Aiden Hight

WRESTLING
Chambersburg 47, Ephrata 29: The Trojans spotted the Mountaineers a 17-0 lead, then roared back to claim a non-league victory on Saturday afternoon to finish their season with a winning record.

Chambersburg (7-6) won the next five bouts with four pins and a forfeit to take a 30-17 lead.

"The kids wrestled very well as a team and we are moving in the right direction," Trojan coach Matt Mentzer said. "Finally, we're getting our kids healthy."

Ryder Davenport (172), Aiden Hight (189), Zack Evans (215) and Avery Kuhns (285) notched pins, and Zach Sherman (106) won by forfeit.  After a forfeit to Ephrata, Rylan Carter (120) and Luke Mentzer (126) racked up pins and Karl Shindledecker (132) won by technical fall.

Mentzer said, "We got a huge win by Hight, who pinned Jim Ellis, who was ranked No. 9 in the state."

Hight and Ellis put together a wild first period, with the score 9-9. In the second, Hight escaped, took Ellis down and pinned him.

Chambersburg will compete in the Section III Tournament on Feb. 19 at Mechanicsburg.

Chambersburg 47, Ephrata 29
145 — James McCracken (E) p Jared Hepner, 2:48
152 — Scott Winter (E) p Liam Brug, 0:58
160 — Austin Bross (E) tf Andrew Hull, 17-2, 5:32
172 — Ryder Davenport (C) p Sam McCracken, 1:35
189 — Aiden Hight (C) p Jim Ellis, 3:21
215 — Zach Evans (C) p Patrick Hoover, 1:07
285 — Avery Kuhns (C) p Frank Riggs, 1:17
106 — Zach Sherman (C) won by forfeit
113 — Noah Thompson (E) won by forfeit
120 — Rylan Carter (C) p Brady Thomas, 5:15
126 — Luke Mentzer (C) p Nathan Hurst, 0:37
132 — Karl Shindledecker (C) tf Tristan Mellsmyer, 15-0, 4:00
138 — Brendon Ship (E) p Reese Spedden, 2:59