District 10 wrestling standouts from Dec. 12-13 include a runner-up finish from the Corry boys and a team title for the Fort LeBoeuf girls.
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Seeds don’t always matter in high school wrestling.
Just ask Lamech Albers.
Albers started the Southern Tier Wrestling Officials’ Association (STWOA) Holiday Classic seeded fifth. When the finals concluded Dec. 13 at New York’s Jamestown Community College however, the Corry junior stood top the 175-pound podium.
Carson Braswell and Owen Nickerson were seeded seventh and eighth, respectively, in their weight classes. Both reached the STWOA finals.
Three finalists and eight medalists powered a second-place finish for Corry at the 36-team STWOA tournament. The Beavers’ 194.5 points only trailed Buffalo powerhouse St. Francis (335.5) in a 36-team field.
Six D-10 teams took to the STWOA mats, including Harbor Creek, whose 122 points garnered ninth place. Sharpsville put two wrestlers in the finals and placed 11th as a team, headlining a widespread weekend of wrestling.
Here’s what else stood out from action Dec. 12-13.
Corry boys runner-up at STWOA
Albers pinned Williamson’s Steven Olson in the third period of the 175-pound final. Braswell was runner-up at 150 pounds and Nickerson the same at 285, and Steven Willis placed fourth at 132.
“We needed to get on the mat and wrestle,” said Corry coach Travis Proper, whose team wrestled just one dual meet before the STWOA classic. “Get the season going, get rolling and get in shape. Some kids saw different positions they need to get better at.”
Harbor Creek saw three wrestlers reach the consolation finals. Hunter Chew (126 pounds), Gavin Zillman (165) and Tom Gunter (190) each placed third.
Van Ward headlined Union City’s 18th-place team finish with a third-place medal at 110. Sharpsville’s Ethan Springer (138) and Landen Hassel (144) each finished second.
Fort LeBoeuf girls win at Redbank
One champion and three runners-up helped the Fort LeBoeuf girls win a team title at Redbank Valley. The Bison scored 186.5 points, beating runner-up General McLane (150.5) and 25 others.
Zahra Al-Zamly won the 235-pound title for LeBoeuf. Lexi Przybycien (100 pounds), Ella McGuire (124) and Josie Fortin (190) each placed second in their weight class.
McLane crowned three individual champs, including Ella Clark (100), Ava Willims (142) and Whisper Abercrombie (155). Warren’s Abbie Darr captured the 190-pound title and Sydney Heider of Reynolds placed second at 155, rounding out finalists from D-10.
Other results
Grove City beat host Hickory, 41-29, in the Rande Stottlemyer Memorial Duals’ first-place match. Chase Karenbauer and Ian Stearns closed the dual with a pin and technical fall, respectively.
Hickory and Grove City will meet again Dec. 16 in a Region 1 dual.
Titusville finished fourth at the Hampton Dawg Duals, a 10-team field of mostly Class 3A schools predominantly hailing from District 7.
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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: District 10 wrestling notes feature Fort LeBoeuf, Corry, McLane
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