Hughesville' Nick Gorg (145) (top) won by a major decision over Jaimee Moyle, Muncy, 17-9.

The Spartans beat Muncy, 40-31, to finish third in the District 4 Class AA Duals and advanced to the PIAA preliminary round this past Monday night against District 11 runner-up Saucon Valley in White Hall. (Score not available at press time). This is the first time Hughesville has advanced to the PIAA Duals tournament.

The Spartans lost earlier in the day in the semifinals to Central Columbia who went on to beat Benton, 45-24, and won its first District 4 Duals title. Central Columbia and Benton both advance to the PIAA Duals tournament in Hershey beginning Thursday.

THIRD-PLACE CONSOLATION

Hughesville 40, Muncy 31

106: Angelo Barberio, M, pinned Jacob Snyder, 1:39; 113: Trevor Sones, H, tech. fall Jacob Dgien, 16-0, 4:25; 120: Matt Heinreich, H, pinned Abien Berry, 3:26; 126: Zach Fry, H, pinned Alex Krah, :46; 132: Andy Aguilar, M, dec. Houston Bryant, 8-4; 138: Eric Hiller, H, maj. dec. Cam Good, 14-2; 145: Nick Gorg, H, maj. dec. Jaimee Moyle, 17-9; 152: Dakota Nixon, H, pinned Junior Ramos, 3:42; 160: Kyle Barnes, H, won by forfeit; 170: Matt Herr, H, dec. Jake Colburn, 4-2; 182: Troy Hembury, M, maj. dec. Robert White, 12-3; 195: Skylar Ebner, M, won by forfeit; 220: Nick Roberts, M, pinned Dakota Gee, 2:34; 285: Jeff White, M, pinned Jacoby Foresman.

SEMIFINALS

No. 1 Central Columbia 48, No. 12 Hughesville 21

106: Trystan Johnson, CC, pinned Jacob Snyder, 2:47; 113: Taylor Johnson, CC, tech, fall Trevor Sones, 4:22; 120: Zach Fry, H, dec. Lewis Williams, 9-2; 126: Steve Shannon, CC, tech. fall Matt Heinreich, 3:45; 132: Jesse Shannon, CC, tech. fall Houston Bryant, 3:45; 138: Tyler Johnson, CC, dec. Eric Hiller, 5-3; 145: Aaron Johnson, CC, pinned Nick Gorg, 3:45; 152: Dakota Nixon, H, dec. Austin Miknich, 4-3; 160: Kyle Barnes, H, pinned Nick Fester, 1:13; 170: Matt Herr, H, dec. Jake Coombe, 5-2; 182: Robert White, H, pinned Cyler Wedge, 1:03; 195: Matt Hackenberg, H, pinned Dakota Gee, 3:20; 220: Eric McCracken, CC, pinned Jacoby Foresman, 2:27; 285: Alex Shiber, CC, won by forfeit

No. 7 Benton 42, No. 11 Muncy 39

106: Angelo Barberio, M, pinned Alan Diltz, :23; 113: Jacob Dgien, M, won by forfeit; 120: Matt Welliver, B, pinned Abien Berry, 4:30; 126: Andy Aguilar, M, pinned Ronald Flick, N/A; 132: Cam good, M, pinned Joseph Smith, 1:01; 138: Zain Retherford, B, won by forfeit; 145: Russell Ramsey, B, pinned Jaimee Moyle, 1:08; 152: Colt Cotten, B, pinned Junior Ramos, 1:15; 160: Brandon Lontz, B, pinned T.J. Moyle, 3:16; 170: Jeric Kasunic, B, pinned Jake Colburn, 2:55; 182: Troy Hembury, M, pinned Brad Miccio, :50; 195: Skylar Ebner, M, dec. Logan Womelsdorf, 8-3; 220: Nick Roberts, M, pinned Luke Bogert, :35; 285: Marcus Welliver, B, pinned Jeff White, 1:48

Quarterfinals

No. 12 Hughesville 40, No. 4 Lewisburg 30

106: Brian Friery, L, pinned Jacob Snyder, :53; 113: Jordan Gessner, L, pinned Trevor Sones, 3:45; 120: Zach Fry, H, pinned Dante Taylor, :54; 126: Matt Heinreich, H, won by forfeit; 132: Ethan Swartz, H, maj. dec. Michael Fox, 10-1; 138: Eric Hiller, H, pinned Andrew Fritchman, 2:30; 145: Aaron VanSickle, L, dec. Nick Gorg, 3-0; 152: Dakota Nixon, H, dec. Logan Aikey, 2-1; 160: Kyle Barnes, H, pinned Rupert, :34; 170: Max Reed, L, dec. Matt Herr, 6-4; 182: Robert White, H, dec. Nick Bernstein, 3-0; 195: Dakota Gee, H, pinned Jamison Bond, 5:30; 220: Brandon Smith, L, pinned Jacoby Foresman, 1:12; 285: Kyle Santorine, L, won by forfeit

No. 11 Muncy 46, No. 3 Montgomery 24

106: Angelo Barberio, Mu, dec. Kyle Drick, 2-0; 113: Jacob Dgien, Mu, pinned Bryant Johnson, 4:50; 120: Zach Shadle, Mo, dec. Abien Berry, 7-0; 126: Kobe Galentine, Mo, pinned Alex Krah, 1:14; 132: Andy Aguilar, Mu, dec. Nick Buckle, 6-2; 138: Thomas Goetz, Mo, dec. Cam Good, 4-1; 145: Matt Goetz, Mo, pinned Jaimee Moyle, 1:04; 152: Junior Ramos, Mu, maj. dec. Dominic Galanti, 11-3; 160: Isaiah Bobotas, Mo, won by forfeit; 170: T.J. Moyle, Mu, won by forfeit; 182: Jake Colburn, Mu, pinned Boyde, 1:12; 195: Troy Hembury, Mu, pinned Chris Thomas, :24; 220: Skylar Ebner, Mu, pinned Tyler Betz, 1:20; 285: Nick Roberts, Mu, pinned Dylan Smith, 2:56

Troy Hembury wins 150 matches

Muncy 40, Troy 36

Troy Hembury won his 150th career match by a fall in 38 seconds over Skylar Drake as Muncy defeated Troy, 40-36. Other grapplers getting a pin for the Indians were Jacob Dgien, Cam Good, Jake Colburn, and Skylar Ebner.

106: Angelo Barberio, M, tech fall Hunter Choick 18-1; 113: Ethan Hawkins, T, won by forfeit; 120: Jacob Dgien, M, fall Colin Binford 2:23; 126: Andy Aguillar, M, won by forfeit; 132: Cam Good, M, fall Jared Spalding 4:53; 138: Nick Bruce, T, won by forfeit; 145: Wes Nobel, T, dec. Jamie Moyal 9-5; 152: Tre Murray, T, fall Junior Ramos 3:54; 160: Nick Stephanie, T, won by forfeit; 170: Landas Zimmerman,T, fall TJ Moyle 2:51; 182: Jake Colburn, M, fall Matt Haag 3:32; 195: Troy Hembury, M, fall Skylar Drake :38; 220: Skylar Ebner, M, fall Cody Ercoleno 1:25; 285: Briar Jenkins, T, dec. Nick Roberts 6-5.

Hughesville 39, Wyalusing 26

Hughesville beat defending District 4 Duals champion Wyalusing Wednesday night, 39-26 as the tournament opened. Back to back pins from Kyle Barnes and Dakota Nixon sealed the win for the Spartans. Matt Herr followed winning by a decision of 4-2. Match started with Hughesville’s Robert White receiving a forfeit at 182.

182: Robert White (H) by forfeit; 195: Dakota Gee (H) pinned Zane Vaskas (W); 3:51; 220: Dylan Otis (W) pinned Jacoby Foresman (H); :40; 285: Dalton Chilson (W) by forfeit; 106: Jacob Snyder (H) dec. Jacob Sandfort (W); 8-6; 113: Trevor Sones (H) pinned Tracey Brown (W); 2:53; 120: Collin Edsell (W) maj. dec. Matt Heinrich (H); 11-1; 126: Zach Fry (H) dec. Brandon Kelley (W); 3-2; 132: Justin Haley (W) maj. dec. Houston Bryant (H); 14-4; 138: Dave Brown (W) dec. Eric Heller (H); 5-4; 145: Ryan Force (W) dec. Nick Gorg (H); 10-5; 152: Kyle Barnes (H) pinned Tyler Fenton (W); :55; 160: Dakota Nixon (H) pinned Jake Minturn (W); :49; 170: Matt Herr (H) dec. Justin Griffith (W); 4-2.

Montgomery 48, South Williamsport 30

The Red Raiders wrestling team opened the first round of the District 4 Dual tournament defeating the Mounties, 48-30. Thomas (138) and Matt Goetz (145) both had pins for Montgomery along with Kobe Galentine (120) and Isaiah Bobotas (160).

106: Kyle Drick, M, forf. 113: Bryant Johnson, M, forf. 120: Kobe Galentine, M, pinned Tyler Webb-Verbeski, SW, 0:55. 126: Andrew Gipe, SW, forf. 132: Nathan Jones, SW, dec. Nicholas Buckle, M, 6-0. 138: Thomas Goetz, M, pinned Zach Manning, SW, 3:48. 145: Matt Goetz, M, pinned Kile Banzhof, SW, 1:16. 152: Ryan Seagrave, SW, dec. Dominic Galanti, M, 4-2. 160: Isaiah Bobotas, M, pinned Ryan Ashton, SW, 2:28. 170: Joaquin Gonsalves, SW, forf. 182: Tyler Betz, M, forf. 195: Chris Thomas, M, pinned Heath Newcomer, SW, 1:57. 220: Tyler Jenkins, SW, pinned Dylan Smith, M, 1:36. 285: Marco Estrella, SW, forf.