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First-time champs highlight WVC tourney; Tunkhannock smashes records

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WVC Tournament at a GlanceOutstanding Wrestler: Dakota Quick, TunkhannockTeam Scores1. Tunkhannock (Tun) 261.5; 2. Hazleton Area (Haz) 204.5; 3. Lake-Lehman (LL) 174; 4. Meyers (Mey) 168; 5. Hanover Area (Han) 131; 6. Dallas (Dal) 101; 7. Coughlin (Cou) 89; 8. Pittston Area (PA) 78; 9. Wyoming Valley West (WVW) 76; 10. Wyoming Area (WA) 74; 11. Berwick (Ber) 62; 12. Crestwood (Cre) 47; 13. Nanticoke (Nan) 24; 14. GAR (GAR) 7Finals106 &#8212; David Krokowski (WVW) pinned David Gavek (Tun) 1:39113 &#8212; Jake Maurer (Haz) dec Mike Dempsey (Mey) 2-1120 &#8212; Colin Pasone (Mey) pinned Jeff Bennett (Han) 5:32126 &#8212; R.J. Driscoll (LL) dec Jake Brown (Cou) 5-0132 &#8212; Dakota Quick (Tun) pinned Pat Heck (WA) 2:25138 &#8212; Jimmy Hoffman (Haz) pinned Jake Richards (Tun) 1:48145 &#8212; Keith Lowery (Haz) dec Jeremy Bergold (Mey) 6-0152 &#8212; Billy Manley (Tun) maj dec Noah Rakowski (Han) 14-4160 &#8212; Mike Manley (Tun) dec Gino Setta (Mey) 4-3, OT170 &#8212; Dalton Ray (Tun) dec Zach Briggs (WA) 2-1182 &#8212; Cole Dixon (Dal) dec Tommy Williams (LL) 11-4195 &#8212; Carson Kinney (Haz) dec Sam Rice (Tun) 8-4220 &#8212; Mike Slivinski (LL) dec Nick Hannon (Han) 13-10285 &#8212; John Sheridan (Han) pinned Preston Perkins (Mey) 1:09Third Place106 &#8212; Bobby Long (LL) dec Carlos Cruz (Haz) 10-3; 113 &#8212; Josh Beeman (Tun) dec Travis Dent (Ber) 6-2; 120 &#8212; Garrett Kolb (LL) dec Wayne Smith (WVW) 3-2; 126 &#8212; Tommy Traver (Tun) pinned Kevin Huertero (Mey) 3:25; 132 &#8212; Josh Brown (Cou) dec Anthony Martoccio (Haz) 1-0; 138 &#8212; Bob Lipski (LL) maj dec Kendrick Beyer (WA) 9-1; 145 &#8212; Mike Brown (Cou) maj dec Justin Lukashewski (Cre) 8-0; 152 &#8212; Steven Newell (Dal) maj dec Shane Noonan (Haz) 9-0; 160 &#8212; Xavier Barber (Dal) pinned Matt Maczuga (Ber) 3:36; 170 &#8212; T.J. Pashinski (WVW) dec James Brielmeier (Haz) 9-8; 182 &#8212; Adam Buczynski (WA) dec Steve Longazel (Haz) 5-2; 195 &#8212; Namir Murphy (Mey) dec Kris Rosencrans (LL) 1-0; 220 &#8212; Ricky Stevens (Tun) pinned Stone Force (Ber) :55; 285 &#8212; Kaleb Konigus (LL) dec Gino Coffay (PA) 2-1Fifth Place106 &#8212; David Jones (Nan) dec Tyler Shaud (Cre) 4-2; 113 &#8212; Kade Kravits (Dal) pinned Austin Schuler (LL) 2:45; 120 &#8212; Ryan Lombardo (PA) pinned Tom Bachman (Tun) 2:54; 126 &#8212; Jayson Brielmeier (Haz) dec Anthony Deluca (Dal) 4-3; 132 &#8212; Cory Yashinski (WVW) dec Ron Grevera (Cre) 5-3; 138 &#8212; Owen Davis (Han) pinned Frank Castano (Cou) 4:41; 145 &#8212; Josh McGilvary (PA) dec Connor Munley (Tun) 6-5; 152 &#8212; Taylor Chronowski (Cou) pinned Jake Tomolonis (LL) 1:31; 160 &#8212; Jason DeBoard (PA) forfeit Jon Lagoski (WVW); 170 &#8212; Isaac Mensah (Mey) dec Ryan Black (Cre) 5-1; 182 &#8212; Jarod Bernosky (Tun) dec Colin Browne (Mey) 3-2; 195 &#8212; Isaiah Stebbins (Han) pinned Jacob Havey (Nan) 1:17; 220 &#8212; Collin Gunsser (Haz) dec Lucas Borum (Mey) 4-1; 285 &#8212; Zach Fuchick (Haz) pinned Danny Burkhart (Dal) 1:50Semifinals106 &#8212; David Krokowski (WVW) pinned Carlos Cruz (Haz) 3:29; Dave Gavek (Tun) tech fall David Jones (Nan) 15-0113 &#8212; Jake Maurer (Haz) dec Josh Beeman (Tun) 3-0; Mike Depmsey (Mey) dec Travis Dent (Ber) 3-2120 &#8212; Colin Pasone (Mey) pinned Wayne Smith (WVW) 1:09; Jeff Bennett (Han) pinned Garrett Kolb (LL) 1:30126 &#8212; R.J. Driscoll (LL) dec Tommy Traver (Tun) 6-4; Jake Brown (Cou) maj dec Kevin Huertero (Mey) 11-0132 &#8212; Dakota Quick (Tun) dec Anthony Martoccio (Haz) 10-8, OT; Pat Heck (WA) dec Ron Grevera (Cre) 5-2138 &#8212; Jimmy Hoffman (Haz) dec Bob Lipski (LL) 10-4; Jake Richards (Tun) pinned Kendrick Beyer (WA) 3:55145 &#8212; Jeremy Bergold (Mey) pinned Justin Lukashewski (Cre) 5:11; Keith Lowery (Haz) dec Mike Brown (Cou) 3-2152 &#8212; Billy Manley (Tun) dec Steven Newell (Dal) 4-2, OT; Noah Rakowski (Han) dec Shane Noonan (Haz) 8-5160 &#8212; Mike Manley (Tun) tech fall Jon Lagoski (WVW) 15-0, 3:18; Gino Setta (Mey) dec Xavier Barber (Dal) 4-2170 &#8212; Dalton Ray (Tun) pinned Isaac Mensah (Mey) 1:33; Zachary Briggs (WA) maj dec T.J. Pashinski (WVW) 15-5182 &#8212; Cole Dixon (Dal) dec Steve Longazel (Haz) 6-2; Tommy Williams (LL) dec Adam Buczynski (WA) 10-5195 &#8212; Carson Kinney (Haz) pinned Namir Murphy (Mey) 1:38; Sam Rice (Tun) pinned Kris Rosencrans (LL) 2:48220 &#8212; Nick Hannon (Han) pinned Lucas Borum (Mey) 5:00; Mike Slivinski (LL) pinned Collin Gunsser (Haz) 4:35285 &#8212;John Sheridan (Han) pinned Zach Fuchick (Haz) :09; Preston Perkins (Mey) pinned Kaleb Konigus (LL) 3:18Fastest FallsJohn Sheridan, Hanover Area (285 pounds :09)Kade Kravits, Dallas (113 pounds :21)Ricky Stevens, Tunkhannock (220 pounds :33 and :55)Ryan Lombardo, Pittston Area (120 pounds :42)Steven Newell, Dallas (152 pounds :45)Tommy Traver, Tunkhannock (126 pounds :50)Ryan Black, Crestwood (170 pounds :58)Match of the DayIn the 182-pound semifinals, Lake-Lehman&#8217;s Tommy Williams knocked off second-seeded Adam Buczynski from Wyoming Area, 10-5. Williams, who was the No. 3 seed, was tied 5-5 with Buczynski with less than 30 seconds left in the bout. The Black Knight senior then scored two points for a reversal and three more for near fall as time expired.Stat of the DayTunkhannock won its fourth tournament of the season so far winning by 57 points. In the Tigers&#8217; previous two individual tourney wins (one was a duals event), they won by a combined 47 points. The margin of victory was the largest in the seven-year history of the WVC Tournament. The previous mark was by 51 points when Wyoming Valley West won in 2014.<div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Dave Rosengrant at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @tldrosengrant</shirttailMeta></div>

WVC Wrestling Tournament at a Glance