RECAP >> Emmaus closed out its Eastern Pennsylvania Conference schedule last night at home as they defeated Whitehall 36-23 on Senior Night. The Hornets won eight bouts overall, and were boosted by wins from six seniors along with two underclassmen.
Jack Brion (172), Jared Groller (215) and Nick Velde (138) all recorded first period pins, while fellow seniors Trevor Gitski (285), Caleb Baldwin (145) and Drew Schmidt (152) also recorded victories as the Hornets improved to 6-2 in the EPC and 13-7 overall.
Junior Aidan Horn’s first-period pin over freshman Nolan Schmeckenbecher at 120 was a key victory for Emmaus as it broke a 15-all tie in the team score.
In the feature bout of the night at 132, junior Marco Albanese (22-1) defeated senior Tyler Cunningham 3-1 in overtime. It was the second time this season that Albanese had defeated Cunningham — the first was a 4-3 win at the Bethlehem Holiday Classic.
Whitehall’s five wins came from freshman Dayvion Marshmon (106), sophomore Damond Pascoe (113), senior Johnny Colon (126), senior Xavier Arner (152) and junior Melquan Warren (189). The Zephyrs dropped to 4-4 in the EPC and 8-6 overall.
Prior to the match, Emmaus honored its 11 seniors along with their parents: Caleb Baldwin, Jack Brion, Anthony Diem, Trevor Gitski, Jared Groller, Sean Henry, Braulio Hurtado, John Lozowsky, Drew Schmidt, Quin Scott and Nick Velde.
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Emmaus 36, Whitehall 23
172 – Jack Brion (E) pinned Elijah Brito in :55 (6-0)
189 – Melquan Warren (W) dec. Jake Gross 11-6 (6-3)
215 – Jared Groller (E) pinned Ryan Shepherd in :14 (12-3)
285 – Trevor Gitski (E) dec. Anthony Saed 3-1 (15-3)
106 – Dayvion Marshmon (W) pinned Carter Salomon in 1:58 (15-9)
113 – Damond Pascoe (W) pinned Alex Issa in 1:52 (15-15)
120 – Aidan Horn (E) pinned Nolan Schmeckenbecher in 1:41 (21-15)
126 – Johnny Colon (W) major dec. Jesse Scott 13-5 (21-19)
132 – Marco Albanese (E) dec. Tyler Cunningham 3-1 OT (24-19)
138 – Nick Velde (E) pinned Eduardo Robles in :48 (30-19)
145 – Caleb Baldwin (E) dec Hudson Saylor 7-3 (33-19)
152 – Drew Schmidt (E) dec. Preston Saylor 9-5 (36-19)
160 – Xavier Arner (W) major dec. Quin Scott 17-6 (36-23)