Boone’s Richard, Hogan win sectional titles
Gavin Richard and J.T. Hogan headed Daniel Boone’s group of medalwinning grapplers in the District 3-AAA Section 1 wrestling tourhament this past weekend at Governor Mifflin Intermediate School.
Richard and Hogan were champions at 113 and 138, respectively. Richard topped Wilson’s Kelvin Rodriguez in the gold-medal match, 5-3, while Hogan completed his sweep with a first-period pin of Ephrata’s Kayde Alhouse.
The Blazers also saw three wrestlers garner silver medals. Chase Stehman was second at 120, Canton Dolla at 126 and Colby Pyle at 170.
Quinn Foley placed third at 160, pinning Wilson’s Anthony Steinmeyer early in the second period. Daniel Drumheller and Devin Dolla pinned their ways to fifth-place medals, Drumheller dropping Oley Valley’s David Schaeffer in the first period and Dolla putting Reading’s Marlowe Bowen away in the second period.
The Blazers finished fourth in the team standings of the 15-school field, its 162.5 points one behind third-place Exeter. Conestoga Valley emerged as the team champion, topping the runner-up Bulldogs by two points.
Exeter had two champions among three wrestlers reaching the championship finals. They led the Eagles’ third-place (163.5) finish in the team standings.
Joey Asterino and Brandon Borton. Asterino decisioned Wilson’s Alden Dojan 7-4 to win at 106, and Borton topped Conestoga Valley’s Andrew Darlychuk 9-6 at 132. Chase Guldin was second at 152.
Jevin Guldin (138), Nick Nettleton (138) and Robert Unruh (220) all scored bronze medals while Connor Lender was fourth at 145. Roland Entzminger was sixth at 126.
Gov. Mifflin had a pari of champions as part of its ninth-place finish. John Arentz won at 160 with a 7-3 decision of Conestoga Valley’s Joshua McNamara, and Jordan Espinosa edged Conrad Weiser’s Adam Kase to claim gold at 285.
Devin Simpson was fourth at 126, Takoda McNeil fifth at 195 and Cole Lang sixth at 120.