What can be accomplished in two and a half minutes?
Not a whole lot, unless you are Chambersburg Jr. High wrestling heavyweight Frank Barrientos, who needed a total of just 2:33 to pin five different opponents at last weekend’s Connellsville Duals. With Barrientos leading the way, the Trojans went 3-2 with wins over Ringgold (54-27), North Allegheny (51-28), and State College (42-38), and losses to Altoona (42-39) and Connellsville (66-16).
Barrientos got the tournament’s award for most falls in the least amount of time, with his pin times of 1:11, 0:36, 0:15, 0:12, and 0:19 all adding up to less than one full match of actual mat time.
Barrientos was Chambersburg’s lone undefeated wrestler, while Jake Brambley, Isaiah Tasker, and Dominic Cherry all went 4-1 with two falls apiece. The Trojans got 3-2 performances from Demetry Benner, Gabe Nolan (2 falls, 1 major decision), Justin Deneen (2 falls), and Omar Hanchey (1 fall). Other competing Chambersburg wrestlers include Cody Seabolt (2-3), Jessica Li (0-5), Nathan Chambers (1-4, 1 fall), Caleb Swartz (2-3, 1 fall), Loudon Jones (0-5), Colton Horst (1-4, 1 fall), Jett Rugh (1-0, 1 fall), Leonidas Moore (1-1), and Alex Lozius (0-1).
One weekend prior to Barrientos and Co. wreaking havoc in Connellsville, another Franklin County team was making noise at the Lebanon Cedars Youth Tournament. Waynesboro’s youth program took 13 wrestlers to Lebanon and returned home with two champions: Freedom Young and Ace Beltz.
Below is a wrestler-by-wrestler look at how Waynesboro’s youth squad performed in Lebanon:
WAYNESBORO
Lebanon Cedars Youth Tournament
6U Novice
39: Aven Beltz (1-2, 3rd place)
Quarterfinals: L, by fall in 0:36 to Teige Barrasso (Governor Mifflin)
Cons. Semifinals: W, by fall in 0:22 over Nicholas Haas (Governor Mifflin)
3rd Place: L, by forfeit to Easton Breidenstein (Governor Mifflin)
55: Keyzlin Hollimon (5-1, 3rd place)
1st Round: W, 8-2 over Jaxson Miller (Lower Dauphin)
Quarterfinals: L, by fall in 1:00 to Eli Barninger (Annville-Cleona)
Cons. 2nd Round: W, by fall in 0:36 over Lincoln Artz (Cedar Crest)
Cons. Quarterfinals: W, by fall in 0:12 over Oliver Stubblebine (Cedar Crest)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 10-6 over William Dick (Waynesboro)
3rd Place: W, 7-0 over Cole Rittenbaugh (Pine Grove)
55: William Dick (2-2)
1st Round: W, by fall in 0:32 over Oliver Stubblebine (Cedar Crest)
Quarterfinals: W, 9-8 over Cole Rittenbaugh (Pine Grove)
Semifinals: L, 7-3 to Cole Harner (Lower Dauphin)
Cons. Semifinals: L, 10-6 to Keyzlin Hollimon (Waynesboro)
61: Brantley Dillon (0-2)
1st Round: L, by forfeit to Piper Rock (Gettysburg)
Cons. 2nd Round: L, by forfeit to Avery Walker (Gettysburg)
8U Novice
63: Reid Bailey (3-1, 2nd place)
1st Round: W, 14-8 over Evan Francis (Governor Mifflin)
Quarterfinals: W, by fall in 0:36 over Anna Moeller (Lower Dauphin)
Semifinals: W, 15-0 (2:06) over Donovan Smith (Lebanon)
Final: L, 12-7 to Slaton Hudson (Gettysburg)
65: Easton Heimbuch (2-1, 2nd place)
Quarterfinals: W, by fall in 0:24 over Mason Weikel (Central Dauphin)
Semifinals: W, by fall in 1:47 over Chris Moody (Central Dauphin)
Final: L, 7-0 to Reed Edmiston (Central Dauphin)
8U Open
57: Ace Beltz (2-0, 1st place)
Round-Robin 1: W, 9-2 over Gage Dower (Pine Grove)
Round-Robin 2: W, 5-0 over Gage Dower (Pine Grove)
63.1: Caiden Fann (2-1, 2nd place)
Round-Robin 1: W, by fall in 2:47 over Amaurie Stephany (Unattached)
Round-Robin 2: W, 15-0 (2:46) over Jayvien Goretzke (Governor Mifflin)
Round-Robin 3: L, 11-9 to Zander Youse (Tulpehocken)
10U Novice
58: Freedom Young (2-0, 1st place)
Semifinals: W, by fall in 0:17 over Jordan Cruz (Annville-Cleona)
Final: W, by fall in 1:40 over Denzel Caddle (Tulpehocken)
78: Easton Riddell (1-2)
Quarterfinals: W, by fall in 1:36 over Mason Barninger (Crusaders)
Semifinals: L, 10-8 to Luke Helwig (Cedar Crest)
Cons. Semifinals: L, by fall in 0:34 to Evette Koch (Tulpehocken)
10U Open
63: Eli Hind (0-2, 4th place)
Semifinals: L, by fall in 2:49 to Jaxon Swartz (Lower Dauphin)
3rd Place: L, 8-4 to Noah Stoltz (Tulpehocken)
85: Ryan Clopper (3-1, 3rd place)
Quarterfinals: W, 12-2 over Willow Umbenhauer (Pine Grove)
Semifinals: L, 12-1 to Titus Feagley (The Stable)
Cons. Semifinals: W, by fall in 0:31 over Anthony Sophy (Pine Grove)
3rd Place: W, by fall in 2:43 over Leo Richards (Middletown)
12U Novice
100: Brayden Heimbuch (2-1, 2nd place)
Quarterfinals: W, by fall in 2:59 over Mayah Colon (Lebanon)
Semifinals: W, by fall in 0:28 over Saige Odom (Annville-Cleona)
Final: L, 6-4 to Austin Gingrich (Annville-Cleona)
