HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: WILSON WINS TITLE, 4 OTHER WARRIORS MEDAL AT SOUTHERN TIER MEMORIAL (2025-01-11)
Northern Tier WEST Sports ReportELMIRA, NY — Five Williamson wrestlers reached the podium Saturday at the Southern Tier Memorial Tournament, led by 108 pound title winner Zander Wilson.
Wilson went 5-0 on his way to the 108-pound championship, racking up a pair of falls, a tech fall and two decisions .. including a 9-3 win in the tourney final.
Luke Sottolano placed 4th at 285 pounds and went 4-2 .. including a quarterfinal win over NY State heavyweight champion Troy Beeman from Waverly. Sottolano would face Beeman again in the 3rd/4th place match and fall by sudden victory.
Ben Freeman went 4-2 in the tournament and placed 5th at 215 pounds, while Hunter Simonds went 4-2 at 116 pounds to take 7th place and Anthony Baker went 4-2 to take 7th place at 152 pounds.
The Warriors scored 107 team points and placed 9th among 38 competing teams. Chambersburg won the team title with 193 points, while Williamson’s fellow-NTL team Athens (100) was 11th, Troy (52.5) was 19th and Sayre (5.5) was 35th.
Williamson had a number of other wrestlers earn team points but fall short of the podium, including Walker Hyde at 108 pounds (3-2), Karter Osgood at 124 (0-2), Ryder Dacheux at 131 (0-2), Kohen Flynn at 138 (1-2), Lhandyn Nauman at 145 (0-2), Jacob Stone at 152 (1-2), Dean Stone at 160 (0-2), Jeremy Fuhrer at 170 (0-2), Tim Freeman at 190 (2-2) and Harlow Little at 190 (1-2).
Williamson’s Place-Winners’ Paths to the Podium
108 - Zander Wilson, 1st Place
- pinned Willow Mcdonnell (Scranton Prep), 1:03
- pinned Carson Brown (Watertown, NY), 3:58
- won by tech. fall over Avery Bowman (Waverly, NY), 20-2
- dec. Brady Maneri (Auburn, NY), SV-1 8-5
- dec. Lukas Mills-Travis (Haverling, NY), 9-3
285 - Luke Sottolano, 4th Place
- pinned Logan Rarrick (Bellefonte), 0:18
- pinned Ibrahim AlSalame (West Springfield, MA), 4:51
- dec. Troy Beeman (Waverly, NY), 2-1
- lost to Frank Barrientos (Chambersburg) by fall, 5:26
- dec. Nate Obrzut (Wyoming Area), 4-1
- lost to Troy Beeman (Waverly, NY) by dec. SV-1 4-1
215 - Ben Freeman, 5th Place
- pinned Ivan Torres (Tottenville, NY), 0:42
- pinned Vinnie Marini (West Springfield, MA), 0:54
- pinned Paxton Hoover (Thomas A. Edison, NY), 3:15
- lost to Mason Depew (Canandaigua Academy, NY) by fall, 1:59
- lost to Jayden Hamm (South Williamsport) by fall, 3:34
- dec. Omar Henchey (Chambersburg), 11-4
116 - Hunter Simonds, 7th Place
- pinned James Dicicco (West Springfield, MA), 1:53
- maj. dec. Cyrus Tarpley (Ithaca, NY), 15-3
- lost to Max Dinges (Penns Valley) by tech. fall, 18-3
- won by tech. fall over Brayan Gonzalez (Chambersburg), 21-3
- lost to Conner Myers (Penns Valley) maj. dec, 18-6
- pinned Dylan Smith (Letchworth, NY), 3:39
152 - Anthony Baker, 7th Place
- pinned Carter Bombacie (Athens), 1:44
- dec. Jace Shiller (Thomas A. Edison, NY), 7-0
- lost to Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte) by fall, 1:13
- pinned Seth Fetterolf (Penns Valley), 1:47
- lost to Paul Ortega (Watertown, NY) dec., 9-4
- pinned Gavin Lucas (Bellefonte), 5:50
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PHOTOS: Tim Birney & Brian Fees
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