THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes seventh
What: Petrofes Invitational in wrestling action
When: Friday-Saturday, Dec. 1-2
Where: Grantham, Pa. – Messiah

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had five wrestlers place in the top six of their respective weight classes to lead the Bullets to a seventh-place finish at the annual Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah. Gettysburg finished with 95.5 points.

THE LEADERS
• Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) won the 149-pound weight class with a perfect 5-0 weekend. The freshman started his weekend with an 18-1 technical fall victory over Alvernia's Jared Magiafico before just missing a second tech fall with a 15-1 major decision over Shaun Quirk (Messiah) in the second quarter. Composto made it to Saturday in the championship bracket with a 12-5 win over Springfield's Ty Stewart. In the semifinals, Composto edged Messiah's Noah Rice 8-6 and tallied an 10-0 win over the Falcons' Dalton Monger in the title bout.

FOR THE FOES
• Messiah won its own tournament with 170.5 points, outdistancing second-place Springfield by 30 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodberry Forest School) wrestled back to a fourth-place finish at heavyweight. His weekend opened with a bye before recording a 5-1 win over Averett's Sheldon Davis. A Peyton Wetzel (Thaddeus Stevens) pin in the opening 24 seconds of the second period relegated Taylor to the consolation bracket. Taylor recorded a 5-1 win over Nick Valenzano (King's) and a 6-2 win over Davis in the first tiebreaking period to advance to the consolation semis. An injury default after two periods sent Taylor the consolation final, where he dropped a 7-5 decision to Springfield's Benjamin Katz.
• Brendan Callahan (Woolwich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional) finished fifth at 133. After receiving a bye in the opening round, Callahn notched a pair of major decisions, defeating Averett's Austin Long 11-3 and Messiah's Caiden Heller, 8-0. In the semifinals on Saturday, Gianni Manginelli (Springfield) took down Callahan with a 19-4 technical fall. Callahan then fell 5-0 to Bridgewater State's Malcolm Chrispin in the consolation semifinals but topped Mount Union's Nolan Frye by major decision 9-0 in the fifth-place match.
• Connor Hoefling (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) also finished fifth at 174. He dropped his opening match 13-4 to Averett's Michael Gabbard but then wrestled his way through the consolation bracket to the fifth-place match. Hoefling notched a 1-minute, 46-second pin, a 20-4 technical fall, medical forfeit, and pin late in the second period to make it to the consolation semifinals. There, he dropped a 15-0 match to Gabbard before receiving a forfeit win in the fifth-place bout.
• Heath Rudolph (Winchester, Va./Roanoke) rounded out the placewinners, finishing sixth at 157. He recorded three straight wins to start his day, notching a pair of decisions (8-4 and 7-3) around a 1-minute, 33-second fall of Springfield's Jeremiah Cruz before Rudolph's weekend ended with medical forfeits.
• Torey Falkinburg (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan) went 3-2 at 141. He opened the tournament with a technical fall win over Jonathan Clarke (Bridgewater State), 18-1 before Asa Brunk (Messiah) sent Falkinburg to the consolation bracket with a third-period pin. Falkinburg then notched a 23-8 technical fall and 10-1 major decision before Garrett Gehr (Alvernia) pinned him in 2:13 a round shy of being a placewinner.
• Kyle Collins (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) went 2-2 at 133. After dropping a 9-3 decision to Averett's AJ Orlando, Collins started his consolation bracket with a pin midway through the third period and an 8-2 win over Mount Union's Hunter Newell before falling 10-9 to Shenandoah's Sean Rinebolt.
• James Doliscar (Bayshore, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon) also went 2-2 at 184, opening with a 17-0 technical fall win over George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) but then fell by first-period pin to finalist Ryder Slayton of Messiah. Doliscar added a 1-minute, 37-second fall of Thaddeus Stevens' Bobby Walters before falling to Muhlenberg's Fletcher Goodman, 11-1.
• Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) had a bye to open his weekend at 197 before winning his first match with a pin in the final 17 seconds. Nave then dropped a sudden victory bout to Nick Rogers (Springfield) 5-2 in the quarterfinals and fell 5-2 to King's Rich Fronheiser in his only consolation bracket match.
• Justin Musmanno notched one win at 141. After dropping a 17-2 match to open the tournament, he recorded a 16-1 technical fall of his own but then fell 12-7 to King's Nick Germano.

THE INSIDE STORY
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Tank Spelta's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jack Callahan (Springfield College) won by fall over Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:22)
Cons. Round 2 - Quinn Richards (Southern Virginia) won by major decision over Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) (Maj 15-4)
133
Joseph Coppola's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) won by fall over Joseph Coppola (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Joseph Coppola (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jesse Lemon (Averett) won by fall over Joseph Coppola (Gettysburg) (Fall 4:40)
Brendan Callahan's place is 5th and has scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Austin Long (Averett) (Maj 11-3)
Quarterfinal - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Caiden Heller (Messiah ) (Maj 8-0)
Semifinal - Gianni Manginelli (Springfield College) won by tech fall over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) (TF 19-4)
Cons. Semi - Malcolm Chrispin (Bridgewater State) won by decision over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) (Dec 5-0)
5th Place Match - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Nolan Frye (Mount Union) (Maj 9-0)
Kyle Collins's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Collins (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Aj Orlando (Averett) won by decision over Kyle Collins (Gettysburg) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Collins (Gettysburg) won by fall over Joseph Cahill (Bridgewater State) (Fall 6:07)
Cons. Round 3 - Kyle Collins (Gettysburg) won by decision over Hunter Newell (Mount Union) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) won by decision over Kyle Collins (Gettysburg) (Dec 10-9)
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Justin Musmanno's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Avery Leonard (Alvernia) won by tech fall over Justin Musmanno (Gettysburg) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Justin Musmanno (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over Alex Guaman Castro (Bridgewater State) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Nick Germano (King`s College) won by decision over Justin Musmanno (Gettysburg) (Dec 12-7)
Torey Falkinburg's place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over Jonathan Clarke (Bridgewater State) (TF 18-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Asa Brunk (Messiah ) won by fall over Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) (Fall 5:38)
Cons. Round 2 - Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over Jase Roberts (Shenandoah) (TF 23-8)
Cons. Round 3 - Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Nolan Brown (Alvernia) (Maj 10-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Garrett Gehr (Alvernia) won by fall over Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:13)
149
Jason Dubrasky's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Cunningham (Messiah ) won by injury default over Jason Dubrasky (Gettysburg) (Inj. 3:52)
Cons. Round 1 - Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) won by medical forfeit over Jason Dubrasky (Gettysburg) (MFF)
Ethan Composto's place is 1st and has scored 23.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over Jared Mangiafico (Alvernia) (TF 18-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Shaun Quirk (Messiah ) (Maj 15-1)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) won by decision over Ty Stewart (Springfield College) (Dec 12-5)
Semifinal - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) won by decision over Noah Rice (Messiah ) (Dec 8-6)
1st Place Match - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Dalton Monger (Messiah ) (Maj 10-0)
Julian Amadio's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Carter Shupert (Averett) won by fall over Julian Amadio (Gettysburg) (Fall 4:02)
Cons. Round 1 - Ryan Donovan (Bridgewater State) won by disqualification over Julian Amadio (Gettysburg) (DQ)
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Heath Rudolph's place is 6th and has scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) won by decision over Mikey Hollar (Messiah ) (Dec 8-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) won by fall over Jeremiah Cruz (Springfield College) (Fall 1:33)
Quarterfinal - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) won by decision over Clay Gainer (Messiah ) (Dec 7-3)
Semifinal - Jason Rezac (Alvernia) won by medical forfeit over Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) (MFF)
Cons. Semi - Xavier Swanson (Averett) won by medical forfeit over Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Clay Gainer (Messiah ) won by medical forfeit over Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) (MFF)
174
Graham Chandler's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) won by fall over Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:02)
Cons. Round 2 - Shemar Armor (Bridgewater State) won by decision over Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) (Dec 13-8)
Connor Hoefling's place is 5th and has scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Gabbard (Averett) won by major decision over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) (Maj 13-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) won by fall over Ricardo Diego (Southern Virginia) (Fall 1:46)
Cons. Round 3 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over Deven Ashley (Greensboro) (TF 20-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) won by medical forfeit over Luke Gregory (Greensboro) (MFF)
Cons. Round 5 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) won by fall over Michael Gabbard (Averett) (Fall 4:52)
Cons. Semi - Gavin Hollingsworth (Alvernia) won by tech fall over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) (TF 15-0)
5th Place Match - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) won by forfeit over James Circle (Alvernia) (FF)
184
James Doliscar's place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - James Doliscar (Gettysburg) won by tech fall over George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) (TF 17-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Ryder Slayton (Messiah ) won by fall over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:10)
Cons. Round 2 - James Doliscar (Gettysburg) won by fall over Bobby Walters (Thaddeus Stevens) (Fall 1:37)
Cons. Round 3 - Fletcher Goodman (Muhlenberg) won by major decision over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) (Maj 11-1)
197
Phil Nave's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) won by fall over Jacob Hachtman (King`s College) (Fall 6:43)
Quarterfinal - Nick Rogers (Springfield College) won in sudden victory - 1 over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) (SV-1 5-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Rich Fronheiser (King`s College) won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) (Dec 5-2)
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Simon Taylor's place is 4th and has scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by decision over Sheldon Davis (Averett) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Peyton Wentzel (Thaddeus Stevens) won by fall over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) (Fall 3:24)
Cons. Round 4 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by decision over Nick Valenzano (King`s College) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won in tie breaker - 1 over Sheldon Davis (Averett) (TB-1 6-2)
Cons. Semi - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by injury default over Ben Krauss (Muhlenberg) (Inj. 5:00)
3rd Place Match - Benjamin Katz (Springfield College) won by decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) (Dec 7-5)

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action in a dual meet at Messiah on Friday. Match time is 7 p.m.