McGill captures Powerade title

   CANONSBURG - The list of Jared McGill’s wrestling accomplishments keeps on growing, with the latest achievement being a tournament championship at the prestigious Powerade Tournament on Saturday night at Canon-McMillan High School.
   McGill won the 170-pound title with a 4-3 decision in the finals over Waynesburg’s Kyle Homet.
   The Chestnut Ridge junior’s place on top of the podium closed out an outstanding 2017 portion of the season for McGill. Two weeks ago, he won the same weight class at the King of the Mountain Tournament.
   “It’s just an amazing feeling to win Powerade,” McGill said. “To be winning this tournament with some of the top kids in the nation is pretty cool.”
   McGill, a two-time state Class AA medalist, opened the scoring against Homet, a returning Class AAA state qualifier, with a reversal in the second period. Homet tied the bout with a pair of escapes, but McGill’s takedown in the third period made the difference.
   McGill had three pins, a technical fall, and two decisions to win the event. He is the first Chestnut Ridge wrestler to claim a Powerade Tournament championship.
   McGill’s teammate Justin McCoy placed second at 152, falling in the finals against Parkersburg South’s (WV) Josh Humphreys, 10-2. Chestnut Ridge ended up in seventh place in the team standings.
   “Our team finished seventh, which is pretty impressive,” McGill said.