Hornets wrestle at Jersey Shore Duals
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 18, 2015
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team participated in the Jersey Shore Duals on Saturday, January 17.
The Hornets lost to Berwick 51-12. Senior Jack Chambers lost a 5-2 decision to Sean McCole at 152 lbs., Junior Vincent DeRita was pinned in 1:06 by Kyle Crane at 160 lbs., and Freshman Cory Busch was pinned in 48 seconds by Alec Talanca at 126 lbs. Sophomore Kaleb Smith picked up a forfeit at 220 lbs. and Junior Owen Covert pinned Dalton Hosler in 1:29 at 285 lbs.
Against Tunkhannock, the Hornets lost 66-18. Busch was pinned in 1:17 against Dakota Quick at 126 lbs., DeRita was pinned by Jarod Bernosky in 2:40 at 160 lbs., and the rest of the points were lost by forfeit. Chambers picked up a win at 152 lbs. by pinning Lucas Stage in 2:36, Smith scored a fall over Josh Flaherty in 1:07 at 220 lbs., and Covert pinned Bryce Brown in 2:42 at 285 lbs.
Against Wyoming Area, the Hornets lost 54-12. Smith and Covert each recorded forfeits for the only wins, while Busch, Chambers, and DeRita were all pinned.
The Hornets were shut out 84-0, with all members losing by pin fall. Against host Jersey Shore, the Hornets lost 72-8. Chambers won a 12-6 decision over Chris Bashaw at 152 lbs. and Covert scored a technical fall over Brady Ferguson at 285 lbs.
With the losses, the Hornets fall to 1-16 (0-6 NTL). The team will be back in action on Tuesday, January 20 as they travel to Athens.
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.
