Hornet Grapplers Drop Season-Opener To Canton
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | December 13, 2024 | Photo courtesy Matt Stevens
Wellsboro dropped their season-opening match on the wrestling mats to Canton on Thursday, December 12. The Hornets fell 47-26.
Canton took 8 of the evening's 13 matches, winning 4 via forfeit.
After the Warriors took the opening four matches, junior Mason Nowak scored a 12-7 decision to put the Hornets on the scoreboard (23-3). Freshman Gavin Carson won via forfeit at 160, senior Ryder Bowen won a 21-5 technical fall (in 3:59) over Leland Pepper at 189, junior Jayden Dumm earned a forfeit at 215, and junior Hayden Stevens pinned Levi Landau in 49 seconds at 285.
The Hornets (0-1, 0-1 NTL) are back in action Saturday at the Spartan Duals in Hughesville.
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.
