The early results of the 2018-2019 Emmaus wrestling season have seen both highs and lows as head coach Thad Smith continues to mold his young team into the Green Machine he envisions it can become.

Topping the early season triumphs was a strong showing Dec. 15 at the Annual Kutztown Invitational, held at Kutztown High School. The Green Hornets earned a team title with a total of 249 points and in the process also earned six individual titles.

Sophomore Cade Speicher (106) wasted no time showing his dominance, winning his first-place match in a tidy 33 second on a pin. Nick Velde (120) also took first-place honors with three wins and Quin Scott (126) defeated two wrestlers to also claim a first place honor.

Kordell Waiters pinned two separate rivals at 132 to earn another Hornet first-place mark. Jackson Karrat won three matches to take a first place at 138. At 170, Caden Wright also took home a first place title with two match victories.

Jared Groller (152) and Liam Dottery (195) took home second-place finishes at the tournament, while James Bowie (113), Jack Brion (145), Connor Carter (182), Luigi Mannino (220) and James Santichen (285) claimed third-place spots.

The news was not as good for the Green Hornets during the opener Dec. 12 against Stroudsburg in a 52-6 defeat. Only Velde came out on the winning end, defeating Muhammad Ansari in a fall at 1:06.

Emmaus also struggled in a 61-18 loss on Dec. 19 at Bethlehem Catholic. Karrat, Brion and Wright came out on top, at 138, 145 and 170, respectively.

The Hornets picked up wins over East Stroudsburg North and Pleasant Valley last week. Karrat, Wright and Mannino won by fall in both matches.

Saturday, Dec. 22

Emmaus 64,

East Stroudsburg No. 15

106: Cade Speicher (EM) won by forfeit

113: James Bowie (EM) won by forfeit

120: Nicholas Velde (EM) won by forfeit

126: Kordell Waiters (EM) won by forfeit

132: Wayne McIntyre (ESN) pinned Quin Scottin 2:49

138: Jackson Karrat (EM) pinned Cristofer Torres in 2:56

145: Jack Brion (EM) pinned Tashi Sherpa in 1:12

152: Jared Groller (E) won by forfeit

160: Dylan Hogan (ESN) dec. Christopher Tigar, 9-7

170: Caden Wright (EM) pinned Bryan Stanel in 1:50

182: Connor Carter (EM) pinned Will Cordero in 4:01

195: Liam Dottery (EM) major dec. David Attram, 9-1

220: Luigi Mannino (EM) pinned NicolasParedes in 1:09

285: Kyle Harris (ESN)

Thursday, Dec. 20

Emmaus 47, Pleas. Valley 19

138: Jackson Karrat (E) pinned Dillon Anderson in 5:33

145: Chris Tartamella (PV) major dec. Jack Brion,13-2

152: Jared Groller (E) dec. James Syracuse, 6-3

160: Edward Iandoli (PV) dec. Christopher Tigar,3-2

170: Caden Wright (E) pinned Gavin Dorn in 3:16

182: Alexander Womack (P) dec. Connor Carter,1-0

195: Chris Frable (PV) dec. Bryce Agostinelli, 3-0

220: Anthony Mazzella (PV) pinned Liam Dottery in 2:28

285: Luigi Mannino (E) pinned Braden Burlew in :57

106: Cade Speicher (E) dec. Logan Segeda, 7-5

113: James Bowie (E) pinned Everett Lata in 1:42

120: Nicholas Velde (E) pinned Thomas Lovito, :35

126: Quin Scott (E) tech. fall Tyler Fette, 15-0 in 4:36

132: Kordell Waiters (E) over Gentry Knapp in :59

Wednesday, Dec. 19

Beth. Cath. 61, Emmaus 18

106: Dante Frinzi (BC) pinned Cade Speicher in 0:15

113: TreyMiletics (BC) pinned James Bowie in 1:59

120: Matt Mayer (BC) tech. fall Nicholas Velde, 20-5 in 5:51

126: DillonMurphy (BC) pinned Quin Scott in :44

132: KennyHerrmann (BC) tech. fall Kordell Waiters,18-3 in 3:47

138: Jackson Karrat (E) won by forfeit

145: Jack Brion (E) over won by forfeit

152: Cole Handlovic (BC) pinned Jared Groller in 1:58

160: Luca Frinzi (BC) over Christopher Tigar, 21-2 in 3:51

170: Caden Wright (E) pinned Jaden Youwakimin 5:35

182: Henry Pavis (BC) over Connor Carter, 15-6

195: Jarius Rosado (BC) pinned Liam Dotteryin 3:00

220: Joe Kurtz (BC) pinned Luigi Mannino in :38

285: Jase Crouse (BC) won by forfeit

Wednesday, Dec. 12

Stroudsburg 52, Emmaus 6

106: Josh Jasionowicz (S) won by forfeit

113: Mark Ortiz (S) dec James Bowie, 7-3

120: Nicholas Velde (E) pinned Muhammad Ansari in 1:06

126: Jeffrey Pasciak (S) major dec. Quin Scott, 9-0

132: Cameron Enriquez (S) tech. fall Kordell Waiters, 23-8 in 4:56

138: Patrick Noonan (S) dec. Jackson Karrat, 11-5

145: Braden Breithaupt (S) pinned Jack Brion in 2:13

152: AndrewSchneider (S) major dec. Jared Groller, 9-1

160: Zack Orsargos (S) dec. Christopher Tigar, 6-4

170: Lenny Pinto (S) dec. Caden Wright, 10-5

182: Albin Deda (S) dec. Andrew Migliore, 8-2

195: Juwan Little (S) dec. Liam Dottery, 8-3

220: Jullian Sparks (S) dec. Luigi Mannino, 5-3

285: Sami Khamis (S) pinned James Santichenin1:35