Condomitti makes history
Konkrete Kid becomes District 11’s 12th four-time Class 3A regional champion
Dagen Condomitti saw an opening, one that was there in the first period of Saturday’s 152-pound Northeast Regional final against Bethlehem Catholic’s Jake Dailey.
The Northampton senior didn’t capitalize on it the first time, but he was all over it the next time.
“I was just trying to do a run-around his hip to get maybe a cradle but get two,” Condomitti said. “But his head ducked kind of low. I kept his head and went for the cradle.”
Condomitti got the cradle in 4 minutes, 57 seconds and made history.
He became District 11’s 12th four-time Class 3A regional champion, second in school history (Jeff Ecklof in 2000-03).
“I was thinking about it a lot this week,” Condomitti said of the accomplishment. “But once I got on the mat, I just was thinking about wrestling, focusing on it being just another match.”
Condomitti, who beat Dailey in the final for the second week in a row, was voted as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler for the second year in a row. He pinned Dailey in last year’s final, too.
Condomitti was one of four competitors to repeat a title from last week’s district event against the same foe. Bethlehem Catholic’s Nate Desmond (114), Freedom’s C.J. Horvath (121) and Parkland’s Adrian Gacek (189) were the others.
“Dagen is a special athlete,” Northampton coach first-year
Joe Provini said. “He is one of the fittest wrestlers I’ve ever coached. I don’t even know who you can compare him to. He’s uniquely Dagen on the mat.
“I’m proud of him. I’m happy I got to be part of the most recent one. But he’s got to be better next week, and he knows that.”
Provini was an assistant at Nazareth the last time someone won four regional crowns (Sammy Sasso in 2018).
Bethlehem Catholic bounced back from a shaky morning session to claim the team title with 231.5 points, 10 better than Nazareth, which won seven of eight semifinals and six of seven finals.
“This sport definitely brings out the best of you and the worst in you,” Golden Hawks coach Jeff Karam said. “We definitely had to do some soul-searching.
“I’ll never make excuses for my wrestlers but a couple of our guys got hit with the bug. But there’s no excuses. You have to perform. No one cares about that.”
Nazareth’s Sean Kinney could be the next to win four regional titles. He decked LaSalle’s Andrew Brennan in 92 seconds for the 285-pound championship.
Desmond and fellow Bethlehem Catholic sophomore Kollin Rath (139) won their second regional titles in dominating fashion.
Bethlehem Catholic freshman sensation Keanu Dillard dominated Abington Heights’ two-time state medalist Luke Sirianni 8-0 in the 107 final. Dillard’s five-point move in the second period opened things up. He added another takedown in the third and smothered Sirianni the rest of the way.
Desmond started fast at 114 with a seven-point first period against Northampton’s Carson Wagner, including three backs at the edge of the mat just before the buzzer, and cruised to an 8-1 win.
Horvath beat Northampton’s Trey Wagner for the second week in a row at 121, this time 4-2.
Rath recorded 12 takedowns in 3:28 for a technical fall at 139.
Notes
The top four in each weight class advance to the PIAA Wrestling Championships, which are Thursday through Saturday at Hershey’s Giant Center . . . . Nazareth won seven of eight semifinals to grab the team lead before Bethlehem Catholic reclaimed the top spot in the consolation blood round . . . . Bethlehem Catholic’s Cael McIntyre won his 100th career bout in the third-place bout at 133. The senior beat Wallenpaupack’s Gunnar Myers 5-3.
SATURDAY AT LIBERTY’S MEMORIAL GYM
FINALS
107: Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic) maj. dec. Sirianni (Abington Heights), 8-0
114: Desmond (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Wagner (Northampton), 8-1
121: Horvath (Freedom) dec. Wagner (Northampton), 4-2
127: Parkins (Nazareth) dec. Fanelli (Easton), 6-3
133: Bunting (Nazareth) dec. Demarest (Pocono Mountain East), 4-3
139: Rath (Bethlehem Catholic) tech. fall Campbell (Nazareth), 24-9, 3:28
145: Doone (Nazareth) pinned Santiago (Liberty), 1:44
152: Condomitti (Northampton) pinned Dailey (Bethlehem Catholic), 4:57
160: Harmon (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Spindler (Pittston Area), 9-0
172: Wheatley (Nazareth) inj. def. over McFarland (Pottsville), 2:00
189: Gacek (Parkland) dec. Warren (Whitehall), 7-3
215: Sasso (Nazareth) pinned Bibla (Crestwood), 2:55
285: Kinney (Nazareth) pinned Brennan (LaSalle), 1:32
THIRD-PLACE MATCHES
107: Salamone (Easton) dec. Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West), 9-7
114: Cook (West Scranton) dec. Kelly (Easton), 4-0
121: Raymond (Pocono Mountain West) dec. Zamudio (Hazleton Arear), 8-6
127: McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Turi (West Scranton), 3-1 SV
133: McIntyre (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Myers (Wallenpaupack), 5-3
139: Fairchild (Easton) dec. Smith (Abington Heights), 6-4 UTB
145: Scanlan (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Monger (Pottsville), 4-3
152: Heard (Abington Heights) dec. Geiger (Easton), 6-0
160: Krazer (Easton) dec. Zuercher (Nazareth), 8-1
172: Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Karabinus (Freedom), 7-1
189: Marzolino (Abington Heights) pinned Bibla (Crestwood), 1:22
215: Stiehler (Pocono Mountain West) dec. Warke (Bethlehem Catholic), 3-1
285: Roy (St. Joseph’s Prep) pinned Black (Delaware Valley), 1:52
FIFTH-PLACE MATCHES
107: Kai (Whitehall) dec. Brown (Stroudsburg), 12-5
114: Machado (Delaware Valley) dec. Dergham (Parkland), 3-1
121: Campbell (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Williams (West Scranton), 6-2
127: Micheli (Northampton) maj. dec. Demcher (Pottsville), 12-3
133: Moyer (Delaware Valley) dec. Abboud (Liberty), 1-0
139: Bender (Pottsville) pinned Innamoranti (Pittston Area), 1:18
145: Turi (West Scranton) maj. dec. Pfeffer (Archbishop Ryan), 13-4
152: McFarland (Pottsville) dec. Campbell (Nazareth), 7-2
160: Montesino (Dieruff) pinned Sgarlat
(Wyoming Valley West), 4:16
172: Walton (Delaware Valley) dec. Rivas (Wyoming Valley West), 8-1
189: Hutchison (Easton) dec. Malerba (Nazareth), 4-2
215: Baranowski (Wallenpaupack) pinned Fluck (Southern Lehigh), 0:10
285: Broderick (Father Judge) dec. Embardino (Easton), 3-0
SEMIFINALS
107: Sirianni (Abington Heights) pinned Brown (Stroudsburg), 0:51; Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic) tech. fall Kai (Whitehall), 21-5, 5:22
114: Desmond (Bethlehem Catholic) pinned Machado (Delaware Valley), 1:25; Wagner (Northampton) maj. dec. Cook (West Scranton), 11-2
121: Horvath (Freedom) pinned Raymond (Pocono Mountain East), 1:34; Wagner (Northampton) maj. dec. Campbell (Bethlehem Catholic), 10-0
127: Parkins (Nazareth) dec. Micheli (Northampton), 10-5; Fanelli (Easton) dec. Turi (West Scranton), 2-0
133: Bunting (Nazareth) dec. Myers (Wallenpaupack), 3-1 SV; Demarest (Pocono Mountain East) dec. McIntyre (Bethlehem Catholic), 3-2 139: Rath (Bethlehem Catholic) pinned Bender (Pottsville), 0:45; Campbell (Nazareth) dec. Fairchild (Easton), 5-2
145: Doone (Nazareth) pinned Monger (Pottsville), 3:09; Santiago (Liberty) dec. Scanlan (Bethlehem Catholic), 5-2
152: Condomitti (Northampton) tech. fall Geiger (Easton), 23-8, 5:30; Dailey (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Heard (Abington Heights), 6-1
160: Harmon (Bethlehem Catholic) pinned Montesino (Dieruff), 2:48; Spindler (Pittston Area) dec. Krazer (Easton), 6-0
172: Wheatley (Nazareth) pinned Karabinus (Freedom), 2:17; McFarland (Pottsville) dec. Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic), 2-1
189: Gacek (Parkland) pinned Hutchison (Easton), 1:08; Warren (Whitehall) Malerba (Nazareth)
215: Sasso (Nazareth) pinned Baranowski (Wallenpaupack), 1:17; Bibla (Crestwood) pinned Warke (Bethlehem Catholic), 3:32
285: Kinney (Nazareth) maj. dec. Roy (St. Joseph’s Prep), 14-1; Black (Delaware Valley) Brennan (LaSalle)
FOURTH-ROUND CONSOLATIONS
107: Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West) maj. dec. Brown (Stroudsburg), 12-0; Salamone (Easton) maj. dec. Kai (Whitehall), 11-1
114: Kelly (Easton) dec. Machado (Delaware Valley), 3-1; Cook (West Scranton) maj. dec. Dergham (Parkland), 11-0
121: Raymond (Pocono Mountain East) dec. Williams (West Scranton), 1-0; Zamudio (Hazleton Area) dec. Campbell (Bethlehem Catholic), 7-5
127: McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Micheli (Northampton), 1-0; Turi (West Scranton) dec. Demcher (Pottsville), 7-2
133: Myers (Wallenpaupack) dec. Moyer (Delaware Valley), 3-1; McIntyre (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Abboud (Liberty), 9-4
139: Smith (Abington Heights) pinned Bender (Pottsville), 0:30; Fairchild (Easton) pinned Innamoranti (Pittston Area), 3:57
145: Monger (Pottsville) pinned Turi (West Scranton), 2:19; Scanlan (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Pfeffer (Archbishop Ryan), 11-5
152: Geiger (Easton) dec. McFarland (Pottsville), 11-5; Heard (Abington Heights) dec. Campbell (Nazareth), 5-0
160: Zuercher (Nazareth) dec. Montesino (Dieruff), 9-2; Krazer (Easton) maj. dec. Sgarlat (Wyoming Valley West), 15-2
172: Karabinus (Freedom) pinned Walton (Delaware Valley), 3:59; Thomas (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Rivas (Wyoming Valley West), 5-1
189: Marzolino (Abington Heights) pinned Hutchison (Easton), 3:39; Bibla (Crestwood) pinned Malerba (Nazareth), 2:34
215: Stiehler (Pocono Mountain West) maj. dec. Baranowski (Wallenpaupack), 13-2; Warke (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Fluck (Southern Lehigh), 3-0
285: Roy (St. Joseph’s Prep) pinned Embardino (Easton), 1:40; Black (Delaware Valley) dec. Broderick (Father Judge), 8-5
THIRD-ROUND CONSOLATIONS
107: Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West) dec. Hersh (LaSalle), 4-0; Salamone (Easton) maj. dec. Trach (Nazareth (8-0)
114: Kelly (Easton) tech. fall Berwick (Stroudsburg), 17-0, 4:21; Dergham (Parkland) maj. dec. Kareha (Abington Heights), 8-0
121: Williams (West Scranton) de. Magnotta (North Pocono), 4-2; Zamudio (Hazleton Area) pinned Ciampittiello (Parkland), 4:46
127: McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic) pinned Perez (Archbishop Ryan), 2:32; Demcher (Pottsville) maj. dec. Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West), 10-2 133: Moyer (Delaware Valley) dec. Tirpak (Dallas), 5-0; Abboud (Liberty) pinned Noe (Northampton), 1:40 139: Smith (Abington Heights) pinned Evanko (Wilkes-Barre Area), 4:09; Innamoranti (Pittston Area) pinned Rodriguez (Hazleton Area), 4:32 145: Turi (West Scranton) dec. Stevens (Abington Heights), 8-5; Pfeffer (Archbishop Ryan) dec. DeSilva (Frankford), 8-5
152: McFarland (Pottsville) pinned Ruck (St. Joseph’s Prep), 0:49; Campbell (Nazareth) dec. Shaw (Crestwood), 7-0
160: Zuercher (Nazareth) dec. Dierksen (Delaware Valley), 3-0; Sgarlat (Wyoming Valley West) pinned Bibeau (East Stroudsburg North), 2:10
172: Walton (Delaware Valley) dec. Hazzard (Easton), 2-1; Rivas (Wyoming Valley West) by forfeit over Shulgin (George Washington)
189: Marzolino (Abington Heights) dec. DeLuise (Bethlehem Catholic), 3-1; Bibla (Crestwood) pinned Schock (Wallenpaupack), 2:04
215: Stiehler (Pocono Mountain West) maj. dec. Gross (Emmaus), 12-1; Fluck (Southern Lehigh) dec. Cordaro (Scranton), 3-1
285: Embardino (Easton) dec. Thompson (Bethlehem Catholic), 2-1 TB-2; Broderick (Father Judge) dec. Gavrilesku (Parkland), 1-0
SECOND-ROUND CONSOLATIONS
107: Hersh (LaSalle) pinned Castillo-Ortiz (Martin Luther King), 0:56; Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West) tech. fall Lomonaco (Wallenpaupack), 17-1, 4:48; Salamone (Easton) pinned Singleton (Frankford), 1:39; Trach (Nazareth) dec. Leonori (Scranton), 10-5
114: Kelly (Easton) tech. fall Kennedy (Archbishop Ryan), 17-2, 2:08; Berwick (Stroudsburg) pinned Parenti (LaSalle), 2:50; Dergham (Parkland) maj. dec. Skokos (Wallenpaupack) 10-1; Kareha (Abington Heights) pinned Fortunato (Roman Catholic), 3:59
121: Williams (West Scranton) maj. dec. McFadden (Franklin Towne Charter), 16-4; Magnotta (North Pocono) by forfeit over Giza (Wyoming Valley West); Ciampittiello (Parkland) pinned Mauro (St. Joseph’s Prep), 3:23; Zamudio (Hazleton Area) tech. fall Lam (Central), 17-0, 2:58
127: Perez (Archbishop Ryan) Jones (Martin Luther King); McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Colwell (Wallenpaupack); Demcher (Pottsville) pinned Paulin (Northeast), 2:04; Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West) dec. Evans (Abington Heights), 8-2
133: Tirpak (Dallas) pinned Swift (St. Joseph’s Prep), 2:33; Moyer (Delaware Valley) tech. fall Trivelli (Roman Catholic), 19-2, 3:44; Noe (Northampton) pinned Cassarella (Crestwood), 0:43; Abboud (Liberty) pinned Johnson (LaSalle), 2:30
139: Smith (Abington Heights) pinned Johnson (LaSalle), 0:26; Evanko (Wilkes-Barre Area) dec. Basara (Northampton), 4-3; Innamoranti (Pittston Area) pinned McFadden (Franklin Towne Charter), 0:22
145: Turi (West Scranton) dec. Brazanskas (Delaware Valley), 7-1; Stevens (Abington Heights) pinned Kitching (St. Joseph’s Prep), 0:38; DeSilva (Frankford) by forfeit over Albanese (Emmaus); Rodriguez (Hazleton Area) dec. Rahming (Northeast), 7-3; Pfeffer (Archbishop Ryan) pinned Wiley (LaSalle), 2:25
152: McFarland (Pottsville) pinned Petroski (Mariana Bracetti), 1:35; Ruck (St. Joseph’s Prep) by def. over Morrissey (LaSalle); Campbell (Nazareth) dec. Ardo (Wilkes-Barre Area), 1-0; Shaw (Crestwood) pinned Toczydlowski (Archbishop Ryan), 1:41
160: Zuercher (Nazareth) pinned Diaz-Conty (St. Joseph’s Prep), 4:07; Dierksen (Delaware Valley) pinned Rehfuss (Archbishop Ryan), 3:53; Bibeau (East Stroudsburg North) dec. Antidormi (North Pocono), 10-3; Sgarlat (Wyoming Valley West) pinned Taft (Roman Catholic), 0:57
172: Walton (Delaware Valley) pinned DiTrolio (St. Joseph’s Prep), 2:49; Hazzard (Easton) pinned Colucci (LaSalle), 4:36; Rivas (Wyoming Valley West) pinned Anderson (Hazleton Area), 3:51; Shulgin (George Washington) pinned Celuck (West Scranton), 3:37
189: Marzolino (Abington Heights) pinned Gonglik (Father Judge), 0:44; DeLuise (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Griffin (Wyoming Valley West), 11-8; Schock (Wallenpaupack) pinned Clari (LaSalle), 1:25; Bibla (Crestwood) pinned Rowland (St. Joseph’s Prep), 0:11
215: Stiehler (Pocono Mountain West) dec. McFiberesima (Northeast), 7-0; Gross (Emmaus) dec. Spindler (Pittston Area), 2-1 TB-2; Fluck (Southern Lehigh) pinned Bueno (Martin Luther King), 1:48; Cordaro (Scranton) pinned Kilbride (Father Judge), 1:43
285: Embardino (Easton) pinned James (Scranton), 1:37; Thompson (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Walters (Pocono Mountain West), 8-4; Gavrilesku (Parkland) pinned Sudo (Pittston Area), 4:21; Broderick (Father Judge) maj. dec. Farooq (Northeast), 9-0
TEAM STANDINGS
1, Bethlehem Catholic 231.5 points; 2; Nazareth 221.5; 3. Easton 137.5; 4. Northampton 89.5; 5. Abington Heights 86; 6. Pottsville; 7 Wyoming Valley West; 8. Crestwood; 9; Parkland; 10. West Scranton; 11. Delaware Valley