BERWYN – The North Penn Knights went 1-2 on the opening night of the two-day Five Star Duels at Conestoga High School Friday night. The Knights defeated Cardinal O’Hara, 35-34, and fell to Neshaminy, 33-26, and Central York , 42-39. Matt Prestifilippo (112), Tommy Prykowski (119), Will Bachert (160) and Tony Lozzi (285) all went 3-0 individually.

In the first match of the evening, North Penn held a 23-15 lead over Neshaminy with four matches to go, but the Redskins had pins in three of the final four matches to run away with a 33-26 victory. Each team won seven matches, but Neshaminy’s bonus points were the difference. Mike Incollingo had the only pin of the match for the Knights, as he pinned Tyler Roucroft in 3:16. Matt Prestifilippo and Tommy Prykowski had back-to-back major decisions at 112 and 119 for the only other bonus points for the Knights. The match counted as a league meet in the Suburban One National standings.

North Penn squeaked by Cardinal O’Hara, 35-34, in a thrilling finish in the second match of the night. Trailing by five points entering the final bout of the match, 215-pounder Tyler Smith gave North Penn the win with a pin of Matt Rooney in 4:49. Other pinners for the Knights were Will Bachert (160) and Tony Lozzi (285). Matt Prestifilippo was a winner by technical fall over Joe Jones at 112, and Tommy Prykowski handed the Lions’ Luke Westby his first loss of the season, as he rode Westby out in the ultimate tiebreaker.

In the final match of the night, Central York ’s middleweights proved too tough for the Knights, as the Panthers handed North Penn a 42-39 loss. With the Knights leading, 22-6, after five matches, Central York won 6 of 7 bouts between 135 and 189, taking an insurmountable 15-point lead into the final two matches. North Penn received pins from Tyler Romano (112), Tom Prykowski (125), Mike Incollingo (130), and Tony Lozzi (285). The bouts were split 7-7, but every one of the Panthers wins came by fall.

The duels continue Saturday at 8 am. North Penn will wrestle four matches in the second day.

NESHAMINY 33, NORTH PENN 26
215 – Mike Hanley (N) dec. over Tyler Smith, 12-7
285 – Tony Lozzi (NP) dec. over Tyler Buras, 7-3
103 – Nick Russell (N) pinned Evan Conti, 3:51
112 – Matt Prestifilippo (NP) maj. dec. over Chad Kovack, 16-4
119 – Tommy Prykowski (NP) maj. dec. over Bill Chrome, 11-3
125 – Mike Incollingo (NP) pinned Tyler Roucroft, 3:16
130 – Caleb Hill (NP) dec. over Don Galvano, 3-1
135 – John Lindquist (N) dec. over Joe Grunklee, 4-0
140 – Matt Jowett (N) dec. over Randy Haun, 6-3
145 – Dominic Colangelo (NP) dec. over Tom Kubacki, 5-1
152 – Tom Burke (N) pinned Mark Carovillano, 1:31
160 – Will Bachert (NP) dec. over Pat Burns, 9-4
171 – Saun Waiters (N) pinned James Windfelder, 0:44
189 – Joe Stemme (N) pinned Tom DiCandillo, 0:29

NORTH PENN 35, CARDINAL O’HARA 34
285 – Tony Lozzi (NP) pinned Anthony Berardi, 0:52
103 – Ed Christie (CO) pinned Evan Conti, 0:14
112 – Matt Prestifilippo (NP) tech. fall over Joe Jones, 15-0 (1:52)
119 – Tommy Prykowski (NP) dec. over Luke Wesby, 5-4, TB3 (Rideout)
125 – Chris Alexander (CO) maj. dec. over Mike Incollingo, 9-0
130 – Caleb Hill (NP) dec. over Dennis Conn, 6-1
135 – Jim Jones (CO) pinned Joe Grunklee, 3:35
140 – Kevin Christie (CO) dec. over Randy Haun, 6-2
145 – Nick Varacalli (CO) dec. over Dominic Colangelo, 8-2
152 – Mark Carovillano (NP) pinned Kevin Costa, 3:24
160 – Will Bachert (NP) pinned Andrew Vogel, 1:39
171 – Matt Slesicki (CO) pinned Tom DiCandillo, 3:07
189 – Jim Starr (CO) pinned James Windfelder, 1:17
215 – Tyler Smith (NP) pinned Matt Rooney, 4:49

CENTRAL YORK 42, NORTH PENN 39
103 – Andrew Wesner (CY) pinned Evan Conti, 0:59
112 – Tyler Romano (NP) pinned Jim Dwyer, 4:59
119 – Matt Prestifilippo (NP) maj. dec. over Matt Newman, 15-2
125 – Tommy Prykowski (NP) pinned Jacob English, 2:23
130 – Mike Incollingo (NP) pinned Jared Artman, 1:07
135 – Zach Grove (CY) pinned Caleb Hill, 3:07
140 – Corey Green (CY) pinned Randy Haun, 2:58
145 – James English (CY) pinned Dominic Colangelo, 1:16
152 – Dana Zarfoss (CY) pinned Mark Carovillano, 4:15
160 – Will Bachert (NP) tech. fall over Tyler Benton, 17-0
171 – Darryl Bauer (CY) pinned James Windfelder, 2:40
189 – Tom Dwyer (CY) pinned Tom DiCandillo, 2:44
215 – Tyler Smith (NP) won by forfeit
285 – Tony Lozzi (NP) pinned David Darr, 1:19

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