The No. 24 Wilkes wrestling team was impressive in its tri-match, winning both matches by a combined score of 54-19 with victories over No. 27 NYU and McDaniel.
In the Colonels 27-10 win over NYU, Wilkes won all but three matches, including three major decisions. At 125, Shawn Farnham put the Colonels on the board with a 9-0 major decision win over Kyle Christensen, giving them an early 4-0 advantage.
At 133,
Josh Pauling (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) won his bout in a major decision (11-3) over Clement Bommier to pad the Colonel lead.
Erik Smith (Danville, Pa./Danville), competing at 149, took a 6-1 decision over John Dack, while
Frank Heffernan (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh), ranked No. 10 nationally, defeated Naum Shuminov 3-1 to give Wilkes a 14-10 lead.
Buddy Gouger (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) won his match at 184 over Steven Massey in a 7-4 decision, while No. 9
Zach Pizzaro (Easton, PA/Easton) won his match in a major decision (11-2) over Alex Chianurashvili.
Former Colonel football player
Jake Weinrich (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny), coming off a victory last week, took a 9-3 decision over Mark Shirian to close out the match.
In the 30-9 win over McDaniel, all but two Colonels won their bouts, three of which came in major decisions and one by forfeit. Farnham captured his second-consecutive major decision with a 10-0 win over Sean Ensign. Pauling, competing at 133, would take a 5-2 win over Peter Caruso, give Wilkes a 7-0 overall lead.
At 149, Tom Anderson trailed nearly the entire bout until he was able to pull a reversal with under 10 seconds left to take a 19-18 win over Brent Lowe.
At 157,
Richard Sparks (Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P Schalick) would extend the Colonels lead to 18-0 with a 10-2 major decision over Matt Peters. Heffernan won his match over Courtney Nightengale, 9-4, while
Chris Smith (Wantage, NJ/High Point) defeated Will Yeo, 12-10 at 197.
The wins improve the Colonels to 6-0 this season and will be back in action Friday, Dec. 5 when they head to Grantham to compete in the Messiah Petrofes Tournament.
No. 24 WILKES 24, No. 27 NYU 10
Exhibition
133 – Matt Boyd (N) def. Matt Manganiello, 8-6
149 – Miguel Valentin (W) def. Andrew Cotlov, 10-6
174 – Sean Conners (N) def Rich Pellegrini (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), 4:12 MDF
125 – Shaun Farnham (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Charles W. Baker) (W) maj. dec. Kyle Christensen, 9-0 4-0
133 – Josh Pauling (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) (W) maj. dec. Clement Bommier, 11-3 8-0
141 – Greg Martino (N) dec. Donny Clark, 9-8 8-3
149 – Erik Smith (Danville, Pa./Danville) (W) dec. John Dack, 6-1 11-3
157 – Matt Magill (N) maj. dec. Richard Sparks (Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P Schalick) 12-1, 11-7
165 – Pat Knight (N) dec. James Histed (Lake Ariel, Pa./Bishop O'Hara), 6-5 11-10
174 – No. 10 Frank Heffernan (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) (W) dec. Naum Shuminov, 3-1 14-10
184 – William Gouger (W) dec. Steven Massey, 7-4 17-10
197 – No. 9 Zach Pizzaro (Easton, PA/Easton) (W) maj. dec. Alex Chianurashvili, 12-2 21-10
285 – Jake Weinrich (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny) (W) dec. Mark Shirian, 9-3 24-10
No. 27 NYU 30, McDANIEL 18
Exhibition
174 – Shawn Conners (N) pinned Jake Schuster, 1:30
125 – Kyle Christensen (N) def. Zachary Morris 6-0
133 – Clement Bommeir (N) maj. dec. Peter Caruso, 11-3 10-0
141 – Greg Martino (N) dec. Sean McGarry, 6-4 13-0
149 – Brent Lowe (M) dec. John Dack 6-4 13-3
157 – Matt Magill (N) tech fall Matt Peters, 17-0 18-3
165 – Zach Hetrick (M) pinned Pat Knight, 2:46 18-9
174 – Naum Shuminov (N) pinned Courtney Nightengale, 1:47 24-9
184 – Steven Massey (N) inj. dec. Ryan Deiter 30-9
197 – Will Yeo (M) dec. Jamie Myers, 10-6 30-12
285 – Brock Glotfelty (M) pinned Mark Shirian, 3:21 30-18
No. 24 WILKES 30, McDANIEL 9
Exhibition
157 – Matt Brode (W) dec. Torin Lehmann, 9-3
125 – Shaun Farnham (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Charles W. Baker) (W) maj. dec. Sean Ensign, 10-0 4-0
133 – Josh Pauling (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) (W) dec. Peter Caruso, 5-2 7-0
141 – Anthony Dattollo (W) maj. dec. Sean McGarry, 13-0 11-0
149 – Tom Anderson (W) dec. Brent Lowe, 19-18 14-0
157 – Richard Sparks (Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P Schalick) (W) maj. dec. Matt Peters, 10-2 18-0
165 – Zach Hetrick (M) dec. James Histed (Lake Ariel, Pa./Bishop O'Hara), 8-2 18-3
174 – No. 10 Frank Heffernan (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) (W) dec. Courtney Nightengale, 9-4 21-3
184 – D.J. Brown (W) won by forfeit 27-3
197 – Chris Smith (Wantage, NJ/High Point) (W) dec. Will Yeo, 12-10 30-3
285 - Brock Glotfelty (M) pinned Jake Weinrich (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny), 1:47 30-9
