CENTRAL NEW YORK – In action one more time before the holiday break, the Cazenovia wrestling team traveled to Jordan-Elbridge Wednesday night and only claimed two wins on the mat in a 53-12 defeat to the Eagles.
J-E won every single bout from 110 to 160 pounds, with only Bryce Enders, at 145, and Broden Enders, at 152, able to go all six minutes, and even they were shut out – Bryce by Henry Smith 7-0, Broden by Jack Lamson 10-0.
Not until John Fowler wrestled at 172 pounds did Cazenovia get on the board, Fowler pinning Drake Allen early in the second period. Then Kaleb Hurley (285 pounds) closed it out with a 91-second pin over Aiden Baker.
Back on Monday, Chittenango went up against East Syracuse Minoa and managed to defeat the Spartans 40-30, helped by winning five straight bouts late in the match.
Though two of those bouts were forfeits to Edward Geer (145 pounds) and Peter Schulz (172), Wesley Chandler (152 pounds) and Quentin Mohamed (160 pounds) both earned second-period pins over, respectively, Aden Dewald and Daniel Diaz.
And Andrew Bailey, with his 78-second pin over 189-pound opponent Andrew Lamarche, clinched the match for the Bears in the penultimate bout.
Dan Mahle, at 110 pounds, defeated Peyton Spencer 17-7, and Kole Smith prevailed at 132 pounds when his ESM opponent, Owen Roche, was disqualified.
Chittenango then faced Homer two nights later and fell 42-24 to the Trojans, who featured last year’s state Division II champion at 215 pounds, Sam Sorsenson, who pinned Jacob Ezzo at the end of the first period.
Two Bears wins were forfeits to Mahle and Luke Martin at 215 pounds. Mohamed pinned Chris Slade early in the second period as Geer edged Dominic Burlingame 5-3 and Bailey beat Maddox Johnson 4-2.
