First Flight hands Manteo wrestling loss
All four Manteo wrestlers were in dual meet wrestling competition against five other schools at an Edenton tournament Saturday, January 5.
In a dual meet against Northeastern, Manteo’s Ryan McOwen won his 182 pound match by pinning Tristen Barr in 4:49. Caleb Maher (113) and Jose Eslava (160) each had forfeit wins in a 48-18 loss to Northeastern.
In action against Pasquotank County, McOwen (182) defeated Kobe Keller with an 18-11 decision, while Eslava (160) and Caleb Carter (220) each had forfeit wins. Pasquotank edged out Manteo 24-15 for the win.
In the dual match against Washington, Ryan McOwen (182) pinned Christian Whitney in 2:15 for the only Manteo victory in that 78-6 loss.
In a match with eight double forfeits, North Pitt was able to hold Manteo scoreless with one decision, two forfeits and three pins for a 33-0 win.
Manteo pulled out two wins against First Flight, but with eight forfeits and three falls to the Nighthawks, it was a 66-12 loss for the Redskins.
Results of the First Flight wrestling match with Manteo
First Flight 66.0 Manteo 12.0
Weight Summary MANTEO FFHS
106 Aaron Martines (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
113 Aiden Pipkin (First Flight) over Caleb Maher (Manteo) (Fall 1:47) 0 6
120 Evan Wienart (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
126 Blake Francis (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
132 Christopher Pokorny (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
138 Double Forfeit 0 0
145 Jack Hawbaker (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
152 Milosz Gargol (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
160 Evan McCrory (First Flight) over Jose Eslava (Manteo) (Fall 0:07) 0 6
170 Scot Brown (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
182 Ryan McOwen (Manteo) over Milroy Yahnert (First Flight) (Fall 2:33) 6 0
195 Jose Daniel Mejia (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
220 Caleb Carter (Manteo) over Unknown (For.) 6 0
285 Jonathan Pharr (First Flight) over Unknown (For.) 0 6
Team Score: 12 66
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