The five YAIAA lightweights who qualified for the PIAA Wrestling Championships all made the same fate in the opening round Thursday afternoon - tough losses.
Both South Western wrestlers - Cameron Throckmorton (119) and Drew Rebling (130) - dropped one-point decisions. Dallastown's Jon Childress (125) lost a two-pointer while New Oxford's Jordan Conaway (103) and Spring Grove's Tanner Bidelspach (112) lost by four as each gave up points late when they were trying to come from behind.
The worst loss was Throckmorton who looked like he was going to grab the lead against Bellefonte's Mitchell Port late in their bout. The Mustang got behind the District 6 wrestler and as he was attempting, Port headed for the sideline. What looked like pretty easy fleeing the mat call - which would have tied it up - was not called and the South Western sophomore was sent unceremoniously to the consolations.
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