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By Sam Butler, January 287, 2005

Last updated: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:55 AM EST

Milton Hershey went into Camp Hill with one thing on its mind — defeat the Lions to keep sole possession of first place in the Mid-Penn Capital Division. The Spartans did just that Thursday, winning 43-28. However, the final result was not indicative of the way the two teams wrestled.

Lion Michael Davis decisioned Phillip Thomas 7-5 at 160 pounds to get things started for Camp Hill.

Milton Hershey took the next three matches, all by fall, to open an 18-3 lead. At 171, Alphonso Nathan pinned TJ Carricato in 49 seconds. Johnny Lamboy pinned Denin Trgo in 31 seconds in the 189-pound contest. Donte Blakey pinned John Losh in 1:07 at 215 pounds.

"Coming in, we knew (Milton Hershey) had some tough guys at the higher weight classes," said Camp Hill head coach Chad Gallaher. "We had to do well in the lighter weights to do well."

The Lions got a surprise at 275 pounds when Velibor DivKovic pinned Israel Flemming in 5:35. Divkovic usually wrestles at 215 pounds, but to get a better matchup, Gallaher had him wrestle up.

Divkovic and Flemming grappled the first two minutes with neither gaining the upper hand. Divkovic chose to start the second period down and worked his way out of Flemming's grasp for a 1-0 lead. Neither wrestler could take the other down from neutral, so Flemming started the third round in the down position.

While Flemming could not escape from Divkovic, he earned one point thanks to an illegal hold to tie the match at 1-1. After the restart, Divkovic went on the offensive from the top and managed to flip Flemming to his back. Sensing the fall was near, Divkovic pressed Flemming toward the mat and that was all for Flemming.

"When Velibor picked up the pin at heavyweight, that was huge for us," said Gallaher. "That's what we needed from him, actually, we told everyone we needed bonus points. He gave us a little more then we needed."

Divkovic's win closed the Milton Hershey lead to 18-9, showing the resolve the Lions exhibited all season long. Still, a lot of wrestling remained and the Lions' goal was not to keep the score close, but to win the match.

At 103 pounds, Spartan Mike Tompakov pinned Amaan Ghazaly in 3:05 for a 15-point Milton Hershey lead. With only eight matches remaining, the Lions knew it was a tough road to hoe. But Camp Hill had the lower weights remaining, one of its strengths.

Lion Matt Leggett proved that right off the bat with a pin of Hector Rivera in 1:28 at 112 pounds.

Matt Zangle earned a 12-6 decision over John Fox in the 112-pound contest. Zangle got a quick takedown, but could not hold the upper hand as Fox escaped. Fox found an opening and brought Zangle to the mat for a 3-2 advantage, but Zangle reversed the hold for a 4-3 lead after one round.

Fox started the second round in the down position and escaped about 30 seconds in. But Zangle brought him crashing to the mat a few seconds later, and just as quickly Fox escaped. Zangle had one more takedown to end the second round and held an 8-4 advantage.

Zangle chose neutral to start the third round and brought Fox to the mat a fourth time. Fox escaped once again, only to have Zangle take him to the mat one last time.

The wins continued for the Lions. At 125, it was Ben Zurflieh with an 11-2 major decision over Freddie Ramos. Garrett Rini pinned Amadu Chebli in 5:26 at 130 pounds. After the Rini pin, Camp Hill led 28-24 with only four matches left.

But those four matches spelled doom for the Lions. Milton Hershey's Devin Nelson won a 12-5 decision over Tyler Wolfe in the 135-pound bout to cut the Lion lead to 28-27. At 140 pounds, Brent Keeno, wrestling with a broken hand, pinned Derek Delancey in 3:04 to vault the Spartans to a 33-28 lead. Eric Rush continued Milton Hershey's run with a pin of Paul Wagenman in 1:30 of the 145-pound contest. Rush's win pushed the Spartan lead to 39-28 and ensured a Milton Hershey division championship.

"This is (Milton Hershey's) first championship since 1986," said Spartan head coach Andy Alesse. "It's really special because (the coaches) have seen all of these kids grow up in our wrestling program. We knew it was going to be a battle all season long, and it all came to a head (Thursday). It's a great way for us to wrap up the championship against a good team like Camp Hill."

Milton Hershey's Andrew Osborne won a 13-1 major decision over Justin Losh at 152 pounds to end the meet.

Colonial Division
Carlisle 62, Waynesboro 4

Carlisle celebrated Parents Night with a 62-4 win over Waynesboro Thursday in a Colonial Division wrestling match.

Carlisle's Andrew Witherite and Mike Tovo pinned their opponents, while Rocky Brent, returning from a dislocated shoulder, won by technical fall. Mark Snyder, Brian Sowadski and Matt McCollum won by major decision, and Chris Espenshade, Jamie Shoemaker and Tyler Stinson won by decision. Steve Strick, Shawn Williamson, Andy Morrison and Kyle Sayers won by forfeit.

Mechanicsburg 39, Gettysburg 27

Mechanicsburg defeated Gettysburg 39-27 in a Colonial Division wrestling match Thursday.

Matt Worthington, Rick Schilling and Dan Estricher had pins for the Wildcats. Travis Baney, Brandon Anderson and Jared Botchie won by decision, and Andy Anderson won by forfeit. George Hackenberger won by injury default.

Mechanicsburg (8-12) travels to Palmyra Saturday.

Commonwealth Division
Red Land 37, Hershey 24

Red Land defeated Hershey 37-24 in a Commonwealth Division wrestling match Thursday.

Ian Sterner, Nate VanTassel and Zac Kepler had pins for Red Land. Patriot Drew Dill won by technical fall. David Wert and Zach Beck won by major decision, and Ryan Dill and Derrick Carr won by decision.

Nondivision
Susquenita 51, Halifax 17

Susquenita defeated Halifax 51-17 in a nondivision wrestling match Thursday.

Susquenita's Zach Murray, Tony Boyer, Wes Benfer, Ken Gabner and Dan Weldon each pinned their opponents. Brett Potter, Tyler Walters, Drew Littleton, Pat Owen and Chad Stephens won by decision. Mike Daub won by forfeit.

Capital Division
Boiling Springs 66, Susquehanna Twp. 9

Boiling Springs knocked off Susquehanna Township 66-9 Thursday to secure second place in the Capital Division.

Bubbler pinners were Robert Lentz, Chris Hinton, Aaron Lee, Anthony Wieland, Josh Cook, Jeff Swope and Cody Mell. Josh Geidel, Jeremy Cannon, Alex Weber and Jimmy Kreiser all won by forfeit.

Susquenita 38, Hershey 24

Susquenita downed Hershey 38-24 in their Capital Division meet Wednesday.

Pinning for the Blackhawks were Wes Benfer, Luke Chohany and Tony Boyer. Chad Stephens and Brett Potter won by major decision, while decisions went to Tyler Walters, Drew Littleton, Pat Owen and Mike Daub.

Shippensburg 42, James Buchanan 36

The Shippensburg wrestling team recorded a season-high five pins in a 42-36 win over James Buchanan Thursday night to improve to 4-6 overall and 4-4 in the Mid-Penn Capital Division.

The Greyhounds, who doubled their win total from one year ago with two dual meets remaining, collected pins from Austin Proctor (130) in 2:51, Justin Mason (140) in 3:34, Kevin Cloud (152) in 0:18, Chris Schuster (160) in 0:28 and Elliott Walker (189) in 0:37.

Wednesday's results
Colonial Division
Northern 28, West Perry 27

Northern edged West Perry 28-27 in a Colonial Division wrestling match Wednesday to nail down a Mid-Penn team duals spot.

The Polar Bears fell into a 21-0 hole before Ryan Hejmanowski started a Northern comeback with a major decision at 103. Jason Deluca, Brandon Bucher and Ryan Bucher had pins, while Ryan Stephenson and Eric Rosenberger won by decision.

Keith Krauss recorded the only pin for the Mustangs. West Perry's Jake Arnold, Jeremy Wilbert, Jason Mullen, Joe Mullen, Zach Stosius, Zach Kell and Eli Kell scored decision wins.

Commonwealth Division
Central Dauphin 55, Cedar Cliff 8

Cedar Cliff fell to Central Dauphin 55-8 Wednesday in a Commonwealth Division wrestling match.

Nate Rapsey won by fall for the Colts, and teammate Ryan Ortenzio won by major decision.

Cedar Cliff (6-7) travels to Carlisle Thursday.

Mid-Penn glance

Thursday’s local results

Colonial Division

Carlisle 62, Waynesboro 4
140: Andrew Witherite (C) pinned Keith Myers 5:07; 145: Steve Strick (C) won by forfeit; 152: Justin Fogle (W) dec. Sam Meno 11-3; 160: Mark Snyder (C) maj.

dec. Billy Arnold 16-5; 171: Chris Espenshade (C) dec. Nick Reihner 10-7; 189: Jamie Shoemaker (C) dec. Tim Reihner 4-0; 215: Brian Sowadski (C) maj. dec. Jeff Lanier 11-0; 275: Sean Williamson (C) won by forfeit; 103: Matt McCollum (C) maj. dec. James Brotemarkle 9-1; 112: Andy Morrison (C) won by forfeit; 119: Mike Tovo (C) pinned Dan Gill 1:54; 125: Rocky Brent (C) tech. fall John Rock 22-6; 130: Tyler Stinson (C) dec. Victor Morningstar 3-2; 135: Kyle Sayers (C) won by forfeit.

Mechanicsburg 39, Gettysburg 27
103: Derrick Hobbs (G) dec. John Batoha 5-0; 112: Matt Worthington (M) pinned Corwyn Smith :39; 119: Travis Baney (M) dec. John Forsythe 4-3; 125: Bryan Orendorff (G) dec. Josh Foulds 5-2; 130: Andy Anderson (M) won by forfeit; 135: Zack Hartman (G) won by forfeit; 140: Brandon Anderson (M) dec. David Shaffer 11-6; 145: Jared Botchie (M) dec. Cory McCleaf 15-14; 152: George Hackenberger (M) inj. def. Brandon Brookens 2:30; 160: Jake Kump (G) pinned Jon Burtnett 5:00; 171: Adam Heidel (G) dec. Matt Gruber 6-5; 189: Paul Krenzer (G) won by forfeit; 215:Rick Schilling (M) pinned Dan Keeney 5:52; 275: Dan Estricher (M) pinned Adam Musselman :37.

Commonwealth Division

Red Land 37, Hershey 24
135: Ryan Dill (RL) dec. Wade McCorkel 5-3; 140: David Wert (RL) maj. dec. Mike Persum 12-4; 145: Adam Goodspeed (H) dec. Justin Loudon 5-2; 152: Ian Sterner (RL) pinned Mike Chimiel 1:22; 160: Drew Dill (RL) tech. fall Mike Alleman 25-9; 171: Nate VanTassel (RL) pinned T.J. Malloy 3:49; 189: Mike Gesford (H) dec. Drew Donadee 9-2; 215: Mike Landis (H) dec. Luke Cox 7-5; 275: Dan Habig (H) pinned Corbin Kauffman 1:02; 103: Zac Kepler (RL) pinned Pat Sullivan 3:32; 112: Derick Carr (RL) dec. Tyler Barnes 4-0; 119: Zac Beck (RL) maj.dec. Chris Boyer 13-5; 125: Chris Tully (H) dec. Dustin Rhodes 4-3; 130: Adam McDaniel (H) pinned Chad Keebaugh 5:02.


Nondivision

Susquenita 51, Halifax 17
171: Brett Potter (S) dec. Geoff Himmelreich 5-0; 189: Zach Murray (S) pinned Kevin Hartzell 3:15; 215: AJ Weaver (H) tech. fall JJ Carroll 16-0; 275: Mike Daub (S) won by forfeit; 103: Tony Boyer (S) pinned Mike Dyba 3:47; 112: Wes Benfer (S) pinned Tanner Prouse :36; 119: Tyler Walters (S) dec. Eric Miller 4-0; 125: DJ Simmons (H) pinned Luke Chohany 4:35; 130: Ken Gabner (S) pinned Kevin Yeager 1:24; 135: Drew Littleton (S) dec. Brent Miller 11-10; 140: Pat Owen (S) dec. Cory Hoffman 8-3; 145: Chad Stephens (S) dec. Bryan Paul 9-1; 152: Dan Weldon (S) pinned Buck Graff 3:46; 160: Derek Grosser (H) pinned Jon Bigley 1:57.
Exhibition (130): Brandon Conrad (S) pinned Dennis Kerstetter 3:00.

Wednesday’s results

Colonial Division

Northern 28, West Perry 27
152: Jake Arnold (WP) dec. Scott Albright 3-2; 160: Keith Krauss (WP) pinned Ben Staub :53; 171: Jeremy Wilbert (WP) dec. Josh Evans 5-2; 189: Jason Mullen (WP) dec. Steve Morret 6-5; 215: Joe Mullen (WP) dec. Jason Sheffer 1-0; 275: Zach Stosius (WP) dec. Keith Reed 2-1 RO; 103: Ryan Hejmanowski (N) maj. dec. Sam Hernandez 9-0; 112: Jason Deluca (N) pinned Kelly Rivera 4:27; 119: Brandon Bucher (N) pinned Matt Caldwell 5:14; 125: Zach Kell (WP) dec. Shane Hejmanowski 6-3; 130: Ryan Bucher (N) pinned Adam Hancock :59; 135: Eli Kell (WP) dec. Zach Ewbank 7-3; 140: Ryan Stephenson (N) dec. Jordan Divens 6-2; 145: Eric Rosenberger (N) dec. Ryan Rudy 4-0.


Capital Division

Susquenita 38, Hershey 24
112: Wes Benfer (S) pinned Tyler Barnes 1:35, 2-0; 119: Tyler Walters (S) dec. Chris Boyer 11-4; 125: Luke Chohany (S) pinned Chris Tully 5:25, 8-0; 130: Wade McCorkel (H) maj. dec. Ken Gabner 15-2; 135: Drew Littleton (S) dec. Adam McDaniel 11-8; 140: Pat Owen (S) dec. Mike Persun 10-4; 145: Adam Goodspeed (H) maj. dec. Dan Weldon 11-0; 152: Chad Stephens (S) maj. dec. Mike Chimiel 16-4; 160: Tom Ocasio (H) maj. dec. Jon Bigley 16-4; 171: Brett Potter (S) maj. dec. TJ Malloy 13-4; 190: Mike Gesford (H) pinned JJ Carroll 1:49, 2-0; 215: Mike Landis (H) won by forfeit; 275: Mike Daub (S) dec. Dan Habig 4-0; 103: Tony Boyer (S) pinned Pat Sullivan 1:55, 2-0.

Boiling Springs 66, Susquehanna Twp. 9
119: Robert Lentz (BoS) pinned Brian Clionsky 2:40, 6-4; 125: Chris Hinton (BoS) pinned Jordan Reigle 3:21, 9-9; 130: Quinton Davis (ST) dec. Jordan Hartman 6-4; 135: Josh Geidel (BoS) won by forfeit; 140: Aaron Lee (BoS) pinned Bobby McHugh :31, 2-0; 145: James Evans (ST) dec. Jesse Smith 8-3; 152: Anthony Wieland (BoS) pinned Roger Schneck 2:19, 11-0; 160: Josh Cook (BoS) pinned Terry Wolfe 1:22, 2-0; 171: Jeff Swope (BoS) pinned Eric Foster 5:38, 0-0; 189: Jeremy Cannon (BoS) won by forfeit; 215: Cody Mell (BoS) pinned Andy Knapp 3:57, 7-0; 275: Micah Morris (ST) dec. Gabe Murtoff 8-6 OT; 103: Alex Weber (BoS) won by forfeit; 112: Jimmy Kreiser (BoS) won by forfeit.


Milton Hershey 43, Camp Hill 28
160: Michael Davis (CH) dec. Phillip Thomas 7-5; 171: Alphonso Nathan (MH) pinned TJ Carricato 0:49; 189: Johnny Lamboy (MH) pinned Denin Trgo 0:31; 215: Donte Blakey (MH) pinned John Losh 1:07; 275: Velibor Divkovic (CH) pinned Israel Flemming 5:35; 103: Mike Tompakov (MH) pinned Amaan Ghazaly 3:05; 112: Matt Leggett (CH) pinned Hector Rivera 1:28; 119: Matt Zangle (CH) dec. John Fox 12-6; 125: Ben Zurflieh (CH) maj. dec. Freddie Ramos 11-2; 130: Garrett Rini (CH) pinned Amadu Chebli 5:26; 135: Devin Nelson (MH) dec. Tyler Wolfe 12-5; 140: Brent Keeno (MH) pinned Derek Delancey 3:04; 145: Eric Rush (MH) pinned Paul Wagenman 1:30; 152: Andrew Osborne (MH) maj. dec. Justin Losh 13-1.

Shippensburg 42, James Buchanan 36
103: Jeremy Robertson (JB) wins by forfeit; 112: Chad Jordan (S) wins by forfeit; 119: Russell Davidson (S) wins by forfeit; 125: Josh Proctor (S) wins by forfeit; 130: Austin Proctor (S) pinned Warren Keener in 2:51; 135: Aaron Lynch (JB) dec. Jordan Albright 9-4; 140: Justin Mason (S) pinned Anthony Landis in 3:34; 145: Derek Strayley (JB) pinned Derek Furry in 5:47; 152: Kevin Cloud (S) pinned R.J. Yeager in 0:18; 160: Chris Schuster (S) pinned Jimmy Hammond in 0:28; 171: Dustin Pine (JB) dec. Blake Clawson 10-3; 189: Elliott Walker (S) pinned Blaine Gordon in 0:37; 215: Trey Coble (JB) pinned Todd Corman in 5:13; 275: Garin Armstrong (JR) wins by forfeit.

Commonwealth Division Central Dauphin 55, Cedar Cliff 8
119: Kevin Moyer (CD) dec. Kevin Ortenzio 7-3; 125: Dan Slatt (CD) pinned Aaron Gallaher 2:52; 130: Bryan Ortenzio (CC) maj. dec. Ben Orons 11-1; 135: Zach Hogentogler (CD) dec. Andrew Santiago 10-3; 140: Jordan Boisvert (CD) dec. Rob Morrison 8-3; 145: Eric Wickes (CD) maj. dec. Justin Wissler 12-1; 152: Matt Brandt (CD) dec. Keith Dickey 8-2; 160: Jake Pelletier (CD) dec. Brian Jacobs 10-5; 171: Thomas Shovlin (CD) inj. def. Zach Pettis 3:02; 189: Nate Rapsey (CC) pinned Chris Novasel 1:21; 215: Will Dellamonica (CD) won by forfeit; 275: Erik Tribbitt (CD) pinned Dan Bingaman 2:21; 103: Walter Peppelman (CD) pinned Ilyass Elmsouri 2:40; 112: Jon Hepler (CD) pinned Matt Newhouse 4:42.
Two team points for flagrant misconduct were deducted from Cedar Cliff following the 140-pound match.