HS Wrestling: Regional schedule, pairings released

North Schuylkill's Cadyn McGraw, right, battles Pen Argyl's Nuallan King in the 215-pound championship bout at the District 11 Class AA Wrestling Championships on Feb. 22 at Bethlehem Liberty High School. Both wrestlers will compete in the Southeast Regional this weekend. (Photo by Bob Lipsky

WHITEHALL — Late Sunday night, the PIAA, district and regional committees released the official schedules and brackets for regional boys’ wrestling competitions to be held around the state this weekend.

Locally, teams will compete Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1.

Blue Mountain qualified two and Pottsville one for the Northeast Regional Class 3A Wrestling Championships at Liberty High School, Bethlehem. Meanwhile, a few miles up the road, North Schuylkill (5), Pine Grove (4), Tri-Valley (4), Williams Valley (4), Mahanoy Area (3) and Tamaqua (3) will take part in the Southeast Regional Class AA Wrestling Championships at Freedom High School, Bethlehem.

Here are the details and local pairings for the regionals:

CLASS AA

Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships

Districts entered: 1, 3, 11, 12

When/Where: Feb. 28 and March 1 at Freedom High School, Bethlehem

Schedule: Friday — Round of 16 at 4:30 p.m., championship quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m., first-round consolations at 8:45 p.m. Saturday — Second-round consolations at 9:30 a.m., championship semifinals and third-round consolations at 11 a.m., fourth-round consolations including seventh-place matches at 12:30 p.m., championship finals, third- and fifth-place bouts (3 mats) at 4 p.m.

Advancement: The top five placewinners in each weight class will qualify for the PIAA Wrestling Championships on March 6-8 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Local Pairings

Records as reported to regional

107 — 11-2 Owen Wolfgang, Tri-Valley, jr., 29-9 vs. 1-3 Ryan Cooper, Pope John Paul II, fr., 8-19; 1-1 Cason Vazquez, Bristol, fr., 22-5 vs. 11-4 Magnus Monger, Williams Valley, soph., 29-11

114 — 1-1 Freddy Bachmann, Faith Christian, fr., 35-0 vs. 11-4 Alex Deritis, North Schuylkill, soph., 25-10

121 — 1-2 Connor Cozzo, Lower Moreland, fr., 10-18 vs. 11-5 Easton Edwards, North Schuylkill, fr., 27-8

127 — 3-2 Karter Adams, Northern Lebanon, sr., 40-10 vs. 11-3 Aiden Schlier, Tamaqua, sr., 32-7

133 — 12-2 Griffin Lane, Archbishop Carroll, fr., 12-15 vs. 11-3 Xzavion Tennis, Williams Valley, jr., 26-12; 11-2 John Haubert, Palisades, sr., 20-8 vs. 11-5 Brody Schlier, Tamaqua, soph., 25-16; 12-1 Lukas Grodzki, Conwell-Egan, jr., 25-11 vs. 11-4 Jaxson Bruso, Tri-Valley, jr., 30-13

139 — 11-4 Aaron Osatchuck, Pine Grove, soph., 25-11 vs. 12-1 Colin Walther, Conwell-Egan, soph., 37-4

145 — 1-1 Mason Wagner, Faith Christian, jr., 27-11 vs. 11-4 Noah Hanlon, Tri-Valley, soph., 32-9; 11-3 Nate Sterner, North Schuylkill, sr., 31-8 vs. 1-2 Jaeden Salmon, Church Farm School, soph., 11-8

152 — None

160 — 3-2 Layden Acevedo, Berks Catholic, fr., 39-7 vs. 11-3 Rory Dixon, Mahanoy Area, soph., 27-7; 3-1 Nicky Negron, Bishop McDevitt, soph., 30-11 vs. 11-4 Colin Crisswell, Williams Valley, soph., 27-8; 11-5 Austin Martin, Pine Grove, sr., 31-6 vs. 1-2 Andrew Lee, Church Farm School, jr., 8-8

172 — 11-4 Hunter Updegrave, Tri-Valley, soph., 28-16 vs. 12-1 Brian Shimp, Conwell-Egan, sr., 12-4; 11-5 William Stoyer, Mahanoy Area, soph., 13-5 vs. 11-2 Dillon Lombardi, Palmerton, sr., 37-7

189 — 11-2 Kyler Quick, Mahanoy Area, jr., 30-11 vs. 3-3 Juan Eduardo Franco, Berks Catholic, sr., 38-14; 11-5 Jacob Hehn, Tamaqua, sr., 27-13 vs. 1-2 George Sar III, Bristol, jr., 22-5; 11-4 Zach Kurtz, Pine Grove, soph., 19-11 vs. 3-1 Tanner Rock, Littlestown, sr., 43-1

215 — 11-1 Cadyn McGraw, North Schuylkill, jr., 28-13 vs. 3-5 Lincoln Kearchner, Fairfield, jr., 20-14; 11-5 Robbie Schaeffer, Pine Grove, sr., 31-8 vs. 3-2 Kaj Miller, Newport, jr., 31-9

285 — 11-3 Camron Green, Williams Valley, jr., 32-6 vs. 1-2 Matthew Driscoll, Bristol, sr., 20-5; 1-3 Bryson Bland, Church Farm School, jr., 17-4 vs. 11-2 Sander Stokes, North Schuylkill, sr., 24-12

CLASS 3A

Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships

Districts entered: 2, 4, 11, 12

When/Where: Feb. 28 and March 1 at Liberty High School, Bethlehem

Schedule: Friday — Round of 16 at 5 p.m., championship quarterfinals at 6:45 p.m., first-round consolations at 7:45 p.m. Saturday — Second-round consolations at 9:30 a.m., championship semifinals and third-round consolations at 11 a.m., fourth-round consolations at 12:30 p.m., championship finals, third- and fifth-place bouts (3 mats) at 4 p.m.

Advancement: The top five placewinners in each weight class will qualify for the PIAA Wrestling Championships on March 6-8 at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Local Pairings

Records as reported to regional

152 — 11-3 Owen Woll, Blue Mountain, jr., 38-6 vs. 4-2 A.J. Benedict, Shikellamy, sr., 20-17

189 — 11-4 Terrell McFarland, Pottsville, jr., 35-5 vs. 12-1 Dylan Clair, LaSalle College, sr., 39-5; 2-1 Mason Marolo, Hazleton Area, jr., 31-7  vs. 11-5 Bradley Renninger, Blue Mountain, sr., 38-8