BY SHANE HENNIGAN
Times-Shamrock Writer
For the past five seasons, the Western Wayne wrestling program has been the dominant force in the Lackawanna League Division II.
This season looks to be much of the same, and that dominance was on display Wednesday at Scranton Prep’s Xavier Center.
Western Wayne rolled to a 72-3 victory over Blue Ridge and then capped the night with a 58-12 rout of Scranton Prep to give coach Dante Terenzio his 100th career victory.
The Wildcats, who picked up 11 pins over the two matches, improved to 4-0 in league play and have won 35 consecutive Division II matches.
“It’s more of a reflection of where the program currently stands,” Terenzio said of his milestone. “It’s not necessarily what I’ve accomplished as a coach (but) it’s more along the lines of how far the program’s come.
“I’m fortunate enough to have a group of hard-working kids every year. I have a great assistant coach in Jerry Fuller. It’s just a team effort, really.”
Western Wayne started its match against Blue Ridge by getting pins from Braden McIntosh at 126 pounds and Marod Dobrzyn at 132 to go ahead, 12-0. Dalton Hogle then got a 4-2 decision at 145 to give Blue Ridge its only points of the match.
After Mike Maguire won by forfeit, Matthew Trygar and Josh Brown each got pins at 160 and 170 pounds, respectively, to give the Wildcats a 30-3 lead.
The Wildcats then won five of the final seven matches by forfeit. The other two victories came via pin by Dakota Swoyer at 195 and Cole Fuller at 285.
“Getting a lot of pins boosts our confidence,” Dobrzyn, whose pin took just 20 seconds, said. “It give us more momentum and confidence in ourselves.”
McIntosh and Dobrzyn again got the ball rolling for Western Wayne in its match against Scranton Prep. McIntosh started it with a pin at 132 before Dobrzyn picked up a pin at 138.
Maguire followed with a pin at 145 before Harrison Clookey and Trygar got a pair of decisions at 152 and 160 to give the Wildcats a 24-0 lead.
Brown then followed with an 11-3 major decision at 170. Western Wayne also got pins from Joe Tomasetti at 182, Bayly Williams at 285 and James Maloy at 120.
Scranton Prep got its only two wins of the match from pins by Thor Balavage at 220 and A.J. Sluko at 113.
“We still have a lot of room for improvement but we’re really coming together,” Brown said. “I think we’re looking pretty solid.”
In the first match of the tri-meet, Scranton Prep defeated Blue Ridge 48-21. The Cavaliers got pins from Bruce Parola, Ivan Balavage and Thor Balavage, while the Raiders picked up pins from David Austin and Hogle.
Scranton Prep 48
Blue Ridge 21
126: No contest. 132: David Austin (BR) pinned Liam Moyle, 3:51. 138: Garrett Crocker (BR) dec. Pat Connell, 12-11. 145: Dalton Hogle (BR) pinned John McLaughlin, 1:50. 152: Jonathan Martines (SP) won by forfeit. 160: Bruce Parola (SP) pinned Dylan Monks, 1:52. 170: Ivan Balavage (SP) pinned Addison Parsons, 5:36. 182: Nick Lomma (SP) won by forfeit. 195: Chris Graff (BR) won by forfeit. 220: Nick Stossel (SP) won by forfeit. 285: Thor Balvage (SP) pinned Ryan Rogers, 1:05. 106: No contest. 113: A.J. Sluko (SP) won by forfeit. 120: Mike Welsh (SP) won by forfeit.
Records: SP 2-1, BR 1-1.
Western Wayne 72
Blue Ridge 3
126: Braden McIntosh (WW) pinned David Austin, 3:44. 132: No contest. 138: Marod Dobrzyn (WW) pinned Garrett Crocker, 0:20. 145: Dalton Hogle (BR) dec. Harrison Clookey, 4-2. 152: Mike Maguire (WW) won by forfeit. 160: Matthew Trygar (WW) pinned Dylan Monks, 1:06. 170: Josh Brown (WW) pinned Addison Parsons, 3:31. 182: Joe Tomasetti (WW) won by forfeit. 195: Dakota Swoyer (WW) pinned Chris Graff, 1:37. 220: Andrew Sledzinski (WW) won by forfeit. 285: Cole Fuller (WW) pinned Ryan Rogers, 1:15. 106: Christian Wayda (WW) won by forfeit. 113: George Mrsich (WW) won by forfeit. 120: James Maloy (WW) won by forfeit.
Records: WW 3-0, BR 1-2.
On the mats around the league last week:
Mountain View 48
Elk Lake 18
At Mountain View, Collin Burt and Jake Napierkowski had wins by pin to lead the winners.
Jacob Hand, Blaise Cleveland and Francisco Lopez had pins for Elk Lake.
132: Randy Austin (MV) by forfeit. 138: Warren Moran (MV) by forfeit. 145: Collin Burt (MV) pinned Cliff Steele (EL), 2:31. 152: Jake Napierkowski (MV) pinned Chris Kinder (EL), 3:51. 160: Jacob Hand (EL) pinned Jarrett Bartlett (MV), 1:29. 170: Schae Thomas (MV) by forfeit. 182: Blaise Cleveland (EL) pinned John Dougherty (MV), :37. 195: No contest. 220: Donald Kelly (MV) by forfeit. 285: Jon MacDonald (MV) by forfeit. 106: No contest. 113: No contest. 120: Corbin Smith (MV) by forfeit. 126: Francisco Lopez (EL) pinned Christian Hollister (MV) 2:38.
Records: MTV 1-2, EL 0-3.
Lackawanna Trail 51
Montrose 22
At Montrose, Rocco Pacini won by a 3-2 decision to lead Lackawanna Trail, which picked up eight forfeit victorires.
Mikyle Fabrizio and Patrick Parks each got pins for Montrose.
106: No contest. 113: Justin Ganser (LT) won by forfeit. 120: Cole Aukema (MON) won by forfeit. 126: Tom Kohinsky (LT) won by forfeit. 132: Mikyle Fabrizio (MON) pinned Tyler Baltrusaitis, 1:34 . 138: Mikeela Fabrizio (MON) maj. dec. Zack Oulton, 11-0. 145: Patrick Parks (MON) pinned Jared Simon, 2:45. 152: David Klinges (LT) won by forfeit. 160: Rocco Pacini (LT) dec. David Garnder, 3-2. 170: Jacob Furneaux (LT) won by forfeit. 182: Trent Phillips (LT) won by forfeit. 195: Nathaniel Barbolish (LT) won by forfeit. 220: Robert Buck (LT) won by forfeit. 285: Jordan Hannon (LT) won by forfeit.
Records: LT 2-2, MON 0-3.
Zurn Bush Duals
Valley View went 5-0 to finish first at the Zurn Bush Duals at Elk Lake.
Lackawanna Trail, which won the tournament last year, was second at 4-1. Rocco Pacini finished 5-0 for the Lions, Tyler Baltrusaitis, Zack oulton, Trent Phillips, Nathaniel Barbolish and Jordan Hannon were 4-1, Robert Buck was 3-1 and Justin Ganser and David Klinges were 3-2
Team standings: Valley View 5-0; Lackawanna Trail 4-1, Scranton Prep 3-2, Elk Lake 1-4, Mountain View 1-4, Blue Ridge 1-4.
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