NL second at Brandywine

Northern Lehigh and Lehighton finished second and fourth respectively in the Bullett Invitation at Brandywine over the weekend.

Palmerton finished seventh at New Hope-Solebury, while Tamaqua ended up seventh at Bloomsburg.

Lehighton, No. Lehigh

in Bullet Invitational

The Bulldogs ended up in second place behind tournament champion Central Dauphin, while the Indians finished fourth.

The Bulldogs crowned three individuals champions and one runner-up, while the Indians wound up with three members falling just short of titles.

The tournament featured a local showdown between the Bulldogs' Craemer Hedash and the Indians' David Lucykanish in the championship bout at 152.

Hedash that scored a 5-2 decision.

Nikko Stevens (140) and Dylan Hofmann (145) grabbed the other first-place finishes for the Bulldogs, while Colin Hedash settled for second place at 171.

The Indians' Matt Dorward (189) and Briar Stern (285) traveled home with second place honors.

Northern Lehigh's Hunter Grol (189), Ty Herzog (112), Zane Heller (119) and Lehighton's Jacob Hoats (103) all sported third-place finishes.

Jim Thorpe Duals

Jim Thorpe hosted its annual Dual Meet Tournament to kick off the regular season and went 0-4. Panther Valey meanwhile went 1-3 on the afternoon.

Dillon Smith finished 3-1 for the Olympians, while Nick O'Donnell, John Schaeffer and Kevin Schaller all went 3-1 for the Panthers

Beth. Cath. 73, Jim Thorpe 0

145 - Elliot Riddick (BC) dec. Dillon Smith, 9-4

152 - Larry Giammarco (BC) pinned Justin Mazzella in 1:37

160 - Kyle Dehaut (BC) pinned Dale Wakefield in :20

171 - Double forfeit

189 - Jonathan Nunez (BC) won by forfeit

215 - Martin LaLuz (BC) won by forfeit

285 - Carlos Rojas (BC) won by forfeit

103 - Darian Cruz (BC) pinned Brian Ohl in 3:08

112 - Randy Cruz (BC) won by forfeit

119 - Jaydon Ruiz (BC) won by forfeit

125 - Rich Cruz (BC) won by forfeit

130 - Cody Gonzalez (BC) major dec. James Denny, 8-0

135 - Zach Hoppraugh (BC) pinned Joe Hadnik in 1:22

140 - Corey Gonzalez (BC) pinned Adam Rex in 1:15

Radnor 56, Jim Thorpe 10

152 - Tony Tolbert (R) tech fall Justin Mazzella in 4:23, 18-3

160 - Scott Rosen (R) dec. Dale Wakefield, 7-3

171 - Jeremy Knorr (R) won by forfeit

189 - Steve Patten (R) won by forfeit

215 - Ashad Ahmed (R) won by forfeit

285 - Paul Somboonsong (R) won by forfeit

103 - Brian Ohl (JT) won by forfeit

112 - Double forfeit

119 - Double forfeit

125 - Bob Meyers (R) won by forfeit

130 - Ryan Ertek (R) pinned Joe Hadnik in 1:47

135 - Troy Makonis (R) pinned James Denny in 2:46

140 - Dave Partino (R) pinned Adam Rex in 1:01

145 - Dillon Smith (JT) major dec. Jordan Swanson, 19-7

N. Schuylkill 73, Jim Thorpe 11

160 - Kody Newberry (NS) dec. Dale Wakefield, 9-6

171 - Garrett Van De Mark (NS) won by forfeit

189 - Josh Caddy (NS) won by forfeit

215 - Scott Yagielnski (NS) won by forfeit

285 - Tyler Dean (NS) won by forfeit

103 - Brian Ohl (JT) won by forfeit

112 - Kevin Piaskowski (NS) won by forfeit

119 - Joe DeCarlo (NS) won by forfeit

125 - Double forfeit

130 - Jesse Palko (NS) major dec. James Denny, 12-2

135 - Scott Houser (NS) dec. Joe Hadnik, 7-0

140 - Quinton Boyer (NS) tech. fall Adam Rex in 5:01, 15-0

145 - Dillon Smith (JT) tech. fall Josh Lex in 3:34, 21-6

152 - Brett Paul (NS) major dec. Justin Mazzella, 9-1

Panther Valley 55, Jim Thorpe 17

140 - Devon Dillard (PV) major dec. Adam Rex, 9-1

145 - Dillon Smith (JT) tech fall Josh Vega in 3:23, 20-4

152 - Justin Christman (PV) dec. Justin Mazzella, 6-5

160 - Kevin Schaller (PV) dec. Dale Wakefield, 7-0

171 - Mike Weaver (PV) won by forfeit

189 - Alex Lorkowski (PV) won by forfeit

215 - John Schaeffer (PV) won by forfeit

285 - Keith Cheadle (PV) won by forfeit

103 - Nick Molino (PV) pinned Brian Ohl in 3:05

112 - Tyler Heffelfinger (PV) won by forfeit

119 - Double forfeit

125 - Brandon Gurka (PV) won by forfeit

130 - James Denny (JT) pinned Jared Eickhoff in 1:17

135 - Joe Hadnik (JT) won by forfeit

Radnor 40, Panther Valley 33

135 - Troy Makous (R) won by forfeit

140 - Matt Palton (R) pinned Devon Dillard in 3:04

145 - Jordan Sugerman (R) maj. dec. Josh Vega 13-5

152 - Tony Tolbert (R) dec. Justin Christman 6-3

160 - Kevin Schaller (PV) pinned Scott Rosen in :51

171 - Mike Weaver (PV) dec. Jeremy Kim 3-2

189 - Steve Patton (R) dec. Alex Lorkowski 12-10 (OT)

215 - John Schaeffer (PV) pinned Asad Achmed in :45

285 - Paul Goosoonsong (R) def. Keith Cheadle in 5:59

103 - Nick O'Donnell (PV) won by forfeit

112 - Tyler Heffelfinger (PV) won by forfeit

119 - Brandn Gurka (PV) won by forfeit

125 - Bob Meyers (R) pinned Jared Eichkoff in :36

130 - Ryan Erfer (R) won by forfeit

N. Schuylkill 40, Panther Vy. 32

152 - Justin Christman (PV) dec. Bret Paul, 7-5

160 - Kevin Schaller (PV) tech. fall Kody Newberry (NS) 15-0 (5:10)

171 - Garrett Vandermark (NS) dec. Mike Weaver 6-1

189 - Alex Lorkowski (PV) pinned Josh Cuddy in :52

215 - Scott Yagieiniski (NS) pinned John Schaeffer in 3:43

285 - Tyler Dean (NS) pinned Keith Cheadle in 1:52

103 - Nick O'Donnell (PV) won by forfeit

112 - Jordan Shinkus (NS) won by forfeit

119 - Kevin Piaskowski (NS) maj. dec. Tyler Heffelfinger 12-3

125 - Brandon Gurka (PV) pinned Joe DeCarlo in :15

130 - Jesse Picklo (NS) pinned Jared Eichkoff in 3:15

135 - Scott Houser (NS) won by forfeit

140 - Quinton Boyer (NS) dec. Devon Dillard 7-6

145 - Josh Vega (PV) pinned Josh Lex in 1:08

Beth. Cath. 70, Panther Vy. 6

160 - Larry Giammarco (BC) pinned Kevin Schaller in 4:53.

171 - Kyle Dehaut (BC) dec. Mike Weaver, 9-5.

189 - Matin LaLuz (BC) pinned Alex Lorkowski in 1:15.

215 - John Schaeffer (PV) pinned Jon Nunez in :44.

285 - Carlos Rojas (BC) pinned Keith Cheadle in 3:17.

103 - Darian Cruz (BC) dec. Nick O'Donnell, 14-7.

112 - Randy Cruz (BC) tech. fall Tyler Heffelfinger, 24-7 (2:00).

119 - Jayden Rice (BC) pinned Brandon Gurka in 1:57.

125 - Rich Cruz (BC) pinned Jared Eichkoff in :56.

130 - Cody Gonzalez (BC) won by forfeit.

135 - Pete Schadt (BC) won by forfeit.

140 - Zack Hoppenaugh (BC) won by forfeit.

145 - Corey Gonzalez (BC) pinned Josh Vega in 2:49.

152 - Elliott Riddick (BC) tech. fall Justin Christman, 16-0 (5:48).

Tamaqua in

Bloomsburg Tourney

When the two-day Bloomsburg Tournament came to an end, Tamaqua traveled home with a seventh-place finish as a team. The Blue Raiders garnered two individuals champions in Kolby Mashack and Garth Lakitsky.

Coughlin High School edged Hanover High School for the overall team championship.

Mashack (135-pound weight class) and Lakitsky (215-pounds) both went untouched at 3-0 in their respective weight classes for the Blue Raiders.

In the title bout, Mashack scored a 6-4 decision over Mahanoy Area's Nathan Fegley. Meanwhile, Lakitsky scored a pin in 1:40 over Mahanoy Area's Nick Forte.

The Blue Raiders' Matt Edmonds won the most bouts by going 5-1 overall and ended up with a third-place finish for his efforts.

Palmerton in

New Hope Tournament

Dan Costenbader came home with a first place finish as the Blue Bombers ended up 7th with 111 team points in the 16-team tournament over the weekend at New Hope-Solebury.

Costenbader pinned Dominic Scirrotto of Lower Moreland in 2:17 to win the 145-pound weight class in the tourney won by Malvern Prep with 209 1/2 points.

Mike Englert reached the finals at 152 points but dropped a 5-1 decision to Academy of the New Church's Stephen Rohtla to finish second.

Sam Oberlander decisioned Conwell-Egan's Patrick Hecker 98 in the consolation finals at 103 to finish third.