Daily Sports Digest: Lu Leads Scarsdale Past New Rochelle

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Mamaroneck’s Wheeler third on the mat

Femi Wheeler of Mamaroneck was one of two place-winners for Plymouth State University as it placed eighth out of nine teams Saturday at the Williams Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Williamstown, Ma.

The Panthers, who had just seven wrestlers competing in the tournament, finished with 32.5 points. Springfield won the team title with 125 points, with host Williams second with 86 and Roger Williams University third with 78.  The balance of the field included the University of Southern Maine (69), New York University (65.5), MIT (55.5), Simpson (39.5), PSU (32.5) and STCC (16.5).

Wheeler, a junior, competed in the 157-pound weight bracket, earning third place after winning his first two matches and then capturing two more victories in the back draw.

Plymouth State will be on the road Saturday (Jan. 14), traveling to NYU for a quad that will include Elizabethtown and Gettysburg. 

Still looking

The Nyack College men’s basketball team, still looking for its first win of the season, fell to 0-14 on the season after losing to host Bloomfield (NJ) College, 93-53.

The Warriors, 0-4 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, were led by sophomore guard Jose Pena-Benjamin of Rahway, NJ, who had 10 points, and Maliek Patterson of Brooklyn, a freshman forward who pulled down a team-leading 10 rebounds in defeat.

Nyack College goes back to work on Jan. 12 when the Warriors host Post at 8 p.m.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boy's Swimming

Game: New Rochelle vs. Scarsdale

Score: Scarsdale Won 100-75

Highlights: Scarsdale’s Michael Lu picked up first place finishes in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Individual Medley. New Rochelle’s David Stewart finished first in the 100 Butterfly, while Andrew Yang came in first in the 100 Freestyle.

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Edgemont vs. Somers

Score: Somers won 51-28

Highlights: Somers Mark Lasear (152) and Brian Realbuto (160) each pinned their opponent in just over a minute. At 126, Edgemont’s Will Graybeal deafted his opponent 10-0.

Sport: Wrestling

Game: Scarsdale vs. White Plains

Score: Scarsdale won 45-42

Highlights: White Plains won the first four matches of the day but the score board quickly turned back to Scarsdale as Daniel Jureller (126), John Tambuntin (132), Adam Meyer (138) and Joe Koshakow (145) each pinned their opponent for the victory. 

Sport: Girl's Gymnastics

Game: Scarsdale vs. Wappingers

Score: Wappingers won 153.85-129.35

Sport: Girls Gymnastics

Game: Ossining vs. Edgemont

Score: Edgemont won 124.75-118.35

Today’s Schedule:

In Boy's Basketball, Mount Vernon heads to Scarsdale at 4:15 p.m.

In Girl's Basketball, Scarsdale heads to Mount Vernon at 4:15 p.m.

In Boy's Basketball, Bronxville heads to Edgemont at 6 p.m.

In Girl's Basketball, Bronxville will host Edgemont at 4:15 p.m.

In Wrestling, Edgemont heads to Woodlands High School at 4:15 p.m.