SCRANTON, PA (February 12, 2022) -- The King's College wrestling team picked up a big win over Keystone, 36-9, at the Scranton quad match on Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs also dropped a tough battle with the host Royals, falling 24-22.

In their opener against Scranton, the Royals earned two early wins at 125 and 133 to lead 12-0. Then, first year Noah Clawson earned his fourth technical fall win of the season at 141, 20-2, in 5:58 over Scranton's Brandon Judge to put the Monarchs on the board, 12-5.

Junior Robert Zelinski kept things rolling at 149 with his second pin of the season in 4:38 over the Royals Ethan Wilson, inching King's within 12-11. Fellow-junior Colby Spencer earned a 3-2 decision at 157 to give the Monarchs a 14-12 advantage, before Scranton earned wins at 165 and 174 to take the 21-14 lead.

At 184, junior Billy Grace earned big points for King's in a 10-1 major decision victory over Hunter Marhan before first year Jason Sine put King's ahead, 22-21, with a major decision win at 197 over Stephen Murphy. Scranton pulled off the comeback with a decision at 285 to hand King's the heartbreaking 24-22 loss.

King's found their rhythm in a solid team win over Keystone in their second matchup of the day. First year Kyle Miller started the match up strong with an 11-7 decision over Kenny Santiago at 125 before junior Gus Petruske IV and Clawson earned back-to-back pins at 133 and 141 to build a 15-0 advantage. Petruske earned his seventh pin of the season in 1:45 over Derek Torres, while Clawson completed his second pin in an impressive 13 seconds over Clayton Shaw.

At 149, Zelinski earned a 9-4 decision followed by a Colby Spencer win at 157 as the Monarchs built a dominating 23-0 advantage. The Giants got on the board with a decision win at 165 before senior Kade Kravits recorded his eleventh pin of the year in 2:04 over Christian Micikas to lead 29-3.

King's went 2-for-3 in the final three weight classes as Grace earned a 3-0 decision at 184 and Sine won by a 12-4 major decision as the Monarchs defeated the Giants, 36-9.

The Monarchs have one more matchup to end their 2021-22 regular season on Thursday, February 17 at home in McGrane Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. against cross-town rival Wilkes before they prepare for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, beginning on February 25.

Scranton 24, King's 22:
125 - Matthew DiGennaro (S) pinned Kyle Miller, 1:16 (6-0).
133 - Matthew Murawski (S) pinned Gus Petruske, 3:59 (12-0).
141- Noah Clawson (K) tech. fall Brandon Judge, 20-2, 5:58 (12-5).
149 - Robert Zelinski (K) pinned Ethan Wilson, 4:38 (12-11).
157 - Colby Spencer (K) dec. Daniel Kosinski, 3-2 (12-14).
165 - Jeremiah Oakes (S) pinned Jackson Mercantonio, 1:15 (18-14).
174 - William Laughlin (S) dec. Kade Kravits, 7-0 (21-14).
184 - Billy Grace (K) maj. dec. Hunter Marhan, 10-1 (21-18).
197 - Jason Sine (K) maj. dec. Stephen Murphy, 13-4 (21-22).
285 - John Murphy (S) dec. Dave White, 3-1 (24-22).

King's 36, Keystone 9:
125 - Kyle Miller (Ki) dec. Kenny Santiago, 11-7 (3-0).
133 - Gustav Petruske IV (Ki) pinned Derek Torres (Ke), 1:45 (9-0).
141 - Noah Clawson (Ki) pinned Clayton Shaw (Ke), 0:13 (15-0).
149 - Robert Zelinski (Ki) dec. Dalton Klinges (Ke), 9-4 (18-0).
157 - Colby Spencer (Ki) by disqualification over C.J. Riccobono (Ke) (23-0).
165 - Elijah Morder (Ke) dec. Jackson Marcantonio, 14-10 (23-3).
174 - Kade Kravits (Ki) pinned Christian Micikas, 2:04 (29-3).
184 - Billy Grace (Ki) dec. Jonathan Grimm, 3-0 (32-3).
197 - Jason Sine (Ki) maj. dec. Brandon Crusen, 12-4 (36-3).
285 - Jeremy McGuigan (Ke) pinned David White, 2:37 (36-9).