The Franklin Knights and Cranberry Berries met Tuesday tonight for the annual Venango County wrestling match up. It was also a senior night at the Castle, as the Knights dual meet season came to a close with a 4-12 record. First year coach Tye Varndell and the Knights will spend the next nine days prepping for the upcoming District 10 Section 2 tournament Feb. 14 and 15 at Sharon High School. In the meantime, the school will host a first-of-its kind fundraising for the Franklin Youth Wrestling Program, whose members attended Tuesday's night contest to celebrate the seniors. The wrestling squads from Lock Haven University and Cleveland State University will hold a dual meet at Franklin High School at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13. Admission to the event is free, but attendees are encouraged to make a donations to the local youth program. The squads are coached by two former FHS standout wrestlers Josh and Scott Moore. Scott is in his 12th season leading the Lock Haven Bald Eagles, where he's had earned numerous Coach of the Year honors. Josh is in his seventh season at the helm of the Cleveland State Vikings. The brothers were both inducted into the FHS Hall of Fame in 2018. Tuesday night's competition featured only 7 contested weight classes. The Berries won the match up 57-15, taking four of the contested bouts and six forfeits. Winning for Cranberry were Elijah Brosius with a pin over Orivs Davis in 2:42; Alex McLaughlin with a pin over Kaleb Babis in 1:35; Skylar Myers with a pin of Duane Sheatz and Conner with a 9-3 decision against Drew Kockler. Winning for the Knights were senior Trenton Rice with a pin of Aaden Hibbard in 4:46; Ethan Hart with a pine of Derek Delong in 3:22; and Kaden Kiselka with a 1-0 decision against Noah Lucarelli. Cranberry returns to action on Thursday when they host Redbank. Worth noting: Cranberry seniors Dane Wenner and Elijah Brosius remain deadlocked in their race to the school's new record for career wins with both wrestlers sitting at 133. |
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Girard's wicked fast hands, pressure tenacity and lights out shooting were too much for the Knights' Saturday. The non-region game shows just how tough a road has been for the young Franklin program.
Cranberry took care of business in the first round of the District 9 and 10 Class AAA team finals, defeating Harbor Creek 40-31. D9 dominated D10 with DuBois taking out Meadville to set up the all-D9 final.
DuBois, who edged out Cranberry on Thursday 37-34, again handled Cranberry 43-30 to earn a trip to the team state championships. Below are more photos from Saturday's championships
Conneaut is now 5-5 in the region with Franklin on its heels at 4-6.
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Below are more recent photos from Titusville wrestling matches.
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