IAC WRESTLING: PINS, FORFEITS LIFT NEWARK VALLEY TO 65-12 WIN OVER MORAVIA (2025-01-29)

Tioga County Sports Report
NEWARK VALLEY — Newark Valley won four of the six contested weight classes, three by fall and one by technical fall, and picked up seven forfeits in a 65-12 win over Moravia here Wednesday afternoon in IAC wrestling action.

The Blue Devils took the early lead behind Trever Wells' 18-second fall at 145 pounds, but Marcos Escalante and Logan Woodin each registered first-period falls at 152 and 160, respectively, to put the Cardinals ahead for good, at 12-6.

Six consecutive forfeits to — Gabe Merrill (170), Titus Callahan (190), Jack Blomberg (215), Austin DeBolt (285), Kenny Slater (101), and Jacob Shipman (108) — gave the Cardinals an insurmountable 48-6 lead.

Chance Spoonhower scored a third-period pin at 116, and Leland Houston picked up a forfeit at 124 to stretch the lead to 60-6.

Moravia ace Hunter Boynton's first-period fall at 131 pounds put up the Blue Devils' final points of the night.

Trevor Middendorf closed out the match with a 20-3 technical fall in 3:03 at 138 pounds.

Newark Valley, now 7-1, closes out the dual season Thursday when it hosts Corning.

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IN PHOTO: Newark Valley's Marcos Escalante.

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NEWARK VALLEY 65, MORAVIA 12
145: Trever Wells (M) over Brennan Decker (NV), 0:18;
152: Marcos Escalante (NV) over Levi McDonald (M), 1:39;
160: Logan Woodin (NV) over Anthony Endres (M), 0:41;
170: Gabe Merrill (NV) won by forfeit;
190: Titus Callahan (NV) won by forfeit;
215: Jack Blomberg (NV) won by forfeit;
285: Austin Debolt (NV) won by forfeit;
101: Kenny Slater (NV) won by forfeit;
108: Jacob Shipman (NV) won by forfeit;
116: Chance Spoonhower (NV) over Clayton Wells (M), 5:02;
124: Leland Houston (NV) won by forfeit;
131: Hunter Boynton (M) over Logan Davis (NV), 1:30;
138: Trevor Middendorf (NV) tech. fall Thomas Harriger (M), 20-3 @ 3:03.

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