Dec 31, 2023 3 min read

Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown placed second, Burgettstown had four place winners and Jefferson-Morgan had one wrestler reach the podium in the MyHOUSE Trojan Wars on Saturday at Chambersburg High School.

Brown dropped a 2-1 decision to Owen J. Roberts’ Sam Gautreau in the 172-pound final. Gautreau scored a takedown with 11 seconds remaining in the first period for a 2-0 lead. Brown escaped in the second but Gautreau hung on for the victory and the title.

Despite the setback, Brown’s was 4-1 over the two-day tournament and his season record stands at 13-1. The Leopard sophomore was also competing in the finals against a senior who is committed to wrestle for Maryland in college and was fourth in the state in Class 3A last season.

The Blue Devils’ Parker Sentipal (133), Gaven Suica (139), Rudy Brown (152) and Joey Baronick (285) finished in the top eight and the reigning WPIAL Class 2A team champions finished ninth out of 51 teams with 126.5 team points.

Brown (13-2) lost in the quarterfinals but won his next three bouts to qualify for the consolation finals, where he won by forfeit over Landon Herndon of Spring Mills, W.Va. Brown needs four more victories for 100 in his career.

Sentipal (10-3) suffered a 4-2 setback in the semifinals but battled back to reach the consolation finals, where Tristan Corbin of James W. Robinson, Va., earned a 6-0 decision and Sentipal earned fourth place.

Baronick (11-2) had a similar path as Sentipal, as he lost in the semifinals, wrestled back into the consolation finals before dropping a decision. Owen Hutchinson of Big Spring topped Baronick, 3-0. After Saturday’s action, Baronick is two wins shy of 100 for his career.

Suica (10-3) lost a 4-2 decision in the quarterfinals, but won his next two bouts to wrestle in the consolation semifinals. Suica dropped into the fifth-place bout, where he was a winner by medical forfeit over Brycen Arbogast of Benedictine College Preparatory in Virginia.

Burgettstown’s Dylan Slovick lost in the fifth round of consolations at 127, but the senior is approaching 100 career victories, as he has a career mark of 88-46.

The Blue Devils (3-0, 3-0) return to Class 2A Section 1 action Wednesday at West Greene (0-2, 0-3). The dual meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

The Rockets’ Chase Frameli lost in the quarterfinals, 6-4, but battled back to finish seventh at 160 following a 7-0 decision over Warrior Run’s Eli Butler.

Frameli, a senior, has a season record of 14-2 and his career total stands at 91-21.

Jefferson-Morgan (1-2, 7-3) returns to dual-meet action on Wednesday at Fort Cherry (0-2, 1-6) in Class 2A Section 1. The first whistle is set for 7 p.m.

Steve DeAugustino Holiday Classic

Joe Wilson won the championship at 285 and Caleb Patton was third at 139 for Washington on Friday in the Steve DeAugustino Holiday Classic at West Mifflin.

Wilson, who was the top seed, received a bye into the quarterfinals before pinning his first two opponents to reach the finals, where he received a forfeit victory over Central Catholic’s Ray King for the title.

Wilson, a sophomore, improved to 8-2, with his setbacks coming to Burgettstown’s Joey Baronick by scores of 3-1 in each bout. Baronick, a senior, was sixth in the state last season.

The Prexies’ Caleb Patton battled back after a loss in the semifinals to eventual champion Dustin Kerr of Hampton to defeat Penn Hills’ Darnell Jackson by major decision, 10-2, in the consolation finals for a third-place finish at 139.

Patton improved to 6-2 this season.