The Butler wrestlers defeated North Allegheny 29-23 in a match-up of undefeated section teams. The meet came down to the last match at 133 pounds, and Butler’s Gavin “Backpack” Rush gave up the initial takedown but responded with 16 unanswered points for a 16-2 victory. Mickey Kreinbucher, Ethan Babay and Levi Donnel scored pins. Santino Sloboda improved to a personal 16-0 this season and the Golden Tornado improved to 9-0 this season.
The victory moved head coach Scott Stoner into third place all-time in WPIAL history with 421 career victories.
The Golden Tornado will compete in the Virginia National Duals. Butler will enter as the #1-seed in their division and will wrestle top teams from Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina and Pennsylvania in the two-day event. Top high school and collegiate teams compete under one roof at the Hampton Coliseum