1997 Pennsylvania Independent School State Tournament
Germantown Academy crowned five individual champions and had eleven placewinners overall to capture their second straight Pennsylvania Independent Schools state championship. Nate Wachter of Germantown was named Most Outstanding Wrestler, as he won his third straight state title by defeating Zach Doll of Hill.
  
 1. Germantown Academy                    265.5
 2. Hill School                           196.0
 3. Malvern Prep                          193.0
 4. Haverford School                      161.0
 5. Mercersburg Academy                   158.5
 6. Episcopal Academy                     127.0
 7. Church Farm School                    125.0
 8. Academy of New Church                 108.5
 9. William Penn Charter                  102.0
10. Kiski School                           95.0

103
Championship:
        David Hoffman (Hill) dec. Evan Beard (Germantown Academy), 7-4.
3rd Place Bout:
        Mark Dohle (Church Farm) WBF Brett Kennett (Haverford), :41.
5th Place Bout:
        Bob Rarig (Mercersburg) WBF Alan Chen (Friends Central), 2:18.

112
Championship:
        Jeremy Berry (Mercersburg), WBF Al Addis (Church Farm), :48.
3rd Place Bout:
        Jeremy Menkowitz (Germantown Academy) dec. Hugo Malmugi (Malvern), 7-2.
5th Place Bout:
        Stu Warshawer (Friends Central), dec. Jamie Wybar (Penn Charter), 3-1.

119
Championship:
        Eric Sheffield (Mercersburg), dec. Chuck Lee (Haverford), 6-3.
3rd Place Bout:
        Drew Poulos (Episcopal), dec. Todd Brennan (Malvern), 6-3.
5th Place Bout:
        Jon Dickstein (Germantown Academy), dec. Justin Shoemaker (Valley Forge), 9-1.

125
Championship:
        Nathan Lautar (Malvern) WBF Marc Young (Haverford), 1:42.
3rd Place Bout:
        Patrick Lykins (Mercersburg) dec. Ethan Scherer (Friends Central), 8-2.
5th Place Bout:
        Dustin Feldman (Hill) WBF Kyle Weinberger (Plumstead Christian), :52.

130
Championship:
        David Mazza (Hill) WBF Reed Shanaman (Malvern), 3:21.
3rd Place Bout:
        Kenan Gultekin (Haverford) dec. Ron DeOrzio (Germantown Academy), 11-10.
5th Place Bout:
        Mike Washington (Church Farm) dec. Tim Cherry (Plumstead Chr.), 10-6.

135
Championship:
        Nate Wachter (Germantown Academy) dec. Zach Doll (Hill), 5-3.
3rd Place Bout:
        Jason Lautar (Malvern) dec. Tim Laddbush (Mercersburg), 5-1.
5th Place Bout:
        Tom Miller (Westtown) dec. Roger Knight (Valley Forge), 11-2.

140
Championship:
        Casey Haggerty (Malvern) dec. Tug Harlan (Haverford), 8-3.
3rd Place Bout:
        Matt Waller (Germantown Academy) WBF Matt Ounsworth (Chesnut Hill), 3:35.
5th Place Bout:
        Brian Baker (Church Farm) dec. Ira Tuton (Germantown Friends), 3-1.

145
Championship:
        Grant Shanaman (Malvern) dec. Jeff Bender (Penn Charter), 16-6.
3rd Place Bout:
        Jake Hogan (Academy New Church) dec. Ryan Dorris (Haverford), 10-4.
5th Place Bout:
        E.W. Steptoe (Westtown) WBF Joseph Gigletti (Valley Forge), 4:40.

152
Championship:
        Ed Serrill (Germantown Academy) dec. Bo Walylko (Kiski), 9-0.
3rd Place Bout:
        Jae Na (George) dec. Dan Miller (Malvern), 16-10.
5th Place Bout:
        Sloan Rather (Episcopal) WBF Ted Hart (Haverford), 4:59.

160
Championship:
        Jon Neve (Germantown Academy) dec. Peter Hayes (Penn Charter), 16-6.
3rd Place Bout:
        Jeff Liberstat (Chesnut Hill) dec. Matt Weaver (Friends Central), 6-5.
5th Place Bout:
        Tyler Smith (Hill) WBF Glenn Hawkey (Kiski).

171
Championship:
        Matt Blewitt (Germantown Academy) dec. Kyle Larkin (Hill), 8-4.
3rd Place Bout:
        Bob Sherwood (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Chuck Picarella (Mercersburg), 7-1.
5th Place Bout:
        Mike Vaites (Episcopal) dec. Ben McMullen (Westtown), 8-1.

189
Championship:
        Darren Bau-Madsen (Academy New Church) dec. Erik Hahn (Hill), 11-2.
3rd Place Bout:
        Mike Leeds (Episcopal) dec. Dempsey Woods (Church Farm), 3-1.
5th Place Bout:
        David Conley (Kiski) dec. Steve Brown (Germantown Academy), 3-0.

275
Championship:
        Kevin Czaban (Germantown Academy) WBF Anders Peterson (ANC), 5:30.
3rd Place Bout:
        Ryan Jones (Kiski) dec. Greg Tokarczyk (Episcopal), 16-5.
5th Place Bout:
        Jim Woodward (Malvern) WBF Dorian Lowe (Penn Charter), 1:45.
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