Brayden McFetridge upset top seeded Troy Peterson and Dalton Wenner defeated a tough Sierra Chiesa to take the top spot on the podium in the 215 and 107 weight brackets and help the Cranberry (combined with Oil City) squad finish fourth at the highly competitive Fred Bell Wrestling Tournament in Grove City. McFetridge earned the win with a last-second takedown and back points that ended the match with an 8-5 victory over defending champion Peterson of McDowell. The upset gained loud applause for the Oil City High School senior who typically wrestles in the 189 weight class. With the win, McFetridge finished 5-0 in the tournament, including three pins. He is 22-4 on the season. Wenner, who was tournament number one seed at 107, lived up to expectations winning the weight class with a 13-3 decision over Chiesa of Northwestern. Wenner recorded first period pins against all his other opponents on the weekend, ending with a 5-0 record. The freshman is now 20-2 on the season. Elijah Brosius squeaked out a 3-2 win over Grove City's hometown kid Hudson Hohman to earn third place at 121. It was redemption for the sophomore from Oil City who dropped a 3-1 match to Hohman in the quarterfinals earlier Saturday. Brosius was 6-1 in the tournament, including two pins. He is 21-6 on the season. Also earning podium places were Dane Wenner with fourth place at 139; and Conner Rezkowski with sixth at 133. The AA Cranberry team earned 159 points on the weekend to come in fourth. The top three teams in the tournament were all AAA squads - Trinity, 176.5; Pine-Richland 173.0; and Erie McDowell 160.5. Cael Dailey defeated Jack Darlington of Penns Valley 8-1 in the third place 114-pound match to become Franklin's highest finisher and only medalist on the weekend. Franklin combines with Rocky Grove. Dailey, a sophomore from Rocky Grove, lost his first match of the tournament but wrestled his way back to the bronze level bout with two pins, a major decision and two decisions. He finished 6-1 in the tournament and is 25-3 on the season. As a team, Franklin finished in the middle of the pack at 25 with 60 points. |