Ofalt, Lee, Rosa to Williamsport

Lackawanna Trail’s Victor Rosa pins Hanover’s Chris Jones in a 145-pound match on Saturday. Rosa went on to finish third and qualify for Northeast Regionals. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE STUFFLE

Lackawanna Trail’s Victor Rosa pins Hanover’s Chris Jones in a 145-pound match on Saturday. Rosa went on to finish third and qualify for Northeast Regionals. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE STUFFLE

Elk Lake’s Isaiah Ofalt took a silver medal at last weekend’s District 2-AA wrestling tourney and advances to regionals with a pair of Lackawanna Trail grapplers.

At Lake-Lehman High School Saturday, Trail’s Billy Lee at 138 pounds and Vic Rosa at 145 pounds garnered third place in their respective weight classes to join Warrior Ofalt this coming weekend at the Northeast Regionals at Williamsport Area High School.

In the team scoring, Trail finished in ninth place and Elk Lake in eleventh, with host Lake-Lehman taking top honors.

Receiving medals but not advancing to regionals were Trail’s Justin Barber (285) in fourth, Trent Phillips (160) in fifth, Thomas Fricke (170) in sixth, and Zack Walters (220) in sixth; and Elk Lake’s Blaise Cleveland (145) in fourth, and Adam Curry in sixth (152).

Team standings: Lake-Lehman 216, Western Wayne 197, Wyoming Area 139½, GAR 100½, Meyers 94, Hanover Area 89, Blue Ridge 73, Nanticoke Area 68½, Lackawanna Trail 68, Scranton Prep 56, Elk Lake 41, Montrose 40.

Quarterfinals

126: Andrew Schutz (WYO) pinned Josh Pitcher (EL), 0:18; Kashif Alston (MEY) pinned Tom Jasinski (LT), 0:28. 138: Billy Lee (LT) maj. dec. Kyle Gavrish (NAN), 16-2. 145: Blaise Cleveland (EL) pinned Chris Jones (HAN), 1:29; Victor Rosa (LT) dec. Anthony Edwards (NAN), 10-3. 152: Beau Fuller (WW) pinned Adam Curry (EL), 0:32; Maurice Wood (NAN) pinned Cooper Rosiak (LT), 1:37. 160: Tracey Cistrunk (MEY) pinned Trent Phillips (LT), 0:23. 170: Thomas Fricke (LT) dec. Matt Monahan (HAN), 7-6 OT. 182: Isaiah Ofalt (EL) dec. Jude Polit-Moran (WYO), 8-5. 195: Connor Rosensweet (WW) pinned Chris Warffle (EL), 1:10. 220: Austin Swoyer (WW) pinned Zack Walters (LT), 3:23. 285: Justin Barber (LT) pinned James Theiman (HAN), 0:48.

Elk Lake’s Isaiah Ofalt (182) battles with Wyoming Area’s Jude Politt-Moran during a quarterfinal bout. Ofalt went on to finish second in District II Class AA. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE STUFFLE

Elk Lake’s Isaiah Ofalt (182) battles with Wyoming Area’s Jude Politt-Moran during a quarterfinal bout. Ofalt went on to finish second in District II Class AA. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE STUFFLE

Consolation First Round

152: Adam Curry (EL) pinned McCade Calloway (MON), 1:43.

Championship Semifinals

138: Nick Heck (WA) maj. dec. Billy Lee (LT), 10-0. 145: Manny Mirailh (WW) pinned Blaise Cleveland (EL), 3:47; Josh Winters (LL) pinned Victor Rosa (LT), 4:31. 170: Derek Dragon (LL) pinned Thomas Fricke (LT), 2:44. 182: Isaiah Ofalt (EL) dec. Will Gaynord (SP), 5-4. 285: Dustin Jones (LL) dec. Justin Barber (LT), 9-3.

Consolation quarterfinals

126: Derek Sosa (WW) pinned Josh Pitcher (EL), 4:11. 152: Adam Curry (EL) won by forfeit Cooper Rosiak (LT). 160: Trent Phillips (LT) pinned Tyler Bartnick (HA), 4:35. 195: John Mendoza (MEY) pinned Chris Warffle (EL), 1:39. 220: Zack Walters (LT) pinned Evan Aldrich (BR), 2:11

Consolation semifinals

138: Billy Lee (LT) pinned Gino Setta (MEY), 2:55. 145: Blaise Cleveland (EL) pinned Anthony Edwards (Nan), 3:41; Victor Rosa (LT) pinned Chris Jones (HA), 2:31. 152: Johntae Nelson (MEY) pinned Adam Curry (EL), :22. 160: Addison Parsons (BR) dec. Trent Phillips (LT), 6-4 (OT). 170: Sam Blankenship (MEY) dec. Thomas Fricke (LT), 7-4; 195: Chris Warffle (EL) pinned John Mendoza (MEY), :51. 220: Thor Balavage (SP) pinned Zack Walters (LT), 4:12. 285: Justin Barber (LT) pinned Kyle Krepich (MEY), :48.

Fifth Place

152: Anthony Eck (HA) pinned Adam Curry (EL), 1:20. 160: Trent Phillips (LT) dec. Derek Fisher (Nan), 1-0. 170: Mike Colatosti (Nan) pinned Thomas Fricke (LT), 1:26. 220: Nick Moore (MON) pinned Zack Walters (LT), 2:48.

Third Place

138: Billy Lee (LT) dec. Josh Sayre (LL), 9-4. 145: Victor Rosa (LT) pinned Blaise Cleveland (EL), 4:43. 285: John Shaffer (MON) pinned Justin Barber (LT), 1:18.

Championship finals

182: Brady Butler (LL) maj. dec. Isaish Ofalt (EL), 10-0.