stout, Mount Lebanon, dec. John Miller, Exeter, 3-0 |
| 215 | Nick Pavlechko, State College, maj. dec. Carl DiGiorgio, Central Bucks West, 10-2 |
| 285 | Frederick Retter, Quakertown, pinned Oliver Billotte, Clearfield, 1:51 |
| Fifth Place | |
| 106 | Cole McFarland, Haverford High, dec. Dean Houser, Daniel Boone, 6-0 |
| 113 | Tony Burke, Council Rock North, won by forfeit over Cael Nasdeo, Williamsport |
| 120 | Kamdyn Williams, Manheim Township, dec. Jacob Houpt, Canon-McMillan, 8-2 |
| 126 | Jacob Van Dee, Erie Cathedral Prep, pinned Zander Phaturos, Waynesburg Central, 3:29 |
| 132 | Luke Simcox, Central Mountain, dec. Julian Everitt, Pittston Area, 4-0 |
| 138 | Colton Stoneking, Waynesburg Central, dec. Kelly Kakos, Perkiomen Valley, 6-4 |
| 145 | Lucas Kapusta, Hempfield Area, dec. Chance Babb, Boyertown, 1-0 |
| 152 | Luke Sipes, Altoona, dec. Kelin Laffey, Pine-Richland, 3-2 UTB |
| 160 | Chase Barlow, Strath Haven, dec. Enzo Morlacci, Kiski Area, 4-0 |
| 172 | Dillon Bechtold, Owen J. Roberts, dec. Logan Hoffman, Belle Vernon, 9-6 |
| 189 | Griffin Buzzell, Meadville, maj. dec. Juliano Marion, Franklin Regional, 11-1 |
| 215 | Liam Volk-Klos, Seneca Valley, dec. Corey Boerio, Greater Latrobe, 3-1 |
| 285 | Charles Crews, Williamsport, dec. William McChesney, Greensburg Salem, 2-1 |
| Seventh Place | |
| 106 | Luke Sirianni, Abington Heights, maj. dec. Luke Reitter, Council Rock South, 20-8 |
| 113 | Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, dec. Nico Tocci, Warwick, 4-0 |
| 120 | Troy Hohman, Penn Trafford, pinned Asher Cunningham, State College, 1:11 |
| 126 | Karl Shindledecker, Chambersburg, dec. Seamus Mack, Hempfield, 7-0 |
| 132 | Chad Ozias, Connellsville, dec. Ayden Rader, Nazareth, 4-3 |
| 138 | Jake Doone, Nazareth, dec. Aliazer Alicea, Manheim Township, 8-6 |
| 145 | Riley Bower, Williamsport, dec. Griffin Walizer, Central Mountain, 4-2 |
| 152 | Griffin Gonzalez, Lebanon, dec. Dominic Frontino, Shippensburg, 2-1 |
| 160 | Jack Lledo, Lower Merion, dec. Ryan Fairchild, Nazareth, 7-4 |
| 172 | Connor Jacobs, Armstrong, dec. Cole Bartram, Northern York, 6-2 |
| 189 | Trey Shoemaker, Mifflin County, dec. Carter Chamberlain, Clearfield, 4-1 |
| 215 | Samuel Rodriguez, Gettysburg, maj. dec. Jose Garcia, J.P. McCaskey, 12-3 |
| 285 | Noah Tustin, Waynesburg Central, pinned Trevor Gallagher, Gettysburg, 1:32 |