. Skins provide perfect remedy   By TOM WARING Courier Times E-mail   Neshaminy 36, Pennsbury 14 LANGHORNE - Vic Stanley had the perfect remedy yesterday for his migraines. "You always want to beat Pennsbury," said the Neshaminy High School wrestling coach, who was uncharacteristically quiet on the bench because of his headache. Stanley's migraines were made worse when rival Pennsbury took a 15-12 lead with five bouts to go. But, Neshaminy is much stronger than Pennsbury in the upper weights. How much stronger? Pennsbury finished with 14 points. Neshaminy swept the final five bouts and even gained a point when Pennsbury was called for unsportsmanlike conduct, pulling away for a 36-14 victory. The Redskins, who were coming off a surprisingly close victory over Central Bucks West, improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Suburban One League Patriot Division. "We had a tough time against CB West and we knew Pennsbury was strong down low," said Neshaminy junior 130-pounder Rich Palmer. "Today, we came out really fired up." Pennsbury fell to 7-2 and 3-1. Coach Joe Kiefer was not happy with a bizarre moment that occurred during the third bout. In important matches, there are often two officials. Mitch Paroly was the primary official. Though yesterday's match started 45 minutes late, assistant official Bob McCarney was not in the gym. So, both teams agreed that Brian Howland, an off-duty official who happened to be at the match, would work with Paroly. Kiefer became irate when McCarney eventually appeared and replaced Howland 10 seconds into the third period of the 119-pound bout. The Pennsbury coach said Neshaminy officials promised him before the match that McCarney would not be allowed to replace Howland if he eventually appeared. Nevertheless, Kiefer said afterward that McCarney's presence had nothing to do with the final margin. "I don't want to take anything away from Neshaminy," he said. "They outwrestled us. They were the better team." There was all kind of good news for Neshaminy in the match. Highlights included Dan Stewart's pin at 103 pounds, Palmer's easy victory over Steve Schirner and Todd Mason's late five-point move to win at 152. Even in defeat, a couple of Redskins shined. At 112, Neshaminy's Jon Denny dropped a 7-3 decision to Rick Tosti, who looked very sharp. Stanley praised Denny afterward for wrestling with stitches in his mouth and one day after the death of his grandfather. At 135, Neshaminy freshman Bob Ireland battled well against two-time state qualifier Keith Jones in an 8-2 loss. Tosti, Jones, Joe Bowman, Rich Schirner and Marc Michaud were all winners for Pennsbury, but all settled for simple decisions. Neshaminy also was able to win two of the three bouts that ended 2-1. "We didn't give up bonus points and we won the close ones," said Stanley, who twice retreated to the locker room during the match because of the migraines. Pennsbury has most of its toughest opponents still to come. CB West comes to town on Wednesday. Later in the season, the Falcons will face Council Rock, Central Bucks East and North Penn in a span of eight days. They'll need help from a future Neshaminy opponent to gain at least a share of the division crown. Neshaminy has North Penn and C.B. East up next, then will finish the season at Council Rock on Feb. 11. Rock has beaten Neshaminy the last three years en route to division titles each time. Palmer, for one, thinks it will be different this year. "I can say 100 percent that our team will beat Council Rock," he said. "No doubt." Sunday, January 16, 2000