WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – With four falls and eight bonus-point wins, the Lycoming College wrestling team cruised to a 47-3 win over King's College in a dual meet in Lamade Gym on Saturday, Jan. 24.
The Warriors (6-4 overall) benefitted from a forfeit win at 125 pounds before junior
Bobby Gardner (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) posted a first-period pin of Christian Borges at 133 pounds. First-year
Luke Magnani (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) followed with a 12-0 major decision of Jacob Torres at 141 pounds to give Lycoming a 16-0 lead.
After a sudden-victory loss at 149 pounds, the Warriors rolled up the meet's last 31 points in the final six bouts. Senior 157-pounder
Kobin Karper (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) started the run with a third-period takedown that gave him a 5-1 win over Martin Turi before first-year 165-pounder
Nando Ott (East Hanover, N.J./Hanover Park) followed with a second-period technical fall of Jordan Bentley. Junior
Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry) followed with a 65-second pin at 174, senior
Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) added a 79-second tech fall at 184 and junior
Ivan Neal (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Tech) and senior
Michael Sipps (Lawrenceville, Pa./Cowanesque Valley) finished off first-period pins at 197 and heavyweight, respectively, to cap the match.
The Warriors are back in action on Sunday, Feb. 1, when they host the Rennie Rodarmel Allstate Invitational at the Keiper Recreation Center at 9:30 a.m.
Lycoming 47, King`s (PA) 3
125: Leonard Cocca (LYCO) over (KING) (For.)
133: Robert Gardner (LYCO) over Christian Borges (KING) (Fall 2:20)
141:
Luke Magnani (LYCO) over Jacob Torres (KING) (MD 12-0)
149: Shane Kibler (KING) over
Colby Seiler (LYCO) (SV-1 9-6)
157:
Kobin Karper (LYCO) over Martin Turi (KING) (Dec 5-1)
165:
Nando Ott (LYCO) over Jordan Bentley (KING) (TF 17-1 3:40)
174:
Nolen Zeigler (LYCO) over Alex Ballantyne (KING) (Fall 1:05)
184:
Eli Crum (LYCO) over Jake Bobersky (KING) (TF 15-0 1:19)
197:
Ivan Neal (LYCO) over Luke Palladino (KING) (Fall 2:27)
285:
Michael Sipps (LYCO) over Sam Moffet (KING) (Fall 2:58)
141 Extra:
Major Lewis (Lycoming) over Angel Avalos (King`s (PA)) (Fall 1:30)
157 Extra:
Wyatt Kent (Lycoming) over Sean Hazlett (King`s (PA)) (Fall 4:13)
165 Extra: Kennedy Thomas (King`s (PA)) over
Evan Baldwin (Lycoming) (TF 17-2 2:58)
197 Extra: James Ellis (Lycoming) over Josh Brown (King`s (PA)) (TF 15-0 2:07)
