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Warrior grapplers top South Williamsport
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | January 8, 2020
The Canton Varsity Wrestling team came off a major NTL win over Wyalusing last Saturday and beat South Williamsport 48-17 on Tuesday, January 7.
Garrett Storch started off the evening with a forfeit at 182 which led to 4 consecutive wins. Dereck Atherton-Ely (195), Trevor Williams (220), and Jaden Fantini-Hulslander (285) rolled off three straight pins to give Canton a quick 24-0 lead.
Bailey Ferguson split a pair of South Williamsport wins at 106 and 126, Hayden Ward scored a 1:26 pin fall at 132, then Brenen Taylor (152), Zeke Gilliland (160), and Timmy Ward (170) scored a pin and pair of decisions in the final three matches.
The win keeps the Warriors undefeated at 5-0 (4-0 NTL) and tied atop the league standings with Athens. Canton travels to Northeast Bradford tonight.
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Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
