PIAA Class 3A state champion Wyoming Area will have a second player heading to a Division I football program.
Defensive end/tight end Derek Ambrosino announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he will be heading to West Virginia. According to West Virginia’s 247Sports affiliate, Ambrosino will be a preferred walk-on in the fall.
Ambrosino joins fellow Wyoming Area lineman Sammy Solomon as a Division I commitment. Solomon announced a few weeks ago that he will play at UMass.
Ambrosino turned in an outstanding season where he led the Warriors defense in four categories — sacks (10), tackles for loss (19), quarterback hurries (26) and fumbles causes (4). The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder was fourth on the team in tackles with 77.
As a tight end, Ambrosino was second on the team with 13 receptions for 292 yards and five touchdowns. He was also a strong blocker and posted 19 pancake blocks. His 4-yard touchdown pass in the state championship game helped Wyoming Area tie the score with 4:02 remaining. The Warriors went on to a 21-14 victory over Central Valley. He also recorded six tackles and 1.5 sacks in the game.
A two-year starter who also saw action as a sophomore, Ambrosino finished his high school career with 139 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 14 sacks and 34 QB hurries. Nine of his 20 career receptions resulted in touchdowns.
Ambrosino will be joined at West Virginia by former Delaware Valley High School quarterback Matt Cavallaro. Cavallaro played at Lackawanna College this past season and announced in December he will be a preferred walk-on.
West Virginia finished 3-6 in the Big 12 and 5-7 overall in 2019.
WRESTLING
Hawkeyes top Lake-Lehman
In the District 2 Class 2A duals tournament at Lackawanna Trail, Hanover Area topped Lake-Lehman 43-24 in a consolation match after both teams lost in the quarterfinals earlier in the evening.
Hanover Area got pins from Cael Davis (113), Zach Murphy (126) and Aidan Frields (138) while Zach Stuart (145), Josh Bonomo (152) and Logan Sliviniski (182) won by fall for the Black Knights.
The Hawkeyes lost 48-29 to Western Wayne and the Black Knights fell 58-18 in the quarters.
Tunkhannock hosted the other four-team pod in Class 2A and won twice to reach the finals against Trail on Saturday at Pittston Area. The Tigers defeated Montrose 62-12 and Blue Ridge 61-15.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwest 65, Weatherly 38
Walker Yaple scored 24 points to lead Northwest to a non-conference road win. Also scoring in double figures for Northwest were Matt Saxe with 13 and Matt Pierontoni with 12.
Weatherly was led by Scotty Zoscin with 20 points.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Wyoming Seminary 104, Nanticoke Area 64
The Blue Knights took first place in all 11 events to defeat the Trohans.
Saskia Pafera (200 freestyle, 100 butterfly), Kylie Kolbicka (200 IM, 500 freestyle) and Skylar Roerig (50 free, 100 breaststroke) all scored two individual victories for Seminary.
Berwick 105, Wyoming Area 71
Berwick won six of 12 events to defeat Wyoming Area.
Sydney Lloyd (100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke), Karly Kile (200 freestyle) and Mia Doll (100 backstroke) posted individual wins for Berwick.
Julia Crane (200 IM), Olivia Borys (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle), Maddie Johnson (diving) and Becca Dymond (500 freestyle) all posted individual wins for Wyoming Area.
Maddie Johnson won the diving competition for Wyoming Area with a score of 131.85.
BOYS SWIMMING
Wyoming Seminary 88, Nanticoke Area 80
Wyoming Seminary took first and second place in the meet’s final event – the 400 freestyle relay – to score a come-from-behind victory over Nanticoke Area.
The Blue Knights entered the 400 relay trailing Nanticoke 78-76. In addition to winning the 400 relay, the Blue Knights captured four other events.
Chris Cabonilas (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) and Mike Marcella (100 freestyle, 100 backstroke) each won two individual events for Nanticoke.
Berwick 82, Wyoming Area 49
Berwick won seven of 11 events to swim past Wyoming Area.
Scoring victories for Berwick were Robbie Hubley (200 IM, 100 backstroke), Thomas Andrews (100 butterfly, 500 freestyle), Sam Segura-Suarez (100 freestyle).
Joe Gacek (200 freestyle) and JT Gober (50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) scored individual wins for Wyoming Area.
WRESTLING
Hanover Area 43, Lake-Lehman 24
106: Tyler Mizell (HA) maj. dec. Brendon Boston, 26-14; 113: Cael Davis (HA) pinned Mason Konigus, 2:58; 120: Joe Rowley (HA) forfeit; 126: Zach Murphy (HA) pinned Brandon Ritinski, 1:40; 132: Nate Ayala (HA) dec. Jake Gizenski, 8-6; 138: Aidan Frields (HA) pinned Kevin Burke, 1:00; 145: Zach Stuart (LL) pinned Christian Torres, 1:00; 152: Josh Bonomo (LL) pinned Hunter Thompson, 0:28; 160: Double forfeit; 170: Nick Zaboski (LL) forfeit; 182: Logan Slivinski (LL) pinned Avdo Adzemovic, 1:13; 195: Double forfeit; 220: Jacob Mercadante (HA) forfeit; 285: Tavon Hines (HA) forfeit. Note: Match started at 120.
Lackawanna Trail 58, Lake-Lehman 18
106: Max Bluhm (LT) pinned Brendon Boston, 0:55; 113: Deegan Ross (LT) maj. dec. Mason Konigus, 15-1; 120: Ethan Lee (LT) pinned Brandon Ritinski, 1:15; 126: Robbie Schneider (LT) pinned Jake Gizenski, 4:36; 132: Michael Bluhm (LT) pinned Kevin Burke, 3:03; 138: Zach Stuart (LL) pinned Dalton Klinges, 2:17; 145: Seth Ross (LT) forfeit; 152: Josh Bonomo (LL) pinned Kody Cresswell, 0:27; 160: Tyler Rozanski (LT) forfeit; 170: Nick Zaboski (LL) pinned Mason Zajac, 1:08; 182: Jonah Houser (LT) pinned Logan Slivinski, 1:05; 195: Mark Dunckle (LT) forfeit; 220: Double Forfeit 285: Kyle Austin (LT) forfeit. Note: Match started at 106
Western Wayne 48, Hanover Area 29
106: Steven Rowley (HA) dec. Kelton Slifko, 6-4; 113: Cael Davis (HA) pinned Jacob Rohland, 1:05; 120: Joe Rowley (HA) over forfeit; 126: Zach Murphy (HA) dec. Nicolas Arcadipane, 8-5; 132: Nate Ayala (HA) technical fall Nathan Koch, 19-3, 6:00; 138: Aidan Frields (HA) pinned Nicholas Curtis, 5:00; 145: Jake DuBeau (WW) pinned Christian Torres, 1:00; 152: Matthew Leslie (WW) forfeit; 160: Geooge Lee (WW) pinned Hunter Thompson, 2:44; 170: James Murphy (WW) forfeit; 182: Alexander Hollister (WW) forfeit; 195: Tom Croney (WW) pinned Avdo Adzemovic, 3:00; 220: Thomas Flood (WW) pinned Jacob Mercadante, 3:00; 285: Jack McAllister (WW) pinned Tavon Hines, 3:45. Note: Match began at 113.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwest Area 65, Weatherly 38
NORTHWEST AREA (65): W. Yaple 9 2-2 24, Saxe 5 1-2 13, Pierontoni 4 0-0 12, Hufford 3 1-1 7, Biller 0 0-0 0, McLendon 1 0-0 2, Savakinus 1 0-0 2, Karam 1 0-0 2, Crawford 1 0-0 2, Kopco 1 0-0 3, T. Yaple 0 0-0 0. Piestrak 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 4-5 65.
WEATHERLY (38): Colecio 1 0-0 2, Derr 1 0-0 2. Gerhart 1 0-2 2, L. Derr 0 0-0 0, Zoscin 6 5-5 20, Obert 0 0-0 0, Broskoskie 2 0-0 4, Willis 0 0-0 0, Tomkins 0 0-0 0, Solonaski 0 0-0 0, Lowman 2 3-5 7, Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 9-14 38.
Northwest Area`14`23`16`12`–65
Weatherly`9`11`7`11`–38
Three-point goals: NW 10 (W. Yaple 4, Pierontoni 4, Saxe 2, Kopco). Weatherly 3 (Zoscin 3).
