Wrestling – Xayden Sallit picks up 100th career win as Hornets roll to 54-8 victory over Liberty.

Emmaus won all but two bouts on Wednesday night at Memorial Gymnasium as the Hornets rolled to an easy 54-8 road win at Liberty.

Head coach Jim Best squad, who picked up bonus points in nine of the bouts, improved to 6-1 in the EPC and 12-1 overall, while the Hurricane dropped its third straight dual in falling to 4-4 in the league and 7-5 overall.

Highlighting the night for Emmaus was senior Xayden Sallit (21-9) who picked up his 100th career win with a second period pin over senior Ethan Estojak at 172.

Junior Teagan Caciolo (22-4) also picked up a big win in one of the top matches on the night as he defeated junior Elijah Heimbach 8-3 at 121. Heimbach leads the Liberty squad with 19 wins.

Liberty’s lone wins came at 107 where freshman Max Milia won by tech fall over fellow freshman Andrew Gerken 18-3 and at 285 as sophomore Jason Doughty edged senior Logan Roth 11-7.

The Hornets will return to action tonight at 7 p.m. as they host rival Parkland on Senior Night.

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Emmaus 54, Liberty 8

107 – Max Milia (Lib) tech fall Andrew Gerken 18-3

114 – Lexi Max (Em) major dec. joseph Miller 16-4

121 – Teagan Caciolo (Em) dec. Elijah Heimbach 8-3

127 – Talan Springer (Em) pinned Julian Ubiera in 1:12

133 – Emilio Albanese (Em) tech fall Ben Miller 22-4

139 – Jackson Max (Em) pinned Jose Rodriguez in 1:59

145 – Tommy Fallstich (Em) major dec. Elijah Williams 12-3

152 – Aiden Bayard (Em) dec. Ben Reid 11-7

160 – Xyler Sallit (Em) pinned Daniel Rivera in 2:17

172 – Xayden Sallit (Em) pinned Ethan Estojak in 2:20

189 – Logan Armstrong (Em) pinned Logan Vella in 2:31

215 – Chase DeCesare (Em) pinned Anthony Martin in 4:00

285 – Jason Doughty (Lib) dec. Logan Roth 11-7