STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Petrides wrestling team won its second match of the season Friday, pinning Leon Goldstein of Brooklyn, 57-18, in a PSAL 1A Brooklyn/Staten Island division encounter.
The Panthers were never in danger as they jumped out to leads of 11-0, 21-6 and 51-12.
Petrides’ lone loss on the mat occurred at 138 pounds when sophomore Dexter Lincoln was injured during his bout and was unable to continue.
Coach Dave Olah was happy with the win and the team’s 2-0 start in league play, but said there is a lot of work ahead as the team gets deeper in the schedule.
“We are still looking to increase our numbers and get the guys that were on the football team back into wrestling shape and up to speed,” Olah said. “We are going to have to rely on some veterans like Rocky (Molinare), Julian (Orellana), Marco (Michielli) and Robert (Alincaj) to help carry us until we are at full strength. We want to be hitting on all cylinders come mid-January as we get ready to head into the postseason.
The Panthers will compete on Saturday at the Cardozo Invitational in Queens before returning home Tuesday at 5 p.m. when they wrestle Grand Street Campus.
103 — Sara Romero won by borfeit
110 — Giovanni Molinare won by technical fall, 19-4
118 — Petrides loses by forfeit
126 — Rocky Molinare won by technical fall, 17-2
132 — Bradley Munoz won by technical fall, 18-3
138 — Dexter Lincoln lost by injury default
144 — Julian Orellana won by pin
150 — Marco Michielli won by pin
157 — Robert Alincaj won by forfeit
165 — Elias Hardt won by pin
175 — Zayd Albaz won by pin
190 — Petrides loses by forfeit
215 — Alex Baez won by pin
285 — No contest
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