Hawks crown seven
Bethlehem Catholic came away with seven champions at the Tony Iasiello Memorial Christmas Tournament over the weekend.
After getting beat up at the Ironman Tournament and Beast of the East tournaments earlier this month, the Hawks got back on the proper footing with their home event.
Becahi got titles throughout their roster from freshmen to seniors as Cael McIntyre (Fr., 106); Dante Frinzi (So., 113); Evan Gleason (Jr., 132); Kenny Herrmann (Sr., 138); Matt Lackman (Sr., 145); Cole Handlovic (Sr., 152) and Justus Bozzi (Jr., 182) all came away with championships.
McIntyre and Gleason both won in the finals by tech falls, as the former dispatched Port Jervis’s Trevor Tufano 19-3 in 4:19, while the latter shutout Isaiah Vizcarrondo of Faith Christian 15-0 in 4:03.
Herrmann started a string of three straight titles in the middle weights for the Hawks, as he topped Eric Tigue of Port Jervis 9-4, followed by Matt Lackman’s 9-3 decision over Nicholas Alejandro of East Stroudsburg South. Handlovic’s fall in 3:54 over Nick Goenner of First Colonial also gave him his 100th career victory.
Bozzi pinned East Stroudsburg South’s AJ Hiller in 3:00 to give the Hawks their only champion in the upper weights.
Frinzi got a forfeit in his 113-pound finale.
The Hawks now gear up for major home clash Friday night against Notre Dame Green Pond. The Crusaders are ranked 31st nationally by Intermat, while Becahi comes in at 49th.
Below is a list of the finals and third place round.
Final round
106: Cael McIntyre (Bethlehem Catholic) tf. Trevor Tufano (Port Jervis) 19-3, 4:19.
113: Dante Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic) by forfeit over Faith Christian’s AJ Slayton.
120: Eric Alderfer (Faith Christian) d. Andrew Harmon (Bethlehem Catholic) 2-1.
126: Dawson Miller (East Stroudsburg South) d. Trey Miletics (Bethlehem Catholic) 8-6 (OT).
132: Evan Gleason (Bethlehem Catholic) tf. Isaiah Vizcarrondo (Faith Christian) 15-0, 4:03.
138: Kenny Herrmann (Bethlehem Catholic) d. Eric Tigue (Port Jervis) 9-4.
145: Matt Lackman (Bethlehem Catholic) d. Nicholas Alejandro (East Stroudsburg South) 9-3.
152: Cole Handlovic (Bethlehem Catholic) p. Nicholas Goenner (First Colonial) 3:54.
160: Ben Haubert (Palisades) by forfeit over Nick DeNave (Southern Lehigh).
170: Angel Garcia (Mariana Bracetti) p. Dylan Osorio (East Stroudsburg South) 2:38.
182: Justus Bozzi (Bethlehem Catholic) p. AJ Hiller (East Stroudsburg South) 3:00.
195: Leo Muzika (Faith Christian) p. Kai Cubine (First Colonial) 5:55.
220: James Oosterom (Port Jervis) p. Brett Gasker (Lehighton) 3:57.
285: Karam Chakif (Dieruff) d. Riley Craft (Southern Lehigh) 7-3.
Third place round
106: Sean Scalen (Roman Catholic) tf. Alex Villanueva (Dieruff) 17-2, 3:27.
113: Ethan Missimer (Annville-Cleona) tf. Logan Winters (Palisades) 15-0, 2:37.
120: Kody Evans (Susquehanna) d. Ashton Campbell (Palisades) 9-2.
126: Carlos Lorenzo (Bethlehem Catholic) d. Lincoln Hower (Faith Christian) 6-3.
132: Joey Amato (Port Jervis) p. Aaron Scalen (Roman Catholic) 2:22.
138: Mark Koch (Blair Academy) d. Gary Deyarmin (Schuylkill Valley) 9-4.
145: Ben Latimer (First Colonial) d. Mason Smeland (Palisades) 7-5 (OT).
152: Jaidon Garcia (East Stroudsburg South) md. Noah Safford (Annville-Cleona) 12-4.
160: Max Schultz (Faith Christian) md. Roman Martinez (Blair Academy) 20-9.
170: Daniel Kelleher (Palisades) d. Nate Porter (Roman Catholic) 3-0.
182: Ike Schmidt (Blair Academy) d. Erik Quick (Port Jervis) 8-1.
195: Isaac Kassis (Dieruff) d. Shaun Buffert (Roman Catholic) 3-1.
220: Luke Slack (Faith Christian) p. Jacob Southard (Port Jervis) 0:50.
285: Mike Maldonado (Bethlehem Catholic) d. Colin Pedersen (First Colonial) 4-1.