EHS grapplers are headed to team districts
The Emmaus wrestling team competed in Saturday’s Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Championship Day.
The Hornets (13-7 overall, 5-4 EPC) finished in third place in Division A. They matched up against Liberty, the third place team from Division B, on championship day.
Liberty won 11 of the 14 matches while getting pins in four of them to come away with a 46-14 victory.
Emmaus’ Dan Oberle and Lucas Schaf pinned their Hurricane opponents. Matt Hamati got his team’s only other win, which came by decision.
The Hornets faces Pocono Mountain West last week to end the regular season. They beat the Panthers 45-31.
Earning Emmaus pins against West were Peyton Brown, Justis Walton, Hamati, Oberle and Craig Delany. Other Hornets wins came from James Bowie (forfeit), Tyler Corpora (major decision) and Lucas Schaf (techical fall).
The Hornets move on to the District 11 Class 3A team tournament as the No. 8 seed. They face No. 9 Freedom Thursday at Pottsville’s Martz Hall in a preliminary match. The winner moves on to a match up against top-seeded Pottsville. The loser is eliminated from the tournament.
Liberty 46, Emmaus 14
106: Matt Maloney (L) dec. Peyton Brown, 6-5
113: Luke Werner (L) pinned James Bowie in :30
120: Travis Brown (L) pinned Jacob Hexamer in 1:18
126: KJ Fenstermcher (L) pinned Chase Pavelko in 1:11
132: Joe Curzi (L) dec. Tyler Corpora, 3-1
138: Josaiah Vasquez (L) dec. Jake Alcaro, 4-2
145: Lucas Schaf (E) pinned PJ Laracuente in 3:!1
152: Anthony Emig (L) maj. dec. Justis Walton, 13-3
160: Matt Hamati (E) dec. Gunner Anglovich, 5-3
170: Damon Moyer (L) dec. Jared Skibinski, 6-2
182: Christian Gallagher (L) dec. Patrick Zerpa, 5-3
195: Dan Oberle (E) pinned Jaret Figueroa in 3:38
220: Andrue Velazquez (L) dec. Craig Delaney, 2-1
285: Andrew Gunning (L) pinned Colin Molitorisz in 2:15
Emmaus 45, Pocono Mountain West 31
106: Peyton Brown (E) pinned Clara Rodriguez in 1:09
113: James Bowie (E) won by forfeit
120: Kaleb Hawkes (P) maj. dec. Jacob Hexamer, 12-4
126: Nathaniel Guitierrez (P) dec. Chase Pavelko, 12-7
132: Tyler Corpora (E) maj. dec. Alphonso Lee, 16-7
138: Lucas Schaf (E) tech. fall Darryl McAlpine, 22-7
145: Justis Walton (E) pinned Christopher Lee in 1:50
152: Mark Smith (P) pinned Emmanuel Alabi in 2:40
160: Matthew Hamati (E) pinned Brandon Bisono in 1:29
170: Keven Martinez (P) pinned Jared Skibinski in :21
182: John Brisco (P) pinned Patrick Zerpa in 3:43
195: Greg Bensley (P) pinned Mikael Hubickey in 3:43
220: Daniel Oberle (E) pinned William Poole in 1:51
285: Craig Delany (E) pinned Christopher Woods in 4:27