CR NORTH’S ROBINSON WILL GO FOR GOLD
By Glenn Kaiser
Council Rock North’s 145-pounder, Cameron Robinson, will have a shot at garnering gold this evening at 7:00pm. Robinson was explosive in the early moments of his semifinal match with Erie Cathedral Prep’s Paniro Johnson, scoring a takedown and three back-points with a tilt, winning 10-6. Paniro came back midway through the bout, but Robinson used another set of back-points with a bar tilt to earn his spot in the finals. Ryan Anderson (Bethlehem Catholic) awaits Robinson for the title match in the Giant Center. Anderson defeated Robinson, a junior, in the Escape the Rock finals earlier this season 9-3.
Kyle Hauserman advanced to the 106-pound consolation finals after shutting out Connellsville’s Mason Prinkey 7-0 in one consi semi-final. Hauserman edged Julian Maldanado (Boyertown) 4-3 in a fourth-round consolation match Saturday morning. Council Rock South’s Kyle Waterman suffered an overtime loss to Seneca Valley’s Dylan Chappell in one of the 106-pound semi-finals. Chappell was able to control Waterman thru out the overtime periods winning 2-1. Waterman lost his consolation semi-final match and will go for fifth place this evening against Prinkey.
The Golden Hawks second semifinalist, Shane Hanson-Ashworth was also dealt a loss in overtime in his 120-pound bout versus Kurtis Phipps (Norwin). Phipps won 5-3 in overtime after Hanson-Ashworth got a stall call on Phipps to put the match into extra periods. Hanson-Ashworth will battle neighbor Luke Lucerne (CR North) for bronze tonight, after his 3-1 decision win over Will Betancourt (Manheim Central). Lucerne lost 3-1 to Sean Pierson (Nazareth) in the other semifinal at 120. Lucerne handled Cameron Enriquez (Stroudsburg) 6-4 in the consolation semis, hanging on late for the win.
Souderton’s Tyler Williams was denied a shot at the 138-pound title by Nazareth’s Dashawn Farber. Williams could not find a way to score, losing 2-0. However, Williams rebounded nicely against D1 foe Antonio Petrucelli (Owen J Roberts), winning handily 9-4 scoring from all positions. Williams will battle Ty Linsenbigler (Hempfield Area) for the bronze in this evening’s medal matches. Williams put a 10-0 major decision on Linsenbigler in the quarterfinals.
William Tennent’s A.J. Tamburrino will obtain his goal of placing high on the podium. Although it won’t be for a state title, he can win the consolation bracket. Tamburrino used a late takedown to edge Paniro Johnson 3-2 in his consolation semifinal tilt. Tamburrino will tangle with Jagger Condomitti (Northampton) for bronze.
Despite only one finalist from the SOL, several top-4 finishes will be turned in. Obviously, one bronze medalist will be from the SOL at 120-pounds with Lucerne and Hanson-Ashworth battling one another there. Council Rock North pushed ahead of CR South in the team standings. The Indians jumped into the top-10 with 51 points, good enough to be sitting in eighth place. Meanwhile, the Golden Hawks fell out of the top-5, down to 12th overall with 45 points.
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