AAA - Wilps, Sadosky Lose

AAA Semi-Finals ... two wrestlers dropped from the undefeated ranks during this morning's grueling semi-final battles ...

at 171 pounds, senior Tyler Wilps (Chartiers Valley) suffered an 11-3 major decision setback to Cumberland Valley senior Tristan Warner ... Wilps is now 39-1 on the season, while Warner is 38-2 ... Wilps now faces Coughlin junior Josh Popple (36-6) in the consolation semis ... Warner will confront Central Dauphin junior Kenny Courts (41-0) tonight in the Championship Finals;

at 215 pounds, St. Marys senior Sean Sadosky (now 35-1) was a 15-0 (4:50) Technical Fall victim to Selinsgrove senior Spencer Myers (now 43-0) ... Sadosky will oppose Souderton junior Joe Stolfi (37-3) in the conso semis shortly ... Myers takes on East Pennsboro junior Zachary Nye (39-0) tonight in the 215/finale !!

AA - Garbinsky loses first

AA - Semi-Finals ...

130 pounds ... Boiling Springs senior Joe Spisak (now 46-1) outlasted Tyrone Area junior Ronnie Garbinsky via a 6-3 decision ... Garbinsky had come to States with a gaudy 38-0 season mark ... Spisak will face Shady Side Academy senior Frank Martellotti (48-2) in the Championship Finals on Saturday afternoon ... Garbinsky will oppose Shamolin junior Brandon Pesarchick (38-6) in the Consolation Semis at 9:00 this evening !!

AA - Roberts drops to Consos

AA Semi-Finals...

at 103 pounds, North Star sophomore Nick Roberts (who came in to the tourney at 35-0) lost a heartbreaker decision, 4-3, to Line Mountain freshman Zain Retherford ... Retherford's third period escape was the difference, as Roberts dropped to the Consos and Retherford created a Championship Finals showdown against Bermudian Springs soph Brad Farley ... Retherford's season record stands at 39-1 ... Farley's season mark is now 38-1!!

AA - undefeateds - status

As of Friday evening, 6:30 p.m. ...

AA wrestlers ... of the 12 individuals who came in to this tournament undefeated ... 10 remain without a blemish ...

exceptions ...

- 119 pounds - Arty Walsh of Juniata (formerly of Wyomissing) after losing in the Consos to Brandon Arnsberger of Octorara ... Walsh was 43-0 prior to States;

- 145 pounds - Aaron Fry of Muncy after an overtime loss to South Fayette's Nick Carr in the Quarterfinals ... Fry remains alive in the Consos ... Fry entered States at 40-0.

Jordan Rich out w/ injury

AAA ... 135 pounds ... highly-touted 135-pound senior Jordan Rich (Central Mountain) bowed out in this afternoon's AAA Quarters via an Injury Default to Canon McMillan's Nick Catalano, a junior ... Rich concludes his season at 35-3, while Catalano's season slate reads 31-3.

Girogio Beaten

Petroski over Giorgio ...

In the AAA Quarters ... 189 pounds ... Warwick's previously-undefeated senior Antonio Girogio suffered a 3-1 decision setback to Springfield-Delco junior Andre Petroski ... Petroski advances to 37-2 on the season !!

DiSanto Beaten

Upset of sorts at 112 ... AAA ...

Just occurred in the AAA Quarters ... 112 pounds ... Hempfield Area's Paul Bewak (junior, now 36-6), just decisioned previously-undefeated Josh DiSanto of Pennsbury via a 15-10 verdict ... DiSanto is a freshman phenom who came into this tourney with a 31-0 slate ... last weekend, he claimed the title at the Southeast Regional.