Posts by Jeff Upson
Class 3A State Semifinal Match-Ups and Quarterfinal Results From Hershey
Championship Quarterfinal Results 106 #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) DEC #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff), 7-6 106 #8 Mason Prinkey (Connellsville) F #10 Braxton Appello (Easton), 6:26 (OT) 106 #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) F #11 Julien Maldonado (Boyertown), 4:54 106 #4 Kyle Waterman (Council Rock South) MD #14 Wyatt Fox (Red Land),…
Read MoreLuca Frinzi Trusts His Endurance as He Comes From Behind to Top Blumer in State Quarters
HERSHEY, PA – For two periods it appeared Luca Frinzi would fall short of his goal. Heading into the quarterfinals at 160 pounds – senior Luca Frinzi, ranked #5 in the State by PA Power Wrestling, knew it was now or never. The Lehigh commit fell the last two weeks to Nazareth’s Connor Herceg in…
Read MoreJameel Coles Shocks Undefeated State #1 Cole Urbas In the 195 Pounds Quarterfinals
HERSHEY, PA – Who in the world is Jameel Coles? That was the question I got after the Northeast High senior sent shockwaves through the GIANT Center when he took out undefeated senior Cole Urbas in the 195 pound quarterfinals. Urbas entered his third straight PIAA State Tournament with an unblemished 33-0 season record…
Read MoreForest Hills Freshman Jackson Arrington and Erik Gibson Make State 2A Semifinals In Different Fashion
HERSHEY, PA – The Rangers are here – and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. The future looks bright as rookies Jackson Arrington and Erik Gibson each found themselves sitting in the Class 2A State Semifinals on Friday night. The way they got there was much different. For Arrington, ranked #3 in the state…
Read MoreFive State Tournament Quarterfinals in Class 3A You Would Be Foolish To Miss
120 #1 Kurtis Phipps (Norwin) vs. #3 Cameron Enriquez (Stroudsburg) A re-match of the 2018 POWERade finals at 120 pounds will take place in the Championship Quarterfinals between Phipps and Enriquez. It was a match that Phipps won 6-5 after Enriquez knocked off returning PIAA State Champion Ryan Sullivan (Shaler) in the semifinals. In…
Read MoreFive Results From The PIAA State Class 3A First Round That Made You Look Twice
106 #10 Mason Prinkey (Connellsville) DEC #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North), 6-4 SV Southeast Regional Champion Kyle Hauserman took a fall in the first round when he lost to Mason Prinkey at 106 pounds. After a scoreless first period Prinkey earned a reversal going up 2-0. Hauserman escaped and quickly earned a takedown…
Read MoreTen Must See Class 2A Quarterfinals In The PIAA State Tournament on Friday Morning
120 Pounds #2 Beau Bayless (Reynolds) vs. #5 Nathan Smith (Bishop McDevitt) Bayless didn’t look great on Thursday against Baylor Shunk and will need to be on his top game to get past junior Nate Smith. The two wrestled last season with Bayless winning in 3-1 and both have been defeated by rookie #1…
Read MorePIAA Class 3A State Championship Results and Match-Ups From Hershey
Championship Preliminary Round Results 106 #12 Keanu Manuel (Downingtown East) DEC #22 Ryan Stilgenbauer (Northampton), 6-2 106 #10 Mason Prinkey (Connellsville) DEC #15 Noah Clawson (Carlisle), 7-3 106 #21 Dominic Findora (Downingtown West) DEC #17 Connor Werner (Liberty), 11-4 106 #14 Wyatt Fox (Red Land) DEC #16 Costa Moore (Canon McMillan), 2-1 …
Read MoreChampionship Round Results and Quarterfinal Match-Ups From State 2A Tournament in Hershey
Full Results from Hershey can be found on the FloArena! Championship Preliminaries 106 #7 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) F #16 Bryce Beatty (Mount Union), 0:58 106 #21 Mark Palmer (Brockway) DEC #15 Luke Geibig (Mount Pleasant), 11-4 106 #18 Eric Alderfer (Faith Christian) DEC #14 Andrew Johnson (Danville),…
Read MoreThursday’s Best First Round Class 2A Match-Ups In The PIAA State Championship
113 Pounds #7 Gabe Gramly (Mifflinburg Area) vs. #11 Luke Fegley (Middletown Area) Sophomore Gabe Gramly was a State Qualifier last season as was junior Luke Fegley. The two have never faced-off but have wins over common opponents. Gramly fell to #1 Gable Strickland in the regional finals while Fegley was third in a…
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