Three Tigers Medal At WPIAL Tournament, Dylan Coy Wins Gold

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North Allegheny junior Dylan Coy won a WPIAL title at 120 pounds and two other Tigers won bronze at the WPIAL Class AAA individual tournament on Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School. Adding to an outstanding day for North Allegheny wrestlers, sophomore Nick Gorman (126) and senior Collin McCorkle (160) each won third-place consolation bouts in their respective weight classes to advance to the PIAA Western Super Regional next weekend.

Coy, who took third place at WPIALs last season, opened the 120-pound bracket in the quarterfinals with a dominant 18-2 tech fall over Ryan Klingensmith of Kiski Area. In the semifinals, Coy earned a 7-0 decision over Jacob Houpt of Canon-McMillan and followed with a 4-3 decision against Waynesburg’s Mac Church, the top seed in the bracket, to win his first WPIAL crown.

After a quarterfinal round loss for Gorman to begin action at 126 pounds, he rebounded in the consolation bracket with an 8-0 decision against Butler’s Nick Schaukowitsch. In second round consolation, Gorman won in a 3-2 UTB against Trinity’s Blake Reihner and quickly pinned Connellsville’s Mason Prinkey in 48 seconds in the third-place bout.

At 160 pounds, McCorkle opened with a 3-2 decision over Waynesburg’s Nate Stephensen in the quarterfinals. McCorkle met a familiar foe in the semifinals and took state medalist Cole Spencer of Pine-Richland to the limit, but narrowly fell by a 1-0 decision. In the consolations, McCorkle bounced back with a win by fall over Christopher Beatty of Chartiers Valley and followed by winning 3-2 UTB over Kiski Area’s Enzo Morlacci of Kiski Area in the third-place bout.

Also competing for North Allegheny at the WPIAL Class individual wrestling tournament were Nathan Monteparte (132), Brad Stipetich (138), Max Stedeford (145), Travis Stipetich (172) and Brady Leczo (215). For North Allegheny results, see below.

Coy, Gorman and McCorkle will continue their seasons on Saturday, March 6 at the PIAA Western Super Regional.

WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships

Saturday, February 27 at Canon-McMillan High School
WeightWrestlersScore
120 - QuarterfinalsDylan Coy (NA) tech fall Ryan Klingensmith (Kiski Area)18-2
SemifinalsDylan Coy (NA) dec. Jacob Houpt (Canon-McMillan)7-0
ChampionshipDylan Coy (NA dec. Mac Church (Waynesburg)4-3
126 - QuarterfinalsZander Phaturos (Waynesburg) dec. Nick Gorman (NA)3-2
1st ConsolationNick Gorman (NA) maj. dec. Nick Schaukowitsch (Butler)8-0
2nd ConsolationNick Gorman (NA) pinned Blake Reihner (Trinity)3-2 UTB
3rd Place Nick Gorman (NA) pinned Mason Prinkey (Connellsville)0:48
132 - QuarterfinalsNate Roth (Latrobe) dec. Nathan Monteparte (NA)6-0
1st ConsolationNathan Monteparte (NA) dec. Costa Moore (Canon-McMillan)3-2
2nd ConsolationColton Stoneking (Waynesburg) dec. Nathan Monteparte (NA)3-1
138 - QuarterfinalsCole Homet (Waynesburg) maj. dec. Brad Stipetich (NA)12-0
1st ConsolationJonah Miller (New Castle) dec. Brad Stipetich (NA)3-2
145 - QuarterfinalsKelin Laffey (Pine-Richland) dec. Max Stedeford (NA)5-2
1st ConsolationMax Stedeford (NA) pinned Michael Kinzey (Armstrong)3:32
2nd ConsolationTy Linsenbigler (Hempfield) dec. Max Stedeford (NA)8-2
160 - QuarterfinalsCollin McCorkle (NA) dec. Nate Stephenson (Waynesburg)3-2
SemifinalsCole Spencer (PR) dec. Collin McCorkle (NA)1-0
2nd ConsolationCollin McCorkle (NA) pinned Christopher Beatty (Chartiers Valley)4:01
3rd PlaceCollin McCorkle (NA) dec. Enzo Morlacci (Kiski Area)3-2, UTB
172 - QuarterfinalsMatthew Furman (Canon-McMillan) pinned Travis Stipetich (NA)1:36
1st ConsolationTravis Stipetich (NA) maj. dec. Manuel Santos (Seneca Valley)8-0
2nd ConsolationBrian Finnerty (Thomas Jefferson) dec. Travis Stipetich (NA)2-0
215 - QuarterfinalBrady Leczo (NA) dec. Caleb Chismar (Greensburg Salem)5-3
SemifinalsLogan Harmon (Armstrong) pinned Brady Leczo (NA)2:26
2nd ConsolationTyler Rohaley (Canon-McMillan) pinned Brady Leczo (NA)1:58