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December 30, 2006 11:00am

Christmas City Wrestling Tournament

Thursday-Friday December 28-29, 2006

at Bethlehem Catholic High School


FINAL RESULTS

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Bethlehem Catholic (BC) 218½;
2. LaSalle (La) 152½;
3. Pocono Mountain West (PMW) 147;
4. Port Jervis (PJ) 132½;
5. Notre Dame (ND) 131;
6. Schuylkill Valley (SV) 128½;
7. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 127;
8. Catasauqua (Ca) 110;
9. Dieruff (D)108½;
10. East Stroudsburg South (ESS) 104;
11. Lehighton (Le) 77;
12. Panther Valley (PV) 68;
13. East Stroudsburg North (ESN) 43;
14. Pottsgrove (Po) 38;
15. Coatesville (Co) 19½;
16. Hill School (HS) 13.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

103 -- Brendan Kennelly, PMW, md. Bryan Smith, BC, 9-0.
112 -- Matt Rodriguez, ND, d. Steven Johnson, D, 8-2.
119 -- Colin Shober, SV, d. Carl Trytech, ESS, 7-5.
125 -- Ray Rodriguez, ESN, d. Josh Pollins, WVW, 5-3 OT.
130 -- Chris Hernandez, PMW, md. Aaron Ross, BC, 15-4.

135 -- Scott Arcury, ND, d. Zach Woytovich, SV, 5-2.
140 -- Ryan Cressman, BC, p. Sean Floor, PJ. 2:39.
145 -- Kyle John, BC, d. Austin Smith, PJ, 4-2.
152 -- Nick Lorah, PV, d. Kyle Deeds, SV, 6-5.
160 -- Jared Holenda, Ca, d. Kevin Klohe, La, 8-5.
171 -- Ben Courtney, La, d. Seth Kranich, ND, 7-4.
189 -- Steve Butler, PJ, d. Brian Chatenka, Ca, 6-3.
215 -- Ziad Haddad, BC, d. Max Bergen, ESS, 5-3.
285 -- Tyler Cowman, WVW, d. Rob Dowling, PMW, 11-6.


THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATIONS

103 -- Jared Saylor, Ca, p. Eric Reale, La, 1:48.
112 -- Ryan Ginsberg, La, p. Dakota Davis, SV, 4:26.
119 -- Evan Kolb, BC, d. Jarrett Hirst, D, 6-3.
125 -- Andrew Duckworth, BC, d. Jose Arzuaga, D, 2-1 OT (rideout).
130 -- Shane Gabrish, WVW, d. David Lucykanish, Le, 5-0.
135 -- Ryan Keller, ESS, d. Mike Reber, La, 3-2.
140 -- Jared Reitz, PV, md. Kevin Jones, ND, 19-11.
145 -- Justin Miklich, Po, p. Jordan Shauneholz, WVW, 2:36.
152 -- Travis Gearhart, PMW, d. Anthony Laverghetta, BC, 4-3.
160 -- Matt Perez, PMW, p. Zach Stein, BC, 3:31.
171 -- Jacob Stofko, Ca, d. Robert Yocum, PMW, 12-5.
189 -- Dave Demming, BC, p. Ryan Corkery, La, 1:46.
215 -- James Gonzalez, PMW, d. Dave Ryncavage, WVW, 3-1.
285 -- Mickey Monica, ESS, d. Joe Zitone, PJ, 7-3.

FIFTH-PLACE CONSOLATIONS

103 - Flexer (Leh) dec. Reed (SV) 3-2;
112 - Mellin (BC) dec. Lindenmuth (Cat) 2-0;
119 - Farole (Leh) dec. Klouda (ND) 10-6;
125 - Hefflefinger (PV) dec. McGinley (Las) 5-2;
130 - Maurer (SV) WBFFT;
135 - Bookwalter (WVW) WBFFT;
140 - Burns (Las) INJ DEF, Maurer (SV);
145 - Hewitt (H) dec. House (D) 2-0;
152 - Muller (PJ) Maj DEC Soto (D) 13-0;
160 - Wilke (ND) WBFFT;
171 - Vasquez (D) dec. Parlier (PJ) 8-4;
189 - S. Bergen (ESS) dec. Corriere (ND) 6-5 OT;
215 - Strawser (Leh) dec. Sanguinito (ND) 3-1;
285 - Furlong (Las) dec. Ogurek (PV) 8-5.

SEMIFINALS

103 -- Bryan Smith (BC) md Eric Reade (Las) 11-0;
Brendan Kennelly (PMW) dec. Jared Saylor (Cat) 3-2.

112 - Matt Rodriguez (ND) dec. Ryan Ginsberg (Las) 4-3;
Steven Johnson (D) md Ty Lindenmuth (Cat).

119 - Carl Trytech (ESS) pin Jarrett Hirst (D) 5:09;
Colin Shober (SV) dec. Evan Kolb (BC) 8-4.

125 - Ray Rodriguez (ESN) dec. John Moginley (Las) 7-4;
Josh Pollins (WVW) dec. Brandon Heffelfinger (PV) 7-1.

130 - Aaron Ross (BC) med. fft. Chris Houghtaling (ESS);
Chris Hernandez (PMW) dec. Shane Gabrish (WVW)

135 - Scott Arcury (ND) dec. Ryan Keller (ESS) 6-3;
Zach Woytovich (SV) dec. Shawn Bookwalter (WVW) 5-3.

140 - Sean Floor (PJ) pin Kyle Maurer (SV) 2:38;
Ryan Cresman (BC) dec. Jared Reitz (PV) 7-0.

145 - Kyle John (BC) pin Justin Miklich (Pot) 2:14;
Austin Smith (PJ) tf William House (D) 3:04.

152 - Nick Lorah (PV) pin Evan Muller 3:13;
Kyle Deeds (SV) pin Anthony Laverghetta (BC) 4:36.

160 - Kevin Klohe (Las) dec. Dan Wilke (ND) 4-1;
Jared Holenda (Cat) pin Coner Norrell (PJ) 4:48.

171 - Seth Kranich (ND) pin Michael Vasquez (D) 1:28;
Ben Courtney (Las) dec. Robert Yocum (PMW) 9-3.

189 - Brian Chatenka (Cat) dec. Dave Demming (BC) 6-4;
Steven Butler (PJ) dec. Ryan Corkery (Las) 4-0.

215 - Ziad Haddad (BC) pin Jesse Strawser (Leh) 3:12;
Max Bergen (ESS) dec. James Gonzalez (PMW) 6-4..

275 - Tyler Cowman (WVW) md Joe Zitone (PJ) 11-2;
Rob Dowling (PMW) dec. Andrew Furlong (Las) 6-3.

QUARTERFINALS

103 -- Smith, BC, tf. Moriarty, PJ, 16-0, 2:42; Reale, L, d. Reed, SV, 3-2; Kennelly, PMW, p. Dickinson, 0:37; Saylor, C, p. Flexer, Le, 1:55.

112 -- Rodriguez, ND, d. Davis, SV, 8-1; Ginsberg, L, p. Krasavage, WVW, 0:53; Lindenmuth, C, d. Mark, Le, 10-8; Johnson, D, p. Mellin, BC, 3:29.

119 -- Trytech, ESS, p. Kerr, PMW, 0:24; Hirst, D, d. Klouda, ND, 11-8; Kolb, BC, tf. Farole, Le, 18-2, 3:00; Shober, SV, d. Michaels, P, 10-7.

125 -- Rodriguez, ESN, d. Duckworth, BC, 6-1; McGinley, L, d. Brownmiller, 6-5; Pollins, WVW, p. Arzuaga, D, 1:40; Heffelfinger, PV, md. Phillips, H, 14-5.

130 -- Ross, BC, d. Mauer, SV, 4-2; Houghtalling, ESS, d. Mason, D, 12-6; Hernandez, PMW, md. Lucykanish, Le, 15-5; Gabrish, WVW, d. Muller, PJ, 6-1.

135 -- Arcury, ND, p. Bauchepies, Le, 3:16; Keller, ESS, d. Reber, L, 9-3; Woytovitch, SV, md. Flood, C, 13-2; Bookwalter, WVW, d. Conent, 7-5.

140 -- Sean Floor (PJ) pin C.J.Burns (LS) 3:58; Kyle Maurer (SV) dec Dan Aguilar (WVW) 3-2; Jared Reitz (PV) dec Kevin Jones (ND) 12-2; Ryan Cressman (BC) pin Todd Sterner (C)1:54.

145 -- John, BC, p. Shauneholz, WVW, :38; Miklich, P, d. Whitam, L, 5-2; House, D, d. Hewitt, H, 10-6; Amith, PJ, tf. Taylor, Co, 17-2, 5:35.

152 -- Lorah, PV, p. Martinez, Co, 2:55; Muller, PJ, d. Soto, D, 10-4; Laverghatta, BC, tf. Spiane, L, 20-4, 4:13; Deeds, SV, d. Gearhart, PMW, 11-4.

160 -- Klohe, L, p. Sager, Co, 1:14; Wilke, ND, d. Stein, BC, 9-2; Holenda, C, tf. Rivers, 19-3, 3:53; Norrell, PJ, p. Perez, PMW, :25.

171 -- Kranich, ND, d. Parliar, PJ, 8-5; Vasquez, D, p. Dimarts, WVW, 1:25; Courtney, L, md. Stofko, C, 12-4; Yocum, PMW, d. LaBadle, ESS, 10-4.

189 -- Demming, BC, md. Bergen, ESS, 10-2; Chatenka, C, md. Pilato, ESN, 14-5; Corkery, L, d. Corriere, ND, 5-2; Butler, PJ, p. Quinn, 5:44.

215 -- Haddad, BC, p. Noto, 1:21; Strawser, Le, d. Sanguinito, ND, 5-4; Gonzalez, PMW, d. Ryncavage, WVW, 5-2; Bergen, ESS, p. Good, SV, 1:01.

285 -- Cowman, WVW, p. Zimmerman, SV, 1:27; Zitone, PJ, d. Monica, ESS, 12-6; Dowling, PMW, p. Cartier, ND, 3:15; Furlong, L, p. Urbanski, C, 3:05.

PRELIMINARIES

103 -- Bryan Smith, BC, bye; John Moriarty, PJ, p. Pat Carrington, ND, 1:01; Evan Reed, SV, bye; Eric Reale, L, bye; Brendan Kennelly, PMW, bye; Ian Dickinson, D, tf. Matt Marra, ESS, 16-0, 4:13; Brett Flexer, Le, p. Cody Smith, PV, :50; Jared Saylor, C, bye.

112 -- Matt Rodriguez, ND, bye; Dakota Davis, SV, md. Giles Decker, ESN, 13-0; C.J. Krasavage, WVW, d. Sean Phaun, PMW, 9-4; Ryan Ginsberg, L, p. Chris Palmer, Co, 1:01; Ty Lindenmuth, C, bye; Matt Mark, Le, p. Zack Dunn, PJ, 1:42; Alex Mellin, BC, p. Tyler Meuller, H, 4:44; Steven Johnson, D, bye.

119 -- Carl Trytech, ESS, bye; Ron Kerr, PMW, d. Brandon Bookwaiter, WVW, 7-6; Jarrett Hirst, D, p. Mike Serrano, C, 1:31; John Klouda, ND, p. Rob Rogers, PJ, 2:26; Danny Farole, Le, p. Jo Falk, PV, 2:44; Evan Kolb, BC, p. Ike Baxter, Co, 2:38; Colin Shober, SV, md. Matt Mooney, L, 11-3; Matt Michaels, P, bye.

125 -- Ray Rodriguez, ESN, bye; Andrew Duckworth, BC, md. Bobby Billman, SV, 15-4; Jared Brownmiller, Le, d. Keith Hinda, ESS, 4-0; John McGinley, L, tf. Nick Toro, PMW, 16-0, 4:33; Josh Pollins, WVW, p. Mihell Sikoutris, Co, 1:12; Jose Arzuaga, D, p. Kyle Schnall, PJ, 3:10; Steele Phillips, H, d. Kyle Dick, ND, 6-5; Brandon Heffelfinger, PV, bye.

130 -- Aaron Ross, BC, bye; Ryan Mauer, SV, p. Bradley Wetzel, PV, :43; Noel Mason, D, p. Jose Bonilla, ESN, 1:20; Chris Houghtalling, ESS, bye; Chris Hernandez, PMW, bye; David Lucykanish, Le, p. Ross Hosford, ND, 1:47; Mike Muller, PJ, d. Matt Fredericks, C, 12-5; Shane Gabrish, WVW, bye.

135 -- Scott Arcury, ND, bye; Cody Bauchepies, Le, d. Mar Luong, D, 5-2; Ryan Keller, ESS, p. Brandon Johnson, BC, :56; Mike Reber, L, p. Chris Lopez, PMW, 1:38; Zach Woytovich, SV, bye; Landon Flood, C, p. Joel Rivers, PV, 3:01; Todd Conent, ESN, p. Zack Fitzpatrick, PJ, 2:35; Shawn Bookwalter, WVW, bye.

140 -- Sean Floor, PJ, bye; C.J. Burns, L, d. Brian McLaughlin, ESS, 4-1; Dan Aguilar, WVW, p. Dan Burt, Co, 1:36; Kyle Maurer, SV, tf. Kyle Fisher, Le, 21-6; Jared Reitz, PV, p. Jordan Roberts, D, 1:53; Kevin Jones, ND, p. John Dieter, P, :44; Todd Sterner, C, d. Chauncey Meeks-Owens, PMW, 9-7; Ryan Cressman, BC, bye.

145 -- Kyle John, BC, p. Greg Chrin, ND, 2:51; Jordan Shauneholz, WVW, p. Christin Barksdale, ESS, 3:39; Justin Miklich, P, p. Tannis Willis, C, 2:44; John Whitam, L, p. Patrick Leavitt, SV, :45; J.R. Hewitt, H, p. Andrew Stooker, PV, 5:01; William House, D, p. Kyle Kennelly, PMW, 2:36; Brandon Taylor, Co, p. Ren Wentz, Le, 2:44; Austin Smith, PJ, p. Mitchell Reynolds, ESN, 1:20.

152 -- Nick Lorah, PV, bye; Will Martinez, Co, p. A.J. Guzanski, Le, :55; Nathan Soto, D, d. Tony Kovacs, ND, 3-2; Evan Muller, PJ, p. Eric Rodriguez, ESN, :30; Anthony Laverghetta, BC, p. Curtis Garner, C, :56; Brian Spiane, L, p. Billy Stull, ESS, 1:25; Travis Gearhart, PMW, p. Chris June, WVW, 1:06; Kyle Deeds, SV, p. Anthony Martin, P, :55.

160 -- Klohe, L, bye; Doug Sager, Co, d. Jeff Mohn, SV, 4-0; Dan Wilke, ND, bye; Zach Stein, BC, bye; Jared Holanda, C, bye; Stephen Rivers, D, Wilson Felix, ESN, 5:55; Matt Perez, PMW, p. Joey Bonser, Le, 2:17; Coner Norrell, PJ, bye.

171 -- Seth Kranich, NS, bye; Matt Parlier, PJ, p. Julius Williams, P, 5:03; Tom Dimarts, WVW, tf. Anthony Carney, BC, 16-1, 5:23; Michael Vasquez, D, md. Collin Swalley, SV, 16-6; Jacob Stofko, C, md. Scott McWilliams, Co, 13-1; Ben Courtney, L, p. Brett Smith, Le, 2:17; Robert Yocum, PMW, p. Tim Smell, PV, 3:15; Mike LaBadle, ESS, bye.

189 -- Dave Demming, BC, bye; Sam Bergen, ESS, md. Jordan Vaughn, D, 13-2; Dan Pilato, ESN, p. Tyler Fortson, Le, 1:51; Brian Chatenka, C, p. Matt Arenas, PMW, :48; Ryan Corkery, L, d. Scotty Slevine, P, 9-3; Bill Corriere, ND, p. Len Davies, WVW, 1:26; Andrew Quinn, PV, p. Allen Erdman, Co, 3:59; Steven Butler, PJ, p. Toni Butt, SV, 3:37.

215 -- Zlad Haddad, BC, bye; Mike Noto, P, p. Eric Benjamino, ESN, 2:43; Greg Sanguinito, ND, p. Chris Vogel, C, 3:51; Jesse Strawser, Le, P. Josh Eisenhower, 1:36; James Gonzalez, PMW, bye; Dave Ryncavage, WVW, p. Kyle DiGiacobbe, L, 1-0; Dave Good, SV, p. Brendan Hausman, D, 4:44; Max Bergen, ESS, bye.

285 -- Tyler Cowman, WVW, bye; Ben Zimmerman, SV, p. Ryan Ogurek, PV, 1:32; Mickey Monica, ESS, p. Zakk Barker, Co, 1:23; Joe Zitone, PJ, bye; Pat Cartier, ND, bye; Rob Dowling, PMW, p. Ron Reed, Le, 1:42; Brett Urbanski, ESN, p. Jared Spangler, C, 5:04; Andrew Furlong, L, bye.



Wait ends for Hawks
CHRISTMAS CITY WRESTLING. Ziad Haddad gets his revenge as Bethlehem Catholic ends drought.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
By JIM MCCURDY
The Express-Times
BETHLEHEM TWP. | The Bethlehem Catholic Golden Hawks waited 24 years for this.

Now they can finally lay claim again.

Bethlehem Catholic won its own Christmas City Classic Friday, marking the first time the Hawks have won their own tournament since 1982.

"Our team is solid, top to bottom," coach Brian Nesfeder said. "These guys wanted to win this. They told me this was what they wanted. I told them, 'You guys are gonna have to do it. When it comes down to that heart part, you guys are gonna have to have it that last 30 seconds of the match.' "

Bethlehem Catholic won the title with 218½ points. LaSalle was second with 152½ and Pocono Mountain West third with 147. Notre Dame finished fifth with 131.

Becahi sent five wrestlers to the championship round, coming away with three title winners.

Ziad Haddad won the 215-pound title in a 5-3 decision over East Stroudsburg South's Max Bergen. Kyle John won the 145-pound class with a 4-2 decision over Port Jervis' Austin Smith. Ryan Cressman won by default over Port Jervis' Sean Floor at the 2:39 mark.

"(Ever) since last year when (Bergen) beat me in the finals, I knew I was gonna have one more shot at him," Haddad said. "When I saw a week ago that he was in this, it put a smile on my face. I just wanted it so bad."

Haddad ran his record to 15-1 this season.

"This isn't the plateau here," Haddad said. "I'm looking for better things here. I hit all the expectations so far. I haven't achieved all that I've wanted. I've got some goals in the mix, and I'll take it from there. I want to be regarded as one of the top 215-pounders in the state.

"Every win you get gives you confidence. I've been looking to this tournament. God made this happen for me. I finally came out on top."

Haddad was making his third trip to the finals of this tournament, but had not won the title before this year.

John, who received the tournament's prestigious pin award, sticking three of his opponents in a combined 5:34, became a three-time champ at the tournament.

"It's definitely special," John said after improving to 15-1 this year. "It was nice to win the tournament three times. It's a nice way to end the tournament here, being I'm a senior."

Schuylkill freshman Colin Shober won the tournament's most outstanding wrestler award after beating East Stroudsburg South's Carl Trytech 7-5 in the 119 final. Notre Dame's Matt Rodriguez beat Dieruff's Steven Johnson 6-2 in the 112 championship.

Pocono Mountain West's Brendan Kennelly defeated Beca's Bryan Smith 9-0 at 103. Notre Dame's Scott Arcury beat Schuylkill Valley's Zach Woytovich 5-2 at 135. Pocono Mountain West's Chris Hernandez defeated Beca's Aaron Ross 15-4 at 130.

"Obviously, it's great to win it," Nesfeder said. "We came in here with a lot of energy. We were pumped up."

Jim McCurdy can be reached by e-mail at sports@express-times.com.