Southern Tier Sports ReportALBANY — Horseheads sophomore Connor McAllister went from the 15th seed to a state medal on Saturday at the NYSPHSAA Division I Boys’ Wrestling Championships.
McAllister joined teammate Zach Schrage as a state medalist as he picked up a big win to start the game on Saturday.
After advancing to the blood round on Friday the Horseheads sophomore beat eighth-seeded Ethan Steuber of Somers 8-5 on Saturday. He lost his next two matches to take eighth place in the state.
Elmira's LaVonte Gibbons lost 14-4 in his blood round match at 144 pounds and Horseheads' Jaxson Burchard was pinned at 190 pounds.
In Division II Edison's Mason Vanderhoff didn't make weight on Saturday.
————PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY AND TIM TAYLOR
