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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Team Champions
Wilson Bulldogs - Champs
Jordan Rosa (160 Champ) with the Trophy& His Teammates
Overall Standings:
Place-School-Points
1. Wilson - 201
2. Schuylkill Valley - 186.5
3. Governor Mifflin - 149.5
Complete Standings
Place-School-Points
1. Wilson - 201
2. Schuylkill Valley - 186.5
3. Governor Mifflin - 149.5
Complete Standings
Unsung Heroes
A look at some of the people who are behind the scenes and make the Berks County Wrestling tournament (BCIAA) run smoothly. Special thanks to Web Guru Jason Bottiglieri (Tulpehocken A.D.), who's not pictured.
BCIAA Executive Director Dr. Richard Flannery
& his wife Lois
"Bench" Gerhart & Merry Swavely
Tournament Statisticians
BCIAA Wrestling Chairman &
Reading Athletic Director Allen McCloud
Reading Assistant A.D. Dan Scott
Berks Wrestling Assignor Steve Schell
with Outstanding Wrestler trophy
Bracketologists Paula Lovello & Kristi Shuman
P.A. Announcer Andy Dobroskey
BCIAA Executive Director Dr. Richard Flannery& his wife Lois
"Bench" Gerhart & Merry SwavelyTournament Statisticians
BCIAA Wrestling Chairman & Reading Athletic Director Allen McCloud
Reading Assistant A.D. Dan Scott
Berks Wrestling Assignor Steve Schellwith Outstanding Wrestler trophy
Bracketologists Paula Lovello & Kristi Shuman
P.A. Announcer Andy DobroskeyFan-tastic Tournament
285 Champion - Giorgio
Joe Giorgio (Exe) def. Dakota Hoagland (Ham) Dec. 6-2
Hoagland Feeling the Pain
Giorgio (right) Declared the Champ
Hoagland Feeling the Pain
Giorgio (right) Declared the Champ215 Champion - Batchelor
Sam Batchelor (DB) def. Tyler Rank (Wyo) Dec 5-2
Batchelor (right) grapples with Rank
171 Champion - Wood
Jake Wood (Ham) def. Christian Howard (Exe) Dec. 10-9
Jake Wood during his victory
160 Champion - Rosa
Jordan Rosa (Wil) def. Mike Shermot (GM) Dec. 3-2
160 Face-Off
Jordan Rosa lunges at Shermot.
160 Face-Off
152 Champion - Stabile
Jackson Stabile (Ham) def. Colin Martucci (DB) Dec. 9-4
Stabile Stands Tall
Martucci Feeling the Pain
Stabile Stands Tall
Martucci Feeling the Pain145 Champion - Hodgkins
Nick Hodgkins (Wyo) def. Keith Stednitz (GM) T-Fall 20-5
Hodgkins (top) in Control
Hodgkins (left) Chases Stednitz
Hodgkins (top) in Control
Hodgkins (left) Chases Stednitz
135 Champion - Renda
Peter Renda (BH) def. John Korpics (SV) Fall 3:15
Renda (Left) vs Korpics Underway
Renda (Left) vs Korpics Underway
119 Champion - Giorgio
Nate Giorgio (SV) def. Austin Haas (Fle) Dec 11-2
Haas (left) and Giorgio (right) battle for position
Haas (left) and Giorgio (right) battle for position
103 Champion - Werner
Jacob Werner (Wil) def. Tanner White (SV) Fall 3:24
Werner with a 2 Point Takedown
Werner with a 2 Point TakedownSpotlight Match
All eyes will be on the 119 pound title match of the Berks County wrestling tournament (BCIAA), as two defending champions square off.
Nate Giorgio (SV), a two time Berks County champion is the top seed against third seeded Austin Haas (Fle), who won a title last year at 112.
Nate Giorgio (SV), a two time Berks County champion is the top seed against third seeded Austin Haas (Fle), who won a title last year at 112.
Disappointing Day
As the wrestlers start to prepare for the parade of champions, it's obvious that the 140 lbs. weight class as been decided as finalist Sam Nieves of Reading is currently wearing a cast on his right hand.
Nieves will have to forfeit for injury, which gives Mark Maloney of Brandywine Heights the title.
Nieves has a small bone fracture, which he suffered in the semifinals and the medical staff won't clear him for the finals. The Reading senior, who improved to 18-2 on the year with a win over
Jennsy Santana (Muh), says he hurt his hand in the first period, but was able to gut out an 18-8 major decision.
Nieves with a Hand Check After the Semis
Nieves will have to forfeit for injury, which gives Mark Maloney of Brandywine Heights the title.
Nieves has a small bone fracture, which he suffered in the semifinals and the medical staff won't clear him for the finals. The Reading senior, who improved to 18-2 on the year with a win over
Jennsy Santana (Muh), says he hurt his hand in the first period, but was able to gut out an 18-8 major decision.
Nieves with a Hand Check After the SemisChampionship Nuggets
* 11 of the 14 #1 seeds are into the finals, those ousted in the semis are Alec Gracia of Fleetwood (103), Nate Soto of Daniel Boone (125), and Julio Arredondo of Wyomissing (171). Gracia and Arredondo will compete in the consolation 3rd place finals, and Soto will compete for fifth.
* Of the 11 #1 seeds in the championship finals, all of them will be facing the #2 seed.
* The featured underdog match kicks things off at 103. Jacob Werner (Wil) and Tanner White (SV) are ranked 5th and 6th respectively in the 103-pound weight class.
* Wilson leads the chase for the team title, Schuylkill Valley trailing by 18.5 points and Governor Mifflin by 39.5 points. Two of the finals matches are between Wilson and Schuylkill Valley wrestlers.
Nuggets Courtesy: Nolan Boyer (SV)
* Of the 11 #1 seeds in the championship finals, all of them will be facing the #2 seed.
* The featured underdog match kicks things off at 103. Jacob Werner (Wil) and Tanner White (SV) are ranked 5th and 6th respectively in the 103-pound weight class.
* Wilson leads the chase for the team title, Schuylkill Valley trailing by 18.5 points and Governor Mifflin by 39.5 points. Two of the finals matches are between Wilson and Schuylkill Valley wrestlers.
Nuggets Courtesy: Nolan Boyer (SV)
Championship Finalists Per School
School-Wrestlers
SV - 5
GMifflin - 4
Wilson - 3
Hamburg - 3
DBoone -3
Fleetwood - 2
Wyomissing - 2
Exeter - 2
Brandywine - 2
Muhlenberg - 1
Reading - 1
SV - 5
GMifflin - 4
Wilson - 3
Hamburg - 3
DBoone -3
Fleetwood - 2
Wyomissing - 2
Exeter - 2
Brandywine - 2
Muhlenberg - 1
Reading - 1
Team Race
The semis are in the books and the Berks wrestling tournament (BCIAA) is on a break before tonight's 6 pm finals (5:30 parade of champions).
The current team standings:
Place-School-Pts.
1. Wilson 179
2. Schuylkill Valley 160.5
3. Governor Mifflin 139.5
The current team standings:
Place-School-Pts.
1. Wilson 179
2. Schuylkill Valley 160.5
3. Governor Mifflin 139.5
285 Semis
Joe Giorgio (Exe) def. Josh Dierof (Wil) Dec 2-1
Dakota Hoagland (Ham) def. Darren Kline (Fle) Dec 8-2
Giorgio vs. Hoagland for the title.
Giorgio (left), Top Seed Moves On
Dakota Hoagland (Ham) def. Darren Kline (Fle) Dec 8-2
Giorgio vs. Hoagland for the title.
Giorgio (left), Top Seed Moves On215 Semis
Sam Batchelor (DB) def. Mitch Moll (SV) Fall 3:47
Tyler Rank (Wyo) def. Kyle Schweitzer (CW) T-Fall 19-0
Batchelor vs. Rank for the title.
Tyler Rank (Wyo) def. Kyle Schweitzer (CW) T-Fall 19-0
Batchelor vs. Rank for the title.
189 Semis
Dylan Scheidt (SV) def. Miles Weinhold (Tul) Fall 1:10
Ken Bock (DB) def. Cody Miller (Ham) Dec 10-3
Scheidt vs. Bock for the title.
Ken Bock (DB) def. Cody Miller (Ham) Dec 10-3
Scheidt vs. Bock for the title.
171 Semis
Jake Wood (Ham) def. Julio Arredondo (Wyo) Fall 4:28
Christian Howard (Exe) def. Marcus Johnson (GM) Dec 9-3
Wood vs. Howard for the title.
Christian Howard (Exe) def. Marcus Johnson (GM) Dec 9-3
Wood vs. Howard for the title.
160 Semis
Jordan Rosa (Wil) def. Nick DeLong (BH) Dec 5-0
Mike Shermot (GM) def. Byron Dean (Ham) Fall 1:17
Rosa vs Shermot for the title.
Mike Shermot (GM) def. Byron Dean (Ham) Fall 1:17
Rosa vs Shermot for the title.
152 Semis
Jackson Stabile (Ham) def. Giuliano Caloiero (SV) Dec 6-5
Colin Martucci (DB) def. Adam Mackie (BH) Dec 10-8
Stabile vs. Martucci for the title.
Colin Martucci (DB) def. Adam Mackie (BH) Dec 10-8
Stabile vs. Martucci for the title.
145 Semis
Nick Hodgkins (Wyo) def. Ben Chelius T-Fall 19-4
Keith Stednitz (GM) def. Joey Waack (SV) Fall 3:33
Hodgkins vs. Stednitz for the title
Keith Stednitz (GM) def. Joey Waack (SV) Fall 3:33
Hodgkins vs. Stednitz for the title
140 Semis
Sam Nieves (Rdg) def. Jennsy Santana (Muh) MajDec 18-8
Mark Maloney (BH) def. Cory Rank (Wyo) Dec 4-1
Nieves vs. Maloney for the title
Nieves (left) vs Santana
Brothers and teammates Alex Robles (left) and
Juan Villasenor watch Nieves' match
Mark Maloney (BH) def. Cory Rank (Wyo) Dec 4-1
Nieves vs. Maloney for the title
Nieves (left) vs Santana
Brothers and teammates Alex Robles (left) andJuan Villasenor watch Nieves' match
135 Semis
Peter Renda (BH) def. Reilley Colon (Rdg) Fall 2:54
John Korpics (SV) def. Bryan Muchoney (Wil) Dec 5-0
Renda (left) vs. Colon
Renda vs. Korpics for the title.
John Korpics (SV) def. Bryan Muchoney (Wil) Dec 5-0
Renda (left) vs. ColonRenda vs. Korpics for the title.
130 Semis
Arty Walsh (SV) def. Liam Gibbons (DB) Tech Fall 16-1
Sheldon Hannibal-Nixon (Wil) def. Mike Kern (Exe) dec. 5-3
Walsh vs. Hannibal-Nixon for the title.
Sheldon Hannibal-Nixon (Wil) def. Mike Kern (Exe) dec. 5-3
Walsh vs. Hannibal-Nixon for the title.
125 Semis
Kyle Demain (GM) def. Nate Soto (DB) MajDec 13-4
Zach Snow (Muh) def. Giovanni Giorgio (Wil) Dec 3-2
Demain vs Snow for the title.
Giorgio Sizes up Snow
Snow on His Way to Victory
Zach Snow (Muh) def. Giovanni Giorgio (Wil) Dec 3-2
Demain vs Snow for the title.
Giorgio Sizes up Snow
Snow on His Way to Victory119 Semis
Nate Giorgio (SV) def. Kenny Arentz (GM) MajDec 13-1
Austin Haas (Fle) def. Robert Ritschard (OV) Dec 3-1
Giorgio vs Haas for the 119 title
Austin Haas (Fle) def. Robert Ritschard (OV) Dec 3-1
Giorgio vs Haas for the 119 title
Semifinals Results
Our first championship bouts are set and they come at 103 and 112.
103
Jacob Werner (WIL) def. Alec Gracia (FLE) Dec 4-2
Tanner White (SV) def. Evan Brown (MUH) Dec 11-8
Werner and White advance to Championship Round
Tanner White during his victory in the semifinals
112
Colin Ochs (GM) def. Ryan Griffiths (SV) T-Fall 15-0
Joey Fick (FLE) def. Brandon Pollack (WIL) Fall 4:25
Ochs and Fick advance to Championship Round
103
Jacob Werner (WIL) def. Alec Gracia (FLE) Dec 4-2
Tanner White (SV) def. Evan Brown (MUH) Dec 11-8
Werner and White advance to Championship Round
Tanner White during his victory in the semifinals
112
Colin Ochs (GM) def. Ryan Griffiths (SV) T-Fall 15-0
Joey Fick (FLE) def. Brandon Pollack (WIL) Fall 4:25
Ochs and Fick advance to Championship Round
Vote Now!
With hundreds of wrestlers at the Geigle Complex this weekend, it's inevitable that there will be an unintentional oversight. Our apologies to returning champion Jordan Rosa (Wil), who's the top seed at 160 pounds, and accidentally omitted from our on-line poll for the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler.
Unfortunately because the poll is underway we can't change the selections. So from here on out if you want to vote for Rosa, select "other" and your vote will be counted!
Jordan Rosa
Unfortunately because the poll is underway we can't change the selections. So from here on out if you want to vote for Rosa, select "other" and your vote will be counted!
Jordan RosaBack in Action!
Wrestlers from the 16 Berks County schools competing in the BCIAA tournament are back at reading high school and warming up for today's action.
The semifinals get underway at 1 pm.
Geigel Complex
The semifinals get underway at 1 pm.
Geigel ComplexFriday, January 14, 2011
Top Seeds All Alive
After the first day of wrestling, it's obvious the seeding committee did a good job of setting up the brackets, as all 14 top seeds advanced to the semifinals. Nate Giorgio (SV) and Nick Hodgkins (Wyo), lead the way into Saturday's semis, as both try to become three time county champions.*
Giorgio and Hodgkins earned technical falls, Giorgio at 119 (bracket link) and Hodgkins at 145 (link), as both had an easy time in their only bouts of the night.
Nate Giorgio warms up as Schuylkill Valley
All but one of the #2 seeds are in the semis, the lone casualty was Zach Mitchell (DB) who lost to Bryan Muchoney (Wil) at 135 (link).
All 6 returning champions are still alive, as is a 2009 champion, Arty Walsh (SV), who won his title while wrestling for Wyomissing at 112, but is competing at 130 this year.
A handful of #3 and #4 seeds dropped into the losers bracket, but for the most part the brackets are holding form.
Wrestling resumes 1 pm Saturday with semifinal action and wrestle backs.
Returning Champions:*
112: Colin Ochs, Gov. Mifflin (103 last year)
119: Nate Giorgio, Schuylkill Valley (112 last year)
119: Austin Haas, Fleetwood
145: Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing
152: Colin Martucci, Daniel Boone's (145 last year)
160: Jordan Rosa, Wilson (152 last year)
Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing
* Information Courtesy: Brian Rippey, Reading Eagle (as is Walsh info)
Giorgio and Hodgkins earned technical falls, Giorgio at 119 (bracket link) and Hodgkins at 145 (link), as both had an easy time in their only bouts of the night.
Nate Giorgio warms up as Schuylkill Valley coaches watch another match
All but one of the #2 seeds are in the semis, the lone casualty was Zach Mitchell (DB) who lost to Bryan Muchoney (Wil) at 135 (link).
All 6 returning champions are still alive, as is a 2009 champion, Arty Walsh (SV), who won his title while wrestling for Wyomissing at 112, but is competing at 130 this year.
A handful of #3 and #4 seeds dropped into the losers bracket, but for the most part the brackets are holding form.
Wrestling resumes 1 pm Saturday with semifinal action and wrestle backs.
Returning Champions:*
112: Colin Ochs, Gov. Mifflin (103 last year)
119: Nate Giorgio, Schuylkill Valley (112 last year)
119: Austin Haas, Fleetwood
145: Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing
152: Colin Martucci, Daniel Boone's (145 last year)
160: Jordan Rosa, Wilson (152 last year)
Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing* Information Courtesy: Brian Rippey, Reading Eagle (as is Walsh info)
Quick Work
Late arriving fans, or those who blinked, may have missed some of the fastest pins in recent memory. Gerry Giorgio (Exe) and Cole Haldeman (Tul) made quick work of their opening round opponents as each recorded pins in 13 seconds.
The fast and furious action continued in the quarterfinals when Mile Weinhold (Tul) needed only 15 seconds to reach the semifinals.
One bystander noted that the county record was 9 seconds, but that has yet to be confirmed.
What is known, is that cub reporter Nolan Boyer, a sophomore at Schuylkill Valley, has been invaluable in our Berks wrestling coverage. Boyer's astute observation allowed him to compile all the championship bracket pins recorded in 30 seconds or less:
Fast Times at Reading High
Gerry Giorgio (Exe) def. Kyle Reidenhour (Kut) Fall 0:13
Cole Haldeman (Tul) def. Franklin Thomas (Wil) Fall 0:13
(QF) Miles Weinhold (Tul) def. Matt Keller (GM) Fall 0:15
Darren Kline (Fle) def. Clayton Millard (DB) Fall 0:15
Austin Haas (Fle) def. Colton Kessler (Tul) Fall 0:20
Matt Keller (GM) def. Max Elliot (TV) Fall 0:26
Jake Wood (Ham) def. Randy Duong (Rdg) Fall 0:27
Robert Ritschard (OV) def. Brandon Spalding (DB) Fall 0:28
Jacob Werner (Wil) def. Dalton Noll (Rdg) Fall 0:30
Austin Haas, Fleetwood
The fast and furious action continued in the quarterfinals when Mile Weinhold (Tul) needed only 15 seconds to reach the semifinals.
One bystander noted that the county record was 9 seconds, but that has yet to be confirmed.
What is known, is that cub reporter Nolan Boyer, a sophomore at Schuylkill Valley, has been invaluable in our Berks wrestling coverage. Boyer's astute observation allowed him to compile all the championship bracket pins recorded in 30 seconds or less:
Fast Times at Reading High
Gerry Giorgio (Exe) def. Kyle Reidenhour (Kut) Fall 0:13
Cole Haldeman (Tul) def. Franklin Thomas (Wil) Fall 0:13
(QF) Miles Weinhold (Tul) def. Matt Keller (GM) Fall 0:15
Darren Kline (Fle) def. Clayton Millard (DB) Fall 0:15
Austin Haas (Fle) def. Colton Kessler (Tul) Fall 0:20
Matt Keller (GM) def. Max Elliot (TV) Fall 0:26
Jake Wood (Ham) def. Randy Duong (Rdg) Fall 0:27
Robert Ritschard (OV) def. Brandon Spalding (DB) Fall 0:28
Jacob Werner (Wil) def. Dalton Noll (Rdg) Fall 0:30
Austin Haas, FleetwoodIn the Books
The action has been fast and furious and all the first round bouts are in the books.
Check the individual tabs at the top of the page for the early results
Check the individual tabs at the top of the page for the early results
S.V. Split Decision
Schuylkill Valley comes in as the three-time defending team champions of the BCIAA Individual Tournament and are the favorites to make it four in a row.
Some of the early action has the Panthers splitting a pair of matches in the upper weights.
Michael Follweiler (KUT) pinned Troy Koch (SV) at 160, while at 171 Dustin Davis (SV) defeats Ian Gardocki (TV).
Follweiler pins Koch
Davis def. Gardocki
Some of the early action has the Panthers splitting a pair of matches in the upper weights.
Michael Follweiler (KUT) pinned Troy Koch (SV) at 160, while at 171 Dustin Davis (SV) defeats Ian Gardocki (TV).
Follweiler pins Koch
Davis def. Gardocki
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