If one needs proof of that, all they had to do was watch Saturday’s Central Sectional tournament.

Harer wrestled three matches on Saturday at Hughesville’s Central Section en route to winning his third straight sectional gold medal and he was on the mat for a total of just 2 minutes, 29 seconds in that time. Not a bad day’s work for the Red Raider.

“Obviously my goal is to score as many points as possible and do the best I can and give 100% effort, and that’s what I’ve been doing,” Harer said.

Harer scores points as fast as he can, often going up by six or more points before his opponent even has time to react. Of Harer’s three wins on Saturday, one was a fast 29-second fall over Bloomsburg’s Cayetano Smith in the quarterfinals.

DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Montgomery’s Brandt Harer competes last year in Hershey at the state tournament. The Red Raider has been dominating all season and hasn’t lost a match since March, 2023 and is riding a 101-match winning streak.

He dominated Montoursville’s Karter Stone by tech fall, 21-6, in 66 seconds in the semifinals and needed just 45 seconds in the final against Sugar Valley’s Jarren McCloskey for a 19-4 tech fall.

Harer’s not only the top-ranked wrestler in Pennsylvania at 139 pounds, he’s ranked fifth in the country at his weight and has not lost a bout falling in the PIAA Class AA championships first-place final on March 11, 2023 to Faith Christian Academy’s Gauge Botero, 5-1.

Since then, it’s been absolute dominance by Harer. The Red Raider is riding a 101-match win streak since that state loss and has continued to prove day in and day out why he’s one of the country’s best wrestlers.

He committed to Rutgers this past October and will join his brother Conner for the Scarlet Knights.

Only three wrestlers this year have been able to take Harer past the first period. That was Mid Valley’s Matthew Almedina, a returning PIAA Class AA state qualifier, who Harer defeated with a fall in 2:23. Central DAuphin’s C.J. Ferree, who placed eighth at states last year, also lasted into the second period, but lost by tech fall, 15-0, 2:38.

DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Montgomery’s Brandt Harer receives a hug from his brother Conner after they both won state gold last year in Hershey. Brandt has been dominating all season and hasn’t lost a match since March, 2023.

The only wrestler this year who went all three periods with Harer was Bishop McCort’s Sam Herring on Jan. 11, who Harer defeated in an extremely close bout, 1-0.

But the other 43 wins Harer had this year? All within that first two-minute period and, more often than not, within 60 seconds.

“I believe in my training. I train super hard and every day with my guys and my coaches help me a lot and push me,” Harer said about his dominance. “That’s about it, just work as hard as I can.”

Harer secured 10 falls this year within 30 seconds and, perhaps more impressively, he earned seven tech fall victories within 40 seconds. His fastest tech fall victory came on Jan. 4 when he needed just 19 seconds to secure 15 points over Susquehanna Township’s Omar Mansour Nasr.

Twice this year he pinned his opponent in 12 seconds flat.

DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Montgoemry’s Brandt Harer wrestles during last year’s DIstrict 4 championships. For as dominant as Harer was last year as a sophomore, he’s even better this year and has cruised past every opponent so far.

“I don’t really just try to tech fall people, I just go out there and do what I do best and whatever those points rack up, that’s what happens,” Harer said.

And what’s happened is trouncing after trouncing of anyone who steps on the mat against Harer. And there’s surely to be more convincing wins for Harer throughout the next three tournaments that remain.

Harer knows how talented he is, but he’s also quick to credit his fellow Red Raiders and the team.

“Our team’s special. We have a lot of talent on our team. Our guys are putting forth the efort and we’re seeing that,” Harer said in reference to the success Montgomery had at sectionals.

Harer is one of 11 Montgomery wrestlers who qualified for this week’s District 4 championships. He’ll be joined at the Magic Dome by Manny Stoltzfus (107), Liam Seeley (114), Porter Hall (121), Carden Wagner (127), AJ Kroft (133), Max Furman (145), Raiden Felix (160), Coy Bryson (189), Evan Hugar (215) and Ethan Hugar (285).