FEBRUARY 10, 2015

KING'S WRESTLERS EDGE SCRANTON, 23-18

WILKES-BARRE — The King's College wrestling team won just one of seven matches wrestled but picked up three victories by forfeit as the Monarchs registered a 23-18 victory over the University of Scranton Tuesday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the win King's improved to 5-15 while Scranton slipped to 5-13.

After Scranton's Bradon Davis picked up a 4-2 decision at 125, King's took a 5-3 lead when Matt Sparks posted a 16-1 technical fall victory at 133. Scranton, however, won the next five matches with decisions from James Kelly (141), Patrick Brown (149), Ian Evans (157), Zach D'Apolito (165) and Shawn Flesche (174) to build a 18-5 lead.

But King's Nathaniel Seals, Ryan Longenberger, and Ralph Bernardo were each awarded forfeits at 184, 197, and 285 to give the Monarchs the final 18 points of the match.

King's will close out the regular-season Thursday, February 19 with a 7:00 p.m. Home matchup against crow-town rival Wilkes.

King's 23 - Scranton 18
125: Brandon Davis (S) dec. Jake Daniel (K), 4-2   (0-3)
133: Matt Sparks (K) tech fall James Samson (S), 16-1   (5-3)  
141: James Kelly (S) dec. Kevin Kelly (K), 6-1   (5-6)
149: Patrick Brown (S) dec. Giacomo Dinacola (K), 5-1   (5-9)
157: Ian Evans (S) dec. Howard Kilpatrick (K), 4-3   (5-12)
165: Zachary D'Apolito (S) dec. Keith Wanamaker (K), 7-3   (5-15)
174: Shawn Flesche (S) dec. Zachary Smith (K), 9-2   (5-18)
184: Nathaniel Seals (K) won by Forfeit   (11-18)
197: Ryan Longenberger (K) won by Forfeit   (17-18)
285: Ralph Bernardo (K) won by Forfeit   (23-18)
 
Team Records:
University of Scranton 5-13
King's College 5-15
 
Official: Rob Butka