PIAA Class 2A Southwest Wrestling Regional — Todd Irwin’s wrestling picks
PIAA 2A Southwest Regional
107 POUNDS: Finalists: Kooper Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Mason Keesecker, Derry Area. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Central’s Ty Matthews will have to clear some big hurdles, including a possible semifinal against Keesecker.
114 POUNDS: Finalists: Patrick Bulger, Derry Area vs. Carter Ickes, Chestnut Ridge. Champion: Bulger. Comment: West Branch’s Will Edwards could wrestle Ickes in the semifinals.
121 POUNDS: Finalists: Keegan Bassett, Bishop McCort vs. Max Dinges, Penns Valley. Champion: Bassett. Comment: Dinges will probably wrestle Tussey Mountain’s Dakota Santamaria in the semifinals.
127 POUNDS: Finalists: Dominic Deputy, Chestnut Ridge vs. Cameron Baker, Burell. Champion: Deputy. Comment: Deputy wins his third regional title after finishing second last year.
133 POUNDS: Finalists: Tanner Guenot, Bald Eagle Area vs. Austin Carfley, Bishop McCort. Champion: Carfley. Comment: Penns Valley’s Erik Carlile could face Guenot in the semifinals.
139 POUNDS: Finalists: Owen McMullen, Bishop McCort vs. Michael McNeal, Derry Area. Champion: McMullen. Comment: I’m not counting out Chestnut Ridge’s Trenden Willey on McNeal’s side.
145 POUNDS: Finalists: Bo Bassett, Bishop McCort vs. Caden Judice, Bald Eagle Area. Champion: Bassett. Comment: We’re a week away from that potential matchup between Bassett and Montgomery’s two-time state champ Brandt Harer.
152 POUNDS: Finalists: Jonah Erdely, Frazier vs. Dawson Lomison, Bald Eagle Area. Champion: Erdely. Comment: Bishop McCort’s Jackson Butler will likely face Erdely in the semifinals.
160 POUNDS: Finalists: Melvin Miller, Bishop McCort vs. Doug McKim, Huntingdon. Champion: Miller. Comment: Tyrone’s Mason VanAllman could face Miller in the quarterfinals.
172 POUNDS: Finalists: Mason Horwat, Derry Area vs. Emory Gunby, Bishop McCort. Champion: Horwat. Comment: Horwat finished fourth in the state tournament last year.
189 POUNDS: Finalists: Kyle Scott, Tyrone vs. Brady Brown, Derry Area. Champion: Scott. Comment: Scott expected to see this matchup against Brown at the Ultimate Warrior, but Brown was out with an injury.
215 POUNDS: Finalists: Landon Erdman, Huntingdon vs. Marquez Gordon. Champion: Erdman. Comment: Gordon will have a big semifinal match against Beth-Center’s Noah Layhue.
285 POUNDS: Finalists: Colin Whyte, West Greene vs. Caleb Rodriguez, Bishop McCort. Champion: Rodriguez. Comment: Glendale’s Daniel Williams could be wrestling Whyte in the semifinals.
TEAM CHAMPION: Bishop McCort. Comment: Chestnut Ridge and Derry Area could push McCort for the top spot.



