RECAP >> Emmaus dropped a heartbreaker last night at Stroudsburg High School as the Mounties defeated the Hornets in a thrilling 33-30 dual meet with the match decided in the final bout.
Stroudsburg junior Sebastian Khamis defeated Emmaus senior James Santichen at heavyweight 2-1 in sudden victory to give the Mounties the win on their Senior Night.
The victory improved Stroudsburg to 5-1 in the EPC and 11-5 overall, while the loss dropped the Hornets to 5-2 and 11-4 overall. The win by the Mounties was their third straight over Emmaus, including a pair of wins a year ago (52-6 regular-season, 46-15 District XI Team duals).
Stroudsburg won 8 of the 14 bouts, including 5 of the last 7 as they rallied from 21-12 deficit.
For Emmaus, senior Caden Wright (17-2 overall) picked up career win No. 100 at 195 with a second period pin over fellow senior Juwan Little.
Also, sophomore Nick Velde (11-7) was impressive at 126 with third period fall over senior Jeff Pasciak who was 8-1 on the season, while junior Kordell Waiters (15-2) was also solid at 145 with a second period pin over junior Owen Cheslak. Junior Cody Lafaver (10-5) also had a big win in the match as he defeated senior Jullian Sparks 3-1 at 220 to tie the match at 30-all heading to the final bout of the night.
Emmaus will now have to regroup quickly as Nazareth (6-0 EPC, 10-1 overall) comes to ‘The Hive’ at 7 p.m. tonight in another EPC matchup.
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Stroudsburg 33, Emmaus 30
106 – Josh Jasionowicz (S) dec. Marco Albanese 7-1, 3-0 Sburg
113 – Mark Ortiz (S) dec. Gio Lainez 4-3, 6-0 Sburg
120 – Zach Madigan (E) dec. Brandon Wiligus 6-3, 6-3 Sburg
126 – Nick Velde (E) pinned Jeff Pasciak in 5:05, 9-6 E
132 – Caleb Baldwin (E) pinned Muhammad Ansari in 5:26, 15-6 E
138 – Patrick Noonan (S) pinned Jack Ivankovits in 1:17, 15-12 E
145 – Kordell Waiters (E) pinned Owen Cheslak in 2:25, 21-12 E
152 – Haider Sohail (S) dec. Quin Scott 11-6, 21-15 E
160 – Zach Orsargos (S) pinned Nicholas Ruggiero in 3:56, 21-21
170 – Albin Deda (S) dec. Jared Groller 11-4, 24-21 S
182 – Lenny Pinto (S) pinned Connor Carter in 3:33, 30-21 S
195 – Caden Wright (E) pinned Juwan Little in 2:31, 30-27 S
220 – Cody Lafaver (E) dec. Jullian Sparks 3-1, 30-30
285 – Sebastian Khamis (S) dec. James Santichen, 2-1 SV, 33-30 S