43RD ANNUAL

2012

The Toughest in Pa and the 3rd Best Tournament in the USA
by WrestlingReport

Tournament Director - Frank Vulcano, Jr. vulcanojr@hotmail.com
Work (412) 429-2244 . Fax (412) 429-3754 . Home (724) 746-3671 . Cell (412) 298-5247
Tournament Site: Canon McMillan High School

2012 POWERade Champions

Podium
Pictures

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OW Kyle Snyder Good Counsel (MD)
Most Falls Chance Marsteller Kennard-Dale
Teams
1. Blair Academy - 299
4. Moeller - 161
3. Canon-McMillan - 160
4. Franklin Regional - 136

2012 Powerade Results

Watch the Powerade Finals (1st Place) Here

Watch the Powerade Consolation Finals (3rd Place) Here

Powerade Photos

JV Tournament Results

Powerade in the News
The great escape: Marsteller outlasts Wiercioch in classic match

Kittanning's Nolf wins Powerade title

Powerade Tournament Medal Matches

Kittanning’s Nolf, Burrell’s DesLauriers seek serious challengers at Powerade tournament

Latrobe freshman wrestler proving Powerade seedings wrong

Schram leads Big Macs attack at Powerade

Marsteller, Wiercioch expected to meet at POWERade

Marsteller-Wiercioch matchup for Powerade possible

Kittanning’s Nolf, Burrell’s DesLauriers seek serious challengers at Powerade tournament

Possible match between Wiercioch and Marsteller highlights Powerade Tournament

Clash of Titans at POWERade: #1 Marsteller vs. #2 Wiercioch

Powerade Inside Analysis

Top 3 Things to Look For

N.J. team is Powerade tournament favorite

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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
1	Altoona (Pa District 6)	24	Hampton
2	Baylor (Tennessee)	25	Hempfield
3	Bellefonte (Pa District 6)	26	Hermiston (Oregon)
4	Benton (Pa District 4)	27	Huntington (West Virginia)
5	Bethel Park	28	Kennard-Dale (Pa District 3)
6	Blair Academy (New Jersey)	29	Kittanning
7	Blue Mountain (Pa District 11)	30	Latrobe
8	Brookville (Pa District 9)	31	McGuffey
9	Burrell	32	Mifflinburg (Pa District 4)
10	Canon McMillan	33	Moeller (Ohio)
11	Cedar Cliff (Pa District 3)	34	Norwin
12	Central Catholic	35	Parkland (Pa District 11)
13	Chartiers-Houston	36	Penn Trafford
14	Chartiers Valley	37	Peters Township
15	Clovis (California)	38	Ripley (West Virginia)
16	Connellsville	39	Saegertown (Pa District 10)
17	Derry	40	Solanco (Pa District 3)
18	Erie McDowell (Pa District 10)	41	Solon (Ohio)
19	Father Judge (Pa District 12)	42	St. Pauls (Maryland)
20	Forest Park (Virginia)	43	Trinity Camp Hill (Pa District 3)
21	Franklin Regional	44	Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)
22	Good Counsel (Maryland)	45	Waynesburg
23	Greensburg Salem	46	Westmont Hilltop (Pa District 6)
BOLD - New teams for 2012

FAST FACTS:

8 Returning Powerade Champions
4 Returning Powerade Runner-Ups
47 Returning Powerade Place Winners
19 Individual State Championships
55 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2012 Pennsylvania State Tournament
6 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2012 California State Tournament
5 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2012 National Prep Tournament
13 Wrestlers Who Completed In The 2012 Ohio State Tournament
7 Wrestlers Who Completed In The 2012 Oregon State Tournament
7 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2011 Tennessee State Tournament
4 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2012 Virginia State Tournament
17 Wrestlers Who Competed In The 2012 West Virginia State Tournament
2012 Pennsylvania AA 4th Place Team - Benton
2012 Pennsylvania AA 5th Place Team - Mifflinburg
2012 Pennsylvania AAA Team Champions - Canon McMillan
2012 Pennsylvania AAA 6th Place Team - Franklin Regional
2012 Pennsylvania AAA 8th Place Team - Erie McDowell
2012 Pennsylvania AAA 9th Place Team - Pittsburgh Central Catholic
10x California State Champions - Clovis
34x National Prep Champions - Blair Academy
2012 Pennsylvania AAA 9th Place Team - Solanco
2012 Tennessee Division 2 State 2nd Place Team - Baylor
2012 Ohio Division I State 3rd Place Team - Moeller
2012 Ohio Division I State 4th Place Team - Solon
2012 Ohio Division II State 4th Place Team - Walsh Jesuit
2012 Oregon AAAAA State 3rd Place Team - Hermiston
2011 Virginia AAA State 5th Place Team - Forest Park
2012 West Virginia AAA State 2nd Place Team -Ripley
2012 West Virginia AAA State 3rd Place Team - Huntington
2012 National Prep 6th Place Team - St. Paul’s

2012

TOP PARTICIPANTS

WEIGHT CLASS	WRESTLER	SCHOOL	RECORD	2011-2012 TOURNAMENT PLACE
(2011-12)	WRESTLER	SCHOOL	(2011-12)	STATE	REGIONAL	POWERADE
106	Michael Murphy	Baylor (Tennessee)	33-18	5		New 2012
106	Cole Holloway	Baylor (Tennessee)	40-5	1 (2010-11)		New 2012
106	Jordan Kutler	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1
106	Brendan Price	Canon McMillan	36-10		5/6
106	Vincenzo Joseph	Central Catholic	39-8	7	2	1
106	Richie McGinnis	Chartiers-Houston	34-15	Q	5
106	Julian Gaytan	Clovis (California)	38-18	6	5	New 2012
106	Tommy Aloi	Forest Park (Virginia)	31-9	2	2	7
106	Michael Kemerer	Franklin Regional	39-1	2	1	1
106	Ricky Cavallo	Hempfield	33-5			2
106	AJ Garcia	Hermiston (Oregon)		5		New 2012
106	Logan Grass	Huntington (West Virginia)	27-11	2	1
106	Noah Kuba	Mifflinburg (PA District 4)	26-13		4
106	Conner Ziegler	Moeller (Ohio)	33-12	Q	2	New 2012
106	Ethan Lizak	Parkland (PA District 11)	43-1	1	1	New 2012
106	Tyler Vath	Saegertown (PA District 10)	42-4	5	1	New 2012
106	Connor Sheehan	Solanco (PA District 3)	32-9		5/6	8
106	Daniel Clement	Solon (Ohio)	26-17		6
106	Ryan Friedman	St. Pauls (Maryland)		3	2	4
106	A.C. Headlee	Waynesburg	42-3		4	3
113	Caleb Powell	Baylor (Tennessee)	7-9	4		New 2012
113	Matt Welliver	Benton (PA District 4)	34-9	3	3
113	Charles Tucker	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		2
113	Dalton Macri	Canon McMillan	42-5	4	2	2
113	Jonas Gaytan	Clovis (California)	55-2	2	1	New 2012
113	Coleman Cousins	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	27-10		5/6	New 2012
113	Brian Raley	Forest Park (Virginia)	27-15		6
113	Sam Krivas	Hempfield	45-4	3	1	3
113	Isaac Aguilar	Hermiston (Oregon)		2		New 2012
113	Wyatt Scribner	Hermiston (Oregon)		1		New 2012
113	Jordan Allen	Huntington (West Virginia)	34-9	1	1	8
113	Jason Nolf	Kittanning	43-1	3	1	New 2012
113	Jarred Simpkins	Ripley (West Virginia)	42-6	3	1	6
113	Brandon Thompson	Solon (Ohio)	45-2	1 (2x)	1	5
113	Griffin Welsh	St. Pauls (Maryland)		Q	8
113	Ryan Diehl	Trinity - Camp Hill (PA District 3)	41-0	1 (3x)	1	New 2012
120	D J Hollingshead	Altoona (PA District 6)	35-5		5/6	New 2012
120	PJ Klee	Blair Academy (New Jersey)				2
120	Joseph McKenna	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1
120	Dalton Zimmerman	Brookville (PA District 9)	35-13	Q	3	New 2012
120	Connor Schram	Canon McMillan	25-1	2	1
120	Paul Deitz	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	29-11		5/6	New 2012
120	Tyler Smith	Franklin Regional	38-4	5	2	3
120	Jonathan Spence	Huntington (West Virginia)	20-14	5	1
120	Cole Walter	Mifflinburg (PA District 4)	39-5	3	1
120	Andrew Mendel	Moeller (Ohio)	30-14		5	New 2012
120	Casey McGowan	Penn Trafford	14-12		5/6
120	Jake Martin	Ripley (West Virginia)	43-4	1	1
120	Jack Mutchnik	St. Pauls (Maryland)		5	1	8
126	T J Brandt	Altoona (PA District 6)	30-5	Q	1	New 2012
126	Ron Seibert	Central Catholic	20-13		5/6
126	Nick Gibson	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	23-4	Q	2	New 2012
126	Jack Applegate	Forest Park (Virginia)	20-14	Q	3
126	Josh Maruca	Franklin Regional	36-7	5	3	4
126	Matt Kelly	Good Counsel (Maryland)	43-13	Q	2	New 2012
126	Shawn Williams	Solon (Ohio)	32-14		5
126	Mike Kostandaras	Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)	36-8	3	3	5
132	Brandon Brunner	Baylor (Tennessee)	20-5	1 (3x)		New 2012
132	Colt Cotten	Benton (PA District 4)	36-4	4	1	3
132	Steven Edwards	Burrell	38-15	Q	4
132	Malachi Krenzelak	Canon McMillan	24-16		5/6
132	Max Good	Cedar Cliff (PA District 3)	32-8	Q	2
132	Justin Alexander	Central Catholic	29-15		5/6
132	Ethan Kenney	Connellsville	42-7	7	3	5
132	Joe Galaso	Father Judge (PA District 12)	43-5	5	2	New 2012
132	Dennis Gustafson	Forest Park (Virginia)	44-6	3	1
132	Josh Shields	Franklin Regional	37-7	6	2	4
132	Tyler Reinhart	Greensburg Salem	42-9		4
132	Tyler Berger	Hermiston (Oregon)		1		New 2012
132	Billy Waldek	Huntington (West Virginia)	26-9	1	2
132	Austin Hileman	Ripley (West Virginia)	27-16	6	1
132	Wink Charles	Solanco (PA District 3)	36-9		5/6
132	Billy Krop	St. Pauls (Maryland)		Q	5
138	Blake Sutherland	Baylor (Tennessee)	22-17	4		New 2012
138	Brock Zacherl	Brookville (PA District 9)	27-4	7	2	New 2012
138	Philip Marra	Burrell	38-14	Q	4
138	Solomon Chishko	Canon McMillan	44-2	3	1	1
138	Chris Vasser	Cedar Cliff (PA District 3)	39-9	2	1	7
138	Chris Nuss	Central Catholic	28-10		5/6
138	Jason Ladd	Clovis (California)	43-14	5	2	New 2012
138	Kevin Synan	Hampton	26-10		4	8
138	Justin Arthur	Huntington (West Virginia)	40-2	1	1	7
138	Josh Ortman	Parkland (PA District 11)	32-14	Q	2	New 2012
138	Italo Merante	Peters Township	18-8		5/6
138	Preston Martin	Ripley (West Virginia)	38-10	2	1
145	Bryson Popp	Baylor (Tennessee)	42-12	2		New 2012
145	Dylan Milonas	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		2		2
145	Tanner Sutton	Chartiers-Houston	27-4	Q	3
145	Brandon Umbell	Connellsville	23-11		5/6	8
145	Cody Nolan	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	34-8		5/6	New 2012
145	Brian Estep	Hampton	35-9		5/6	7
145	Dean Meyer	Moeller (Ohio)	27-19	Q	4	New 2012
145	Heath Coles	Norwin	38-7	4	1	6
145	Michael Marano	Parkland (PA District 11)	34-10		4	New 2012
145	Lewis Yates	Ripley (West Virginia)	25-23	Q	3
145	Anthony Collica	Solon (Ohio)	44-3	1 (2x)	1	4
145	Connor Wagh	St. Pauls (Maryland)		Q
152	Jeric Kasunic	Benton (PA District 4)	32-11	5	3
152	Russell Parsons	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1		1
152	Tyree Spearman	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	31-9		4	New 2012
152	Zach Voytek	Greensburg Salem	43-6	7	2
152	Abraham Rodriguez	Hermiston (Oregon)		1		New 2012
152	Dakota Sizemore	Moeller (Ohio)	42-11	3	3	New 2012
152	Nate Starkey	Ripley (West Virginia)	34-12	Q	1
160	Houston Clements	Baylor (Tennessee)	13-1	3		New 2012
160	Patrick Coover	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1		4
160	Adrian Salas	Clovis (California)	39-6	4	1	New 2012
160	Jimmy Paulson	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	31-14		5/6	New 2012
160	Colin Siford	Hampton	33-8		5/6
160	Paden Christian	Huntington (West Virginia)	21-17	Q
160	Chance Marsteller	Kennard-Dale (PA District 3)	43-0	1 (2x)	1	1
160	Zack Zavatsky	Latrobe	41-5	8	1	3
160	Ty Walter	Mifflinburg (PA District 4)	23-5	Q	2
170	Jack Wedholm	Blair Academy (New Jersey)				6
170	Addison Knepshield	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		Q
170	Mitch Myers	Blue Mountain (PA District 11)	42-9	Q	3
170	Cody Wiercioch	Canon McMillan	46-0	1 (2x)	1	1
170	Garrett Vulcano	Chartiers-Houston	44-6	Q	3	7
170	Anthony Cable	Greensburg Salem	35-8		4
170	Jason Martin	Huntington (West Virginia)	21-18	Q	1
170	Nezar Haddad	Parkland (PA District 11)	33-11	Q	2	New 2012
170	Nick Rumple	Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)	22-16	Q	3
182	Dakota DesLauriers	Burrell	45-1	2	1	1
182	Hayden Mosher	Forest Park (Virginia)	24-9	Q	4
182	Spencer Neff	Good Counsel (Maryland)	51-10	5	1	New 2012
182	Brent Blacharczyk	McGuffey	27-10			6
182	Quinton Rosser	Moeller (Ohio)	28-19	Q	4	New 2012
195	Nicholas Shawley	Bellefonte (PA District 6)	40-9	4	2	7
195	Frank Mattiace	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1		3
195	Jacob Hart	Hampton	40-4	2	2	1
195	Erik Capra	McGuffey	30-7		5/6	7
195	Jerry Thornburg	Moeller (Ohio)	36-12		5	New 2012
195	Greg Medina	Ripley (West Virginia)	28-20	6	2
220	Alex Campbell	Canon McMillan	43-5	5	2	2
220	Zach Deluca	Central Catholic	24-12		5/6
220	Matt Weiss	Clovis (California)	28-13	Q	2	New 2012
220	Kyle Snyder	Good Counsel (Maryland)	61-0	1	1	New 2012
220	Tanner Hahn	Greensburg Salem	45-8	Q	3	5
220	Nick Yaroszewski	Hampton	36-7		4
220	Rob Batease	Hermiston (Oregon)		3		New 2012
220	Nigale Cabell	Huntington (West Virginia)	33-11	3	2
220	Chalmer Frueauf	Moeller (Ohio)	42-10	4	2	New 2012
220	Shawn Heist	Parkland (PA District 11)	39-7	Q	3	New 2012
220	Thomas Haines	Solanco (PA District 3)	44-0	1 (2x)	1	1
220	Don Shovestull	Westmont Hilltop (PA District 6)	21-12			7
285	Garrett Poorman	Bellefonte (PA District 6)	38-8	7	2
285	Brooks Black	Blair Academy (New Jersey)		1		1
285	Nick Nevills	Clovis (California)	48-2	3	1	New 2012
285	Scot Augustine	Erie McDowell (PA District 10)	35-9	Q	3	New 2012
285	Luke Fleck	Franklin Regional	35-8		4	5
285	Noah Shulman	Hampton	37-7			6
285	Andy Batease	Hermiston (Oregon)		1		New 2012
285	Toney Kitts	Huntington (West Virginia)	26-9	Q	1
285	Nazar Mironenko	Mifflinburg (PA District 4)	43-2	1	1	4
285	Daryl Hicks	Ripley (West Virginia)	38-10	2	2