Collins Wins North West Regional as Bison Place Second; Chamberlain, Fegert Third
SHARON — The Clearfield Bison sent eight wrestlers to the PIAA AA North West Regional and came home with eight place winners, led by 139 pound champion Brady Collins.
The eight place winners, the most in the tourney, carried the Bison to a second place finish in their first ever trip to the AA regional. Fort LeBoeuf, with their three champions, out distanced the Bison 122.5 to 106.5. Perennial AA power Reynolds was back in third with 94 points. The Curwensville Golden Tide finished in nineteenth place with 27 points and had a third place finisher in senior Nik Fegert at 145.
Clearfield went 22-16 for the entire tournament, the most individual wins of any team. Curwensville was 9-7 overall. There were no Clearfield/Curwensville bouts in the entire tourney.
The other Bison place winners were third place finisher Carter Chamberlain at 189, fifth place finishers Cash Diehl at 107, Evan Davis at 121, and Ty Aveni at 145, and sixth place finishers Brndyn Chamberlain at 114, Colton Ryan at 127, and Colton Bumbarger at 133.
Collins (35-3) won his first regional title with an 8-4 victory over Wyatt Lazzar (36-5) from Commodore Perry. Collins reached the finals with a 13-3 major decision over Cranberry’s Dane Wenner (33-9) in the semis.
After Chamberlain dropped a 12-8 decision to General McLane’s Magnus Lloyd (29-7) in the semis he won two 3-2 decisions to earn the bronze medal. He defeated Brayden McCloskey (34-14) from Reynolds in the consy semis and then Ryan Welka (22-10) from Fort LeBeouf in the consy finals.
Collins and Chamberlain are both making their second trips to the PIAA State Championships, with Chamberlain placing eighth last year while the Bison were in AAA.
Senior Nik Fegert (30-12) for the Tide is making his first trip to the state championships after his third place finish at 145. Fegert lost a 13-3 major decision in the semis to Cambridge Springs’ Gunnar Gage (26-5) and then beat two District 9 foes to place third. First he defeated Johnsonburg’s Avery Bittler (29-14) 3-2, last week Fegert beat Bittler 4-2 in overtime of the third place match at districts, and then he easily handled Jaden Wehler (27-11) of St. Marys, avenging a 6-5 loss in last week’s semifinals at Clarion.
Diehl (30-12) was knocked into the wrestlebacks in the quarterfinals on Friday night, then beat Fort LeBouef’s Brady Bowers (27-19) 6-4 and Cochranton’s Kyle Lantz (28-12) by a 20-8 major decision to reach the consy semis. Diehl lost a 2-1 decision to Steven Willis (38-11) from Corry to drop into the fifth place match. Diehl avenged his 3-2 quarterfinal loss to Angelo Lomonte (27-13) with a fall in 4:11.
As a side note to the 107 pound class, Northwestern’s Sierra Chiesa (33-5) was the first female in history to qualify for the state championships after her runner-up finish.
Bison senior Evan Davis (27-10), a state qualifier in AAA last year, was ousted in the semifinals and then lost his consy semi match to drop into the fifth place match. Davis was able to gather himself and pinned Redbank Valley’s Cole Bish (30-11) to earn his 100th career win, just the 13th wrestler in a Bison uniform to reach that milestone. The fall was the 64th of Davis’ career. His final record was 100-46.
Aveni (24-12) received his fifth place medal the easy way as Johnsonburg’s Avery Bittler forfeited out after his consy semi loss.
At 114, Chamberlain (23-17) reached the semifinals but ran into undefeated, and eventual region champ, Weston Pisarchick (27-0) and was dropped into the wrestlebacks where he went 0-2 to finish sixth.
Ryan (24-16) was knocked in to the consolation bracket by eventual runner-up Hunter Gould (36-3) of Conneaut Area where he picked up two wins before dropping his final two matches of the season to end up in sixth.
Coming into the post season with a losing record, Bumbarger (19-20) saw his magical run end with a 2-2 wrestleback record to also finish sixth.
Clearfield and Curwensville Saturday results, followed by all the medal match results courtesy PA-Wrestling.com:
Consolation Round 1
107 – Cash Diehl dec. Brady Bowers (Fort LeBoeuf), 6-4
127 – Colton Ryan pinned Ian Mancuso (Youngsville), 2:06
133 – Colton Bumbarger pinned Blake Foulk (Cochranton), 2:30
Championship Semifinals
114 – Weston Pisarchick (Brockway) won by tech. fall over Bryndin Chamberlain, 18-2 4:23
121 – Hudson Hohman (Grove City) dec. Evan Davis, 7-4
139 – Brady Collins maj. dec. Dane Wenner (Cranberry), 13-3
145 – Cody Hamilton (Grove City) dec. Ty Aveni, 7-2
189 – Magnus Lloyd (General McLane) dec. Carter Chamberlain, 12-8
Consolation Round 2
107 – Cash Diehl maj. dec. Kyle Lantz (Cochranton), 20-8
127 – Colton Ryan pinned Teige Berger (General McLane), 4:21
133 – Colton Bumbarger pinned Jonathon Bissell (Sharpsville), 3:55
Consolation Semifinals
107 – Steven Willis (Corry Area) dec. Cash Diehl, 2-1
114 – Waylon Waite (Reynolds) pinned Bryndin Chamberlain, 3:52
121 – Sebastian Chiesa (Northwestern) dec. Evan Davis, 7-1
127 – Cole Householder (Brookville) dec. Colton Ryan, 7-0
133 – Brody Beck (Cambridge Springs) maj. dec. Colton Bumbarger, 8-0
145 – Jaden Wehler (St. Mary’s) dec. Ty Aveni, 7-2
189 – Carter Chamberlain dec. Brayden McCloskey (Reynolds), 3-2
Fifth Place
107 – Cash Diehl pinned Angelo Lomonte (Reynolds), 4:11
114 – Rocky Kowle (North East) dec. Bryndin Chamberlain, 6-3
121 – Evan Davis pinned Cole Bish (Redbank Valley), 2:01
127 – Noah Cuic (Fort LeBoeuf) dec. Colton Ryan, 6-0
133 – Parker Pisarchick (Brockway) dec. Colton Bumbarger, 7-0
145 – Ty Aveni won by forfeit over Avery Bittler (Johnsonburg)
Third Place
189 – Carter Chamberlain dec. Ryan Welka (Fort LeBoeuf), 3-2
Championship Finals
139 – Brady Collins dec. Wyatt Lazzar (Commodore Perry), 8-4
Clearfield wrestlers in bold.
Consolation Round 1
127 – Will Schell (Grove City) pinned Dylan Deluccia, 4:53
133 – Ryder Kuklinskie dec. Braydon Porter (Greenville), 7-6
160 – Logan Augenbaugh dec. Clay Thomas (Union City), 12-7
Championship Semifinals
145 – Gunnar Gage (Cambridge Springs) maj. dec. Nik Fegert, 13-3
Consolation Round 2
133 – Conner Reszkowski (Cranberry) maj. dec. Ryder Kuklinskie, 16-3
160 – Aiden Zimmerman (Johnsonburg) pinned Logan Augenbaugh, 1:51
Consolation Semifinals
145 – Nik Fegert dec. Avery Bittler (Johnsonburg), 3-2
Third Place
145 – Nik Fegert dec. Jaden Wehler (St. Mary’s), 9-3
Finals Matchups/Results:
| Championship Finals | |
| 107 | Dalton Wenner, Cranberry, pinned Sierra Chiesa, Northwestern, 0:54 |
| 114 | Weston Pisarchick, Brockway, dec. Carter Beck, Saegertown, 3-0 |
| 121 | Hudson Hohman, Grove City, dec. Jake Bennett, Fort LeBoeuf, 3-1 |
| 127 | Cyrus Hurd, North East, dec. Hunter Gould, Conneaut Area, 2-1 |
| 133 | JoJo Przybycien, Fort LeBoeuf, dec. Chase Bell, Reynolds, 1-1 |
| 139 | Brady Collins, Clearfield, dec. Wyatt Lazzar, Commodore Perry, 8-4 |
| 145 | Cody Hamilton, Grove City, dec. Gunnar Gage, Cambridge Springs, 6-2 |
| 152 | Steffan Lynch, North East, dec. Caullin Summers, Sharpsville, 8-2 |
| 160 | Hunter Hohman, Grove City, dec. Collin Hearn, Conneaut Area, 7-1 |
| 172 | Conner McChesney, Fort LeBoeuf, dec. Jalen Wagner, Reynolds, 5-3 |
| 189 | Jackson Zimmerman, Brookville, dec. Magnus Lloyd, General McLane, 5-2 |
| 215 | Danny Church, Fort LeBoeuf, dec. Abraham Keep, Girard, 2-1 |
| 285 | Carson Neely, Port Allegany, dec. Mike Mazurek, Sharon, 3-2 |
| Third Place | |
| 107 | Steven Willis, Corry Area, dec. Andrew Coriaty, Oswayo Valley, 4-2 |
| 114 | Aiden Beimel, St. Mary’s, dec. Waylon Waite, Reynolds, 4-0 |
| 121 | Elijah Brosius, Cranberry, dec. Sebastian Chiesa, Northwestern, 9-5 |
| 127 | Cole Householder, Brookville, pinned Alex Rueberger, Sharpsville, 2:05 |
| 133 | Brody Beck, Cambridge Springs, dec. Conner Reszkowski, Cranberry, 7-4 |
| 139 | Dane Wenner, Cranberry, dec. Ben Reynolds, St. Mary’s, 10-4 |
| 145 | Nik Fegert, Curwensville, dec. Jaden Wehler, St. Mary’s, 9-3 |
| 152 | Story Buchanan, Girard, maj. dec. Reece Bechakas, Kane, 11-3 |
| 160 | Chance Kimmy, General McLane, pinned Vito Gentile, Reynolds, 0:41 |
| 172 | Waylon Wehler, St. Mary’s, pinned Brock Covell, Titusville, 2:06 |
| 189 | Carter Chamberlain, Clearfield, dec. Ryan Welka, Fort LeBoeuf, 3-2 |
| 215 | Brayden McFetridge, Cranberry, pinned Miska Young, Port Allegany, 1:34 |
| 285 | Gavin Thompson, Brockway, dec. Wilson Spires, General McLane, 1-0 |
| Fifth Place | |
| 107 | Cash Diehl, Clearfield, pinned Angelo Lomonte, Reynolds, 4:11 |
| 114 | Rocky Kowle, North East, dec. Bryndin Chamberlain, Clearfield, 6-3 |
| 121 | Evan Davis, Clearfield, pinned Cole Bish, Redbank Valley, 2:01 |
| 127 | Noah Cuic, Fort LeBoeuf, dec. Colton Ryan, Clearfield, 6-0 |
| 133 | Parker Pisarchick, Brockway, dec. Colton Bumbarger, Clearfield, 7-0 |
| 139 | Rudy Gentile, Greenville, dec. Cash Morrell, Cochranton, 10-7 |
| 145 | Ty Aveni, Clearfield, won by forfeit over Avery Bittler, Johnsonburg |
| 152 | Mason Gourley, Clarion, dec. Andrew Wolfanger, St. Mary’s, 5-1 |
| 160 | Mason Savitz, Corry Area, won by forfeit over Aiden Zimmerman, Johnsonburg |
| 172 | Aiden Bliss, Port Allegany, dec. Josh Divens, Sharpsville, 5-4 |
| 189 | Ethyn Allen, Corry Area, dec. Brayden McCloskey, Reynolds, 3-1 |
| 215 | Ryan Dedrick, General McLane, dec. Gavyn Ayers, Coudersport, 8-4 |
| 285 | Garet Guthrie, Commodore Perry, dec. William Rossman, Coudersport, 4-3 |