Quakertown Scares Them All at Ghost Town Duals

12/14/19 10:52pm Posted by editor

Glenn Kaiser recaps Quakertown's title run at the Ghost Town Duals. (Quakertown team photo provided courtesy of Quakertown wrestling, and photo of Pennsbury's Zach Mongillo provided by Glenn Kaiser.)

 

 

QUAKERTOWN SCARES THEM ALL AT GHOST TOWN DUALS

By Glenn Kaiser

 

Abington, PA-Quakertown traveled down Route 309 to Abington High School to take on some Suburban One League foes and others from the Philadelphia area, and the Panthers drove back home big winners.  Quakertown, the front-runner to win the SOL Continental, is also considered one of the top teams in all of District One.  The Panthers did not let the forecasters down or their fans as they stormed through the field at the Ghost Town Duals, hosted by the Abington Ghosts.

 

The Panthers opened with Wissahickon, the reigning SOL American champs, in pool action.  The Trojans were frightened early and often by a strong Panther squad as Zach Borzio decked Matthew Labroli in just :51 seconds at 106-pounds.  Q-town rattled off three straight falls and continued on with nine straight victories, putting Wissahickon away heading into the 170-pound bout.

 

Wissahickon was able to stop the bleeding, if you will, as Kevin Salmon at 170 notched a 9-1 major decision over the Panthers’ Kaden Roesener to finally get the Trojans on the scoreboard.  Dan Keller was the only other Trojan to win as he decked Ralph Martin up at 220-pounds.  The feature match in this first round dual was wrestled by Quakertown’s Patrick McCoy and Wissahickon’s Matt Fritz at 145-pounds.  Both are top tier grapplers in D1, and the match was a close one, essentially won with a first period takedown by McCoy.  McCoy scored a late takedown to make the final score 5-1 as Fritz attempted a desperate headlock near the end of the bout.

 

McCoy is at full strength this season after suffering an injury last year.  With Dominic DeFalco, a 2019 PIAA state qualifier at 138, and McCoy at 145, the Panthers have a solid one-two punch in the middle of their line-up to complement a solid line-up from top to bottom.  Quakertown cruised through their pool in this 12-team dual event, going 4-0 on their way to the finals, and a tussle with Pennsbury, the other pool winner.  Quakertown shut out Northeast High 81-0, spooked out Upper Darby 62-12 and buried Marple-Newtown 75-3.

 

Pennsbury on the other side of the bracket was impressive as well.  The Falcons opened with a 57-12 thrashing of Kennent 57-12, clobbered Penncrest 61-15 and pulled a Houdini on Abington 35-31 with some late heroics.  The Abington Ghosts threw everything they had against the Falcons but came up short on the short end of this tilt.  Pennsbury’s Zach Mongiello was able to snatch a 12-5 win over the Ghosts’ Jake Werner at 106-pounds in between an Abington fall and two bonus point wins, setting up the final bout down 31-29.  The Ghosts’ were forced to use reserve Emmanuel Arthur against the Falcons’ Mason Grodzki at 126-pounds, with Abington starter Colin Hamsher out of the line-up due to concussion protocols from an injury suffered in an earlier match.  Grodzki wasted no time eliminating the Ghosts, as he posted a :19 second fall to advance to the finals.

 

Pennsbury was no threat to the Panthers in the championship match, as they continued to keep all they saw in the fog.  Quakertown used all their signature pinning combinations in this battle to capture the Ghost Town Dual title with a 55-13 victory.  The Panthers notched seven falls in the 14 contested bouts and won all but three bouts.

 

Abington showed its depth and team talent as well, posting a 4-1 record on the day and improving to 8-1 overall in dual meet action.  The Ghosts, coming off a Cedar Crest Duals championship last Saturday, look to be the team to beat in the SOL American.  They are wrestling very well in the early point of the season with a solid line-up that features Shane Rose, Shane Kibler and Colin Hamsher down low, Nicholas Castorina and a rugged group of big men.   The Ghosts cruised through their bracketed pool with wins over Penncrest 63-16, Haverford 63-12 and Kennett 61-17 before dropping their first loss of the season to Pennsbury.

 

Abington Duals 2019 - Quakertown Hs

Match #1 Round 1

Quakertown Hs defeated Wissahickon Hs 60-10 

  • 106 - Zach Borzio (Quakertown Hs) over Matthew Labroli (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:51
  • 113 - Todd McGann (Quakertown Hs) over Ethan Terrenzio (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:45
  • 120 - Kyle Miller (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 126 - Vinny DeSpirito (Quakertown Hs) over DJ Adriaanse (Wissahickon Hs) Dec 8-3
  • 132 - Zach Lewis (Quakertown Hs) over Alex Prieston (Wissahickon Hs) Dec 10-7
  • 138 - Domenic DeFalco (Quakertown Hs) over Charles Jones (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 1:03
  • 145 - Patrick McCoy (Quakertown Hs) over Matt Fritz (Wissahickon Hs) Dec 5-1
  • 152 - Aaron Sanchez (Quakertown Hs) over Owen Dowling (Wissahickon Hs) Dec 6-1
  • 160 - Kyle Goodwin (Quakertown Hs) over Chris Suh (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:52
  • 170 - Kevin Salmon (Wissahickon Hs) over Kaden Roesener (Quakertown Hs) Maj 9-1
  • 182 - Dusten Pompei (Quakertown Hs) over Anhaad Khokhar (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:32
  • 195 - Freddie Retter (Quakertown Hs) over Daniel Barbosa (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:41
  • 220 - Dan Keller (Wissahickon Hs) over Ralph Martin (Quakertown Hs) Fall 5:54
  • 285 - Jeremy McGuigan (Quakertown Hs) over Ryan Lee (Wissahickon Hs) Fall 0:08

Match #2 Round 2

Quakertown Hs defeated Northeast Hs 81-0 

  • 113 - Todd McGann (Quakertown Hs) over Ethan Melendez (Northeast Hs) Fall 1:32
  • 120 - Kyle Miller (Quakertown Hs) over Emmanuel Santana (Northeast Hs) Maj 12-4
  • 126 - Vinny DeSpirito (Quakertown Hs) over Brandon Bohannan (Northeast Hs) TF 15-0
  • 132 - Zach Lewis (Quakertown Hs) over Sameen Atrafi (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:30
  • 138 - Domenic DeFalco (Quakertown Hs) over Nathaniel Asia (Northeast Hs) Fall 1:08
  • 145 - Patrick McCoy (Quakertown Hs) over Joshua Garcia (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:52
  • 152 - Aaron Sanchez (Quakertown Hs) over Ishaq Halimi (Northeast Hs) Fall 1:56
  • 160 - Kyle Goodwin (Quakertown Hs) over Seth Ramos (Northeast Hs) Fall 1:38
  • 170 - Kaden Roesener (Quakertown Hs) over Jacob Soloman (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:37
  • 182 - Dusten Pompei (Quakertown Hs) over Justin Ehredt (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:39
  • 195 - Freddie Retter (Quakertown Hs) over Genad Mohammad (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:16
  • 220 - Alex Bates (Quakertown Hs) over Allassane Sow (Northeast Hs) Fall 4:41
  • 285 - Jeremy McGuigan (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 106 - Zach Borzio (Quakertown Hs) over Samandar (Sam) Sadullaev (Northeast Hs) Fall 0:57

Match #3 Round 4

Quakertown Hs defeated Upper Darby Hs 62-12 

  • 126 - Vinny DeSpirito (Quakertown Hs) over Mohammed Kamal (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 2:51
  • 132 - Zach Lewis (Quakertown Hs) over Joseph O`neill (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 4:48
  • 138 - Domenic DeFalco (Quakertown Hs) over Kyle Cronin (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 1:48
  • 145 - Patrick McCoy (Quakertown Hs) over Colin Rimel (Upper Darby Hs) Dec 5-1
  • 152 - Aaron Sanchez (Quakertown Hs) over Arthur Odongo (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 1:47
  • 160 - Kyle Goodwin (Quakertown Hs) over Alberto Campos (Upper Darby Hs) TF 15-0
  • 170 - Kaden Roesener (Quakertown Hs) over John Bunting (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 0:40
  • 182 - Dusten Pompei (Quakertown Hs) over Walidad Ghuman (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 0:13
  • 195 - Isaiah Poindexter (Upper Darby Hs) over Freddie Retter (Quakertown Hs) Fall 2:31
  • 220 - Ralph Martin (Quakertown Hs) over Patrick Kerwood (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 1:51
  • 285 - Julien Laventure (Upper Darby Hs) over Jeremy McGuigan (Quakertown Hs) Dec 5-2
  • 106 - Zach Borzio (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 113 - Todd McGann (Quakertown Hs) over Anthony Parico (Upper Darby Hs) Fall 0:15
  • 120 - Keito Shaw (Upper Darby Hs) over Kyle Miller (Quakertown Hs) Dec 5-2

Match #4 Round 5

Quakertown Hs defeated Marple Newtown Hs 75-3 

  • 132 - Zach Lewis (Quakertown Hs) over Jordyn Osner (Marple Newtown Hs) Fall 0:14
  • 138 - Domenic DeFalco (Quakertown Hs) over Isaiah Wilson (Marple Newtown Hs) Fall 1:23
  • 145 - Patrick McCoy (Quakertown Hs) over Jimmy Hally (Marple Newtown Hs) Dec 6-2
  • 152 - Jimmy Nania (Marple Newtown Hs) over Aaron Sanchez (Quakertown Hs) Dec 10-5
  • 160 - Kyle Goodwin (Quakertown Hs) over Lane Ebersole (Marple Newtown Hs) Fall 1:02
  • 170 - Kaden Roesener (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 182 - Dusten Pompei (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 195 - Freddie Retter (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 220 - Ralph Martin (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 285 - Jeremy McGuigan (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 106 - Zach Borzio (Quakertown Hs) over Hamza Elfernani (Marple Newtown Hs) Fall 0:25
  • 113 - Todd McGann (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 
  • 120 - Kyle Miller (Quakertown Hs) over Dean Iyoun (Marple Newtown Hs) Fall 1:12
  • 126 - Vinny DeSpirito (Quakertown Hs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 

Match #5 1st Place Match

Quakertown Hs defeated Pennsbury Hs 55-13 

  • 138 - Domenic DeFalco (Quakertown Hs) over Ryan McGurrin (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 0:54
  • 145 - Patrick McCoy (Quakertown Hs) over Matt Dohalick (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 1:15
  • 152 - Aaron Sanchez (Quakertown Hs) over AJ Stephenson (Pennsbury Hs) Dec 4-1
  • 160 - Kyle Goodwin (Quakertown Hs) over Michael Molloy (Pennsbury Hs) Dec 8-6
  • 170 - Malcolm Hunt (Pennsbury Hs) over Kaden Roesener (Quakertown Hs) Fall 5:37
  • 182 - Dusten Pompei (Quakertown Hs) over Ben Fritzsche (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 1:33
  • 195 - Davis Lee (Pennsbury Hs) over Freddie Retter (Quakertown Hs) Dec 5-0
  • 220 - Elijah Slaughter (Pennsbury Hs) over Ralph Martin (Quakertown Hs) Maj 10-2
  • 285 - Jeremy McGuigan (Quakertown Hs) over Kyle Horn (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 2:57
  • 106 - Zach Borzio (Quakertown Hs) over Zack Mongiello (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 3:42
  • 113 - Todd McGann (Quakertown Hs) over Jay Hay (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 1:41
  • 120 - Kyle Miller (Quakertown Hs) over Jared Kelleher (Pennsbury Hs) Fall 1:43
  • 126 - Vinny DeSpirito (Quakertown Hs) over Mason Grodzki (Pennsbury Hs) Dec 7-0
  • 132 - Zach Lewis (Quakertown Hs) over Rocky Moretti (Pennsbury Hs) Maj 9-1

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