JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Eleven area wrestlers booked their spots in the semifinals of the STWOA Holiday Classic on Friday night at Jamestown Community College’s Physical Education Complex.

All but two top seeds took care of business advancing to this morning’s semifinals, including dominant runs from Randolph’s Kamren Anderson at 103 pounds, Southwestern’s Adrian Torres at 110 pounds, Southwestern’s Miles Torres at 126 pounds, Maple Grove’s Jaxon Kraft at 150 pounds and Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s Patrick Braley at 190 pounds.

Having a first-round bye, Anderson used a pin over Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer’s Chester Machemer at 3:48 and then an 18-9 major decision against Dansville/Wayland/Cohocton’s Weston Mehlenbacher for his spot. The Randolph senior will battle the No. 28 St. Francis freshman Jaxson Tocco for a spot in the finals.

The winner of that bout will face either St. Francis sophomore Patrick Winseman or Canandaigua freshman Wyatt Cuppernell.

Southwestern senior Adrian Torres wrestled for less than two minutes Friday, using three first-round pins to reach the 110-pound semifinals against St. Francis junior John Winseman, the No. 4 seed. Torres pinned Harbor Creek’s (Pa.) Dan Bossart at 29 seconds, then Portville freshman Chase Caldwell at 1:18 and Letchworth senior Denison Johnson at 21 seconds.

The other 110-pound semifinal is Union City (Pa.) senior Van Ward against Eden/North Collins junior Mason DellaPenta.

Southwestern junior Miles Torres took a little more time than his brother, but was just as impressive at 126 pounds. He first worked a 14-2 major decision against Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer’s Logan Fuller, then he pinned Jamestown senior Nicholas Melendez at 2:32 and then a 17-2 technical fall over Corry (Pa.) sophomore Roman Kafferlin in the quarterfinals.

Miles will take on No. 4 seed Harbor Creek (Pa.) senior Hunter Chew in the semifinals, while the other side of the bracket is St. Francis junior Brayden Kellison and Waverly junior Rhylee Stotler.

Kraft also received a bye to start his run at 150 pounds and used a pair of first-round pins to reach the semis. He first defeated Frewsburg eighth-grader Kamronn Smith in 1:06 and then took down Waverly junior Parker Larson in 1:14.

The Maple Grove sophomore will wrestle No. 5 Port Allegany (Pa.) sophomore Brandon Furgeson in the semifinals. The other semifinal bout is No. 3 Max McCarthy of St. Francis against No. 7 Carson Braswell of Corry (Pa.).

Braley toyed with his opponents in the 190-pound bracket, starting with a 19-3 technical fall over Northern Bedford County (Pa.) Justice Suter. He then pinned Springville senior Austin Dean at 32 seconds and Brockway (Pa.) junior Cash Butters at 46 seconds.

The Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior will wrestle No. 5 seed Harbor Creek senior Tom Gunther in the semifinals, with the winner facing either No. 6 Brian Schroeder of Letchworth or No. 2 Dylan Fitzgerald of Brockport.

Southwestern senior Carmine Calimeri entered as the No. 2 seed at 144 pounds, but has wrestled like the top dog with three first-round pins to reach the semifinals. He defeated Frewsburg sophomore Connor Campion at 1:04, Warren (Pa.) freshman Tucker Sanford in 43 seconds and then Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer sophomore Alex Bourgeois at 1:11.

Calimeri will take on No. 3 seed Landen Hassel of Sharpsville (Pa.), while the other semifinal includes top-seeded Eden/North Collins senior Trevor DellaPenta and No. 4 St. Francis sophomore Joseph Colantino.

Three local wrestlers will take to the semifinals at 132 pounds, No. 5 Jamestown junior Aaden Howard will have the toughest test with St. Francis top-seeded Cullen Edwards who was the Catholic High School Athletic Association champion at 116 pounds last year. Howard earned his spot with a 19-4 technical fall over Northern Bedford Co. (Pa.) junior Carson Foor, a pin against Corry (Pa.) junior Logan Wilis at 0:54 and then a high-scoring 16-13 decision over Eden/North Collins junior Ruger Pastwik.

The 132-pound final will feature either No. 2 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior Dylan Newman or No. 3 Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer junior Thandon Bensink as they go toe-to-toe in the semis.

Newman first earned a pin over Portville senior Riley Horsley at 4:23, then a narrow 11-9 decision against Corry (Pa.) senior Steven Willis and a 13-2 major decision over Brockport senior Jayden Miesch in the quarterfinals.

Bensink cruised with two pins and a technical fall, defeating Warren (Pa.) sophomore Cameron Hagg in 41 seconds, then Southwestern junior Jacob Grey in 53 seconds and Port Allegany (Pa.) junior Ian Fitzsimmons 15-0.

Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer junior and 215-pound No. 4 seed Colton Hamilton will also have to take on a top seed, battling Port Allegany (Pa.) senior Aiden Bliss in the semifinals. Hamilton had a bye then two pins to reach the semis, defeating Frewsburg senior Isaiah Caldwell at 55 seconds and then Williamson’s (Pa.) Ben Freeman at 1:59.

If Hamilton pulls off the upset, he will take on either No. 3 St. Francis freshman Dominic Darch or Brockway (Pa.) junior and No. 7 seed Madox Decker.

The big upset is already out of the way for Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Riley Best at 175 pounds and Southwestern senior Brayden Potter at 285.

However, Best still takes on second-seeded Steven Olson of Williamson in the semifinals, but as the No. 14 wrestler in the bracket it will not be his first upset. Best received a bye in the first round, but then took on No. 3 Maple Grove senior Ezekiel Padd and posted a 15-0 technical fall.

Best then posted a 7-2 decision over Jamestown sophomore Drew Bloomquist in the quarterfinals. If he can pull off the upset again, Best will take on the winner of No. 32 Beaver County Christian (Pa.) junior Carmine Battaglia versus No. 5 Corry (Pa.) junior Lamech Albers.

Battaglia had the upset of the tournament in the first round, turning a 6-3 third-period deficit into a takedown that led to a pin at 4:42 against No. 1 Portville senior Jake Zeigler.

Potter as the No. 5 seed will take on No. 8 Corry (Pa.) senior Owen Nickerson in the semifinals, breezing with two pins and a major decision on Friday. He defeated Letchworth senior Carter Pricer in 1:45, then Falconer/Cassadaga Valley senior Hunter Hattaway at 1:02 and a 13-1 major decision over Portville senior Ian Chamberlain.

Nickerson upset top-seeded 2024 285-pound state champion and 2025 runnerup Waverly senior Troy Beeman with a third-round pin at 5:12.

The other semifinal is No. 2 seed St. Francis senior Zach Caldwell and No. 3 Luke Sottolano of Williamson.

Despite being out of the race for first, several other area wrestlers have the podium on their minds with plenty of wrestlebacks on Saturday.

At 103 pounds, Eisenhower (Pa.) freshman Lane Morrison, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley seventh-grader Brody Beichner, Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer eighth-grader Chester Machemer, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek seventh-grader Owen Anderson and Southwestern freshman Evan Lescynski are alive.

At 110 pounds, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek senior Jomar Quiles wrestles Falconer/Cassadaga Valley seventh-grader Brayden Beichner remain.

At 118 pounds, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek sophomore Rocco Muscarella takes on Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer sophomore Zander Lombardo, while Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer eighth-grader Chase Shirley and Warren (Pa.) freshman Tanner Stuart are on the other side of the bracket in wrestlebacks.

At 126 pounds, Frewsburg freshman Joey Steward takes on Warren (Pa.) sophomore Ayden Dean and Eisenhower (Pa.) senior Shawn Miller awaits an opponent.

At 132 pounds, Eden/North Collins junior Ruger Pastwik waits for a wrestleback opponent.

At 138 pounds, Eisenhower (Pa.) freshman Thayne Gourley, Warren (Pa.) senior Hayden Holden, Randolph senior Dallas Green and Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior Nicolas Russell.

144 pounds, Eisenhower (Pa.) freshman Brenton Myers, Jamestown sophomore Zach Thompson, Randolph junior William Olofson and Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer sophomore Alex Bourgeois are alive.

At 150 pounds, Frewsburg eighth-grader Kamronn Smith, Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer junior Mason Munoz and Warren (Pa.) senior Ryan Letko remain.

At 157 pounds, Maple Grove junior Will Benson, Eden/North Collins freshman Brodey Krempa and Warren (Pa.) junior Carter Campbell are alive.

At 165 pounds, Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer junior Toby Watson takes on Maple Grove junior Nate Tomlinson, while Eisenhower (Pa.) freshman Collin Havers also remains.

At 175 pounds, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek senior Yabdiel Clemente Santiago, Jamestown sophomore Drew Bloomquist, Warren (Pa.) senior Jacob Ferino, Warren (Pa.) junior Colby Zinger, Falconer/Cassadaga Valley freshman Logan Marucci and Maple Grove junior Logan Quattrone remain.

At 190 pounds, Eisenhower (Pa.) senior Bryceton Wilkins, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek sophomore Gillian Capitano and Frewsburg senior Branden Francis are alive.

At 215 pounds, Frewsburg sophomore Colton Raymond takes on Eisenhower (Pa.) senior Connor Minnis, Frewsburg senior Isaiah Caldwell battles Jamestown senior Zane Elifritz and Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior Tyler Anderson remains.

At 285 pounds, Fredonia/Forestville/Silver Creek sophomore Vince Prinzbach, Eisenhower (Pa.) freshman Wesley Wilcox and Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Panama/Clymer sophomore Chase Houser are alive.

The semifinals without local wrestlers are at 118 pounds with No. 1 Wyatt Sartori of Dansville/Wayland/Cohocton vs. No. 5 Sean McDonald of Starpoint and No. 2 Zander Wilson of Williamson vs. No. 3 Tanner Catrabone of St. Francis. At 138 pounds, No. 1 Joe Scott of Letchworth battles No. 5 Garrett Mehlenbacher of Dansville/Wayland/Cohocton and No. 2 Ethan Springer of Sharpsville (Pa.) vs. No. 3 Kole Hassely of St. Francis. At 157 pounds with No. 1 Cooper Robinson of Waverly vs. No. 4 Isaac Postlewait of Port Allegany (Pa.) and No. 3 Bryce DellaPenta of Eden/North Collins vs. No. 7 Anthony Baker of Williamson. At 165 pounds with No. 1 Rory White of St. Francis vs. No. 5 Gavin Zillman of Harbor Creek (Pa.) and No. 2 William Wood of Brockport vs. No. 3 Peter Thompson of Dansville/Wayland/Cohocton.

Action resumes this morning at the Physical Education Complex at Jamestown Community College at 10 a.m.