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

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)