Emmaus picked up its first dual meet league win of the season on Wednesday night at Pocono Mountain West rolling to a 55-15 victory.
The Hornets (1-3 EPC) won the first nine bouts in jumping out to a 43-0 lead. Overall, Emmaus won all but three matches with eight of those wins coming by pin.
“As coaches, we saw success with the technique that we have been teaching and drilling during practice,” said head coach Jim Best. “Varsity and junior varsity wrestlers continue to compete with the toughness and intensity that we ask them to bring to the practice room on a daily basis.”
Freshmen Emilio Albanese (107) and Teagan Caciolo (121) along with junior Jesse Scott (160) all picked up their team-leading 12th wins of the season by fall.
Sophomore Xayden Sallit (152) improved to 10-7 on the year with a first period pin and junior Massimo Tranguch (189) picked up his seventh win of the season with a second period pin.
Also, freshman Logan Maher (114), sophomore Logan Armstrong (139) and junior Chance Henry (145) recorded pins.
“Emilio, Logan Maher, Teagan, Logan Armstrong, Chance, Xayden, Jesse and Massimo all had dominating performances,” said the Hornets second year coach. “Aiden and Tommy both put in workman like efforts for their wins, and in his varsity debut, Daniel Cusmano (172) showed grit and determination in a 4-1 loss to one of their better wrestlers. Also, Logan Roth and Ashir Choudhry continue to show improvement at 215 and 285.
“Starting the new year with a convincing dual meet win helps the team build some momentum as we move forward.”
The Panthers (1-3) only wins of the night came in the upper weights with seniors Sami Reece (172) and Brandon Stiehler (215) and junior Jadon Wilkin (285) all recording victories.
Emmaus will return to action on Wednesday, January 10 when they host East Stroudsburg North at 7 p.m.
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Emmaus 55, PM West 15
107 – Fr. Emilio Albanese (Em) pinned Fr. Tony Bothwell in 2:38
114 – Fr. Logan Maher (Em) pinned Jr. Henry Bothwell in 2:58
121 – Fr. Teagan Caciolo (Em) pinned Sr. Damien Mitchell in :35
127 – Soph. Aiden Bayard (Em) major dec. Soph. Anthony De Pasqua 10-2
133 – Fr. Tommy Fallstich (Em) dec. Jr. Marc White 7-5
139 – Soph. Logan Armstrong (Em) pinned Soph. Scott Rider in 1:37
145 – Jr. Chance Henry (Em) pinned Jr. Jahdel Castillo in :48
152 – Soph. Xayden Sallit (Em) pinned Soph. Isaac Sdeyondo in 1:40
160 – Jr. Jesse Scott (Em) pinned Jr. Josiah Baptiste in 1:59
172 – Sr. Sami Reece (PMW) dec. Jr. Daniel Cusmano 4-1
189 – Jr. Massimo Tranguch (Em) pinned Soph. Jasper McEachem in 2:53
215 – Sr. Brandon Stiehler (PMW) pinned Soph. Logan Roth in 2:36
285 – Jr. Jadon Wilkin (PMW) pinned Jr. Ashir Choudhry in 3:23
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