Nicholas named to second team
Salisbury’s Alex Nicholas was named a Colonial League Second Team All-Star recently.
Despite beating Northern Lehigh’s Cameron Kates twice in the postseason and advancing much further in the state tournament, Nicholas took the second spot behind Kate’s first-team selection.
Nicholas capped his senior season with a 285-pound district title, a regional title and a fourth-place showing at the PIAA Championships this month.
The following are this year’s Colonial League All-League wrestling teams.
FIRST TEAM
106 - Nick Rosengrant (Saucon Valley), 113 - Richie Markulics (Notre Dame GP), 120 - Jack Hill (Saucon Valley), 126 - Jonah Zych (Saucon Valley), 132 - Jacob Wasser (Palisades), 138 - Chase Andklam (Pen Argyl), 145 - Tyler Marsh (Palisades), 152 - Nathan Harka (Saucon Valley), 160 - Ryan Farber (Northern Lehigh), 170 - CJ Young (Northern Lehigh), 182 - Jared Mooney (Palmerton), 195 - Nathan Black (Pen Argyl), 220 - Julian Wismer (Notre Dame GP), 285 - Cameron Kates (Northern Lehigh)
SECOND TEAM
106 - Marckis Brandord (Wilson), 113 - Zachary Wasser (Palisades), 120 - Colton Rex (Northern Lehigh), 126 - Quentin Bernhard (Northwestern), 132 - Jarett White (Northwestern), 138 - Dalton Webster (Northwestern), 145 - Matt Schmall (Northern Lehigh), 152 - Jackson Bernhard (Northwestern), 160 - Dylan Yonney (Saucon Valley), 170 - Wyatt Noone (Southern Lehigh), 182 - Blayne Hirschbeck (Saucon Valley), 195 - Devan Van Vliet (Saucon Valley), 220 - Devin Fontanez (Saucon Valley), 285 - Alex Nicholas (Salisbury)
HONORABLE MENTION
106 - Ryan McGuire (Notre Dame GP), 113 - Paul Miller (Saucon Valley), 120 - Robert Shoemaker (Bangor), 126 - Nathan Haubert (Palisades), 132 - Blake Daniel (Notre Dame), 138 - Edward Hay (Bangor), 145 - Jason Jones (Saucon Valley), 152 - Liam Kelleher (Palisades), 160 - Stephen Beltz (Pen Argyl), 170 - Jesse Rocco (Bangor), 182 - Matthew Barnhart (Palisades), 195 - Ben Nosal (Catasauqua), 220 - Hayden Oliver (Pen Argyl), 285 - Blake Fox (Pen Argyl).