PIAA State AA Wrestling Tournament Finals
By: Brian Ingalls | PA Sports History | March 12, 2022
The finals are this afternoon for the 2022 PIAA AA Wrestling Tournament. Here are the matchups for every weight. The D6 wrestlers are highlighted.
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Championship: Louie Gill / NW-1 / Hickory / Soph / 42-1 vs. Aaron Seidel / SE-1 / Northern Lebanon / Fresh / 48-1
3rd / 4th Place: Ayden Smith / SE-2 / Notre Dame-GP / Soph / 40-10 vs. Cole Hubert / SE-3 / Saucon Valley / Fresh / 46-10
5th / 6th Place: Parker Sentipal / SW-1 / Burgettstown / Soph / 41-5 vs. Carter Beck / NW-2 / Saegertown / Fresh / 37-7
7th / 8th Place: Major Lewis / SE-4 / Trinity / Junior / 38-7 vs. Elijah Brosius / NW-3 / Cranberry / Fresh / 34-7
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Championship: Gavin Bradley / NE-1 / Athens / Senior / 38-1 vs. Brandon Wentzel / NE-2 / Montoursville / Junior / 41-3
3rd / 4th Place: Deven Jackson / SE-2 / West Perry / Senior / 35-4 vs. Gauge Botero / SE-1 / Faith Christian Academy / Fresh / 44-7
5th / 6th Place: Lucas Fye / SW-2 / Bald Eagle Area / Soph / 34-10 vs. Landon Bainey / SW-1 / West Branch / Soph / 40-3
7th / 8th Place: Jack Kazalas / SW-3 / Quaker Valley / Soph / 40-7 vs. Hunter Robison / NW-1 / Saegertown / Senior / 35-5
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Championship: Jaden Pepe / NE-1 / Wyoming Area / Junior / 44-0 vs. Brock Weiss / NE-2 / Jersey Shore / Soph / 42-4
3rd / 4th Place: Cooper Hornack / SW-3 / Burrell / Soph / 42-9 vs. Coen Bainey / SW-2 / Bald Eagle Area / Junior / 36-5
5th / 6th Place: Chris Vargo / SW-1 / Bentworth / Soph / 29-4 vs. Hunter Gould / NW-2 / Conneaut Area / Soph / 38-3
7th / 8th Place: Cole Householder / NW-1 / Brookville / Fresh / 36-10 vs. Logan Richey / SW-5 / Quaker Valley / Junior / 38-13
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Championship: Scott Johnson / NE-1 / Muncy / Junior / 40-1 vs. Mark Palmer / NW-1 / Brockway / Senior / 34-7
3rd / 4th Place: Kaden Milheim / NE-2 / Warrior Run / Junior / 43-6 vs. JoJo Przybycien / NW-2 / Fort LeBoeuf / Soph / 38-10
5th / 6th Place: Charlie Robson / SE-2 / Conwell-Egan / Soph / 40-7 vs. Dylan Granahan / NE-4 / Benton / Junior / 34-17
7th / 8th Place: Gaven Suica / SW-5 / Burgettstown / Soph / 32-9 vs. Eli Bounds / SE-4 / Boiling Springs / Junior / 40-9
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Championship: Owen Reinsel / NW-1 / Brookville / Senior / 43-2 vs. Brandon Chletsos / SE-1 / Notre Dame-GP / Senior / 40-9
3rd / 4th Place: Conner Hackman / NE-1 / Midd-West / Junior / 42-5 vs. Mason Barvitskie / NE-3 / Southern Columbia / Soph / 38-8
5th / 6th Place: Calan Bollman / SW-1 / Chestnut Ridge / Junior / 40-8 vs. Max Stein / SE-2 / Faith Christian Academy / Fresh / 35-11
7th / 8th Place: Kyle McCollum / SW-3 / Beth-Center / Senior / 39-7 vs. Jack Martinec / NW-2 / Cochranton / Senior / 33-8
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Championship: Connor Pierce / NW-1 / Harbor Creek / Senior / 37-0 vs. Ryan Crookham / SE-1 / Saucon Valley / Senior / 16-0
3rd / 4th Place: Cade Wirnsberger / NE-2 / Meadowbrook Christian / Junior / 41-4 vs. Anthony Evanitsky / NE-3 / Wyoming Area / Fresh / 46-4
5th / 6th Place: Connor Saylor / NW-2 / Hickory / Junior / 42-8 vs. Ambrose Boni / SW-2 / Central Valley / Senior / 37-4
7th / 8th Place: Cameron Milheim / NE-1 / Warrior Run / Fresh / 41-10 vs. Easton Toth / SW-1 / Forest Hills / Senior / 37-7
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Championship: Conner Harer / NE-1 / Montgomery / Soph / 46-0 vs. Eric Alderfer / SE-1 / Faith Christian Academy / Senior / 36-8
3rd / 4th Place: Kaiden Wagner / NE-2 / Lewisburg / Senior / 35-5 vs. Carter Gill / NW-1 / Hickory / Senior / 39-6
5th / 6th Place: Ty Watson / SW-1 / Penns Valley / Soph / 39-2 vs. Evan Maag / SE-2 / Notre Dame-GP / Senior / 41-12
7th / 8th Place: Cael Markle / SE-4 / Saucon Valley / Senior / 40-14 vs. Trevor Weyandt / SW-2 / Chestnut Ridge / Senior / 33-6
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Championship: Jackson Arrington / SW-1 / Forest Hills / Senior / 38-2 vs. Andrew Christie / SE-1 / Bishop McDevitt / Junior / 42-4
3rd / 4th Place: Michael Duggan / SE-2 / Boiling Springs / Junior / 47-8 vs. Cooper Price / NE-3 / Wyoming Area / Senior / 43-2
5th / 6th Place: Devon Deem / NE-1 / Montgomery / Senior / 44-4 vs. Justin Richey / SW-4 / Quaker Valley / Senior / 38-10
7th / 8th Place: Hunter Hohman / NW-2 / Grove City / Soph / 24-3 vs. Tyler Berish / SW-3 / Beth-Center / Junior / 39-5
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Championship: Grant MacKay / SW-1 / Laurel / Junior / 40-2 vs. Holden Garcia / SE-1 / Notre Dame-GP / Junior / 40-9
3rd / 4th Place: Zeke Dubler / SW-2 / Glendale / Junior / 38-4 vs. Ganon Smith / SE-2 / Newport / Senior / 39-2
5th / 6th Place: Robbie Schneider / NE-1 / Lackawanna Trail / Junior / 47-5 vs. Aiden Zimmerman / NW-1 / Johnsonburg / Junior / 27-11
7th / 8th Place: Christian Hirak / SW-4 / Derry / Senior / 33-9 vs. Bryant Green / NE-4 / Towanda / Senior / 37-10
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Championship: Rune Lawrence / SW-1 / Frazier / Soph / 36-3 vs. Jacob Jones / SE-1 / Saucon Valley / Junior / 45-3
3rd / 4th Place: Nolan Lear / NE-2 / Benton / Senior / 42-6 vs. Suds Dubler / SW-2 / Glendale / Senior / 45-4
5th / 6th Place: Garrett Garcia / NE-1 / Southern Columbia / Soph / 37-5 vs. Riley Parker / NE-3 / Canton / Junior / 34-12
7th / 8th Place: Caleb Close / SW-4 / Bald Eagle Area / Fresh / 40-13 vs. Garrett Tettemer / SE-2 / Notre Dame-GP / Junior / 27-15
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Championship: Cole Karpinski / NW-1 / Greenville / Senior / 41-0 vs. Isaac Cory / NE-1 / Montoursville / Senior / 40-6
3rd / 4th Place: Haydn Packer / NE-2 / Jersey Shore / Junior / 38-7 vs. Patrick Cutchember / SW-1 / Quaker Valley / Senior / 44-5
5th / 6th Place: Seth Stewart / NW-2 / Brockway / Junior / 34-9 vs. Landon Caldwell / NW-4 / Saegertown / 44-7
7th / 8th Place: Ty Csencsits / SE-2 / Saucon Valley / Senior / 31-10 vs. Jacob Scheib / SE-1 / Tri Valley / Junior / 43-7
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Championship: Dayton Pitzer / SW-1 / Mount Pleasant / Senior / 44-0 vs. Brad Morrison / SE-1 / West Perry / Senior / 47-1
3rd / 4th Place: Nicholas Woodruff / NE-1 / Wyalusing / Senior / 39-2 vs. Abraham Keep / NW-3 / Girard / Junior / 39-6
5th / 6th Place: Hayden Linkerhof / NW-1 / Corry / Senior / 35-8 vs. Bryce Rafferty / NW-2 / Brookville / Senior / 37-7
7th / 8th Place: Cael Black / NW-4 / Eisenhower / Senior / 34-5 vs. Dante Mahaffey / SE-3 / Saucon Valley / Senior / 29-3
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Championship: Riley Robell / SE-1 / Bishop McDevitt / Junior / 39-1 vs. Austin Johnson / NE-1 / Muncy / Fresh / 41-1
3rd / 4th Place: Emmanuel Ulrich / NE-2 / Mifflinburg / Junior / 33-4 vs. Kade Sottolano / NE-3 / Williamson / Senior / 38-3
5th / 6th Place: Joshua Perrine / NW-2 / Saegertown / Senior / 37-9 vs. Leo Muzika / SE-2 / Faith Christian Academy / Senior / 34-12
7th / 8th Place: Xavier Reyda / NW-1 / Corry / Senior / 32-6 vs. Charles Sheppard / SE-4 / Hamburg / Junior / 34-15
The following stats are for the Championship Matches only
- The number of finalists from each district: D1-1 / D2-1 / D3-4 / D4-7 / D5-0 / D6-1 / D7-3 / D9-2 / D10-3 / D11-4 / D12-0
- The number of finalists from each Region: NE-8 / NW-5 / SE-9 / SW-4
- Austin Johnson from Muncy is looking to become the first Freshman HWT to win a state title
- 3 wrestlers, Ryan Crookham, Saucon Valley / Jackson Arrington, Forest Hills / Dayton Pitzer, Mount Pleasant are looking to join the 3x State Champion Group- only 52 have ever done it in the history of PA
- 6 Undefeated wrestlers are in the finals and 2 of them will meet at 138
- Notre Dame-GP, Saucon Valley, Bishop McDevitt, And Muncy have 2 wrestlers each in the finals
About the Author
Brian Ingalls
Brian Ingalls is the owner/operator of Pa Sports History. Brian was a multi sport athlete for United High School in Armagh, Pa. Shortly after graduation, Brian joined the military and spent 6 years in the U.S. Army. After his military service, Brian moved back to the United school district. Brian and his wife, Susan, have four children. All four children were/still are involved in high school sports.
Brian has spent most of his life involved with high school sports and has spent the past 20 years researching and collecting schedules, results, and stats for high school sports mainly in the District 6 area.
