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 PIAA TOURNAMENT

North Allegheny’s Dom Forys has continued his outstanding freshman season with a preliminary round at the PIAA Individual Wrestling Tournament in Hershey.  In his 103 pound opener, Forys defeated Zach Fuentes of Norristown by a 5-2 decision.  The victory advances Forys to the quarterfinals against Parkland’s Ethan Lizak (31-9).  At 160 pounds, Alex DeCiantis fell to Nazareth’s Ryan Krecker by a 6-4 decision in the prelims.  Krecker is a two time fouth-place finisher in the PIAA tournament and narrowly held off the Tigers sophomore.  DeCiantis rebounded with a 4-3 first round consolation win over Damian Lascoli of Hollidaysburg.   DeCiantis' opponent in the 2nd round of the consolations will be determined on Friday.  The Class AAA PIAA Tournament continues with quarterfinals and 2nd round consolations on Friday, beginning at 1:00 pm.  To hear all of the mat action in Hershey, courtesy of WJPA Radio, Listen Here!  To check out the complete updated list of PIAA brackets, click PIAA Results Updates.

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FORYS FINISHES 2nd AT WPIAL TOURNEY,
DeCIANTIS TAKES 3rd

Freshman Dom Forys concluded a successful run in the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament with a 2^nd place finish at 103 pounds.  After defeating four opponents to get to the finals, Forys dropped a 3-0 decision to Canon-McMillan’s Colt Shorts.  The Big Macs standout had lost only one match all season and Forys gave Shorts his toughest match of the tournament.  Despite the loss, Forys has qualified for the PIAA Championships next week in Hershey.

Sophomore Alex DeCiantis will be joining Forys in Hershey after placing 3^rd at 160 pounds.  DeCiantis fell in a 160 pound semifinal earlier in the day to Latrobe’s Zack Zavatsky, 5-3, but followed that up with a consolation win over Trinity’s Jordan Roberts.  The 13-3 major decision set DeCiantis up to face Kyle Spangler of Hempfield in the third place bout.  DeCiantis defeated Spangler by a 2-1 overtime decision for the bronze.

Junior Jarred Lux narrowly missed out on a trip alongside Forys and DeCiantis at states. At 171 pounds, Lux fell in the semifinals by injury default to top seed Nick Bonaccorsi of Bethel Park, but rebounded by pinning Belle Vernon’s Adam Nickelson to advance to the third place bout.  Unfortunately, Lux lost to Central Catholic’s Austin Coniker 2-1 in overtime.  Earlier in the tournament, Lux had beaten Coniker 4-2 in the quarterfinals. 

Following a tough loss on Friday night in the quarterfinals, Jesse Rodgers (119) shook off any injury concerns and put together back-to-back wins in the consolations.  Rodgers defeated Bethel Park's Rob Heuler 5-0 and beat Latrobe's Dom Scalise 8-3  to advance to the semifinals of the consolation bracket.  That's where Tim Connelly of Penn-Trafford narrowly edged out Rodgers 3-2.

Junior Ryan Sippel (140) also put together a fine showing in the consolations.  Sippel downed Jonothan Avon of North Hills 7-4 and followed that up with a 4-3 decision over Anthony Marks of Montour.  In the consolation semifinals, Sippel fell to Latrobe's Bryar Pletcher 5-1.  

A complete listing of all North Allegheny results from the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament is listed below.   For a look at all competitors, click WPIAL AAA FINAL Brackets.    

RESULTS (NA only)

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FORYS IN WPIAL FINALS AT 103 POUNDS

North Allegheny freshman Dom Forys will wrestle for gold tonight at the WPIAL Individual Wrestling tournament.  Forys defeated Kiski Area’s Ryan Hardaway in a 2-0 decision to advance to the championship final at 103 pounds where he’ll face top seed Colton Shorts of Canon-McMillan.  Forys is looking to avenge a previous defeat at the hands of Shorts earlier this year.  If nothing else, Forys has guaranteed himself a trip to Hershey next week to compete in the PIAA Wrestling Championships.

At 171 pounds, junior Jarred Lux is also wrestling for a trip to states and third place in the consolation bracket.  Lux fell in the semifinals by injury default to top seed Nick Bonaccorsi of Bethel Park, but rebounded by pinning Belle Vernon’s Adam Nickelson to advance to the third place bout.

Similar to Lux, Alex DeCiantis fell in a 160 pound semifinal to Latrobe’s Zack Zavatsky, 5-3, but followed that up with a consolation win over Trinity’s Jordan Roberts.  The 13-3 major decision has DeCiantis in a third place bout against Kyle Spangler of Hempfield. 

The consolation finals get underway at 5:30 pm at Canon-McMillan High School, followed by the Championship finals at 7:00 pm.  A complete listing of all North Allegheny results from the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament will be posted on Sunday.  For the latest brackets and the internet broadcast links to all of tonight’s wrestling action, click here!   

THREE TIGERS MOVE ON TO SEMIFINALS

North Allegheny’s Dom Forys, Alex DeCiantis, and Jarred Lux have all advanced to the semifinals of the Class AAA WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament.  Forys (103) earned a pin at 3:29 over Gateway’s A.J. Wilkins in the quarterfinals on Friday night.  Forys will face Kiski Area’s Ryan Hardaway on Saturday in the semifinals.

For the second straight night, DeCiantis (160) picked up a narrow victory to advance.  This time DeCiantis defeated Anthony Cable of Greensburg Salem by a 3-2 decision.  DeCiantis will battle Latrobe’s Zack Zavatsky in the semifinals. Lux (171) earned a 4-2 win in the quarterfinals to dispose of Pittsburgh Central Catholic’s Austin Coniker.  In the semifinals, Lux takes on top-seed Nick Bonaccorsi of Bethel Park. 

 Seth Marx (285) appeared to be joining his aforementioned teammates in the semifinals, but Kiski’s Shane Kuhn pulled off a reversal and picked up back points as time ran out to come away with a stunning 5-3 victory over Marx.  The NA senior will wrestle next in the second round of the consolations.

Jesse Rodgers (119), Ryan Sippel (140), and Kevin Monper (145) also took a loss in the quarterfinals.  Rodgers’ defeat was perhaps the most heartbreaking on the night as he was beaten 2-0 in overtime by Connellsville’s Ethan Kenney.  Rodgers needed help walking off the mat following the match with an apparent leg injury.  Sippel dropped a 4-3 decision to Albert Gallatin’s Chris Milligan and Monper was pinned by Canon-McMillan’s Nick Catalano.  In the second round of the consolations on Saturday, Sippel will battle Jonathon Avon of North Hills while Monper will meet West Allegheny’s Tanner Cogar.  If Rodgers can regroup with a night of rest, he’ll take on Rob Heuler of Bethel Park in the consolations.    

Meanwhile, the first round of the consolation bracket was not very kind to North Allegheny wrestlers.  The consolations saw Drew Landefeld (125), Ben Schweiger (135), and Colton Byerly (152) all take losses.  Only Jake Smith (215) was victorious in his consolation match as he pinned James Davis of West Mifflin at 3:41. Smith will meet Dante Nania of Hempfield in the second round.    

The final day of the WPIAL Tournament gets underway early on Saturday at 10:30 am.  The consolation finals are set for 5:00 pm and the championship finals are slated for 7:00 pm at Canon-McMillan High School.  For the latest brackets and the internet broadcast links to all of Saturday’s wrestling action, click here!   

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7 TIGERS ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINALS

Seven North Allegheny Tigers have moved on to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament.  Dom Forys (103) picked up an easy 16-0 technical fall over Penn-Trafford’s Darion Lutton to start preliminary round action.  Forys will face sophomore A.J. Wilkins from Gateway in the quarterfinals.  Jesse Rodgers (119) captured a 9-1 major decision over Luke Palamides of Peters Township.  Up next, the NA freshman is Ethan Kenney of Connellsville.

Ryan Sippel (140) earned a measure of revenge for North Allegehny’s loss to Franklin Regional in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Team Tournament.  Sippel, who fell to Chris Little 10-9 in their last meeting, defeated the Panthers senior, 6-3, this time around.  Sippel will take on Albert Gallatin’s Chris Milligan in the next round.

In a physical match, senior Kevin Monper (145) edged Baldwin’s Alex Greguric for a 3-2 decision.  Monper was shaken up during the match and expended nearly all of his injury time before continuing on, gutting out the victory.  Things won’t get any easier for Monper in the quarterfinals as he’ll face top-seed Nick Catalano of Canon-McMillan who boasts a record of 41-1.

A curious ending to the third period at 160 pounds allowed Connellsville’s Jeremy Basinger to force overtime against NA’s Alex DeCiantis.  Undaunted, DeCiantis quickly took down Basinger in the extra period to pick up a 4-2 overtime victory.  The Tigers’ sophomore goes up against Anthony Cable of Greensburg Salem in the quarterfinals.

Jarred Lux (171) had little trouble with Moon’s Ben Barcaster, picking up a 14-4 major decision.  Lux will go up against Austin Coniker of Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the quarterfinals.  Rounding out the night at 285 pounds, senior Seth Marx downed Randy Bush of Baldwin for a 5-1 decision.

Among the Tigers taking part in the first round consolations, Drew Landefeld (125) will match up with Chris Nuss of Pittsburgh Central Catholic.  In a pigtail match, Landefeld earned a pin fall over Jake Terrick of Elizabeth Forward but fell to 3^rd-seeded Derrick Evanovich of Peters Township in the preliminaries.  Ben Schweiger (135) started his night with a pigtail victory over Jeff Miller of Trinity, but lost to top-seed Ty Lydic of Latrobe in the prelims.  Schweiger faces Tommy Henderson of Waynesburg Central in the consolations.  Also a winner in a pigtail match, Colton Byerly (152) followed with a 9-2 defeat to Franklin Regional’s Ben Johnson.  In the consolations, Byerly will battle Colin Siford of Hampton.  Also in the consolations at 215 pounds, senior Jake Smith faces James Davis of West Mifflin.

The WPIAL Individual Tournament will continue Friday night at 6:00 pm with the quarterfinals and first round consolations at Canon-McMillan High School.  Click updated results for a look at the latest brackets.  To hear live coverage of Friday night’s action courtesy of WJPA Radio, listen Here!    

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               FORYS, DeCIANTIS, MARX WIN
                   SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS

Three North Allegheny Wrestlers claimed section titles on Saturday at the Section-3 Individual Tournament at Fox Chapel.  In the section championship matches, Dom Forys (103) earned a 10-0 decision over North Hills’ Anton Martinez, Alex DeCiantis (160) picked up a 4-3 decision over Damon Drositis of Hopewell, and Seth Marx (285) claimed an 8-4 decision over Richie Smallwood of Hopewell.  Jesse Rodgers (119), Ryan Sippel (140), Kevin Monper (145), Jarred Lux (171), and Jake Smith (215) all appeared in the championship matches as well in their respective weight class.  In the third place consolations, Phil Bachman (112) scored a pin against Seneca Valley’s Anthony Latess and Ben Schweiger (135) pinned Hampton’s Jimmy Davis.  Drew Landefeld (125) pinned Dan Santia of Hopewell in the fifth place consolations. In all, 12 North Allegheny Tigers have advanced to the WPIAL/ Southwest Regional Tournament on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Canon-McMillan.

SECTION 3-AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Fox Chapel High School
Saturday, February 26, 2010

(Focused on NA Wrestlers only)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
103 - Dom Forys, North Allegheny maj dec. Anton Martinez, North Hills, 10-0
119 - Tyler Walker, North Hills by injury default over Jesse Rodgers, NA, 4:00
140 - Cody Mutkus, Hopewell pinned Ryan Sippel, North Allehgheny, 1:03
145 - Mike Crawford, Butler dec. Kevin Monper, North Allegheny, 2-0
160 - Alex DeCiantis, North Allegheny dec. Damon Drositis, Hopewell, 4-3
171 - Cole Baxter, Butler dec. Jarred Lux, North Allegheny, 5-0
215 - Jordan Shulman, Hampton dec. Jake Smith, North Allegheny, 5-0
285 - Seth Marx, North Allegheny dec. Richie Smallwood, Hopewell 8-4

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATIONS
112 - Phil Bachman, North Allegheny pinned Anthony Latess, Seneca Valley, 2:33
135 - Ben Schweiger, North Allegheny pinned Jimmy Davis Hampton, 2:03
152 - Colin Siford, Hampton dec. Colton Byerly, North Allegheny, 5-0

FIFTH-PLACE CONSOLATIONS
125 - Drew Landefeld, North Allegheny pinned Dan Santia, Hopwell, 2:33

For complete results from the Section-3 Individual 
Tournament, click on the FINAL Brackets link.

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             NA FALLS IN HEARTBREAKER AT
                       TEAM TOURNAMENT

The North Allegheny run in the WPIAL Team Tournament came to a heartbreaking end on Wednesday night in a 33-30 defeat at the hands of the Franklin Regional Panthers in the quarterfinals.  The match came down to the very last bout, a 285 pound meeting between NA’s Adam Doud and Franklin Regional’s Josh Hall.  Despite a valiant effort by Doud, Hall would claim a 3-0 decision to advance the Panthers to the semi-finals at Chartiers Valley High School on Friday night. 

The match opened at 103 pounds and freshman Dom Forys, as he seemingly always does, picked up a first period pin fall over Adam Shorthouse to give North Allegheny a 6-0 lead.  Franklin Regional’s Connor Medlang earned a third period pin fall over Phil Bachman to tie the team score at 6-6.  In an exciting bout at 119 pounds, Jesse Rodgers pulled out a 6-5 overtime decision to put the Tigers back in front, 9-6.  For his hard fought victory, Rodgers was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match.  However, the Panthers rolled off four consecutive victories, including pins by Penn State recruit Nico Megaludis, Evan Thompson, and Trevor Medlang. With a 27-9 lead after seven bouts, Franklin Regional certainly had the upper hand, but things were just about to get interesting.

Senior Kevin Monper broke the string of victories for the Panthers by defeating Kevin Wilhelm by a 7-2 decision at 145 pounds.  The win was nearly a pin fall for Monper, who had Wilhelm in dire straights near the end of the second period.  However, time ran out in the period just before Monper could finish off Wilhelm for the pin.  The decision for Monper pulled NA to within 27-12.

Ben Johnson followed with a 9-4 decision for the Panthers and the Franklin Regional lead swelled to 30-12.  That’s when North Allegheny put together a string of four consecutive victories of their own, including two pins by junior Jarred Lux and senior Jake Smith.  First, Alex DeCiantis edged Anthony Petrarca by an 8-7 decision at 160 pounds to pull NA to 30-15.  Lux and Smith collected back-to-back pins at 171 and 189 as the Tigers clawed back to within 30-27.  Senior Seth Marx defeated Luke Fleck 6-1 to even the team score to 30-30, pinning the hopes of both teams on the final bout.  In the match between Doud and Hull, it was an escape in the second period that put Hull ahead, 1-0.  With Doud desperate to rally in the third period, Hull managed a take down with time ticking off the clock to put the bout and match away for Franklin Regional.

Despite the loss for North Allegheny, it was another successful campaign for the Tigers.  NA added yet another section title to their long list of accolades, and finished the year with a record of 15-3.  Now the Tigers will focus on individual mat action at the WPIAL Sectionals on February 26.     

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 45  ALBERT GALLATIN - 23  

To advance to the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Team Tournament, the Tigers crushed Albert Gallatin 45-23.  North Allegheny built a 33-0 lead before the Colonials earned a major decision by Chris Milligan at 140 pounds, eight bouts into the contest.  To grab such a healthy advantage, Seth Marx (285), Phil Bachman (112) and Vincent Leschak (130) all earned regular decision while Dom Forys (103), Jesse Rodgers (119), Drew Landefeld (125) and Jason Monper (130) all earned pin falls.  After Milligan's win broke the NA shutout, Kevin Monper quickly pinned William Walters at 145 pounds to lock up the victory for North Allegheny with a 39-4 lead with five bouts to go.  The Colonials won four of the final five bouts, with two of those coming by forfeit.  For collecting another lightning quick pin fall, Forys was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match.

WPIAL TEAM TOURNAMENT (FIRST ROUND & QUARTERFINALS)
NORTH ALLEGHENY SENIOR HIGH
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

MATCH SUMMARY - WPIAL QUARTERFINAL
FRANKLIN REGIONAL - 33  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 30 

MATCH SUMMARY - WPIAL FIRST ROUND
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 45  ALBERT GALLATIN - 23

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                TIGERS EARN SECTION TITLE
                   BY EDGING BUTLER 30-29

The North Allegheny Tigers successfully defended their Section-3 title by once again defeating the Butler Golden Tornado in the section championship.  Just like last year, the match was a close one with the Golden Tornado as the Tigers edged Butler, 30-29.  The first bout of the championship match with Butler was perhaps a foreshadowing of the final score.  At 145 pounds, senior Kevin Monper defeated Eric Tuck by a 1-0 decision to give the Tigers a 3-0 team lead.  The Golden Tornado rebounded with two straight major decisions and a regular decision to grab an 11-3 advantage. 

North Allegheny battled back, starting with a hard fought victory by senior Jake Smith at 189 pounds.  Smith trailed 3-2 in the third period but forced a stalling call on Matt Pribis to even the score and draw overtime.  From there, Smith scored a take down on Pribis and earned the victory, 5-3.  Smith’s win brought the team score to 11-6, Butler.  At 215 pounds, Adam Doud picked up a win by injury over Robert Puncher.  It was an unfortunate break for Butler as Puncher went down with an apparent knee injury, forcing his exit.  The injury to Puncher allowed the Tigers to take a 12-11 lead.

After going ahead by a point, NA increased their lead to seven when Seth Marx notched a huge pin over Adam Steiner in the third period at 285 pounds.  Seth was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match for his key victory.  With North Allegheny leading 18-11, freshman Dom Forys barely broke a sweat against Cody Houston and scored a pin at 103 pounds to run NA’s advantage to 24-11.

Butler would respond with a pin fall of their own by Blake Caudill and a decision by Korey Caudill to pull within 24-20.  However, decisions by Drew Landefeld and Jason Monper put NA ahead by 10 team points with just two bouts to go.  Even though Butler’s Cody Hartman claimed a 5-3 decision over Ben Schweiger, the Tigers locked up the win and the section title as NA held a 30-23 lead with only one more bout remaining.  With Ryan Sippel banged up, the Tigers elected to forfeit the final bout to Dillon Weston to bring the final score to 30-29, North Allegheny. 

With the win, North Allegheny is now 13-2 on the season.  Butler falls to 23-3. The Tigers enter the WPIAL Team Tournament as the top seed from Section-3 and will await their opponent next week. 

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 41  HAMPTON - 19  

To make it to the section title match, North Allegheny first had to make their way past the Hampton Talbots.  The Tigers did just that by taking down Hampton, 41-19.  The Talbots kept things close through the first eight bouts, actually holding a 19-15 lead.  The match began at the 140 pounds and Hampton's strength sat in the heavier weight classes.  Once the match turned over at 103 pounds, the Tigers earned the win running away.  North Allegheny received back-to-back pin falls by Dom Forys (103) and Phil Bachman (112) to give the Tigers a 27-19 lead and momentum they would never relinquish. Drew Landefeld was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match for his exciting 8-2 win over Peter Craig at 125 pounds.  Landefeld's victory clinched the win for the Tigers over Hampton, putting NA ahead 33-19.  North Allegheny went on to win, 41-19.  

SECTION 3 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
BUTLER SENIOR HIGH
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

MATCH SUMMARY - SECTION FINAL
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 30  BUTLER - 29

MATCH SUMMARY - SECTION SEMIFINAL
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 41  HAMPTON - 19

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                    TIGERS BEAT AMBRIDGE,
             HEAD TO SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS

North Allegheny wrapped up the regular season with a 62-12 victory over Ambridge on Monday night.  The match served as a final tune-up before the Section Championships on Wednesday night.  The regular season finale began at 171 pounds and Jared Lux quickly got the Tigers started with a pin fall to put NA in front 6-0.  Lux's pin was the first of seven in a rout for the Tigers.  Also collecting pins was Dom Forys (103), Phil Bachman (112), Jason Monper (130), Ben Schweiger (135), Kevin Monper (145), Alex DeCiantis (160).  Drew Landefeld recorded a technical fall at 125 and Seth Marx recorded a decision at 285.  Forfeits were collected at 119 by Greg Gaus and at 140 by Ryan Sippel. 

The Tigers will try to defend their section title at the Section Championships on Wednesday at Butler High School.  The Tigers will face Hampton at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, the second place team out of Subsection 3A, to open the tournament.  You can hear all the mat action live via the internet on the North Allegheny Sports Network.

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         TIGERS DOMINATE NA QUADRANGULAR

North Allegheny swept through the competition at the NA Quadrangular on Saturday afternoon.  The Tigers claimed wins over Fort LeBoeuf (33-21), Latrobe (36-30), and Mt. Lebanon (50-27).  The victory over Latrobe was particularly impressive as the Wildcats were ranked either second or third in most of the area’s publications. Dominec Forys (103), Jarred Lux (171), and Seth Marx (285) all earned wins by pin fall.  Marx's pin over Dylan Colucci was the deciding bout in the match with Latrobe as it came with the team score tied 30-30. 

The Tigers appear to be hitting their stride at the right time with the Section Tournament coming up this week on Wednesday at Butler High School.  The Tigers will face Hampton at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, the second place team out of Subsection 3A, to open the tournament.  Before the Section Tournament, the Tigers will host Ambridge on Monday night at 7:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 36   LATROBE - 30

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           NA EARNS BIG WIN OVER NORTH HILLS

North Allegheny remains undefeated in the section by coming up with a big victory over North Hills on Wednesday night, 54-16. The win locks up first place in Section 3B for the Tigers and guarantees NA a spot in the section tournament next week.   In all, seven Tigers collected pins against the Indians.  Phil Bachman (112), Ryan Sippel (140), Kevin Monper (145), Colton Byerly (152), Alex DeCiantis (160), Jarred Lux (171), and Seth Marx (215) earned pins in the victory.  The Tigers improve to 4-0 in section action while North Hills falls to 3-1.    NA, the defending section champions, will face Ambridge tonight at North Allegheny.

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NA TAKES 2nd PLACE AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The North Allegheny Tigers claimed second place at the Allegheny County Wrestling Championships this weekend.  North Allegheny finished with 200.5 team points, only 24.5 behind highly touted Central Catholic.  The Tigers placed two gold medalists, Dom Forys at 103 pounds and Jesse Rodgers at 119 pounds.  Forys defeated West Mifflin’s James Harrison by a 7-2 decision for first place.  Rodgers topped Nick Zanetta from Keystone Oaks in a 3-1 decision. 

The Tigers had numerous second place finishers at the tournament, including senior Kevin Monper at 145 pounds, sophomore Alex DeCiantis at 160 pounds, and junior Jarred Lux at 171 pounds.  Earning fourth place medals was Drew Landefeld at 125 pounds and Seth Marx at 285 pounds.  Junior Ryan Sippel took sixth place at 140 pounds.  Senior Jake Smith also took sixth place at 189 pounds. 

North Allegheny, who is 3-0 in Subsection 3B, will visit North Hills on Wednesday night.  On Thursday night, the Tigers face Ambridge in a rescheduled match-up from last week because of snow.   

ALLEGHENY COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
January 14th and 15th, 2011

TEAM SCORES

NA RESULTS

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NA EARNS BIG SUBSECTION WIN
OVER HOPEWELL, 39-24

In an important match-up in Subsection 3B, the North Allegheny Tigers took down the Hopewell Vikings on Wednesday night, 39-24.  Both teams entered the meeting with a 2-0 record in the subsection.  With the win, the Tigers take sole possession of first place.

The night began at the 103 pound weight class as freshman Dominic Forys gave NA a 6-0 team lead by pinning Matt Tempalski with just four seconds remaining in the third period.  Hopewell followed with a 5-1 decision by Filippo Crivelli and a pin fall by Tim Dusch to put the Vikings on top 9-6.

At 125 pounds, freshman Jesse Rodgers collected a 13-1 major decision over Danny Santia to give NA the team lead back at 10-9.  The Tigers would stay in front for the rest of the night.  Freshman Drew Landefeld wasted little time by pinning Brad Ronick with 1:17 remaining in the first period at 130 pounds.  Sophomore Vince Leschak earned a 15-2 major decision at 135 pounds over Dan Bradfield.  That was followed by a Ben Schweiger 6-4 overtime win over Chris Workman at 140 pounds.  After Schweiger’s victory, the Tigers’ lead swelled to 23-9. 

Hopewell inched closer in the match-up thanks to a 5-1 decision by Cody Mutkus and a pin fall by Marco Crivelli to pull the Vikings to within five team points, trailing 23-18.  North Allegheny responded with an 18-8 major decision by Alex DeCiantis over Bob Tempalski at 160 pounds to bump the Tigers lead to 27-18.  Junior Jared Lux barely broke a sweat with a quick pin fall over Jake Trillow to up the score to 33-18.  Senior Jake Smith put the win on ice with a 3-1 decision in overtime over Damon Drositis at 189 pounds to bring the team score to 36-18.  At 285 pounds, Seth Marx ended the night with an exciting 5-4 decision over Richie Smallwood.

NA remains undefeated in Subsection-3B with a record of 3-0.  The Tigers hold an overall mark of 7-2.  Hopewell falls to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the subsection.  North Allegheny is back in action next Wednesday in a home meeting with Ambridge.  All the mat action will be broadcast live over the internet on the North Allegheny Sports Network. 

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 39   HOPEWELL - 24

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NA FINISHES 8th AT MEINHEIM CENTRAL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

North Allegheny came away with a solid showing at the Manheim Central Holiday Tournament.  NA finished tied for eighth place with Cumberland Valley, totaling 93.5 team points. In all, 15 teams took part in the tournament.

Junior Jared Lux had the best finish of all the Tigers wrestlers, claiming a third place medal with a pin fall over Casey Pace of Fort Leboeuf in the third place bout.  Freshman Jesse Rodgers and senior Jake Smith picked up fourth place medals.  Domenic Forys, Kevin Monper and Alex DeCiantis earned fifth place medals.

41st MANHEIM HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
December 29th and 30th, 2010

TEAM SCORES

NA RESULTS

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CANON-McMILLAN HANDS TIGERS 49-16 DEFEAT

Using a strong start and an equally strong finish, the Canon-McMillan Big Macs defeated North Allegheny 49-16 on Thursday night.  The loss was the second on the season for the Tigers, dropping their record to 6-2.  The defending WPIAL champion Big Macs remain undefeated at 8-0.

The Tigers, the perennial favorite in Section-3, were hoping to overcome injuries and give the Big Macs a run for their money.  However, pin falls by Dario Dobbin and Will Pihiou at 135 and 140 pounds to start the night had NA behind the eight ball immediately.  Trailing 12-0, Canon-McMillan’s Nick Catalano earned a 13-6 decision at 145 pounds to improve the Big Macs lead to 15-0.  Colton Byerly got North Allegheny on the board by picking up a 5-2 decision over Mark Dami at 152 pounds to cut Canon-Mac’s lead to 15-3.  After the Big Mac’s Cody Renzilli earned a 9-3 win over Matt Wolf, the Tigers’ wrestlers earned back to back wins to climb back into the match.  Sophmore Alex DeCiantis wrestled up a weight class to 171 pounds and picked up a 6-4 decision over Zach Thomas.  Also wrestling up a weight class, Jarred Lux dominated the action against Ian Binotto at 189 pounds and collected a pin fall at 1:48 of the third period. For his outstanding effort, Lux was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match.  The fall by Lux brought the team score to 18-12, Canon-McMillan. 

Unfortunately for the Tigers, the reigning WPIAL champs would regain the momentum with back to back pins by Alex Campbell and Cody Klempay at 215 and 285 pounds.  North Allegheny would win only one of the remaining matches when Jesse Rodgers earned an impressive 13-1 major decision over Sammy Minor at 125 pounds.

The Tigers hit the mat again next week on December 28-29 at the Manheim Invitational.  Canon-McMillan will host the PowerAde Christmas Tournament.       

MATCH SUMMARY
CANON-McMILLAN - 49   NORTH ALLEGHENY - 16

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TIGERS PUMMEL PINE-RICHLAND 71-3

In their Section-3B opener, the North Allegheny Tigers crushed Pine-Richland on Tuesday night, 71-3.  The Tigers were aided by seven forfeits, but won all but one of the remaining matches on the docket.  North Allegheny opened the night at 103 pounds with a pin fall by freshman Domenic Forys over Luke Bodnar at one minute in the first period to grab a 6-0 lead.

Forys' pin was the first of four by the Tigers on the night.  Three of those four pins were collected by NA freshman.  At 130 pounds, freshman Jason Monper pinned Austin Killian with 38 seconds remaining in the third period.  In a 160 pound bout, freshman Colton Byerly pinned Ian Strawser at 26 seconds in the second period.  To cap the night, Tigers' senior Dalton Bailey pinned Connor Hennessy in the 285 pound weight class.

While the pin falls and forfeits created an insurmountable lead for North Allegheny, the bout of the night came at 215 pounds.  Senior Jake Smith, who was jumping up a weight class from 189, defeated Pine-Richland standout Ben Balish by a 5-3 final.  The win was impressive not only because Smith was wrestling up a weight class, but because Balish recently earned first place at the Eastern Area Invitational Wrestling Tournament this past weekend at 215 pounds.  For his victory, Smith was named the Wright Automotive Wrestler of the Match.

North Allegheny begins section action with a victory and is 1-0 in Section-3B and is also 1-0 overall.  The Tigers will next take part in the Franklin Regional Duels on Saturday.  Pine-Richland will next wrestle at the Redbank Valley Tournament this weekend. 

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 71  PINE-RICHLAND - 3

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NA FINISHES 3rd AT EASTERN AREA TOURNAMENT

The NA Tigers Wrestling Team hit the mat for the first time this season at the Eastern Area Wrestling Tournament and came away with a very good showing.  The Tigers finished third out of a 16 team field.  This was the 33rd annual Eastern Area Wrestling Tournament hosted by Gateway High School.  Kiski Area earned the tournament title, their seventh EAIWT title since 2002.  Up next for the Tigers, a meeting with Pine-Richland in their section opener on Tuesday night.     

EASTERN AREA  TOURNAMENT
Gateway High School
December 10-11, 2010

TEAM SCORING (FINAL)

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Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director
Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org