Pa. Boys: Mullins' pin is key to Frankford's win

Christopher Mullins not only pinned to help host Frankford past Overbrook, 34-30, in Public League wrestling, but he kept his perfect record unblemished.

Mullins, at 130 pounds, decked his opponent in 3 minutes, 18 seconds and is now 18-0 for the season.

Another Frankford wrestler, Elvis Diaz, picked up a forfeit at 189 and also is 17-0 for the season.

Tony DiPietro earned a third-period pin at 152 pounds as host Northeast remained unbeaten in the league with a 74-6 win over Kensington.

Host Lincoln got a 22-7 decision from 130-pound Justin Large in a 65-18 win over Franklin Towne Charter.

Olney heavyweight Anthony Bonet earned a first-period pin to put his team up for good in a 33-24 win over visiting Central.

Bonet's victory made the score 25-22. Teammate Raabita Abdulhadi also earned a first-period pin at 112 pounds, and Steven Santiago followed that up with a crucial 7-4 win at 119.

Consecutive pins by Danield Karmiev and Christopher Mazza at 152 and 160 gave George Washington a 42-33 win at Edison.

Catholic.

Jay Mendoza, a senior, pinned Dennis Monaghan in the second period of the 171-pound bout to clinch Roman Catholic's 40-29 win over visiting rival St. Joseph's Prep.

Also winning by fall for the Cahillites were Thomas Sinclair (119), Tim Gonzalez (145) and Devon Cob (152).

T.J. Van Horn's 23-second pin in the 135 pound bout was his 95th career win and it helped host North Catholic to a 71-12 win over Cardinal Dougherty.

Casey Kent's 46-second pin at 119 highlighted La Salle's 68-9 win at Father Judge. Ryan Ginsburg (130), Shane Springer (145), Steve Jones (215) and heavyweight Kyle DiGiacobbe also earned pins.

Central.

Matt Moriarity's early second-period pin at 152 raised his record to 11-0 on the season to highlight host Haverford High's 57-12 win over Lower Merion. Teammates Eric Lee (103), Ben Auerbach (112) and Kayvan Halperin (189) also won by fall.

Garnet Valley beat visiting Penncrest, 45-27, behind Joe Marino, who topped Will Resnick, 9-8, in the 140-pound bout between two returning state qualifiers.

Haddon Corbett pinned Kenny Smith in 22 seconds at 189 to lift host Harriton past Marple-Newtown, 42-39.

Ridley won at Strath Haven, 58-18, behind pins from Jesse Conserva (160) and Kevin McLaughlin (189).

Suburban One American.

Host Wissahickon topped Upper Dublin, 40-33, as returning regional qualifier Taylor Franko decisioned Sean Carson, 3-1, at 171. A couple of key pins for the Trojans came from Dave Yannes (103) and Chris Campbell (171).

Suburban One National.

John Trasser's overtime decision over Jarred Parrish in the last bout of the night at 215 pounds gave Abington a 34-32 win at Pennsbury.

Before that, the Ghosts' Ryan Rozniakowski pinned James Padmore in 50 seconds at 189 to close the Pennsbury lead to 32-31. The Falcons had a impressive pin from Matt Johnson at 171, decking Paul Berger.

Pioneer Athletic.

Host Spring-Ford got pins from Ricky Gorvell (125) and Andrew Cooper (152) in a 44-18 win over Methacton.

Boyertown overwhelmed visiting Pottsgrove, 58-6, as Tyler Mauger's major decision at 160 made the score 34-0.

Ches-Mont.

Chris Myers registered a pin at 160 pounds to give host Kennett the lead for good in a 36-28 win over Octorara. Teammate and heavyweight Shawn Stewart pinned Matt Harper in 43 seconds to get the Demons (7-4) off to a good start.

Nonleague.

Episcopal Academy turned back visiting Cardinal O'Hara, 46-26, picking up pins from Michael Murray, Carl Lampe, Tyler Ritrovato, Cody Isdaner and Miguel Acevedo.