Exeter and Wilson were within one point atop the team standings after Day 1 of the BCIAA Individual Wrestling Championships, held at Reading High School.
Each teams respective top seeds made their way into Saturday’s semifinals. For Exeter, Austin Desanto (126), Brett Kulp (132), James Harkness (138) and Tyler Bagoly (160) eased into the last four. For Wilson, Brandon Connor (106) and Adam Brown (170) followed suit.
Other No. 1 seeds into the semifinals were: Twin Valley ‘s Mason Bennett (113), Wyomissing’s Connor Yourkavitch (120), Governor Mifflin’s Zach Scheetz (145), Brandywine Heights’ Hunter Gimbor (152), Daniel Boone’s Brenden Valverde (182), Mifflin’s Dylan Harr (195), Boone’s Jesse Enck (220) and Wyomissing’s Robert Dunbar (285).
Saturday’s medal round is set for 5:30 p.m. at Reading.
The semifinalists in each weight class are:
106: Wilson’s Brandon Connor, Twin Valley’s CJ Morton, Hamburg’s Shane Strausser and Oley Valley’s Nick Fasig.
113: Twin Valley’s Mason Bennett, Wilson’s Anthony Steinmeyer, Daniel Boone’s Sam Zummo and Gov. Mifflin’s Kyle Seibert.
120: Wyomissing’s Connor Yourkavitch, Muhlenberg’s Jordan Stone, Brandywine Heights’ Trevor Gimbor and Alex Centeno of Gov. Mifflin.
126: Exeter’s Austin DeSanto, Wilson’s Kolbe Eidle, Schuylkill Valley’s Jethro Solomon and Twin Valley’s Aaron Wildonger.
132: Exeter’s Brett Kulp, Brandywine’s Kyle Caskie, Wilson’s Tyler Wilkes and Reading’s Steve Ramos.
138: Exeter’s James Harkness, Muhlenberg’s Stefahn Mayo, Mifflin’s Allen Arentz and Wilson’s Dawson Comoh.
145: Gov. Mifflin’s Zach Scheetz, Hamburg’s Reese Mason, Wyomissing’s Jakob Naylor, Wilson’s Tanner Vogel.
152: Brandywine’s Hunter Gimbor, Hamburg’s Matt James, Kutztown’s Tyler Fisher, Wilson’s Keaton Eidle.
160: Exeter’s Tyler Bagoly, Conrad Weiser’s Deiondre Presley, Reading’s Tyler Davis, Wilson’s Tommy O’Brien.
170: Wilson’s Adam Brown, Exeter’s Tyler Borton, Reading’s Michael Reinhart, Gov. Mifflin’s Ben Maack.
182: Daniel Boone’s Brenden Valverde, Wilson’s Bailey Funk, Kutztown’s Jarryd Kase and Hamburg’s Ignacion Reynoso.
195: Mifflin’s Dylan Harr, Schuylkill Valley’s George Limberiou, Exeter’s Dennis Karas, Oley Valley’s Charles Wildermuth.
220: Daniel Boone’s Jesse Enck, Oley Valley’s Daymond Zweizig, Hamburg’s Max Kline and Jon Greenleaf of Exeter.
285: Wyomissing’s Robert Dunbar, Reading’s Owen Dubble, Hamburg’s DJ Gromlich and Exeter’s Oscar Daniels.