Sun, Jan 16, 2000 
         
         
Neshaminy overpowers
         Pennsbury 
         
         
By RICK FORTENBAUGH of the TRENTONIAN
         
         
Staff Writer
         
         
LANGHORNE, Pa.-- Prior to yesterday's match against
         arch-rival Neshaminy, Pennsbury coach Joe Kiefer said his
         team's chances would largely depend on not getting pinned.
         
         
         
Well, as it turned out, it was Kiefer's worst fears
         coming true as Neshaminy pinned in four weights to drub the
         Falcons, 36-14, and avenge last year's stunning upset loss
         to Pennsbury in style.
         
         
"Of course I'm pleased because we beat Pennsbury,' said
         Neshaminy coach Vic Stanley. "We don't want to share the
         league title with anybody and to do that we have to beat
         everybody.
         
         
"Any win over Pennsbury is big.'
         
         
Neshaminy, which is now 4-0, got off to a strong start
         right away when Dan Stewart used a near-side cradle to drop
         Jeronimo Vasquez at the 3:43 mark at 103 pounds.
         
         
This was exactly the kind of bonus points Pennsbury (7-2)
         could not afford to give up and the tone of the match in
         front of a subdued crowd had already been set.
         
         
Pennsbury is best down below and through the middle, and
         the Falcons did hold their own in this area. Rick Tosti had
         probably the top win for the Falcons when he used two
         takedowns in the third period to defeat Truman transfer Jon
         Denny, 7-3, at 112 pounds.
         
         
Pennsbury also got decisions from Joe Bowman (125), Keith
         Jones (135), Rich Schirner and Marc Michaud (145).
         
         
Schirner's win was the biggest at the time because he
         bumped up to take on Pat Warusz and posted 2-1 victory.
         
         
On the other hand, Pennsbury was no doubt hoping for more
         from two-time state qualifier Jones, who was forced to
         settle for an 8-2 victory over Bob Ireland.
         
         
With Michaud's victory at 145, Pennsbury had captured
         five of the first eight bouts. The only problem was,
         Pennsbury's lead was only three points.
         
         
"Our young guys in the middle did a great job,' said
         Stanley. "I thought our entire team came through. They came
         to wrestle Pennsbury.'
         
         
Everybody knew what was coming after Michaud. Although
         Pennsbury's Bob Speer scored back points against Todd Mason
         at 152 in the third period to knot the match at 7-all, Mason
         recovered and was able to use a peterson roll late in the
         third period for a 12-6 win.
         
         
From there, Neshaminy got pins from defending state champ
         Mike Pirozzola, Jack Fleming and heavyweight Joe Mitskas to
         win going away and show it's going to be a very tough team
         to stop in the Suburban One National League's Patriot
         Division.
         
         
Neshaminy (4-0) 36
         
         
Pennsbury (7-2) 14
         
         
103-Stewart (N) p. Vasquez, 3:43; 112-Tosti (P) d. Denny,
         7-3; 119-O'Neill (N) d. Sujdak, 7-3; 125-Bowman (P) d.
         Kokinda, 13-7; 130-Palmer (N) d. S. Schirner, 8-2; 135-Jones
         (P) d. Ireland, 8-2; 140-R. Schirner (P) d. Warusz, 2-1;
         145-Michaud (P) d. Frazer, 12-6; 152-Mason (N) d. Speer,
         12-7; 160-Pirozzola (N) p. McCall, :42; 171-Atkinson (N) d.
         Schimpf, 2-1; 189-Fleming (N) p. Frain, :58; Hvy-Mitskas (N)
         p. Malenfant, 5:54.
         
         
One team deducted from Pennsbury.