North Penn-Liberty wallops Wellsboro, 64-3
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 20, 2017
The North Penn-Liberty Wrestling team nearly swept rival Wellsboro on Tuesday, December 19.
The Mounties won all but one match en route to a 64-3 Northern Tier League win.
At 126, lbs. Liberty's Hunter Barnes pinned junior Trevor Weaver in 4:56 and Bryan Bogaczyk won by forfeit and 132 lbs. Austin Smith pinned sophomore Connor Ramsey in 1:50 at 138 lbs., Riley Walker pinned junior Michael McNair in 1:04 at 145 lbs., and Caleb Heater pinned sophomore Clayton Rogers in 2:58 at 152.
The Mounties also collected forfeits at 160 lbs., 170 lbs., and the 182 lbs.
Wellsboro's lone win came at 220 lbs. by junior Robert Brown as he won an 8-2 decision over Liberty's Roch Minnich.
Liberty's Justin Kriner pinned freshman Kyle Manogue in 1:51 at 285 lbs., Coy Wagner scored a 12-3 major over freshman Brock Hamblin at 106 lbs., and Liberty's Roger Learn won by forfeit at 113 lbs.
The win improves the Mounties to 2-0 and the year, while the Hornets fall to 0-2. The Hornets will be back on the mats on Thursday, December 21 at Sullivan County.
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.
