Wrestling – Hornets go unbeaten at Denver Duals, defeat Red Lion in finals 39-28

Senior Marco Albanese (pictured) is Emmaus' highest seeded wrestler heading into the District XI Tournament. Photo courtesy of Scott Bechtel

RECAP >> Emmaus captured the championship of the Denver Duals on Saturday afternoon at Cocalico High School.

The Hornets went unbeaten in the eight-team tournament going 3-0 with wins over Annville-Cleona (56-12) and Governor Mifflin (34-28). In the finals, Emmaus defeated Red Lion (39-28) winning eight of the 13 matches.

Seniors Marco Albanese (145/152), Jake Gross (215) and EJ Boney (285) along with sophomore Jesse Scott (152/160) all went undefeated.

Waynesboro defeated Governor Mifflin (48-22) to capture third place and the host school Cocalico beat Garden Spot (36-30) for fifth. There was no score reported on the seventh-place match between Central Bucks West and Annville-Cleona.

Emmaus (12-4) will return to action on Wednesday at 7 p.m. as they travel to Whitehall (7-4).

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Emmaus 39, Red Lion 28

139 – Xayden Sallit (E) dec. Tyler Bootier 11-9

145 – Marco Albanese (E) pinned Alex Lusco in 2:40

152 – Jesse Scott (E) pinned Owen Smith 1:52

160 – Frank Gulli (RL) pinned Sam Rainford in 3:32

172 – Lord Henry (E) pinned Bryson Smith in 1:34

189 – Jesse Rappazzo (RL) pinned Reilly Bechtel in 2:37

215 – Jake Gross (E) dec. James Lopez 4-1

285 – EJ Boney (E) dec. Ethan Nelson 7-1

107 – Jackson Max (E) pinned Connor Rogers in 1:23

114 – Brayden Seager (RL) pinned Aiden Bayard in 5:14

121 – Alex Issa (E) won by forfeit

127 – Mason Harvey (RL) major dec. Logan Armstrong 19-7

133 – Aaron Simpson (RL) pinned Chance Henry in 1:03

Emmaus 34, Governor Mifflin 28

133 – Isaiah Serrano (GM) pinned Chance Henry in 1:05

139 – Andrew Huesgen (GM) major dec. Xayden Sallit 10-0

145 – Reese Hohl (GM) pinned Gabe Zavecz in 3:10

152 – Marco Albanese (E) pinned Ethan Sirak in 3:44

160 – Jesse Scott (E) pinned Mason Brisan in 1:48

172 – Jackson Schools (GM) dec. Lord Henry 12-8

189 – Reilly Bechtel (E) pinned Brandon Jones in 4:53

215 – Jake Gross (E) major dec. Maddox Noll 14-3

285 – EJ Boney (E) pinned Wyatt Bierman in 3:55

107 – Jackson Max (E) dec. Jayleah Pletz 6-4

114 – Aden Reiter (GM) dec. Aiden Bayard 3-1

121 – Izaiah Rivera (GM) pinned Alex Issa in :39

127 – Logan Armstrong (E) dec. Marven Rodriguez 4-3

Emmaus 56, Annville Cleona 12

127 – Logan Armstrong (E) won by forfeit

133 – Cael Harter (AC) tech fall Chance Henry 20-2

139 – Xayden Sallit (E) major dec. Clayton Kreider 9-1

145 – Marco Albanese (E) pinned Oliver Carey in 2:43

152 – Jesse Scott (E) pinned Ayden Heilman in 5:50

160 – Jahmar Gonzalez-Allie (AC) major dec. Sam Rainford 10-0

172 – Lord Henry (E) major dec. Phoenix Music 12-4

189 – Reilly Bechtel (E) won by forfeit

215 – Jake Gross (E) won by forfeit

285 – EJ Boney (E) pinned Josh Lindsay in 5:23

107 – Oliver Funck (AC) dec. Jackson Max 3-2

114 – Aiden Bayard (E) won by forfeit

121 – Alex Issa (E) won by forfeit