Clarion — The first step on the road to Hershey for the PIAA state championships begings Friday at Clarion\’s Waldo Tippin Gymnasium for the District 9 AA Championships.
The Curwensville Golden Tide garnered seven seeds at Tuesday night\’s seed meeting.
Leading the way with the #1 seed is returning state placewinner Derek Brothers at 112 pounds. The sophomore is 24-3 on the season.
Other seeds for the Golden Tide:
Tyler Peters (16-10), #3 at 119 pounds
Jeff Thomas (20-7), #3 at 145 pounds
Justin Johnston (19-9), #4 at 140 pounds
Brett McCracken (21-7), #5 at 152 pounds
Jarrett Sloppy ((17-10), #6 at 171 pounds
Nathan Russell (18-8), #8 at 215 pounds
As seniors, Johnston, MCracken, and Sloppy will all be taking their last trip to the post season; while Peters, Thomas, and Russell are all juniors.
Action begins with the opening round at 3:30 pm on Friday February 22.
The top 3 finishers will advance to the regional competition in Sharon on February 29.
See all of the brackets courtesy the District 9 Wrestling website at:
http://wia.ncentral.com/procurement/2008%20District%20IX%20Class%20AA%20Tournament%20Brackets.pdf