The Black Knights Varsity Squad headed up 222 to take on a slew of tough PA and NJ wrestling teams at the 2021 Bethlehem Hurricane Holiday Classic Tournament. The Hempfield team ended up with a 6th place finish among 26 teams, with 6 athletes making their way to the podium and well-deserved hardware. Detailed results are included below. Congratulations gentlemen on an impressive first-time appearance at this challenging tournament!
Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 – Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Bethlehem Liberty HS
Team Standings
(1) Nazareth 228.0, (2) Phillipsburg (NJ) 208.5, (3) Council Rock South 165.5, (4) Saucon Valley 136.0, (5) Easton 128.5, (6) Hempfield 120.0, (7) Emmaus 108.5, (8) Pennridge 91.5, (9) Bethlehem Freedom 90.5, (10) Parkland 88.0, (11) Warwick 85.0, (12) Quakertown 80.0, (13) Wilson (West Lawn) 79.5, (14) Hazleton Area 78.0, (15) Delaware Valley 73.5, (16) Spring-Ford 71.5, (17) Northern Lebanon 71.0, (18) Bethlehem Liberty 63.5, (19) Whitehall 55.0, (20) Wyoming Valley West 54.0, (21) North Penn 46.0, (22) Northwestern Lehigh 41.0, (23) Stroudsburg 38.5, (24) Wilkes-Barre Area 32.0, (25) Pen Argyl 26.0, (26) Blue Mountain 23.0
Championship Round 1
113 – Michael Karpathios won by forfeit over Louden Giza (Wyoming Valley West)
120 – Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg, NJ) pinned Zy McCain-Murray, 2:52
132 – Andrew Lindros (Council Rock South) won by tech. fall over Dillon Goerner, 4:39 (15-0)
152 – Kamron Fickes pinned Owen Leon (Parkland), 1:29
160 – Grant Hoover pinned Anthony Apgar (Easton), 5:08
189 – Riley Cullen (Pennridge) pinned J.J. Plaza, 4:58
Championship Round 2
106 – Christopher Kelly (Easton) dec. Jorden Williams, 6-2
113 – Luke Reitter (Council Rock South) pinned Michael Karpathios, 1:59
126 – Seamus Mack pinned Kaden Brish (Blue Mountain), 1:30
138 – Clay Gainer pinned Leo Kern (Parkland), 1:59
145 – Reagan LeFevre pinned A.J. Dierksen (Delaware Valley), 1:44
152 – Ryder Machado (Delaware Valley) dec. Kamron Fickes, 2-1
160 – Liam Scrivanich (Saucon Valley) maj. dec. Grant Hoover, 10-2
172 – Dylan Bard dec. Connor Hille (Phillipsburg, NJ), 11-6
285 – Caleb Mussmon pinned Nicholas Farrel (Bethlehem Freedom), 2:52
Consolation Round 2
113 – Michael Karpathios dec. Knorr Aiden (Pen Argyl), 6-0
120 – Ajay Batt (Council Rock South) pinned Zy McCain-Murray, 4:46
132 – Dillon Goerner pinned Caleb Hoffman (Wyoming Valley West), 2:05
152 – Kamron Fickes won by tech. fall over Nathalie Olarte (Wilkes-Barre Area), 2:03 (15-0)
160 – Grant Hoover pinned Lane Noecker (Blue Mountain), 0:58
189 – J.J. Plaza pinned Brennan Colville (Delaware Valley), 1:30
Consolation Round 3
106 – Jorden Williams maj. dec. Colby Martinelli (Pennridge), 11-2
113 – Michael Karpathios dec. Ronnie Heimbach (Bethlehem Liberty), 10-9
132 – Connor Nicholas (Saucon Valley) pinned Dillon Goerner, 1:48
152 – Blaise Eidle (Wilson (West Lawn)) dec. Kamron Fickes, 4-3
160 – Grant Hoover won by tech. fall over Matteo Garcia (Wilson (West Lawn)), 3:54 (17-2)
189 – Aaron Kirby (Stroudsburg) dec. J.J. Plaza, 5-0
Championship Quarterfinals
126 – Dom Moyer (Delaware Valley) dec. Seamus Mack, 5-3
138 – Jake Doone (Nazareth) dec. Clay Gainer, 8-4
145 – Reagan LeFevre maj. dec. Juan Moya (Parkland), 8-0
172 – Dylan Bard pinned Lucas Miller (Northwestern Lehigh), 5:10
285 – Caleb Mussmon dec. Charles Socki (Council Rock South), 2-1
Consolation Round 4
106 – Connor Lenahan (Council Rock South) dec. Jorden Williams, 7-2
113 – Justin Adamson (Quakertown) dec. Michael Karpathios, 4-2
126 – Seamus Mack pinned Ben Brillhart (Council Rock South), 1:10
138 – Clay Gainer dec. Gavin Cole (Council Rock South), 4-2
160 – Grant Hoover dec. Conor Leonard (Northern Lebanon), 7-2
Championship Semifinals
145 – Reagan LeFevre dec. Cael Markle (Saucon Valley), 3-2
172 – Jayden Pahler (Wilkes-Barre Area) dec. Dylan Bard, 5-1
285 – Matthew Cruise (Easton) pinned Caleb Mussmon, 1:58
Consolation Round 5
126 – Braxton Appello-Fries (Nazareth) dec. Seamus Mack, 6-2
138 – Nolan Krazer (Easton) dec. Clay Gainer, 6-4
160 – Grant Hoover won by forfeit over Christian Reid (Bethlehem Liberty)
Consolation Semifinals
160 – Ryan Fairchild (Nazareth) pinned Grant Hoover, 2:24
172 – Connor Hille (Phillipsburg, NJ) dec. Dylan Bard, 7-4
285 – Caleb Mussmon dec. John Wargo (Phillipsburg, NJ), 6-2
Seventh Place
126 – Seamus Mack maj. dec. Jorven Rodriguez (Hazleton Area), 9-0
138 – Clay Gainer maj. dec. Joey Bodnar (Bethlehem Freedom), 14-3
Fifth Place
160 – Dalton Clymer (Northwestern Lehigh) dec. Grant Hoover, 7-1
172 – Dylan Bard dec. Lucas Miller (Northwestern Lehigh), 6-5
Third Place
285 – Caleb Mussmon dec. Trevor Gitski (Emmaus), TB-1 2-1
Championship Finals
145 – Reagan LeFevre dec. Shermuhammad Sadriddinov (Council Rock South), 5-3
Hempfield wrestlers in bold.