Mike Maurer of Towanda takes fifth place

Coach Sexton of Towanda expected big things this year from Mike Maurer. Ranked in the top three pretty much all year, Mike was thought by alot to be one of the favorites entering into this year's State Championships. Mike started his quest for the gold medal with an easy 8-2 preliminary round win over Eric Weaver of Greenville. Mike then cruised to victory with a 6-5 win over TJ Polacek of Westmont-Hilltop. The surprise of the tournament for Mike came when he suffered a 7-5 heartbreaking loss to Scott Davis of Lake Lehman in the Semifinals, ending his dream of a gold medal in the state championships. The loss to Davis sent Mike to the Consolation rounds where he again lost a really close match to super freshman Dirk Cowbun of Coudersport High 5-3, putting him in the fifth, sixth place medal round. Mike would then go on to secure the fifth place medal with a very close 2-0 win over Devon Maloney of Burrell.