Montgomery advances in District 4 Duals with win vs. Central Columbia
Montgomery cruised to a District 4 Duals victory in the first round on Wednesday evening by beating Central Columbia, 57-12, to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals.
The win pits Montgomery against Wyalusing on Saturday, a 54-16 winner against South Williamsport.
The Red Raiders won nine of 11 contested bouts and of those nine victories, all were bonus points with either pins or tech fall victories.
Gabe Oberheim pinned Colt Carmean at 114 in 31 seconds and Carden Wagner had a 67-second pin for the Red Raiders at 127. At 133, Carter Finck pinned Ryder Bates in 44 seconds and a bout later at 139, Montgomery’s AJ Kroft pinned Garrett Panco in just 17 seconds.
At 150, Trace Furman of Montgomery picked up a 15-0, 1:43 tech fall vs. Ethan Miller and at 160, Josh Knoebel needed just 62 seconds to pin Josiah Hosler.
Montgomery’s Raidne Felix (172) and Gage Furman (189) posted back-to-back tech fall wins. Felix earned a 17-0, 2:31 tech over Logan Miller and Furman had a 17-1, 5:08 tech against Ari Rupert.
Evan Hugar of Montgomery pinned Noah Musselman in 1:59 at 215.
Central’s Kyle Curland won at 107 with a 3:35 pin against Ian Marquette and at 285, Clayton Whitenight of Central Columbia pinned Keigan Clark in 3:02.
Montgomery’s Brandt Harer won by forfeit at 145. There was no bout at 121.
Elsewhere in the District 4 Duals tournament, Hughesville had a play-in match and defeated Troy, 31-18, before suffering a 68-5 rout loss to Mifflinburg, the top-seed in the tournament and tenth-ranked team in Pennsylvania.
Williamson beat Canton, 41-29, and Wyalusing defeated South Williamsport, 54-16. Central Columbia defeated Sullivan County, 49-17.
Complete results from those duals were not made available.
Montgomery 57, Central Columbia 12
107: Kyle Curland (CC) pinned Ian Marquette, 3:35. 114: Gabe Oberheim (M) pinned Colt Carmean, 0:31. 121: Double forfeit. 127: Carden Wagner (M) pinned Cole Horrax, 1:07. 133: Carter Finck (M) pinned Ryder Bates, 0:44. 139: AJ Kroft (M) pinned Garrett Panco, 0:17. 145: Brandt Harer (M) by forfeit. 152: Trace Furman (M) tech fall Ethan Miller, 15-0, 1:43. 160: Josh Knoebel (M) pinned Josiah Hosler, 1:02. 172: Raiden Felix (M) tech fall Logan Miller, 17-0, 2:31. 189: Gage Furman (M) tech fall Ari Rupert, 17-1, 5:08. 215: Evan Hugar (M) pinned Noah Musselman, 1:59. 285: Clayton Whitenight (CC) pinned Keigan Clark, 3:02.
