Pennsbury Wrestling

Bucks County Courier Times Pennsbury ROSTER Kyle Allen Jr. 145-160 Chris Alwine Sr. 130-140 Nolan Applegate Fr. 119-130 Joey Bergen So. 189-Hwt. Joe Bowman Jr. 140-152 Bill Bramwell So. 160-189 Matt Byelich Jr. 119-130 Sean Caines So. 130-140 Kevin Chisnell Jr. 130-140 Mark Cochrane Sr. Hwt. Matt Cornman Sr. 160-171 Phil Culley Jr. 130-140 Mike Curnew So. 145-160 Nate Detample So. 103-119 Dave Donovan Sr. 171-Hwt. Jim Doran So. 189-Hwt. Joe Fratti So. 145-160 James Fleig Jr. 119-125 Pat Frain Jr. 171-189 Serafin Lopez Sr. 160-189 Justin Miller Jr. 140-152 Dan Nau Jr. 152-171 Tom O'Neill Jr. 189-Hwt. Tyrus O'Neill So. 189-Hwt. Kyle Palucis So. 103-112 Ben Rees Fr. 130-140 Chris Ryan So. 130-140 Jon Schimpf Sr. 160-189 Karim Seleem So. 103-119 Brian Sellers Jr. 112-125 Chris Strickland Jr. 103-119 A.J. Stockton So. 130-140 Kurt Sunderland Jr. 130-140 Bill Trimble Fr. 125-135 Derek Unfried Sr. 130-140 Dan Vagnozzi Jr. 112-125 Dave Wheatley Sr. 145-160 Larry Wind Sr. 152-171 Phil Wind So. 152-171 Joe Zizzo Jr. 140-152 THE FACTS Head coach: Joe Kiefer Assistant coaches: Jim Parsons, Dick Tosti, Tony Incollingo League: Suburban One National, Patriot Division 2000-01 league record: 9-1 2000-01 overall record: 11-3 Lettermen returning: 11 Starters returning: 7 Look back: The Falcons bounced back from a loss to Council Rock to upset North Penn on the final night of the regular season. That gave Pennsbury a tie for the division title with North Penn. The Falcons also captured the Section One team title. Look ahead: Pennsbury has an enticing trip to Orlando on the Schedule for Dec. 19, when the Falcons will compete in a dual-meet tournament. As for the SOL, Pennsbury could win the championship outright. A third-place finish is also possible. Key matches: Due to the goofy SOL scheduling formula, Pennsbury has only four home meets. The title will be determined in the last three matches. The Falcons travel to North Penn and Neshaminy before hosting Council Rock. Coach's comment: "I think it will be a real dogfight. North Penn has a strong team coming back. Neshaminy had an excellent young team last year that will mature. Council Rock is always tough. And we see ourselves as being one of the favorites." WRESTLERS TO WATCH Top returnees: Sellers went 36-9 last season, winning the Class AAA Southeast Regional and going 1-2 at the PIAA tournament. His losses at states were to the eventual runner-up and fourth-place finisher. Schimpf went 33-12 and finished fourth at regionals. Bowman (16-7) was a regional qualifier. Vagnozzi (24-8) and Frain (22-10) won Section One crowns. Top newcomers: Allen gained experience wrestling in the summer. Bramwell is the defending ninth-grade champion. Key losses: Twins Rich and Steve Schirner, who combined for 59 victories last year, have graduated. Other seniors who departed were Keith Reilly and Adam Sujdak. Bobby Speer won 19 bouts a year ago, but he decided to concentrate on football in the off-season. Jeff Spiker won 15 bouts, but will stick to soccer after a good season playing defense for the SOL Patriot champion Falcons.