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2008 JUNIOR VARSITY

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

SEPA CLASSIC

Max Agasar - 152 LB.

3RD PLACE

Paul Scott - 135 LB.

5TH PLACE

S. Medina - 285 LB.

5TH PLACE 

WETZEL CLASSIC

Dan Bolich - 152 LB.

CHAMPION

Dave Kim - 152 LB.

4TH PLACE

 

 

 

 

  Santry, Agasar and J. Bolich all go 5-0 for the Day

Upper Moreland was missing two top wrestlers against an old and talented rival Wissahickon. But sophomore Zach Lyall's clutch win helped the Bears pull through.

UPPER MORELAND - It wasn't quite a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, but Upper Moreland wrestling coach Stefan Muller was more than a bit worried about Thursday night's home match against Wissahickon.

Not only was this one the Suburban One League American Conference opener for both teams, but it matched two teams with designs on winning a title. And the Trojans have tormented the Golden Bears over the years.

"We had to win," said UM sophomore 112-pounder Zack Lyall. "The first match is always the hardest and, if we lost, our chances (of winning the SOL American) would be over." The fact that the Bears were without two stalwarts - seniors James Nicholson and Max Agasar - didn't help Muller's dinner settle well, either.
"I was nervous before the match and then they won the coin flip and I got more nervous," Muller said. "We had to do some mixing and matching, but our guys came through."

 Indeed they did. Upper Moreland's rugged middle of the lineup, led by seniors Tim Santry and Jake Ellis and junior Will Dill, piled up 18 points to help the Golden Bears pull away for a 42-24 win.

What the victory did was keep the Golden Bears in line for a late-season showdown against defending SOL American Conference champ Norristown. The Eagles beat UM last season to clinch the crown and keep the Golden Bears from winning the first wrestling title in school history.
"You don't want to ever look ahead, but we needed this one," Muller said. "We were down the two guys going in, and Wissahickon was without one of the Watkins brothers, but the guys we had performed."

When Lyall took the mat, the score was tied at 12. At the start of the third period of his match, he was down 4-1 to Aaron Rodriguez. However, an escape and takedown midway through the final period forced overtime. And in the extra session, Lyall scored a takedown and picked up two back points to seal the win. "When Zack got the takedown to tie it that gave him a little confidence," Muller said. "And then he had that look in his eye after that that he could win that match.
"That was a big win for us - and then our guys who have been there came through."

Ellis (130) and Santry (135) each had first-minute falls and Dill (140) won by forfeit to turn what was a close match into an insurmountable 36-15 UM lead with only three matches to go.

"We have the guys who can pull it off," Lyall said. "And we were able to get the win."

Upper Moreland 42, Wissahickon 24

 

171 - Paul Wisloski (W) dec. Daniel Bolich (UM), 3-0 (0-3)

189 - John Bolich (UM) pinned Matt Hwang (W), 1:36 (6-3)

215 - Kevin Yannes (W) dec. Zach Beben (UM), 5-3 (6-6)

285 - Brian Corliss (W) pinned Sebastian Medina (UM), 1:26 (6-12)

103 - Bob Harmon (UM) pinned Nick Christian (W), 1:42 (12-12)

112 - Zack Lyall (UM) dec. Aaron Rodriguez (W), 8-4 OT (15-12)

119 - Dave Yannes (W) dec. Dennis Mucerino (UM), 7-5 (15-15)

125 - Anthony Dill (UM) dec. Will Berardelli (W), 11-4 (18-15)

130 - Jacob Ellis (UM) pinned Brennan Weiss (W), 0:43 (24-15)

135 - Tim Santry (UM) pinned Dan Schuerer (W), 0:57 (30-15)

140 - Will Dill (UM) won by forfeit (36-15)

145 - Sean Saunders (W) dec. Paul Scott (UM), 6-3 (36-18)

152 - Chris Clayton (UM) pinned Tyler Ells (W), 1:59 (42-18)

160 - Andre Watkins (W) pinned David Kim (UM), 2:54 (42-24)

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 Upper Moreland sends six to Wetzel semis

Harmon, Ellis, Santry, Dill, J. Bolich & Nicholson still in the hunt

by Bill Keen, The Intelligencer

HORSHAM - It's definitely not a surprise that Upper Moreland finds itself in second place after Tuesday's quarterfinal round of the ninth annual Ralph Wetzel Holiday Classic wrestling tournament. A total of six Golden Bears will be in Wednesday's semifinals; they trail only Downingtown East. Jake Ellis at 125, John Bolich at 171 and James Nicholson at 189 are returning champions. Two others - 130-pounder Tim Santry and Will Dill at 140 - finished second a year ago, while 103-pound Bobby Harmon was in middle school last December and reached the semis the easy way. He was one of only five in the weight class, which means his semifinal bout against Bensalem's Mike Pritchard will be the first time he sees action.

Despite the fact he is the defending 119-pound champion, Ellis is seeded second behind another returning champ, Malvern Prep's Jimmy Stowell, who was only a freshman when he won the Wetzel in 2008. Ellis used his No. 2 status as incentive when he scored a quick takedown and went on to an 11-0 major decision over Bensalem's Anthony Prisco in their quarterfinal match. "Definitely," a determined Ellis said. "I don't like messing around, I just wanted to get out there and pin (Prisco) and I got the match started as quickly as possible so he had no chance."

Santry was extremely impressive with his fall over Brennan Weiss of Wissahickon in just 58 seconds. His semifinal bout will be one of the day's highlights as he'll face Bensalem's Nick Lippincott in a battle of wrestlers with identical 7-0 records.

Host Hatboro-Horsham only has three in the semifinals but the Hatters picked up enough bonus points in the first two rounds to place them third in the team standings. Defending 112-pound champion Matt Harkins, the second seed at 119, will be joined by teammates Bryan Wu at 140 and Corey Bodnar at 145. Wu came in with a 2-2 record, but scored a first period fall in 1:33 in his opening match and a come-from-behind, quarterfinal fall over St. Joseph's Prep's Kevin Byrne in 3:35. "I was leading in the beginning but then I got a little lazy," Wu said. "When I saw the (second period) score that I was losing, I knew I had to do something to get the lead - and I caught him on his back."

Standing sixth in the team race, Central Bucks East has five in the semifinals - Mike Laurinaitis (112), Nick Dau (135), Andrew Foltyn (160), Joe Mannino (171) and Zac Mysza (285). Clinging to a 3-0, third period lead, Mannino used a two-on-one on the left wrist to catch a tiring Dan Berlin of Hatboro-Horsham for a couple of near falls and a 9-0 major decision. "It all depends on the person I'm wrestling," said Mannino as he explained why he likes the two-on-one. "If  they know what I'm doing and they counteract it I won't use it, but like tonight when they're tired, I like to use it because they have no counter for it."

Archbishop Wood was 10th in the team standings with three in the semifinals; Jake Topley at 103, McDermott at 112 and Kevin Larason at 145 will try to advance to the championship finals when actions resumes today at 9 a.m. "I like to start out in front because I know I can take the kid if I take him down first," Topley said. "I think I'm better on my feet because I'm taller (than most 103 pounders) so I'm very comfortable when we're neutral."

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 Santry, Nicholson & J. Bolich Win Gold

Ellis and Dill take 2nd and Harmon Finishes 3rd.

by Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

HORSHAM - For the second year in a row Upper Moreland finished second in the team standings and the Golden Bears, along with Malvern Prep, each had a tournament-best three individual champions.

Leading the way for UM were seniors Tim Santry (130) and James Nicholson (189), along with junior John Bolich (171). All three won titles and all have been on the top step at this tournament before. Santry won it as a freshman and sophomore, to go along with this year, and Nicholson now has two Wetzel titles. For Bolich, this was his third and he'll likely get a chance to become the only four-time winner next year.

"I was just thinking that I needed to go out there and see what he's got and see what I could do," said Santry, who needed only 1:36 to pin Downingtown East's Kevin Sager in the finale. "Last year I lost in the last three seconds here and I didn't want that to happen again. That was in the back of my mind a little bit."

Like Santry, Bolich dominated his final as he thumped another Cougar, Rob Fitzgerald, 11-0. "I had forgotten that Downingtown East was in the tournament and he (Fitzgerald) was pretty tough," Bolich said. "I've been trying to attack more in my matches and I have more confidence this year and that's helping me."

As for Nicholson, he was well aware of his opponent in the finals, Malvern Prep's Bobby Scaramuzza. The two had met three times before with Nicholson winning each time. He made it 4-0 with a solid 5-1 win. "My conditioning is better this year and that's helping me," Nicholson said. "I'm just going one match at a time and trying to get better. And our team is doing well. We want to make a good run at district duals and win as many matches as we can."

In addition, junior Will Dill placed second at 140, senior Jake Ellis placed second at 125 while freshman Bobby Harmon was third at 103 for the Golden Bears.

Ninth Annual Ralph Wetzel Holiday Classic

Team scores: 1. Downingtown East (DE), 193 points; 2. Upper Moreland (UM), 161 1/2; 3. Hatboro-Horsham (H-H), 157; 4. Malvern Prep (MP), 131; 5. Perkiomen Valley (PV), 118; 6. Cape Henlopen, Del. (CH), 108 1/2; 7. Bensalem (B), 106 1/2; 8. Central Bucks East (CBE), 99; 9. Pequea Valley (PVa), 92; 10. Wissahickon (W), 78; 11. Abington (A), 66; 12. West Chester East (WCE), 58; 13. Archbishop Wood (AW), 56 1/2; 14. Chestnut Hill Academy (CHA), 50; 15. Cheltenham (Ch), 31; 16. St. Joseph's Prep (SJP), 9; 17. Abington Friends School (AFS), 4.

Championship finals

103 pounds: Mike Pritchard (B) dec. T.J. Nelson (DE), 6-4 (OT)

112: Alex Wait (DE) dec. Justin Cummings (B), 4-2

119: Ricky Durso (MP) pinned Matt Harkins (H-H), 2:47

125: Jim Stowell (MP) dec. Jake Ellis (UM), 9-7

130: Tim Santry (UM) pinned Kevin Sager (DE), 1:36

135: Gavin Milligan (PV) maj. dec. Will Goldman (DE), 10-0

140: Bryan Wu (H-H) pinned Will Dill (UM), 2:52

145: Scott Engle (DE) dec. George Baker (PVa), 4-1

152: Ray Ball (PVa) dec. Tyler Heermann (WCE), 8-6

160: Andre Watkins (W) pinned Andrew Foltyn (CBE), 5:43

171: John Bolich (UM) maj. dec. Rob Fitzgerald (DE), 11-0

189: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Bob Scaramuzza (MP), 5-1

215: Lou Fioravanti (PV) pinned Chris Palmieri (DE), 3:08

285: Joe DiTrolio (MP) pinned Zak Mysza (CBE), 2:15

Consolation finals

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) pinned Jake Topley (AW), 2:57

112: Riley McDermott (AW) dec. Mike Laurinaitis (CBE), 8-2

119: Chris Young (CH) dec. Shane Hughes (B), 7-2

125: Anthony Prisco (B) dec. Drew Jackson (PVa), 3-2

130: Drew Felice (H-H) dec. Brennan Weiss (W), 3-1

135: Nick Dau (CBE) dec. Sean Saunders (W), 7-2

140: Sam Mohr (CH) dec. Connor Burns (MP), 4-1

145: James Bitter (CH) pinned Corey Bodnar (H-H), 4:34

152: Tadeo Gonzalez (CH) pinned Mike Lynch (H-H), 2:48

160: Nick Lynch (H-H) dec. Dave Florek (WCE), 4-3

171: Dan Gallagher (CHA) dec. Joe Mannino (CBE), 7-3

189: Orvin Liburd (Ch) dec. Bob Strickland (PV), 7-5

215: Jack Devine (MP) dec. Dan Smith (CH), 7-4

285: Will Emery (CHA) pinned Angel Carlo (A), 3:25

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 Cheltenham no match for UM 

Rebuilding Panthers forced to forfeit 10 weight classes

by The Webmaster

 

UPPER MORELAND - It wasn't that long ago when the Golden Bears were in the same situation that Cheltenham finds themselves in - low numbers and inexperienced wrestlers - so I can certainly feel for them, and although the Panthers probably could have started more than 4 wrestlers in their varsity line-up, they decided to send the majority of their team out to wrestle junior varsity where they could get a more competitve match-up and gain some valuable experience. Although I personally would have liked to have watched a great varisty meet, I have to say that I totally agree with their decision. Sending out inexperienced wrestlers to get pinned in 30 seconds does not help them learn the sport at all.

 

For Upper Moreland, seniors Dan Bolich and James Nicholson both majored their opponents and the Golden Bears went on to win the meet by a score of 62-9

 

Upper Moreland 62, Cheltenham 9

 

103 - Bobby Harmon (UM) WBFF

112 - Gino Stone (C) DEC. Zach Lyall (UM) 4-2 OT

119 - Anthony Dill (UM) WBFF

125 - Jake Ellis (UM) WBFF

130 - Tim Santry (UM) WBFF

135 - Double FF

140 - Ken Scott (UM) WBFF

145 - Chris Clayton (UM) WBFF

152 - Max Agasar (UM) WBFF

160 - Dan Bolich (UM) maj. dec. Ryan Schagier (C) 10-0

171 - John Bolich (UM) WBFF

189 - James Nicholson (UM) maj. dec. Orvin Liburd (C) 12-4

215 - Zach Beben (UM) WBFF

285 - Terron Gay (C) pinned Sebastian Medina (UM) 2:31

 

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 Golden Bears win the Octorara Duals 

Harmon, Ellis, Santry, Dill, and J. Bolich all go 5-0

by The Webmaster

 

OCTORARA HIGH SCHOOL - The Golden Bears had quite a day at the Octorara Duals as Upper Moreland took home the Team Championship trophy by defeating all five opponents they faced. The Bears knocked off Conestoga Valley 51-22, Manheim Township 36-25, Bethpage N.Y. 74-6, Perkiomen Valley 50-24 and host Octorara in the final by a score of 38-32.

 

Seniors Jake Ellis and Tim Santry and juniors Will Dill and John Bolich along with Freshman Bobby Harmon all went 5-0 for the day. With the wins Tim Santry and John Bolich upped their records to a perfect 15-0. Congratulations to the entire team on an outstanding performance!

 

         

 

U.M. - 51  Conestoga Valley - 22 103 - Bob Harmon dec. Nate Musser  6-0 112 - Zach Lyall pinned Nathan Noyse  0:50 119 - Anthony Dill dec. Greg Ocasio  7-1 125 - Jake Ellis pinned Keelan Martinez  1:04 130 - Tim Santry teched JD Kramer 15-0 (2:32) 135 - Tyler Martin majored A. Imnadze  9-1 140 - Will Dill majored Benji McQuate  13-1 145 - Lucas Bragg pinned Chris Clayton  4:43 152 - Max Agasar pinned Javon Reyes  2:43 160 - Paul Teleguz pinned Dan Bolich  0:32 171 - John Bolich pinned Huyard  1:28 189 - James Nicholson pinned Dellis Krup  1:28 215 - Sebastian Medina pinned Brad Erb  1:31 285 - Cole Dillman WBFF

U.M. -  36  Manheim Township - 25 112 - Scott Lopez dec. Zack Lyall, 9-2 119 - Alex Smith dec. Anthony Dill, 11-4 125 - Jacob Ellis maj. dec. B. Kenderdine, 9-0 130 - Tim Santry  tech. fall over A. Smith, 4:52 135 - Trey Recher dec. Artem Imnadze, 14-7 140 - Will Dill pinned Evan Thomas, :40 145 - Chris Clayton pinned M. Morgante, 3:30 152 - Max Agasar dec. Kirby Kinderwater, 6-2 160 - Luke Sims maj. dec. Daniel Bolich, 12-4 171 - John Bolich pinned K. Kinderwater, 4:25 189 - Austin Schultz dec. J. Nicholson, 8-3 215 - Christian Stock dec. Zach Beben, 4-1 285 - Alex Vigilante pinned S. Medina, :18 103 - Bob Harmon pinned Louis Kester, 1:00

U.M. -  74  Bethpage - 6 103 - Bobby Harmon dec. Fonder  8-2 112 - Zach Lyall pinned Houston  2:57 119 - Anthony Dill teched Skya  15-0 3:45 125 - Jake Ellis pinned Lamatanaro  0:41 130 - Tim Santry pinned Gonzalez  1:30 135 - Artem Imnadze WBFF 140 - Will Dill pinned Asipei  1;13 145 - Chris Clayton pinned Massaro  2:56 152 - Max Agasar pinned Long  1:05 160 - Dan Bolich pinned Chillians  0:52 171 - John Bolich pinned John  0:36 189 - Zach Beben pinned Corello  2:39 215 - James Nicholson WBFF 285 - Dunat pinned S. Medina  2:57

 

U.M. -  38  Octorara - 32 103 - Bobby Harmon WBFF 112 - Bo Johnstone dec. Zach Lyall  4-2 119 - B. Arnsberger dec. Anthony Dill  8-1 125 - Jake Ellis pinned Steve Toscani  0:39 130 - Tim Santry majored Rob Stecher  13-0 135 - Josh Bowman pinned A. Imnadze  1:30 140 - Will Dill pinned Mike Blankey  5:49 145 - Tyler Helms majored C. Clayton  12-4 152 - Dan Miller majored Max Agasar  13-5 160 - Dan Bolich pinned B. Christianson  3:16 171 - John Bolich majored Alex Roy  16-3 189 - Nate Ronan pinned Zach Beben  3:21 215 - J. Nicholson pinned J. Warburton  0:15 285 - Matt Harper pinned S. Medina  0:57

U.M. -  50  Perkiomen Valley - 24 130 - Tim Santry  tech. fall over Blair Heaps, 17-0 135 - Gavin Milligan pinned Artem Imnadze, 1:04 140 - Will Dill pinned Joe Golonka, 1:11 145 - Chris Clayton pinned Tyreese Kadle, 0:44 152 - Max Agasar dec. Vaughn Gehman, 8-3 160 - Anthony DiElsi pinned Daniel Bolich, 4:38 171 - John Bolich pinned Chris Kline, 0:41 189 - Bobby Strickland pinned Zach Beben, 3:54 215 - J. Nicholson pinned David Robinson, 0:30 285 - Lou Fioravanti dec. Sebastian Medina, 5-0 103 - Bob Harmon won by forfeit 112 - Zack Lyall won by forfeit 119 - Richie Tevlin dec. Anthony Dill, 7-2 125 - Jacob Ellis pinned Wyatt Gehman, 1:15

 

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 UM Hammers PW to stay Unbeaten in SOL American

Harmon, Lyall, Ellis, Dill, Agasar & D. Bolich all pinned in the Rout

by Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP - Teams that have championships on their minds wrestle the way Upper Moreland did Wednesday night. The Golden Bears, who have never won a wrestling title of any kind in school history, moved a step closer to one with an impressive 48-18 thrashing of Plymouth Whitemarsh in a Suburban One League American Conference match.

The victory pushed UM to 3-0 in the conference and kept the Golden Bears in line for a winner-take-all matchup against defending American Conference champ Norristown on Feb. 10. "We have our big six that we count on, but our other guys did really well tonight," UM coach Stefan Muller said. "This was definitely a good, collective effort from the whole team."

Now, the Golden Bears will tell you to a man that they're taking things one match at a time, but human nature being what it is, that's hard to do. In other words, if they keep wrestling like they can, both they and the Eagles will be undefeated in the conference and will settle things on the mat in the last conference match for both in a few weeks.

"We knew we had to come out strong and we did that," said UM senior Jake Ellis, whose pin at 125 pounds was one of six for the Golden Bears. "We had to try and go for pins and stay off our backs. Our younger guys have been stepping up a lot, and we need that to help our team win. They're all working hard in practice and getting better."

And what about the impending duel with Norristown? "We'll think about Norristown at the time," Ellis, now 13-2, said with a smile. "We have to keep working hard and make sure we're ready for everyone we wrestle."

Bobby Harmon (103), Zack Lyall (112), Will Dill (140), Max Agasar (152) and Dan Bolich (160) had the UM falls along with Ellis. The pins from Harmon and Lyall (the match started at 171) gave the Golden Bears the lead for good at 18-9 and they never looked back. "We were aggressive for the most part up and down the lineup, and that's what we need," Muller said. "There were a lot of good things out there tonight."

The best individual matchup was also the first one as a pair of juniors, UM's John Bolich and PW's John-Michael Staudenmayer hooked up at 171. Staudenmayer, a state qualifier who had a 41-3 mark last season, squeezed out a 2-1 win that saw Bolich ride Staudenmayer for the entire third period, drawing a stalling point against the Colonial. "Staudenmayer is a state-caliber kid and John came out and banged right with him," Muller said. "I hope that shows John that he's right there with anyone."   

Upper Moreland 48, Plymouth-Whitemarsh18

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) pinned Blake Milstein, 4:37

112: Zack Lyall (UM) pinned Mark Borkowski, 5:02

119: Justin Staudenmayer (PW) dec. Anthony Dill, 7-2

125: Jake Ellis (UM) pinned Isaiah Ford, 1:44

130: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Dylan Peay, 3-0

135: Lucas Wisniewski (PW) pinned Arten Imnadze, 1:14

140: Will Dill (UM) pinned Shawn Heatley, :36

145: Kenny Scott (UM) dec. Corey Kelly, 6-1 (OT, RO)

152: Max Agasar (UM) pinned John Pennington, 1:34

160: Dan Bolich (UM) pinned Evan Bondra, 3:19

*171: John-Michael Staudenmayer (PW) dec. John Bolich, 2-1

189: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Sam Morrison, 4-2 (OT)

215: Zach Beben (UM) dec. Mike Remyszewski, 10-3

285: John O'Malley (PW) pinned Sebastian Medina, 3:31

* - match started at this weight.

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 Wrestling: GA, UM tackle tough teams at CR North 

John Bolich & James Nicholson both went 3-0 for the day

by Tom Waring, The Intelligencer

NEWTOWN TWP. - Germantown Academy and Upper Moreland both have hopes of winning league championships and advancing multiple wrestlers deep into the postseason, and Saturday's Council Rock North Elite Duals proved to be a nice tuneup. The Patriots and Golden Bears had a chance to square off, and each met up with a pretty good District Three team in Middletown. Both also enjoyed beating up on Interboro.

At the end of the day, GA remained undefeated at 8-0 with victories over Upper Moreland (35-24), Interboro (60-10) and Middletown (41-25). 'We all showed up to wrestle and had a good day," said senior 171-pound captain Dan Grabfelder. "We have a young team that has matured a lot. Our future looks very promising."

Upper Moreland (10-6) went 1-2, falling to GA and Middletown (45-17) and beating Interboro (56-21). "It was good to see kids we don't usually see," said UM junior 171-pounder John Bolich, who went 3-0 to improve to 18-1. "Reputations aren't at stake."

Originally, seven teams were scheduled to participate in the duals tournament. But CR North had to drop out because of an outbreak of Herpes gladiatorum, commonly called mat herpes, that originated in the team's practice room. La Salle and Plymouth Whitemarsh decided to skip the tournament, even though no CR North wrestlers have stepped on the mats that were used on Saturday.

Coaches Steve Hill of GA and Stefan Muller of Upper Moreland both credited CR North for not canceling the tournament.

B.J. Crozier, Chris Dinnien, John Allenson, T.J. Nolan and Chuck Boddy all went 3-0 for the Patriots, who are 2-0 in the Inter-Ac with three matches to go. The team's undefeated record will be on the line at next week's Gilman Duals in Baltimore and the following weekend at Wyoming Seminary. "They're stacked," Grabfelder said of the Blue Knights. "It'll be good for us to have a dual meet with them."

Hill, a Council Rock graduate, acknowledges that Wyoming Seminary will win that match and capture the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Invitational. He also realizes that Blair Academy (N.J.) will win the National Prep Championships team title and has set a goal of placing in the top seven in the 120-team field.

The coach was pleased with Saturday's effort. "It's about peaking at the right time, and we did a good job today," he said. "We got better as the day went along." Hill believes tough competition makes his team better and has no problem taking his wrestlers to tournaments such as the Ironman, Beast of the East and the Tiger Classic in Delaware. "Nobody on our team is undefeated," he said.

Besides Bolich, James Nicholson went 3-0 for Upper Moreland. The Golden Bears are 3-0 in the Suburban One League American Conference, with a showdown with fellow unbeaten Norristown early next month. "We want that bad," said Bolich, who rebounded from his 2-1 loss on Wednesday to PW standout John Staudenmayer.

Germantown Academy 35, Upper Moreland 24

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) tech. fall Killian Connor, 16-1.
112: B.J. Crozier (GA) tech. fall Zack Lyall, 17-0.
119: Chris Dinnien (GA) pinned Anthony Dill, 0:46.
125: Jake Ellis (UM) dec. Neil Ahern, 5-1.
130: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Shawn Armato, 5-3.
135: Ryan McGinley (GA) pinned Artem Imnadze, 2:56.
140: Chris Yankowich (GA) dec. Will Dill, 10-8 (OT).
145: John Allenson (GA) pinned Chris Clayton, 3:34.
152: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Marcus Anthony, 1:43.
*160: T.J. Nolan (GA) dec. Dan Bolich, 4-2.
171: John Bolich (UM) maj. dec. Dan Grabfelder, 9-0.
189: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Keith Corliss, 5-4.
215: Nicholas Grossi (GA) dec. Zach Beben, 4-1.
285: Chuck Boddy (GA) dec. Sebastian Medina, 5-2.
* Match started at this weight class

Middletown 45, Upper Moreland 17

103: Bryce Killian (M) tech. fall Bobby Harmon, 19-4.
112: Brock Thompson (M) dec. Zack Lyall, 7-4.
119: Jordan Murray (M) pinned Anthony Dill, 3:21.
125: Shane Miller (M) dec. Jake Ellis, 4-1.
130: Celby Allen (M) dec. Tim Santry, 5-3.
135: Mason Williams (M) dec. Will Dill, 9-3.
140: Colton McClure (M) pinned Artem Imnadze, 0:40.
145: Chris Clayton (UM) tech. fall Anthony Chambers, 17-0.
152: Bo Candelaria (M) maj. dec. Max Agasar, 9-0.
160: Dan Bolich (UM) dec. Jeremy Bailes, 4-2.
*171: John Bolich (UM) won by forfeit.
189: Elijah Flasher (M) pinned Zach Beben, 3:12.
215: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Robbie Brodish, 3-0.
285: Zach Biter (M) pinned Sebastian Medina, 4:29.
* Match started at this weight class

Upper Moreland 56, Interboro 21

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) pinned Gsell, 0:38.
112: Magee (I) pinned Zack Lyall, 5:54.
119: Anthony Dill (UM) won by forfeit.
125: Jake Ellis (UM) pinned Fieo, 0:26.
130: Wayne Armstrong (I) dec. Tim Santry, 7-1.
135: Will Dill (UM) pinned Jones, 1:39.
140: Vince Knowles (I) pinned Chris Clayton, 1:10.
145: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Forte, 4:53.
152: Dave Kim (UM) maj. dec. Patterson, 15-3.
160: Dan Bolich (UM) pinned Marr, 0:10.
171: John Bolich (UM) maj. dec. Gillen, 14-2.
*189: Zach Beben (UM) pinned Zizza, 0:54.
215: James Nicholson (UM) pinned Mulholland, 1:46.
285: Timlin (I) pinned Sebastian Medina, 1:14.
* Match started at this weight class

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 Golden Bears Maul the Vikings 

Seven pins lead the way in 63-12 rout

by, The Webmaster

 

UPPER MERION - Upper Moreland racked up seven pins on their way to a 63-12 rout of Upper Merion. Bob Harmon, Anthony Dill, Jake Ellis, Chris Clayton, Max Agasar, John Bolich and Zach Beben all won their bouts by fall for Upper Moreland.

 

In the two marquee match-ups of the night, Senior Tim Santry and junior Will Dill took out both of the Vikings' "Big Guns". Santry defeated Upper Merion's senior Ryan Ginsburg 6-5 in double overtime ride-out and Dill beat junior Nick Vuotto by a score of 3-0.

 

Freshman Connor Dougherty got the call at 130 lbs. and made his varsity debut one to remember as he defeated Upper Merion's Joe Musetti 9-6.

 

With the win the Golden Bears improved their record to 11-6 overall and 4-0 in the American Conference.

 

Upper Moreland 63, Upper Merion 12

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) pinned Troy Cheely, 2:52

112: Dylan Mucerino(UM)  won by forfeit

119: Anthony Dill (UM) pinned Phillip Walker, :57

125: Jake Ellis (UM) pinned Edward Gonzales, 2:52

130: Connor Dougherty (UM) dec. Joe Musetti, 9-6

135: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Ryan Ginsburg, 6-5 SV2

140: Will Dill (UM) dec. Nick Vuotto, 3-0

145: Chris Clayton (UM) pinned Steve Burkert, :55

152: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Drew Santangelo, 1:10

160: Josh Differ (UMe) pinned Dan Bolich, 2:15

*171: John Bolich (UM) pinned Gianni Labricclosia, 3:05

189: James Nicholson (UM) won by forfeit

215: Zach Beben (UM) pinned Greg Drayer, 3:30

285: Jacob Skidds (UMe) pinned Sebastian Medina, 3:59

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Saturdays wrestling result: UM takes 3rd at Abington Duals

 Santry, Dill, J. Bolich and Nicholson go 5-0 for the day

by Tom Waring, The Intellingencer

ABINGTON - As the District One Class AAA Dual Meet tournament nears, Tim Santry likes the way Upper Moreland is wrestling.

On Saturday, the Golden Bears went 4-1 at the Abington Duals.

"We had a pretty good day," said Santry, a 130-pound senior. "We're looking pretty good. I think we can hang with most teams."

Upper Moreland (15-7) will find out today where it is seeded at district duals, which begin on Thursday.

The Golden Bears went 3-1 in Pool A, beating Pottsgrove (42-31), William Tennent (57-15) and Abington (48-24) before missing a chance to compete for the championship by losing a 36-36 tiebreaker to North Catholic. They beat Bensalem, 37-18, to take third place.

The Bears were successful despite forfeiting at two weight classes.

"All things considered, we're feeling good," said coach Stefan Muller. "We got five matches and went 4-1. That's fine."

Santry, a two-time state qualifier who won an eighth-place medal as a sophomore, went 5-0 on the day. So did teammates Will Dill, John Bolich and James Nicholson.

The Bears are looking forward to the Feb. 10 showdown with Norristown, with the Suburban One League American Conference title probably on the line. They are also expecting good things in the individual postseason tournaments. "We have a couple of guys who have a chance to make it to states, maybe five or six if we wrestle our best," Santry said.

Meanwhile, Tennent (8-9) went 3-2 on the day, beating Downingtown West for fifth place. "We did real well," said coach Joe Rigous. "My guys are working hard, and that's what counts."

Freshman 112-pounder Kevin Flack went 5-0 to improve to 21-0. The Panthers still have to wrestle five SOL National matches, including three that were postponed because opponents had a skin condition, and Flack is hopeful. "We have to put our hearts into it, work hard in the room, stay in shape and wrestle smart," he said.

Archbishop Wood (3-13) had a long day, going 0-5. Kevin Larason had two pins and a decision at 152 pounds for the Vikings, who host North Catholic, which won the tournament, on Wednesday.

"Our kids fought hard," said coach Kurt Paroly.

Third-place match:
Upper Moreland 37, Bensalem 18

103: Mike Pritchard (B) dec. Bob Harmon, 2-0.

112: Justin Cummings (B) dec. Zack Lyall, 6-1.

119: Shane Hughes (B) won by forfeit.

125: Jake Ellis (UM) dec. Anthony Prisco, 2-0.

130: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Nick Lippincott, 2-0.

135: Will Dill (UM) pinned David Nightlinger, :39.

140: Chris Clayton (UM) maj. dec. Kevin Hopkins, 15-3.

145: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Nick Malaney, 2:25.

152: Dan Jang (B) dec. David Kim, 9-2.

160: Eric Burkey (B) dec. Daniel Bolich, 9-7.

171: John Bolich (UM) pinned Alex Tran, :59.

189: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Mike Belski, 9-5.

215: Zach Beben (UM) pinned Brian Tran, :27.

285: Double forfeit.

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Golden Bears Mangle the Flying Cardinals on Senior Night

 Nicholson picks up his 100th career victory! 

by, The Webmaster

 

UPPER DUBLIN - Senior night is always a special evening but this particular year it was even more so.

 

They say good things happen in threes and that was certainly true tonight. First, Upper Moreland honored their seniors before the match got started in a very nice ceremony. Second, during the match senior James Nicholson picked up his 100th career victory which also moved him up to 2nd on the Golden Bears All-Time win list and third, when it was all said and done Upper Moreland won the match 46-24 to move to 5-0 in the American Conference.

 

Seniors Tim Santry, Max Agasar, Dan Bolich and James Nicholson led they way as they racked up 20 team points betweem them. Juniors Will Dill and John Bolich added 12 more and sophomores Zach Lyall and Sebastian Medina each won their bouts giving the team another 9 points. Freshman Bobby Harmon teched his opponent earning himself his 19th win of the season and another 5 points for his team.

 

 

Congratulations to all our seniors! It's been a pleasure covering your high school wrestling careers and there's a few of you I've watched wrestle since pee wee!

 

Wow, I must be getting old!

 

And.....

 

 

Congratulations once again to James Nicholson on reaching the Century Mark! - There are not to many wrestlers now a days that can start wrestling in middle school and  reach 100 career wins without putting a whole lot of work in, on and off the mat. (You've done a fantastic job Tanika!) - Congrats to your entire family!!!

 

Upper Moreland 46, Upper Dublin 24

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) won by tech fall over Joe Fisher, 4:54 17-0

112: Zach Lyall (UM) pinned Billy Gioioso, 5:30

119: Matt Gusick (UD) pinned Dennis Mucerino, 1:49

125: Nick DiMuzio (UD) dec. Jake Ellis, 8-7

130: Tim Santry (UM) pinned Alex Chisar, 0:56

135: Derek Jones (UD) dec. Artem Imnadze, 10-4

140: Will Dill (UM) pinned Sam Jacobson, 0:56

145: Max Agasar (UM) won by tech fall over Brian Ego, 5:26 17-2

152: Reed Rapine (UD) pinned Marques Eleby, 2:44

160: Dan Bolich (UM) dec. Brian Carson, 3-0

*171: John Bolich (UM) pinned John Conran, 1:30

189: Devon Dhoble (UD) pinned Zach Beben, 5:59

215: James Nicholson (UM) pinned Ryan Hopkins, 1:45 (Nicholson's 100th win)

285: Sebastian Medina (UM) dec. Yale Alpert, 1-0

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  Upper Moreland Advances to Quarters

 The Golden Bears knocked off Pottsgrove and Spring-Ford

by Ed Kracz, The Intelligencer

 

LOWER POTTSGROVE - Spring-Ford sat and waited. In fact, the Rams didn't arrive at Pottsgrove's gymnasium until the first round match of the PIAA Class AAA District One Duals Tournament was well under way.

As the sixth seed, Spring-Ford earned a first-round bye. Upper Moreland, as the tournament's No. 11 seed, had to wrestle a first-round match, and was in the midst of toppling host Pottsgrove when Spring-Ford's wrestlers walked into the gym looking like the fresher team.

The Golden Bears, however, proved tougher, handling Spring-Ford, 33-24, on Thursday to advance to next weekend's quarterfinal round at Pottstown.

"If I called this an upset, I would be underestimating our team," said UM coach Stefan Muller. "Rankings are subjective. Spring-Ford is a good team, but I think after the top four, you have a bunch of teams who are right there."

Upper Moreland is right there with the final eight teams after the field was whittled down from the 24 that started in the tournament. The Bears (17-7) will now dance with the third seed, Boyertown, which thumped Neshaminy, 56-13, in the second round to improve to 17-5. The match will be next Friday night.

Spring-Ford (11-5) got the jump on Upper Moreland with wins in the first three bouts, but Upper Moreland grabbed a 13-12 advantage thanks to a 12-4 major decision from Will Dill at 140 pounds.

It took 11 seconds for the Rams to get the lead back with a pin, but it was all UM from there, as it picked up four wins - two by fall and one by technical fall.

Max Agasar started the winning stretch with a pin in 2:33 and that was followed by a 5-0 victory from Daniel Bolich. Agasar's pin at 152 gave the Bears a 19-18 lead that swelled to 22-18 on the strength of Bolich's workmanlike 5-0 triumph at 160.

"Max's match was a big momentum match," said Muller, "but we really anticipated him winning. Daniel Bolich at 160 went against a kid we didn't know anything about, and Daniel's been up and down, but he put his best foot forward and came away with a win."

At 171, John Bolich appeared on his way to a major decision, holding a 9-0 lead late into the third period, but Bolich didn't settle for the four team points for major. Instead, he finally was able to grind down his opponent and deck him with 48 seconds left. The win upped Bolich's record to 26-1.

James Nicholson followed at 189 and ran away with a 22-7 victory, scoring the technical fall with 16 seconds left in his bout. Nicholson is now 24-2.

To make it to the second round, Upper Moreland dispatched Pottsgrove, 48-27, earlier in the night, which was a slight improvement over the 42-31 verdict the Bears tagged on the Falcons in a match earlier this year.

PIAA Class AAA District One Duals Tournament

First Round

Upper Moreland 48, Pottsgrove 27

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) pinned Matt Cimino, 1:44

112: Zack Lyall (UM) won by forfeit

119: Dennis Mucerino (UM) pinned Qwhadir Miller, 3:39

125: Jake Ellis (UM) won by forfeit

130: Tim Santry (UM) pinned Denny Gibbons, 0:48

135: Denny Gibbons (PG) pinned Artem Imnadze, 3:57

140: Zach Robinson (PG) dec. Will Dill, 7-2

145: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Nick Dement, 0:53

152: T.J. Demetrio (PG) pinned Dave Kim, 3:08

160: John Bolich (UM) won by forfeit

171: Dan Michaels (PG) dec. Daniel Bolich, 6-2

189: James Nicholson (UM) pinned Tyler Wysochanski, 1:24

215: Chris Nestor (PG) dec. Zach Beben, 10-3

*285: Madison O'Connor (PG) pinned Sebastian Medina, 1:37

*match started here

Second Round

Upper Moreland 33, Spring-Ford 24

*103: Sean Hennessey (SF) dec. Bobby Harmon, 5-3

112: Jimmy Stong (SF) dec. Zack Lyall, 10-4

119: Chase Brown (SF) dec. Dennis Mucerino, 5-3

125: Connor Dougherty (UM) won by forfeit

130: Tom Boring (SF) dec. Jake Ellis, 3-1

135: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Ricky Gorrell, 5-0

140: Will Dill (UM) major dec. Ryan Sellman, 12-4

145: Kyle Duffy (SF) pinned Kiley Gannon, 0:11

152: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Sean Huron, 2:33

160: Daniel Bolich (UM) dec. Chris Lee, 5-0

171: John Bolich (UM) pinned Matt Krueger, 5:12

189: James Nicholson (UM) tech. fall Sean Wolhar, 22-7 (5:43)

215: Aaron Cummins (SF) dec. Zach Beben, 8-1

285: Tyler Borelly (SF) dec. Sebastian Medina, 3-0

*match started at this weight

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Golden Bears Pound the Spartans 

 UM moves one step closer to ultimate team goal.

by, The Webmaster

 

SPRINGFIELD-MONTCO - The Golden Bears defeated Springfield-Montco 60-12 to move to 6-0 in the American Conference with only one match remaining. That match will be against Norristown (also 6-0 in the Conference).

 

Sound familiar? It should - Last season the two teams faced each other in the season finale in the exact same scenario. Both teams a perfect 6-0 in the American Conference with the winner to be crowned champions. Unfortunatly for the Golden Bears, the Eagles won the match 47-27 and the 2009 American Conference title in a jam packed gym at Upper Moreland. 

 

The Golden Bears have never won an outright wrestling title in school history and they had come so close that the loss really left a bad taste in their mouths and their quest for a team title would have to wait until next year.

 

Well, it's next year and the Bears have responded well as they've had their best season in I don't know how long and here we are again.

 

This time around though, the Golden Bears are looking to go into Norristown's gym and do the same to the Eagles that they had done to them last season and reach their ultimate team goal - The school's first ever Suburban One League, American Conference Championship!

GOOD LUCK GUYS - GO BEARS!!! 

 

Upper Moreland 60, Springfield-Montco 12

103: Bobby Harmon (UM) won by forfeit

112: Zack Lyall (UM) dec. Zach MacGregor, 12-9

119: Anthony Dill (UM) dec. Jake MacGregor, 6-1

125: Dennis Mucerino (UM) maj. dec. Justin Gosciminski, 12-4

130: Jake Ellis (UM) dec. Rob Galdo, 7-0

135: Tim Santry (UM) won by tech. fall over Skylar Schmidt, 17-2

140: Chris Clayton (UM) dec. Adrian Wint, 6-4

145: Michael Honeywell (SM) dec. Max Agasar, 2-1

152: Dave Kim (UM) pinned Darren Bolton, 2:55

160: Daniel Bolich (UM) pinned Kyle Jackson, 2:33

171: John Bolich (UM) pinned Drew Deardon, 0:36

189: James Nicholson (UM) pinned Calvin Speight, 3:36

215: Dylan Evans (SM) dec. Zach Beben, 15-8

285: Dave Moman (SM) won by forfeit

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 Muller made the right call for UM 

 Golden Bears pull out of the Duals

by Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

 

POTTSTOWN - It was obvious the news wasn't good.

While three mats were in use Monday afternoon for the quarterfinal round of the PIAA District One Class AAA Districts Duals wrestling tournament, the fourth was full of wrestlers and coaches from Upper Moreland and Boyertown talking. Just talking.

That's never a good sign.

And the talk was about what the Golden Bears were going to do after learning that one of their wrestlers had contracted mat herpes and would not be allowed to wrestle.

UM's other wrestlers had all passed the mandatory skin checks, and could have wrestled, but coach Stefan Muller looked at it another way. The right way.

What Muller did was forfeit the match to Boyertown, eliminating his team from the duals, and putting the Bears into the semifinals.

"If we wrestled them (Boyertown) and one of their wrestlers got something from one of ours, then you're hurting them with the tournaments coming up," Muller said.

"I just thought it was the right thing to do."

It was.

Muller learned of the herpes - a virus that is typically spread through skin-to-skin contact - after all of the participating coaches had already met prior to the start of the quarterfinals and immediately told District One wrestling steering committee chairman Denny Kellon of the situation.

Kellon contacted PIAA state officials in Mechanicsburg and was told the Golden Bears could wrestle since no other UM wrestlers had noticeable herpes symptoms. However, according to several sources, the PIAA wasn't thrilled with the idea of UM competing and that message was passed along to Muller.

"We recommended that they withdrawal and the coach (Muller) was very responsible," Kellon said. "He's looking at the big picture. There's an incubation period and you want to control it as quickly as you can."

And while his team wanted to wrestle, Muller explained to them that if things were reversed, and one of Boyertown's wrestlers was in the same situation, they wouldn't want to compete against them.

But that's only part of the story.

On Wednesday (and we'll assume the expected snow storm doesn't materialize) the Golden Bears are scheduled to wrestle at Norristown with the Suburban One League American Conference title on the line. Both teams are 6-0 in conference. A win in that match would give UM its first outright championship in school history.

But, and there's always a but, the Golden Bears might have to shut things down due to the herpes. The thinking being that if one of their wrestlers has it, others may, too, even though there may be no visible signs.

A year ago, the Ches-Mont League shut down its wrestling programs for eight days after an outbreak of mat herpes. But that was a league-wide issue. This time, as of now, it's an UM issue.

"Anybody (on their team) could have been exposed and you might not know it," Norristown coach Mark Harner said. "We thought one of our kids had something the other day, but he was OK.

"I will talk to my AD (athletic director) and the AD's (from both schools) will talk. It's their call. If I had it my way, we would just have co-champs and the (regular) season would be over."

Time is another factor.

The post-season tournaments begin Feb. 20. If there is snow, and schools are closed Wednesday, the match could be held Thursday with UM perhaps forfeiting the match to the Eagles. (On Friday, Norristown has a home boys basketball game and the Eagles have a non-league wrestling match against Upper Darby on Saturday).

Or, it could be rescheduled for next week, normally a time when teams take a break to prepare for the tournaments. However, schools are closed Monday for Presidents Day, and the seeding meeting for sectionals is Thursday night - meaning Tuesday or Wednesday would be the only time to do it.

"We normally don't wrestle after this weekend," Harner said. "We'll discuss it and see what happens."

In the meantime, Muller and his wrestlers are in limbo.

"The No. 1 thing in wrestling is getting (wrestlers) to states," Muller said. "The last thing I want to do is have a kid get infected from my team or any other team and not get a chance to go to states."

Bingo.

Wrestling, when you boil it down, is more of an individual sport than a team one. Getting this problem taken care of, i.e., having all of the Golden Bears looked at by dermatologists; thoroughly cleaning the mats, gym and lockers; and shutting things down, if need be, until the tournaments, is the crucial thing.

It may cost the Golden Bears a shot at their first title, which would be a shame, but what happens later this month needs to take precedence.

 

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 UM title showdown on Tuesday 

 Golden Bears look for sweet revenge

by Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

 

The Upper Moreland/Norristown scenario has cleared up a bit and it looks like the teams could meet next Tuesday to decide the Suburban One League American Conference title.

"We're looking at next week, tentatively Tuesday," UM athletic director Rich Gould said. "That's what we agreed upon today (Tuesday). Of course, that could change with the weather if we have more snow."

For those who don't know, the Golden Bears had to forfeit their PIAA District One Class AAA dual-meet quarterfinal match to Boyertown on Monday because one of their wrestlers had a case of mat herpes.

That put the match with the Eagles - which was scheduled for Wednesday - in jeopardy.

But, after Gould spoke with Norristown athletic director Chuck Knowles, the tentative date was set (at Norristown, 7 p.m.).

According to Gould, all of the other UM wrestlers were checked again Tuesday (like they were by officials at the district duals Monday) for any skin infections and were cleared, enabling the Golden Bears to continue practicing.

After learning one of his wrestlers had mat herpes Monday, UM coach Stefan Muller withdrew his team from the duals just in case another one of his wrestlers might also have a skin infection.

"Stefan absolutely did the right thing," Gould said. "He didn't want to take the chance of other wrestlers possibly getting an infection, and I back him 100 percent."

If the Golden Bears defeat Norristown, they would claim the first outright league wrestling title in school history.

Markol's Top 5

1. Quakertown
2. Germantown Academy
3. Upper Moreland
4. Souderton
5. Central Bucks East
(tie) Central Bucks South

Matches to watch

As the snow falls, it doesn't make sense to put a match of the week in this spot because, if I did, the chances are good it would be postponed anyway. (And we already discussed the UM/Norristown situation).

If you look a little ahead, though, sectionals are a week from Saturday. Unless it snows then, too.

 

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 Upper Moreland, Norristown to share wrestling title 

 Golden Bears 2010 SOL, American Conference Co-Champs!

by Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

At first it was up in the air, then it was on and now it's off.

The Upper Moreland/Norristown wrestling match, originally scheduled for last Wednesday, but postponed because a Golden Bears wrestler contracted mat herpes, will not be held.

So, instead of the teams meeting Tuesday, as was agreed upon last week, to decide the Suburban One League American Conference championship, they will share the title.

"In this case, I honestly think this is the best-case scenario," UM coach Stefan Muller said. "There is a limited time frame with sectionals next Saturday, and you have the herpes issue.

"From a Norristown perspective, you could worry about putting your kids in harm's way. I know I wouldn't be too excited (to wrestle the match) if we were on the opposite end. There was no easy solution."

Muller was afraid his team might have had to forfeit the match or that it might be rescheduled for the week between sectionals and districts.

"You can't penalize Norristown, because we were the ones who had the wrestler with mat herpes," Muller said. "And having it between the tournaments just didn't make sense.

"Wrestlers are at different weights and you're in tournament mode. This was the best way it could have been handled."

The Golden Bears were seeking their first outright wrestling title in school history, but now join the 1966 team (Bux-Mont League co-champions) as co-holders of the championship.

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Golden Bears set a school record with 5 Sectional Champions!

  UM finishes 2nd in the Team Standings, Nicholson voted OW

by, The Webmaster

 

At the end of the semifinal round at the Section 1 tournament, the Golden Bears had 5 wrestlers make it to the finals, 1 to the consolation finals and Upper Moreland was sitting in 3rd place in the team standings. 

 

So you go into the break thinking - Ok, we're in pretty good shape here. Maybe we'll get 2 or 3 champions out of it and that will give us enough team points to finish in a respectable 3rd place especially since the Golden Bears were forfeiting 2 of the weight classes. And personally as a fan, I would have been happy with that considering we have not had one Sectional Champion since 2005.

 

Well instead, what I witnessed from Upper Moreland in last nights finals at Abington high school was truly amazing. The Result - Five Sectional Champions, one Third, a finish of second out of eight schools in the Team Standings and the tournaments "Outstanding Westler" award!

 

It all started with senior Jake Ellis. You could see it in his eyes as he walked out onto the mat. The look of pure determination. You could just tell there was no way he was going to walk off that mat without having his hand raised in victory. He had lost to Rock North's Shane Longstreth twice last season, once at Sectionals and once at Districts each time by a very close margin. This time however it was Ellis' turn as he went on to defeat Shane 4-3 in the final seconds of the match to claim his first Section 1 Championship Title.

 

Senior Tim Santry was next up for The Golden Bears. Tim has already piled up plenty of post-season medals through his career including an eigth place medal at the State tournament, but was still looking for a title. With that same look of determination in his eyes, Santry smartly wrestled his way to a 1-0 win and his first Section 1 Tounament Title by defeating Bensalem's Nick Lippencot.

 

Then it was Senior Max Agasar's turn as he would face Rock South's Tim Riley. Max had already pinned his first two opponents and was looking awesome heading into his finals match with Tim. Riley was also hot as he had pinned his first two opponents also but Agasar was all over Riley right from the start and went on to pin him in 3:11 to win his first Section 1 Title in impressive fashion.

 

Equally impressive was the Golden Bears' junior John Bolich as he also pinned his way through to his first Section 1 Championship Title. John's day was so impressive in fact, that he only needed 4:35 to dispose of three opponents! 

 

And then it was James Nicholsons turn. James had dropped from the 189 pound weight class from last year to 171 pounds this season and knocked off returning Sectional Champion Bobby Lavelle from Rock South. Nicholson was able to ride Lavelle out to win the match 3-2 (UTB) to Claim his first Sectional Tournament Title. James was also named "Most Outstanding Wrestler" of the tournament by coaches vote.

 

And finally Upper Moreland's Will Dill who battled his way back to finish third. Will had earned himself the #1 seed but it was not the right place to be as Josh Dziewa, the #1 ranked wrestler in the state at that weight class was seeded 4th due to sitting out last season and getting no prestiage points. That caused the two (clearly the top 2 in the bracket) to face each other in the semi-final round when in reality, it really should have been a finals match.

 

The Golden Bears ended up finishing 2nd in the Team Standings behind only C.R. South which was also quite impressive as Upper Moreland had no wrestlers competing at two of the weight classes!

Congratulations to all our Winners and Good Luck at Districts!!!!

119 lbs. - Jake Ellis - Champion

130 lbs. - Tim Santry - Champion

145 lbs. - Max Agasar - Champion

160 lbs. - John Bolich - Champion

171 lbs. - James Nicholson - Champion

135 lbs. - Will Dill - 3rd Place

Section One Championships

Team scores: 1. Council Rock South 169; 2. Upper Moreland 131; 3. Pennsbury 128 1/2; 4. Harry S Truman 120; 5. Council Rock North 119; 6. Neshaminy 103; 7. Bensalem 65 1/2; 8. William Tennent 55; 9. Abington 10.

Championship finals

103 pounds: Anthony DiEmidio (P) pinned Ryan O'Connor (N), :57

112: Josh DiSanto (P) pinned Kevin Flack (WT), :56

119: Jake Ellis (UM) dec. Shane Longstreth (CRN), 4-3

125: Matt Rappo (CRS) dec. Sean Edmondson (HST), 8-3

130: Tim Santry (UM) dec. Nick Lippincott (B), 1-0

135: Josh Dziewa (CRS) pinned Daniel Balek (HST), :49

140: Matt Martoccio (CRS) tech. fall Brandon Ryan (HST), 5:35 (20-5)

145: Max Agasar (UM) pinned Tim Riley (CRS), 3:10

152: Mark Nicholson (P) dec. Greg Lanctot (CRN), 4-2 (OT)

160: John Bolich (UM) pinned Shane Marchesani (HST), 1:18

171: James Nicholson (UM) dec. Bobby Lavelle (CRS), 2-2 (rideout)

189: Jamie Callender (CRN) pinned Michael Belski (B), 1:54

215: Kevin Bree (P) dec. Tyler Stabilito (N), 8-4

285: Josh Mitchell (P) inj. default Ricky Dracup (WT), 4:12

Consolation finals

103 pounds: Billy Rappo (CRS) dec. Michael Pritchard (B), 3-1

112: John Dutrow (CRN) maj. dec. Steve Evens (HST), 14-0

119: Shane Hughes (B) dec. Colby Lederer (N), 1-0

125: Adam Slezak (CRN) dec. Anthony Prisco (B), 6-0

130: Connor Moore (CRS) dec. Allan Slezak (CRN), 7-4

135: Will Dill (UM) pinned Connor Koellner (N), 3:08

140: Anthony Dutrow (CRN) tech. fall Kevin O'Connor (N), 4:08 (16-0)

145: James Hollawell (CRN) dec. Brendan Hastings (N), 5-0

152: Nick Russell (N) dec. Shawn Stefanelli (WT), 6-4

160: Shane Gilmore (CRS) dec. Conlan Cornman (P), 4-1

171: Stephen Stemme (N) pinned Jim Wolfe (HST), 2:44

189: Donald Crawley (HST) dec. Michael Bennett (CRS), 5-4 (rideout)

215: Tom Dingui (CRS) dec. Larry Abramson (HST), 3-1

285: Quinton Bryant (HST) dec. Stephen Kaschak (CRN), 3-1 (OT)

Outstanding Wrestler: James Nicholson (Upper Moreland)

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Fantastic Section for Upper Moreland

 Golden Bears proving they do belong

by, Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

Posted on February 24, 2010

Every year for years and years, come tournament time, at least one area coach would mention how it seemed unfair to have Upper Moreland compete in Section One against the big boys of Council Rock North and South and Neshaminy and Pennsbury.

The Golden Bears would be lucky to get a wrestler into the consolation finals was always the comment.

Every so often, UM might have a wrestler reach the finals - but those were few and far between.

Then, a funny thing happened.

The Golden Bears got good (and coaches no longer feel sorry for them).

How good?

UM had five individual champions at last Saturday's PIAA District One Class AAA Section One event, a school record by far, and tied Pennsbury for the most champions.

More impressively, the Golden Bears placed second behind state power Council Rock South in the team standings, leaving Pennsbury, CR North and Neshaminy in their wake.

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Upper Moreland's promise pays off 

 Hard work and dedication the key

by, Ed Kracz, The Intelligencer

Posted on February 26, 2010

The Golden Bears have been on an upswing, and showed just how much they have improved with an unprecedented five champions at Section One.

They took their lumps and bumps, had their egos bruised and dented, and all the while the losses kept piling up.

It would have been easy to say, 'the heck with it, why are we doing this; why don't we just quit and hang with our friends, maybe get a job and make a little spending cash?'

They didn't - and now, four years later, Upper Moreland's wrestlers are proving their mettle and winning medals.

The Golden Bears took over Abington High's gymnasium last Saturday with a performance for the ages, crowning an astounding five individual champions at the District One Section One tournament. A sixth wrestler, junior Will Dill, took third and will join the five champs at the District One-North tournament in Quakertown this weekend.

"Saturday was something special," said Upper Moreland's fourth-year head coach, Stefan Muller, himself a product of the UM program and a 2000 graduate. "We turned some heads in that gym. We felt like we ran that gym for a little bit, and I don't mean that in any disrespect to the programs that were there, but when was last time Upper Moreland had a night like that among Council Rock South, Council Rock North, Pennsbury, Neshaminy, and going right down the list?

"We had five champs. Council Rock South and Council Rock North didn't have five champs together. Once again, we're not thumping our chest, not at all. It's just that Upper Moreland wrestling has never seen anything like this before. We were kicked around four years ago, but these guys who came in here four years ago deserve credit for sticking with it and getting better. It was just an amazing day."

Among the five champions, four were seniors: James Nicholson, who also won the Outstanding Wrestler award at 171 pounds, Jake Ellis at 119, Tim Santry at 130 and Max Agasar at 145. Junior John Bolich won the 160-pound title. As a team, the Golden Bears finished second, just 38 points behind CR South, 2 1/2 points ahead of Pennsbury, but well ahead of CR North and Neshaminy.

"Freshman year was rough; we got beat up a lot," Ellis said. "We always ended up at the bottom, but the last two years, we've turned it around and now we're on top. It's a great feeling. At first, it just felt great getting five guys into the (sectional) finals, then to find out we all won really topped everything off. It was great. It's not a feeling you get every day."

For the 24 hours after sectionals, Nicholson was caught up in the moment - five champs and an OW award to decorate his trophy case. Wow.

Then he let his thoughts drift back four years.

"My freshman year, this class went 0-2 at sectionals, I think, except Timmy (Santry), and he went to states," said Nicholson, who won a 2-2 overtime rideout over CR South's Bobby Lavelle in Saturday's final. "Our eighth-grade year, we were coming off a championship year in middle school, so the coaches knew we had talent. It was just a matter of getting us to that high school level, doing all the offseason stuff. The coaches always kept our spirits good, so we stuck with it."

Ellis, too, credited Muller and assistant Bill Marino, a former state champion at Upper Dublin.

"We started to realize the talent we had, but we just needed to develop and grow," said Ellis. "The coaches pushed us to do it and we got there with hard work and dedication."

That hard work and dedication was tested somewhat earlier this month when a skin issue forced the Bears to forfeit a match against Boyertown in the quarterfinals of the District One Team Duals tournament then cancel a title-solving match against Norristown. Even though UM couldn't wrestle Norristown, the Bears and Eagles agreed to share the Suburban One League American Conference championship.

Due to the skin issue, the Bears hadn't wrestled since Feb. 3 when they arrived at Abington for sectionals.

"It was all right to get that little break, because we got to regroup and heal our injuries," Ellis said. "The first day we practiced, I felt out of it, I thought I lost my touch. When you go through a break like that, you don't feel as fresh right when you come back, but it took only a day or two to get back to where we were."

And it led to somewhere Upper Moreland has never been - with five wrestlers climbing to the top of the podium.

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UM Finishes 4th at the District 1 North Tournament 

 Ellis, Santry, Dill, Bolich & Nicholson all Medal!

by, The Webmaster

The Golden Bears finished the tournament in an impressive 4th place in the Team Standings despite having no individual champions. The boys racked up enough team points though, to beat perennial powerhouses Quakertown, Upper Perkiomen and Pennsbury and finished just 8 points behind 3rd place Norristown.

 

Upper Moreland did however, have five medal winners and all will advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament next weekend at CR North where the top 4 in each weight class will earn themselves a trip to Hershey and a chance at a "State Medal".

 

Senior Tim Santry and juniors Will Dill and John Bolich all wrestled their way to second place finishes while seniors Jake Ellis and James Nicholson battled back to the consolation finals where Jake took fourth place and James finished 3rd.

 

Senior Jake Ellis' quest for a District medal started with a 15-1 thrashing of Quakertown's Tyler Seislove. Jake would then fall to H-H's Matt Harkins 13-4 in the semi-finals. The loss dropped him into the consolation bracket but Ellis responded big time with a 15-0 technical fall over Bensalem's Shane Hughes in 3:00 to put himself into the consolation finals where he would lock horns again with Rock North's Shane Longstreth. Last week in the Section 1 final, Jake's escape in the closing seconds of the match gave him the win and the Sectional crown. This time however it was Shane's turn as he bested Ellis 6-5 in OT. I have a funny feeling though, that these two will face each other again next weekend at Regionals.

 

Senior Tim Santry kicked off his tournament by winning his first match in a smartly wrestled 1-0 decision over H-H's Drew Felice. Tim would then go on to defeat Plymouth-Whitemarsh's Luke Wisniewski in the semi-finals 5-4 to make it to the finals of the 130 lb. weight class where he would face Upper Merion's Ryan Ginsburg. Santry had defeated Ginsbug in overtime earlier in the season however Ryan caught Tim early in this one with a four point move and Santry was unable to overcome the deficit falling to Ginsburg 7-3 to finish second. Tim knows that's a match he capable of winning so look for him to be out for revenge at Regionals.

 

Junior Will Dill had a very impressive tournament after finishing third at Sectionals a week ago. Will got off to a quick start wasting no time at all as he pinned Norristown's Chuck McLean in 1:31. In the quarter-finals Will went on to tech Central Bucks West's Seth Ehlo 18-2 in 2:54 and followed that up by defeating Truman's Dan Balek 7-1 in the semi's to put himself in the finals where he would once again face the #1 ranked wrestler in the state and eventual tournament OW Josh Dziewa. Will lost the match by fall but continues to look strong and should place at Regionals if he continues to wrestle well.

 

Fellow junior John Bolich also continues to impress as he to, finished second. In John's first match in the 160 lb. weight class he took care of Norristown's Joe Pierce pinning him in 3:06. In the semi-finals Bolich pinned Wissahickon's Andre Watkins who was 34-1 on the year in just 0:41 seconds! In the finals John faced a familiar foe in Plymouth-Whitemarsh's John Staudenmayer. The two have faced one another before and each time it's been a very close match but Bolich just can't seem to figure Staudenmayer out as he fell to him again, this time 3-1. I look for these two to meet again in the Regional final only this time, I think Bolich will come out on top.

 

Senior James Nicholson headed into Districts on a high as he had just won his first Sectional crown and was also voted the tournaments "Most Outstanding Wrestler" as well. In James' first match he just squeeked by Souderton's Sidney Outlaw 7-6. In the semi-finals Nicholson suffered a setback as he fell to Quakertown's Tyler Wolfe 13-3. I think that loss was an eye opener for James as it looked as if he just picked it up a notch after that as he went on to pin North Penn's Will Bachert in 1:17 in the consolation semi's then defeated H-H's Nich Lynch 9-5 to place third. I look for James to rebound at Regionals and expect to see him in the finals.

 

And finally Senior Max Agasar. Max's tournament did not go the way he had hoped as he fell to Pottsgrove's TJ Demetrio 5-2 in the quarter-finals. Agasar went on to major Upper Dublin's Brian Ego 14-2 but in the Consi quarter-finals Max lost a tough 7-5 OT decision to Perkiomen Valley's Vaughn Gehman and was eliminated from the tournament. We wish Max the best and congratulate him on an awesome season and career!

 

Congratulations to all six of you and good luck at Regionals to Jake, Tim, Will, John and James....Go get 'em boys, no regrets - leave it all out on the mat!!!!

 

District One-North Tournament

Championship finals

103: Dylan Steffenino (UP) dec. Ryan O'Connor (Ne), 11-4

112: Josh DiSanto (Penns) pinned Kevin Flack (WT), 1:52

119: Matt Harkins (H-H) dec. Chris McGinley (CBW), 12-7

125: Matt Rappo (CRS) dec. Scott Wolfinger (Q), 7-5

130: Ryan Ginsburg (UMe) dec. Tim Santry (UMo), 7-3

135: Josh Dziewa (CRS) pinned Will Dill (UMo), 1:14

140: Matt Martoccio (CRS) dec. Brett Harner (No), 10-4

145: Brandon Parker (No) dec. T.J. Demetrio (Pottsg), 5-4 (rideout)

152: Greg Lanctot (CRN) dec. Mark Nicholson (Penns), 2-1

160: John Staudenmayer (PW) dec. John Bolich (UMo), 3-1

171: Bobby Lavelle (CRS) dec. Tyler Wolfe (Q), 3-1

189: Jamie Callender (CRN) tech. fall Dan Cox (M), 5:55 (24-9)

215: Joe Stolfi (S) pinned Brandan Clark (M), 2:28

285: William Carter (Pottst) pinned Marcus Robbins (No), 1:30

Consolation finals

103: Billy Rappo (CRS) dec. Zach Fuentes (No), 3-2

x-112: Mike Mathis (CBS) vs. John Dutrow (CRN)

119: Shane Longstreth (CRN) dec. Jake Ellis (UMo), 6-5

125: Adam Slezak (CRN) dec. Daniel Rodenberger (UP), 7-5

x-130: Drew Felice (H-H) vs. Luke Wisniewski (PW)

x-135: Seth Ehlo (CBW) vs. Nick Dau (CBE)

140: Rich Jasinski (Pennr) dec. Zach Robinson (Potts), 3-2

145: Briar Malischewski (Q) dec. Tim Riley (CRS), 1-0

x-152: Eric Koch (Q) vs. Nick Russell (Ne)

160: Andre Watkins (W) dec. Dominic Colangelo (NP), 7-5

171: James Nicholson (UMo) dec. Nick Lynch (H-H), 9-5

x-189: Orvin Liburd (C) vs. Sam Morison (PW)

215: Kevin Bree (Penns) dec. Ken Cenci (Ph), 4-3

285: Lou Fioravanti (PV) dec. Quinton Bryant (HST), 1-0

Fifth-place bouts

103: Rob D'Annunzio (M) tech. fall Ed McCarthy (Ph) , 4:03 (17-2)

112: Wolfgang McStravick (UP) dec. Ty Gardner (No), 4-2

x-119: Colby Lederer (Ne) vs. Shane Hughes (B)

x-125: Anthony Prisco (B) vs. Tyler Romano (NP)

x-130: Connor Moore (CRS) vs. Denny Gibbons (Pottsg)

135: Gavin Milligan (PV) dec. Dan Balek (HST), 7-4

x-140: Rick Seybolt (CBS) vs. Anthony Dutrow (CRN)

145: Dylan Moore (Pennr) dec. Vaughn Gehman (PV), 4-3

152: Dalton Fleming (UP) dec. Randy Haun (NP), 1-0

160: Conlan Cornman (Penns) dec. Shane Gilmore (CRS), 8-1

171: Will Bachert (NP) pinned Gianni Labricciosia (UMe), 2:37

189: Robert Smothers (S) dec. Nick Hale (UP), 3-1 (OT)

x-215: Chris Nester (Pottsg) vs. Brian Corliss (W)

x-285: Ricky Dracup (WT) vs. Joe McNamara (S)

Outstanding Wrestler: Josh Dziewa, Council Rock South

x-will be wrestled Monday, 6 p.m., at Hatboro-Horsham

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Upper Moreland sends four into Regional semi-finals 

 Golden Bears sitting in 2nd place in the Team Standings

by, Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

NEWTOWN - Most of the names are familiar, although a couple of surprises managed to wrestle their way into today's semifinals at the PIAA Class AAA Southeast Regional Tournament at Council Rock North.

All told, nine area wrestlers are a step away from the championship round while a handful of others dropped into the consolations after losing in the preliminary round Friday night.

The wrestlers will be back at it this morning (9:30) for the first round of consolations. The semifinals should start around 11:30 a.m., and the championship finals are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

Those semifinals will include four Upper Moreland wrestlers, as stalwarts Tim Santry (130 pounds), John Bolich (160) and James Nicholson (171) will be joined by Will Dill (135).

Dill, who was pinned in last week's District-One North finale by Council Rock South's Josh Dziewa, crushed his two opponents Friday, winning by fall in his opener and by technical fall in his quarterfinal match.

"I know I have to go all out," Dill said. "I wanted to get into a rhythm and I did that.

"I really want to try and get to states and make it and get some hardware."

The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the PIAA state meet in Hershey, beginning Thursday.

Hatboro-Horsham's Matt Harkins (119), another standout, will have senior teammate Nick Lynch (171) with him in the semifinals.

Lynch, who made it to regionals as a sophomore before a cut on his head (which required five staples to close) limited him in the postseason last year, thumped Boyertown's Brock Hallman in his opener and then knocked off La Salle's C.J. Burns to earn his spot.

"As a senior, this is my last chance and that's what's fueling me," Lynch said. "Burns is tough and I knew I had to wrestle my best to beat him.

"My ultimate goal is to get to states, and that's what I'm going to try to do."

Central Bucks West's Bubba McGinley punched his ticket to the semifinals by dismantling Radnor's Bob Meyers, 13-0, in the quarterfinals.

From the first whistle, McGinley was relentless in his assault and it paid off.

"If you don't attack at this level, your opponent will," McGinley said. "It's hard to come from behind because everyone here is good.

"Nobody wants to drop into the wrestlebacks (consolations) because your back is against the wall every match."

Souderton's Joe Stolfi, the heaviest of the area wrestlers in the semifinals at 215, seems destined for a championship match against Oxford's Nick Ruggear.

Stolfi crunched Greg Gruschow, a state qualifier a year ago, 14-0, in his quarterfinal and will meet Scott Syrek (Owen J. Roberts), a state medalist last season, in the semifinals.

Syrek, however, is battling an injured left shoulder and barely won his quarterfinal (4-3) against Marcus Collins of Monsignor Bonner.

As for Ruggear, who beat Stolfi, 4-2, in the regional consolation finals last year, he topped Phoenixville's Ken Cenci, 17-5.

Quakertown's Scott Wolfinger is in the 125-pound semifinals, thanks to a 12-5 win over Sun Valley's Dan Stover. Wolfinger will take on La Salle's Casey Kent in the semifinals.

Note: It was a rough night for District 12 wrestlers, as they went 1-13 in the first round and have just six wrestlers in the semifinals. Four of those six are from La Salle, coached by the legendary Vic Stanley. Stanley was the coach who put Council Rock on the map in the 1970s, leading the Indians to the first state team title ever won by a District One school in 1977.

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 Easy does it 

 Three Golden Bears headed to States!!!

by, Drew Markol, The Intelligencer

Souderton's Joe Stolfi cruised through a difficult 189-pound weight class to claim the area's only Southeast Regional championship.

NEWTOWN TWP. - It's not easy, at this level, trying to win a regional title, but Souderton's Joe Stolfi made it look that way.

Stolfi, a junior, continued his dominating postseason effort Saturday night by putting away Oxford's Nick Ruggear, 6-3, in the 215-pound finale at the PIAA Class AAA Southeast Regional at Council Rock North High School. He's the Indians' first regional champ since Brian Tanen won at 152 in 2007.

"I just wanted to try and do my best," said Stolfi, who will take a 34-2 mark into Thursday's opening round of the PIAA state tournament in Hershey.

"My goal is to definitely try to place. I need to do the best I can and see where that takes me."

The three opponents Stolfi defeated - Conestoga's Greg Gruschow, Scott Syrek of Owen J. Roberts and Ruggear, all state qualifiers a year ago - brought a combined season record of 96-9 to the tournament.

"I knew I had a tough bracket," Stolfi said. "Those guys are all good and anything can happen at states."

Stolfi will be joined in Hershey by Upper Moreland's James Nicholson (second at 171), John Bolich (second at 160) and Tim Santry (fourth at 130).

Hatboro-Horsham will have two entrants in Matt Harkins (second at 119) and Nick Lynch (fourth at 171). Central Bucks West's Seth Ehlo (fourth at 135), Quakertown's Scott Wolfinger (second at 125) and William Tennent's Kevin Flack (third at 103) also advanced to states.

Of the nine area wrestlers who qualified, the top four in each weight class did, only Lynch, Santry and Nicholson are seniors.

Council Rock South won the team title with 111 points, followed by La Salle (93), Boyertown (82 1/2), UM (68 1/2) and Council Rock North (67 1/2). There was no Outstanding Wrestler award given, but if there were, it would have gone to CR North's Jamie Callender at 189.

Callender, the state runner-up last year at the same weight, defeated Springfield-Delco's Andre Petroski, third at 189 in Hershey in 2009, 11-6 in overtime in a match that had the huge crowd jumping.

That huge crowd also didn't like the fact that Nicholson ended up losing to Downingtown East's Robbie Fitzgerald in a rideout.

Fitzgerald got hit for a stalling point to tie the match with two seconds left in the first overtime and seemed on the verge of getting another while trying to hold Nicholson down in the rideout period.

"We have to try to move on and put this in the past," said UM coach Stefan Muller. "James will be the first to tell you he has to learn from this and he will.

"The big thing is he's going to states and anything can happen."

Bolich again ran into nemesis John Staudenmayer of Plymouth Whitemarsh in his final and dropped a 5-0 decision. Staudenmayer also beat Bolich in last week's District One-North finale and in their dual meet.

"We've known each other forever and John is really good," Bolich said. "My goal is still to go to Hershey and get a medal. If I wrestle up to par, I hope to be high on the podium."

As for Harkins, he had a wild match against Boyertown's Matt Malfaro that Malfaro pulled out, 11-9. As usual, Harkins fought until the end and nearly scored a late-second takedown to tie things up.

"I'm disappointed, but it still feels good to make states," Harkins said. "This will be my first time and it's exciting. I'm not sure what to expect, but I know I have to be ready."

Wolfinger made it to states two years ago as a freshman, but saw his season end abruptly last year when he missed weight at districts.

On Saturday night, he had a rematch in the finals from a week ago with Council Rock South's Matt Rappo and came out on the short end of a 10-6 score.

"He's a monster on top," Wolfinger said. "I feel pretty good against him when we're on our feet, but he's just tough.

"I just want to go to states and place and wrestle as well as I can."

Class AAA Southeast Regional

Championship finals

103: Corey McQuiston (Bayard Rustin) maj. dec. Billy Rappo (CR South), 13-0

112: Josh DiSanto (Pennsbury) dec. John Dutrow (CR North), 10-4

119: Matt Malfaro (Boyertown) dec. Matt Harkins (H-H), 11-9

125: Matt Rappo (CR South) dec. Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown), 10-6

130: Mason Popham (Unionville) dec. Matt Cimato (La Salle), 6-5

135: Josh Dziewa (CR South) dec. Alex Pellicciotti (Boyertown), 1-0

140: Anthony White (North Catholic) inj. def. Joe Marino (Garnet Valley), 5:58

145: T.J. Demetrio (Pottsgrove) dec. Brandon Parker (Norristown), 6-3

152: Shane Springer (La Salle) dec. Will Resnick (Penncrest), 6-1

160: John Staudenmayer (PW) dec. John Bolich (Upper Moreland), 5-0

171: Robbie Fitzgerald (Downingtown East) dec. James Nicholson (Upper Moreland), 2-2 (rideout)

189: Jamie Callender (CR North) dec. Andre Petroski (Springfield-Delco), 11-6 (OT)

215: Joe Stolfi (Souderton) dec. Nick Ruggear (Octorara), 6-3

285: David Dewan (Springfield-Delco) dec. William Carter (Pottstown), 7-6

Consolation finals

103: Rob D'Annunzio (Methacton) dec. Mike McCall (North Catholic), 6-5

112: Kevin Flack (Tennent) dec. Collin Henry (Great Valley), 3-2

119: Nick Bongard (Monsignor Bonner) dec. Shane Longstreth (CR North), 6-2

125: Casey Kent (La Salle) dec. Jeremy Minich (Boyertown), 9-7 (OT)

130: Luke Bilyeu (Haverford) dec. Tim Santry (Upper Moreland), 3-1

135: Joe Mazzi (La Salle) dec. Seth Ehlo (CB West), 5-2

140: Matt Martoccio (CR South) dec. Brett Harner (Norristown), 7-0

145: Kyle Duffy (Spring-Ford) dec. Tim Riley (CR South), 4-1

152: Nick Russell (Ne) dec. Greg Lanctot (CR North), 3-1

160: Bob Scheivert (Chichester) pinned Matt Krueger (Spring-Ford), 2:29

171: Bobby Lavelle (CR South) maj. dec. Nick Lynch (H-H), 14-2

189: Zach Heffner (Boyertown) dec. Dan Cox (Methacton), 8-1

215: Brandan Clark (Methacton) won by forfeit Scott Syrek (OJR)

285: Marcus Robbins (Norristown) pinned Ryan Geiger (La Salle), :39