Thanks for checking the Varsity blog and for District 10 results from Friday's PIAA wrestling tournament at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Due to PIAA rules, I will be unable to provide live results. Please check the wrestling page at piaa.org for those brackets.
However, I will sporadically update this blog with details or notes from district matches in the auxiliary site below. The headline will reflect my latest update.
Also, lists of who advanced or was eliminated will be added at the completion of each round.
Again, thanks for checking.
-- Mike Copper
Grove City senior Caleb Kolb is one win away from a perfect season and, more crucial, a PIAA championship.
Kolb decisioned Lewisburg's Nathaniel Brown 8-3 and advanced into Saturday's 171-pound Class AA final. The Nebraska-bound senior is 38-0 heading into the championship match against Octorara's Josh Smith (36-3), who edged Logan Shirey of Redbank Valley in their semi.
Harbor Creek's Sam Kuhn and Maplewood's Nick Bancroft could meet for a fourth time in the postseason. But if they do, it won't be in Saturday's 152-pound final at the PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament.
Kuhn and Bancroft each lost their respective semifinal matches Friday night. Coudersport's Dirk Cowburn, the defending state champion at 152, won his 100th career match with a 7-3 decision over Kuhn.
Bancroft's loss to Susquenita's Joe Harper was even more wrenching. Down 9-5, Bancroft went for a cross-face pin with just over 20 seconds left.
The Tigers senior got three near fall points, but couldn't complete the pin he needed to advance.
Had Bancroft and Kuhn each won, they would have comprised the first all-District 10 AA final at the state tournament since Fort LeBoeuf's Mike Roseberry decisioned Lakeview's Rusty Wright 9-3 in the former unlimited division of the 1982 state tournament.
Jeremy King, who attends Roseberry's alma mater, also came up short in his bid to reach a final. The Bisons junior couldn't overcome an early 5-0 deficit to Warrior Run's Tyler Hain, who went on to an 8-4 victory in the 145 semifinals.
Kuhn, Bancroft and Hain will return shortly for their respective consolation semifinals.
Sharon's Jordan Moss was denied in his bid to repeat as the PIAA Class AA champion at 135 pounds. Colin Shober (52-1) got an early takedown of the Tigers junior en route to a 3-1 decision in Friday's championship semifinals.
Moss (35-2) was District 10's lone state champion last season. He'll face Muncy's Aaron Fry in this evening's consolation semifinals.
Greenville senior Coty Burnett became the first District 10 entry to reach a final at the PIAA wrestling tournament. Burnett improved to 28-2 overall with his 14-5 major decision over Tyrone's Ronnie Garbinsky in the 125-pound semifinals.
Reynolds' lightweights Dylan D'Urso (103) and Adam Matthews (119) lost semis in their respective brackets. North Star's Nick Roberts eliminated D'Urso from the championship bracket with a 7-1 decision, while Anthony Zanetta of Keystone Oaks beat Matthews 9-4.
District 10 quarterfinal winner from Friday's PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament. The semifinals will take place Saturday at 8 a.m:
130 pounds: Rocco Wellek, Cathedral Prep
District 10 consolation second round winners at Friday's PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament. The following will place in the top eight of their divisions and medal:
125 pounds: Steve Spearman, McDowell
152: Matt Laird, Conneaut Lake
171: Nick Milano, Cathedral Prep
District 10 entries eliminated from the second round of consolations at Friday's PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament:
145 pounds: Jamal Lyons, Cathedral Prep
171: Michael Pollard, Corry
District 10 quarterfinal winners at Friday's PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament. The semifinals will start at 6:30 p.m:
103 pounds: Dylan D'Urso, Reynolds
119: Adam Matthews, Reynolds
125: Coty Burnett, Greenville
135: Jordan Moss, Sharon
145: Fabio Boccuzzi, Hickory; Jeremy King, Fort LeBoeuf
152: Nick Bancroft, Maplewood; Sam Kuhn, Harbor Creek
171: Caleb Kolb, Grove City
189: R.J. Malson, Greenville
District 10 consolation second round winners at Friday's PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament. The following will place in the top eight of their divisions and medal:
112 pounds: Mason Beckman, Reynolds
130: Cody Kelly, Reynolds
140: Jordan Powell, Commodore Perry
160: Wesley Phipps, Grove City; Lewendo Teague, Sharon
189: Tim DeFrances, Commodore Perry
215: Jared Burger, Union City
285: Mike Paradise, Harbor Creek; Will Ringer, Reynolds
District 10 entries eliminated from the first round of consolations at Friday's PIAA Class AA wrestling tournament:
103 pounds: Tyler Roberts, Jamestown; Tyler Pier, Harbor Creek
112: Shane Rankin, Union City
135: Kyle Eisaman, North East
140: Cody Copeland, Greenville
171: Steve Ceremuga, Commodore Perry
189: Nick Miller, Grove City