HS Boys’ Wrestling: Tamaqua rallies past Executive Education
Jonathan Knepper, Tamaqua
TAMAQUA — Dylan Garcia (215) earned a decision in the final contested bout to lift Tamaqua to a 39-30 victory over Executive Education Academy Charter on Thursday in a non-league boys’ wrestling dual meet.
Garcia defeated Jaden Tatis 10-3 in the next-to-last weight, giving the Blue Raiders (2-15) a 33-30 lead. William Behun (285) received a forfeit at the final weight to clinch Tamaqua’s win.
Two forfeits and Jayvian Hernandez’s pin at 121 pounds gave Executive Education (2-8) an 18-6 lead after four bouts. Tamaqua’s points came from Rylan Reitz’s 58-second fall over Richard Camilo at 114.
Tamaqua answered when Brody Schlier (139) pinned Matthew Ramos in 4:35 and Francis Hill (145) received a forfeit to tie the dual at 18.
DeMarcus Shaw (152) put the Raptors back on top with a fall, but Tamaqua’s Troy Hartman (160) and Jonathan Knepper (172) scored back-to-back pins for the Blue Raiders. Hartman stuck Tavares Velazquez in 5:15, and Knepper decked Javon Alvin in 1:53.
Aldo Gomez’s forfeit win at 189 tied the dual again at 30.
Garcia then posted his decision to put Tamaqua ahead to stay.
Tamaqua and Executive Education will join other area teams in the District 11 Wrestling Championships on Feb. 20-21 at Bethlehem Freedom and Liberty High Schools.
