TYRONE — Despite down two starters, the Clearfield Bison wrestling team had eight wrestlers make the podium, resulting in a fourth place finish at their first ever Laurel Highlands Conference championships at Tyrone High School.
Their 157 point total was right behind third place Bald Eagle Area’s 166 points and Chestnut Ridge’s 173 points. Bishop McCort had seven champs and ran away with the title after accumulating 245 team points.
Junior Brady Collins (13-1) suffered his first loss of the year in the 160 pound finals to Bishop McCort’s Devon Magro (22-4) by an 11-6 score after giving up seven points in the second period.
Returning from a month off due to injury, sophomore Cash Diehl (6-5) had a successful return while placing third at 121 pounds.
Also placing third, and rounding into form after his recent return from injury, was junior Carter Freeland (4-3) as a small 189 pounder.
A duo of Bison placed fourth after reaching the semifinals.
Sophomore Colton Ryan (10-6) had the unenviable task of facing the number one ranked wrestler in the country in the semifinals in McCort’s Bo Bassett, and then came back for fourth after the loss.
Junior Ty Aveni (11-6) was fourth at 152, while senior Will Domico (9-2) suffered his first two losses of the season while placing fifth at 172.
After being knocked into the wrestlebacks on Friday night, two Bison wrestlers managed to get on to the medal podium as well.
Sophomore Dakota Shugarts (9-7) was sixth at 114 and senior Adam Rougeux (9-5) placed seventh at 133.
The Bison (6-0) will return to the Arthur J. Weiss Gymnasium on Tuesday night when the host District 9 rival St. Marys (4-1) on Tuesday. The Flying Dutch just won the District 9 Wrestling League Tournament over the weekend.
Complete Clearfield Bison results (Clearfield wrestlers in BOLD) courtesy PA-Wrestling.com:
Championship Round 1
215 – Hunter Ressler pinned Avery Campbell (Central), 3:51
Consolation Round 1
215 – Hunter Ressler dec. Conner Eichenlaub (Philipsburg-Osceola), 5-1
Championship Round 2
107 – Brayden Sidney (Hollidaysburg) dec. Xavier Lutz
114 – Dakota Shugarts pinned Justin Robine (Westmont Hilltop), 1:51
121 – Cash Diehl pinned Andrew Detwiler (Tyrone), 1:58
127 – Bryndin Chamberlain pinned Braden Thomas (Central Cambria), 0:51
133 – Adam Rougeux pinned Drew Miller (Somerset), 3:29
139 – Colton Ryan pinned Mike Distefano (Westmont Hilltop), 3:29
145 – Sam Herring (Bishop McCort) won by tech. fall over Elliot Minor, 23-6 2:00
152 – Ty Aveni pinned Bryce Gainey (Greater Johnstown), 1:42
160 – Brady Collins pinned Maurice Taylor (Greater Johnstown), 1:46
172 – Will Domico dec. Isaac Gall (Bellefonte), 6-0
189 – Carter Freeland pinned Tyson Bridenbaugh (Hollidaysburg), 1:32
215 – Ceaton Hale (Bedford) pinned Hunter Ressler, 0:21
285 – Landon Hess (Penns Valley) pinned Nick Bailor, 3:45
Consolation Round 2
107 – Xavier Lutz dec. Juliette Cuevas (Bellwood Antis)
145 – Elliot Minor won by forfeit over Ethan Bopper (Greater Johnstown)
215 – Hunter Ressler pinned Logan Rarrick (Bellefonte), 2:10
285 – Nick Bailor pinned Rocco Fetzko (Bishop McCort), 0:42
Championship Quarterfinals
114 – Easton Mull (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Dakota Shugarts, 1:05
121 – Cash Diehl dec. Trenden Willey (Chestnut Ridge), 2-0
127 – Logan Rumberger (Tyrone) dec. Bryndin Chamberlain, 6-4
133 – Isaiah Shilcosky (Forest Hills) maj. dec. Adam Rougeux, 9-0
139 – Colton Ryan dec. Carter Wharton (Chestnut Ridge), 4-2
152 – Ty Aveni won by inj. default over Kross Cassidy (Bedford)
160 – Brady Collins pinned Deklan Estep (Central Cambria), 1:43
172 – Will Domico dec. Mitchell Baronner (Hollidaysburg), 3-1 SV
189 – Carter Freeland dec. Alex Crist (Chestnut Ridge), 8-6
Consolation Round 3
107 – Owen Dluhos (Westmont Hilltop) dec. Xavier Lutz
114 – Dakota Shugarts pinned Degan Brown (Huntingdon), 2:31
127 – Kaden Horn (Central) dec. Bryndin Chamberlain, 3-0
133 – Adam Rougeux pinned Liam Simpson (Huntingdon), 2:57
145 – Aaron Ickes (Chestnut Ridge) pinned Elliot Minor, 0:56
215 – Lincoln Miller (Huntingdon) pinned Hunter Ressler, 3:27
285 – Lucas DeLoatch (Forest Hills) pinned Nick Bailor, 4:21
Championship Semifinals
121 – Lincoln Sledzianowski (Bishop McCort) won by tech. fall over Cash Diehl, 16-1 3:12
139 – Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort) won by tech. fall over Colton Ryan, 19-4 1:29
152 – Trent Hoover (Penn Cambria) dec. Ty Aveni, 8-4
160 – Brady Collins maj. dec. Logan Baker (Somerset), 18-5
172 – Kyle Scott (Tyrone) won by inj. default over Will Domico, 11-3 5:20
189 – Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area) won by inj. default over Carter Freeland, 0-0 0:00
Consolation Round 4
114 – Dakota Shugarts won by inj. default over Carsen Mowery (Central)
133 – Dawson Lomison (Bald Eagle Area) maj. dec. Adam Rougeux, 10-0
Consolation Semifinals
114 – Burke Niebauer (Central Cambria) maj. dec. Dakota Shugarts, 15-4
121 – Cash Diehl pinned Sam Sheeler (Somerset), 1:14
139 – Colton Ryan maj. dec. Jacob Wilson (Central Cambria), 11-1
152 – Ty Aveni dec. Jayden Imler (Chestnut Ridge), 2-0
172 – Luke Uplinger (Huntingdon) pinned Will Domico, 3:16
189 – Carter Freeland pinned Jesse Horning (Penn Cambria), 0:30
Seventh Place
133 – Adam Rougeux won by forfeit over Jacob Brua (Hollidaysburg)
Fifth Place
114 – Brady Kostick (Richland) maj. dec. Dakota Shugarts, 12-1
172 – Will Domico won by tech. fall over Shawn Knepp (Bald Eagle Area), 16-1 3:56
Third Place
121 – Cash Diehl won by tech. fall over Trenden Willey (Chestnut Ridge), 16-0 3:47
139 – Hunter Forcellini (Forest Hills) dec. Colton Ryan, 8-6
152 – Ty Watson (Penns Valley) dec. Ty Aveni, 5-0
189 – Carter Freeland maj. dec. Alex Crist (Chestnut Ridge), 9-1
Championship Finals
160 – Devon Magro (Bishop McCort) dec. Brady Collins, 11-6