Hornets Drop Regular Season Finale To Athens
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | February 8, 2023 | Photo courtesy Tim Birney
The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team dropped their regular season finale to Athens, 48-22, on Tuesday, February 7.
Athens got out to a quick start, taking the first five matches after a double forfeit at 107 lbs., giving them an early 30-0 lead. Sophomores Silas Mickey and Jacob Dean put the Hornets on the scoreboard at 145 lbs. and 152 lbs., respectively. Mickey picked up an 11-3 major decision over Emiliano Mallare and Dean scored a 1:42 pin fall against Cayden Moss, cutting the lead to 30-10. Athens, however, took the next three out of five matches to secure the victory.
Sophomore Evan Ingerick won Wellsboro's third match of the night, picking up a 5:13 pin over Johnathan Timm at 172 lbs. and sophmore Ryder Bowen bumped up to 189 lbs. to win via forfeit.
Athens also won the Junior High match, 57-12, dropping the Hornets' record to 0-11.
The loss ends Wellsboro's season with a 5-12 overall record, and 2-7 in the Northern Tier League. The team will now look toward their individual seedings for the North Section 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.
