Pennsylvania Claims 35 Beast of The East Medalists Including Three Champions
Pope John Paul II senior and 2-time PIAA State Medalist Ryan Vulakh improved on his fifth place finish from a season ago to capture the 152 pound championship. Vulakh, ranked #1 in the State in Class AA, defeated fellow Pennsylvania wrestler Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic) in the finals (3-0). Handlovic, a junior, is ranked #1 in the State in Class AAA. Vulakh and Handlovic were two of five Pennsylvania wrestlers on the 152 pound podium – joined by fourth place Andrew Cerniglia (Notre Dame – Green Pond), fifth place Luca Augustine (Waynesburg Central), and sixth place Harry Hague (Malvern Prep).
Another five Keystone State wrestlers earned top eight finishes at 160 pounds with Gettysburg junior and 2-time State Qualifier #7 Dylan Reinert taking third place. He entered as the 11th seed but took out the sixth seed and third seed (twice) en route to the third place finish. He was the highest placing Pennsylvania wrestler which included fifth place Matt Arciuolo (Saucon Valley), sixth place Luca Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic), seventh place Michael Kistler (Northampton Area), and eighth place Nicholas Feldman (Malvern Prep). In the fifth place match Arciuolo, now at Saucon Valley, defeated his former BECAHI teammate and PIAA State Medalist Luca Frinzi (8-3).
In his first Tournament for Northampton since winning his second PIAA State Title in 2017 – senior Julian Chlebove finished in fifth place at 132 pounds. In the semifinals Chlebove took on 2017 Beast Champion Nick Ramio (Hanover Park, NJ) – a rematch of both the 2016 Beast of the East and 2017 Escape The Rock finals at 120 pounds. Chlebove won the 2016 Beast of the East by defeating Ramio (3-2) but was upended by him in the ETR finals a month later in January 2017. This time around Ramio once again took out the Konkrete Kid with a (5-1 SV) decision in overtime. In the fifth place match Chlebove dropped a (3-2) decision to fellow Pennsylvania wrestler and Wyoming Seminary junior Beau Bartlett.
106 lbs.
1st Place – Daniel Wask of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Erik Roggie of St Christophers
3rd Place – Joe Cangro of Bergen Catholic
4th Place – Joe Manno of St. Joes Regional
5th Place – Matt Vulakh of Pope John Paull II
6th Place – Evan Holloway of New Kent
7th Place – Gabe Giampietro of Smyrna
8th Place – Kenneth Crosby of St Vincent St Mary
113 lbs.
1st Place – Kurt McHenry of St Pauls School for Boys
2nd Place – Anthony Ferrari of Blair Academy
3rd Place – Nick Kayal of Bergen Catholic
4th Place – Troy Spratley of Wyoming Seminary
5th Place – Cooper Flynn of McDonogh
6th Place – Nico Nardone of Delbarton
7th Place – Dayton Delviscio of Malvern Prep
8th Place – Mike Tandurella of Don Bosco Prep
120 lbs.
1st Place – Nic Bouzakis of Lake Highland Prep
2nd Place – Eddie Ventresca of Pope John XXIII
3rd Place – Ryan Crookham of Notre Dame
4th Place – Anthony Clark of Delbarton
5th Place – Chris Barnabae of Mount St Joes
6th Place – Lachlan McNeil of Wyoming Seminary
7th Place – Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Blair Academy
8th Place – Will Guida of St Pauls School for Boys
126 lbs.
1st Place – Michael Colaiocco of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Dylan Shawver of Elyria
3rd Place – Robert Howard of Bergen Catholic
4th Place – Ryan Jack of Danbury
5th Place – Joey Olivieri of Hanover Park
6th Place – Brandon Wittenberg of Battlefield HS
7th Place – Drew Munch of Wyoming Seminary
8th Place – Nicky Cabanillas of DePaul Catholic
132 lbs.
1st Place – Shane VanNess of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Nicholas Raimo of Hanover Park
4th Place – Justin Rivera of Lake Highland Prep
5th Place – Beau Bartlett of Wyoming Seminary
6th Place – Julian Chlebove of Northampton
7th Place – Mick Burnett of Elyria
8th Place – Josh Jones of Saucon Valley
138 lbs.
1st Place – Joseph Aragona of Pope John XXIII
2nd Place – Travis Mastrogiovanni of Blair Academy
3rd Place – Marco Regalbuto of Brecksville
4th Place – Devon Britton of Northampton
5th Place – Dalton Harkins of Malvern Prep
6th Place – Craig Manno of St. Joes Regional
7th Place – Jackson Dean of Caesar Rodney
8th Place – Domenic Difrancescantonio of Hanover Park
145 lbs.
1st Place – Ryan Anderson of Bethlehem Catholic
2nd Place – Ricky Cabanillas of DePaul Catholic
3rd Place – Lucas Revano of Camden Catholic
4th Place – Connor Kievman of Wyoming Seminary
5th Place – Trey Howard of Waynesburg
6th Place – Kolby Allred of Great Bridge
7th Place – Jagger Condomitti of Northampton
8th Place – Connor Strong of Mount St Joes
152 lbs.
1st Place – Ryan Vulakh of Pope John Paull II
2nd Place – Cole Handlovic of Bethlehem Catholic
3rd Place – Nicholas Incontrera of Blair Academy
4th Place – Andrew Cerniglia of Notre Dame
5th Place – Luca Augustine of Waynesburg
6th Place – Henry Hague of Malvern Prep
7th Place – Enrique Munguia of Elyria
8th Place – Justin Phillips of Liberty Christian Academy
160 lbs.
1st Place – Domonic Mata of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Connor O`Neil of DePaul Catholic
3rd Place – Dylan Reinert of Gettysburg
4th Place – Vincent Andreano of Delbarton
5th Place – Matt Arciuolo of Saucon Valley
6th Place – Luca Frinzi of Bethlehem Catholic
7th Place – Michael Kistler of Northampton
8th Place – Nicholas Feldman of Malvern Prep
170 lbs.
1st Place – Julian Ramirez of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Luke Nichter of Chambersburg
3rd Place – Jake Stefanowicz of Wyoming Seminary
4th Place – Jake Evans of Elyria
5th Place – Angel Garcia of Mariana Bracetti Academy
6th Place – Nathan Warden of Christiansburg
7th Place – Luca Pontone of Belmont Hill
8th Place – Azeem Bell of AI DuPont
182 lbs.
1st Place – Chris Foca of Bergen Catholic
2nd Place – Jackson Turley of St Christophers
3rd Place – John Poznanski of Colonia
4th Place – Darrien Roberts of Wyoming Seminary
5th Place – Peyton Craft of Blair Academy
6th Place – Nicholas Florschutz of Malvern Prep
7th Place – Sam Fisher of Fauquier
8th Place – JT Davis of Smyrna
195 lbs.
1st Place – Albert Ferrari of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Jacob Cardenas of Bergen Catholic
3rd Place – Ethan Hatcher of Brecksville
4th Place – Zac Brown of Eastern View
5th Place – Mike Doggett of Wyoming Seminary
6th Place – Jack Wimmer of McDonogh
7th Place – Mason Kump of Independence
8th Place – Jackson Talbott of Central Dauphin
220 lbs.
1st Place – Owen Trephan of Blair Academy
2nd Place – Kyonte Hamilton of Georgetown Prep
3rd Place – Jake Kaminski of Wyoming Seminary
4th Place – Ryan Boyle of Rootstown
5th Place – Andy Smith of Christiansburg
6th Place – Niccolo Colucci of St Peter Prepatory
7th Place – Jarin Curtis of Perry (Massillon)
8th Place – PJ Casale of Delbarton
285 lbs.
1st Place – Isaac Righter of Mount St Joes
2nd Place – Jervey Sistrunk of Bound Brook
3rd Place – John Birchmeier of Broad Run
4th Place – Max Millin of Perry (Massillon)
5th Place – Nate Miller of Wyoming Seminary
6th Place – Coltin Deery of Garnet Valley
7th Place – Paul Liseno of St John Vianney
8th Place – Jase Crouse of Bethlehem Catholic