Wrestle – Hornets crown 6 champs, win team title at Kuztown Tournament

12/16/18

Competing in its first tournament of the season, Emmaus placed six  individual champions and ran away with the team title on Saturday at the 1st Annual Kutztown Invitational at Kutztown High School.

Head coach Thad Smith’s team had all 14 of its wrestlers place as the Hornets tallied 249 points, outdistancing themselves from second place Lehighton (180.50).

Sophomore Cade Speicher (106), freshmen Nick Velde (120) and Quin Scott (126), sophomore Kordell Waiters (132), senior Jackson Karrat (138) and junior Caden Wright (170) all took home individual titles.

Two other Hornets – freshman Jared Groller (152) and senior Liam Dottery (195) – finished runner-up in their respective weight classes, while five others – senior James Bowie (113), freshman Jack Brion (145), junior Conner Carter (182), senior Luigi Mannino (220) and junior James Santichen (285) – finished third.

In the team race, Harrisburg finished third (176 points) followed by Conrad Weiser (fourth, 152), Twin Valley (fifth, 121), Kutztown (sixth, 98.5), Northern Lebanon (seventh, 87.5) and Executive Education Academy (eighth, 21).

Emmaus wrestlers (place finishes)

106 – Cade Speicher (1st place)

W vs Cody Asplundh (Kutz) – pin :33

113 – James Bowie (3rd place)

L vs Michael Luciano (TV) – major dec. 16-7

W vs Wonyae Robinson (Har) – pin 1:15

120 – Nick Velde (1st place)

W vs Eric Metzger (TV) – pin 1:50

W vs Jake Sharadin (Kutz) – pin :52

W vs Branden Manderbach (CW) – pin 1:52

126 – Quin Scott (1st place)

W vs Trenton Delp (Kutz) – pin 1:08

W vs Francisco Escudero (Har) – dec. 6-3

132 – Kordell Waiters (1st place)

W vs Steven Fritzinger (Leh) – pin :31

W vs Seth Fischer (NL) – pin 57

138 – Jackson Karrat (1st place)

W vs Lennon Neiman (Kutz) – pin 1:50

W vs Owen Dautrich (CW) – Disqualification

W vs Lucas Sangiuliano (Leh) – pin :24

145 – Jack Brion (3rd place)

L vs Kasiem Gregg (Har) – pin :44

W vs Michael Spitler (NL) – Dec. 5-2

W vs Ken Brock (TV) – pin :44

152 – Jared Groller (2nd place)

W vs Joe Rice (Kutz) – pin :24

W vs Marcellous Thorton (Har) – pin 2:18

L vs Logan Pagotto (Leh) – pin 4:44

160 – Chris Tigar (5th place)

W vs Matt Tinto (NL) – Dec. 3-2

L vs Zander Krantz (TV) – Dec. 11-9

L vs Jon Ahner (Leh) – pin 2:47

W vs Matt Tinto (NL) – Dec. 11-6

170 – Caden Wright (1st place)

W vs Richard Fronheiser (Leh) – Dec. 3-1

W vs Tyler Fisher (Kutz) – pin 5:15

182 – Conner Carter (3rd place)

W vs Gabe Iacavone (CW) – Dec. 3-1

L vs Neamiah Diggs (Har) – pin 3:27

W vs Max Ober (TV) – major dec. 12-1

W vs Iacavone (CW) – Dec. 8-2

195 – Liam Dottery (2nd place)

W vs Matt Hill (Kutz) – pin :50

W vs Dauntell Evans (Har) – Dec. 8-7

L vs Aiden Kreitz (CW) – pin 1:38

220 – Luigi Mannino (3rd place)

W vs Jonathan Troup (CW) – pin :21

L vs Tymek Evans (Har) – pin 1:03

W vs Mike Raudenbush (Kutz) – pin :36

W vs Jesse Jones (TV) – pin 2:42

285- James Santichen (3rd place)

W vs Bryan Adams (Har) – pin :57

L vs Adam Kase (CW) – pin 2:10

W vs Darrell Hull (Leh) – pin :30

W vs Devon Carrol (NL) – pin :12