Two Tigers Crowned WPIAL Champions
Two North Allegheny grapplers won gold on Saturday at the WPIAL individual wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. Seniors Eric Hong and Jake Woodley were crowned WPIAL champions at 160 and 195 pounds, respectively. Hong defeated Belle Vernon’s Zachary Hartman by a 7-4 decision and Woodley pinned Upper St. Clair’s Eli Grape in 3:40 in his title bout. For Woodley, it marks his second straight WPIAL title. (Watch an interview with Woodley by MSA Sports below.)
Hong and Woodley automatically advance to the PIAA tournament in Hershey next week by virtue of their WPIAL championship wins and three other Tigers will be joining them. Jake Hinkson won bronze at 145 pounds and picked up a 9-5 decision over Belle Vernon’s Tyler Seliga in the third-place bout. Luke Landefeld (132) and Sean Hoover (170) fell in the third-place bout in their respective weight classes but still qualify for the state tournament by finishing in the top four. For a complete look at North Allegheny’s day two results at the WPIAL individual wrestling tournament, see below.
The PIAA tournament begins on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. You can listen to a live broadcast the state tournament in Hershey courtesy of our friends at WJPA Radio by clicking here.
WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships - Day Two
Saturday, March 4 at Canon-McMillan High School| Weight | Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 113 - 2nd Consolation | Zach McCann (FR) dec. Jacob Downing (NA) | 5-3 |
| 132 - Semifinals | Caleb Morris (WBG) dec. Luke Landefeld (NA) | 4-3 |
| 4th Consolation | Luke Landefeld (NA) dec. Jack Blumer (KA) | 6-1 |
| 3rd Place Bout | Job Chisko (PT) dec. Luke Landefeld (NA) | 2-1 |
| 138 - 2nd Consolation | Zach Stedeford (NA) pinned Alex Weber (TJ) | 3:50 |
| 3rd Consolation | Zach Stedeford (NA) dec. Scotty Dietrich (BUT) | 7-4 |
| 4th Consolation | Nick Acuna (Moon) dec. Zach Stedeford (NA) | 2-1 |
| 145 - Semifinals | Joey Blumer (KA) dec. Jake Hinkson (NA) | 4-2 |
| 4th Consolation | Jake Hinkson (NA) maj. dec. Huner Kernan (BP) | 9-0 |
| 3rd Place Bout | Jake Hinkson (NA) dec. Tyler Seliga (BV) | 9-5 |
| 152 - 2nd Consolation | Nick Geyer (PR) dec. Jon Hoover (NA) | 3-0 |
| 160 - Semifinals | Eric Hong (NA) dec. Max Shaw (TJ) | 5-2 |
| Championship | Eric Hong (NA) dec. Zachary Hartman (BV) | 7-4 |
| 170 - 2nd Consolation | Sean Hoover (NA) dec. Dante Presutti (Montour) | 6-3 |
| 3rd Consolation | Sean Hoover (NA) dec. Peter Klein (FR) | 6-0 |
| 4th Consolation | Sean Hoover (NA) dec. Blaze Kansco (CM) | 5-3 |
| 3rd Place Bout | Alec Shaw (GS) default Sean Hoover (NA) | |
| 195 - Semifinal | Jake Woodley (NA) tech fall Nate Ansell (CVLLE) | 19-4 |
| Championship | Jake Woodley (NA) pinned Eli Grape (USC) | 3:40 |
| 285 - 2nd Consolation | Corey Dodson (AG) dec. Derek Devine (NA) | 3-1 |