Mendez, Stillings, O’Neill, Stahl lead the D-1 mat brigade at Hurricane
By DENNIS C. WAY
21st Century Media
BETHLEHEM->>Last year, Council Rock South’s Max Mendez was a participant in the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
But all he went home with were hurt feelings.
Speaking of 180-degree turnarounds, the Golden Hawks’ 106-pound sophomore went home Saturday night with the 106-pound crown after slipping past Quakertown’s Josh Stahl, 8-4 in the finals.
Mendez walked away as the only District One champion at the prestigious proceedings, although Pennridge’s Josh Stillings (160) and Paul O’Neill (182) went home with silver, as did the aforementioned Stahl.
But the star of the show was Mendez, who went from also-ran to gold medalist behind three takedowns.
“I had only wrestled (Stahl) before in the Quakertown practice room,” Mendez said. “I just cleared everything out of my head and focused on winning the match.”
Stahl actually took the lead in the match with an early-second-period reversal, but Mendez re-took the lead with a reversal of his own, then twice took down Stahl in the third period.
“I always look for an angle (to use as a takedown),” Mendez said. “I look for an opening and shoot in, and tonight I got the takedowns.”
With Matt Parker a no-show due to what was described as “resting his knee,” the title hopes for Pennridge fell to Stillings. But when he was beaten in overtime by nationally ranked Tyler Dow of Stoughton, Wisconsin, the surprising Paul O’Neill took the reins.
And while he came up short in his 182-pound finals match against Luke Funck of Northern Lebanon, O’Neill said he was happy with his performance.
“I came here to win it,” the Rams senior said. “I work hard in the room, but I really haven’t had a chance to show what I’ve got. Hopefully, this will change the way people see me.”
La Salle’s Vincenzo Pelusi came into the tournament as the top seed at heavyweight, but suffered a tough loss in overtime in the semifinals.
But the Explorers heavy guy rallied and came back strong to finish third, outlasting Brady Maxwell of Cocalico, 3-1.
“I was happy with the way I wrestled (Wednesday), but not today,” Pelusi said. “I’m disappointed, but I’m happy at the way I ended.
“You live and you learn.
| “I think I can definitely win a state championship, but that’s still a long ways away. And I really don’t pay attention to rankings.”
Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic Team scores and legend: Northampton (Nh) 184.5; Easton (E) 159; Stoughton (Wisc) 156; Nazareth (Naz) 142; Central Dauphin (CD) 139.5; Northern Lebanon (Nlb) 133, Liberty (L) 130; Saucon Valley (SV) 128.5; Phillipsburg (Pb) 127.5; 10. Stroudsburg (St) 106.5; 11. Pennridge (Pr) 102.5; Hazleton (Haz) 100; Council Rock South (CRS) 95; Blue Mountain (BM) 85; Pottsville (Po) 82.5; Tri-Valley (TV) 77; North Penn (NP) 76; Cocalico (Co) 72; Quakertown (Q) 70; Delaware Valley (DV) and La Salle (LS) 67.5; Warwick (Wa) 66; Wilson West Lawn (WWL) 65.5; Northwestern Lehigh (NW) 58.5; Freedom (F) 55; 26. Pen Argyl (PA) 54; Honesdale 38; Whitehall 37; Harry S Truman (HST) 36; Pleasant Valley (PV) 34; Northern Lehigh (Nleh) 32; Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 27.
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 106: Max Mendez, CRS, d. Josh Stahl, Q, 8-4 113: Cameron Enriquez, St, d. Nick Rosengrant, SV, 11-3 120: Chris Wright, CD, d. Luke Werner, L, 5-4 126: Julian Chlebove, Nh, d. Jonathan Miers, E, 8-3 132: KJ Fenstermacher, Nh, d. Andrew Wert, CD, 4-2 138: Jimmy Hoffman, Haz, p. Zach Trampe, CRS, 0:43 145: Sammy Sasso, Naz, p. Garrett Model, Stou, 2:27 152: Brock Wilson, Naz, md. Chase Anklam, PA, 9-0 160: Tyler Dow, Stou, d. Josh Stillings, Pr, 4-1 2 OT 170: Cade Moisey, Nh, md. Trevor Dorn, PV, 9-1 182: Luke Funck, Nlb, d. Paul O’Neill, Pr, 7-3 195: Drew Horun, Pb, d. Carson Kinney, Haz, 7-2 220: Robert Melise, Pb, d. Devin Fontanez, SV, 3-2 285: Dan Scheib, TV, d. Ryan Stewart, Wa, 2-1
CONSOLATION FINALS 106: Hunter Lewis, Stou, d. Matt Maloney, L, 5-1 113: Travis Jones, Pb, d. Nick Onea, Po, 10-5 120: Ryan O’Grady, Naz, d. Diego Santiago, E, 1-0 126: Jake Cherry, CD, d. Josh Mason, BM, 5-1 132: Brandon Klein, Stou, d. Trevor Leonard, Nlb, 5-3 OT 138: Danny Moran, Nh, d. Evan Widing, Pr, 11-4 145: Sammy Hepler, TV, d. Richard Bentz, Po, 6-5 152: Colin Shannon, NP, p. Darius Joyce, E, 3:20 160: Caleb Clymer, NW, d. Anthony Emig, L, 5-0 170: Tommy O’Brien, WWL, fft. Luke Ratchford, LS 182: Ryan DeLoach, F, md. Damon Meyer, L, 10-2 195: Max Viduszynski, E, d. Noah Wood, Q, 9-3 220: John McCarthy, DV, d. Evan Clark, Wa, 3-0 285: Vincenzo Pelusi, LS, d. Brady Maxwell, Co, 3-1
FIFTH PLACE
106: Joey Tiwold, Nh, d. Cullen Day, Pb, 3-2 113: Tal Reese-Flemming, L, d. Cal Schoffstahl, TV, 10-6 120: Josh Jones, SV., tf. Tristan Jenny, Stou, 4:27 (15-0) 126: Kaleb Louis, Stou, d. Anthony Mangione, St, 5-1 132: Jarred Kyra, SV, fft. Ian Pulli, Naz 138: Tyler Wilkes, WWL, p. Mike Palmisano, St, 2:56 145: Jason Jones, SV, d, Brian Meyer, Pb, 4-3 152: Blaise Bressler, Nlb, fft. David Nahas, Pr 160: Hayden Keleher, E, fft. Ryan Farber, NLeh 170: Cade Wilson, Naz, d. Cole Painter, Po, 3-1 182: Logan Boring, Wa, d. Zackary Rooks, Nh, 2-1 195: Ben Fromm, Co, d. Hunter Wallace, Nlb, 10-3 220: Owen Verespy, NP, d. Jacob Frank, E, 6-2 285: Erich Noecker, BM, p. Ryan Cody, NP, 3:35
SEVENTH PLACE
106: JJ White, WVW, p. Kyler Anspach, Nlb, 0:42 113: Jacob Maurer, Haz, md. David Gutekunst, LS, 9-1 120: Brandon Connor, WWL, d. Baily Wehr, NW, 4-2 126: Trevor Tarsi, Naz, d. Travis Brown, L, 7-2 132: Mike McKinney, DV, p. Kyle Tino, Pb, 0:55 138: Ben Huber, F, p. Kyle Stoll, DV, 2:29 145: Joey Stoak, CD, md. Cary Palmer, CRS, 11-2 152: Ben McQuillen, BM, d. Jarrett Canfield, St, 6-2 160: Luis Negeriros, Nlb, md. Patrick O’Niell, NP, 11-2 170: Gunner Anglovich, L, d. Trevar Holland, Stou, 9-2 182: Andrew Kidd, DV, d. Alex Litz, HST, 10-4 195: Thomas Seaman, BM, d. Gavin Miller, Stou, 5-1 220: Edward Confer, Nh, d. Stephen Dadio, Pr, 5-4 285: Jonathan Pineda, E, d. Evan Childs, CD, 3-1
SEMIFINALS
106: Max Mendez, CRS, d. Hunter Lewis, Stou, 11-6; Josh Stahl, Q, d. Matt Maloney, L, 8-4 113: Nick Rosengrant, SV, d. Travis Jones, Pb, 5-3; Cameron Enquirez, Sb, md. Nick Onea, Po, 14-6 120: Luke Werner, L, d. Ryan O’Grady, Naz, 10-3; Chris Wright, CD, p. Tristan Jenny, Stou, 1:57 126: Julian Chlebove, Nh, md. Jake Cherry, CD, 9-1; Jonathon Miers, E, d. Kaleb Louis, Stou, 5-0 132: KJ Fenstermacher, Nh, tf. Trevor Leonard, Nlb, 5:59 (18-3); Andrew Wert, CD, d. Brandon Klein, Stou, 8-5 138: Jimmy Hoffman, Haz, p. Tyler Wilkes, WWL, 2:58; Zach Trampe, CRS, d. Danny Moran, Nh, 6-4 2 OT 145: Sammy Sasso, Naz, p. Jason Jones, SV, 2:42; Garrett Model, Stou, d. Sammy Hepler, TV, 11-9 152: Chase Anklam, PA, d. Darius Joyce, E, 4-0; Brock Wilson, Na, d. Colin Shannon, NP, 6-0 160: Tyler Dow, Stou, d. Caleb Clymer, NW, 7-1; Josh Stillings, Pr, d. Ryan Farber, Nleh, 2-1 UTB 170: Cade Moisey, Nh, md. Cade Wilson, Naz, 11-2; Trevor Dorn, PV, d. Tommy O’Brien, WWL, 4-3 182: Luke Funck, Nlb, d. Ryan DeLoach, F, 4-3; Paul O’Neill, Pr, d. Zackary Rooks, Nh, 5-2 195: Drew Horun, Pb, p. Max Viduszynski, E, 6:00; Carson Kinney, Haz, d. Ben Fromm, Co, 2-1 220: Robert Melise, Pb, p. John McCarthy, DV, 1:50; Devin Fontanez, SV, d. Evan Clark, Wa, 3-2 OT 285: Dan Scheib, TV, d. Vincenzo Pelusi, LS, 3-1 OT; Ryan Stewart, Wa, d. Brady Maxwell, Co, 1-0
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21st Century Media
BETHLEHEM->>Last year, Council Rock South’s Max Mendez was a participant in the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic. But all he went home with were hurt feelings. Speaking of 180-degree turnarounds, the Golden Hawks’ 106-pound sophomore went home Saturday night with the 106-pound crown after slipping past Quakertown’s Josh Stahl, 8-4 in the finals. Mendez walked away as the only District One champion at the prestigious proceedings, although Pennridge’s Josh Stillings (160) and Paul O’Neill (182) went home with silver, as did the aforementioned Stahl. But the star of the show was Mendez, who went from also-ran to gold medalist behind three takedowns. “I had only wrestled (Stahl) before in the Quakertown practice room,” Mendez said. “I just cleared everything out of my head and focused on winning the match.” Stahl actually took the lead in the match with an early-second-period reversal, but Mendez re-took the lead with a reversal of his own, then twice took down Stahl in the third period. “I always look for an angle (to use as a takedown),” Mendez said. “I look for an opening and shoot in, and tonight I got the takedowns.” With Matt Parker a no-show due to what was described as “resting his knee,” the title hopes for Pennridge fell to Stillings. But when he was beaten in overtime by nationally ranked Tyler Dow of Stoughton, Wisconsin, the surprising Paul O’Neill took the reins. And while he came up short in his 182-pound finals match against Luke Funck of Northern Lebanon, O’Neill said he was happy with his performance. “I came here to win it,” the Rams senior said. “I work hard in the room, but I really haven’t had a chance to show what I’ve got. Hopefully, this will change the way people see me.” La Salle’s Vincenzo Pelusi came into the tournament as the top seed at heavyweight, but suffered a tough loss in overtime in the semifinals. But the Explorers heavy guy rallied and came back strong to finish third, outlasting Brady Maxwell of Cocalico, 3-1. “I was happy with the way I wrestled (Wednesday), but not today,” Pelusi said. “I’m disappointed, but I’m happy at the way I ended. “You live and you learn.
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