NTL WRESTLING: CANTON RALLIES TO TOP ATHENS, 38-24, IN FINAL DUAL OF SEASON (24 PHOTOS) (2024-02-06)

Valley Sports Report
ATHENS - Athens took a quick 18-0 lead, but only won one bout the remainder of the match in a 38-24 loss to Canton in the final NTL wrestling dual of the season here Tuesday night.

Freshman Landon Layman opened the night with a win over Carter Inman by injury default in their 189-pound match-up. Layman scored a takedown, and two near-fall points in the first period, and led 4-1 in the second period when Inman suffered an apparent shoulder injury and could not continue.

Junior Caleb Nason made it 12-0 for the Wildcats with a pin of Leland Pepper in 2:45 at 215 pounds.

At 285 pounds, senior Josh Nittinger took Mason Harold down directly to his back and scored a quick fall in 24 seconds to give the Wildcats an 18-0 lead.

After a forfeit at 107 put the Warriors on the board, Lyle Vermilya won Canton’s first bout on the mat, pinning Athens senior Mason Vanderpool in 4:50 to close the gap to 18-12. Vermilya had a seven-point second period, and led 11-0 at the time of the fall.

Freshman Lucas Persun scored Athens’ last points of the night, decking Joe Luner in 38 seconds to give the Wildcats a 24-12 lead.

Canton’s Carson Rockwell (disqualification), and Cohen Landis (pin) picked up six-point wins at 133 and 139, respectively, for the Warriors to tie the bout at 24-24, then Ryland Sakers gave them the lead for good, at 27-24, with an 11-5 decision of Hayden Mercer at 152 pounds.

After an Athens forfeit at 160 pounds sealed the victory for Canton, Hudson Ward put the finishing touches on the win with a 22-6 technical fall of senior Kaiden Parrish.

Athens returns to action Feb. 17 at the North Section Championships.

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CANTON 38, ATHENS 24
189: Landon Layman (A) over Carter Inman (C), injury default;
215: Caleb Nason (A) by fall over Leland Pepper (C), 2:45;
285: Joshua Nittinger (A) by fall over Mason Harold (C), 0:24;
107: Levi Vermilya (C) won by forfeit;
114: No match;
121: Lyle Vermilya (C) by fall over Mason Vanderpool (A), 4:50;
127: Lucas Persun (A) by fall over Joe Luner (C), 0:38;
133: Carson Rockwell (C) over Joshua Courtney (A), DQ;
139: Cohen Landis (C) by fall over Brendan Cooke (A), 1:38;
145: No match;
152: Ryland Sakers (C) dec. Hayden Mercer (A). 11-5;
160: Aydin Holcomb (C) won by forfeit;
172: Hudson Ward (C) tech. fall Kaiden Parrish (A), 22-6.

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