Central Wrestlers Win 3 at Everett Duals

After a tough Mountain League loss to visiting Bellefonte on Jan. 3, the Central High grapplers defeated three of their five opponents at the Bloody Run Duals at Everett on Jan. 5.

Michael Fowkes, wrestling at 182 pounds, started the Jan. 3 action with a fall in just 63 seconds. Alex Bowman (113) later had a decisive 16-4 decision before Logan Marko (160) pinned his man at 5:19.

On Jan. 5, the Dragons defeated Johnstown (42-37), United (69-12) and Juniata Valley (60-18). Central fell short against Forest Hills (62-7) and Tussey Mountain (47-30).

Brandon Holsinger paced the team with a perfect 5-0 record that included three falls, one decision and a forfeit win. Logan Marko, Alex Bowman and Michael Fowkes each went 4-1 with two falls and two forfeit wins each. Ian Couch was 4-1, including a pair of falls, while Jacob Matthews went 3-1 and Lane Kocher went 3-2. Malcom Loucks, Jacob Detwiler and Jared Webb each finished with a pair of victories.

“Obviously it was a busy few days,” Central coach Dave Marko said. “The guys got a lot of action and it was great to see some of the guys step up their performances. Seven of our men finished with winning records and can build on this.

“We host Huntingdon on Thursday and hopefully we can string some positive performances together.”