FEBRUARY 6, 2015

KING'S WRESTLERS DROP 25-20 DECISION TO ELIZABETHTOWN

WILKES-BARRE — The visiting Elizabethtown College wrestling team won the first four bouts and six of the first eight as the Blue Jays posted a 25-20 victory over host King's College Friday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the win Elizabethtown improved to 4-11 on the year while injury-riddled King's slipped to 4-15.

The Blue Jays captured the 1125-pound class when John Archangelo posted a 12-7 over Jake Daniel. At 133, Bryan Pflanz of the Blue Jays earned a 10-2 major decision over Matt Sparks to forge a 7-0 Elizabethtown lead.  The Blue Jays gained a technical fall at 141 when Chad Lammer posted a 17-1 triumph over Kevin Kelly.  The lead grew to 16-0 after Michael Lammer scored a 12-4 major decision over Giacomo Dinacola at 149.

King's got on the board at 157 when Howard Kilpatrick overcame an early 2-0 deficit before pinning Jordan Moser in 4:46. Keith Wanamaker was dominant in moving up to 165, posting a 16-1 technics fall over Rafi Sayada to bring the Monarchs to within 16-11.

But Elizabethtown regained the momentum when Ezekial Zimmer tallied a 15-0 technical fall over Nathanial Seals, who was up two weight classes for the Monarchs.  The Blue Jays sealed the win at 184 when Luke Fernandez scored a 15-3 major decision over Zachary Smith at 184 to push the team score to 25-14 with two weight classes left.

At 197, King's Ryan Longenberger  scored five takedowns on route to an 11-5 decision over Ben Martin. King's Ralph Bernardo set the final score at 25-20 when he picked up a forfeit at 285.

King's returns to action Tuesday with a 7:00 p.m. Home matchup against the University of Scranton.


Elizabethtown 25 - King's 20
125: John Archangelo (E) dec. Jake Daniel (K), 12-7   (3-0)
133: Bryan Pflanz (E) major dec. Matt Sparks (K), 10-2   (7-0)
141: Chad Lammer (E) tech fall Kevin Kelly (K), 17-1   (12-0)
149: Michael Lammer (E) major dec. Giacomo Dinacola (K), 12-4   (16-0)
157: Howard Kilpatrick (K) pinned Jordan Moser (E), 4:46   (16-6)
165: Keith Wanamaker (K) tech fall Rafi Sayada (E), 16-1  (16-11)
174: Ezekial Zimmer (E) tech fall Nathaniel Seals (K), 15-0  (21-11)
184: Luke Fernandez (E) major dec. Zachary Smith (K), 15-3  (25-11)
197: Ryan Longenberger (K) dec. Benjamin Martin (E), 11-5   (25-14)
285: Ralph Bernardo (K) won by Forfeit  (25-20)

Team Records:
Elizabethtown 4-11
King's- 4-15