The John Jay wrestling team suffered a tough loss at home on Wednesday, falling by two points to Mahopac, 38-36.
The Indians (11-7) got wins via pin from Brian Kershner (126 pounds), Graham Bocklet (145), Billy Gossett (195) and Ethan Smith (220), while Giancarlo Geniso won a 5-4 decision at 152 pounds and Nicolai Degenhardt won an 8-6 decision at 106. Chris Kelly won by forfeit at 113 pounds. At 220 pounds, Louis Talia lost a 3-2 decision.
John Jay built a 21-12 lead after Kershner’s win at 126 pounds, but Mahopac (12-8) won the next two matches to go up 22-21. Back-to-back wins by Bocklet and Geniso put John Jay back on top, 30-22, but Mahopac won the next three matches, two of them by pin, to build a 38-30 lead with one match left.
Results were:
Mahopac 38, John Jay 36
220 – Ryan Delahanty (M) dec. Louis Talia, 3-2;
285 – Ethan Smith (JJ) pinned Uriel Roslaes, :35;
99 – Abigail Bunyea (M) won by forfeit;
106 – Nikolai Degenhardt (JJ) dec. Mike Scauzillo, 8-6;
113 – Chris Kelly (JJ) won by forfeit;
120 – Joe Frezza (M) dec. Alec Bersin, 6-0;
126 – Brian Kershner (JJ) pinned Joe Porcelli, 3:14;
132 – Zack Boker (M) pinned Alex Lambiotte, :40;
138 – Chris Cornel (M) maj. dec. Ari Fay, 13-4;
145 – Graham Bocklet (JJ) pinned Mike Tartaglia, :57;
152 – Giancarlo Geniso (JJ) dec. Cody Denapoli, 5-4;
160 – Dan Walsh (M) maj. dec. Andrew O’Connor, 13-3;
170 – Aaron Gallagher (M) pinned Damien Franco, 4:59;
182 – Tim Bunyea (M) pinned Billy Patti, 1:00;
195 – Billy Gossett (JJ) pinned Joe Schech, 1:24.
