COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD WORTHING RUNNER-UP AT CLARION OPEN; TIOGA GRAD SILVESTRI REACHES QUARTERFINALS IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT (2024-11-09)
Valley Sports ReportCLARION, Pa. — Tioga grad
John Worthing, a redshirt senior on the Clarion wrestling team, reached the finals of the Clarion Open here Sunday, while
Gianni Silvestri, a freshman, posted his first collegiate wins, reached the quarterfinals, and finished one win shy of the podium.
Redshirt junior
Brady Worthing finished the day at 1-2.
John Worthing, the top seed at 174 pounds, posted a 3-1 record on the day.
He opened with a 9-0 win over Navy's Noah Kilrain in the round-of-16, scoring a takedown midway through the first period, and four near-fall points at the buzzer. He added a reversal early in the second period to provide the final margin.
In the quarterfinals, Worthing scored the only takedown of the bout in the first minute on his way to a 5-0 decision over Buffalo's Dylan Schell.
In the semifinals, Worthing scored four near-fall points midway through the second period to take a 4-0 lead on his way to a 9-0 major decision over Bellarmine's fourth-seeded Grant O'Dell. He added an escape and a takedown in the third period, and tacked on a riding-time point for the final margin.
In the finals, Michigan's second-seeded Joseph Walker scored a takedown in the first 10 seconds, and held on for a 4-2 win.
Silvestri, wrestling in the 141-pound bracket, opened his collegiate career with a takedown 45 seconds into the first period on his way to a 5-1 decision over Buffalo's Aaron Lanster in the opening round.
In the round-of-16, Silvestri scored takedowns in each of the first two periods, and led 6-3 heading into the final two minutes, where he scored a pair of reversals (plus a riding-time point) in an 11-4 over unattached Terry Adams.
In the quarterfinals, Silvestri ran into second-seeded Luke Stanich of Lehigh, who placed fifth at the NCAA Championships last season.
Stanich scored six takedowns in a 19-4 technical fall in 3:51.
Silvestri bounced back with a 7-5 win over Edinburg's Colin Roberts in the consolation round-of-8.
Silvestri scored a takedown midway through the first period, and another late in the second period to take a 7-1 lead into the final five minutes.
Silvestri dropped a 13-5 major decision to Ohio State's Andre Gonzales, who scored four takedowns in the win, in the blood round. He was 3-2 on the day.
Brady Worthing, wrestling at 165 pounds, dropped a 15-5 major decision to Pitt's unattached Trent Hoover in the opening round, but bounced back with an 18-2 technical fall win over Jaden Wehler, building an 11-1 lead after the first period.
In his second consolation bracket match, Brady Worthing built an 8-1 lead, but gave up a takedown in the final second of the first period, and eventually dropped a 12-11 decision to Keiji Watanabe.
Clarion opens its dual season Sunday at American University.
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IN PHOTO: From left, Gianni Silvestri, John Worthing, and Brady Worthing.
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