By Dennis Weller
Special to The Mercury
NEWTOWN — At St. Pius X, then at Pope John Paul II, and now at The
Hill School, Johnnie Cherneskie has wrestled competitively at just about
every level.
Next, he’ll be taking on the best competition that
private schools can offer when he heads to the National Prep Tournament
next weekend at Lehigh University. That comes after he clinched a
top-six finish in the state at the Pennsylvania Independent Schools
Tournament on Friday afternoon.
The Hill 182-pound post-graduate
won by a pin and a decision at Episcopal Academy to earn a spot in this
morning’s semifinal round and can do no worse than the sixth-place
finish required to move on to the next level. He’ll be joined in the
semifinal round and nationals by teammates Chad Saunders (132 pounds)
and Nick Flanigan (145 pounds), along with West-Mont Christian Academy’s
Austin Mortimer (120 pounds). Competition resumes this morning at 9
a.m. with the semifinals and third round of consolations and concludes
with the championship finals and awards beginning at 2:30 p.m.
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