Six Westmoreland County wrestlers claim WPIAL AA gold Saturday
Written by: Westmoreland Sports Network
February 21, 2021
Tags: Cooper Hornack Niko Ferra Ian Oswalt AJ Corrado Jamison Pokelmbo Dayton Pitzer Ty Cymmerman Ryan Harbert Ian Fasano
The 11 WPIAL Class AA Wrestling Champions. (Photo by Marc Billett)
Six Westmoreland County wrestlers took first in the WPIAL Class AA Individual Championships over the weekend at Canon-McMillan High School.
Burrell boasted four individual winners on Saturday while Mount Pleasant had two grapplers who claimed gold. The Buccaneers who added to their trophy case included freshman Cooper Hornack at 106 pounds, sophomore Niko Ferra at 120, and seniors Ian Oswalt at 138 and AJ Corrado at 160. Oswalt captured his fourth WPIAL individual title becoming just the 31st wrestler in history to accomplish that feat.
Mount Pleasant's champions were freshman Jamison Poklembo at 132 and junior Dayton Pitzer at 215.
Several other county wrestlers captured silver, including Derry Area senior Ty Cymmerman, who was denied his own four-peat, at 145, Ligonier Valley’s Ryan Harbert at 138, Mount Pleasant Area’s Ian Fasano at 285 (heavyweight), and Valley’s Dion Lyons at 132. All of the aforementioned wrestlers advanced to the PIAA Southwest Regional.
WPIAL Class AA Finals
106: Cooper Hornack (Burrell) DEC Jack Kazalas (Quaker Valley), 3-0
113: Chris Vargo (Bentworth) DEC Damon Michaels (Elizabeth Forward), 4-1
120: Niko Ferra (Burrell) DEC Bryce Rodriguez (Carlynton), 4-3
126: Joey Fischer (South Park) MD Joey Sentipal (Burgettstown), 12-3
132: Jamison Poklembo (Mt. Pleasant) DEC Dion Lyons (Valley), 9-2
138: Ian Oswalt (Burrell) DEC Ryan Harbert (Ligonier Valley), 10-5
145: Kenny Duschek (Blackhawk) DEC Tyler Cymmerman (Derry), 5-2
152: Grant Mackay (Laurel) DEC Justin Richey (Quaker Valley), 9-2
160: Aj Corrado (Burrell) F Oleg Melnyk (Carlynton), 5:09
172: Rune Lawrence (Frazier) F Ethan Barr (McGuffey), 1:36
189: Patrick Cutchember (Quaker Valley) DEC Shane Kemper (Burgettstown), 6-0
215: Dayton Pitzer (Mt. Pleasant) F Eli Reese (Knoch), 0:37
285: Mitch Miles (Laurel) F Ian Fasano (Mt. Pleasant), 2:43