SPRING GROVE — Chambersburg opened its wrestling season Saturday at the Spring Grove Duals Tournament and posted a 2-1 record over some quality opposition.

Zach Sherman

The Trojans fell 39-28 to Hempfield, which is expected to be a contender for the District 3 team title, winning six of the 13 bouts. Chambersburg then eased past Spring Grove, another strong team, 34-30, in the last bout, and also took care of county rival Waynesboro, 45-17.

“We wrestled three very good teams and came out 2-1, so I’m OK with that,” Chambersburg coach Matt Mentzer said. “Hempfield is solid top to bottom — I think they have only hole with an inexperienced kid.”

For the Trojans, six wrestlers came away with 3-0 records for the day — Rylan Carter (120), Luke Mentzer (126), Karl Shindledecker (132-138), Ryder Davenport (160), Aiden Hight (189) and Zach Evans (215). Evans, Davenport and Shindledecker each had two pins.

In the Hempfield match, Luke Mentzer defeated regional placewinner Seamus Mack 9-8, with a second-period takedown giving him an 8-6 lead that he kept.

Coach Mentzer said, “Avery Kuhns wrestled a kid ranked in the top 25 of the state and wrestled him tough for 6 minutes in a 4-0 loss. He showed me a lot.”

Against Spring Grove, a pin at 172 pounds by Garnett Pisle in just 22 seconds gave Chambersburg a lift, and the score was tied 30-30 with one bout left, at 106. In that final bout, freshman Zach Sherman came through with a dominating 15-2 major decision, putting Tanner Grim on his back three times. Luke Mentzer earned another win over a good opponent, with a third-period takedown dispatching Heath Smyser, 5-3.

“Carter and Hight beat good kids against Spring Grove, too,” coach Mentzer said.

In the Waynesboro match, Shindledecker bumped up a weight to take on the Indians’ Bodie Rouzer and it was a good match, with takedowns in the last two periods giving Shindledecker a 6-2 win.

Mentzer said, “That was a good, competitive match that will likely benefit both kids down the road. Bodie had Karl in a couple of tough situations that he managed to get out of.”

Spring Grove Duals
Hempfield 39, Chambersburg 28
Chambersburg 34, Spring Grove 30
Chambersburg 45, Waynesboro 17
Trojan Individual Records
106 — Zach Sherman 2-1, 1 major decision, 1 pin
120 — Rylan Carter 3-0, 1 pin
126 — Luke Mentzer 3-0, 1 pin
132-138 — Karl Shindledecker 3-0, 2 pins
132-138 — Riley Beecher 0-2
132 — Reese Spedden 0-1
145 — Tyler Jones 1-2
152 — Noah Valentine 0-3
160 — Ryder Davenport 3-0, 2 pins
172 — Garnett Pisle 1-2, 1 pin
189 — Aiden Hight 3-0, 1 pin
215 — Zach Evans 3-0, 2 pins
285 — Avery Kuhns 1-1, 1 pin
285 — Ethan Faytol 0-1