Saucon sophomore Liam Scrivanich working for his pin.
Wednesday night proved to be another quickie for Coach Chad Shirk and the Saucon Valley wrestlers. The Palmerton Blue Bombers rode the bus to Hellertown for a 6 p.m. Colonial League contest with the Panthers. The depleted Bomber squad could have probably saved some gas and squeezed into a minivan to make the trip. Sadly, in what has become a common sight throughout the Colonial League landscape, participation in wrestling has taken a hit. A handful of Bombers did make the trip and did compete, but they headed back home at around 6:30 p.m. with a 62-6 loss to show for their efforts. Once again, from a team perspective, this one was over even before it got started.
Because of their depleted roster, Palmerton conceded forfeits to Saucon Valley’s Aaliyanna Mateo (106), Sophia Riehl (113), Mason Beckowski (138), Jake Jones (172), Ty Pfizenmayer (215) and Dante Mahaffey (285). Before the opening whistle sounded, Saucon had 36-0 advantage.
Panther junior Connor Nicholas looking for six!
The powerful Panthers did win the five bouts that were actually contested. Connor Nicholas (126), Travis Riefenstahl (132) and Liam Scrivanich (160) all won by first-period falls. Scrivanich earned the quick-pin of the night with a :40 flattening. After scoring the first and only takedown of the bout, the bar was open and Nicholas ran it to turn and pin his Palmerton opponent in 1:05. Riefenstahl combined a couple of takedowns with a couple of turns to build a 10-1 lead before finishing with a pin in 1:10.
Saucon Valley junior Chris Arciuolo getting a takedown.
Chris Arciuolo (152) put forth a blue-collar effort to win a scrappy decision over Palmerton’s Daniel Lucykanish. Arciuolo, who was never in any serious trouble, used two takedowns and a second period escape to notch a 5-2 win.
Junior Ty Csencsits of Saucon Valley putting on the pressure.
Ty Csencsits (189) is scoring a lot of points this year. He is pushing the pace and looks smooth doing it. Csencsits used five slick takedowns and tallied eight near-fall points to register a 19-2 technical-fall of the Bombers Jeremy Mooney.
Palmerton’s only points came from Dennis Lombardi (145) who was awarded a forfeit.
There was no bout at 120 as neither team presented a wrestler.
Saucon sophomore Travis Riefenstahl pinning his Palmerton opponent.
Saucon Valley 62, Palmerton 6
- 106- Aaliyana Mateo Sr. SV, winner by forfeit
- 113- Sophia Riehl Sr. SV, winner by forfeit
- 120- No Match
- 126- Connor Nicholas Jr. SV, fall Westin Horn Jr. P, 1:05
- 132- Travis Riefenstahl So. SV, fall Aaron Gardner Jr. P, 1:10
- 138- Mason Beckowski So. SV, winner by forfeit
- 145- Dennis Lombardi Jr. P, winner by forfeit
- 152- Chris Arciuolo Jr. SV, decision Daniel Lucykanish So. P, 5-2
- 160- Liam Scrivanich So. SV, fall Colyn Mertz Jr. P, :40
- 172- Jake Jones So. SV, winner by forfeit
- 189- Ty Csencsits Jr. SV, tech-fall Jeremy Mooney Jr. P, 4:13
- 215- Ty Pfizenmayer So. SV, winner by forfeit
- 285- Dante Mahaffey Jr. SV, winner by forfeit
Up Next: A battle of the unbeaten! Saucon travels to Notre Dame Green Pond on Friday night for what very well could be a 7 p.m. bloodbath. Then, on Saturday morning, the Panthers will welcome the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers to town for brunch (10 a.m.).
Good Luck Panthers. The Source is with you!
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