---- — The tipoff to the 2011-12 basketball season wrapped up on Saturday with the conclusion of tipoff tournaments across the state while several local wrestling squads competed in Hickory’s “HIT” Tourney, Greenville held its annual Sheetz Duals and Reynolds competed in the prestigious Ironman Tourney at Walsh Jesuit High in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Following are results reported to The Herald.

WRESTLING

Ironman Tourney

Reynolds HIgh junior ace Austin Mathews, a state runner-up last season, finished 2nd at 138 at Walsh Jesuit High in Ohio Saturday. The Ironman is regarded as one of the top tournaments in the country.

In the finals against top-seed Nate Skoniezky of Walsh, Mathews lost by a controversial fall to finish 4-1. Earlier he pinned the No. 2 seed.

Mathews was trailing 4-3 with about 40 seconds to go. During a flurry near the edge of the mat, Mathews was coming out on top, but the ref slapped the mat to call a defensive pin.

“To me it looked like they had gone off the mat. And I didn’t think the ref was in position to make the pin call,” said 1st-year Raiders’ coach Casey Taylor. “But I always tell the kids, ‘You can’t blame the referee.’

“I think this might work in a positive way. But I’m still real proud of him, the way he wrestled and the way he handled himself after the disappointing ending.

“I was really thrilled with the way the team wrestled. We were in 11th place (with a few finals matches to go) and that was without Dylan D’Urso. I think we could have been 8th or 9th if Dylan had wrestled. For the overall effort, I’m real pleased.”

Raider Blake Heim finished 7th at 285, going 5-2. Senior standout D’Urso was held out of the tournament with a slight knee injury.

Records for the other Raider matmen were: 106 - Mike Bartolo, 0-2; 113 - Alex DiGregorio, 3-2; 120 - Neal Engstrom, 1-2; 126 - Mason McCollum, 2-2; 132 - Matt Reise, 1-2; 145 - Levi Stoyer, 1-2; 152 - Tyler Miller, 0-2; 160 - Matt Tofani, 2-2; 170 - Austin Moffett, 1-2; 182 - Jamar Henry, 1-2; 195 - Tommy Davis, 1-2; 220 - Logan Rickert, 1-2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Sharon Rick Fragle Championship

ä Gen. McLane 56, Sharon 48 — McLane jumped out to a 29-21 lead by halftime and held off coach Gene Sarazen’s determined Sharon squad for the tourney title.

Leah Hansen powered the winners with 21 points. For Sharon, Tanayja Sanders had 14 points and Kendra Ham 13.

Hansen was named tourney MVP. First team all-tourney were: Ham and Marketta Jackson of Sharon; Linsey Jahn of McLane; Jalisa Archie of Farrell and Corin Pawlowski of Fairview.

Second team was: Sanders; Farrell’s Marissa Carry; Fairview’s Kelsey Everhart; and McLane’s Katy Clark and Michele Jahn.

McLane’s JV’s defeated Sharon, 47-37.

Sharon Rick Fragle Consolation

ä Farrell 74, Fairview  35 — The Lady Steelers scored 28 points in the first period and never looked back to even their season mark at 1-1.

Marissa Carry led the way with 22 points, while Bria Gambill had 19 points, Jalisa Archie 11 and Tyra Robison 10 for the winners.

Farrell JVs won, 37-32.

Grove City Kiser Championship

ä Greenville 48, Grove City 42 — The Lady Trojans jumped to a 34-26 halftime lead then held off a charging Lady Eagles team in the second half to win the tourney title.

Brooklyn Taylor pumped in 14 points to lead the victors (2-0), while Corianne Hyduchak nailed 15 markers for Grove City (1-1).

Kittanning Tipoff Consolation

ä Hickory 65, Kittanning 34 — The Hickory girls rebounded from Friday’s loss to Clarion Area by routing the host squad.

All-Tourney Team selection Holly Grober rifled in 20 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had 3 steals to lead the locals. Also, Jenna Placzek bucketed 19 with 7 boards and 3 steals, Macy Horvath contributed 12 points and 4 steals and Nikki Arbanas dished out 6 assists.

Emily Knepshield scored 18 for the Lady Wildcats.

West Middlesex Championship

ä West Middlesex 49, Mercer 37 — The Ms. Reds of coach Jodi Anthony notched the tournament title, much to the delight of the home fans.

“It was a big win for the girls to start 2-0, especially in our own tournament,” said a happy Anthony.

Molly Stitt led the way for the winners, nailing 18 points, including 3 treys.

Analise Whenry led Mercer (1-1) with 16 markers, including 14 of 18 at the foul line. Alexis Arkwright added 11.

West Middlesex Consolation

ä Commodore Perry 40, Lakeview 27 — Cerena Anderson annexed an 11-point, 20-rebound double-double to lead the Lady Panthers (1-1).

“A fabulous night for her, and that’s to be expected,” praised Perry head coach Bob Messina.

Also for CP, Jackie Harsh hit for 10 points, Emily Kitchen collected 9 caroms, Victoria Harrison had a handful of blocked shots, and Kaitlyn Powell produced 5 assists.

Cassie Legal led Lakeview (0-2) with 10 tallies.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Ellwood City Tipoff

ä Ellwood City-Lincoln 48, Sharpsville 42 — Ellwood City jumped out to a 16-10 lead and held on for a 6-point win over the Blue Devils (1-1), who beat Laurel on Friday night in their tourney opener.

Brandon Lucarelli fired in 17 points for EC while Matt Morella and Jared Vetica both added 10 points. Marcus Yensick bucketed 12 for Sharpsville and Kevin Yarabinec added 11 points and 8 rebounds.

DuBois CC Championship

ä North Catholic 51, Kennedy Catholic 45 — The Golden Eagles put up a tough fight against the Pittsburgh area club, but couldn’t pull out the victory.

Kennedy trailed 26-19 at half, but rallied in the 3rd period to cut the margin at the 4th quarter turn to 35-31. But they couldn’t catch up as North Catholic took advantage of a big foul advantage. NC hit 15 of 21 fouls to only 5 of 7 for Kennedy.

Junior Mac Hartman led the KC point production with 16 markers. Gribbin led the winners with 22 points, including 11 of 13 at the charity stripe.

Mercer Tipoff Tourney

ä Moniteau 67, Reynolds 50 — In the 2nd night of the season-opening event in the County Seat, Moniteau (2-0) mustered its 2nd straight win.

K.Armagost annexed 20 points, Loos lent 16, and Yeckel added 10 for the Rams (2-0), who shot 18 for 27 from the free-throw line.

For Reynolds, Cory Woods and Paul Torok tallied 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Mercer Tipoff Tourney

ä North East 52, Mercer 33 — The visiting Grapepickers (2-0) produced a 26-for-33 performance from the sin stripe, led by Colehan’s 9-for-10 marksmanhip and game-high 16 points. Johnson joined him with 11 points.

Conversely connecting on only 9 of 11 freebies, Mercer (0-2) did not muster a double-digit scorer.

In the tourney’s other tilt, Cochranton clobbered West Shamokin, 57-11.

Fairview Tipoff Tourney

ä Hickory 48, Fairview 34 — The Hornets had a significant edge from the charity stripe, converting 17 of 20, compared with the Tigers’ 3-for-4 tally.

Matt Votino posted a game-high 17-point, 11-rebound double-double for Hickory (1-1), while Marcus Sonoga scored 13.

Andrew Niland notched 11 points for Fairview (1-1), tossing in a trio of treys..

Lakeview Tipoff Championship

ä George Junior Republic 69, Lakeview 66 — The triumphant Tigers (2-0) were led by MVP Omar Harrington’s 20-point performance. GJR also got double-digit scoring from Demetrius McClelland (11), who completed a double-double with 11 caroms. He, too, was named to the All-Tourney Team.

Harrington had 41 points in the 2 games and McClennan 21 points and 24 rebounds.

GJR’s Tyquil Roane, Julian Thomas and Swinton collected 14, 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively, also.

Coty Gander garnered a game-high 29 points to lead Lakeview (1-1), while Casey Greggs got another 20.