Faith Christian crowns five champions
Notre Dame-GP wins two titles
Faith Christian Academy landed five champions Saturday at the Class 2A Southeast Regional wrestling championships at Freedom High School.
Notre Dame-Green Pond had two champions and finished second in the team standings to Faith Christian.
The Crusaders’ Ayden Smith had a 10-2 major decision at 114 pounds over Mason McLendon of Susquenita in the finals for one of Notre Dame’s individual titles.
Vincent Bouzakis beat Max Stein of Faith Christian, 6-1, at 145 pounds to win Notre Dame’s other title.
For Faith Christian, Gauge Botero (121), Arment Waltenbaugh (127), Chase Hontz (139), Cael Weidemoyer (152) and Adam Waters (172) won individual titles.
Botero beat Jackson Rush of West Perry, by technical foul, 18-3; Waltenbaugh shut out Steven Harris of Conwell-Egan, 5-0; Hontz beat Bryson Vaughn of Notre Dame-Green Pond, 3-0; Weidemoyer beat Liam Scrivanich of Saucon Valley, 6-3; and Waters beat Holden Garcia of Notre Dame-Green Pond, 5-3, at 172.
Other area finalists, in addition to Vaughn, Scrivanich and Garcia; Jake Jones of Saucon Valley, who lost 6-0 to Jakob Gilfoil of Bishop McDevitt at 189; and Aiden Compton of Notre Dame-Green Pond who lost 8-0 to Riley Robell of Bishop McDevitt at 285.
FINALS
107: Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon) TF Will Detar (Trinity), 15-0 6:00
114: Ayden Smith (Notre Dame-GP) MD Mason McLendon (Susquenita), 10-2
121: Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy) TF Jackson Rush (West Perry), 18-3 5:28
127: Arment Waltenbaugh (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Steven Harris (Conwell-Egan), 5-0
133: Charlie Robson (Conwell-Egan) dec. Blain Puchalsky (West Perry), 6-5
139: Chase Hontz (Faith Christian Academy) dec. Bryson Vaughn (Notre Dame-GP), 3-0
145: Vincent Bouzakis (Notre Dame-GP) dec. Max Stein (Faith Christian Academy), 6-1
152: Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy) dec. Liam Scrivanich (Saucon Valley), 6-3
160: Jagger Gray (Trinity) dec. Luke Sugalski (Faith Christian Academy), 3-1 SV
172: Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) dec. Holden Garcia (Notre Dame – GP), 5-3
189: Jakob Gilfoil (Bishop McDevitt) dec. Jacob Jones (Saucon Valley), 6-0
215: Brody Kline (Berks Catholic) dec. Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy), 3-1 SV
285: Riley Robell (Bishop McDevitt) MD Aiden Compton (Notre Dame-GP), 8-0
SEMIFINALS
107: Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon) F Jeffrey Spofford (Conwell-Egan), 2:22
107: Will Detar (Trinity) DEC Kole Davidheiser (Faith Christian Academy), 3-2
114: Ayden Smith (Notre Dame – GP) F Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon), 2:46
114: Mason Mclendon (Susquenita) MD Cole Hubert (Saucon Valley), 12-0
121: Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy) F Gunnar Maciejewski (Berks Catholic), 3:03
121: Jackson Rush (West Perry) DEC Aiden Grogg (Saucon Valley), 4-2
127: Arment Waltenbaugh (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Collin Ramsay (Pen Argyl), 8-2
127: Steven Harris (Conwell-Egan) DEC Marvin Armistead (Berks Catholic), 2-1
133: Blain Puchalsky (West Perry) DEC John Haubert (Palisades), 4-0
133: Charlie Robson (Conwell-Egan) TF Noah Doi (Camp Hill), 15-0 5:43
139: Bryson Vaughn (Notre Dame – GP) DEC Ian Vitalo (Schuylkill Valley), 4-3
139: Chase Hontz (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Jackson Albert (Saucon Valley), 6-2
145: Vincent Bouzakis (Notre Dame – GP) DEC Ryan Lawler (Bishop McDevitt), 9-3
145: Max Stein (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley), 7-0
152: Liam Scrivanich (Saucon Valley) F Carmine Lenzi (Berks Catholic), 0:46
152: Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Nolen Zeigler (West Perry), 10-7
160: Jagger Gray (Trinity) DEC Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley), 8-3
160: Luke Sugalski (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Justice Hockenberry-folk (West Perry), 5-3
172: Holden Garcia (Notre Dame – GP) MD Gabriel Davis (Berks Catholic), 19-6
172: Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) MD Lucas Lawler (Bishop McDevitt), 13-4
189: Jacob Jones (Saucon Valley) F Lucas Miller (Northwestern), 2:13
189: Jakob Gilfoil (Bishop McDevitt) MD Jake Scheib (Tri Valley), 13-0
215: Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Jared Blobe (Notre Dame – GP), 3-1 SV
215: Brody Kline (Berks Catholic) DEC Dante Burns (Conwell-Egan), 3-1 SV
285: Aiden Compton (Notre Dame – GP) DEC Owen Reber (Berks Catholic), 4-0
285: Riley Robell (Bishop McDevitt) F Peyton Wentzel (Upper Dauphin), 0:18
3RD PLACE
107: Kole Davidheiser (Faith Christian Academy) DEC Chase Homan (Hamburg), 3-2
114: Cole Hubert (Saucon Valley) DEC Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon), 8-5
121: Aiden Grogg (Saucon Valley) F Gunnar Maciejewski (Berks Catholic), 2:06
127: Hayden Yacoviello-andrus (Bermudian Springs) MD Collin Ramsay (Pen Argyl), 12-1
133: Mason Wagner (Faith Christian Academy) DEC John Haubert (Palisades), 4-1
139: Jackson Albert (Saucon Valley) MD Tyler Morrison (West Perry), 13-0
145: Ryan Lawler (Bishop McDevitt) TF Travis Riefenstahl (Saucon Valley), 16-1 4:41
152: Nolen Zeigler (West Perry) DEC Keegan Ramsay (Notre Dame – GP), 1-0
160: Justice Hockenberry-folk (West Perry) DEC Luke Fugazzotto (Northwestern), 10-8
172: Lucas Lawler (Bishop McDevitt) DEC Gabriel Davis (Berks Catholic), 3-0
189: Jake Scheib (Tri Valley) DEC Jason Singer (Faith Christian Academy), 6-1
215: Dante Burns (Conwell-Egan) DEC Jared Blobe (Notre Dame – GP), 5-1
285: Owen Reber (Berks Catholic) F Charles Sheppard (Hamburg), 5:55
5TH PLACE
107: Jeffrey Spofford (Conwell-Egan) DEC Roman Polcha (Newport), 7-2
114: Kevin Bagnell (Conwell-Egan) DEC Brayden Hartranft (Berks Catholic), 3-1
121: Cooper Feltman (Notre Dame – GP) F Mikhail Hartranft (Catasauqua), 3:35
127: Marvin Armistead (Berks Catholic) MD Gavyn Kelton (Notre Dame – GP), 11-2
133: Noah Doi (Camp Hill) DEC John Samy (Salisbury), 6-5
139: Cameron Mingee (Littlestown) FOR Ian Vitalo (Schuylkill Valley)
145: Gavin Fehr (Catasauqua) DEC Joey Ney (Biglerville), 4-2
152: Carmine Lenzi (Berks Catholic) F Kobe Moore (Camp Hill), 2:39
160: Joseph Lapenna (Notre Dame – GP) FOR Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley)
172: Daniel Haubert (Palisades) DEC Shamere Davenport (Belmont Charter), 2-0
189: Lucas Miller (Northwestern) DEC Quade Boden (West Perry), 10-4
215: Tucker Paynter (Trinity) DEC Chad Beller (Catasauqua), 4-3
285: Peyton Wentzel (Upper Dauphin) DEC Justis Troutman (Tri Valley), 5-2
7TH PLACE
107: Tanner Berkenstock (Notre Dame – GP) DEC Christopher Smith (Berks Catholic), 9-4
114: Major Lewis (Trinity) F Brady Pires (Pope John Paul II), 2:23
121: Jonah Peterson (Upper Dauphin) DEC Kale Quigley (Susquenita), 1-0
127: Jacob Deysher (Brandywine Heights) DEC Ryan Fisher (Mahanoy), 6-4 SV
133: Noah Rosa (Berks Catholic) DEC Tanner Mcqueen (Notre Dame – GP), 4-2
139: Ricky Horger (Conwell-Egan) MD Devon Ponce (Biglerville), 17-6
145: Peter Ranck (Halifax) F Tucker Seidel (West Perry), 5:00
152: Hayden Mann (Conwell-Egan) DEC Daniel Lucykanish (Palmerton), 7-0
160: Ricky Halford (North Schuylkill) DEC James Brady (Columbia), 6-4
172: Dalton Clymer (Northwestern) MD Tanner Rock (Littlestown), 16-6
189: Timothy Saylor (Berks Catholic) DEC Jakub Gloc (Salisbury), 7-5 SV
215: Owen Hutchinson (Big Spring) FOR Tyler Pfizenmayer (Saucon Valley)
285: Mitchell Miller (Salisbury) F Joseph Gassert (Middletown), 1:10