Warren was working double time on Wednesday night.
It may have only been one evening, but the Dragons were able to nail down a pair of dominant victories, defeating Central Tech and Erie East at Warren Area High School.
The Dragons opened with Central and were victorious in all but three of the weight classes while winning a 61-14 decision.
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Warren’s Tony Molinaro, right, attempts to gain control of his Central Tech opponent during the 152-pound bout of a wrestling match between the schools Wednesday at Warren Area High School.
Of the 11 winners, seven of them came via forfeit. Jason Peterson (113 pounds), Collin DeLattre (120), Garrett Smead (145), Cody Gunn (160), Chris McNeal (182), Alex Streich (195) and Kevin Barsness (heavyweight) all won without breaking a sweat.
Despite being the district's top-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds, freshman D.J. Fehlman wrestled up at 126 pounds and earned a major decision of Central's Paul Mancuso. 132-pounder Jonah Hordusky followed that win with a pin of Central's Nick Karnes at the 3:56 mark of the bout.
At 138 pounds, Drew Williams pinned David Markewicz in 2:22 and Tony Molinaro was able to hold off Cameron Silvis for a 4-2 victory at 152 pounds.
Fact Box
Warren 61, Central Tech 14
106: Norberto Lopez (C) d. Seth Johnson (W), 6-2
113: Jason Peterson (W) wbf.
120: Collin DeLattre (W) wbf.
126: D.J. Fehlman (W) md. Paul Mancuso (C)
132: Jonah Hordusky (C) p. Nick Karnes (C), 3:56
138: Drew Williams (W) p. David Markewicz (C), 2:22
145: Garrett Smead (W) wbf.
152: Tony Molinaro (W) d. Cameron Silvis (C), 4-2
160: Cody Gunn (W) wbf.
170: Santos Guerra (C) tf. Dan Henry (W), 2:25
182: Chris McNeal (W) wbf.
195: Alex Streich (W) wbf.
220: Andrew Walton (C) p. Mike Crone (W), 2:46
285: Kevin Barsness (W) wbf.
Warren 72, Erie East 9
106: Seth Johnson (W) wbf.
113: Jason Peterson (W) wbf.
120: D.J. Fehlman (W) wbf.
126: Collin DeLattre (W) p. Tyvarius Lomax (E), 2:38
132: James Carr (E) d. Jonah Hordusky (W), 5-0
138: Drew Williams (W) p. Kevin Cabeza (E), 0:44
145: Garrett Smead (W) wbf.
152: Tony Molinaro (W) wbf.
160: Cody Gunn (W) wbf.
170: Dan Henry (W) p. Jishar Moss (E), 1:59
182: Chris McNeal (W) wbf.
195: Youssif Almusay (E) p. Alex Streich (W), 1:01
220: Mike Crone (W) wbf.
285: Kevin Barsness (W) wbf.
Youngsville 42, Harbor Creek 30
145: Adam Pearson (H) wbf.
152: Jake Nowana (H) p. Zach Ishman (Y), 5:23
160: Josh Lewis (Y) d. Kevin Nowakowski (H), 5-4
170: Jeremy Lyon (Y) d. Chris Merritt (H), 6-3
182: Stone Sivak (Y) p. Spencer Zeyfane (H), 2:13
195: Sage Sivak (Y) d. Preston Meade (H), 14-8
220: Jaykup Durlin (Y) d. Parris Warner (H), 1-0
285: Stephen Beattie (Y) p. Braden Phillps (H), 0:33
106: Cody Bratt (H) p. Ryan McShane (Y), 0:53
113: Aaron Hoover (Y) wbf.
120: Chester Ciukaj (Y) p. Brendan Austerman (H), 3:59
126: Adam Sallot (H) p. Chandler Flinn (Y), 2:56
132: Hunter Proctor (Y) p. Jake Phillips (H), 3:43
138: Josh Kita (H) wbf.
Saegertown 49, Saegertown 15
113: Elizon Bing (S) wbf.
120: Jeb Fedorchuk (E) d. Garrett Zuver (S), 6-3
126: Justin Mitchell (S) d. Dylan Baker (E), 8-7
132: Lance Neuseller (S) d. Levi Stanko (E), 10-6
138: Brendan Byham (S) p. Robbie Wilston (E), 2:48
145: Matt Humes (S) d. Timmy Lange (E), 7-3
152: Aaron Jackson (S) p. Richard Knisley (E), 5:18
160: Jeremy Mitchell (S) p. Clay Coffaro (E), 0:53
170: Brock Henderson (S) p. Cody Raines (E), 1:05
182: Trevor Spicer (E) d. Jared Young (S), 7-2
195: Jake Johnson (E) d. Josh Tomiczek (S), 7-2
220: Jordan Hefferman (E) p. John Mackam (S), 2:50
285: Brandon Stafford (S) p. Dylan Raines (E), 0:43
106: Tyler Vast (S) md. Steven Haner (E), 17-5
"Molinaro had a nice win. That was nice for Tony," said Warren assistant coach Scott Grinnen.
Grinnen added, "D.J. wrestled a tough kid. He's clicking on all cylinders. The kids wrestled well overall."
In a 72-9 win over East, the Dragons got even more help than they did from their Central opposition. The Dragons received eight forfeits from the Warriors.
This time, Seth Johnson (106), Peterson (113), Fehlman (120), Smead (145), Molinaro (152), Gunn (160), McNeal (182), Mike Crone (220) and Barsness (heavyweight) all received forfeits.
Three Warren wrestlers were able to earn wins on the mat.
DeLattre wrestled at 126 pounds and pinned his East opponent early in the second period. Two weight classes later, Williams earned his second pin of the night, needing just 44 seconds to get the job done.
Rounding out Warren's on-mat winners was 170-pounder Dan Henry.
Henry pinned East's Jishar Moss with one second remaining in the opening period.
The Dragons will not return to action for another nine days when they travel to Erie for the District 10 Class AAA Championships.
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Youngsville 42, Harbor Creek 30
Youngsville finished its 2011-12 regular season on a high note Wednesday, defeating a talented Harbor Creek team, 42-30, at Youngsville High School.
"The kids wrestled very well as a team tonight," said Youngsville coach Scott Ishman. "I think a win like this really shows the commitment level of the guys and the work they are doing in the room."
The Huskies jumped out to a 12-0 lead with a forfeit win at 145 pounds and a pin at 152 pounds, but the Eagles bounced back with six consecutive victories. Two of those wins came via pinfall as Stone Sivak earned a pin at 182 pounds and Stephen Beattie a pin at heavyweight.
At 160 pounds, Josh Lewis topped Kevin Nowakowski, 5-4, in a battle of team standouts. Later, Jeremy Lyon was a 6-3 winner at 170 pounds, Sage Sivak a 14-8 winner at 195 pounds and Jaykup Durlin beat the Huskies' Parris Warner, 1-0, at 220 pounds.
Ishman called Durlin's win "gutsy" and praised both Sage and Stone Sivak for coming up with big victories despite being bumped up a weight class.
Other winners for the Eagles included Aaron Hoover - a forfeit winner at 113 pounds - as well as 120-pounder Chester Ciukaj and 132-pounder Hunter Proctor. Ciukaj pinned his opponent with one second left in the second period and Proctor pinned Jake Phillips late in the second period of their match.
The Eagles (6-8) have nine days to rest up and prepare for the postseason. The District 10 Class AA Section 1 Tournament is scheduled for February 17-18 at Union City High School.
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Saegertown 49, Eisenhower 15
Eisenhower coach Kris Black said it best - "we've had better nights."
Eisenhower managed just four winners Wednesday night in a 49-15 loss to Saegertown at Eisenhower High School.
While only four wrestlers were victorious, Black said some of those victories were big in nature.
At 195 pounds, Jake Johnson wrestled Panthers star Josh Tomiczek and earned a 7-2 decision. Black said Tomiczek entered the match ranked ahead of Johnson in the district and Johnson was able to avenge some close losses from a season ago.
At 120 pounds, Jeb Fedorchuk was a 6-3 decision winner over Saegertown's Garrett Zuver and the Knights also got victories from Trevor Spicer at 182 pounds and Jordan Hefferman at 220 pounds.
Spicer decisoned Saegertown's Jared Young, 7-2, and Hefferman earned the Knights their only pin of the evening. Hefferman was able to deck the Panthers' John Mackam at the 2:50 mark of the 220-pound bout.
The Knights finish the regular season with a 6-7 dual match record. They don't compete again until February 17-18 when the District 10 Class AA Section 1 Championships take place at Union City High School.