Black Knights Dominate DIII Sectionals with First Place Team Win, 5 Champions, and 9 Placers

February 21, 2022

The Black Knights dominated the 2022 PIAA Division III Sectional Tournament with a convincing 214-point first-place finish, 2 fourth place finishers, 1 third place finisher, 1 second place finisher, and 5 champions. All 9 will advance to the PIAA DIII Regionals Tournament on February 25th and 26th.

106 LB CHAMPION: JORDEN WILLIAMS

145 LB CHAMPION: REAGAN LEFEVRE

152 LB CHAMPION: BRADEN EDWARDS

189 LB CHAMPION: DYLAN BARD

285 LB CHAMPION: CALEB MUSSMON

2nd PLACE @ 126 LBS: SEAMUS MACK

3rd PLACE @138 LBS: CLAY GAINER

4th PLACE @160 LBS: GRANT HOOVER

4th PLACE @172 LBS: KAMRON FICKES

District 3 AAA Section 2

Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Hempfield HS

Team Standings

(1) Hempfield 214.0, (2) Central Dauphin 198.0, (3) Manheim Township 193.5, (4) Warwick 128.0, (5) Solanco 114.0, (6) Elizabethtown 86.5, (6) Manheim Central 86.5, (8) J.P. McCaskey 75.5, (9) Palmyra 71.5, (10) Donegal 65.0, (10) Lampeter-Strasburg 65.0, (12) Penn Manor 40.0, (13) Milton Hershey 35.0, (14) Hershey 21.0

Championship Round 1

113 – Michael Karpathios pinned Sami Al Rahal (Hershey), 4:20

120 – Zy McCain-Murray pinned Dabens Charles (J.P. McCaskey), 2:18

215 – J.J. Plaza dec. Carson Cassel (Central Dauphin), 6-3

Championship Quarterfinals

106 – Jorden Williams pinned Hayden Best (Elizabethtown), 2:41

113 – Nico Tocci (Warwick) maj. dec. Michael Karpathios, 16-3

120 – Weston Bare (Solanco) dec. Zy McCain-Murray, 7-2

126 – Seamus Mack pinned Nathaniel Foltz (Palmyra), 0:29

138 – Clay Gainer maj. dec. Bryn Hess (Warwick), 9-1

145 – Reagan LeFevre pinned Nick Smith (Elizabethtown), 1:08

152 – Braden Edwards pinned Tellin Cintron (J.P. McCaskey), 0:34

160 – Grant Hoover dec. Jake Rudy (Elizabethtown), 9-6

172 – Kamron Fickes dec. Blaine Plastino (Solanco), 3-1 SV

189 – Dylan Bard dec. Liam Feister (Lampeter-Strasburg), 3-1

215 – Jose Garcia (J.P. McCaskey) won by disq. over J.J. Plaza

285 – Caleb Mussmon pinned Bradley Candy (Elizabethtown), 2:16

Consolation Round 2

113 – Michael Karpathios dec. Wyatt Mummau (Elizabethtown), 6-1

120 – Zy McCain-Murray dec. Mario Hummel (Warwick), 4-0

215 – J.J. Plaza pinned Tyler Groff (Manheim Central), 2:15

Championship Semifinals

106 – Jorden Williams dec. Marco Tocci (Warwick), 5-2

126 – Seamus Mack maj. dec. Ryan Findlay (Elizabethtown), 10-0

138 – Michael Beers (Central Dauphin) dec. Clay Gainer, 5-3

145 – Reagan LeFevre pinned Ruben Mumper (Donegal), 1:34

152 – Braden Edwards pinned Jeremiah Cortes (Central Dauphin), 5:04

160 – David Woolley (Warwick) dec. Grant Hoover, 9-2

172 – Brett Barbush (Manheim Central) maj. dec. Kamron Fickes, 9-0

189 – Dylan Bard pinned Rocco Daugherty (Manheim Central), 4:56

285 – Caleb Mussmon dec. Nicholai Brotzman (Donegal), 1-0

Consolation Round 3

113 – C.J. Ferree (Central Dauphin) dec. Michael Karpathios, 7-2

120 – Zy McCain-Murray dec. Meki Walker (Milton Hershey), 4-1

215 – J.J. Plaza dec. Daniel Steskal (Palmyra), 6-2

Consolation Semifinals

120 – Dallas Schorr (Central Dauphin) dec. Zy McCain-Murray, 4-3

138 – Clay Gainer maj. dec. Keagen Klinefelter (Palmyra), 10-0

160 – Grant Hoover pinned Logan Forrest (Manheim Central), 1:49

172 – Kamron Fickes dec. Jase Jones (Palmyra), 9-2

215 – Owen Champ (Donegal) dec. J.J. Plaza, 1-0

Fifth Place

120 – Zy McCain-Murray dec. Austin Reitmeyer (Elizabethtown), 12-5

215 – Carson Cassel (Central Dauphin) dec. J.J. Plaza, 4-2

Third Place

138 – Clay Gainer dec. Nathan Thomas (Elizabethtown), 7-1

160 – Ty Grassel (Penn Manor) dec. Grant Hoover, 3-2

172 – Blaine Plastino (Solanco) dec. Kamron Fickes, 5-2

Championship Finals

106 – Jorden Williams dec. Liam Flanagan (Central Dauphin), 8-7

126 – Joshua Hillard (Manheim Township) dec. Seamus Mack, 8-5

145 – Reagan LeFevre pinned Brodie Daugherty (Manheim Central), 0:58

152 – Braden Edwards dec. Andrew McClune (Warwick), 5-4

189 – Dylan Bard dec. Robert Castagna (Solanco), 13-8

285 – Caleb Mussmon dec. Tyrese Washington (Manheim Township), 4-2 SV

Hempfield wrestlers in bold.

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