5 Black Knights Compete at PIAA South Central Regionals

5 Black Knight wrestlers journeyed to Spring Grove on Saturday, February 27th with their eyes on securing a title and moving on to the PIAA West AAA Super Regionals and their quest for State Gold. After a hard day of battling, the Black Knights ended up with one District Champion and one fourth-place finisher, with the team placing 11th overall. Top 3 placers at each weight will move on to the Super Regional round, which will be held at Altoona High School on Saturday, March 6th.

Reagan LeFevre is Hempfield’s  14th District III Champion and Hempfield’s first since 2013 (Joey Goodhart, 285). Congrats Reagan and best of luck as you continue on the road to PA State gold!

Gio Luciano finishes his High School Black Knight Wrestling Career with an impressive 96 wins and a District III fourth-place finish. Congratulations Gio and best of luck as you move on to a promising future!

PIAA South Central AAA Regionals

Team Standings

(1) Central Dauphin 94.0, (2) Manheim Township 93.0, (3) Carlisle 59.0, (4) Cumberland Valley 58.0, (5) Dallastown 53.0, (6) Gettysburg 52.0, (7) Wilson (West Lawn) 50.5, (8) Chambersburg 43.0, (9) Daniel Boone 42.0, (10) Cedar Cliff 39.0, (11) Hempfield 35.0, (12) Garden Spot 30.0, (13) Red Land 22.0, (14) Spring Grove 21.0, (15) Lebanon 20.0, (15) Penn Manor 20.0, (17) Dover 19.5, (18) Red Lion 19.0, (19) Solanco 17.0, (20) Northern York 16.0, (21) New Oxford 15.0, (22) Octorara 12.0, (22) Shippensburg 12.0, (24) Cocalico 11.0, (25) Exeter 6.0, (25) Lampeter-Strasburg 6.0, (27) Central York 4.0, (28) Twin Valley 3.0, (29) J.P. McCaskey 2.0, (30) Conestoga Valley 1.0, (30) Waynesboro 1.0, (32) Big Spring 0.0, (32) Central Dauphin East 0.0, (32) Harrisburg 0.0, (32) York Suburban 0.0

Championship Quarterfinals

113 – Giovanni Luciano maj. dec. Braxton Rice (Spring Grove), 14-2

120 – Mason Leiphart (Dover) maj. dec. Seamus Mack, 11-0

145 – Reagan LeFevre maj. dec. Noah Rice (York Suburban), 11-3

160 – Jacob Cherry (Gettysburg) dec. Dylan Bard, 6-2

285 – Trevor Gallagher (Gettysburg) pinned Caleb Mussmon, 4:22

 

Championship Semifinals

113 – Noah Clawson (Carlisle) dec. Giovanni Luciano, 8-6 SV

145 – Reagan LeFevre maj. dec. Alex Sensenig (Wilson (West Lawn)), 9-1

 

Consolation Round 1

120 – Seamus Mack dec. Mark Paradine (Cedar Cliff), 3-1

160 – Jevin Guldin (Exeter) dec. Dylan Bard, 9-5

285 – Dustin Swanson (Garden Spot) pinned Caleb Mussmon, 1:56

 

Consolation Semifinals

113 – Giovanni Luciano maj. dec. Hunter Goff (Twin Valley), 9-1

120 – Joshua Hillard (Manheim Township) dec. Seamus Mack, 7-4

 

Third Place

113 – Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) dec. Giovanni Luciano, 3-0

 

Championship Finals

145 – Reagan LeFevre dec. Ryan Garvick (Central Dauphin), 8-6