Hornets wrestlers fall to North Penn, 54-12

By: Ed Weaver  /  January 9, 2015

The Wellsboro Varsity Wrestling team dropped another league match to rival North Penn on Thursday, January 8.

Junior Owen Covert picked up the Hornets' first win of the contest as he defeated North Penn's Justin Kriner by a 3-2 decision at 285 lbs. to put the Hornets up 3-0. The lead wouldn't last long due to the Hornets' low numbers as North Penn earned five forfeit victories to go up 30-6.

At 145 lbs. Junior Vincent DeRita was pinned by Dewey Wise in 1:30 to give the Panthers a 36-3 lead. Senior Jack Chambers picked up the second of three wins for Wellsboro when we pinned Jaycob Myers in 3:10 after trailing 9-4 at one point of the match. Sophomore Kaleb Smith got the final Hornets' win in the last match of the night by 5-4 decision over Patrick Ross at 220 lbs.

Wellsboro's Middle School team picked up their third win of the season with a 48-27 victory over the Panthers.

With the loss, the Hornets fall to 1-9 (0-4 NTL). The team will be back in action on Tuesday, January 13 as they host Canton.