By Josh Rizzo
Eagle Staff Writer
PLUM — JD Bojanac pointed across the gym at the now empty bleachers.
That’s where the people he least wanted to disappoint were sitting. His family.
Writhing on the mat in pain after rolling his ankle, the heavyweight for the
“The thing that was going through my mind was I didn’t want to let down my
family, my coach and my team,” Bojanac said. “I went with the pain and finished
it off.”
Bojanac squeaked out a 4-3 win at 220 pounds, helping the Golden Tornado topple
previously undefeated
The Golden Tornado (9-4) also lost to
“They are better. The assertiveness and aggressiveness.
They are a tough team and they are starting to peak and they are looking good,”
Against
Bojanac, who bumped down to 220 against the Mustangs to wrestle Nate Hoff, got
taken down to start the second period. On the way down, Bojanac yelled in pain
and the match was stopped for injury time.
“This kid was going to take me down, so I built my base and didn’t have a
sturdy-enough base,” Bojanac said. “She (trainer)told me I was alright to wrestle and I told coach I wanted
to wrestle and finish off the match. I told him I was ready to win.”
Bojanac scored a reversal in the third period and held on for the win that put
Max Stalnaker (113 pounds), Scott Dietrich (120), Jeremiah Bortmas (152), Zach
Raible (160), and Will Bortmas (285) also won matches decided by two points or
less. Jeremiah Bortmas trailed
Stalnaker capitalized when Anthony Borrasso let him go out of bounds to end the
second period. Borrasso conceded an escape to open the third and Stalnaker held
on to win 4-2.
“He had a mental error,” He thought we were both out,” said Stalnaker, who is
7-12 on the season. “I’ve wrestled the kid before at a scrimmage in
Dietrich followed with an 8-7 win over Dom Davido that put the Golden Tornado ahead 33-14 and sealed the win.
Slomers picked up a pin and Hannon followed with a decision to put
“Part of me moving things was to challenge people,” Stoner said. “Putting David
Slomers in, he was a senior who has been in-and-out with injury the last two
years and hasn’t gotten an opportunity this year. I took a chance that he could
do the job.”
Against
Jeremiah Bortmas (152) won by injury default, Hannon (170) won by decision and
Bojanac (285) won by pin.
Butler 33, Plum 20
(Match started at 138 pounds)
106-Tony DiNinno (P) pin Hugh O’Neil, 1:24; 113-Max Stalnaker (B) dec.
Anthony Barrasso, 4-2; 120-Scott Dietrich (B) dec. Dom Davido, 8-7; 126-Tony
Zummo (P) dec. Connor Foust, 4-0; 132-Ronny Amato (P) dec. Mason Kauffman, 6-2;
138-Cody Houston (B) pin Nick Meyers, 1:31; 145-Eric Green (P) tech. fall
Hank Finan, 18-2; 152-Jeremiah Bortmas (B) dec. Zach Martin, 8-6 OT; 160-Zach
Raible (B) dec. Zeke Bonura 4-2; 170-David Slomers (B) pin Thomas McCoy, 2:53;
182-Ryan Hannon (B) dec. Hunter Fenk, 6-2; 195-Nate Turchick dec. Alex White,
5-3; 220-JD Bojanac dec. Nate Hoff, 4-3; Hwt.-Will Bortmas (B) dec. Stephen
Turchick, 4-3
North Allegheny 52, Butler 15
(Match started at 145 pounds)
106-Zach Stedeford (N) tech. fall Hugh O’Neil, 16-0; 113-Luke Landefield (N)
pin Max Stalnaker, 1:53;
120-Scott Stossel (N) dec. Scott Dietrich, 13-6; 126-Dom Forys (N) tech. fall
Connor Foust, 22-7; 132-Jake Hinkson (N) tech. fall Mason Kauffman, 18-3;
138-A.J. Boeh (N) dec. Cody Houston, 8-3; 145-Richie Boeh (N) pin Hank Finan,1:11; 152-Jeremiah Bortmas (B) inj.
default Blynn Shideler; 160-Jake Woodley (N) pin Zach Raible 1:31;
170-Ryan Hannon (B) dec. Colton Byerly 5-2; 182-Clay Byerly (N) tech. fall
Justin Johnson, 15-0; 195-Zach Smith (B) tech. fall Alex White, 16-1; 220-Lane
Skundrich (N) dec. Will Bortmas, 2-1 OT; Hwt.-JD Bojanac (B) pin David Probert,