Braves Wrestlers Win Two on the Road

by Rob Folk

Posted on January 6, 2010

The Braves youth wrestling team visited the Pennridge Rams on Jan. 3. In Junior Varsity action, the Braves' Dillynn Lockhoff posted a 14-0 major decision over Jack Fallon, and Zakary Rek defeated Kevin Lewman 6-3.

Eight Braves wrestlers received forfeits, and the JV club coasted to a 55-29 victory.

An exciting varsity match began with four consecutive Braves' pins by Jonathan Hansen, Bryce Lesko, Matt Martin, and Maxwell Schultz. Jared Kuhns' 10-2 major decision over Andrew Saville made the score 28-6, Upper Perk. Pennridge surged back with four straight pins of their own in the middle weights to take a 30-28 lead. Bryan Pijanowski pinned the Rams' Kalvine Esterline, and Mike Lockhoff's 12-2 major over Levi Swanger put the Braves back on top 38-30.

The Rams came right back with two more pins to retake the lead, 42-38, with only two matches remaining. In a pair of must-win matches, Upper Perk's Tristan Bradley pinned Mikey Roeder in 1:21, and Billy Brower followed with a dramatic pin over Andrew Reinhold seconds before time expired, giving the Braves a 50-42 victory. Their next match is at Souderton on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 6:30.

In other Braves' news, several members of the club participated in the Pottsgrove Holiday Tournament on Jan. 2. Maxwell Schultz, Matt Martin, and Jack Cupitt took third-place honors, Nathan Reinhart, Jared Kuhns, and Jacob Folk placed second, and Matt Reinhart brought home first place honors.

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