FEBRUARY 18, 2016

KING'S WRESTLERS DROP FINAL DUAL MEET OF THE SEASON TO WILKES

WILKES-BARRE - The host Wilkes University wrestling team jumped out to a 19-0 lead en route to posting a 41-6 victory over visiting King's College in the Monarchs final dual meet of the 2015-16 season.

Wilkes posted two technical falls, a pin, and a decision in thee first five bouts before Howard Kilpatrick got King's on the board with a 3-2 decision at 157.  Kilpatrick improved to 23-7 on the year with the win

Wilkes then got a major decision at 165, and a pin at 184, sandwiched around a pair of forfeit victories at 174 and 197 to push the lead to 41-3.

King's picked up a decision in the final bout when Ralph Bernardo earned an 11-4 victory to set the final score. Bernardo upped his season ledger to 19-8.

King's will be idle until the Monarchs compete in the NCAA East Regional Championships February 27-28 at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Va.

Wilkes 41, King's 6

125 – M. Fleck (W)  tech. fall James Wright (K) 16-0 (2:33)

133 – R. Gilson (W) dec. Jake Daniel (K) 11-6

141 – J. Lopez (W) fall Kevin Kelly (K) 1:39

149 – J. Evans (W) tech. fall Tony Immediato (K) 19-3 (7:00)

157 – Howard Kilpatrick (K) dec. N. Racanelli (W) 3-2

165 – A. Gyenizs (W)  major dec. Keith Wanamaker (K) 11-2

174 – Jacob Brook (W) wins by forfeit

184 – K. Diesel (W) fall Nick Price (K) 1:35

197 – N. Dawson (W) wins by forfeit

285 – Ralph Bernardo (K) dec. Z. Faust (W) 11-4

Exhibition

149 – R. Hawkins (W) fall K. Williamson (K) 1:28