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

    

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