Shorewood Wrestling team tops cross-town rival Shorecrest

from Derek Norton

The Shorewood wrestling team defeated Shorecrest 44-27 Thursday at Shorecrest by dominating the lower weight classes.

Shorewood wrestlers won the first seven bouts and jumped out to a commanding 38-0 lead going into the 145-pound match.

Shorewood freshman Matthew Floresca moved up from the 112-pound division to 119 pounds and earned a 7-1 victory over Shorecrest's Jesus Escalona to set the tone.

Shorecrest senior Nick Kelly avenged two previous losses to David Ball, beating Ball 3-2. Shorecrest won the next two bouts by pin to get back into the match.

Shorecrest's run was stopped short, as Konnor Carpenter scored a late one-point escape and two-point takedown to win the 171–pound bout over Matthew Brennan, 12-9.

Shorewood improved its dual-meet record to 2-1 in the Wesco 3A league and 5-5 overall. Shorecrest is 1-3 in the league and 1-5 overall.

Shorewood 44, Shorecrest 27

Thursday, Jan. 13

At Shorecrest High School

103- Alex Lee (SW) pinned Erik Fussel (SC)

112- Daniel Yun (SW) won by forfeit

119- Matthew Floresca (SW) won by decision over Jesus Escalona (SC)

125- Brandon Leach (SW) pinned Josiah Glessner (SC)

130- Rikio Campbell (SW) pinned Irshad Mufti (SC)

135- Ian Ducey (SW) technical fall over Joshua Horton (SC)

140- Kyle Floresca (SW) pinned Ricky Moraguez (SC)

145- Nick Kelly (SC) decision over David Ball (SW) 3-2

152- Bryan Officer (SC) pinned Taz Frazier (SW)

160- Drew Arbanasin (SC) pinned Cole Carlstrom (SW)

171- Konnor Carpenter (SW) decision over Matthew Brennan (SC) 12-9

189- Joel Smith (SW) decision over David Gillespie (SC) 4-2

215- Alejandro Loeza (SC) pinned Chris Lee (SW)

Hvy- Ian Bolstad (SC) pinned Taylor Winsor (SW)