NTL WRESTLING: NORTH PENN-LIBERTY EARNS DUAL MEET WIN OVER WELLSBORO (January 4, 2024)Northern Tier WEST Sports ReportBLOSSBURG — North Penn-Liberty won three of the five contested weight classes against Wellsboro here Thursday night and received five forfeit wins on their way to a 45-30 dual meet win over the Hornets.
Following a forfeit win for Charles Aumick at 114 pounds, Liberty’s Bryce Pequignot pinned Gavyn Jelliff in 54 seconds at 121 pounds for a 12-0 lead.
Forfeits for Brayden Pequignot at 127 and Trinity Robinson at 133 gave the Mounties a 24-0 lead.
Wellsboro’s Wyatt Kilburn got the Hornets on the scoreboard with a 3:26 fall at 139 pounds over Brady Bower and NPL’s Riley Oakes took a forfeit at 145 to up the Mountie lead to 30-6.
Liberty’s Gabe Bellows pinned Silas Mickey in 2:28 at 152 before Wellsboro’s Jacob Dean earned a fall at 160 in 52 seconds over Ryan Roupp and the Mounties led 36-12.
In the match of the night, Liberty’s Easton Pequignot earned a hard-fought, 6-4 win in the third overtime period over Hornet Ryder Bowen at 172 pounds and a 39-12 Mountie lead. Three forfeits for Wellsboro at 189, 215 and 285 closed the gap to 39-30 and Parker Jackson’s forfeit win at 107 pounds for Liberty provided the 45-30 final score.
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MATCH RESULTS
114 - Charles Aumick (NPL) won by forfeit (6-0)
121 - Bryce Pequignot (NPL) pinned Gavyn Jelliff, 0:54 (12-0)
127 - Brayden Pequignot (NPL) won by forfeit (18-0)
133 - Trinity Robinson (NPL) won by forfeit (24-0)
139 - Wyatt Kilburn (W) pinned Brady Bower, 3:26 (24-6)
145 - Riley Oakes (NPL) won by forfeit (30-6)
152 - Gabriel Bellows (NPL) pinned Silas Mickey, 2:28 (36-6)
160 - Jacob Dean (W) pinned Ryan Roupp, 0:52 (36-12)
172 - Easton Pequignot (NPL) dec. Ryder Bowen, 6-4 TB (39-12)
189 - Evan Ingerick (W) won by forfeit (39-18)
215 - Cooper Jones (W) won by forfeit (39-24)
285 - Hayden Stevens (W) won by forfeit (39-30)
107 - Parker Jackson (NPL) won by forfeit (45-30)
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PHOTOS: Lance Larcom
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