PA Regionals weekend
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NDGP and Saucon Valley had 9 champs between them in AA SouthEast
Crookham with 9-0 win over Levi Haines of Biglerville
http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2019-2020/region-south-east-aa/
Crookham with 9-0 win over Levi Haines of Biglerville
http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2019-2020/region-south-east-aa/
Looks like favorites prevailed in SW AAA
Wins by Dibert, Chappell, Phipps, Herrera, Nijenhuis, both Stouts, and 3 champs from Waynesburg, which won the team points race
Am I missing any surprises? (Hillegas did lose)
http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2019-2020/region-south-west-aaa/
Wins by Dibert, Chappell, Phipps, Herrera, Nijenhuis, both Stouts, and 3 champs from Waynesburg, which won the team points race
Am I missing any surprises? (Hillegas did lose)
http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2019-2020/region-south-west-aaa/
Pretty chalk there. NE AA was crazy, but part of that is the seeding. Lots of 6 and 8 seeds from D4 knocking 1's and 2's off. Lackawanna Trail took 11 to Regionals and only one qualified finishing 4th.
Dangerous. Probably the 2nd best guy at the weight behind Dowling -- but as a freshman, he'll get zero placement points, which will lock him into the 4 seed and Dowling in the semis. So pencil him in for 3rd.
I thought in Piaa state tournament your brackets were preset by Regional tournament placement.
PIAA seeds the regional champs based on last year's placement + this year's win %, then use pre-drawn brackets to fill in the rest of the field.
PIAA made the change after 2016. The pre-drawn brackets created a Pletcher-Sasso quarters match, despite them being both regional champs with 39-1 and 44-1 records respectively. Meanwhile, the other 3 regional champs combined for 8th plus 2 DNPs.
Brackets are out:
1 - Jacob Van Dee, Erie Prep SO, NW-1, 37-3
2 - Keanu Manuel, Downingtown East JR, SE-1, 37-1
3 - Tyler Kasak, Beca FR, NE-1, 16-0
4 - Matt Repos, Central Dauphin FR, SC-1, 40-4
5 - Mac Church, Waynesburg Central FR, SW-1, 42-5
This makes sense -- the 3 freshmen get zero placement points. Van Dee gets more placement points for finishing 2 spots higher at regionals last year (both DNP at states).
In the end, this works out -- Kasak and Church should be the finalists, and are separated.
Minor upset. The guy who beat him in the regional finals, Luca Augustine, is a PItt 2021 commit. Placed at Ironman, Beast, and Powerade, and a month ago beat NE Regional champ Herceg.
i think Van Dee takes Church. He has wrestled him close twice and had a great regional tournament. He seems to be peaking.
For some stops in the western part of the state, I recommend the Kinzua Bridge Skywalk near Mt. Jewett and walking through the old growth forest in the Allegheny National Forest. Further west and you can visit the largest natural lake in PA, Conneaut Lake and depending on your preferences, you can stop to feed the carp at the Spillway in Linesville.
Nice area to visit. My brother and his drunk buds would bungee off the bridge before it went down. The Science channel included it on one of their episode of Mysteries of the Abandon. Pretty cool history lesson.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6823138/episodes?season=1
Hayden Cunningham starts his state tournament with a pin in the prelims
Hayden Cunningham, State College, pinned Josh Jasionowicz, Stroudsburg, 4:46
Will soon face a tough opponent in Keanu Manuel of Downingtown East (37-1 record) in the Championship 1st round.
**note -- stuck this on the wrong thread
Hayden Cunningham, State College, pinned Josh Jasionowicz, Stroudsburg, 4:46
Will soon face a tough opponent in Keanu Manuel of Downingtown East (37-1 record) in the Championship 1st round.
**note -- stuck this on the wrong thread
