MERCER COUNTY —
Grove City star Wes Phipps and Hickory standout Nate Stidham were the lone local champions at the rugged 29th Fred Bell Memorial Wrestling Tournament Saturday at Grove City High.
Phipps, 23-0 on the season, was named the MVP after topping McDowell strongman Khlique Harris, 4-1, in the 182 weight class to notch his second straight Bell crown.
Stidham pulled out a hardfought 4-3 victory over Jamestown’s Aaron Roberts to cop the 126-pound title.
The only other Mercer County finalist was heavyweight Sam Breese of Lakeview, who bowed 4-3 to McDowell’s Scott Augustine.
Other County place-winners were: 3rd — Lakeview’s Brad Ferguson (220); 4th — Jamestown’s Jonas Reaugh (120), Mercer’s Alex Shaffer (145), Hickory’s Joey Hines (182) and Stephen Maskrey (195), and Sharpsville’s Kaleb Robertson (285); 5th — Sharpsville’s Joe Sofranko (113), Grove City’s Jesse Rivera (120) and Trey Maher (145), and Hickory’s Hayden Rohrbacher (220); 6th — Lakeview’s Evan Clayton (106), Sharpsville’s Ben Bucher (160) and Cody Hughes (220).
McDowell won the team title for a second straight year, posting 256 points to Stroudsburg’s 204.
BOYS BASKETBALL
ä Beaver Falls 73, Sharon 52 — At the Pittsburgh Basketball Club (PBC) Legends Classic on Sunday at Ambridge High School, Sharon (8-6) led 29-25 lead at halftime, but were outscored 28-13 in the 3rd quarter and Beaver Falls (15-2) posted the win.
’Dray Jefferson, Khalil Hopson and Thomas Ripley all scored 13 points to lead the way for Sharon.
Sheldon Jeter rifled in 30 points for Beaver Falls, Elijah Cottrill scored 13 and Kevin Cancel added 10 markers.
In the other games at the event: West Allegheny beat Highlands (79-65), Shaler defeated Lincoln Park (57-54) and Notre Dame Prep, Mass., topped Massanutten Academy, Va., (75-56).
“It was a once in a lifetime thing,” said Sharon coach Justin Magestro. “It was just a great event for the kids. The games were packed with fans and Pitt basketball coach Jamie Dixon, the Rutgers coach and the Duquesne coach were there. We had a good game and that Jeter is the real deal.”
Pitt recruit Steve Adams, who is 7-feet tall, plays for Notre Dame Academy.
WRESTLING
29th Annual Fred Bell
Memorial Tournament
Team standings and key — 1. McDowell (Mc) 256, 2. Stroudsburg (St) 204, 3. Redbank Valley (RV) 152.5, 4. General McLane (GM) 151, 5. Cochranton (Co) 120.5, 6. Titusville (T) 115.5, 7. Cambridge Springs (CS) 110, 8. Sharpsville (Sh) 99, 9. Eisenhower (E) 96, 10. Grove City (GC) 89.5, 11. Hickory (H) 85.5, 12. Lakeview (Lkv) 80.5, 13. South Side (SS) 79.5, 14. Jamestown (J) 71, 15. Conneaut Lake (CL) 58.5, 16. Mercer (Mer) 58, 17. Holley Central, N.Y. (HC) 57, 18. Warren (W) 54.5, 19. Franklin (F) 50.5, 20. Curwensville (Cur) 45, 21. Keystone (K) 38.5, 22. Brashear (B) 35, 23. Clarion (Cl) 28, 24. Laurel (Lrl) 25, 25. Northwestern (NW) 24, 26. Oil City (OC) 21, 27. West Middlesex (WM) 13, 28. Commodore Perry (CP) 4, 29. Pittsburgh North Catholic (NC) 3.
Championship finals
106 — Joe Wheeling (GM) d. Shane Jones (St), 3-2 OT.
113 — Guesseppe Rea (St.) d. Willis Gruver (RV), 6-3.
120 — Godwin Nyama (B) tf. Nathan Reckner (SS), 5:18 (23-8).
126 — Nate Stidham (H) d. Aaron Roberts (J), 4-3.
132 — Matt Bryer (Co) md. Shane Gentry (SS), 12-4.
138 — Quinton Murphy (HC) won by med. forfeit over Steve Spearman (Mc).
145 — Cody Nolan (Mc) d. Ehrin Lee (T), 3-1.
152 — D.J. Myers (GM) d. Tanner Hannold (K), 2-1.
160 — Cody Brunst (T) d. Cole Shirey (RV), 4-3.
170 — Austin Andrews (Co) d. Ryan Barry (St), 4-2.
182 — Wes Phipps (GC) d. Khlique Harris (Mc), 4-1.
195 — Shawn Reynolds (CS) p. Jake Johnson (E), 2:34.
220 — Cam Cyphert (Co) p. Mike Silvis (HC), 5:15.
285 — Scott Augustine (Mc) d. Sam Breese (Lkv), 4-3.
Consolations for third
106 — Benji Yates (Mc)d. Kaleb Chase (T), 9-4.
113 — Paul Deitz (Mc) d. Keller Watkins (GM), 6-4.
120 — D.J. Fehlman (W) p. Jonas Reagh (J), 2:01.
126 — Jake Troutman (Cl) p. Dylan Baker (E), 2:07.
132 — Jake Keller (Cur) p. Shawn Spearman (Mc), 2:26.
138 — Tim Wheeling (GM) md. R.J. Boozer (Co), 12-3.
145 — Seth Rendulic (CL) d. Alex Shaffer (Mer), 5-3.
152 — Joe Campanella (Mc) p. Connor Payne (SS), 3:19.
160 — Jim Paulson (Mc) d. Aaron Trunsue (St), 8-3.
170 — Antholny Forne (Mc) d. Cody Dunmire (F), 4-0.
182 — Robbie Karstendiek (St) d. Joey Hines (H), 3-2.
195 — Keyautay Aulder (St) p. Stephen Maskrey (H), 3:37.
220 — Brad Ferguson (Lkv) p. Luke Dehart (Mc), 2:26.
285 — Justin East (CS) p. Kaleb Robertson (Sh), 1:28.
Consolations for fifth
106 — Justin Walter (H) d. Evan Clayton (Lkv), 6-2.
113 — Joe Sofranko (Sh) p. Jason Peterson (W), 1:51.
120 — Jesse Rivera (GC) d. Jeb Fedorchuk (E), 6-0.
126 — Ken Stoll (GM) won by default over Noah Burkhart (Mc).
132 — Garrett Hildebrand (RV) md. Mike Cassano (St), 12-4.
138 — Ty Haines (RV) md. Jayson Berger (St), 12-2.
145 — Trey Maher (GC) p. Caleb Peterson (Co), 4:12.
152 — Jacob Breintenstein (Lrl) d. Kevin Merle (St), 7-0.
160 — Dylan Reynolds (CS) won by forfeit over Ben Bucher (Sh).
170 — Brandon Bailey (RV) d. Chris Laird (CL), 7-3.
182 — Aaron Hook (RV) d. Trevor Spicer (E), 7-3.
195 — Hayden Rohrbacher (H) p. Mark Strothers (RV), 2:37.
220 — Jordan Hefferman (E) won by default over Cody Hughes (Sh).
285 — Cody Cooper (St) won by default over Kenny Peters (E).
BOYS BASKETBALL
PBC Legends Classic
SHARON 14 15 13 10 52
BEAVER FALLS 14 11 28 20 73
SHARON — Sanders 2-4-6-8, Malloy 0-1-2-1, Jefferson 4-5-7-13, Rice-Woods 0-0-0-0, McVehil 0-0-0-0, Hopson 4-4-5-13, Porterfield 0-0-0-0, Henry 0-0-0-0, Chester 0-0-0-0, Stovall 1-0-0-2, Ripley 6-0-0-13, Jacoway 1-0-0-2. 3- pt. goals: Hopson 1, Ripley 1. Totals: 18-14-20-52.
BEAVER FALLS — Jeter 11-7-9-30, Watson 3-0-0-6, Cook 3-0-0-6, Cottrill 6-0-1-13, Cancel 5-0-0-10, Akins 2-0-0-4, Stratton 1-0-0-2, Turner 1-0-0-2. 3-pt. goals: Jeter 1, Cottrill 1. Totals: 30-2-7-10-73.
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Grove City's Wes Phipps lifts McDowell's Khlique Harris during their championship match on Saturday at the 29th annual Fred Bell Memorial Tournament at Grove City High School. Phipps won his 2nd straight Bell crown and was named MVP of the tourney.
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