Knoch makes progress in loss

December 14, 2006 Last Updated: December 14, 2006 02:16 PM High School

Seneca Valley's Grant Evans, top, tries to pin Shaler's John Fitzgerald before winning by a 16-0 technical fall in the 112-pound weight class Wednesday. His victory helped the Raiders to a 41-24 win.

Rob Kisiel recorded the first win by a Knoch wrestler with an 8-5 decision in the 112-pound weight class and the Knights won five matches, but they fell to Hampton 52-19 Wednesday night.

This was the Knoch wrestling program's second match in school history. It was shutout by North Allegheny in its debut.

In the second match of the evening, 119-pounder Nick Downing also won by an 8-2 decision, giving the Knights a 6-0 lead.

Nash Leslie (140) and Alex Fuellgraf (171) also picked up decisions, and 103-pounder Grayson Hixon picked up the program's first pin in the final match of the night.

Knoch will wrestle again at home Friday against Fox Chapel.

Hampton 52, Knoch 19103-Grayson Hixon (K) pinned Dom Derosa, 3:27;

112-Rob Kisiel (K) dec. Jon Harrington, 8-5;

119-Nick Downing (K) dec. Jeff Jarvis, 8-2;

125-Jared Steinmetz (H) maj. dec. Richard Rickerd, 9-0;

130-Jack Hodil (H) pinned Luke Carson, 5:09;

135-Nick Matthews (H) pinned KevinGreen, 3:13;

140-Nash Leslie (K) dec. Gannon Krebs, 13-11 (OT);

145-Damon Clark (H) pinned Drew Nickerson;

152-Steve Van Atta (H) pinned John Zellhart, 3:00;

160-Dave Jentile (H) pinned Wes Sherry, 1:23;

171-Alex Fuellgraf (K) maj. dec. Ryan Parrish, 19-5;

189-Pat Annis (H) by forfeit;

215-Nate Hunkele (H) by forfeit;

Hwt-Joe Ranondi (H) pinned D.J. Miller, 1:51

Seneca Valley 51, Shaler 24 — The Raiders received pins from Dan Papst (119 pounds), Dave Kovach (160) and Zack Cahall (171) to cruise to the win.Seneca Valley (4-3, 2-0) will battle North Allegheny Saturday.

Seneca Valley 51, Shaler 24103-Nick Phillips (SV) by forfeit;

112-Grant Evans (SV) tech fall John Fitzgerald, 16-0;

119-Dan Papst (SV) pinned John Sieber, 1:32;

125-Nate Cully (SV) by forfeit;

130-Ruch Tomer (Sh) pinned Alex Reddinger, 5:37;

135-Bart Lalonde (SV) by forfeit;

140-Andy Sibenac (Sh) pinned Alex Williams, 1:54;

145-Nock Nelson (Sh) dec. Pat Coyne (SV), 9-3;

152-Frank Mullett (SV) maj. dec. Josh Fleming, 8-0;

160-Dave Kovach (SV) pinned Joe Neiman, 1:19;

171-Zack Cahall (SV) pinned Dino Passione, 3:18;

189-Ryan Scheller (SV) by forfeit;