Each of the area’s three high school wrestling teams – Fayetteville-Manlius, East Syracuse-Minoa and CBA/Jamesville-DeWitt – saw its activity curtailed by the latest winter snowstorm.
But the Hornets did get on the mat Thursday night, at Baldwinsville, and built a big early lead before the Bees rallied late and prevailed by a 40-37 margin.
Down 4-0 after one match, the Hornets reeled off five consecutive victories, starting with Tom Quinlan, at 135 pounds, pinning Ryan McArdell late in the second period.
Jon Hajduk (140 pounds) claimed a forfeit, and Ryan Kiggins, at 145 pounds, took just 1:07 to pin Brent Grippe. Tyler Neveldine (152 pounds) maintained the momentum, pulling out a 3-2 decision over James Eustice, and Augie Pavone (160 pounds) earned an 11-3 win over Gunner Stuphen.
However, F-M lost four of the next five matches (three of them forfeits), the only break coming when Sam Wells won his 285-pound clash with Jacob Florack 4-2. So with four matches left, it was tied, 28-28.
B’ville moved ahead when Tim Sposato (103 pounds) picked Eric Mohr. F-M tied it again as Pat Quinlan (112 pounds) pinned Chad McArdell midway through the second period.
After Jacob Norton (119 pounds) lost to Joey Shaheen in a second-period pin, Josh Scalzetti, in the 125-pound finale, had to pin Connor Ross. And though Scalzetti dominated the match, he could only manage a 9-1 decision, not quite enough.
