The Salisbury wrestling team had a busy week last week that included a match against a Colonial League foe, as well as a trip to Tamaqua High School over the weekend for the Blue Raider Duals.

The Falcons dropped to 1-1 in Colonial League competition with last Friday’s 48-27 defeat to Bangor, despite Salisbury picking up three victories via fall. Jacob Spinner pinned Bangor’s Mason Steele in 1:26 for his win at 127 pounds. In the next bout, Jarrod Blunt (133 pounds) pinned Jack Lambert in just :49. Sam Krauss was the other Falcon to win by fall against Bangor, taking down Hunter Hopstetter in 2:47.

Despite those dominant performances, the Falcons were behind the eight ball from the start with surrendering five forfeits to the host Slaters at the 107, 114, 121, 139 and 145 weight classes.

Michael Segata won the only other contested bout for Salisbury at 160 pounds, picking up a 4-1 decision over Eziah Cartagena. Colton Tone won via forfeit at 172 pounds.

The next day, Salisbury competed in the Blue Raider Duals at Tamaqua High School against a variety of teams from District 11, as well as unfamiliar foes from the PIAA’s District 2 (Abington Heights and Berwick) and District 3 (Central Dauphin).

The Falcons went 2-4 in the tournament, picking up wins over Tamaqua (35-21) and Berwick (32-30).

In Salisbury’s win against Tamaqua, five different Falcons picked up pins. Spinner (127) took down Terran Wakefield in 1:35, while Blunt (139) also won by fall two matches later, securing a victory over Brody Schlier in 1:59.

The Falcons capped off that match with winning three of the final four matches, all by fall. Tone (172) pinned Troy Hartman in 3:27, Jacob Watson (189) took down Angelo Cerimele in 0:40, and Krauss (285) capped off the scoring with a pin over William Behun in 3:31. Segata (160) won via technical fall over Jonathan Knepper, 16-1 in 3:05, to cap Salisbury’s scoring.

In the Falcons’ other victory against Berwick, four different grapplers picked up pins. Blunt opened the match at 139 pounds with pinning Berwick’s Jorge Retana in 1:24. Watson (189) then pinned his opponent five bouts later, taking down Freddy Martinez in 1:20.

Krauss pinned Jaxson Reader in just 46 seconds at 285, while Spinner’s pin at 133 pounds over Caire Jaramillo in 53 seconds secured Salisbury’s win.

Segata and Camdyn Womer also picked up wins for the Falcons against Berwick. Segata earned a 4-2 decision over Brock Simms at 160 pounds, while Womer won via forfeit at 121 pounds.

Tone led the way for Salisbury against Williams Valley in the Falcons’ 31-17 loss. His pin over David Dotson at 172 pounds in 2:00 gave the Falcons six points. Blunt won his match by forfeit at 133 pounds, while Segata (160) won by tech fall over Xzayvier Afandor, 15-0, in 2:54.

Only two Falcons picked up wins against East Penn Conference foe Emmaus in the 61-9 loss. Krauss pinned Logan Roth at 285 pounds in 1:54, while Segata won by decision, 5-0, over Benjamin Strauss at 160 pounds.

In the 52-12 loss to Abington Heights, Krauss picked up another win by fall. In took him just 1:04 to pin Dane Wheeler at 285 pounds. Jordan Tocci-Wachter also won his match by fall, pinning Edward Reed in just 25 seconds.

Salisbury’s tournament came to an end against Central Dauphin in the final round with a 65-6 loss. Krauss was the Falcons’ lone winner, pinning Nathan Gahr in 25 seconds at 285 pounds.

The Falcons will return to the mat on Thursday against Pen Argyl at 7 p.m., followed by a Saturday morning contest against Jim Thorpe at 10 a.m. Both matches will be at Salisbury High School.