In one of the highlight quarterfinal bouts of the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Championships, Dallas Brown of Delone Catholic eeked out a 6-5 decision over Westmont Hilltop's Zac Bennett. Bennett had won the Class AA 189-pound state title in 2007 but missed almost the entire 2007-08 season with an knee injury.
Brown won it with a reversal with just 20 seconds remaining. The Squire senior now faces RJ Malson of Greenville in this evening's semifinal round.
Meanwhile, Bermudian Springs senior Derek Schmleyun went into the PIAA Wrestling Championships one of eight undefeated wrestlers in the Class AA field. After Friday's quarterfinal round, the Eagle senior is no longer in than elite group.
Schmelyun fell behind United's Robert Henderson on a first-period takedown and things went downhill from there, eventually ending in a 14-6 major decision for the Lion sophomore. The two-time District 3 champion found himself on his back three different, the first time of which could have been called a pin without question but the ref was a little slow getting around the wrestlers.
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