Canton wrestlers top Wellsboro, 63-6
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 14, 2015
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team was defeated by Canton, 63-6 on Tuesday, January 13.
The Hornets' lone win came at 285 lbs. as Senior Owen Covert pinned Seth Robbins in 1:03. Freshman Cory Busch started the match off as he was pinned by Brennan Gleckner in 2:41 at 126 lbs. After a double forfeit at 132 lbs., Canton's Dylan Marbaker pinned Sophomore Blaze Coolidge in 1:16 at 138 lbs.
Junior Vincent DeRita and Senior Jack Chambers each lost the next two matches, as DeRita was pinned in 3:11 by Scott Klouser, while Chamber lost a 9-2 decision to Travis Butcher.
Canton took the next five matches, four of them by forfeit, before Brady Bryington pinned Sophomore Kaleb Smith in 3:20 at 220 lbs.
In the Middle School match, the Hornets won 33-21 to improve to 4-1.
With the loss, the Hornets fall to 1-10 (0-5 NTL). The team will be back in action on Thursday, January 15 as they host Towanda.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
