It was a solid ending to the past week with both of the big local matchups taking place inside Northern Bedford's gym. On Thursday, Chestnut Ridge kept showing why it is currently the best team in Bedford County with a 54-9 victory over Northern. The Lions won 11 bouts as a precursor to their 74-4 waxing of Central Cambria last night.
Also on Saturday, Bedford pulled away from Northern Bedford in the final weights to score a 44-27 win. The highlight bouts of this match were at the beginning and the end. Starting the match at 138, Bedford junior Toby Brett used a five-point move in the first period to defeat Northern Bedford senior Damian Corle, 6-2. After Bison stud Ryan Easter clinched the match victory for his side at 126, teammate Garrett Thomas went out at 132 and defeated Mason Replogle, 2-0. Thomas is wrestling as good as anyone at this point in the season. You can find a feature I did on Thomas further down in the blog.
I wasn't at Saturday's match, but I did shoot video of Replogle's 4-2 win over Chestnut Ridge's Trent Crouse on Thursday. You can watch the bout here.
Speaking of 132, how good is this weight right now? Thomas, Replogle, Crouse, Berlin's Chris Miller, and Meyersdale's Tanner Hetrick are all high-caliber wrestlers.
Looking ahead to this week, the highlight match is expected on Thursday as Chestnut Ridge travels to Berlin. As it could likely turn out, these two could see each other again in Saturday's Mountaineer Duals, where Ridge and Berlin appear to be the favorites in their pools, and the winners of each pool meet for the title.
HOPE for Hyndman is also scheduled for the Mountaineer Duals, and the Hornets are in the same pool with Chestnut Ridge. They did not wrestle this year as they usually do, and it is the only county team that Hyndman will match up with barring any potential District 5 Duals matches against Bedford, Ridge, or Northern Bedford.
One bout most people want to see there would be Chestnut Ridge's Dan Albright vs. HOPE for Hyndman's Jake Bennett. Both are ranked inside the top 15 in the state at 220 pounds. Albright had a solid 6-2 decision over Northern's Eric Grace on Thursday, and Bennett finished second at the Winner's Choice Tournament in West Virginia this weekend. He did compete at 195, but I am told that he will be wrestling Albright this coming Saturday.
Also on Thursday, Bedford hosts North Star in an important District 5 match.
The season is kicking into high gear with big events such as the Thomas Subaru Tournament and the district duals in both District 5 and 6 fast approaching. There has been one significant change to the District 6-AA bracket. Instead of taking the top 8 as in the past, the top 12 will be given spots this year. The top four seeds will be designated as hosts for the first round and receive byes, and will wrestle later that same night against those early winners. Here is the draw:
At No. 1 seed - 8 vs 9, winner vs 1
At No. 2 seed - 7 vs 10, winner vs 2
At No. 3 seed - 6 vs 11, winner vs 3
At No. 4 seed - 5 vs 12, winner vs 4
As usual, the semifinals and final will be at Tyrone. You can find the latest District 6 points standings here.
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