Trojans compete in BHWC
Two Parkland wrestlers made it to the medal round of last weekend’s Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic, held Saturday and Sunday at Liberty High School.
Junior Jorge Moya took fifth place at the tournament, while sophomore Matt Velez finished sixth at the event.
Moya dropped his 160-pound quarterfinal bout before bouncing back with a pair of consolation wins to reach the consolation semifinals.
A loss to Saucon Valley’s Cole Hubert sent Moya to the fifth-place match, where the Trojan pinned Emmaus’ Jesse Scott in 3:49.
Velez (121) opened the tournament with three straight wins before two losses to a pair of returning state qualifiers sent him to the fifth-place match. Brody Coleman (Boyertown) beat Velez in the fifth-place match by a 16-5 major decision.
Parkland finished 17th out of 30 teams at the tournament.
114 - Braden Todora
Brayden Wenrich (Northampton) tech. fall over Braden Todora, 15-0
Todora pinned Hugo Macias (Hazleton) in 1:36
Todora dec. Gunnar Jozefowski (Quakertown), 10-6
Michael Good (Nazareth) pinned Braden Todora in 3:42
121 - Matthew Velez
Velez pinned Isaiah Martinez (Hazleton), 0:42
Velez tech. fall over Joey Gallo (Hempfield), 16-0
Velez dec. Evan Schomburg (North Allegheny), 5-0
Connor Lagier (West Scranton) major dec. Velez, 9-0
Remy Trach (Nazareth) pinned Velez in 4:46
Fifth-place Match
Brody Coleman (Boyertown) major dec. Velez, 16-5
127 - Eli Russ
Russ major dec. Levi Max (Emmaus), 9-1
Reese Eidle (Wilson West Lawn) major dec. Eli Russ, 13-5
Russ pinned Aldo Flores (Quakertown), 2:30
Bryce Boyer (Kennnett) dec. Eli Russ, 7-1
133 - Jared Santilli
Santilli pinned Brody Wissler (Warwick) in 1:08
Mark Rebmann (West Scranton) major dec. Jared Santilli, 14-0
Santilli major dec. Tommy Fallstich (Emmaus), 10-2
Zachary Berwick (Stroudsburg) dec. Jared Santilli, 6-0
139 - Leo Kern
Kern pinned Maximus Switzenberg (Hempfield), 0:40
Kern major dec. Trent Croll (Northwestern Lehigh), 13-4
Jack Campbell (Nazareth) tech. fall over Leo Kern, 18-2
Aiden Grogg (Saucon Valley) dec. Leo Kern, 5-2
145 - Donato Ciampittiello
Donato Ciampittiello major dec. Roman Forbes (Spring Ford), 17-7
Luke Geleta (Phillipsburg) tech. fall over Donato Ciampittiello, 19-2
Ciampittiello major dec. Christian Spencer (Northern Lebanon), 11-2
Ciampittiello dec. Nolan Schmeckenbecher (Whitehall), 8-4
Deshawn Jones (Hempfield) major dec. Donato Ciampittiello, 14-1
152 - Colton Vitale
Luka Bichikashvili (Council Rock South) dec. Vitale, SV-1 14-11
Kobe White (Honesdale) pinned Vitale in 1:17
160 - Jorge Moya
Moya won by injury default over Ryan Kwortnik (North Penn)
Moya pinned Sean Steckert (Southern Lehigh) in 3:10
Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg) pinned Jorge Moya in 2:43
Moya tech. fall over Carter Stouch (Boyertown), 21-5
Moya dec. Quentin Hammerstone (Easton), SV-1 9-6
Cole Hubert (Saucon Valley) tech. fall over Jorge Moya, 15-0
Fifth-place match
Moya pinned Jesse Scott (Emmaus) in 3:49
172 - Armando Fernandez
Jared Rohn (Saucon Valley) tech. fall Fernandez, 18-1
Fernandez dec. Connor Howard (North Penn), 7-3
Elijah Simak (Nazareth) pinned Fernandez in 3:15
189 - Christopher Toth
Toth tech. fall over Jordan Sachs (Wyoming Valley West), 19-3
Noah MacIlroy (Freedom) major dec. Toth, 11-2
Toth tech. fall Nicholas Michaylira (Southern Lehigh), 17-2
Toth dec. James Hopkins (Whitehall), 5-4
Duke Martin (Honesdale) dec. Toth, SV-1 7-4
215 - Maddox Rittenhouse
Dylan Fenstermacher (Quakertown) pinned Rittenhouse in 4:31
Rittenhouse tech. fall Jayden Perez (Liberty), 17-2
Rittenhouse dec. Angelo Lopez (Spring Ford), 1-0
Matthew Scott (Council Rock South) dec. Rittenhouse, 4-2
285 - Max Pugach
Pugach dec. Justin Heckert (Whitehall), 5-4
Hayden Adams (Northern Lebanon) major dec. Max Pugach, 12-2
Nicholas Potts (Garnet Valley) dec. Pugach, 8-4
Team Standings (top 10 plus Parkland)
1. Easton 178, 2. Northampton 172.5, 3. Nazareth 172, 4. Saucon Valley 142, 5. Emmaus 131, 6. Phillipsburg 120.5, 7. Northern Lebanon 115.5, 8. Boyertown 114, 9. Quakertown 112, 10. Wilson West Lawn 109.5, 17. Parkland 73.5.