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Local roundup: Hughesville wrestling defeats Muncy, CM defeats Williamsport

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

Hughesville continued its impressive season by defeat rival Muncy in a home dual, 60-11, on Thursday in boys wrestling.

At 152 pounds, Hughesville’s Keagan Smith earned a hard-fought 4-1 decision over Paxton Derr. At 215, Muncy’s Austin Johnson secured a tech fall victory over Luke Stutzman, 19-2, 1:58.

Hughesville’s Ethan Wodrig earned a decision victory at 107 against Roman Maiorana, 5-0. At 114, Jarret Whitmoyer pinned Anthony Stroble of Muncy in 61 seconds.

Muncy’s Kase Snyder pinned William Travis at 127 in 1:54.

The win improves the Spartans to 9-1 in dual competition this year.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Jarret Whitmoyer wrestles Muncy's Anthiny Stroble at 114 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

Central Mountain cruised in a dual at Williamsport by beating the Millionaires, 72-5. The Millionaires’ Jordan Piselli earned a tech fall victory at 107 by defeating Cael Dorman, 18-2, 3:58, but that was the Millionaires’ lone victory on Thursday.

Central Mountain’s Aiden Kunes and Hayes Donley both recorded 15-second falls for the Wildcats. Kunes pinned Alexander Wright at 133 and Donley pinned Jahki BUrget at 145. At 152, Central Mountain’s Luke Ananea pinned Austin Dunlap in 20 seconds.

Central Mountain also saw Dalton McDermott record a fall by pinning Malon Lee at 172 in 2:40.

South Williamsport had a hard-fought 36-34 victory over Danville. Louis Mazzullo pinned ELijah Sherman of Danville at 139 in 1:19. South Williamsport had 30 points come via forfeit wins.

South Williamsport’s Jackson Bower lost at 133 to Ezeriah Tobias by decision, 13-7. At 172, South’s Cole Gerber lost by tech fall, 17-0, 3:17, against Liam Hagerman.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Jarret Whitmoyer wrestles Muncy's Anthiny Stroble at 114 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

Canton defeated Northeast Bradford, 40-24, securing the dual with 18 points in the final five matches. Canton’s Lyle Vermilya pinned Hunter Comstock at 121 in 3:29. At 215, Leland Pepper earned a 12-1 major decision against Carsen Perkins. Blane Wesneski of Canton pinned Connor Eastabrook in 2:24 for a win and six points at 172.

Wellsboro fell to Towanda, 69-6. Wellsboro’s only win came when Ryder Bowen pinned Caleb Austin at 189. Wellsboro’s Gavin Carson lost at 160 to Rylee Sluyter by tech fall, 22-2. At 172, Chase Geurin of Towanda defeated Evan Ingerick by major decision, 21-8.

• Williamsport earned a 59-6 win over Milton in girls wrestling. Mykia Petruskevich opened the dual for Williamsport with a fall ove rLouise Cromley in 1:47. Milton responded with a pin at 130 over Emma Schell, 3:14, to tie the dual at 6-6. But that would be the closest Milton would come to taking a lead.

Williamsport secured forfeit wins at all but 148 (double forfeit) and at 118, where Lillian Rumsey dominated against Cage Farr, earning a first-period tech fall, 17-2, 1:36.

Wellsboro fell to Towanda, 54-18. Wellsboro’s Jordan Rumsey won at 112 with a pin against Natalyn Morris. At 100, the Green Hornets’ Isla Twoey also secured a fall, doing so against Hailey Harbst.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Kase Snyder wrestles Hughesville's William Travis at 127 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

• Alaina Dadzie scored 19 points, outscoring Bloomsburg herself as Loyalsock cruised past the Panthers, 59-17. Loyalsock held a 21-point lead after the first quarter and defensively held BLoomsburg to single digits all four quarters and shut out the Panthers in the fourth.

Dadzie had a team-high six steals and five assists while grabbing six rebounds. Lacey Kriebel added 14 points for Loyalsock.

Montoursville came up just shy against Mifflinburg on the road, 44-39. The Warriors had a slow start, scoring single digits in each of the first three quarters.

Kayleigh Sheleman and Marleigh Bainbridge each led Montoursville with 11 points apiece while Emily George recorded a 10-point, 14-rebound double-double performance.

• North Penn-Mansfield fell at home to Troy, 63-53. Mansfield had a comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, outscoring Troy in the final stanza, 13-8, but ran out of time.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Kase Snyder wrestles Hughesville's William Travis at 127 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

Jack Burbage scored 20 points to lead Troy. Mansfield was led by Cooper Shaw’s 15 points.

A 25-point performance from Luke Rothermel helped propel Wellsboro to a 57-44 win against Athens in a Northern Tier League contest. Wellsboor also saw Colin Fletcher score 15 points and Mitchel Lechler contribute 10.

Wellsboro held Athens to four points in the first quarter and seven in the fourth to pull away.

North Penn-Liberty defeated Cowanesque Valley, 75-54. Liberty had three players reach double figures in Luke Kreger (16 points), Evan McTish (13) and Sudan Benner (10). Blake Oakley and Louis Mercantino also both contributed nine points.

Cowanesque Valley was led by Josh Teague and Carsyn Kemp, both of whom scored 13 points, in addition to Ashton Burdick’s 12 points.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Kase Snyder wrestles Hughesville's William Travis at 127 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

BOYS WRESTLING

Hughesville 60, Muncy 11

121: Casey Mook (H) by forfeit. 127: Kase Snyder (M) pinned William Travis, 1:54. 133: Chase Shaner (H) by forfeit. 139: Wesley Harvey (H) by forfeit. 145: Kile Hartman (H) by forfeit. 152: Keagan Smith (H) dec. Paxton Derr, 4-1. 160: Mason Mordan (H) by forfeit. 172: Conor Knight (H) by forfeit. 189: Wyatt Gavitt (H) by forfeit. 215: Austin Johnson (M) tech fall Luke Stutzman, 19-2, 1:58. 285: Colton Woolever (H) by forfeit. 107: Ethan Wodrig (H) dec. Roman Maiorana, 5-0. 114: Jarret Whitmoyer (H) pinned Anthony Stroble, 1:01.

Central Mountain 72, Williamsport 5

107: Jordan Piselli (W) tech fall Cael Dorman, 18-2, 3:58. 114: Gavin Heverly (CM) by forfeit. 121: Collin Bauman (CM) by forfeit. 127: Luke Garman (CM) by forfeit. 133: Aiden Kunes (CM) pinned Alexander Wright, 0:15. 139: Patrick Tarantella (CM) by forfeit. 145: Hayes Donley (CM) pinned Jahki BUrget, 0:15. 152: Luke Ananea (CM) pinned Austin Dunlap, 0:20. 160: Dakoda Packer-Edwards (CM) by forfeit. 172: Dalton McDermott (CM) pinned Malon Lee, 2:40. 189: Bryce Brungard (CM) by forfeit. 215: Kai Fravel (CM) by forfeit. 285: Hayes Henry (CM) by forfeit.

Towanda 69, Wellsboro 6

107: Mason Harbst (T) by forfeit. 114: Jayden Stranger (T) by forfeit. 121: Curtis Maynard (T) by forfeit. 127; Hagen Jones (T) by forfeit. 133: Gage Evans (T) by forfeit. 139: Reese Sluyter (T) pinned Mason Nowak. 145: Brayden Spencer (T) pinned Reed Richardson. 152: Riley Vanderpool (T) pinned Wyatt Kilburn. 160: Rylee Sluyter (T) tech fall Gavin Carson, 22-2, n/a. 172: Chase Guerin (T) maj. dec. Evan Ingerick, 21-8. 189: Ryder Bowen (W) pinned Caleb Austin. 215: Sawyer Robinson (T) pinned Jayden Dumm. 285: Mason Higley (T) pinned Hayden Stevens.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Williamsport 59, Milton 6

124: Mykia Petruskevich (W) pinned Louise Cromley, 1:47. 130: Adelyn Bush (M) pinned Emma Schell, 3:14. 136: Lea Borchardt (W) by forfeit. 142: Nevaeh James (W) by forfeit. 148: Double forfeit. 155: McKylee Vollman (W) by forfeit. 170: Brooke Lowe (W) by forfeit. 190: Mia Davis (W) by forfeit. 235: Payton Pepperman (W) by forfeit. 100: Danica Bacorn (W) by forfeit. 106: Double forfeit. 112: Ariana Geasey (W) by forfeit. 118: Lillian Rumsey (W) tech fall Cage Farr, 17-2, 1:36.

South Williamsport 36, Danville 34

107: Garrett Bacorn (SW) by forfeit. 114: Kayvion Seabrook (D) tech fall Wes Hamman, 16-1, 3:19. 121: Kamden Vanzile (SW) by forfeit. 127: Zaynne Zutell (D) pinned Trent Rogers, 1:30. 133: Ezeriah Tobias (D) dec. Jackson Bower, 13-7. 139: Louis Mazzullo (SW) pinned Elijah Sherman, 1:19. 145: Eli White (SW) by forfeit. 152: Cade Lusk (SW) by forfeit. 160: Eli Welliver (D) by forfeit. 172: Liam Hagerman (D) tech fall Cole Gerber, 17-0, 3:17. 189: Jayden Hamm (SW) by forfeit. 215: Troy Raup (D) dec. Jayden Hamm, 10-6. 285: Lucas Peterson (D) by forfeit.

Canton 40, Northeast Bradford 24

145: Russell Martin (NEB) pinned Tommy Preston, 2:36. 152: Manuel Halbfoerster (C) by forfeit. 160: Lawrence Halbfoerster (C) by forfeit. 172: Blane Wesneski (C) pinned Connor Eastabrook, 2:24. 189: Double forfeit. 215: Leland Pepper (C) maj. dec. Carsen Perkins, 12-1. 285: Ben Ellis (NEB) by forfeit. 107: mason Alexander (NEB) pinned Levi Vermilya, 1:03. 114: Carson Castle (C) by forfeit. 121: Lyle Vermilya (C) pinned Hunter Comstock, 3:29. 127: Double forfeit. 133: Ethan Brasington (C) by forfeit. 139: Alex Gomez (NEB) pinned Carson Tillotson, 1:55.

Towanda 54, Wellsboro 18

100: Isla Twoey (W) pinned Hailey Harbst. 106: Kaylee Johnson (T) by forfeit. 112: Jordan Rumsey (W) pinned Natalyn Morris. 118: Hailey Petrowski (T) pinned Kodi Passmore. 124: Kaelyn Peterson (W) by forfeit. 130: Kenzie Brown (T) pinned Megan Robbins. 136: Ily Benjamin (T) pinned Katherine Whitney. 142: Double forfeit. 148: Lylah Bride (T) by forfeit. 155: Alivia Spicer (T) by forfeit. 17: Elizabeth Naughton (T) by forfeit. 190: Adalee Wecker (T) by forfeit. 235: Shalynn Morris (T) by forfeit.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Loyalsock 59, Bloomsburg 17

LOYALSOCK (59)

adison Perry 2 0-0 5; Julie Ellis 1 2-2 4; Mackenzie Miller 0 0-0 0; Jillian Kennedy 2 0-0 6; Lacey Kriebel 6 1-1 14; Addie Bastian 1 1-2 3; Jaekairah Harden 4 0-0 8; Alaina Dadzie 7 3-5 19; Maddie Wertz 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-10 59.

BLOOMSBURG (17)

A. Bang 2 1-2 5; H. faust 0 0-0 0; B. Pistoia 2 0-0 5; D. Zentner 0 0-0 0; L. Maclay 2 1-4 5; R. Hunter 1 0-0 2; H. Magill 0 0-0 0; H. Bower 0 0-0 0; T. Serrano 0 0-0 0; K. Francis 0 0-0 0; R. Serrano 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 2-6 17.

Loyalsock 24 19 13 3 — 59

3-point goals: Loyalsock 6 (Kennedy 2, Dadzie 2, Perry 1, Kriebel 1), Bloomsburg 1 (Pistoia).

Mifflinburg 44, Montoursville 39

MONTOURSVILLE (39)

J. Chamberlain 1 0-0 3; L. Bozochevic 1 0-0 2; D. Campbell 0 0-0 0; R. Tucker 0 0-2 0; E. George 2 5-6 10; M. Bainbridge 4 0-0 11; K. Sheleman 4 3-7 11; D. Seese 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 8-15 39.

MIFFLINBURG (44)

Brooke Gessner 8 2-5 18; Jayda TIlghman 4 1-3 9; Natalie Osborne 1 1-2 4; Parice Shuck 5 1-4 13; Claudia Martin 0 0-0 0; Taylor Weller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-14 44.

Montoursville 9 6 9 15 — 39

Mifflinburg 11 5 18 10 — 44

3-point goals: Montoursville 5 (Bainbridge 3, George 1, Chamberlain 1), Mifflinburg 3 (Shuck 2, Osborne 1).

BOYS BASKEBTALL

Troy 63, North Penn-Mansfield 53

TROY (63)

Spencer Martin 2 0-0 4; Lincoln Chimics 5 1-2 12; Joseph Frye 2 1-2 6; Evan Woodward 5 0-0 12; Joey Lackey 0 0-0 0; Jack Burbage 7 5-7 20; Trey Teribury 4 0-2 9; Eason Teribury 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 7-13 63.

NPM (47)

Talon D’Angelo 0 0-0 0; Tayton Strange 1 0-0 2; Patrick Youmans 0 0-0 0; Alex Davis 3 0-0 6; Andy Hermansen 2 0-0 4; Brady Stetter 4 1-4 9; Cooper Shaw 6 3-3 15; Kevin Clemente-Vazquez 1 0-0 3; Jason Harer 3 2-3 8. Totals 20 6-10 47.

Troy 19 19 17 8 — 63

NP-Mansfield 13 7 14 13 — 47

3-point goals: Troy 6 (Woodward 2, Frye 1, Chimics 1, Burbage 1, Teribury 1), NPM 1 (Clemente-Vazquez 1).

Wellsboro 57, Athens 44

WELLSBORO (57)

Mitchel Lechler 4 0-0 10; Luke Rothermel 10 5-6 25; Colin Fletcher 6 0-0 15; Ransom Schultz 0 0-0 0; Griffin Morral 2 0-0 4; Ethan Keane 0 0-0 0; Max Mascho 0 1-2 1; Jon Carl 0 0-0 0; Marek Mascho 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 6-8 57.

ATHENS (44)

Jase Babcock 5 1-3 13; Noah Holiday 0 1-2 1; Gage Morman 1 0-0 2; Nick Grazal 1 2-4 2; Peter Jones 3 0-0 6; James Friend 1 1-2 3; Lucas Schultz 3 0-0 7; Troy Rosenbloom 1 0-0 3; Adam Kemp 2 0-0 5. Totals 17 5-9 44.

Wellsboro 13 14 13 17 — 57

Athens 4 16 17 7 — 44

3-point goals: Wellsboro 5 (Fletcher 3, Lechler 2), Athens 5 (Babcock 2, Schultz 1, Rosenbloom 1, Kemp 1).

JV score: Athens 37-24. High scorers: Ransom Schultz, W, 9; Gage Morman, A, 15.

North Penn-Liberty 75, Cowanesque Valley 54

NPL (75)

Landon Mattern 0 1-2 1; Adynn Wheeland 1 5-6 8; Louis Mercantino 4 0-0 9; Brody Grinnell 2 0-0 4; Evna McTish 4 5-7 13; Blake Oakley 4 1-2 9; Luke Kreger 7 0-0 16; Sudan Benner 3 4-4 10; Ryan Johnson 0 0-0 0; Conner Lewis 2 1-2 5; Ayden Phommarong 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 17-23 75.

CV (54)

Parker Lee 3 0-0 8; Jacob Johnson 0 0-0 0; Josh Teague 5 3-5 13; Levi Stahli 3 1-2 8; Ashton Burdick 4 2-2 12; Gavin Churchill 0 0-0 0; Carsyn Kemp 4 5-6 13. Totals 19 11-15 54.

NPL 26 10 23 16 — 75

CV 11 11 10 22 — 54

3-point goals: NPL 4 (Kreger 2, Mercantino 1, Wheeland 1), CV 5 (Burdick 2, Lee 2, L. Stahli 1).

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Kase Snyder wrestles Hughesville's William Travis at 127 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Muncy's Kase Snyder wrestles Hughesville's William Travis at 127 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

RALPH WILSON/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Keagan Smith wrestles Muncy's Paxton Derr at 152 pounds during a high school dual match on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Hughesville won 60-11.

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