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Ryan Wilson pinned his opponent on senior night in Wilkes' 32-14 win over King's

WILKES WRESTLING TOPS CROSS-TOWN RIVAL KING’S 32-14 FRIDAY ON SENIOR NIGHT

2/17/2012 8:31:00 PM

WILKES WRESTLING TOPS CROSS-TOWN RIVAL KING'S 32-14 FRIDAY ON SENIOR NIGHT

WILKES-BARRE – The No. 19 Wilkes University wrestling team took seven of 10 matches prepping for the Metropolitan Conference Championship later next week with a 32-14 win over cross-town rival King's College Friday night at the Marts Center.

Wilkes moves to 19-4 overall and finishes 6-1 in Metropolitan matches. King's slips to 6-16 overall.

At 125, Michael Fleck (Easton, PA/Wilson Area) moved just three wins from tying the single season school record recording his 33rd victory with a technical fall over Aaron Perez. Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) upped the Wilkes advantage to 9-0 with a 19-6 major decision over Travis Boardman at 133. Ryan Wilson (Manasquan, NJ/Wall Township) continued the Wilkes shutout at 141 pinning Eric Seals in 4:40.

King's answered at 149 when Chris Mazzocchi scored a takedown in the extra frame for a hard-fought 3-1 decision over John Lynch (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley) cutting the Wilkes lead to 15-3. After a Matt Ellery (Somerset, NJ/Middlesex) win by forfeit at 157, Nathan White (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) scored an 11-2 major decision over Ahmed Burton at 165 as Wilkes increased its lead to 25-3. At 174, Dustin Stough (Friendsville, MD/Northern Garrett) used riding time to post a 2-1 decision over Shane Stark in a tight bout throughout.

Dave Oberrender (Freeland, PA/Hazleton) finished things off for Wilkes at 197 with a 13-3 decision over Cemah Tudae-Torboh.

Prior to the match six senior members of the Colonel squad were honored for all their hard work and dedication to the Wilkes wrestling program. Senior members included: Anthony Dattolo (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) (149), Ben Marich (Kempton, PA/Northwestern Lehigh) (165), Shane Everett (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (157), Matt Ellery (Somerset, NJ/Middlesex) (157), Ryan Wilson (Manasquan, NJ/Wall Township) (141), and Buddy Gouger (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (184).

The Colonels will be idle until the Metropolitan Championships next Sunday, February 26th held at Elizabethtown College.

Wilkes 32, King's 14

125 – Fleck (W) tech. fall Perez (K) 16-1 (5:16)
133 – Mendoza (W) major dec. Boardman (K) 19-6
141 – Wilson (W) pin Seals (K) 4:41
149 – Mazzocchi (K) dec. Lynch (W) 3-1
157 – Ellery (W) win by forfeit
165 – White (W) major dec. Burton (K) 11-2
174 – Stough (W) dec. Stark (K) 2-1
184 – Reilly (K) tech. fall Gouger (W) 18-2
197 – Oberrender (W) dec. Tudae-Torboh (K) 13-3
285 – Dwyer (K) pin Slack (W) (6:40)

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