The 2019 PIAA Team Wrestling Championships kick off this afternoon at Hershey’s Giant Center with first-round action in the Class 2A and 3A brackets. Here’s a look at the schedule for the day, which will be updated with scores when they become available. More immediate updates can be found in the comments section below. THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Class 2A first round Hamburg 36, Greenville 34 Chestnut Ridge 51, Freedom Area 21 Brookville 40, Lake Lehman 26 Southern Columbia 62, Conneaut Area 6 Burrell 42, Newport 15 Saucon Valley 28, Muncy 12 Westmont Hilltop 47, Faith Christian 18 Reynolds 47, Notre Dame-Green Pond 18 Class 3A first round Council Rock South 39, Hazleton Area 15 Dallastown 40, Father Judge 23 Seneca Valley 35, Mifflin County 24 Bethlehem Catholic 57, Boyertown 9 Kiski Area 50, Owen J. Roberts 12 Cathedral Prep 47, Spring-Ford 19 Northampton 64, Selinsgrove 9 Cedar Cliff 43, Canon McMillan 16 FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Class 2A consolation first round, 8 a.m. Class 3A consolation first round, 10 a.m. Class 2A championship quarterfinals, noon Class 3A championship quarterfinals, 2 Class 2A consolation second round, 4 Class 3A consolation second round, 6 Class 2A and 3A championship semifinals, 8 SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Class 2A and 3A consolation third round, 9 a.m. Class 2A and 3A consolation fourth round, 11 a.m. Class 2A and 3A consolation and championship finals, 1 p.m.<doc-sep>Hamburg went wire-to-wire, Gimbor-to-Gimbor to walk off with a 36-34 win over Greenville Thursday and punch its ticket to the PIAA Class 2A team wrestling championship quarterfinals. The Hawks opened with a Dalton Gimbor pin at 126 pounds and faced a 34-31 deficit when Bailey Gimbor clinched with a 17-2 technical fall in the finale at 120. “It’s definitely cool to see him go out there and wrestle first, and end with me,” Bailey Gimbor said. “It feels great, but we’re still going to treat it like any other match.” Hamberg will take on District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge, a 51-21 winner over Freedom Area in the first round, in Friday’s quarterfinal round. The Class 2A quarterfinals are set for a noon start at Giant Center. The District 3 champion Hawks raced out to a 19-0 start through the lower weights and held on against the strength of the Trojans order, knowing they had an ace up their sleeves in Bailey Gimbor. Needing bonus points to win the dual, Hamburg coach Glenn Miller had no doubts he was sending out the right man to clinch. Gimbor worked over Kason Smeltzer for seven first-period points and stayed on the gas pedal, turning him for three nearfalls in the third period to lock up a 17-2 technical fall at the 5:23 mark. “Those guys are going to go out and brawl,” Miller said of the Gimbor twins. “They’re focused and they’re zoned in. We started off with a bang and finished with a bang, so we finished off strong. It was great.” The Hawks got pins from Parker Davidson at 106 pounds, Shane Strausser at 138 and Nick James at 182, and Ayden Kauffman scored a late takedown to secure an 11-2 major decision at 145. Every team point counted in the end, and Hamburg had a robust cheering section cheering when the Hawks either earned bonus points or saved them. The school let students out to come rally behind their team, and the plan worked. Miller hopes to see the same show of support in Friday’s quarterfinal round. “We’ve got like 10 times more than any other fans out there,” Miller said. “It’s nice being close to home and it’s nice the school gave kids off to come and support us. We have a boatload of people here. Hopefully they’re back tomorrow.”<doc-sep>Cedar Cliff was depleted in the consolation round of last season’s PIAA team wrestling championships, and they got run off the mat by a good Canon McMillan team. That final score was 69-9 and ended the Colts’ dual season, leaving Rob Rapsey and his team wanting more. Fast forward to Thursday night and Hershey’s Giant Center, and Cedar Cliff got the rematch it wanted and thumped the Big Macs, 43-16, to move on to the Class 3A quarterfinals. Rapsey moved his lineup around and got the matchups and outcomes he wanted to open the tournament with a bang. The Colts weren’t at full strength in this one either with 113-pounder Cole Baer out of the lineup in street clothes, but Rapsey said he expects him back for Friday’s quarterfinal against Northampton. That match is slated for a 2 p.m. start. “That’s a nice win, man, 43-16 against Canon Mac,” Rapsey said. “That’s a good program, a good team, and we just wrestled really well, and we had a kid out. Cole Baer didn’t wrestle today. That’s a big-time win against a big-time program.” With Baer out, the Colts sent out Mark Paradine for the opening bout at 113 pounds. He scored the first takedown of the match, but surrendered the winning points to Canon Mac’s Costa Moore in the third period. After that, Rapsey got just what he wanted when he moved the pieces around in his lineup. Creed Bogardus thumped Jimmy Baxter for a 9-4 win at 120 pounds. J.J. Wilson followed with a workmanlike 1-0 decision over Ken Hayman, and Christian Prestil got a forfeit at 132. Rapsey weighed Michael Cassidy in at 145 pounds and slipped John Cunningham into the lineup at 138, and got the wins he wanted in both cases. “That was the game plan,” Rapsey said. “We thought we could win 132 and 138, and then go to 145 with Michael and take three there, and that’s what we did.” Danny Sigue pinned at 152, Isaiah Auman won a 6-2 decision at 160, and Bobby Whalen pinned 170, making it wins in eight straight bouts and a 33-3 lead for the Colts. They clinched a win by then and moved a step closer to their goal of winning hardware on the PIAA team stage. A talented Northampton team is up next on Friday. Rapsey knows his guys have a big challenge in from of them, but they’re not the only ones. “We’ll see how far we go,” Rapsey said. “They’ve just wrestled really well. I can’t think of a slip in a long time. I just want to see us battle. We’ve got a really tough match tomorrow, but so do they.” DALLASTOWN ADVANCES: Cedar Cliff’s win marked the second District 3 team to reach Friday’s quarterfinal round. Dallastown knocked off Father Judge, 40-23, in its opener, setting up a quarterfinal date with Council Rock South. The Wildcats broke open a tight match with a string of four straight pins by Blake Feeney, Jarrett Feeney, Jamal Brandon and Raymon Christas from 182 to 285 pounds. MIFFLIN COUNTY FALLS: Seneca Valley stormed out of the gates with wins in six of the first seven bouts to cruise past Mifflin County and into the quarterfinals. The Huskies got wins from Trey Kibe, Brycen Hassinger, Jacob Krepps, Blaine Davis and Nicholas Allison to close the final gap to 35-24. They wrestle Boyertown in Friday’s consolation round.<doc-sep>But Reynolds, so strong in the lighter weights, took advantage of its healthier lineup and starting the match at 106 pounds. Reynolds starts two returning state champs among its first four wrestlers and has five ranked in the state from 106-138.<doc-sep>
The 2019 PIAA Team Wrestling Championships continue this morning at Hershey’s Giant Center with consolations, quarterfinals and semifinals in the Class 2A and 3A brackets. Here’s a look at the schedule for the day, which will be updated with scores when they become available. More immediate updates from Clay Durham can be found in the comments section below. THURSDAY, FEB. 7 Class 2A first round Hamburg 36, Greenville 34 Chestnut Ridge 51, Freedom Area 21 Brookville 40, Lake Lehman 26 Southern Columbia 62, Conneaut Area 6 Burrell 42, Newport 15 Saucon Valley 28, Muncy 12 Westmont Hilltop 47, Faith Christian 18 Reynolds 47, Notre Dame-Green Pond 18 Class 3A first round Council Rock South 39, Hazleton Area 15 Dallastown 40, Father Judge 23 Seneca Valley 35, Mifflin County 24 Bethlehem Catholic 57, Boyertown 9 Kiski Area 50, Owen J. Roberts 12 Cathedral Prep 47, Spring-Ford 19 Northampton 64, Selinsgrove 9 Cedar Cliff 43, Canon McMillan 16 FRIDAY, FEB. 8 Class 2A consolation first round, 8 a.m. Greenville 39, Freedom Area 24 Conneaut Area 48, Lake Lehman 27 Muncy 52, Newport 24 Notre Dame-Green Pond 45, Faith Christian 19 Class 3A consolation first round, 10 a.m. Hazleton Area 38, Father Judge 33 Mifflin County 39, Boyertown 24 Spring-Ford 30, Owen J. Roberts 25 Canon McMillan 51, Selinsgrove 16 Class 2A championship quarterfinals, noon Chestnut Ridge 42, Hamburg 18 Southern Columbia 51, Brookville 21 Saucon Valley 32, Burrell 25 Reynolds 54, Westmont Hilltop 9 Class 3A championship quarterfinals Council Rock South 50, Dallastown 18 Bethlehem Catholic 56, Seneca Valley 8 Kiski Area 39, Cathedral Prep 30 Northampton 48, Cedar Cliff 19 Class 2A consolation second round Westmont Hilltop 36, Greenville 31 Burrell 42, Conneaut Area 26 Brookville 27, Muncy 24 Notre Dame-Green Pond 31, Hamburg 27 Class 3A consolation second round Cedar Cliff 44, Hazleton Area 24 Cathedral Prep 42, Mifflin County 24 Spring-Ford 32, Seneca Valley 28 Canon McMillan 31, Dallastown 30 Class 2A championship semifinals Southern Columbia 34, Chestnut Ridge 31 Reynold 46, Saucon Valley 20 Class 3A championship semifinals Bethlehem Catholic 41, Council Rock South 15 Northampton 34, Kiski Area 22 SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Class 2A and 3A consolation third round, 9 a.m. Class 2A and 3A consolation fourth round, 11 a.m. Class 2A and 3A consolation and championship finals, 1 p.m.