Philipsburg-Osceola wrestling preview

Published: December 6, 2012 

Philipsburg-Osceola’s returning wrestling letterwinners are, front row, from left, Justin Millard, Chris Thompson, Caleb Shively, Bryan Descavish; Back row, Nick Gray, Jay Prentice, Bub Lumadue, R.J. Kephart and Andrew Greenawalt.

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Coach: Tim McCartney, sixth season

Assistants: Tracy Minarchick, Dick Condo, Dave Yoder, Aaron Dugan

Last season: 15-3, 2-2 Mountain League

Key losses: Logan Walstrom (41-5, PIAA Qualifier), Jared Smith (34-8, Regional Qualifier), Jeff Thompson (34-14, Regional Qualifier), Brad Anstine (22-8), Tim Dombroski (17-19)

Returning letterwinners: Bryan Descavish (Sr., 113, 19-21), Brian Evans (Sr., 120, 23-17, Regional Qualifier), Andrew Greenawalt (Sr., 145, 29-11, Regional Qualifier), Justin Millard (Sr., 132, 17-21), Jay Prentice (Sr., 160, 21-12, Regional Qualifier), Nick Gray (Jr., 170, 24-17, Regional Qualifier), Bub Lumadue (Jr., 152, 18-22), Caleb Shively (Jr., 132, 14-14, Regional Qualifier), Chris Thompson (Jr., 106, 34-8), R.J. Kephart (So., 160, 4-7)

Other wrestlers: Chris Barnhart (Sr., 113), Brandon Condon (Sr., 120), Connor Mann (Sr., 145), Kaleb Guy (Jr., 132), Dallas Kephart (Jr., 132), Aaron Mason (Jr., 126), Curtis Matsko (Jr., 182), Caleb Pepperday (Jr., 160), Justin Powell (Jr., 106), Dustin Shuey (Jr., 160), Dallas Thompson (Jr., 152), Caleb Collar (So., 113), Alex Hunsaker (So., 152), Seth Roach (So., 106), Clint Rudy (So., 138), Scott Yarger (So., 120), Bryce Bennett (Fr., 106), Nick Patrick (Fr., 132), Dakota Weitosh (Fr., 120)

The skinny: Philipsburg-Osceola suffered some major losses in the middle of its lineup, as Walstrom, Smith and Jeff Thompson combined for 109 wins and 49 pins last season. The trio helped P-O reach the District 6 Class AAA team duals semifinals for the first

time since 2003. McCamley said the weights will be covered with quality wrestlers because Greenawalt is bigger and Prentice is smaller. … Chris Thompson, who started last season 24-0, Descavish and Lumadue came within one victory of qualifying for the Northwest Regional tournament. ... Filling the heavyweight spot is one of the program’s biggest concerns. ... Central Mountain handed P-O two of its three losses last season. The Mounties had an 11-match winning streak before encountering the Wildcats in the district semifinals.

Coach McCamley says: “They came in and set the goals and bar pretty high for us. These guys have some lofty goals this year. I think that’s the work ethic passed on from last year’s group. They are working really hard.”

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