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Gloucester wrestlers excel

The Gloucester High School wrestling team improved its dual record to 6-1 with a pair of wins over Warwick and Heritage last Wednesday.Facing off against the undefeated Raiders, the Dukes capitalized quickly and never looked back, capturing 10 of 14 matches with seven wins by way of fall, two major decisions and one minor decision to overwhelm Warwick to a 53-18 victory.Tearing through the Raiders for max team points were Aiden Sheesley (113 lbs.), David Lewis (120 lbs.), Christian Hartz (126 lbs.), Tyson Ferrie (132 lbs.), Karl Dean (144 lbs.), Hayden Fox (190 lbs.) and heavyweight J.R. Jones, with Kenneth Hamilton (165 lbs.) and Makai Scatliffe (175 lbs.) going the distance winning by way of major decision and Corey Skay (138 lbs.) winning by minor decision.The final dual match of the night against Heritage was a battle of falls where the Dukes prevailed 48-30 with seven falls, a single win by forfeit to the Hurricanes, three falls and a pair of forfeits.Starting the scoring for the...

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