Pa. Boys: Dante Steffenino's pin helps Upper Perkiomen beat Boyertown

By Matt Breen, Inquirer Staff Writer

Posted: January 10, 2013

Dante Steffenino recorded a pin at 120 pounds on Wednesday night, and Upper Perkiomen held on to edge visiting Boyertown, 36-33, in a Pioneer Athletic Conference wrestling match.

The senior's pin put Upper Perkiomen ahead, 36-24, with two bouts remaining.

Boyertown's Eddie Kriczky followed with a first-period pin at 126 to pull the Bears to within six points entering the last bout. Upper Perkiomen's Dante Colonna sealed the win when he dropped a 4-0 decision to Dan Jordan at 132, giving the Bears only three points.

Upper Perkiomen's Wolfgang McStravick recorded a fall in 3 minutes, 1 second at 138 pounds, and Trevor Weeks pulled out an 11-10 decision at 160.

In another PAC-10 duel, Pottsgrove dominated the middleweights in topping Phoenixville, 40-25. Evan Weneck scored a 5-4 decision at 152, and Wyatt Porter posted a second-period pin at 170. Pottsgrove won five of the six bouts between 138 and 182 pounds.

Suburban One. Scott Parker needed just 23 seconds to record a pin at 113 pounds as Pennridge rolled at Hatboro-Horsham, 49-15, in a Continental Conference match. Kyle Gentile added a 4-0 decision at 145 pounds.

In the National Conference:

Sean Yoder and John Dutrow pieced together consecutive pins to lift Council Rock North over Truman, 53-20. Yoder needed 1:24 to win at 138, and Dutrow won in 1:58 at 145.

Jason Bing's 4-1 decision at 120 pounds helped Pennsbury erase an early deficit and roll at Council Rock South, 44-25.

Bing's win was followed by three straight Falcons wins, including Anthony DiEmidio's 19-3 technical fall at 132 pounds. Pennsbury trailed, 9-0, after the first two bouts.

In the American Conference, Ben Greenwood posted a 2-0 overtime decision at 132 pounds to spark Upper Dublin's 69-9 win at Cheltenham. Yaroslav Tochinski added a pin at 220.

Catholic. Tom Johnson posted a 54-second pin at 182 pounds, and St. Joseph's Prep eased past visiting Cardinal O'Hara, 38-21.

Bicentennial. Victor Martinez scored a first-period pin at 145 pounds as Bristol topped Phil-Mont Christian, 60-18.

Central. Connor Walsh eked out a 1-0 decision at heavyweight to highlight Garnet Valley's 67-3 win over visiting Harriton.

Ches-Mont. Shane Bowyer's 1:42 pin at 160 pounds helped West Chester Rustin down Octorara, 36-31. Alex Lourido added a 12-8 decision at 138.

Public. Andre Butts' first-period pin at 138 pounds triggered a late Northeast rally as the Vikings topped Frankford, 43-23. Northeast won the last four bouts to seal the win.

Ibragim Ibragimov's 27-second pin at 170 pounds was the quickest fall of the match as Washington topped visiting Lincoln, 58-19.

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