Boys' Wrestling Game Summaries

Senior Jake Woodley earned two more wins at the PIAA tournament on Saturday to cap off a brilliant career at North Allegheny as a two-time state champion. Woodley pinned Nick Duliakis of Owen J. Roberts in the semifinals at 195 pounds and finished off his journey for state gold with a 3-1 decision over Ethan Laird of General McLane in the championship bout. The Oklahoma recruit ends the season with a 50-2 record and a career mark of 147-42.

At 160 pounds, senior Eric Hong culminated his trek through the consolation bracket to earn a PIAA bronze medal. Hong started the day with an 8-0 major decision over Jason Montgomery of Bethel Park and followed that up by exacting revenge over Ryan Resnick of Owen J. Roberts. Resnick had upset Hong in the first round of the tournament on Thursday but in the rematch Hong claimed a 3-1 decision to advance to the third-place bout. Hong defeated Jonah Barley of Penn Manor for third place by a 3-2 decision.

At 145 pounds, Jake Hinkson dropped a narrow 2-1 decision to Brock Port of Bellefonte in the semifinals but rebounded with a consolation win over Willam Evanitsky of Scranton, his second of the tournament over Evanitsky, by a 3-2 decision. In the third-place bout, Brock Wilson pinned Hinkson at 5:25 ending a terrific run by the NA senior in the state tournament.  For a complete look at the PIAA Class AAA bracket, click here.

Congratulations to the North Allegheny wrestling team and coaching staff for an outstanding 2016-17 season.

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Chambers and the Tribune Review.)

PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships - Day Three

Three Tigers continue into day three of the Class AAA PIAA wrestling tournament in Hershey. In Friday’s action, senior Jake Hinkson (145) and Jake Woodley (195) picked up quarterfinal victories to advance to the semifinals in their respective weight classes. Hinkson defeated Riley Palmer of Council Rock South by a 3-2 decision, while Woodley thoroughly defeated Carson Kinney of Halzeton Area by a 25-10 tech fall.

Also advancing into the third day of the tournament was senior Eric Hong in the consolation bracket at 160 pounds. Hong pinned Cumberland Valley’s Quinton Milliken in 4:01 in the second round of the consolations and followed that up with a 2-0 decision over Belle Vernon’s Zachary Hartman in the third round of consolations.

Luke Landefeld (132) and Sean Hoover (170) had their runs in the PIAA tournament come to an end on Friday. A look at North Allegheny’s results in Hershey can be found below.

The third and final day of the PIAA tournament begins this morning at 9:00 a.m. The Class AAA finals will begin at 7:00 p.m. You can follow all of the live action courtesy of our friends at WJPA Radio by clicking here.

PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships - Day Two

Two North Allegheny wrestlers remain in the winner’s bracket after day one of the PIAA championships in Hershey. Senior Jake Hinkson, a Kent State recruit, picked up a 12-4 major decision over William Evanitsky in his first round matchup at 145 pounds. Senior Jake Woodley, an Oklahoma recruit, topped Cole Forrester of Shippensburg by a 19-7 major decision at 195 pounds. Both Hinkson and Woodley advance to the quarterfinals this afternoon.

At 132 pounds, Seton Hill recruit Luke Landefeld earned a 3-1 decision over Cameron Robinson of Council Rock North his pigtail bout but fell to Wyatt Long of Cumberland Valley in the first round by a 7-5 decision. Senior Eric Hong, a University of Pennsylvania recruit, was upended in the first round but bounced back in the consolation bracket with a win by fall over Hunter Vogels of Boyertown. Senior Sean Hoover, a Seton Hill recruit, defeated Ben Root of Shippensburg by a 4-3 decision in his pigtail bout but dropped a 3-1 decision to Luke McGonigal of Clearfield in the first round. Landefeld, Hong and Hoover all remain alive in the consolation bracket in day two of competition.

You can follow all the live action of the PIAA Class AAA individual wrestling tournament courtesy of our friends at WJPA Radio by clicking here.

PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships - Day One

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

Four North Allegheny wrestlers have advanced to the semifinals and five more will compete in day two of the WPIAL Class AAA individual wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. Seniors Luke Landefeld, Jake Hinkson, Eric Hong and Jake Woodley all successfully navigated their way through the first day of the tournament to earn a place in the final four of their respective weight classes.

At 132 pounds, Landefeld opened the day with a win by fall over Bryce Long of Norwin in 1:57 and followed that up with a quarterfinal victory over Joel Cawoski of Greater Latrobe by an 8-1 decision. Hinkson picked up a fall over Franklin Regional’s Jimmy O’Neil at 145 pounds in 1:18 and delivered a 13-7 decision over Tyler Seliga of Belle Vernon in the quarterfinals.

At 160 pounds, Eric Hong pinned Angelo Harr of Greater Latrobe in 2:54 and defeated Franklin Regional’s Dan Contraguerro in the quarterfinals by a 4-2 decision. Jake Woodley barely broke a sweat in his first round win over Penn-Trafford’s Matt Wilkie at 195 pounds, pinning him in 34 seconds. Woodley followed that up with another win by fall, defeating Keyshawn Smith of Plum in 5:06.

Five other Tigers remain alive and will participate in day two of the tournament in the consolation bracket. Those NA grapplers include Jacob Downing (113), Zach Stedeford (138), Jon Hoover (145), Sean Hoover (170) and Derek Devine (285). A look at the North Allegheny results from day one at the WPIAL championships are below.

Action resumes at the Class AAA WPIAL individual wrestling tournament on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. You can listen to every match from the tournament courtesy of our friends at WJPA Radio by clicking here.

WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships - Day One