pennsyrules 214 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 How about any updates or comments regarding the state tournament from those in the know! We all know about Nolf, Marsteller, Haines, etc. Who are young kids to watch, possible upsets, etc. What can be interesting about these posts are you get people from all over the state who might be able to pick out some diamonds in the rough. I will start with a couple from the Northeast Regional AA. Brian Courtney has had an excellent season. Undefeated at 106. Has placed in the PJW's for the past 3-4 years(i think lost to AAA Moran in the pjw 3rd-4th place bout). Courtney does not appear to have wrestled the toughest schedule however with a win at NY's Canandaigua Tournament his toughest competition(until the post season). 145 Billy Barnes is also undefeated but unfortunately runs into Nolf(if he makes it that far). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 How about any updates or comments regarding the state tournament from those in the know! We all know about Nolf, Marsteller, Haines, etc. Who are young kids to watch, possible upsets, etc. What can be interesting about these posts are you get people from all over the state who might be able to pick out some diamonds in the rough. I will start with a couple from the Northeast Regional AA. Brian Courtney has had an excellent season. Undefeated at 106. Has placed in the PJW's for the past 3-4 years(i think lost to AAA Moran in the pjw 3rd-4th place bout). Courtney does not appear to have wrestled the toughest schedule however with a win at NY's Canandaigua Tournament his toughest competition(until the post season). 145 Billy Barnes is also undefeated but unfortunately runs into Nolf(if he makes it that far). Doesn't Barnes have a ridiculous percentage of pins, or is that someone else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 Mike Carr from South Fayette is a sophomore who went undefeated so far this year at 132. He made it to states last year and lost in the first round, but he has improved a lot this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem5202 28 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 I am having a very difficult time finding information on the actual schedule of events for this. All I can find is the dates of the tournament and cant find what time each individual round starts. Can someone post a link with this information or let me know where to find it. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightweight 22 Report post Posted March 4, 2014 Upcoming Tournament Schedules PIAA AA & AAA Individual Championships at Giant Center, Hershey, PA -- Original Bracket Link Thursday, Mar. 6 9:00 am - AA Preliminaries, 1st-Round Consolations 4:00 pm - AAA Preliminaries, 1st-Round Consolations Friday, Mar. 7 9:00 am - AA Quarterfinals, 2nd-Round Consolations 1:30 pm - AAA Quarterfinals, 2nd-Round Consolations 6:30 pm - AA Semifinals, 3rd/4th-Round Consolation Saturday, Mar. 8 9:00 am - AAA Semifinals, 3rd/4th-Round Consolations 2:00 pm - AA Finals (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th) 7:00 pm - AAA Finals (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cem5202 28 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks lightweight! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jefe 8 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 How about any updates or comments regarding the state tournament from those in the know! We all know about Nolf, Marsteller, Haines, etc. Who are young kids to watch, possible upsets, etc. What can be interesting about these posts are you get people from all over the state who might be able to pick out some diamonds in the rough. I will start with a couple from the Northeast Regional AA. Brian Courtney has had an excellent season. Undefeated at 106. Has placed in the PJW's for the past 3-4 years(i think lost to AAA Moran in the pjw 3rd-4th place bout). Courtney does not appear to have wrestled the toughest schedule however with a win at NY's Canandaigua Tournament his toughest competition(until the post season). 145 Billy Barnes is also undefeated but unfortunately runs into Nolf(if he makes it that far). Doesn't Barnes have a ridiculous percentage of pins, or is that someone else? Barnes is 39-0 with 24 pins and only 4 regular decisions. He's a JR and supposedly leaning toward Lehigh. I don't think he'll beat Nolf, but he at least makes a worthy showcase finals opponent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jefe 8 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 How about any updates or comments regarding the state tournament from those in the know! We all know about Nolf, Marsteller, Haines, etc. Who are young kids to watch, possible upsets, etc. What can be interesting about these posts are you get people from all over the state who might be able to pick out some diamonds in the rough. I will start with a couple from the Northeast Regional AA. Brian Courtney has had an excellent season. Undefeated at 106. Has placed in the PJW's for the past 3-4 years(i think lost to AAA Moran in the pjw 3rd-4th place bout). Courtney does not appear to have wrestled the toughest schedule however with a win at NY's Canandaigua Tournament his toughest competition(until the post season). 145 Billy Barnes is also undefeated but unfortunately runs into Nolf(if he makes it that far). Just to clarify: Haines and Marsteller are AAA, not AA. Courtney at both districts and regionals beat Brian Friery, who was the #1 ranked AA 106 heading into the postseason. Probably the most underrated, and maybe the best AA likely final is 160: Preisch vs. Bova. They finished 2nd and 3rd last year, with Preisch losing to Austin Matthews one round earlier. Both are SR D1 recruits, Bova to Lock Haven, Preisch to Lehigh. Bova is undefeated. Preisch has 2 losses -- at 170, to Myles Martin and Josh Llopez at the Beast. Preisch also beat Jon Jay Chavez at Flonats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jefe 8 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Mike Carr from South Fayette is a sophomore who went undefeated so far this year at 132. He made it to states last year and lost in the first round, but he has improved a lot this year. Carr definitely got the better draw. Only Keith Batkowski seems a decent challenger before the finals. The other half features 3 SR returning placers and D1 recruits. Undefeated Ian Brown (Princeton pickup) vs. returning runner-up Ryan Easter (headed to Bloomsburg) in the quarters, winner gets Austin Harry (Army) in the semis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Mike Carr from South Fayette is a sophomore who went undefeated so far this year at 132. He made it to states last year and lost in the first round, but he has improved a lot this year. Carr definitely got the better draw. Only Keith Batkowski seems a decent challenger before the finals. The other half features 3 SR returning placers and D1 recruits. Undefeated Ian Brown (Princeton pickup) vs. returning runner-up Ryan Easter (headed to Bloomsburg) in the quarters, winner gets Austin Harry (Army) in the semis. I saw that and figured Carr would get to the finals at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 214 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks Jefe for the corrections. I also think Preisch and Bova will be a good one. Courtney never met Friere. Courtney beat Diltz from Benton in the finals and Diltz had beaten Friere to get there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLS62pa 49 Report post Posted March 5, 2014 Mike Carr from South Fayette is a sophomore who went undefeated so far this year at 132. He made it to states last year and lost in the first round, but he has improved a lot this year. Carr definitely got the better draw. Only Keith Batkowski seems a decent challenger before the finals. The other half features 3 SR returning placers and D1 recruits. Undefeated Ian Brown (Princeton pickup) vs. returning runner-up Ryan Easter (headed to Bloomsburg) in the quarters, winner gets Austin Harry (Army) in the semis. Brown is signed to Lehigh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jefe 8 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks for the corrections. Project Literacy is demanding I refund my scholarship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pennsyrules 214 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 My pick at 106 Courtney just went down first round to the Beth. Catholic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissn2001 80 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Looking at the brackets, I see only 2 AA state champs returning to defend their titles. There will be a lot of happy kids after this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Nolf pinned a kid from Becahi in 3:20 in round 1. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maher103 3 Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Wjpa.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissn2001 80 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Phillipi (returning champ) loses in the quarters... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 145lbs Nolf 16-4 over Vroman, he'll fave Nixon from Hughesville in semi's Billy Barnes 10-3 over Comunale from Pius X, he will face Falleroni from Burrell in semi's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Sponseller from Bermudian Springs doesn't get a lot of talk, but he is rolling again at 195lbs. Two majors so far. Kid is really tough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightweight 22 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Match to anticipate: 126 semifinal pits two undefeated wrestlers against each other, Demaske from Jeff-Morgan and Moisey from BeCa. Both came into the tournament with 40-0 records. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBar1977 3,953 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Moisey got 2nd the last years if I recall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sockobuw 49 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 that one shouldn't be close Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonPie 1,368 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 Question about Nolf. Is he effective from top against the best guys? In the few times Ive watched him, he likes to release to neutral. Just wondering about his mat skills. Is he going to be another Dylan Alton type with better technique and a bigger gas tank? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PP 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2014 HWT returning champ Sam Breese knocking out a :10 pin in the last round. I wonder what is the record time for a pin at the PIAA states. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
