Opening Roll

Marion Center wrestlers follow tournament title with dual-match win

Marion Center followed its first-place finish in the season-opening ICC/Heritage Tournament last weekend with a 46-30 victory in a dual match against Penn Cambria on Thursday.

Marion Center edged Penn Cambria in contested matches, 6-5, and all came by fall or technical fall.

Griffin Tinsman and Tyler Phillips scored first-period falls at 139 and 145, respectively, and Noah Filipovich won in the second period at 160. Carter Knox finished his heavyweight match in the first period.

Colton Blazavich won by technical fall at 121, and Michael Fabri followed suit at 152.

At Claysburg-Kimmel last weekend, Marion Center scored 143 points in the tournament, topping Berlin and West Branch, which tied with 122.5.

Tinsman was the Stingers’ lone champion, winning the title with a 10-5 decision over Moshannon Valley’s Brady Mihlako at 139 pounds.

Christopher Ruffner (114) and Phillips (145) reached the championship match but finished second, and Filipovich (160) won this third-place match.

Landon Spence (127), Fabri (152) and Knox (heavyweight) finished fourth, Josh Schleicher (152) took fifth, and Ryder Blews (107) placed sixth.

Marion Center faces River Valley at home on Wednesday.

107: Ryder Blews (MC) forfeit
114: Christopher Ruffner (MC) forfeit
121: Colton Blazavich (MC) tech. fall Keaton Brooks, 4:48
127: Brycen Hursh (PC) pinned Landon Spence, 4:32
133: Layton Munyon (PC) pinned Noah Hipple, 1:15
139: Griffin Tinsman (MC) pinned Dominic Berardinelli, 0:49
145: Tyler Phillips (MC) pinned Cameron Coudriet, 0:46
152: Michael Fabri (MC) tech. fall Logan Hill, 3:49
160: Noah Filipovich (MC) pinned Sam Mardula, 3:36
172: Nathaniel Pack (PC) pinned Seth Stewart, 0:19
189: Michael Watt (PC) pinned Anthony Evans, 0:33
215: Jesse Horning (PC) pinned Camden Anderson, 0:27
285: Carter Knox (MC) pinned Revin Goughnour, 1:09

FOREST HILLS 48, UNITED 30: United won four of the six contested matches in a loss to Forest Hill on Thursday.

All four wins came on pins. Josef Garshnick pinned Bryce Carroll in 19 seconds at 152 pounds, and Connor Riffer took down Caleb Hockensmith in 1:24 at 160.

Aiden Overly made it three falls in a row with a win over Gavin Weidman in 1:10 at 172.

Max McConville scored the fourth pin at heavyweight, topping Wyatt Hritz in 2:25.

United welcomes Bellwood-Antis on Tuesday.

107: Liam Glessner (FH) forfeit
114: Landon Maul (FH) forfeit
121: Santino Dipola (FH) pinned Gideon Torres, 3:12
127: Brayden Moss (FH) forfeit
133: Shane Caron (FH) forfeit
139: Logan Moss (FH) forfeit
145: Devyn Nagy (FH) forfeit
152: Josef Garshnick (U) pinned Bryce Carroll, 0:19
160: Connor Riffer (U) pinned Caleb Hockensmith, 1:24
172: Aiden Overly (U) pinned Gavin Weidman, 1:10
189: Ryan Horner (U) forfeit
215: Max McConville (U) pinned Wyatt Hritz, 2:25
285: Levi Schrift (FH) pinned Michael Volk, 4:47

KISKI AREA 43, INDIANA 25: Indiana and Kiski Area put wrestlers on the mat in all 13 weight classes, and the Indians came out with five wins in a WPIAL Class 3A Section 5 match Wednesday.

Indiana won three matches by pin. Lewis Sears pinned Paxton Newell in 3:33 at 114 pounds, and Bowen Blystone handled Payton King in 26 seconds at 127. Rowan Grantz pinned Bear Joseph in 2:43 at 152.

Connor Sevajian won a 10-0 major decision over Gavin Burley at 145, and Charles Spells won a 9-3 decision over Chason Zarichbak at 121.

Indiana competes in the Hampton Dawg Duels on Saturday.

107: Gavin Litz (KA) pinned Jeremian Hilliard, 0:11
114: Lewis Sears (I) pinned Paxton Newell, 3:33
121: Charles Spells (I) dec. Chason Zarichnak, 9-3
127: Bowen Blystone (I) pinned Payton King, 0:26
133: Gavin Murphy (KA) won by tech. fall over Sean Parks, 21-5
139: Jackson Pollick (KA) pinned Nate Turner, 3:37
145: Connor Sevajian (I) maj. dec. Gavin Burley, 10-0
152: Rowan Granyz (I) pinned Bear Joseph, 2:43
160: Tyler Bollinger (KA) tech. fall Benajmin Stephens, 2:08
172: Abrahm Taylor (KA) maj. dec. Dominic Fanella, 15-4
189: Mario Hutcherson (KA) won by tech. fall over Jacon Snyder, 17-2
215: Cooper Roscosky (KA) pinned Jackson Higgins, 2:11
285: Alex Akerley (KA) pinned Braylon Winslow, 0:15