HERSHEY - At the PIAA Championships, one mistake can be the difference between glory and heartbreak.

After setbacks in Thursday morning's quarterfinals, Tamaqua's Tanner McHugh and Northwestern's Caleb Clymer made the most of their opportunity in the afternoon's consolation bracket.

McHugh bounced back from a loss to Athens' Brian Courtney with a 7-2 win over Benton's Colton Babcock in a 132-pound third round consolation bout.

Following a 5-3 defeat to Ligonier Valley's Robert Patrick at 152 pounds, Clymer showed his mettle with a 4-3 win against Mifflinburg's Tyler Stoltzfus in their third round consolation match.

While Clymer and McHugh stayed alive, the tournament came to an end for three other Times News area wrestlers.

Palmerton's Jared Mooney picked up 4-2 win against Lewisburg's Andrew Shedleski in his second round 182-pound consolation match Thursday morning.

But the Blue Bombers' senior saw his tournament come to an end with a 5-3 loss to Meyersdale's Christian Hutzell in the third round of consolation matches.

Despite the loss, Mooney a back-to-back district champion, held his head high.

"This was a fun senior year," he said. "I didn't get my goal at the end of the year, but I won't base my whole year on one match. It was a fun year.

"I'm just glad I got to accomplish all I did."

For Northwestern's Baily Wehr, a stellar season that included appearances in the district and regional finals in back-to-back weeks, came to an end with a 6-4 loss to Reynolds' Andrew Ischo in a 120-pound third-round consolation match, a bout Wehr trailed 6-1.

"Going into the match, I just wanted to go hard," Wehr said afterward. "I just wanted to leave everything on the mat."

Northern Lehigh's Jason Schaffer got a 4-2 (SV) win against Central Cambria's Nate Martin - his second straight overtime victory - in a 285-pound second-round consolation match.

But the senior's run ended with a 5-2 loss to Southern Huntingdon's Nick Winfield in his next match.

Action continues Friday night with semifinals and fourth round consolations at 7:30 p.m. followed by a fifth round of consolation matches at 9:30 p.m.