MANDATA - Line Mountain made its own dual meet tournament really its own Saturday, posting a 4-0 record against a solid field, including a dramatic 40-39 win over western Pennsylvania power North Star.
The Eagles (8-2) solidified their chances for the District 4 dual meet tournament in two weeks with their performance, and they got standout performances from their top wrestlers in doing it.
Mason Zimmerman, Seth Lansberry, Adam Kritzer, Cody Rebuck and Cameron Newman
all went 4-0, and predictably some of the wins were important. Zimmerman (19-7) got his day started with an 8-3 win over a state placewinner, Meyers' Vito Pasone, who entered the day 20-1 but also lost later to two-time state champion Nick Roberts (23-1) of North Star.
Zimmerman and Lansberry later came up big in the dramatic win over North Star. The Eagles trailed 33-28 after Roberts pinned Mark Harner at 120, and knew they were going to forfeit one of the remaining three bouts, so both Line Mountain wrestlers had to pin their opponents. Zimmerman pinned Tayte Mostoller in 3:51, and Lansberry (23-2) decked Luke Lepley in 3:48 for the win.
Kritzer, despite having blood problems from a welt above his right eye, raised his record to 20-4 , including a solid 9-4 win over Hanover's Tyler Shafer, who had a 16-5 record.
Rebuck (19-7) had two pins, a major decision and a technical fall and had an impressive 13-2 win over North Star's Lance Shawley by picking up four backpoint combinations in the third period after the two were tied at 2-2 after two periods.
Freshman Newman's four wins improved his record to 13-8. He had three wins and a forfeit.
The Eagles started the day with a 59-18 win over Meyers, beat Hanover 50-27, and finished the day with a 48-22 win over Lewisburg.
Line Mountain recorded 17 pins, two technical falls and two major decisions on the day.
Line Mtn. 59 Meyers 18
126 - Mason Zimmerman, LM, dec. Vito Pasone, 8-3 (3-0); 132 - Seth Lansberry, LM, tech. fall Jeff Nealon, 16-1, 2:41 (8-0); 138 - Tyler Savage, M, won by forfeit (8-6); 145 - Adam Kritzer, LM, pinned Darren Strucker, 3:01 (14-6); 152 - Britton Heim, LM, dec. C.J. Sistrunk, 7-2 (17-6); 160 - Johntae Nelson, M, pinned Jordan Specht, 5:19 (17-12); 170 - Cody Rebuck, LM, pinned Miles Davis, 2:40 (23-12); 182 - Erik Smeltz, LM, pinned Dijon Townes, 3:48 (29-12); 195 - Rayce Boyer, LM, pinned Adrian Brito, 3:40 (35-12); 220 - Kenny Rothermel, LM, won by forfeit (41-12); 285 - Anthony Peipher, LM, won by forfeit (47-12); 106 - Cameron Newman, LM, pinned Sean Bergeld, 3:39 (53-12); 113 - Justin Elick, M, pinned Ethan Marquette-Hulsizer, :42 (53-18); 120 - Blake Carl, LM, won by forfeit (59-18).
Line Mountain 50 Hanover 27
132 - Mason Zimmerman, LM, won by forfeit (6-0); 138 - Seth Lansberry, LM, won by forfeit (12-0); 145 - Adam Kritzer, LM, dec. Tyler Shafer, 9-4 (15-0); 152 - Britton Heim, LM, won by forfeit (21-0); 160 - Cody Rebuck, LM, pinned Brad Irvin (27-0); 170 - Zach Martin, H, pinned Jordan Specht, 1:52 (26-6, team point deducted from Line Mountain); 182 - Erik Smeltz, LM, pinned Tyler Wertz, 2:51 (32-6); 195 - Derek Wolford, H, pinned Kenny Rothermel, 3:17 (32-12); 220 - Rayce Boyer, LM, won by forfeit (38-12); 285 - Tony Aguilar, H, dec. Anthony Peipher, 3-1 (38-15); 106 - Cameron Newman, LM, pinned Alexander Watson, 5:05 (44-15); 113 - Bryan Bevan, H, pinned Ethan Marquette-Hulsizer, 2:18 (44-21); 120 - Blake Carl, LM, won by forfeit (50-21); 126 - Ian Brown, H, won by forfeit (50-27).
Line Mtn. 40 North Star 39
145 - Adam Kritzer, LM, pinned Austin Connor, 3:35 (6-0); 152 - Tanner Revak, NS, dec. Britton Heim, 5-4 (6-3); 160 - Cody Rebuck, LM, maj. dec. Lance Shawley, 13-2 (10-3); 170 - Neil Yoder, NS, pinned Jordan Specht, 1:50 (10-9); 182 - Max Strasser, NS, won by forfeit (10-15); 195 - Thomas Miller, NS, pinned Erik Smeltz, 2:53 (10-21); 220 - Kenny Rothermel, LM, won by forfeit (16-21); 285 - Shane Supanick, NS, pinned Anthony Peipher, 2:35 (16-27); 106 - Cameron Newman, LM, pinned Lenny Beeman, 1:29 (22-27); 113 - Ethan Marquette-Hulsizer, LM, pinned Colbin Gennett, 1:27 (28-27); 120 - Nick Roberts, NS, pinned Mark Harner, :43 (28-33); 126 - Mason Zimmerman, LM, pinned Tayte Mostoller, 3:51 (34-33); 132 - Tevin Mostoller, NS, won by forfeit (34-39); 138 - Seth Lansberry, LM, pinned Luke Lepley, 3:48 (40-39).
Line Mountain 48 Lewisburg 22
152 - Britton Heim, LM, dec. Andrew Fox, 1-0 (3-0); 160 - Cody Rebuck, LM, tech. fall Nicholas Bernstein, 16-1, 4:34 (8-0); 170 - Maxfield Reed, L, maj. dec. Jordan Specht, 13-5 (8-4); 182 - Patrick Ostrowsky, L, dec. Erik Smeltz, 7-4 (8-7); 195 - Brandon Smith, L, pinned Rayce Boyer, :52 (8-13); 220 - Kenny Rothermel, LM, won by forfeit (14-13); 285: Kyle Santorine, L, dec. Anthony Peipher, 10-3 (14-16) 106 - Cam Newman, LM, won by forfeit (20-16); 113 - Blake Carl, LM pinned Jeff Steele, 1:56 (26-16); 120: Mark Harner, LM, pinned Joseph Roman, 1:39 (32-16); 126: Mason Zimmerman, LM, pinned Cyrus Tidwell, 2:19 (38-16); 132: Andrew Fritchman, L, won by forfeit (38-22); 138 - Seth Lansberry, LM, maj. dec. Danowsky, 9-1 (42-22); 145: Adam Kritzer, LM, pinned Aaron VanSickle, 3:27 (48-22).
Other scores
North Star 48, Hanover 28
North Star 42, Lewisburg 33
North Star 49, Meyers 22
Lewisburg 48, Hanover 33