Hornets Drop Non-League Match To Lewisburg
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | January 7, 2023 | Photo courtesy Jill Gastrock
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team dropped their 5th consecutive match, falling 54-21 to Lewisburg, on Friday, January 6.
Lewisburg took the opening two matches, winning at both 160 lbs. and 172 lbs. to jump out to an early 12-0 lead. The Hornets came back to tie it up at 12 as sophomore Ryder Bowen pinned Derek Shedleski in 4:36 at 189 lbs. and freshman Hayden Stevens pinned Evan Frederick in 4:55 at 215 lbs. The Green Dragons then took the next 7 matches, scoring 6 pins and a forfeit, to lead 54-12.
The Hornets took the final two matches of the evening. Sophomore Silas Mickey scored a 6-3 decision over Daniel Leao at 145 lbs. and sophomore Jacob Dean won by forfeit at 152 lbs.
There was no junior high match.
The loss drops the Hornets to 1-5 (1-3 NTL). The team is back in action tomorrow at South Williamsport's Mountaineer Tournament.
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.
