Mount St. Joseph senior wrestler Coleman Nogle said, in a recent interview, he wanted to savor every moment of his final high school season. On Sunday, at the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware, Nogle enjoyed one of the greatest moments of his high school career, reaching the finals of the Beast of the East wrestling tournament.
The tournament is considered one of the five most difficult in-season tournaments in the country. Upsets are not uncommon while navigating this gauntlet. Nogle came into the tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Gael is the No. 1 126-lber in Maryland and the No. 15 wrestler in the country.
Nogle avoided any pitfalls en route to the finals, where he would face the top-seeded Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks, NY). In the quarterfinals and semis, Nogle registered 5-1 decisions over No. 7 seeded Jackson Young (Camden Catholic, NJ) and No. 6 seed Austin McBurney (Massillon Perry, OH), respectively. In his other three bouts, Nogle posted a decision, a major-decision, and a fall.
Despite being unranked nationally, Ferrara’s two state titles earned him the higher seed. The three-time state finalist proved his seed to be correct as he methodically controlled a close match, pocketing a 3-1 decision over the Gael. Nogle was fourth here last year and is a state champion and state runner-up.
“I was honored to be able to wrestle in the finals of such an elite tournament like the Beast,” Nogle said. “Although it didn’t end how I wanted it to, my performance at the tournament improved each year, and I am proud of my showing this year. I felt great and I wrestled my match every time. Overall, the team did well, and it was a fun experience.”
Also powering St. Joe’s eighth place showing (113.5 points) was Coleman’s brother, Carter (No. 1 in MD, No. 17 in the nation), who placed fourth at 126 lbs. Carter was a state champion last year and placed fifth at last year’s Beast. The third-seeded Carter reached the semifinals but came up just short against the No. 2 seed, Dan Jones (Delbarton, NJ), 7-5.
The junior bounced back to reach the bronze medal match, where he would see the No. 4 seed, Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy, PA). Botero, who is No. 13 in the national rankings, proved the national rankings to be more accurate as he posted an 8-4 decision over Nogle to earn bronze.
No. 1 Bryce Phillips (215) was seeded No. 2 based off his fifth place showing here last year and subsequent state title. While the junior was able to improve upon his placing, he did absorb an upset in the semis against the No. 3 seed, Hudson Skove (Rumson – Fair Haven Regional, NJ), dropping a 6-3 decision.
Phillips came back to capture bronze with a 3-1 win over 4th seeded Max Vanadia (Brecksville, OH). Vanadia sits at No. 20 in the national rankings.
No. 1 Gavin Bage (285) was given the 5th seed and he renewed his rivalry with No. 3 Luke Randazzo (Loyola, 7th seed) in the seventh-place match. Bage defeated the Don for the third straight time, 7-2. It was their first meeting to go the distance. Randazzo won the first showdown by fall in a dual meet, Bage returned the favor at the MIAA and state tournaments.
No. 5 Ben Smith (157) was one win from placing, losing in the blood round. Three other local wrestlers dropped blood round matches, No. 1 Judah Aybar (Loyola, 144), Sean Garretson (120, No. 2 at 113), and No. 2 Tyson Sherlock (132).
Aybar was the No. 1 seed at 144 and Sherlock the No. 2 seed at 132. Despite missing Blair Academy and most of Wyoming Seminary’s top guys, this field was still not for the weak of heart. St. Mary’s-Ryken’s No.2 Clayton Gabrielson was awarded the No. 2 seed at 144, and he too fell in the blood round. Gabrielson’s teammate, and state champion at McDonogh last year, Gerrard Johnson also came up one win shy of reaching the podium.
Gilman’s No. 5 Emmitt Sherlock reached the semis at 138, where he dropped a tough 5-4 decision to top-seeded Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton, No. 4 in the country). Unfortunately for Sherlock, he would not taste victory again, dropping his consolation semi match and then falling in overtime in the fifth-place bout to Chase Hontz (Faith Christian Academy), 6-4. The Greyhounds finished in 19th place with 64.5 points.
Landon’s state champion, No. 3 Joel Brown, was unseeded despite his No. 20 ranking in the country. Brown shined on his way to a fourth-place finish, defeating Emmitt Sherlock, 3-1, in the consolation semis.
No. 1 Mekhi Neal reached the 150lb finals for St. Mary’s-Ryken. The No. 3 seed beat the second seed, Keagan Judd (Sherando, VA), 6-2, in his semi-final match. Neal gave the top seed, Vince Bouzakis (Notre Dame, PA – No. 11 at 138 nationally), all he could handle before dropping a hard fought 9-7 decision.
Team Scores: (Top 15)
1-Delbarton, NJ 172.5
2-Bethlehem Catholic, PA 163.5
3-Faith Christian Academy, PA 150
4-St. Peter Preparatory, NJ 145
5-Notre Dame, PA 127
6-Brecksville, OH 120
7-Massillon Perry, OH 117
8-Moun. St. Joseph 113.5
9-Paramus Catholic, NJ 107.5
10-Wyoming Seminary, PA 91
11-St. John Vianney, NJ 88.5
12-Saucon valley, PA 87
13-St. Mary’s-Ryken 84.5
14-Central Dauphin, PA 79
15-Brooke Point, VA 72
15-Don Bosco Prep, NJ 72
19-Gilman 64.5
36-Loyola Blakefield 41.5
64-Landon 29.5
82-Archbishop Spalding 22
100-Calvert Hall 12
121-McDonogh 8
127-The Heights School 4
106
1st Place Match
Javaan Yarbrough (Copley) 84-14, Jr. over Ayden Smith (Notre Dame) 11-2, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Aidan Carmody (Livingston) 76-24, Sr. over Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville) 4-2, Fr. (Dec 8-1)
5th Place Match
Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) 7-2, Jr. over Malachi Stratton (Sussex Central) 17-3, So. (MD 13-2)
7th Place Match
Salvatore Borrometi (St Peter Prepatory) 6-2, Fr. over Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach) 9-3, Fr. (Dec 3-2)
113
1st Place Match
Nathan Desmond (Bethlehem Catholic) 5-0, So. over Cadell Lee (Brooke Point) 53-4, So. (Dec 7-1)
3rd Place Match
Colin Martin (Staunton River) 14-1, So. over Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep) 6-2, Jr. (Dec 3-0)
5th Place Match
Carson Dupill (Greeneville) 8-2, So. over Evan Sanati (Brentsville) 4-3, Fr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
Dalton Weber (Pope John XXIII) 7-2, . over Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett) 17-3, Fr. (M. For.)
120
1st Place Match
Anthony Knox (St John Vianney) 39-1, So. over Dan Jones (Delbarton) 5-1, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy) 10-1, So. over Carter Nogle (Mount St Joes) 61-7, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
5th Place Match
Max Elton (Holy Spirit) 82-26, Sr. over Kaden Naame (St Augustine) 5-3, Sr. (UTB 3-2)
7th Place Match
Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep) 5-2, Fr. over Calvin Werden (Western Reserve Academy) 8-3, Jr. (Dec 2-0)
126
1st Place Match
Tyler Ferrara (Chenango Forks) 10-0, Sr. over Coleman Nogle (Mount St Joes) 60-7, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match
Carson Walsh (Pope John XXIII) 25-4, . over Jarvis Little (Summit) 10-2, Jr. (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match
Jackson Young (Camden Catholic) 6-2, Jr. over Austin McBurney (Perry (Massillon)) 9-6, Sr. (Dec 3-0)
7th Place Match
Sebastian Ortega (Howell) 6-2, Jr. over Luke Poore (Caravel Academy) 46-8, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
132
1st Place Match
Tyler Knox (St Johns Prep) 6-0, Sr. over Caedyn Ricciardi (St Peter Prepatory) 5-1, So. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Chase Van Hoven (Brooke Point) 44-4, So. over Jack Zaleski (Middletown South) 6-2, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match
Nathan Taylor (Kingsway Regional) 49-10, Jr. over Phoenix Alyea (Skyline) 138-14, Sr. (Inj. 2:23)
7th Place Match
Cael McIntyre (Bethlehem Catholic) 5-2, . over Brycen Arbogast (Benedictine College Prep) 8-4, Jr. (Dec 2-0)
138
1st Place Match
Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Catholic) 7-0, . over Tyler Vazquez (Delbarton) 5-1, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match
Hunter Mason (Greeneville) 6-1, Sr. over Joel Brown (Landon School) 121-17, Sr. (MD 14-2)
5th Place Match
Chase Hontz (Faith Christian Academy) 12-2, So. over Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School) 10-6, So. (SV-1 6-4)
7th Place Match
Giovanni Alejandro (St Joseph Metuchen) 91-22, Sr. over Landon Desselle (Summit) 10-3, Jr. (M. For.)
144
1st Place Match
Patrick Jordon (New Kent) 16-2, Sr. over Matt Repos (Central Dauphin HS) 45-4, Sr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Cameron Catrabone (Williamsville North) 18-1, Jr. over Colin Dupill (Greeneville) 5-2, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match
Max Stein (Faith Christian Academy) 9-2, So. over BRYCE GRIFFIN (Civic Memorial) 17-3, Jr. (Dec 7-1)
7th Place Match
Mayson Harms (Roselle Park) 5-2, Sr. over Jonathan Fuller (St Peter Prepatory) 4-3, Jr. (Dec 7-2)
150
1st Place Match
Vincent Bouzakis (Notre Dame) 10-3, So. over Mekhi Neal (St Mary Ryken) 45-9, Jr. (Dec 9-7)
3rd Place Match
Keagan Judd (Sherando) 5-1, Sr. over Mitchell Faglioni (St Christophers) 11-5, Jr. (Dec 3-0)
5th Place Match
Jake Dailey (Bethlehem Catholic) 4-2, . over Zach Ballante (Paramus Catholic) 4-3, So. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
Nolan Liess (Wyoming Seminary) 6-2, Jr. over Benjamin Garcia (Don Bosco Prep) 3-3, Jr. (SV-1 2-0)
157
1st Place Match
Alessio Perentin (Delbarton) 5-0, So. over Dagen Condomitti (Northampton) 8-2, Sr. (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
Rafael Hipolito (Independence) 6-1, Sr. over Liam Scrivanich (Saucon Valley) 11-3, Sr. (Dec 9-3)
5th Place Match
Andrew Harmon (Bethlehem Catholic) 4-2, . over Jordan Chapman (Cranford) 38-8, So. (Dec 6-3)
7th Place Match
Dennis Virelli (St Augustine) 7-2, Sr. over Gavin Cole (Council Rock South) 9-5, So. (Fall 2:01)
165
1st Place Match
Louis Cerchio (Delbarton) 5-0, Jr. over Jasiah Queen (St John Vianney) 75-16, Sr. (MD 10-1)
3rd Place Match
Holden Garcia (Notre Dame) 12-3, Sr. over Max Nevlin (St Peter Prepatory) 5-2, So. (MD 10-0)
5th Place Match
Nolan O`Boyle (Norfolk Academy) 5-2, Sr. over Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) 3-3, Jr. (Fall 1:20)
7th Place Match
Behkhurz Sadriddinov (Council Rock South) 11-2, Jr. over Anwar Alli (Wyoming Seminary) 9-7, Sr. (Dec 4-1)
175
1st Place Match
Gage Wright (Parkersburg South) 7-2, Jr. over Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial) 4-1, So. (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match
Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy) 10-1, Fr. over ABE WOJCIKIEWICZ (Civic Memorial) 16-2, Sr. (SV-1 5-3)
5th Place Match
Robert Kucharczk (JW Robinson) 41-14, So. over Luke Vanadia (Brecksville) 36-6, Sr. (Dec 8-4)
7th Place Match
Landon Jobber-Spence (Fauquier) 14-4, So. over Edward Terrieri (Paramus Catholic) 5-3, Jr. (M. For.)
190
1st Place Match
Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary) 6-0, So. over Camden McDanel (Teays Valley) 9-1, Sr. (Dec 7-5)
3rd Place Match
Kingsley Menifee (Fauquier) 13-3, Sr. over Anthony Harris (St Peter Prepatory) 6-2, So. (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match
Jake Jones (Saucon Valley) 10-3, Sr. over Justin Griffith (Sanford) 14-6, Sr. (M. For.)
7th Place Match
Dustin Gue (Skyline) 127-25, Sr. over DJ Henry (Howell) 5-3, Sr. (Dec 10-5)
215
1st Place Match
Max Agresti (Salesianum) 100-20, Sr. over Hudson Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven Regional) 51-7, Sr. (UTB 3-2)
3rd Place Match
Bryce Phillips (Mount St Joes) 61-7, . over Max Vanadia (Brecksville) 40-13, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match
Brett Clatterbaugh (Eastern View) 19-2, So. over John Vinciguerra (Woodstown) 6-3, Sr. (Fall 2:52)
7th Place Match
Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy) 7-4, Fr. over Zach Evans (Chambersburg) 33-10, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
285
1st Place Match
Aidan Fockler (Perry (Massillon)) 5-0, Jr. over Max Acciardi (Paramus Catholic) 4-1, Sr. (Fall 2:43)
3rd Place Match
Brady Colbert (St Paul VI Catholic) 16-1, Sr. over Billy Brosko (Haverford School) 6-2, . (Inj. 3:00)
5th Place Match
Aiden Compton (Notre Dame) 10-4, Sr. over Brayden Walker (Eastern View) 10-3, Sr. (Dec 11-5)
7th Place Match
Gavin Bage (Mount St Joes) 37-6, . over Luke Randazzo (Loyola Blakefield) 12-5, So. (Dec 7-2)
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