District 3 Semifinals Set to Feature 48 State Ranked Wrestlers

HERSHEY, PA – District 3 may be down – but they aren’t out. After Day 1 of the Class AAA District 3/South Central Regional Tournament, Chambersburg holds the lead with 50.5 points while Central Dauphin is close behind at 48. 

The biggest surprise of the day came at 170 lbs. when rookie #11 Jacob Lucas (Cumberland Valley) fell to Cocalico’s Owen Zimmerman in the first round by a (8-5) score. Fellow freshman #16 Tate Nichter (Chambersburg) looked sharp in his first District 3 Tournament coming back against #25 Joey Stoak (Lower Dauphin) in the quarterfinals to win (4-3) after giving up the first takedown. He will take on Garden Spot senior #9 Connor Finkey who last season was a PIAA State Qualifier.

Check out full brackets and which ranked wrestlers shined below.

 

Top Ten Team Scores

 

1 Chambersburg 50.5
2 Central Dauphin 48
3 Lower Dauphin 46.5
4 Cedar Cliff 42
5 Cocalico 38
5 Northern York 38
7 Spring Grove 33.5
8 Exeter Township 33
9 Cumberland Valley 32
10 Solanco 29 

 

Semi-Final Match-Ups

 

106 #4 Ben Monn (Cumberland Valley) vs. Liam Strouse (Northern York)
106 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #3 Adam Jacob (East Pennsboro)

 

113 #3 Will Betancourt (Manheim Central) vs. Matthew Rodriguez (Dover)
113 Arik Harnish (Lampeter-Strasburg) vs. #5 Cole Wilson (Northeastern)

 

120 #10 JJ Wilson (Cedar Cliff) vs. #17 CJ Morton (Twin Valley)
120 #21 Rafael Portilla (Carlisle) vs. #11 Josiah Gehr (Cocalico)

 

126 #2 Chris Wright (Central Dauphin) vs. #26 Cade Reichart (Cumberland Valley)
126 #27 Cole Grove (Chambersburg) vs. #7 Dalton Rohrbaugh (Spring Grove)

 

132 #2 Andrew Wert (Central Dauphin) vs. #23 Jared Bair (New Oxford)
132 #16 Michael Cassidy (Cedar Cliff) vs. Seth Runshaw (Chambersburg)

 

138 #17 Brandon Connor (Wilson) vs. #19 Paul Feite (Northern York)
138 #26 Colton Jumper (Carlisle) vs. #8 TT Elhajj (Lower Dauphin)

 

145 #9 Connor Finkey (Garden Spot) vs. #16 Tate Nichter (Chambersburg)
145 Christian Carr (Hempfield) vs. #8 Micah Hoffman (Northern York)

 

152 #10 Drake Brenize (Chambersburg) vs, #13 Stefahn Mayo (Muhlenberg)
152 #17 Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg) vs. #8 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin)

 

160 #6 AJ Wilson (Solanco) vs. #15 Ethan Baney (South Western)
160 #28 Caden Morrison (West Perry) vs. #14 Anthony Hinson (Spring Grove)

 

170 #5 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg) vs. #21 Nyiem Flucas (Hershey)
170 #10 Neamiah Diggs (Harrisburg) vs. #6 Ben Root (Solanco)

 

182 #4 Donovon Ball (Cedar Cliff) vs. Carter Hasson (Manheim Township)
182 #18 Brendan Shaffer (Lower Dauphin) vs. #5 Blake Barrick (Big Spring)

 

195 #4 Jake Koser (Northern York) vs. #28 Michael Crane (Exeter Township)
195 #21 Darrick Rudisill (New Oxford) vs. #29 Ben Fromm (Cocalico)

 

220 #2 Cole Forrester (Shippensburg) vs. Joseph Bearinger (Cocalico)
220 #11 Evan Clark (Warwick) vs. #3 Dennis Karas (Exeter Township)

 

285 #4 Michael Wolfgram (Central York) vs. #19 Ryan Stewart (Warwick)
285 #12 Raymond Christas (Dallastown) vs. #18 Kyler Wuestner (Lower Dauphin)

 

Quarter-Final Results

 

106 #4 Ben Monn (Cumberland Valley) MD Tanner Stefanick (Penn Manor), 11-0
106 Liam Strouse (Northern York) DEC Thomas Gradwell (Northeastern), 8-7
106 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) F Micah Sams (Manheim Township), 3:03
106 #3 Adam Jacob (East Pennsboro) DEC Josh Miller (Central Dauphin), 9-4

 

113 #3 Will Betancourt (Manheim Central) DEC #25 Timothy Uhler (New Oxford), 3-1
113 Matthew Rodriguez (Dover) MD Josh Groff (Garden Spot), 12-2
113 Arik Harnish (Lampeter-Strasburg) DEC #29 Creed Bogardus (Cedar Cliff), 5-4
113 #5 Cole Wilson (Northeastern) DEC Tye Weathersby (Central Dauphin), 8-3

 

120 #10 JJ Wilson (Cedar Cliff) MD Mitchell Arch (Central Dauphin), 16-8
120 #17 CJ Morton (Twin Valley) DEC #29 Matthew McCann (Waynesboro), 4-3
120 #21 Rafael Portilla (Carlisle) DEC #23 Cade Zeamer (Manheim Central), 1-0
120 #11 Josiah Gehr (Cocalico) DEC #20 Dylan Ramsey (Shippensburg), 7-0

 

126 #2 Chris Wright (Central Dauphin) F Mason Bennett (Twin Valley), 2:34
126 #26 Cade Reichart (Cumberland Valley) MD Logan Paluch (Central York), 11-0
126 #27 Cole Grove (Chambersburg) MD #23 Kayde Althouse (Cocalico), 13-4
126 #7 Dalton Rohrbaugh (Spring Grove) MD Nicholas Fafel (Penn Manor), 9-0

 

132 #2 Andrew Wert (Central Dauphin) DEC Anthony Steinmeyer (Wilson), 5-1
132 #23 Jared Bair (New Oxford) DEC Russell Zimmerman (Cumberland Valley), 7-2
132 #16 Michael Cassidy (Cedar Cliff) DEC Clay Baker (Spring Grove), 11-5
132 Seth Runshaw (Chambersburg) TF #26 Mason Myers (Central York), 15-0 4:31

 

138 #17 Brandon Connor (Wilson) DEC #20 Gray Charles (Solanco), 2-0
138 #19 Paul Feite (Northern York) MD Josh Myers (Palmyra), 15-1
138 #26 Colton Jumper (Carlisle) DEC #18 Joseph Pecaitis (Gettysburg), 8-7
138 #8 TT Elhajj (Lower Dauphin) F Gunner Gehr (Garden Spot), 2:25

 

145 #9 Connor Finkey (Garden Spot) MD #30 Brady Serina (Mechanicsburg), 13-4
145 #16 Tate Nichter (Chambersburg) DEC #25 Joey Stoak (Lower Dauphin), 4-3
145 Christian Carr (Hempfield) F Colby Romjue (Susquehannock), 3:53
145 #8 Micah Hoffman (Northern York) TF Finn Tinsley (Twin Valley), 16-1 3:27

 

152 #10 Drake Brenize (Chambersburg) MD Matthew Poust (New Oxford), 10-2
152 #13 Stefahn Mayo (Muhlenberg) TF Cavin Sullivan (South Western), 17-1 4:05
152 #17 Dylan Reinert (Gettysburg) F Cole McCoy (Cumberland Valley), 3:36
152 #8 Clayton Ulrey (Lower Dauphin) F #22 Kolbe Eidle (Wilson), 5:39

 

160 #6 AJ Wilson (Solanco) TF Jarrett Feeney (Dallastown), 16-0 4:00
160 #15 Ethan Baney (South Western) DEC Quinn Foley (Reading), 5-4
160 #28 Caden Morrison (West Perry) DEC Nick Baker (Penn Manor), 2-2 UTB
160 #14 Anthony Hinson (Spring Grove) MD Matt Ward (Exeter Township), 15-3

 

170 #5 Luke Nichter (Chambersburg) MD Cole Stremmel (South Western), 9-0
170 #21 Nyiem Flucas (Hershey) F Kyle Brobst (Big Spring), 0:38
170 #10 Neamiah Diggs (Harrisburg) F Jose Lao-Cooper (Manheim Township), 3:03
170 #6 Ben Root (Solanco) F Owen Zimmerman (Cocalico), 0:54

 

182 #4 Donovon Ball (Cedar Cliff) DEC #29 Logan Boring (Warwick), 13-7
182 Carter Hasson (Manheim Township) F Neith Brennan (Red Land), 5:25
182 #18 Brendan Shaffer (Lower Dauphin) TF Malik Jackson (Reading), 17-1 4:21
182 #5 Blake Barrick (Big Spring) F Garret Fittery (Manheim Central), 1:55

 

195 #4 Jake Koser (Northern York) F Nick Yannutz (Solanco), 1:34
195 #28 Michael Crane (Exeter Township) MD #22 Keegan Mccord (Manheim Central), 14-5
195 #21 Darrick Rudisill (New Oxford) F McGee Schnarrs (East Pennsboro), 5:38
195 #29 Ben Fromm (Cocalico) DEC #19 Mitchell Talbott (Central Dauphin), 3-1

 

220 #2 Cole Forrester (Shippensburg) F Dustin Swanson (Garden Spot), 1:07
220 Joseph Bearinger (Cocalico) DEC Jamal Brandon (Dallastown), 10-4
220 #11 Evan Clark (Warwick) F Tyler Gallagher (Gettysburg), 3:23
220 #3 Dennis Karas (Exeter Township) F Raul Shatzer (Waynesboro), 0:53

 

285 #4 Michael Wolfgram (Central York) F Anthony Shires (Cedar Cliff), 1:03
285 #19 Ryan Stewart (Warwick) DEC #23 Jordan Espinosa (Governor Mifflin), 11-4
285 #12 Raymond Christas (Dallastown) F #26 Jeff Chisolm-Wilkerson (Harrisburg), 2:55
285 #18 Kyler Wuestner (Lower Dauphin) DEC Austin Shaver (Cocalico), 9-2

 

Updated Brackets

 

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