The firstborn step for area wrestlers on the road to Hershey begins today as the sectional tournaments are held.
Let’s look weight by weight at the North Section tournament, to be kept at Athens, where all the area teams, except Canton and Sullivan County, compete.
Williamson’s Tyrus Hamblin dropped down to the weight for the postseason and is the top seed at 25-1. Towanda’s Kyle Blascak is the No. 2 seed at 26-5. Both wrestler’s have original round byes.
No. 3 Ethan Calkins (22-8) of Troy meets the sixth seeded Adam Saylor (8-10) of Athens, with the winner taking on Blascak.
Fourth-seeded James Lee (14-6) of Sayre meets No. 5 Austin Shaeffer (16-20) of Wyalusing with the winner meeting Hamblin.
The top seed is Wyalusing’s Brandon Kelley at 28-6, while Towanda’s Ben Lamphere is the second seed at 20-10. Both have byes.
Williamson’s Carl Gorg moes up a weight and is the third seed at 10-5 and he takes on No. 6 Adam Cleveland of Wellsboro (12-17) with the winner meeting Lamphere.
No. 5 Jared Spalding of Troy (10-17) and No. 4 Jaycob Myers of North Penn (10-9) meet with the winner facing Kelley in the semifinals.
Returning state qualifier Logan Everett of Williamson (27-1) is the top seed and he has a bye.
In the opening round No. 5 Justin Haley of Wyalusing (17-16) meets No. 4 Nathanial Ingerick of Wellsboro (19-10) with the winner taking on Everett.
No. 2 Clint Vermilya of Troy (29-3) and No. 3 Terrick Vargason of Towanda (24-8) meet in the semifinals.
Troy’s Chad Vermilya (22-4) is the top seed and has a bye into the semifinals.
In the opening round No. 2 Billy Barnes of Williamson (22-3) meets No. 7 Devin Remley of North Penn (11-17), while No. 6 Ryan Force of Wyalusing (8-23) takes on No. 3 Dale Maynard of Towanda (25-6). The winners of those two matches square off in the semifinals.
No. 4 Zach Keir of Sayre (12-5) meets No. 5 Sam Vergason of Athens (14-7) with the winner taking on Vermilya.
Ryan Hart of Wyalusing (30-4) is the top seed and he meets No. 8 Matt Anderson of Athens (2-12).
The winner of that match takes on the winner of No. 5 Bruce Hildebrandt of Towanda (17-12) and No. 4 Trevor McWhorter of Williamson (14-5).
No. 2 Jesse Buck of Sayre (27-1) meets No. 7 Josh Kennedy of Wellsboro (10-18) and the winner meets the winner of No. 3 Cyle Ercolino of Troy (18-2) and No. 6 Kenny Creamer of North Penn (16-17).
Northeast Bradford’s Zack Green (28-1) is the top seed and he wrestles the winner of No. 8 Anthony Saxbury of Williamson (10-18) and No. 9 Jonathan Chambers of Wellsboro (4-11).
The winner of that takes on the winner of No. 5 Justin Bookoff of Sayre (7-5) and No. 4 Marshal LeBlanc of Athens (12-16).
No. 2 Tim Kuntz (31-4) meets No. 7 Dylan Mayers of Towanda (10-12) with the winner taking on the winner of No. 3 Nick Bruce of Troy (19-11) and No. 6 Lucas Groover of North Penn (15-16).
Sayre’s Kyle Post is the top seed at 22-6 and he takes on No. 8 Garrett Heffner of Williamson (3-5).
The winner meets the winner of No. 5 Tristen Decker of Towanda (8-8) and No. 4 Brandon Owlett of Wellsboro (20-6).
No. 2 Nick Stephani of Troy (24-6) meets No. 7 CJ Sargent of North Penn (8-24), while No. 3 Joe Champluvier (23-9) takes on No. 6 Chris Pack of Athens (11-22) with the winners meeting in the semifinals.
No. 1 Zack Ripic of Towanda (29-2) meets No. 8 Tyler Thompson of Wyalusing (4-8) and the winner meets the champion amidst No. 5 Trey Murray of Troy (9-17) and No. 4 Austin Saxer of NEB (7-10).
No. 2 Lucas Simonis of Sayre (22-7) takes on No. 7 Tim Stanton of Athens (3-6) with the winner meeting the champion amid Mike Lawless of Williamson (11-16), the three seed, and No. 6 Ben Jackson of North Penn (5-5).
Troy’s Blake Colton (26-6) is the top seed and he has an opening round bye.
No. 2 Tyler Fenton of Wyalusing (26-12) meets No. 7 Chris Ott of Sayre (4-17) and the winner meets the winner of No. 3 Brandon Devonshire of NEB (16-16) and No. 6 Cody Claupein of Towanda (6-11).
No. 4 Skye Stiner (13-11) meets No. 5 RC Hunter of Williamson (11-12) with the winner taking on Colton in the semifinals.
Wyalusing’s Dan Frankenfield is the top seed at 28-8 and he takes on No. 8 Nate Harding of Wellsboro (4-17). The winner takes on the winner of No. 5 Pat Donnelly of Athens (15-10) and No. 4 Mike Presto of Williamson (17-10).
No. 2 Ben Minnich of North Penn (20-6) takes on No. 7 Cole Sexton of Towanda (5-14) with the winner taking on the winner of No. 3 Landis Zimmerman (21-11) and No. 6 James Harbst of Sayre (12-15).
Wyalusing’s Anthony Clark is the top seed at 31-4 and he has a bye.
He takes on the winner of No. 5 Brice Myers of NEB (1-22) and No. 4 Dalton Claupein of Towanda (11-18) in the semifinals.
In the other semifinal No. 2 Mark Brennan of Williamson (14-13) takes on No. 3 Blair Bennett of Troy (13-11).
Wellsboro’s Chad Daugherty is the top seed at 25-4 and he has a bye and No. 2 Dakota Bolt of Williamson (12-8) also has a bye.
Daugherty meets the winner of No. 5 Richard Forbes (13-18) and No. 4 Bristin Robinson (15-16) in the semifinals, while No. 3 Justin Griffith of Wyalusing (12-10) takes on No. 6 Chance Lantz of Troy (2-8) with thew inner taking on Bolt.
North Penn’s Nathan Stettler is the top seed at 28-2 and he takes on No. 8 Joe Cantale of Towanda (2-7).
No. 2 Dylan Otis of Wyalusing (31-5) meets No. 7 Alex Shaughnessy of Athens (11-19) and the winner takes on No. 3 Macory Button of Williamson (18-11) and No. 6 Eli Kennedy of Wellsboro (14-16).
No. 5 Cody Clark of NEB (9-12) meets No. 4 Briar Jenkins of Troy (18-15) with the winner taking on the winner of Stettler and Cantale.
North Penn’s Nathan Kriner is the top seed at 27-4 and he has a bye. No. 2 Clayton Force of Wyalusing (29-6) takes on No. 7 Grady Robinson of Towanda (0-2) and the winner meets the winner of No. 3 Dallas Vandermark of NEB (18-13) and No. 6 Zach Cecce of Sayre (5-19).
No. 5 Mitch Orshal of Athens (4-15) meets No. 4 Nick Callahan of Wellsboro (4-12) with the winner taking on Kriner.
Canton takes a trip to Montoursville for the West sectional tournament.
Here’s a look at their brackets.
Canton’s Dylan Marbaker is the No. 4 seed at 12-14, he takes on No. 5 Cortland Stahl of Montoursville (6-8).
The top seed is Montgomery’s Kobe Galentine (24-7).
The Warriors Daniel Killian (21-9) is the No. 3 seed and he takes on No. 6 Joseph Roman of Lewisburg (13-7) in the opening round.
Montoursville’s Caleb Pearson (28-1) is the top seed.
Canton’s Zach Pettigrew is the No. 3 seed at 8-8 and he meets No. 6 Taylor Houtz of Milton (2-5).
The top seed is No. 1 Andrew Gipe of South Williamsport (19-3).
Canton’s Brooks Gleckner is the three seed at 15-10 and he meets sixth-seeded Zack Bennett of Milton (12-12).
The top seed at the weight is Jacob Kramer of Montgomery (26-6).
The Warriors’ Darren Killian is the fourth seed at 13-15 and he meets No. 5 Matt Goetz of Montgomery (12-19). The winner takes on No. 1 Demetri Probst of Bucktail (17-2).
Canton’s Travis Butcher is the seventh seed at 4-20 and he meets No. 2 Jordan Danowsky of Lewisburg (13-10). The top seed is Montoursville’s Davit Batkowski (28-1).
Canton’s Jacob Butcher is the fifth seed at 4-11 and he takes on No. 4 Giacomo Dinicola of Loyalsock (12-15).
The top seed is Milton’s Taylor Porter (17-6).
Canton’s Jordan Campbell is the fifth seed at 7-8 and he meets NO. 5 Steffen Reeser of Bucktail (12-9).
Milton’s Ryan Preisch is the top seed at 25-1.
Canton’s Ben Pepper is seeded second at 20-10 and he takes on No. 7 Dylan Smith of Montgomery (1-25). Justin Knee of South Williamsport is the top seed at 16-6.
The Warriors’ Tyler Cole is the third seed at 20-12 and he has a first-round bye before meeting No. 2 Donald English of Milton (19-6) in the semifinals.
Garrett Shnyder of Montgomery (28-5) is the top seed.
Canton’s Garrett Wesneski is the second seed at 25-5 and he gets a first-round bye before taking on No. 3 Tyler Betz of Montgomery (21-11).
The top seed is Patrick Ostrowsky of Lewisburg at 25-3.
Canton’s Connor route is the third seed at 22-7 and he takes on No. 6 Marcus Bogden of Montgomery (10-18) with the winner meeting Lewisburg’s Brandon Smith (25-1) the second seed.
The top seed is Milton’s Ryan Solomon (23-1).
Canton has no wrestler at the weight and the top seed is Montgomery’s John Goetz at 29-4.
The Warriors don’t have a wrestler at the weight and South Williamsport’s Marco Estrella is the top seed at 14-8.
The Sullivan County Griffins head to Hughesville for sectionals.
The Griffins don’t have a wrestler at the weight and Central Columbia’s Taylor Johnson (25-5) is the top seed.
Returning state qualifier Shawn Nitcznski is the second seed at 25-0 and he meets No. 7 Alex Krah of Muncy at 6-17.
The top seed is Matt Welliver of Benton at 22-5.
The Griffin’s Brian Smith is seeded seventh at 6-2 and he takes on No. 2 Brian Lebarron of Warrior Run (19-8).
Sugar Valley Charter’s Aaron Fisher is the top seed at 17-4.
The Griffins’ James Heinrich is the fifth seed at 5-17 and he takes on No. 4 Ron Dingle of CMVT (22-8).
Warrior Run’s Jared Watson is the top seed at 29-1.
Sullivan County’s Christian Rogan is seeded fifth at 4-8 and he meets Jacob Fry of Hughesville (15-15).
The winner takes on top seeded Colt Cotten of Benton (25-2).
Sullivan County’s Logan Wiles is seeded seventh at 10-10 and he has a bye and takes on No. 2 Dakota Nicon (20-10) in the quarterfinals.
The top seed is Muncy’s Heath Strickland (29-5).
The Griffin’s Tim Kramer is the fourth seed at 18-9 and he meets No. 5 William George of Warrior Run (14-9).
The top seed is Hughesville’s Kyle Barnes at 28-0.
Sullivan County’s Dane Woodruff is the third seed at 23-3 and he meets No. 6 Tyler Johnson of Central Columbia (8-10).
Benton’s Jeric Kasunic (21-7) is the top seed.
Dan Heinrich of Sullivan County is the fifth seed at 18-9 and he takes on No. 5 Troy Patterson of CMVT (19-11). The winner meets No. Kurt Meske of Central Columbia (29-0).
The Griffin’s Tanner McCarty is the second seed at 25-3 and he meets Benton’s Marcus Welliver (6-14).
The top seed is Troy Hembury of Muncy (31-1).
Sullivan County’s Matt Dailey is the eight seed at 9-14 and he takes on No. 1 seed Jake Mankey of Benton (29-1).
The Griffins’ David Little is seeded seventh at 4-10 and he meets No. 2 Brodie Taylor of Sugar Valley Charter (17-5).
Bloomsburg’s Ryan Longenberger (22-4) is the top seed.
The Griffins’ Ethan Kinsey is the eight seed at 0-7 and he meets No. 1 Eric McCracken of Central Columbia (28-3).
The Griffins’ Nate Ritinski is seeded fourth at 15-10 and he takes on Muncy’s Nick Roberts (13-19), the fifth seed. The winner meets No. 1 Derek Earnest of Hughesville (21-3).
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