Warriors wrap up NTL Championship
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 24, 2020 | Photo courtesy Joe Carreon
The Canton Varsity Wrestling team won their first outright NTL wrestling championship since 2005 with a 54-19 win over rival Troy on Thursday, January 23.
After an opening forfeit the Warriors came back to lead 10-6 after Riley Parker (145) and Brenen Taylor (152) scored a major decision and pin fall. Troy's Jacob Turner in a 1:10 pin fall at 160 to go back in front, but then Canton rattled off 5 straight wins to put the match in their control.
Timmy Ward (170), Chance Deljohnovan (195), Trevor Williams (220), and Jaden Fantini-Hulslander (285) all scored pin falls over their opponents and Garrett Storch won a 17-2 tech fall at 182.
Troy's Seth Seymour won a 5-2 decision at 106 but the Warriors followed up with three more wins by Bailey Ferguson (113), a forfeit for Austin Allen (120), and Miah Lehman won a 6-3 decision over Eli Randall at 126.
The win improves the Warriors' record to 9-1 overall while finishing a perfect 8-0 in the NTL.
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.
