1) Congratulations to Sherburne-Earlville senior wrestlers, Selina Moore and Lilly Cox. (Photo by Morgan Golliver) 2) Norwich’s Regan Roach competes against S-E’s Manny Hollins in the 131 weight class. Roach defeated Hollins in a 16-4 major decision. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)

SHERBURNE – It is always an exciting match-up between neighboring schools as the Sherburne-Earlville wrestling team hosted Norwich for its senior night. Prior to the match, the youth wrestling programs took the mat against one another, pumping up a full crowd standing on their feet. S-E also honored its two seniors following the youth matches.

Congratulations to Selina Moore and Lilly Cox, who have both inspired the start of women’s wrestling locally and state-wide. Moore, Cox, along with Pasley French, will compete in the NYSPHSAA Girls Wrestling Invitational on Friday at 12:45 p.m. at Onondaga Community College. This is only the second annual event, where Moore finished second last year. Tickets must be purchased online at GOFAN.com.

S-E picked up its 15th win of the season with a 49–11 victory against Norwich. S-E picked up 36 points off forfeits before the action started. Each match was competitive between both teams, where blood was shed from noses, only proving the toughness.

Norwich’s Jaxson Shaver and S-E’s Jackson Moore kicked off the night in the 116 weight class. Moore won in a 12-0 major decision, but Shaver stayed strong and didn’t let Moore earn a pin. S-E’s Manny Hollins didn’t give his opponent Regan Roach an easy win either. Yes, Roach won in a 16-4 major decision, but Hollins kept fighting throughout the final two periods.

It was an interesting match-up between senior Evan Meek and seventh grader Trenton Anderson in the 124 weight class with both wrestlers doing well for their respective teams. While Anderson stayed in place and didn’t let himself fall, Meek picked up the 13-0 major decision.

Selina Moore finally got the match rolling along with a quick pin against Norwich’s Aaron Bradbury with 1:18 remaining in the first period. Moore now has 13 pins on the season and improves to 15-6.

S-E continued to go ahead as Richie Fuller defeated Norwich’s Jack Barnes in 9-1 decision. Teammate Aiden Kiehn, who was named Most Outstanding wrestler in the Denny Wright Duals, was off to a strong start against Norwich’s Braden Reid, where he lifted and flipped him to earn an early two points. However, Reid got the upper hand and fought his way to an 11-5 victory.

S-E is right back on the mat tonight in Oxford against Oxford/Greene at 6:30 p.m. while Norwich could have one final regular season match or go right into the Section IV, Division II Qualifiers in Tioga on Sunday, February 3, starting at 10 a.m.