FIRST TEAM
Weight Wrestler Record School Class
103 Anthony Cabrera 36-7 Liberty Jr.
112 Randy Cruz 37-6 Bethlehem Catholic So.
119 Anthony Marino 32-8 Liberty Sr.
125 Zach Horan 38-2 Nazareth Jr.
125 Bobby Stevely 40-4 Delaware Valley Sr.
130 Mitch Minotti 41-5 Easton So.
130 Mikey Racciato 45-5 Pen Argyl Fr.
135 Joey Rizzolino 32-13 Easton Jr.
140 Mark Hartenstine 44-3 Easton Sr.
145 Ryan Krecker 37-6 Nazareth Jr.
152 Austin Sommer 40-5 Northampton Sr.
160 Kyle Dehaut 37-7 Bethlehem Catholic Jr.
171 Luke DeLuise 38-5 Pius X Sr.
189 Ian Gimbar 41-7 Saucon Valley Jr.
215 Kyle ODonnell 27-3 Warren Hills Sr.
285 Jack Delia 37-1 North Hunterdon Jr.
second TEAM
Weight Wrestler Record School Class
103 Evan DiSora 35-11 Easton Fr.
112 Devon Lotito 27-8 Liberty So.
119 Franco Ferraina 30-9 Nazareth Jr.
125 Jordan Glykas 25-13 Northampton Sr.
130 Greg Noll 29-11 Nazareth Jr.
135 John Lynch 37-7 Saucon Valley Jr.
140 Tyler Torcivia 34-9 Nazareth Sr.
145 Phil Racciato 40-6 Pen Argyl Sr.
152 Kevin Brown 38-3 North Warren Sr.
160 Matt Artigliere 26-6 Warren Hills Sr.
171 Mike Hafke 35-5 Voorhees Sr.
189 Chris Pintado 29-9 Liberty Sr.
215 Jalal Paige 27-16 Easton Jr.
285 Jon Slack 34-5 Warren Hills Sr.
THIRD TEAM
Weight Wrestler Record School Class
103 Cody Barbiche 34-6 Delaware Valley Jr.
112 Jamie Welsh 39-12 Pen Argyl Jr.
119 Dylan Thorsen 25-4 Belvidere So.
125 Corey Kozimor 29-4 Hackettstown Sr.
130 Matt Schuebel 27-6 Warren Hills Jr.
135 Vinnie Peoni 28-7 Voorhees Sr.
140 Rex Lutz 33-11 Pen Argyl Jr.
145 Oliver Brukardt 37-5 Phillipsburg Sr.
152 Chris Cancelliere 32-4 North Hunterdon Jr.
160 Jon Blank 34-8 Notre Dame So.
171 Nick Edmonson 36-10 Saucon Valley Sr.
189 Aaron Bradley 25-10 Nazareth Fr.
215 Khalid Zubaydi 26-11 Hackettstown Sr.
285 D.J. King 27-9 Nazareth Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
103 -- Anthony Bilotta, Pius X; Darian Cruz, Bethlehem
Catholic; Bryan Israel, Saucon Valley; Tyler Kozimor,
Hackettstown; Matty Williams, Pen Argyl.
112 -- Ryan Nicotra, Hackettstown; Mike Pongracz, Delaware
Valley; Greg Rinker, Northampton.
119 -- Lee Coleman, Bangor; Adam Phillippi, Saucon Valley;
Jaydon Rice, Bethlehem Catholic; Robbie Rizzolino, Easton.
125 -- Richie Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic; Tyrone Deschler,
Saucon Valley; Justin Mazza, Pius X; Rylan Watson,
Phillipsburg.
130 -- A.J. Chernaskey, Saucon Valley; Doug Cowley,
Belvidere; Ronnie Honickel, Voorhees; Adam Simon,
Phillipsburg; Ryan Todora, Bethlehem Catholic.
135 -- Luciano Burriesci, Pen Argyl; John Horak,
Phillipsburg; Matt Klacik, Freedom; Josh LaBar, Pius X.
140 -- Anthony Gaito, Warren Hills; Jake Giovannini, Pius
X; Garret Henning, Liberty; Erik Mitchell, Hackettstown.
145 -- Nathan Dow, Belvidere; Kyle Mesce, Delaware Valley;
Anthony Minotti, Easton; Elliot Riddick, Bethlehem
Catholic; Beau Vranken, North Hunterdon.
152 -- Greg Chrin, Notre Dame; Ryan Gellner, Delaware
Valley.
160 -- Zack Bambary, Easton; Mike Brown, Liberty; John
Lambert, Northampton; Mason McIntyre, Freedom.
171 -- Ben Bradley, Nazareth; Dylan Evans, Pen Argyl;
Tyler Marx, Northampton.
189 -- Tyler Horn, Pen Argyl; Brandon Hull, Phillipsburg;
Andrew Scudder, Hackettstown.
215 -- Dan Brereton, Voorhees; Martin LaLuz, Bethlehem
Catholic; Francis Roscioli, Wilson; Sam Tintle,
Phillipsburg; Nick Sharga, Northampton.
285 -- Ryan Fazzi, Phillipsburg; Steve Giraldo,
Hackettstown; Greg Ritter, Belvidere; Kenny Zurbano,
Saucon Valley.

From gold rush to gold-less.
This year, the color of choice was certainly silver.
Once known as the cradle of high school wrestling, the
perennially powerful programs of The Express-Times area
failed to produce a state champion for the first time in a
long, long time.
Lehigh Valley area schools left the Giant Center in
Hershey, Pa., without a first-place finisher for the first
time since 1966. And our area schools from New Jersey again
left Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City without an individual
titlist.
Though no local state champions were crowned in 2010, there
are plenty of quality wrestlers that headline our annual
All-Area team.
Six state runners-up -- four from Pennsylvania and two from
New Jersey -- are the linchpins of our first team.
Liberty senior Anthony Marino at 119 and Nazareth junior
Zach Horan at 125 pounds are Keystone State silver medalists
in Class AAA, while the Bethlehem Catholic tag-team of Randy
Cruz at 112 and Kyle Dehaut at 152 pounds placed second in
Class AA.
Horan, who finished second-best in the state for a third
consecutive year, is The Express-Times Wrestler of the Year.
He finished the season with a 38-2 record and will enter his
senior season with a 120-12 career mark.
Senior Bobby Stevely of Delaware Valley at 125 and junior
Jack Delia of North Hunterdon at 285 pounds took home silver
medals in the Garden State.
The rest of our first team is a combination of experienced
seniors and promising underclassmen.
Marinos Liberty teammate, junior Anthony Cabrera, is
the 103-pounder. Horans Nazareth teammate, junior Ryan
Krecker at 145 pounds, also earned first-team honors.
Easton sophomore Mitch Minotti and Pen Argyl freshman Mikey
Racciato are 130-pounders on The Express-Times All-Area
team.

Our first team includes all 14 weight classes and two
wild-cards.)

Junior Joey Rizzolino of Easton is at 135 pounds, with Red
Rovers teammate Mark Hartenstine, a senior, the 140-pounder.
Northamptons Austin Sommer came on strong late in the
season and earned the spot at 152 pounds. Dehaut, though he
competed in the postseason at 152, fits in nicely on our
team as a 160-pounder -- a weight he wrestled 10 matches at
during the season.
Pius X senior Luke DeLuise pinned his way to the 171-pound
position. Junior Ian Gimbar of Saucon Valley is at 189 and
Warren Hills senior Kyle ODonnell is the 215-pounder.
Marino, Horan, Rizzolino and Krecker all were named to our
first team last season.
Veteran Easton coach Steve Powell, the second-winningest
coach in District 11 history behind Ray Nunamaker of
Nazareth, is The Express-Times Coach of the Year.
Powells Red Rovers finished the season 17-8 and they
placed fourth at the PIAA Team Championships. Easton upset
two teams it lost to during the Lehigh Valley Conference
season -- Nazareth and Parkland -- en route to the district
title.
Michael Blouse can be reached at 800-360-3601 or
mblouse@express-times.com. Talk about sports in the region
at lehighvalleylive.com/forums.

ANTHONY CABRERA
School: Liberty
Class: Junior
Weight: 103 pounds
Record: 36-7
Biography: Career record of 86-18. ... Registered nine
pins, four forfeits, seven majors. ... District 11-AAA,
Northeast Regional champion. PIAA fifth-place. ...
Decisioned Easton rival Evan DiSora five times overall,
including 4-1 in District 11 final; 3-0 in Northeast
Regional final; and 3-0 in PIAA fifth-place consolation
final. ... Beast of East fourth-place. Bethlehem Holiday
Classic third-place.

HERSHEY, Pa. | Mark Hartenstine kept a positive outlook on
his wrestling career past and future after a third-place
finish at Saturdays PIAA Wrestling Championships at
the Giant Center.
The Easton Area High School senior dropped a 2-0 decision
at 140 pounds to Pittsburgh Central Catholics Lorenzo
Thomas in the Class AAA semifinal round, but bounced back to
earn the state bronze medal. Hartenstine defeated Joseph
Marino of Garnet Valley 5-0 in the third-place bout.
The semifinals were kind of a bummer, said
Hartenstine, who finished his season with a 44-3 record.
Definitely, I wanted to be in the state final and
hopefully win gold.
Hartenstine ends his otherwise outstanding Red Rovers
career without a postseason title.
He lost to Blue Mountains Josh Kindig, the No.
2-ranked 140-pounder in the nation according to Intermat, in
both the District 11 and Northeast Regional finals.
Theres always next year, Hartenstine
said. Ill wrestle at Maryland, and the NCAA
Tournament is even bigger than this. Its not like
its too late to win that title.
Hartenstine expects to compete at 141 pounds in college but
said he could redshirt next season.
Red Rovers teammate Mitch Minotti, a sophomore, defeated
Pleasant Valleys Jordan Toledo 4-0 in a fifth-place
consolation at 130 pounds.
Northampton senior Austin Sommer captured the bronze medal
at 152 pounds and earned plenty of respect with his
semifinal performance.
Sommer took two-time defending state champion Dylan Alton
of Central Mountain to the limit before suffering a 10-6
setback. The Konkrete Kids standout was within 8-6 in the
third period but allowed a late takedown.
Most kids who wrestle him go out knowing theyll
lose, said Sommer, who was 40-5 this season.
Id seen him all over the Internet pinning
opponents in 20 or 30 seconds, but nobodys unbeatable.
I thought, Why not? I felt like I wrestled
well.
Sommer defeated Zack Shannon of Kiski Area 5-2 in the
third-place consolation.
Other Class AAA medalists included Libertys Anthony
Cabrera, fifth at 103, and Devon Lotito, seventh at 112;
Eastons Evan DiSora, sixth at 103; Northamptons
Jordan Glykas, fourth at 125; and Nazareths Ryan
Krecker, fourth at 145.
Pen Argyl freshman Mikey Racciato came through with a
superb performance in the Class AA meet.
He placed third at 130 pounds, pinning Shamokins
Brandon Pesarchick in overtime in 5:42 to earn the bronze.
His only loss was a 9-8 decision to eventual runner-up Frank
Martellotti of Shady Side Academy in the semifinals.
Its pretty cool to finish third as a
freshman, said Racciato, who finished 45-5. My
goal now is to do better and better until I win it. ... I
really hope to get the gold medal one year. Its tough,
though, because this year I was only one point from the
final.
Mikey Racciato is one of four Green Knights to leave
Hershey with state medals. Senior Phil Racciato finished
sixth at 145 pounds, junior Jamie Welsh was eighth at 112
and freshman Matty Williams placed sixth at 103.
Other Class AA medalists included Pius Xs Anthony
Bilotta, fifth at 103 pounds, and Luke DeLuise, seventh at
171; Northern Lehighs trio of Nikko Stevens, sixth at
135, Craemer Hedash, sixth at 152, and Colin Hedash, fifth
at 171; and Catasauquas Curtis Garner, fifth at 215.
Michael Blouse can be reached at 800-360-3601 or
mblouse@express-times.com. Talk about sports in the region
at lehighvalleylive.com/forums.

Athletes from The Express-Times region who medaled at the
PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey, Pa.:
SILVER MEDALISTS
119 Sr. Anthony Marino (32-8) Liberty
125 Jr. Zach Horan (38-2) Nazareth
BRONZE MEDALISTS
140 Sr. Mark Hartenstine (44-3) Easton
152 Sr. Austin Sommer (40-5) Northampton
FOURTH-PLACE MEDALISTS
125 Sr. Jordan Glykas (25-13) Northampton
145 Jr. Ryan Krecker (37-6) Nazareth
FIFTH-PLACE MEDALISTS
103 Jr. Anthony Cabrera (36-9) Liberty
130 So. Mitch Minotti (41-5) Easton
160 Sr. Wade Rivera (44-6) Parkland
SIXTH-PLACE MEDALISTS
103 Fr. Evan DiSora (35-11) Easton
215 Sr. Taray Carey (33-4) Whitehall
SEVENTH-PLACE MEDALIST
112 So. Devon Lotito (27-8) Liberty
EIGHTH-PLACE MEDALIST
189 Jr. Tarik Haddad (37-13) Parkland

Bo Candelaria of Middletown captured third place in the 145-pound bracket of the PIAA Class AAA wrestling tournament.

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(JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, The Patriot-News)

Complete results from matches for third, fifth and seventh place at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championships at Giant Center in Hershey.

103-pound consolations
3rd place: Jordan Conaway, New Oxford, d Chris Vassar, Cedar Cliff, 3-1.
5th place: Anthony Cabrera, Liberty, d Evan DiSora, Easton, 3-0.
7th place: Ethan Kenney, Connellsville, d Billy Rappo, Council Rock South, 6-3.

112-pound consolations
3rd place: C.J. Palmer, Delaware Valley, d Dereck Enders, Big Spring, 3-1.
5th place: Thomas Traxler, Bellefonte, d Paul Bewak, Hempfield Area, 5-2.
7th place: Devon Lotito, Liberty, won by DQ over Kevin Flack, William Tennet.

119-pound consolations
3rd place: Brandon Choate, Blue Mountain, d Matt Harkins, Hatboro, 11-5.
5th place: Derrick Nelson, Waynesburg Central, d Nick Bongard, Monsignor Bonner, 3-1.
7th place: Matt Malfaro, Boyertown, d Dylan Nguyen, Red Lion, 7-0.

125-pound consolations
3rd place: Casey Kent, Lasalle, d Jordan Glykas, Northampton, 5-4.
5th place: Cameron Throckmorton, South Western, md Scott Wolfinger, Quakertown, 11-3.
7th place: Matt Rappo, Council Rock South, p Dylan Mogan, Bethel Park, in 2:41.

130-pound consolations
3rd place: Tyler Rauenzahn, Blue Mountain, d Dan Neff, Solanco, 9-4.
5th place: Mitchell Minotti, Easton, d Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, 4-0.
7th place: Mason Popham, Unionville, d Erik Galloway, State College, 3-2.

135-pound consolations
3rd place: Nick Catalano, Canon McMillan, d Travis Shaffer, Derry, 8-6.
5th place: Alex Pellicciotti, Boyertown, d Jacob Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, 7-0.
7th place: Joey Mazzi, Lasalle, p Seth Ehlo, Central Bucks West, in 0:25.

140-pound consolations
3rd place: Mark Hartenstine, Easton, d Joseph Marino, Garnet Valley, 5-0.
5th place: Brian Brill, Central Mountain, d Matt Martoccio, Council Rock South, 4-0.
7th place: Anthony White, Northeast Catholic, d Brett Harner, Norristown, 3-1.

145-pound consolations
3rd place: Bo Candelaria, Middletown, d Ryan Krecker, Nazareth, 3-2.
5th place: Andy Candiello, North Allegheny, p Billy Randt, West York, in 1:33.
7th place: Donald Paul-Miller, Pocono Mt. East, d Justin Harold, Kiski Area, 2-1.

152-pound consolations
3rd place: Austin Sommer, Northampton, d Zack Shannon, Kiski Area, 5-2.
5th place: Matt Hundenski, Hopewell, p Cameron Fine, Elizabeth Forward, in 1:50.
7th place: Will Resnick, Penncrest, d Jayshon Wilson, Carlisle, 4-3 in OT.

160-pound consolations
3rd place: JM Staudenmayer, Plymouth Whitemarsh, d Colton Spade, Lewistown, 3-2.
5th place: Wade Rivera, Parkland, won by forfeit over Pat LaBuz, Hazleton Area.
7th place: John Bolich, Upper Moreland, d Nick Bonaccorsi, Bethel Park, 3-1.

171-pound consolations
3rd place: Jared Kay, Hazleton Area, d Josh Popple, Coughlin, 4-3.
5th place: Tyler Wilps, Chartiers Valley, p Robbie Fitzgerald, Downingtown East, in 4:53.
7th place: Jermaine Easter, Cathedral Prep, d Matthew Transue, Stroudsburg, 6-5.

189-pound consolations
3rd place: Antonio Giorgio, Warwick, d Phil Sprenkle, Dallastown, 8-3.
5th place: Michael Pollard, Corry, p Kyle McWreath, Trinity, in 4:45.
7th place: Eric Shaffer, Greater Latrobe, d Tarik Haddad, Parkland, 2-0.

215-pound consolations
3rd place: Nick Ruggear, Oxford, d Joe Stolfi, Souderton, 9-4.
5th place: Sean Sadosky, St. Mary's, d Taray Carey, Whitehall, 8-3.
7th place: Brandan Clark, Methacton, d Travis Friend, Cumberland Valley, 2-1.

285-pound consolations
3rd place: Adam Lazenga, Bethel Park, d Marcus Robbins, Norristown, 6-2.
5th place: Caleb Baker, General McLane, d Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Twp., 3-2.
7th place: Cody Mason, Jersey Shore, d Dave Dewan, Springifeld, 5-1.

Hurricanes teammate Devon Lotito earns seventh-place medal at 112 pounds.

^ Athletes from The Express-Times region competing at the
PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey, Pa.:
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
103 Jr. Anthony Cabrera (35-7), Liberty; Fr. Evan DiSora
(35-8), Easton.
119 Sr. Anthony Marino (31-7), Liberty.
125 Sr. Jordan Glykas (24-11), Northampton; Jr. Zach
Horan (37-1), Nazareth.
130 So. Mitch Minotti (40-3), Easton.
140 Sr. Mark Hartenstine (42-2), Easton.
152 Sr. Austin Sommer (38-4), Northampton.
160 Sr. Wade Rivera (43-4), Parkland.
215 -- Sr. Taray Carey (33-1), Whitehall.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
112 So. Devon Lotito (26-7), Liberty.
145 Jr. Ryan Krecker (35-5), Nazareth.
189 Jr. Tarik Haddad (37-11), Parkland.
ELIMINATED
119 Jr. Franco Ferraina (30-9), Nazareth.
135 Jr. Joey Rizzolino (32-13), Easton.
140 Sr. Tyler Torcivia (34-9), Nazareth.
189 Sr. Chris Pintado (29-9), Liberty.
285 Sr. Chris Bourizk (28-6), Whitehall.

Chris Vassar of Cedar Cliff escapes the hold of Christian Stone of Clearfield during their PIAA AAA 103 pound preliminary match at the Giant Center.

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(JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News)

Most freshman would wilt on the pressure of being on the Giant Center floor in front of a raucous Class AAA crowd at the PIAA Wrestling Championships.
   
Not Christopher Vassar.
   
The Cedar Cliff newbie is used to being in tight matches. It seems to be a constant for Vassar, who has 11 matches this season where the margin of victory has been two points or less.
   
So when he finished in a scoreless tie with Clearfield’s Christian Stone at the end of regulation, Vassar didn’t panic. It was simply status quo.
   
Vassar showed the prowess of a polished veteran, when he escaped in the second overtime period and rode Stone out in the third to take a 1-0 decision and earn a spot in today’s quarterfinal round, which is scheduled for 1 p.m.
   
“Some people get to that third period in a tight match and think that they are going to lose,” Vassar said. “All those close matches have helped me mentally. I seem to pick it up more.
   
“I trusted in all the work outs I do riding people out in the room. I knew eventually I would get out, and I was able to post his hand and swivel my hips up and out.”
   
It’s all mental.
   
Vassar (38-9) may be small, but he has the confidence of a 285-pound heavyweight. He believes in his ability and his work ethic. And never was that more evident than when he wiggled away from Stone with five seconds left in the second overtime period.

From there, it was brute strength and riding ability. Stone almost got away, but Vassar climbed up his legs and dropped the Clearfield freshman to his knees and hung on for the victory.
   
“I’m not surprised with how well I’m doing,” said Vassar, who will face Liberty junior Anthony Cabrera in the quarterfinals. “I work hard training, keep my grades up and trust my coaches.
   
“I’m just going to keep working hard and come back tomorrow and try win.”
   
Vassar wasn’t the only local newcomer to the state tournament to have a good showing.
   
East Pennsboro’s Zachary Nye was nervous early but surged late to pin Blue Mountain’s Brook Gosch in 5:43.
   
Nye was only up 1-0 when Gosch chose down to start the third period. Big mistake, as the Panthers junior rolled the Eagles standout and racked up the fall.
   
“I was driving in here and saw the Giant Center, and was like ‘Oh, my God’,” Nye said. “It was my first match at states and I didn’t want to do anything stupid, so I really didn’t do anything.
   
“I usually feel pretty comfortable on top and once I got on top in the third, I started to get comfortable and the nerves started to go away.”
   
Nye (37-0) will face Methacton’s Brandan Clark (35-5), who upset defending state champion Nate Gaffney, of Connellsville, in the quarterfinals.
   
“I’m much more relaxed now that Gaffney lost,” Nye said. “But the guy I’m facing beat the defending state champion, so he is a good wrestler and I can’t overlook him.”
   
Susquehanna Twp. Sophomore Averee Robinson made a splash in his first state appearance, downing Penn Trafford’s Zach Baker 11-4.
   
Despite being sluggish, Robinson dominated this tilt, scoring six takedowns over three periods to take the victory.
   
“I knew I would be nervous, but I didn’t think I would be this sluggish,” Robinson said. “I thought I was going to be ready, but it was one of my worst matches of the year.
   
“I saw some classmates in the stands, and it made me so proud to represent my school and help put Susquehanna Twp. on the map. I was just hoping to get out with a win.”
   
Robinson (35-2) will take on Clearfield’s Andre Buck (28-8) in the quarterfinals.

^ Athletes from The Express-Times region competing at the
PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey, Pa.:
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
103 Jr. Anthony Cabrera (34-5), Liberty; Fr. Evan DiSora
(34-8), Easton.
112 So. Devon Lotito (25-6), Liberty.
119 Jr. Franco Ferraina (30-7), Nazareth; Sr. Anthony
Marino (30-7), Liberty.
125 Sr. Jordan Glykas (23-11), Northampton; Jr. Zach
Horan (36-1), Nazareth.
130 So. Mitch Minotti (39-3), Easton.
135 Jr. Joey Rizzolino (32-11), Easton.
140 Sr. Mark Hartenstine (41-2), Easton.
145 Jr. Ryan Krecker (34-4), Nazareth.
152 Sr. Austin Sommer (37-4), Northampton.
160 Sr. Wade Rivera (42-4), Parkland.
215 -- Sr. Taray Carey (32-1), Whitehall.
CONSOLATION BRACKET
189 Jr. Tarik Haddad (36-11), Parkland; Sr. Chris Pintado
(29-8), Liberty.
ELIMINATED
140 Sr. Tyler Torcivia (34-9), Nazareth.
285 Sr. Tony Bourizk (28-6), Whitehall.