Connellsville defeats Easton in AAA wrestling championships<\/p>\n
Associated Press<\/p>\n
HERSHEY, Pa. – Connellsville ended Easton’s four-year reign as the PIAA Class AAA wrestling dual meet champion, defeating the Red Rovers 34-25 Saturday at Giant Center.<\/p>\n
Connellsville (28-3) swept the last five matches to overcome a 25-15 deficit and become the first state dual meet champion from District 7 since the PIAA introduced the state team championship format for the 1998-99 season.<\/p>\n
In Class AA, District 11 champion Northern Lehigh won its first state dual meet championship by defeating previously unbeaten District 10 champion Reynolds 35-22. Reynolds had beaten Northern Lehigh 36-26 last month in the Ultimate Duals in Brookville last month.<\/p>\n
Easton, which had won 14 straight PIAA team championship matches, was in position to win its 15th straight when it gained a 10-point lead going into the ninth bout at 130 pounds.<\/p>\n
Easton’s Josh Oliver was leading Connellsville state medalist Steve Bell 4-3 late in the match when Bell reversed and pinned Oliver with only one second remaining. That win narrowed the score to 25-21 in Easton’s favor and triggered Connellsville’s five-match sweep.<\/p>\n
Easton had beaten Connellsville 38-19 in last year’s PIAA championship match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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