2024 Raider Duals this Saturday

The young Raiders scored an impressive 43-22 win over a very talented Grove City team on Wednesday. Reynolds won 8 of the 13 weight classes and racked up bonus points with 6 pins and a forfeit. In a not-so-unusual move by Coach Casey Taylor, several wrestlers shifted up a weight class (or two) to counter against some of the strengths of the Eagles.  This move created much more excitement with several matchups of state ranked wrestlers.

Greyden Gustas moved to 152 pounds and opened the action with a quick pin to start the Raider win.  Grove City bounced back with two wins when Cody Hamilton stepped up to 160 to score an impressive major decision over our Vito Gentile in the first battle of ranked wrestlers.  And then Eagle star and last year's state runner-up, Hunter Hohman, scored a fall over Louie DeJulia to give Grove City their only lead during this contest with a 10-6 score.

But the Reynolds big boys turned the match around with impressive pins by Colton Tupper and Casey Resek while Kolton Wilkinson won in a gutsy back and forth match by sealing his one-point lead with a late takedown for a 6-3 win. We turned the corner to the lower weights with the inaugural appearance of Hudson Wolbert at 107 lbs. where he received a forfeit pushing the score to 27-10 leaving the eventual match results mostly in hand.

Angelo Lamonte moved up to take on state ranked Tanner Hamilton in a tough 5-2 loss.  Angelo just missed a few takedowns at the edge of the mat and lost one at the very end of the 2nd period (I actually thought the buzzer sounded before he hit the mat). 

Reynolds bounced back with quick pins from Waylon Waite and Louie Gill as a leadup to another match of ranked wrestlers. Logan Stewart moved up to 133 to take on Hudson Hohman, 4th in last year's PIAA.  In one of the most exciting matches of the night, the Raider freshman stalwart held a surprising (to Grove City) lead for much of the contest before he dropped a one-point match to the much larger Eagle star.

The match closed out with another quick pin by Chase Bell and gutsy Kevyn Malgieri losing to a very good Will Schell by a fall to complete the evening’s competition.

Match Results

152:  Greyden Gustas   wbf 0:25 over Carl Bubenheim

160:  Vito Gentile     lost 12-2 maj Dec to Cody Hamilton

172:  Louie DeJulia    lbf 1:17 to Hunter Hohman

189:  Colton Tupper    wbf 2:44 over Ian McCreary

215:  Kolton Wilkinson won 6-3  over Nolan Renick

285:  Casey Resek      wbf 3:59 over Delathian Boanes

107:  Hudson Wolbert   win by Forfeit

114:  Angelo Lomonte   lost 5-2 to Tanner Hamilton

121:  Waylon Waite     wbf 1:42 over Ethan Bish

127:  Louie Gill       wbf 1:23 over Conner Naser

133:  Logan Stewart    lost 4-3 to Hudson Hohman

139:  Chase Bell       wbf 0:52 over Peter Augustine

145:  Kevyn Malgieri   lbf 1:41 to Will Schell

Wt.                                         Rec

107        Lomonte, Angelo (Jr) 7-5

107        Ranalli, Brayden  (Jr) 2-0

107        Wolbert, Hudson (So) 1-0

114        Waite, Waylon  (So) 6-4

121        Gill, Louie (Sr) 13-4

127        Stewart, Logan (Fr) 7-5

133        Anderson, Brendon (Fr) 1-4

139        Bell, Chase (Sr) 7-5

139        Gustas, Greyden (So) 5-5

145        Malgieri, Kevyn (Sr) 1-6

160        Gentile, Vito (Jr) 6-5

172        DeJulia, Louie (Jr) 6-5

189        Tupper, Colton (So) 5-4

215        Wilkinson, Kolton (Sr) 2-4

285        Resek, Casey (So) 5-4

---        Johnson, Emery  (Fr) ---

Notes:

• Louie Gill has 4 pins and Chase Bell has 5.

Rankings

Team

9. Reynolds

Individual

107 12. Angelo Lamonte (11)

114 18. Waylon Waite (10)

121 3. Louie Gill (12)

127 8. Logan Stewart (9)

139 7. Chase Bell (12)

160 10. Vito Gentile (11)

Reynolds vs Seneca Valley History:  3-1

All contests were in this very same Raider Duals event starting in 2019.  The only year missed since then was in 2022 when a Covid19 outbreak caused the event to be cancelled.  The loan Reynolds Raider loss was in 2021 to one of Seneca Valley’s premier teams.  That was Reynolds only loss that season and they went on to win their 5th straight state team title.

Looking at their roster, Seneca Valley fields a very young team.  The SV Raiders have a core of very good and dangerous wrestlers in seasoned Connor Smith (8th 2023 PIAA AAA, ranked 5th),  sophomores Zach Evans (ranked 30th  and 6 pins) and Corey Wolfe (ranked 25th and 7 pins).  Also, keep an eye on junior Brooks Beres who has pinned everyone that he has beaten.

Season Record: 5-2 (2-0 league)

Result Opponent

W 64- 8 +Hampton

W 44-24 +Kiski Area

W 33-32 +Norwin

L 40-27 +Franklin Regional

L 48-19 +Plum

W 49-19 Butler

W 52-12  Mars

 +Hampton Dawg Duals

Tournaments

Panther Holiday Classic - 17th place

8th Place            189 Corey Wolfe

6th Place            133 Zach Hill

2nd Place            121 Connor Smith

Powerade - 50th place

-no individuals placed.

Wt. Rec

107 Smith, Riley (Fr) 3-8

114 Corrigan, Cole (So) 3-3

114 Garrastazu, Vincent (So) 0-5

121 Polinsky, Cash (So) 1-0

121 Smith, Connor (Sr) 11-5

127 Tofanelli, Jack (Sr) 4-8

133 Hill, Zach (So) 10-6

139 Bidoli, James (So) 4-9

145 Ahmadi, Ahmad (Sr) 0-2

145 Rieger, Noah (So) 5-8

152 Cerra, David (So) 1-0

152 Kristo, Angel (Sr) 4-8

160 Eisenhut, Max (So) 1-3

160 Pirt, Brody (Jr) 5-1

172 Beres, Brooks (Jr)  11-5

189 Wolfe, Corey (So)  11-6

215 Wuycheck, Thomas (So) 6-7

285 Musser, Oren (So) 4-4

285 Royal, Roman (Sr) 7-4

---    Bachra, Omar (Fr)

---    Bachra, Yasser (Sr)

---    Beck, Braxton (So)

---    Benson, Owen (So)

---    Gruber, Brody (So)

---    Heinricher, Jacob (So)

---    Mallery, John (Sr)

---    Marino, Daniel (Jr)

---    Nguyen, Tyler (So)

---    Sauers, Dean (Fr)

---    Sherman, Jack (So)

---    Shipley, Aydin (Fr)

---    Thompson, Denzil (Sr)

---    Wood, Braden (So)

AAA Rankings

Team 20. Seneca Valley

Wt      Rank

121         5.  Connor Smith (12)

133        30. Zach Evans (10)

189        25. Corey Wolfe (10)

TEAM TOTALS   

What is interesting to me, SV has victories less than half the time when there is no pin but their pins count of 51 is very high.  They do seem to give up many pins as well.  We will see how bonus points play out on the mat.

91-92 Record of all individual matches

20/27 Decisions

 9/12 Major Decisions

3/9 Tech Falls

51/43 Pins

  8/1 Forfeits

Noteworthy:

Connor Smith Career 101-28.  2023 8th AAA states,  Committed to Columbia

Zack Hill  Career 31-18.  2023 8th WPIAL AAA. This year 6 falls.

Corey Wolfe Career 26-23 with 16 pins.  This year 7 falls. 

Brooks Beres 11-5.  All 16 matches ended in a fall!

History Reynolds leads the all time series 57-0.

Milestone: 800th RHS win in 2017, 74-3

Sharpsville was a competitive team last year but with most everyone returning this season. They should be a tough match for anyone on their schedule. Their lineup includes 9 wrestlers with double digit victories in this young season (see the roster) including undefeated seniors in Caullin Summers (8th in PIAA last year) and the always tough Josh DIvens.

Add two more seniors that appear to have stepped up their game with only one loss each, so far are returning state qualifier Alex Rueberger and David Moyer. Junior Big Boys Max Hernandez and Brian White look impressive with 12-2 records.

The young guns are making waves too. Sophmore David Miller has picked up where he ended his freshman year with an 11-3 tally. And freshman David Miller is attracting attention with the same 11-3 start in his career.

To top it off, the Blue Devils is the pinningest (is that a real word?) team we have faced so far, clocking in a whopping 77 pins already. More on this in the roster section.

Season Record: 13-1 (4-1 league)

W 34-30 +Saegertown

W 75-0 +Brashear

W 61-12 +Slippery Rock

W 65-12 +Hopewell

W 72-0 +Laurel

W 48-21 Slippery Rock

W 61-9 Sharon

W 72-3 %Mercer

W 57-18 %Harbor Creek

W 63-10 %Maplewood

W 55-12 %Ellwood City

W 48-25 %Brockway

W 36-27 Commodore Perry

L 37-24 Greenville

+Greenville Sheetz Kick-off Classic

%Sharpsville Walleye Duals

Wt. Rec

107 Cataldi, Dominik (So) 10-4

107 Miller, David (Fr) 11-3

121 Cannon, Gavin (So) 7-2

121 Fryman, Tanner (Jr) 4-2

127 McClearn, Michael (So) 7-6

133 Springer, Ethan (So) 11-3

139 Chrestay, Macario (Fr) 2-0

139 Rueberger, Alex (Sr) 13-1

145 Rueberger, Ryan (Fr) 3-2

145 Scardina, Raymond (Fr) 2-6

152 Burdett, Jacob (Fr) 5-5

160 Summers, Caullin (Sr) 14-0

172 Divens, Josh (Sr) 14-0

189 Moyer, David (Sr) 13-1

215 Hernandez, Max (Jr) 12-2

285 White, Brian (Jr) 12-2

--- Colich, Matthew (So)

--- Hoovler, Kaden (So)

--- Ketcham, Sam (Fr)

--- Matthews, Blade (So)

--- Pugh, Majaiz (Sr)

--- Rentz, Austin (Fr)

--- Rogers, Caleb (Sr)

Rankings

Team

31. Sharpsville

Individual

138 15. Alex Rueberger (12)

160 6. Caullin Summers (12)

172 19. Josh Divens (12)

The Blue Devils are a pinning team! Consider they have had 179 total individual matches. Only 38 resulted in decisions. They scored a very impressive 77 pins and have been pinned 26 times. The remaining 38 matches are wins by forfeits

Here is a rundown of the team's accumulative individual results.

record dec maj tech pins ff

TEAM Totals: 140-39 18/10 6/3 1/0 77/26 38/0

Individual pin leaders are:

8 pins: Caullin Summers, Alex Rueberger & Josh Divens

7 pins: David Moyer

6 pins: Max Hernandez

5 pins: Jacob Burdett, Michael McClearn & David Miller

Conversely, several boys have given up significant numbers of pins too - a factor which may very well affect the team's chances for victory.

Notably, every match for both Jacob Burdett & Raymond Scardina have ended in fall, for or against. Also, Michael McClearn and Dominik Cataldi have been pinned 4 times each.

We don’t have much information of the St Vincent St Mary (SVSM) team since we are not experienced with the Ohio wrestling media channels.  The following was pieced together from information found on various web sites with match or tournament coverage. 

Instead of the usual format used to report PA teams, this report is consisted of specific results.  Note all weight classes are for the Ohio standard (actually, the national standard).

Ironman:  82nd place with 11 points

Wt Name                  tourney record

106 Daugherty, Alex 0-2

120 Osborne, Christian 1-2 

138 Wade, Taggart 1-2

144 Dunlap, Braden 0-2

165 Hurley, Rylan 0-2

190 Heath, Jacob 1-2

285 Vanscoy, Andy 2-2

Notes:

• Daugherty Lost to Angelo Lomonte 8-4 in consolations.

SVSM 52 Crestwood 21

106 – Alex Daugherty won by pin (6-0 Irish)

113 – Hunter Benham won by pin (12-0 Irish)

120 – double forfeit

126 – Christian Osborne won by pin (18-0 Irish)

132 – Eh Moo lost by pin (18-6 Irish)

138 – Taggart Wade won by pin (24-6 Irish)

144 – Braden Dunlap won by decision 12-3 (28-6 Irish)

150 – Anthony John Paul lost by pin (28-12 Irish)

157 – Duke Clayton won by pin (34-12 Irish)

165 – Ryan Taylor won by pin (40-12 Irish)

175 – Jacob Heath won by pin (46-12 Irish)

190 – James Olds lost by decision 8-7 (46-15 Irish)

215 – Benedict John Paul lost by pin (46-21 Irish)

285 – Andy Vanscoy won by pin (52-21 Irish)

Brecksville Invitational Holiday Tournament

     28th place -- 49.0 points

106 Alex Daugherty (7-4) 2-2

113 Hunter Benham (7-4) 1-2

120 Christian Osborne (9-4) 2-2

157 Duke Clayton (10-6) 2-2

175 Jacob Heath (9-7) 2-2

215 Benedict John Paul (6-10) 0-2

285 Andy Vanscoy (9-6)               4-2  4th place

Notes:

• I assume tally in parenthesis is record year-to-date?

• Jacob Heath lost to Ryan Welka (Fort LeBoeuf) 17-4

Ohio rankings

144 lbs  3. Braden Dunlap (Jr)

165 lbs  9. Rylan Hurley   (SR)        Lake Erie commit

Last Year’s RHS-SVSM Results of names found above.

145 Vito Gentile pinned Ryan Taylor

215 Kolton Wilkinson pinned Benedict Paul

285 Andy Vanscoy pinned Casey Resek

160 Ryan Hurley dec 3-1 over Tino Gentile

SVSM names in bold