The 2011 Dapper Dan Classic XXXVII U.S. team has been selected for the dual taking place Sunday March 27, 2011 at Fitzgerald Field House, University of Pittsburgh.

Monroeville is represented by both Cam Tessari and Hunter Stieber.  Stieber’s brother Logan competed for team USA last season at 125 pounds.

California, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Minnesota each provide two wrestlers for the US line up this season.

  US Team Roster PDF

Results from Last Season

2011 Team U.S. Roster

2009-10 Big 14 wrestling squad

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(PAUL CHAPLIN, The Patriot-News)

2009-10 BIG 14 WRESTLING SQUAD

SENIORS

Marshall Peppelman, Central Dauphin: Finished with 181 career wins and three state titles.

Tyler Buckman, Central Dauphin: Three state team titles and a runner-up finish at states this year.

Shawn Greevy, Cumberland Valley: Battled back from knee injury to finish second in state.

Tristan Warner, Cumberland Valley: Old Dominion recruit finished 38-3. Three losses came to Kenny Courts.

Bo Candelaria, Middletown: Finished third at nationals in Virginia Beach last week.

Joe Spisak, Boiling Springs: Four-time district champion and state placer caps career with state title.

Seth Beitz, Juniata: Sprinted to 44 wins before loss to Schuylkill Valley's Colin Shober in state finals.

JUNIORS

Kenny Courts, Central Dauphin: Backed up sophomore runner-up finish with state title.

Zachary Nye, East Pennsboro: Came out of nowhere at 215 and became face of East Pennsboro program.

Dereck Enders, Big Spring: Wrestled at 119 and 125 most of the season to help him to a fourth-place finish at 112.

Jayshon Wilson, Carlisle: Scored seven points against Dylan Alton and finished eighth in tough 152-pound class.

SOPHOMORE

Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Twp.: Helped prove that there is good wrestling on Elmerton Avenue with sixth-place finish at 285.

FRESHMEN

Christopher Vassar, Cedar Cliff: Showed grit in storming through consolation bracket at 103 to finish fourth at states.

Zain Rutherford, Line Mountain: Beat defending state champion in semifinals and gave school second champ in two years.

2009-10 wrestling season-in-review links:
>> The Patriot-News wrestling Big 14 team
>> Big 14 wrestling squad showcases wealth of midstate grappling talent, by JEREMY ELLIOTT
>> 2009-10 midstate wrestling all-stars and league champions 

Marshall Peppelman of Central Dauphin

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(The Patriot-News)

PITTSBURGH - So much for two in a row.

A year ago, the Pennsylvania All-Stars shocked the high school wrestling elite from around the United States during the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic. But this year was different.

The U.S. contingent scored sweet revenge on the floor at the Fitzgerald Fieldhouse at the Unversity of Pittsburgh, by crushing the best from the Keystone State 30-13.

This one was essentially in the bag with four matches to go. But there was a highlight from one midstate wrestler.

In the third-to-last match of the evening, Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman scored a 1-0 decision over Ohio 160-pound champion Nick Sulzer.

After a scoreless first period, Peppelman rode Sulzer out in the second before escaping in the third. Peppelman was poised to increase his advantage to 3-0 with a takedown, but the buzzer went off, completing the match.

Boiling Springs' Joe Spisak battled in his 130 bout before dropping a 3-1 decision to Ohio three-time champion Jamie Clark.

Winners for Pennsylvania were Selinsgrove's Spencer Myers at 215, Central Mountain's Andrew Alton at 145 and Council Rock South's Josh Dziewa at 135.

Central Mountain's Penn State-bound Dylan Alton dropped a 7-6 decision to Michigan three-time state champ Jackson Morse in which Morse hit a controversial takedown at the side of the mat when the buzzer went off in the third period.

Former Cumberland Valley standout Mike Evans, who transferred to Blair Academy and was representing New Jersey at 171, defeated Council Rock North's Jamie Callender 8-5.

In the preliminary match, New York topped the WPIAL All Stars 26-21.

Tyler Buckman right, of Central Dauphin reverses Steve Spearman left, of McDowell.

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(JOHN C. WHITEHED, The Patriot-News)

It’s only 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, it’s rainy, dreary and incredibly windy, yet the string of automobile headlights lined up on Hersheypark Drive heading for Giant Center stretches from the arena’s intersection beyond the crest of the hill more than a half-mile back.
   
Had one of the six mats used during the PIAA Wrestling Championships been outside, the wind could have rolled it up and rolled it over to Hersheypark Arena, where the championships used to be conducted.
   
But it was the Class AAA semifinals these 8,000 fans wanted to see and little was going to stop them.
   
For good reason. The Triple-A semis are by far the highlight of the eight-session, three-day event. This year’s talent level was Triple-A squared.
   
Check out these champions’ college choices: Josh Dziewa to Iowa. Josh Kindig to Oklahoma State. Mitchell Port to Division I Edinboro. The Alton twins to Penn State. Marshall Peppelman to Cornell. Spencer Myers to Maryland. Evan Craig to Rider.
   
That’s a small sampling.
   
So next year, when you’re en route to the tournament and someone asks you for directions to Giant Center, the answer is simple: “Practice, practice, practice.”
   
How popular is this PIAA event, you ask? I can tell you.
   
Pennlive.com received 442,645 page views for the wrestling coverage over the three days. There were 2,300 people involved in online chats, and they sent more than 3,000 messages.
   
That shows the passion not only statewide, but one person online was in China and another in Florida.
   
However, what would a tournament that draws that much attention and was witnessed by 57,000 fans be without a complaint? I just happen to have one.
   
If you’re a wrestler and you’ve just lost a match, have the decency to shake your opponent’s hand. Look him in the eye and shake his hand. Don’t slap at his hand, don’t offer your left hand, don’t turn your back and throw your hand at his, possibly hitting it, possibly not.
   
Grow up and shake his hand. Losing a match won’t be the worst thing that will happen to you in your life.
   
Having said that, a tip of the mat to Central Dauphin’s Tyler Buckman, the 130-pound senior who lost a heartbreaking finals match to Erie McDowell sophomore Steve Spearman.
   
Buckman not only shook Spearman’s hand, he gave him a pat on the shoulder. And after the two shook the hands of the opposing coaches, Buckman stopped Spearman at the side of the mat and hugged him.
   
The fans appreciated the quality of the match, and they let them know afterward with rousing applause. They also appreciated the sportsmanship.
   
I wouldn’t call this a complaint because you’d have to be a fool to complain about Andrew Alton of Central Mountain, voted the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler.
   
But I would have voted for heavyweight Craig of Abington Heights. He won his second title by pinning four straight opponents. He’s not yet at the already collegiate level of the Alton twins or CD’s Peppelman, but he’s getting mighty close.
   
And if ever there was a year to start an Outstanding Runner-up award, my vote would go to CD’s Buckman.
   
Another tip of the mat to the four District 12 (Philadelphia city schools) wrestlers who earned medals.
   
Shane Springer of La Salle College was runner-up to Dylan Alton at 152. Casey Kent of La Salle lost his first match and won five straight bouts to place third at 125. Only two other wrestlers did that, and it’s quite a feat.
   
Nick Bongard of Monsignor Bonner was sixth at 119, and Anthony White of Northeast Catholic was seventh at 140.
   
Lest you think that Saturday night marked the end of the season, think again. The season will be capped off Saturday with the Dapper Dan Classic at the Pitt Field House.
   
Joe Spisak of Boiling Springs and CD’s Peppelman are part of a Pennsylvania all-star team that will take on a team of stars from around the United States.
   
It’s a prestigious event, one which the USA has dominated as of late. This year could be different.
   
Spisak will face Jamie Clark, a three-time Ohio champion from St. Edwards with a career record of 128-8. Clark is heading for Illinois; Spisak, for Virginia.
   
Peppelman will meet Nick Sulzer, also from St. Edwards and a one-time champ who is 146-17 and headed for UVa.
   
Other matches that should be quite interesting include Andrew Alton against Joe Cozart (226-4), a four-time Florida champ headed for Iowa State; Dylan Alton against Jackson Morse (184-9), a three-time Michigan champ headed for Illinois, and Craig against Bobby Telford (116-40), a two-time Delaware champ en route to Iowa.
   
Mike Evans of Blair Academy in New Jersey by way of Cumberland Valley is on the U.S. team and is set to face Jamie Callender of Council Rock North. Evans also is headed for Iowa next season.
   
The match begins at 8 p.m. It will be preceded at 6 p.m. by a match between a team of WPIAL (Pittsburgh suburbs) all-stars and a team of New York state stars.
   
If you’re not wrestled out, the NCAA Championships begin today in Omaha, Neb. Plenty of action will be on ESPNU Friday (10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.) and Saturday (11 a.m.), and the finals are 7:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.

WEST LAWN, Pa. | The way Northampton Area High
Schools Austin Sommer figured it, the crowd at
Wilson-West Lawns gym got its moneys worth
Tuesday night in the District 3-District 11 all-star
wrestling match.
The match was won by District 11, 29-26, with some high
drama in the final match, when Blue Mountains Oklahoma
State-bound two-time PIAA Class AAA champion, Josh Kindig,
edged Schuylkill Valleys Northwestern-bound two-time
PIAA Class AA champion Colin Shober 3-1 on a takedown with
17 seconds left in the 140-pound match.
That was a pretty exciting match to sit and
watch, said Sommer, who dominated Wilsons Kyle
Pych 4-0 in his match at 152. People expected a close
match, and they got one. I guess people got what they came
to see.
There was no doubt the Kindig-Shober showdown overshadowed
every other bout on the program. The gym only came alive
fitfully before the feature attraction; with the affair
coming just three days after the state tournament, not every
athlete was at his best, quite understandably.
One who was, was Sommer, who had been very impressive
during a run to third place at states and continued his run
of fine form with a crushingly complete win over Pych, who
was utterly smothered on bottom most of the match.
It was kind of weird wrestling in an all-star match;
I am not used to it, Sommer said. I havent
been in an all-star match since I was in the (Easton) Lions
Classic three or four times as a midget.
Sommer again will be in the Lions Classic on Thursday, this
time in the feature attraction. Hell be a tough foe
for anybody from New Jersey. In many other years, Sommer
would be wrestling in these matches as a state champ. He
looked good enough in Hershey to win most years, but he had
Central Mountains Dylan Alton in his bracket.
Sommers 10-6 loss to Alton was the closest match the
three-time state champ had in the tournament.
I knew most people thought hed tear me up, but
I gave him a run for his money. I knew I could keep it
close.
Kindig turned a good shot on a single leg into a double-leg
takedown to edge Shober late in a thriller of a match that
featured some dazzling, athletic flurries and a lot more
action than the score indicated.
Id practiced with him but never wrestled
him, said Kindig, who will compete in the Dapper Dan
Classic in Pittsburgh this weekend. I knew hed
give me a good match. I love that all the people got
excited; I thrive off the atmosphere in these big matches.
I think I had him tired out by the third period. I
took advantage of the opening I had seen in the first
period, and when he did it again in the third I exploded
right then to get the takedown.
Eastons Mark Hartenstine gave the D-11 cause a huge
boost with a thorough beating of PIAA Class AAA 135-pound
runner-up Shawn Greevy of Cumberland Valley at 135. The
Maryland-bound Red Rover tilted Greevy three times en route
to a 10-2 win.
Saucon Valleys Adam Phillipi used his ability to get
out from bottom to win a 6-4 decision over Milton
Hersheys Nick Lamoreaux in one of the two 112-pound
bouts.
DISTRICT-11 29, DISTRICT-3 26
285 -- Brook Gosch (Blue Mountain) d. Zach Freet
(Susquehannock), 5-4
112 -- Adam Phillipi (Saucon Valley) d. Nick Lamoreaux
(Milton Hershey), 6-4
215 -- Curtis Garner (Catasauqua) d. Travis Friend
(Cumberland Valley), 5-2
112 -- Brandon Davis (Parkland) md. Colton Keck (Big
Spring), 13-5
189 -- Antonio Giorgio (Warwick) p. Chris Pintado
(Liberty), 4:33
119 -- Dylan Nguyen (Red Lion) p. Anthony Marino (Liberty),
1:16
171 -- Tristan Warner (Cumberland Valley) md. Luke DeLuise
(Pius X), 12-3
125 -- Tim Ravel (Wilson-West Lawn) d. Jordan Glykas
(Northampton), 3-1 (OT)
160 -- Wade Rivera (Parkland) p. Jeff Mohn (Schuykill
Valley), 5:51
130 -- Tyler Buckman (Cumberland Valley) d. Tyler Rauenzahn
(Blue Mountain), 6-4
152 -- Austin Sommer (Northampton) d. Kyle Pych
(Wilson-West Lawn), 4-0
135 -- Mark Hartenstine (Easton) md. Shawn Greevy
(Cumberland Valley), 10-2
145 -- Bo Candelaria (Middletown) md. Phil Racciato (Pen
Argyl), 12-2
140 -- Josh Kindig (Blue Mountain) d. Colin Shober
(Schuylkill Valley), 3-1
Brad Wilson can be reached at 800-360-3601 or
bwilson@express-times.com. Talk about sports in the region
at lehighvalleylive.com/forums.

One week after competing for a state gold medal at the PIAA
Class AAA Wrestling Championships in Hershey, Pa., Liberty
High School senior Anthony Marino will head west for the
36th annual Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic in Pittsburgh.
Marino, the runner-up at 119 pounds at last Saturdays
state tournament, will meet three-time Ohio champion Ty Rich
of Aurora in Saturday nights USA vs. Pennsylvania
showdown at the University of Pittsburghs Fitzgerald
Field House.
The all-star event starts at 8 p.m., and is preceded by the
New York vs. West Pennsylvania matchup.
Marino, who compiled a 128-22 career record, lost 8-4 to
undefeated Nico Megaludis of Franklin Regional in the PIAA
final. Marino is the District 11 and Northeast Regional
champion.
Rich finished high school with a 163-22 record and plans to
continue his wrestling career at Virginia Tech.
Three-time Pennsylvania champions Dylan Alton of Central
Mountain at 152 pounds and Marshall Peppelman of Central
Dauphin at 160 headline the Keystone States team.
Blair Academy will be represented by two wrestlers on the
USA squad. Cornell recruit Chris Villalonga is scheduled to
compete at 140 pounds and Iowa recruit Mike Evans is the
189-pounder.
Terry Havelka of Burgettstown and Chris Mary of Canon
McMillan will coach the Pennsylvania team.
Michael Blouse can be reached at 800-360-3601 or
mblouse@express-times.com. Talk about sports in the region
at lehighvalleylive.com/forums.

Tyler Buckman vs. Steve Spearman was the event's top match

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(JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, The Patriot-News)

1.  WILDCATS REVENGE: After falling short in the team championships, it only seems fitting that Central Mountain win the team title in the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships. The Wildcats were led by Andrew and Dylan Alton, who won titles at 145 and 152, but also had two other placers to break Central Dauphin’s streak of six straight team titles.

2.  CRAIG IS KING HOSS: When you look at Abington Heights’ Evan Craig, you see a big guy who looks like he doesn’t have much athletic ability. Ah, that is the first mistake. Craig has that and more, proving it by pinning every one of his opponents on the way to a second straight state title at 285.

3.  BEST IN SHOW: If the Class AAA and Class AA finals were the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the match between Central Dauphin’s Tyler Buckman and McDowell’s Steve Spearman was the top entry — by far. It had twists, turns, suspense and drama all wrapped into one, and the crowd showed appreciation with a postmatch ovation.

4.  NICE GUYS FINISH FIRST: Boiling Springs’ Joe Spisak is a friendly and respectful kid that keeps his nose clean and works hard. He is the poster child for what this sport is really about, and it was good to see him get rewarded for his four years of tireless work with a state title.

5.  LEGACY CEMENTED: It isn’t often that you catch a glimpse of someone so developed and so accomplished at their craft that they are in a class of their own. But Central Dauphin’s Marshall Peppelman getting his arm raised after a pin in the finals for a third straight state title seemed like an appropriate ending.

HERSHEY, Pa. | If Liberty High School senior Anthony Marino
had one wish for his final day at the PIAA Class AAA
Wrestling Championships, it was to let it fly.
Marino did that in Saturdays night 119-pound
championship bout, matching Franklin Regional junior Nico
Megaludis point-for-point through the first two periods. It
was almost enough.
Anthony held nothing back, Liberty coach Jody
Karam said. I think he maybe got a little bit tired in
the third period because he went so hard in the first two
periods.
Megaludis took control with five points in the third and
went on to win his second consecutive state championship
with an 8-4 decision.
Marino joined Nazareth junior Zach Horan as the top two
finishers from The Express-Times region. Horan, who fell to
undefeated Bellefonte senior Mitchell Port in the 125 final,
won a state silver medal for the third consecutive year.
Blue Mountain senior Josh Kindig, who earned the 140-pound
title with an 8-3 decision over Pittsburgh Central
Catholics Lorenzo Thomas, was the only District 11
wrestler to win a PIAA Class AAA title for the second year
in a row.
Megaludis scored the first takedown against Marino but the
Hurricane reversed him in the second period and the two went
into the third tied at 3. Then Megaludis, who finished the
season at 36-0, seemed to find another gear.
We let it fly, Marino said. He was the
better wrestler tonight. I knew what he was coming in to
this. Im not going to run from anybody.
Marino ended his career at 128-22 overall a record that
includes a 2009 fifth-place medal at states. A District 11
and Northeast Regional champ this year, hes headed to
Bloomsburg.
I would say he progressed as the years and weeks went
by, Karam said. Thats all you can ask.
Hes a better wrestler than when he came in and
thats a credit to Libertys assistant coaches and
his partners in the room.
Coincidentally, Megaludis was the same wrestler who beat
Horan in overtime in last years 112 state final.
Horan has faced extremely tough competitors in the finals
ever since his freshman year when he ran into a senior
103-pounder, Council Rock Souths Mark Rappo. This
time, Horan took on Bellefonte senior Mitchell Port.
Horan took down Port 42 seconds into the first period but
Port escaped and added a takedown of his own with 10 seconds
left in the period. Port, who improved to 45-0 for the
season, added one last takedown at the edge of the mat with
four seconds remaining for a 6-3 decision.
Its just heartbreaking, Nazareth coach
Dave Crowell said. I just feel so bad for him. He puts
his life into it. But, like I told him, you are not defined
by the score of one wrestling match. Hes defined by
the person hes become.
Hes become a great team man. While we would
like to win every wrestling match, if its me, those
kinds of other things matter more.
In other Class AAA finals action, the Central Mountain
brother duo of Andrew Alton and Dylan Alton finished their
careers with a combined five state titles. Andrew, a
145-pounder, took his second title with a technical fall
over West Alleghenys Aaron McKinney. Dylan won his
third consecutive state gold medal with an 11-4 decision
over La Salles Shane Springer at 152.
Eleven other wrestlers from the Express-Times region earned
medals in Class AAA.
In the consolation rounds, Eastons Mark Hartenstine
and Northamptons Austin Sommer both closed their
careers with their best state finishes. Hartenstine, who
placed eighth last year, defeated Garnet Valleys
Joseph Marino 5-0 for the bronze medal at 140. Sommer, a
seventh-place finisher in 2009, beat Kiski Areas Zack
Shannon 5-2 for third at 152.
Nazareth 145-pounder Ryan Krecker won a fourth-place medal
for the second year in a row. Northampton senior Jordan
Glykas won his first state medal, a fourth at 125.
Easton sophomore Mitch Minotti, who decisioned Pleasant
Valleys Jordan Toledo in both the District 11 and
Northeast Regional finals, earned a 4-0 win over Toledo for
fifth at 130. Liberty junior Anthony Cabera beat
Eastons Evan DiSora 3-0 in the fifth-place match at
103; Cabrera defeated DiSora by that same score in both the
district and regional finals.
Libertys Devon Lotito (seventh at 112),
Parklands Tarik Haddad (eighth at 189) and Wade Rivera
(fifth at 160) and Whitehalls Taray Carey (sixth at
215) also claimed medals in Class AAA.
Beth Hudson can be reached at sports@express-times.com.

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.

Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman won his third straight PIAA title with a pin against West Allegheny's Troy Reaghard.

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(JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, The Patriot-News)

Results and quick recaps from each match of the PIAA Class AAA championship finals.

103 POUNDS
In an ultimate tie breaker fourth overtime, Canon McMillan's Conner Schram burst out of the grasp of Hempfield's Austin Miller to win a, let's say, 'tentative' 103-pound final. The wrestlers exchanged escapes in the first and second periods and did little from their feet on their way to a four-overtime marathon.

112 POUNDS
Derry Area's Jimmy Gulibon won his second PIAA title in as many years, putting on a clinic from his feet in a 12-5 decision over Blue Mountain's Corey Keener. Gulibon struck twice in the first period and never trailed to finish his season with a 36-1 record and state gold.

119 POUNDS
Franklin Regional's Nico Megaludis out-lasted Liberty's Anthony Marino, using constant pressure in the final period to win an 8-4 decision. Megaludis, the state champ at 112 pounds last season, scored a late takedown to put the finishing touches on the victory.

125 POUNDS
Bellefonte's Mitchell Port and Nazareth's Zachary Horan went back and forth in a match jam-packed with action. Port got the better end of some wild flurries and came away with a 6-3 win.

130 POUNDS
A wild ride from start to finish, McDowell's Steve Spearman scored an emphatic late takedown to topple Central Dauphin's Tyler Buckman 7-6 in rideout time. Buckman escaped to take a 6-5 lead, but surrendered the winning takedown and just missed turning Spearman for back points in the final seconds.

135 POUNDS
Council Rock South's Josh Dziewa finished his dominant run through the 135 bracket, making short work of Cumberland Valley's Shawn Greevy with a first-period pin. Dziewa won two matches by fall and out-scored his other two opponents 7-0 in capturing the gold.

140 POUNDS
Blue Mountain's Josh Kindig led from start to finish, disposing of Pittsburgh Central Catholic's Lorenzo Thomas in an 8-3 victory in the finals. Kindig was the gold medal winner at 135 last season and repeated at 140 with two pins and two decisions.

145 POUNDS
Central Mountain's Andrew Alton won his second straight PIAA title with a 23-8 technicall fall over West Allegheny's Aaron McKinney. Alton tore through the 145 bracket with two pins and two technicall falls, in which he totaled 50 combined points.

152 POUNDS
Dylan Alton used a quick flurry to grab an early lead and cruise to an 11-4 victory over Lasalle's Shane Springer. Dylan Alton one-upped twin brother Andrew with his third straight PIAA gold medal.

160 POUNDS
Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman used his signature tilt to put West Allegheny's Troy Reaghard on his back, then sunk in a deep half nelson to flatten him out in a second-period pin. The win sent Peppelman to his third straight state title.

171 POUNDS
Familiar rivals squared off in the state finals as Central Dauphin's Kenny Courts won a third straight matchup against Cumberland Valley's Tristan Warner, this time for state gold. Courts took an early 4-0 lead when he dumped Warner to his back and held on for a 6-4 win.

189 POUNDS
A second caution stall against Council Rock North's Jamie Callender gave Springfield's Andre Petroski the tying point, and after taking a 5-4 lead on an escape, Petroski re-paid the favor with a couple of stalling calls in the final minute. Callender cashed in 33 seconds into overtime, wrapping up a clean double leg and securing a 7-5 win.

215 POUNDS
Selinsgrove's Spencer Myers controlled East Pennsboro's Zach Nye from the neutral position and handed Nye his first loss of the season, 5-3. Nye was aiming to become East Penn's first gold medalist since 1978.

285 POUNDS
Abington Heights' Evan Craig battered and bruised Central Mountain's Zack Corl on his way to defending his state title with a second-period pin. Craig led 4-0 when he cranked Corl to his back with an arm bar and finished the pin at the 2:45 mark.