Expand<\/a><\/p>\nS. ABINGTON TWP. \u2014 Sometimes in wrestling, you just have to keep fighting \u2014 no matter how dire the situation seems.<\/p>\n
Abington Heights\u2019 Eddie Reed learned that Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
With the match tied after six bouts, the Comets sophomore controlled his 145-pound match against Delaware Valley\u2019s Xavier Sieber into the second period, building a three-point lead.<\/p>\n
That was until he got caught.<\/p>\n
Sieber secured the takedown, put Reed right to his back and hunted for the pin.<\/p>\n
However, Reed never gave up, staving off the pin and eventually securing a third-period fall to give Abington Heights a six-point advantage.<\/p>\n
From there, the Comets won four of the last six bouts to beat Delaware Valley, 40-23, and capture the Lackawanna League Division I title at Abington Heights High School.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I was feeling really good the whole match, and then I got caught and honestly I don\u2019t even know how I really got out of that,\u201d Reed said. \u201cI was really fighting for it, and I was able to get out and really capitalize on that. Then, I was able to come and get that pin, and it was really great for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reed secured a takedown in the first and second periods to take a 6-3 advantage after Sieber\u2019s three escapes. However, Sieber countered Reed\u2019s shot and got him in a headlock for a seven-point move. Sieber worked for the pin, but Reed slithered away and got a reversal. Sieber escaped and took an 11-8 lead into the third period.<\/p>\n
Reed chose down and got an escape to cut the deficit to 11-9. Then, Reed survived a scramble, got a double-leg takedown and secured the pin with 43 seconds left in the third period to give Abington Heights a 21-15 advantage with six bouts left.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that point, I was just trying to get out and get that takedown so I could win,\u201d Reed said. \u201cBut then I got that pin, which really helped out the team which I\u2019m really proud about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then the Comets (4-0) rattled off three straight wins to secure the match and their first Division I title since 2023.<\/p>\n
Chace Berry (152) secured an escape and a takedown in the third period for an 11-1 major decision over Colton Eckert, Lucas Drake (160) pinned Nick D\u2019Ambola in the second period and senior Ayden Kane (172) locked down the win on Abington Heights\u2019 Senior Night with a 10-3 decision over Marley McAfee, creating an insurmountable 34-15 lead with three bouts left.<\/p>\n
Frank Scialpi (215), the Comets\u2019 only other senior to wrestle Wednesday, pinned Ethan Capo in 19 seconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve been building up to for my entire career,\u201d Scialpi said of the league title. \u201cI\u2019ve started freshmen year and this is the last time to do this, so it\u2019s pretty big.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Abington Heights senior is ranked 25th in the state at 215 according to PA Power Wrestling and is 17-3 on the season and 4-0 with three first-period pins and a forfeit win in league matches. Last season, Scialpi went 28-23.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a lot quicker on my feet,\u201d Scialpi said. \u201cI put in that work in the offseason, and I\u2019m just a lot quicker overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delaware Valley (2-2) took an 11-0 lead after a forfeit at 107 and Zion Colon\u2019s 19-4 technical fall over Lucas Kareha at 114.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when backup Justin Baret stepped up and got the Comets\u2019 first win of the night. The sophomore wrestled just three matches this season before Wednesday \u2014 all in the 133-pound weight class. With the outright division title at stake, his team needed him at 121.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really worked hard, he made weight and that was so key to the win,\u201d Abington Heights coach Gregory Theony said. \u201cIt was a place where we didn\u2019t have anybody tonight because we rested one of our guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Baret secured three takedowns and held on for a 9-5 decision over Angelo Cosentino to cut Abington Heights\u2019 deficit to 11-3.<\/p>\n
\u201cJustin stepping in the lineup and getting some early takedowns I think gave him some confidence to keep working hard,\u201d Theony said. \u201cAnd we just keep telling him keep your hips up, keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n
That set up Abington Heights star freshman Brady Full, ranked eighth in the state at 127, and junior Mason Whitney, ranked fourth in the state at 133, as both secured pins to give the Comets a 15-11 lead.<\/p>\n
Drew Churchill (139) turned a 4-3 decision into an 11-3 major over Braghan Pallis with a seven-point move in the third period to tie the match at 15 before Reed\u2019s pin.<\/p>\n
After this weekend\u2019s Coal Cracker Tournament at Lehighton High School, Abington Heights will look to capture its first District 2 Class 3A duals title since 2022. As of Wednesday night, the Comets were ranked third in the power ratings behind Wallenpaupack and Hazleton Area. The top eight secure a spot in the tournament, which starts Wednesday with quarterfinal and semifinal rounds and the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds hosting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just continue doing what we\u2019ve been doing and continue working hard,\u201d Scialpi said.<\/p>\n
Jeremiah Segal (189), the Warriors\u2019 only senior, and Michael Seltzer (285) added a tech. fall and a 1-0 decision, respectively, for Delaware Valley, which is ranked sixth in the power rankings.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things we need this crew to learn, because they\u2019re all coming back, is team. The team mentality. Doing what\u2019s best for the team,\u201d Delaware Valley coach Lou DeLauro said. \u201cMaking weight in the weight class you should be at, and the little things. The little things are what matter, and again, that\u2019s what we\u2019re working on. We\u2019re getting there.\u201d<\/p>\n
107: Kahmar (DV) by forfeit; 114: Colon (DV) tech. fall Kareha, 19-4; 121: Baret (AH) dec. Cosentino, 9-5; 127: Full (AH) pinned Elliott, 1:45; 133: Whitney (AH) pinned Snyder, 2:50; 139: Churchill (DV) maj. dec. Pallis, 11-3; 145: Reed (AH) pinned Sieber, 5:17; 152: Berry (AH) maj. dec. Eckert, 11-1; 160: Drake (AH) pinned D\u2019Ambola, 2:35; 172: Kane (AH) dec. McAfee, 10-3; 189: Segal (DV) tech. fall Brower, 19-2; 215: Scialpi (AH) pinned Capo, :19; 285: Seltzer (DV) dec. Wheeler, 1-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abington Heights\u2019 Justin Baret, left, wrestles Delaware Valley\u2019s Angelo Cosentino in the 121-pound match Wednesday night at Abington…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[305,178,180,179,726],"class_list":["post-95597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-high-school-sports","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-04.jpg\"\/)
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-06.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-13.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-07.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Delaware](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-16.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-11.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Delaware](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-18.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-14.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-15.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Delaware](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-08.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Delaware](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-17.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-03.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-12.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-05.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Abington](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-10.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n![\"Delaware](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/STT-L-DVAHMATS-0121-02.jpg?w=620\")
<\/p>\n