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High Point wrestlers lose battle of unbeatens

| 21 Jan 2014 | 12:47
    Phillipsburg's Max Elling grabs hold of High Point's Tommy Hooker in the 160 pounds category. Elling pinned Hooker in 5:37. High Point hit a low point in loss to Phillipsburg in varsity wrestling on Saturday, January 18, 2014. The final score was 52-13. The matches took place at High Point Regional High School in Sussex, New Jersey.
    Phillipsburg's Max Elling grabs hold of High Point's Tommy Hooker in the 160 pounds category. Elling pinned Hooker in 5:37. High Point hit a low point in loss to Phillipsburg in varsity wrestling on Saturday, January 18, 2014. The final score was 52-13. The matches took place at High Point Regional High School in Sussex, New Jersey.
    High Point's Jason Gaccione on top of Phillipsburg's Jimmy Schuitema in the 152 pounds category. Schuitema won by decision 5-3.
    High Point's Jason Gaccione on top of Phillipsburg's Jimmy Schuitema in the 152 pounds category. Schuitema won by decision 5-3.
    Phillipsburg's Max Elling grabs hold of High Point's Tommy Hooker in the 160 pounds category.
    Phillipsburg's Max Elling grabs hold of High Point's Tommy Hooker in the 160 pounds category.

SUSSEX — The High Point wrestling team suffered a low point in their season on Saturday, Jan. 18, when they suffered a 52-13 loss to Phillipsburg.

The High Point Regional High School gymnasium was filled to capacity as the two undefeated wrestling teams went at it on the mat. The Phillipsburg Stateliners made a statement by outwrestling the Wildcats 10 of the 13 matches. The fastest-pin match of the evening was between Phillipsburg's Tyler Petchonka and High Point's Garrett Fenlon. Petchonka pinned Fenlon for the win in 1:22 in the 126-pound weight class. In contrast the longest-pin match occurred between Phillipsburg's Max Elling and High Point's Tommy Hooker. Elling pinned Hooker for the win in 5:37 in the 160-pound weight class.

Phillipsburg left the building with a still perfect season record thus far of 6-0. High Point Regional record their first loss of the season and drops to 5-1.

— Photos by George Leroy Hunter