H.S. WRESTLING: Schuylkill League Wrestler of the Year candidates

Key Highlights

• Then I’d have to say going out to districts and coming out with first place.
• Same thing at regionals, and making it to state to get on the podium, just like I did my freshman year.
• But with it being my senior year, I want to come out with that first-place medal.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCadyn McGraw (Sr.) – North SchuylkillMcGraw is seeking a second straight Schuylkill League Championship title for the North Schuylkill Spartans after winning the team championship last year for the first time in 19 years. McGraw headed into the league championship with a monstrous 23-5 record with most recent league wins against Blue Mountain’s Dylan Foose.
• He has a 93-60 all-time record and finished in sixth place at last year’s regional meet. McGraw began this season on a tear and picked up league wins against Panther Valley’s Carlos Maldonado-Rosa, Tri-Valley’s Kyle Bowman, Pine Grove’s Zachary Kurtz and Tamaqua’s Dylan Garcia. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe senior won first place at last year’s District 11 Championship, as well as the Schuylkill League title in the 217-pound weight class, defeating Pine Grove’s Robby Schaeffer in the championship round. Kyler Quick (Sr.) – Mahanoy AreaQuin won the Schuylkill League Championship 215-pound bout with a 1:13 pin over North Schuylkill’s Cadyn McGraw. Quick won his 100th career match earlier this season at the Tamaqua Blue Raider Duals and has now won over 30 matches each of the last two seasons and is on pace to do so again. Quick currently has compiled a 24-1 record this season with most recent league wins over Williams Valley’s Elisha Weiss.
• He placed second at the district meet and fifth at the regional meet each of the last two years and is seeking his third straight PIAA State Championship appearance. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe senior Golden Bear streaked out to an 11-0 start earlier this season after a 19-second pin over Tri-Valley’s Kyle Bowman.