NTL WRESTLING: TOWANDA TAKES SECOND AT THEIR FLYNN DUALS (January 11, 2026)
Northern Tier Sports ReportTOWANDA — Towanda went 4-1 to take second at their Flynn Duals on Saturday, coming up just short to Port Allegany in the round robin format.
“I’d rather go 5-0 and take first, but all in all, it was a well wrestled day,” Towanda coach Bill Sexton said. “I thought we wrestled very well today. Right from the get go we got going on Troy, and then had a real good comeback against Delone Catholic. They got off to an impressive lead against us, but our kids knocked down, and took it to them and got us back in it. I thought we wrestled a competitive match with Port Allegany. Tanner (Vanderpool) getting hurt before the match, that didn’t help us in that one, and then (Hagen) Jones getting hurt in that match kind of swung some things. That’s not making excuses, I think they probably were the better team, but I think we could have been a lot closer, and maybe had a chance. I think we rebounded well from that - we took it to Western Wayne, and Sullivan County afterwards, so I’ll take 4-1.”
The Knights opened by beating Troy 58-10, then rallied from a 25-0 deficit to top Delone Catholic 48-25.
Port Allegany edged them 35-27, with the Knights beating Western Wayne (57-12), and Sullivan County (48-21) to end the day.
Gage Evans, Reese Sluyter, and Kolton McPeak all went 5-0 on the day for Towanda, as Dillon Sbragia went 4-0.
Mason Harbst, Finn Brennan, and Hagen Jones all going 4-1, with Brayden Fessenden, and Bryghton Yale each going 3-2.
Tanner Vanderpool went 1-1, as Jayden Stranger finished 2-3. Dom Miller finished 1-4, Lydinn Bailey went 0-2, with Hunter Williams, and Aidan Blokzyl both finishing 0-1.
In the win over Troy Yale (133), Vanderpool (139), Jones (145), Evans (152), McPeak (172), and Brennan (215) all got falls as Fessenden (121), Stranger (127), and Sbragia (189) all had forfeits.
Sluyter (160) scored a 9-0 major.
Against Delone Jones (145), Evans (152), McPeak (189), and Brennan (215) all had falls, with Sluyter (160), Sbragia (172), Harbst (107), and Miller (285) all had forfeits.
In the loss to Port Evans (152), Sluyter (160), McPeak (172), and Harbst (107) all had falls, as Yale (139) scored an 18-8 major decision.
In the win over Western Wayne Stranger (127), Yale (133), Jones (145), Sbragia (172), McPeak (189), Brennan (215), and Fessenden (121) all had falls, as Harbst (107) scored a forfeit.
Sluyter (152), and Evans (160) each had a tech fall.
In the win over the Griffins Jones (145), Evans (152), Sluyter (160), McPeak (172), Brennan (215), and Harbst (107) all had falls, as Fessenden (121), and Sbragia (189) each had forfeits.
It’ll be another busy week for Towanda with Warrior Run on Wednesday, followed by a trip down river to Wyalusing on Friday.
“We had a lot of kids that have been banged up early in the year coming off injuries, even from preseason before the season, and I think we’re starting to round into match shape,” Sexton said. “We got some really solid matches out of Gage Evans today, got some matches out of Reese Sluyter today. They’re the two question marks coming in. I thought Jones wrestled real tough today until he popped a little injury there that cost him a match, but he’s been going good. Tanner, Stranger, they’ve both been wrestling well for us, and some of our younger kids have been coming on. I’ve been pleased with McPeak, and I’ve been pleased with Finn Brennan here in the last couple of matches, showing some stuff that we’re working on in the room is paying off. These kids are getting into match shape, and hopefully we can keep it rolling.”
TOWANDA 58, TROY 10
107: Garret Parks (Tr) fall Mason Harbst, 2:47
114: Double Forfeit
121: Brayden Fessenden (To) fft
127: Jayden Stranger (To) fft
133: Bryghton Yale (To) fall Keegan Kerr, :46
139: Tanner Vanderpool (To) fall Marcus Frisbie, 1:35
145: Hagen Jones (To) fall Wilder Koch, 1:45
152: Gage Evans (To) fall Logunn Heasley, :54
160: Reese Sluyter (To) maj. Hunter Watson, 9-0
172: Kolton McPeak (To) fall Thomas Moon, 1:08
189: Dillon Sbragia (To) fft
215: Finn Brennan (To) fall James Deakin, 3:38
285: Reed Palmer (Tr) maj. Dom Miller, 15-3
TOWANDA 48, DELONE CATHOLIC 25
114: Channing Hickok (D) fft
121: Patrick Oliver (D) fall Brayden Fessenden, 3:59
127: Chase Helwig (D) dec. Jayden Stranger, 3-2
133: Jax Furhman (D) tech. Bryghton Yale, 16-0, 2:39
139: Gowin Green (D) tech. Tanner Vanderpool, 17-1, 1:14
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Joseph Bunty, 1:29
152: Gage Evans (T) fall Rocco DiFalta, :30
160: Reese Sluyter (T) fft
172: Dillon Sbragia (T) fft
189: Kolton McPeak (T) fall Colt Kerchner, 1:49
215: Finn Brennan (T) fall Jackson Hummer, 3:52
285: Dom Miller (T) fft
107: Mason Harbst (T) fft
PORT ALLEGANY 35, TOWANDA 27
121: Brennan Fillhart (P) fall Brayden Fesenden, 1:52
127: Collin Ferguson (P) tech. Jayden Stranger, 16-1, 3:25
133: Ian Fitzsimmons (P) fall Lydinn Bailey, :46
139: Bryghton Yale (To) maj. Ayden Bachman, 18-8
145: Branden Ferguson (P) dec. Hagen Jones, 11-8
152: Gage Evans (To) fall Maddin Nelson, :46
160: Reese Sluyter (To) fall Isaac Postlewait, 3:47
172: Kolton McPeak (To) fall Collin Flohr, 1:54
189: Zachary Hungiville (P) dec. Finn Brennan, 6-1
215: Aidan Bliss (P) fall Hunter Williams, :41
285: Lucas Risser (P) fall Dom Miller, 3:03
107: Mason Harbst (T) fall Alexander Haggard, 1:31
114: Double Forfeit
TOWANDA 57, WESTERN WAYNE 12
127: Jayden Stranger (T) fall Gemini Coppola, 1:47
133: Bryghton Yale (T) fall RJ Walton, 3:47
139: Anthony Allen (W) fall Aidan Blokzyl, :35
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Jayden Haswell, :42
152: Reese Sluyter (T) tech. Hunter Rogder, 21-3, 5:20
160: Gage Evans (T) tech. Gavin Morcon, 17-0, 4:00
172: Dillon Sbragia (T) fall Riley Dunn, 1:48
189: Kolton McPeak (T) fall Jacob Nick, :30
215: Finn Brennan (T) fall Norman Phillips, :34
285: Paul Borowski (W) fall Dom Miller, :27
107: Mason Harbst (T) fft
114: Double Forfeit
121: Brayden Fessenden (T) fall Christopher Wright, :27
TOWANDA 48, SULLIVAN COUNTY 21
133: Andrew Kapec (S) fall Lydinn Bailey, :25
139: Wyatt Bagley (S) fall Bryghton Yale, 4:49
145: Hagen Jones (T) fall Chase Preston, :54
152: Gage Evans (T) fall John Tabor, :54
160: Reese Sluyter (T) fall Tucker Evans, 1:27
172: Kolton McPeak (T) fall William Bogart-Rodriguez, :13
189: Dillon Sbragia (T) fft
215: Finn Brennan (T) fall David Lantz, 1:47
285: Carter Deis (S) fall Dom Miller, 3:21
107: Mason Harbst (T) fall Maverick Panella, :28
114: Double Forfeit
121: Brayden Fessenden (T) fft
127: Dylan Gilbert (S) dec. Jayden Stranger, 10-6
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