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Rappo claims gold; 17 others medal
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| Rappo looks up at the CRS fans as the seconds tick off the clock during his finals victory. |
Council Rock South senior Mark Rappo won District One’s lone gold medal at the PIAA Wrestling Championships on March 8th at the Giant Center in Hershey. Rappo took first in the 103 pound bracket in AAA, matching a feat that his two older brothers previously accomplished (Rick won in 2004 and Mike won in 2005 and 2006).
District One brought home a total of 18 medals, two in AA and 16 in AAA. Pottstown senior Seth Ecker placed third at 119 pounds for the District’s highest AA medal. In AAA, 11 of the 16 medal winners are underclassmen, which is a good sign for the District next season and beyond. Here’s a complete rundown of all the District One state medal winners:
- First Place
Mark Rappo (Council Rock South, 103)
- Third Place
Seth Ecker (Pottstown, 119)
- Fourth Place
Robert Gribschaw (Hatboro Horsham, 119) Jon Weibel (Quakertown, 152) Josh Smith (Octorara, 171) Carl Buchholz (Great Valley, 215)
- Fifth Place
Matt Prestifilippo (North Penn, 112) Andre Petroski (Springfield Delco, 171)
- Sixth Place
Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown, 103) Ed Shupe (Pennsbury, 160)
- Seventh Place
James Bak (Harry S. Truman, 103) Kyle Liberato (Great Valley, 119) Kyle Bove (Kennett, 125) Alex Pellicciotti (Boyertown, 130) Zach Collins (Glen Mills, 285)
- Eighth Place
Tim Santry (Upper Moreland, 112) Nick Fuschino (Owen J. Roberts, 145) Anthony Fulginitti (Lower Merion, 189)
NHSCA Sports Network 'Guess the Placers' Contests
For the past few seasons, the PAC-10 wrestling website has been conducting prediction contests of post-season tournaments. This season, the NHSCA Sports Network ran the contests ... from regionals to states.
There were 156 entries for the AA state contest and 330 entries for the AAA state contest. When it was all said and done, this year’s contest winners are tvswarm (won AA by 154 points) and brindle145 (won AAA by 35 points). Click the links below for the complete standings. No entry was able to correctly predict the complete finish (1-8) for any weight class, but LA Lakers did get 1st thru 7th in AAA 160, falling a single point from a perfect weight class. Thanks to everyone for playing and we hope to have the contests again next year!
Complete PIAA Postseason Tournament Schedule
We have put together a complete schedule of both AA and AAA postseason tournaments throughout the state. As our live tournament sites are available as well as any other links to results, photos and blogs around the state, we will post the links there. Check back often over the next four weeks.
Post-Season Tournament Recaps
The post-season began on Saturday, February 16th with the six District 1-AAA sectional tournaments. The top four wrestlers in each weight at each section advanced to the District level tournaments. The team champions at each section were: Council Rock South (Section 1), Quakertown (Section 2), Hatboro Horsham (Section 3), Downingtown West (Section 4), Springfield Delco (Section 5), and Penncrest (Section 6).
The AAA post-season continued on February 23rd with three District 1 tournaments. Hatboro Horsham and Quakertown tied for the team title at D1 North, Downingtown West took the D1 Central title, while Council Rock South claimed D1 South. The District 1 AA tournament was also held on the 23rd, with Octorara claiming the team title.
On February 29th and March 1st, District One wrestlers took part in the regional tournaments seeking a berth in the state tournament. Three wrestlers in AA and 56 wrestlers in AAA secured spots in the PIAA Championships via their finishes in the regionals. Council Rock South won the South East AAA regional team title, while Pottstown was the highest D1 team in South East AA (15th place).
Rankings for February 28th Now Posted
UPDATED... The eleventh (and second post-season) rankings for the 2007-08 season are now posted! We have ranked the top five wrestlers in each weight class as well as the top ten teams within District One. The rankings will be updated each Tuesday evening, so be sure to check back each week for the latest rankings. Feel free to discuss the rankings on the forum.
Rankings for Leagues within District 1
Suburban One League (updated 2/19/08) Delaware Valley League (updated 2/18/08) Central League (updated 2/18/08) PAC-10 League (updated 2/12/08) Ches-Mont League (currently unavailable) Bicentennial League (currently unavailable)
Southeastern PA JH/MS Tournament February 15-16
While the District One high school wrestling post-season gets started on Saturday with the AAA sectional tournaments, many future wrestlers of District One will be competing in the Southeastern PA Junior High/Middle School Tournament at Quakertown HS. The tournament gets underway on Friday evening and concludes with action on Saturday. Check back here in the days after the tournament for the results.
CR South places 4th in state; Octorara falls in 1st round
The Council Rock South Hawks placed 4th in the PIAA Class AAA Team Duals, held at the Giant Center in Hershey on February 9th. CR South opened with a 35-20 win over Erie Cathedral Prep in the quarterfinals before falling to Northampton 36-24 in the semis. The Hawks rebounded with by getting past Nazareth 25-24 in the consolation semis before falling to Central Mountain 35-21 to take 4th place.
CR North, as the second seed from D1, fell to Central Mountain 37-27 in the second round and was eliminated in a 39-27 loss to Cumberland Valley. The district’s third seed, Quakertown, was eliminated by Nazareth 45-12 in the opening round.
In Class AA, District 1 champ Octorara fell to Brandywine Heights in the opening round by the score of 60-10.
PIAA State Duals Brackets: Class AA | Class AAA
CR South, Octorara win District 1 Titles
On Saturday afternoon at Pottstown HS, the District 1 Duals came to a thrilling conclusion as Council Rock South and Octorara won District championships in their respective classes.
In Class AAA, C.R. South claimed the title with a 36-27 victory over their rivals from Council Rock North. Tied at 24-24 with three bouts to go, the Indians got a decision from Oliver Hertzel before Dustin Tancredi and Jim Vollrath got pins for the Hawks to clinch the championship. Both C.R. South and C.R. North will be joined by Quakertown (a 36-20 winner over Downingtown West for third place) in the PIAA Duals.
In Class AA, Octorara earned the district championship with a 39-31 victory over top seeded Pottstown. The Braves led the entire match, but the Trojans got with two points at 27-25 with three bouts remaining before Steve Tarloski’s fall at 140 and Dan Miller’s forfeit win clinched the title. In the semifinals, Pottstown defeated Phoenixville 50-18 and Octorara beat Springfield Township 53-24. Octorara advances to the PIAA Duals as the District 1’s sole qualifier.
Complete boxscores for all the District Duals matches are online. Click the link for the brackets below for all the results.
Complete 2008 District One Duals brackets/results
Reporters Needed!
Do you have a cell phone with text messaging? If so, please send a text message with the final score of any District 1 matches as soon as they're completed so that we can get them posted online. As there are a number of D1 schools, please use complete school names to avoid confusion. Send text messages to 610-597-5842.
Career Wins Leader Board
We will be unveiling an active wrestler career wins leaderboard in the future. It will obviously be incomplete, so we need your help. If you see someone's record (career and/or any season) record is incorrect, please email us. In addition, we would like coaches or fans to email us records (by season) for any District 1 wrestler who has recorded 100 or more wins, whether they are currently in high school or not.
Missing Results: If you have any results that are not posted on this site, please either email them to us or fax them to 215-689-3509.
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