Patience paid off for Northampton’s Wenrich plus PIAA wrestling schedule

Brayden Wenrich was ridden out in the second period of his Class 3A Northeast Regional 114-pound final by Hazleton Area sophomore Gabe Benyo. The Northampton sophomore then spent most of the third period unable to get a takedown in a match that he led only 3-0. But the state’s top-ranked 114-pounder did not panic. He just kept hunting. “[Wenrich] didn’t overpursue him,” Konkrete Kids coach Joe Provini said. “Some guys are going to stall a bit to beat a high-level guy. It can be frustrating. But he didn’t get frustrated. He stayed focused, kept the pressure on, wrestled awesome.” Wenrich secured the clinching takedown with 39 seconds left and got...