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McGuffey pins Beth-Center, controls 1st place

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McGuffey got nine pins and won 12 of 14 bouts as it defeated Beth-Center, 64-9, in a Section 2-A dual meet Wednesday night, taking control of first place and asserting itself as one of the top teams in Class AA.

Collyn Bell (106), Jett Pattison (120), Gage Nicolella (126), Aaron Harris (138), Jeffrey McConn (145), Christian Clutter (152), Connor Thompson (195), Austin Fisher (220) and Ed Shingle (heavyweight) got pins for the Highlanders (3-0, 8-2), who scored 64 consecutive points to end the match.

Dominic Fundy (160) and Tony Welsh (170) got wins for the Bulldogs (2-1, 2-1).

Burgettstown 48, Central Valley 18: Burgettstown won nine of 14 bouts on the way to a 48-18 win over Central Valley in a Section 1-B meet in Class AA.

The first-place Blue Devils (3-0) benefitted from six forfeits. Austin Ryan (120) and Austin Rifle (132) won by decision, and Tyler Nicholson (170) got a pin. The Warriors (0-4) got pins from Pasquelino Mastrangelo (145), Antonyo Rodriguez (152) and heavyweight Matt Goss.

Chartiers-Houston 34, Fort Cherry 30: Chartiers-Houston won the first three bouts and held on for a 34-30 win over Fort Cherry in a Section 1-A meet in Class AA.

The Bucs (2-1, 2-1) won seven of 14 bouts and clinched the match with wins in four of the final six. Jake Ognibene (132) and Drew Geray (160) won by decision for C-H, and Dom Provenzano (182) got a pin. RJ Hall (152) also won in the second overtime.

Hunter Fry (113), Nic Candelore (126) and Anthony Hettenschuller (145) got pins for the Rangers (2-1, 2-1).

Peters Township 39, West Mifflin 31: Peters Township won eight bouts, including four of the last five, to defeat West Mifflin, 39-31, in a 2-B meet in Class AAA.

Brandon Matthews (113), Dan Florentino (120) and Mike McAleavey (220) got pins for the Indians (3-0, 4-1), who control first place in the section and overcame three forfeits.

Jefferson-Morgan 43, Bentworth 30: Only seven bouts were contested but Jefferson-Morgan won four of them to earn its first section win, 43-30, over Bentworth in a Section 2-A meet in Class AA.

Mason Palmer (106) and Trevor Kniha (182) won by decision for the Rockets (1-2, 1-3), who also got pins from Josh Agnew (126) and Bill Bowlen (182). Manny Dovshek (113), Hunter Neely (145) and Dominic Daniels (heavyweight) got pins for Bentworth (1-2, 2-2), which forfeited four bouts

Canon-McMillan 60, Chartiers Valley 15: Canon-McMillan lost the opening bout before reeling off six consecutive wins – four by pin – and cruised to a 60-15 victory over host Chartiers Valley in a Class AAA Section 4-A match.

Logan Macri (113) put Canon-McMillan (2-0, 2-1) in front for good at 6-3 with a fall. Skyler Adams (120) and Matt Oblock (120) followed with pins and Tim Hritsko won by technical fall before Tony Mastrangelo (138) registered a pin.

James Zeremenko also won by fall for the Big Macs. Zach Rohaley won by fall at 220 for CV (0-3, 0-3).

Mapletown 42, West Greene 15: Mapletown took advantage of six forfeits to defeat West Greene 42-15 in a Class A Section 2-A match.

Only four bouts were wrestled with West Greene winning three. Mapletown’s Seth Shubert (138) won via a first-period fall. Shubert’s pin was followed by three consecutive forfeits that gave Mapletown (2-1, 3-5) a 30-3 lead.

West Greene’s Colton Hamilton (170) and Conner Main (195) each won by fall. The Pioneers are 0-3, 1-8.

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