Mercury Roundup (Jan. 19): Pottsgrove wrestling rallies from 28 down to top Upper Perkiomen 35-34

Wrestling

Pottsgrove 35, Upper Perkiomen 34

HIGHLIGHTS: Pottsgrove made a furious comeback from 28-0 down and Dominic DeMeno put the finishing touches with a first-minute pin at 285 to lift the Falcons over the Tribe in a PAC Frontier matchup. Nathan Gillin’s decision triggered Grove’s six-match streak that included pins by Shane Caffrey (160) and Jake Palladino (189).

106 – Gabriel Tulone (UP) maj. dec. Anthony Testa, 11-0 (0-4)
113 – Matt Milkowich (UP) won by forfeit (0-10)
120 – Brandan Rozanski (UP) pinned Jeffery Strawley, 0:59 (0-16)
126 – Brandon Godshall (UP) pinned Ethan Hammond, 1:47 (0-22)
132 – Gabe Sanfelice (UP) pinned Bryce Caffrey, 5:48 (0-28)
138 – Nathan Gillin (Pg) dec. Shane Freeh, 5-0 (3-28)
145 – Trenton Allen (Pg) maj. dec. Tyler Hoffer, 15-3 (7-28)
152 – Matt Bechtel (Pg) maj. dec. Roy Cobb, 13-5 (11-28)
160 – Shane Caffrey (Pg) pinned Gabe Coddington, 1:23 (17-28)
172 – Brandon Rivera (Pg) won by forfeit (23-28)
189 – Jake Palladino (Pg) pinned Chidike Eruba, 3:48 (29-28)
215 – Tommy Flud (UP) pinned Damien Poloway, 3:04 (29-34)
285 – Dominic DeMeno (Pg) pinned Josh Hill, 0:30 (35-34)

Pottstown 57, Pope John Paul II 17

HIGHLIGHTS: In a dual with five contested matches, Pottstown eased by PJP. Phoenix Rhoads and Kareem Lesher had pins for the Trojans while Nick Togno pinned and Alan Alexander won via technical fall for PJP. In the match’s closest bout, Pottstown’s Jonah Grice edged Gianni Ponzio 13-8 at 126.

145 – Mia Bumbarger (Pt) won by forfeit (6-0)
152 – Jayden Gilmore (Pt) won by forfeit (12-0)
160 – Evan Smith (Pt) won by forfeit (18-0)
172 – Alan Alexander (PJP) won by tech. fall over Devon Green, 18-2 5:00 (18-5)
189 – Tyrese Washington (Pt) won by forfeit (24-5)
215 – Xiyah Robinson (Pt) won by forfeit (30-5)
285 – Jestyn Snyder (Pt) won by forfeit (36-5)
106 – Brady Pires (PJP) won by forfeit (36-11)
113 – Alexis Demeter (Pt) won by forfeit (42-11)
120 – Phoenix Rhoads (Pt) pinned Cole Dimitri, 1:29 (48-11)
126 – Jonah Grice (Pt) dec. Gianni Ponzio, 13-8 (51-11)
132 – Kareem Lesher (Pt) pinned Kiernan Myers, 1:45 (57-11)
138 – Nick Togno (PJP) pinned Malachi Jones, 0:38 (57-17)

Owen J. Roberts 59, Norristown 18

HIGHLIGHTS: It was a pin parade for the Wildcats in a PAC Liberty win over the Eagles as 7 of 8 OJR wins came by fall. Quinn Carr, Alex Brandt, Matthew Englehardt, Skylur Davidheiser, Logan Brower, Dillon Bechtold, and Francis McCoy all won by fall for OJR. Chris Carter and Eric Whitt won via pinfall for Norristown.

106 – Quinn Carr (OJR) pinned Gavin Walker, 0:53 (6-0)
113 – Doug Cawley (N) won by inj. default over Brady Quinn, (6-6)
120 – Alex Brandt (OJR) pinned Adam Gonzalez, 1:28 (12-6)
126 – Braden Hauseman (OJR) won by tech. fall over Samir Miles, 15-0 (17-6)
132 – Matthew Englehardt (OJR) pinned Nikosh Marston, 1:30 (23-6)
138 – Mason Karkoska (OJR) won by forfeit (29-6)
145 – Sam Gautreau (OJR) won by forfeit (35-6)
152 – Skylur Davidheiser (OJR) pinned Santino Antonelli, 0:49 (41-6)
160 – Logan Brower (OJR) pinned Andrew Mocarsky, 0:39 (47-6)
172 – Dillon Bechtold (OJR) pinned Dylan Pachik, 0:48 (53-6)
189 – Chris Carter (N) pinned Andrew Calamaro, 3:47 (53-12)
215 – Francis McCoy (OJR) pinned Todd Picard, 1:22 (59-12)
285 – Eric Whitt (N) pinned Blake Fisher, 1:04 (59-18)

Phoenixville 46, Upper Merion 18

HIGHLIGHTS: The Phantoms won the final six bouts of the night to pull away from the Vikings in a PAC Frontier dual. The run included five straight closing pins from Jake Geiger, Kael Gilbert, Owen Koch, Jude Daly and Roman Ciaverelli.

106 – Kevin Shuler (UM) pinned Zack Rakowski, 1:07 (0-6)
113 – Shane Pryor (UM) won by forfeit (0-12)
120 – Justin Meyers (Px) pinned Cory Iverson, 1:09 (6-12)
126 – No match (6-12)
132 – No match (6-12)
138 – John Volpe (Px) maj. dec. Declan Ryan, 14-3 (10-12)
145 – Casey Lamey (UM) pinned Matteo Ferri, 2:04 (10-18)
152 – Mason Koch (Px) won by forfeit (16-18)
160 – Jake Geiger (Px) pinned Josh Covell, 0:59 (22-18)
172 – Kael Gilbert (Px) pinned Jeifer Perez, 2:35 (28-18)
189 – Owen Koch (Px) pinned Nicholas Hutchinson, 1:42 (34-18)
215 – Jude Daly (Px) pinned James Shore, 1:34 (40-18)
285 – Roman Ciaverelli (Px) pinned Joseph Zapien, 1:03 (46-18)

Spring-Ford 45, Methacton 27

HIGHLIGHTS: A strong start in the way of a 33-6 lead carried the Rams by the Warriors in a PAC Liberty dual Wednesday. Pins by Cole Smith, Dominic Ortlip, Quinn Smith and Matt Offner were part of the early S-F surge.

106 – Gus Smith (SF) maj. dec. Ryan Hayes, 10-0 (4-0)
113 – Cole Smith (SF) pinned Joshua Retzlaff, 0:32 (10-0)
120 – Dominic Ortlip (SF) pinned Axaviar Damavandi, 2:23 (16-0)
126 – Quinn Smith (SF) pinned Ryan Bove, 1:05 (22-0)
132 – Joey Simko (M) pinned Steven DeAngelo, 5:11 (22-6)
138 – Matt Offner (SF) pinned Evan Pellegrino, 1:01 (28-6)
145 – Ryan Lepore (SF) won by tech. fall over Grant Baker, 21-6 5:53 (33-6)
152 – Matty Shumaker (M) pinned Drew Dotterer, 3:03 (33-12)
160 – Levi Borkowski (M) won by forfeit (33-18)
172 – Ryan Horvath (SF) pinned Brody Borkowski, 4:35 (39-18)
189 – Kyle Huston (SF) pinned Collin O’Neill, 5:29 (45-18)
215 – Joshua Cancro (M) pinned Daniel Borzillo, 0:59 (45-24)
285 – Damian Moser (M) dec. John Kaputa, 2-1 (45-27)

Boys Swimming

Spring-Ford 104, Perkiomen Valley 66

Medley Relay: PV Jacob Replogle, Cooper Dmark, Ben Incollingo, Eric Schilling
200 Free: PV Replogle 1:45.61
200 IM: SF Blaise Sadowski
50 Free: SF Patrick Baganski 22.95
100 fly: PV Ben Incollingo 55.89
100 free: SF Baganski 51.94
500 Free: PV Replogle 4:49.22
200 Free Relay: SF Baganski, Nate Reagan, Dylan Dayrit, Jacob Dourte 1:33.07
100 back: SF Adam Drover 1:03.34
100 breast: PV Cooper Demark 1:03.17
400 Free Relay: SF Baganski, Reagan, Dayrit, Dourte 3:31.90

Girls Swimming

Spring-Ford 105, Perkiomen Valley 65

Medley Relay: PV Mia Greco, Ella Dittmar, Samantha Rayauski, Olivia Palubinski
200 Free: SF Maris Sadowski 2:00.38
200 IM: SF Sydney Koehler 2:17.24
50 Free: SF Ashley Gutshall 24.17
100 fly: SF Abby Koehler 1:02.62
100 Free: PV Olivia Palubinski 59.29
500 Free: PV Samantha Grayauskie
200 Free Relay: SF Guttshall, Sadowski,S.Koehler, A. Koehler 1:39.37
100 back: SF Maris Sadowski 100.60
100 breast: PV Ella Dittmar 1:11.94
400 Free Relay: SF Gutshall, Sadowski, A. Koehler, S. Koehler 3:45.55

Boys Basketball

Hill School 71, Friends Central 47

Highlights: Hill (7-7, 5-0 PAISAA) showed its excitement of returning home to Gillison Gym by jumping to an early 20-3 lead and never looked back. Graham Eilberg’s three at the halftime buzzer put the Blues ahead 38-14 at intermission, and Hill was able to sustain the advantage throughout the second half while getting all players in uniform game action.
Ethan Meuser led with a game-high 19 points, Oli Hutchison chipped in 14, and Trey O’Neil added 14. Augie Gerhart had an efficient 9 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Hill remains home for the 2nd of four straight home games and will next face league foe Mercersburg Academy on Saturday at 2pm.

FRIENDS CENTRAL: Kinsey 1 0-0 3, Oshadi 2 1-2 6, Moore 1 0-0 2, Green 3 0-0 6, Gerber 2 0-0 4, Belcher 5 2-3 13, I Moore 2 2-4 6, Clark 0 2-2 2, Bowman 1 0-0 2, Logham Moore 0 0-0 0, Foley 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 7-11 47.
HILL: Eilberg 2 0-0 5, Wise 0 0-0 0, O’Neil 5 1-2 13, Meuser 8 0-0 19, Gerhart 4 1-1 9, Moss 0 0-0 0, Hutchison 5 0-0 14, Carmeron 1 1-2 3, Rasmussen 0 0-0 0, Meachem 3 0-0 6, Rafetto 0 0-0 0, Neiswender 1 0-0 2, Biggs 0 0-0 0, Todorow 0 0-0 0, Duff 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 3-5 71.
Friends Central 14 33-47
Hill School 38 33-71
3-point goals: FC-Kinsey, Oshadi, Belcher; H-Hutchison 4, Meuser 3, O’Neil 2, Eilberg.