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.

AAA - Undefeateds

Friday, 3-12-10 ... 1:00 p.m.

As the AAA quarters just get underway, all 14 undefeateds are still alive in the Championship bracket ... (records prior to start of States) ...
- 112 - Pennsbury's Josh DiSanto (31-0)
- 119 - Franklin Regional's Nico Megaludis (32-0)
- 125 - Bellefonte's Mitchell Port (41-0)
- 130 - McDowell's Steve Spearman (38-0)
- 145 - Central Mountain's Andrew Alton (41-0)
- 152 - Central Mountain's Dylon Alton (41-0)
- 160 - Central Dauphin's Marshall Peppelman (46-0)
- 171 - Central Dauphin's Kenny Courts (38-0)
- 171 - Chartiers Valley's Tyler Wilps (37-0)
- 189 - Warwick's Antonio Giorgio (24-0)
- 215 - East Pennsboro's Zachary Nye (36-0)
- 215 - St. Marys' Sean Sadosky (33-0)
- 215- Selinsgrove's Spencer Myers (40-0)
- 285- Abington Heights' Evan Craig (46-0)

We will keep you posted as any of these unbeaten individuals suffer a setback.

Day 2 AA Quarterfinals

A couple upsets that people might say happened at this morning's PIAA State AA Wrestling Championships. Start at the very first weight class. At 103, returning silver medalist Evan Link of Penn Cambria, was beaten 4-0 by David White of Athens. White, a Senior North East Regional Champion came into the state tournament with a 41-3 record while Link, a Junior, South West Regional third place qualifier had a 34-4 record. 119 returning State Champion Arty Walsh formerly of Wyomissing now a wrestler at Juniata, was beaten by South Western 2nd place Regional qualifier Tanner Hough from Westmont-Hilltop, a Junior with a record of 35-5. Also of Juniata at 125 returning Silver Medalist at 112 lbs last year to Arty Walsh, was beaten by North East Regional Champion Colton Fought of Benton a Junior with a record of 38-6. Last, highly ranked in the Nation, Tyler Demott of Benton was beaten by North Western Regional Champion Joe Chittester, a Senior at Ridgway High who entered the State Championship with a unbeaten record of 37-0.