No.1 Faith Christian Academy takes down rival No.2 Bishop McCort at the PIAA 2A Team Championship for the second straight year
ALTOONA, Pa. — Pins by Adam Waters and Freddy Bachmann led Faith Christian to defending its PIAA 2A State Crown, 34-25 , over Bishop McCort.
A pin from Bachmann provided Faith Christian with the groove that it needed to take down the Crimson Crushers. Another pin at 121 pounds by Gauge Botero over Jack Silfies put the Lions up 12-0 by the time Jax Forrest, the newly committed Oklahoma State Cowboy, got to the mat.
Faith Christian Academy celebrating their win against their rival.
Credit: Sawyer HadlumForrest got McCort on the board with a pin in 25 seconds, bringing the energy back for the Crushers. Joey Bachmann quickly answered with a major decision on Austin Carfley to give a 16-6 advantage before McCort got to their row of dominant wrestlers.
Sam Herring, Penn State commit, only managed a decision before Bo Bassett got on the mat to face Max Stein. This ended as a 17-9 major decision for the No.1 wrestler in the class of 2026. It made the match 19-16 going into the 172 lb matchup of Melvin Miller and Nick Singer. An aggressive back-and-forth affair with multiple stalls culminated in a 12-7 decision for Miller, the sophomore from McCort.
Walter's after his win against Pensiero.
Credit: Sawyer HadlumThe match would be iced though, as Waters pinned C.J. Pensiero in 49 seconds to end the affair.
Faith Christian Academy defeated Bishop McCort for the PIAA 2A Team Championship for the second year in a row, retaining their status as the No. 1 high school wrestling program in the country.
Massimo Manfra is a first-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact him, email mgm6116@psu.edu.