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The Sentinel Online: Alton, Peppelman win 3rd crowns at PIAA wrestling
Dylan Alton used a seventh-place finish his freshman year to motivate him to reach greater heights. Three years later, it’s safe to say the strategy worked.
Alton, a Central Mountain senior and the nation’s top-ranked 152-pound wrestler, won his third consecutive state gold medal with an 11-4 decision over LaSalle’s Shane Springer for the Class AAA title on Saturday night at the PIAA Wrestling championships.
Alton and Central Dauphin senior Marshall Peppelman joined an exclusive club when each won a third career title at the Giant Center. Only 45 wrestlers in Pennsylvania history have won that many crowns, and of that group, nine are four-time champions.
ANTHONY MARINO VS. MEGALUDIS – lehighvalleylive.com
A clash of similar wide-open, high-scoring styles produced an exciting match between Liberty High School’s Anthony Marino and Nico Megaludis of Franklin Regional in the 119-pound at the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships.
The combatants spent the first period feeling each other out before Marino started a competitive second two minutes with an escape. Megaludis then took the brief lead with a takedown, Marino took a 3-2 edge with a reversal and Megaludis tied it with an escape entering the final period.
The defending state champion controlled the action from there with an escape and two takedowns to secure another PIAA title.
PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship match summaries – PennLive.com
PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship match summaries
119 POUNDS
Franklin Regional’s Nico Megaludis out-lasted Liberty’s Anthony Marino, using constant pressure in the final period to win an 8-4 decision. Megaludis, the state champ at 112 pounds last season, scored a late takedown to put the finishing touches on the victory.
145 POUNDS
Central Mountain’s Andrew Alton won his second straight PIAA title with a 23-8 technicall fall over West Allegheny’s Aaron McKinney. Alton tore through the 145 bracket with two pins and two technicall falls, in which he totaled 50 combined points.