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And then there were six. Or maybe we should say - and then there still were six. All six high school wrestlers from the Sentinel's coverage area who qualified for their respective PIAA Class AA regional tournaments also earned berths in the PIAA Class AA State Championships, scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 11 through 13 at the Giant Center in Hershey. The six - four of whom are making their first appearance at states - are:
Of the six, only Ancheff and Bowman were at Hershey last year but finished out of medal contention. This will be the third consecutive state final for Ancheff, a junior. A schedule of bouts is included at the end of this article. Here is a summary of the local wrestlers' performances at their respective district meets. PIAA CLASS AA Only a freshman, Retherford has added a regional gold medal to the championships he won at both districts and sectionals. At the regional meet - held at Williamsport High School March 5 and 6 - Retherford pinned his quarterfinal and semifinal round opponents - Benton's Matt Welliver in 1:26 minutes and Midd-West's Zach Heeter in 2:57 minutes - to face Mifflinburg's David Sheesly for the third consecutive week in the gold-medal round. Retherford was declared the winner by medical forfeit. Kritzer, who came into regionals as a fourth-seed, improved on that standing, earning silver and his first trip to "the big dance.'' Kritzer took a 14-1 major decision against higher-seeded Devin Fiorentino of Elk Lake in the quarterfinal, then decisioned Hanover Area's Matt Mullery 10-6 in the semi. Kritzer placed second, losing 8-4 to Shamokin's Brandon Persarchick, who also was the previous week's District 4-AA champ. PIAA CLASS AA It was another week, another gold for Ancheff. The Viking junior decisioned Boiling Springs' Tyler Unger, 6-2, in the final match of the two-day (March 5 and 6) tournament at Wilson High School in Berks County. Ancheff's march to the championship began with a bye in the first round. He then pinned Springfield Twp.'s Dylan Evans in 4:56 in the quarterfinals, then won a 2-1 decision against Juniata's Dan Fultz to advance to the night final. Each of three Tri-Valley wrestlers - Schoffstall, Scheib and Bowman - qualified for states by winning their respective fifth-place consolation round bouts.
Scheib won fifth by pinning Bethlehem Catholic's Elliot Riddick in 1:23.
Bowman was edged 9-8 in the semi by Schuylkill Valley's Ryan Maurer, but won fifth with a 3-2 victory against Panther Valley's Mitchell Ball.
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