Easton, PA - January 8, 2025: The Bethlehem Catholic High School wrestling team easily defeated Easton High School Wednesday night 38-20 to improve to 6-0 on the season and remain atop the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) standings.
The match started at 107 pounds before a crowded 25th Street Gym. Easton did not send out a wrestler at 107 so Bethlehem Catholic’s Nico Emili won by forfeit. Bethlehem Catholic’s Louden Hower (pictured below) then put the Hawks up 12-0 after he pinned Easton’s Christopher Molina in the second period at 114 pounds.
Bethlehem Catholic duo Reef Dillard (121) and Keanu Dillard (127) both won the next bouts by bonus points, Reef by major decision and Keanu by technical fall, to put Bethlehem Catholic up 21-0.
It was Easton’s Ethan Krazer at 133 pounds that finally put the Red Rovers on the scoreboard and livened up the home crowd when he won a hard fought battle 4-3 against Ryder Campbell. Easton would then rattle off two more wins when Evan Carss (139) and Christopher Kelly (145) won by decision, the score 21-9 Bethlehem Catholic.
Bethlehem Catholic then won the next three matches, also by bonus points, to take a commanding 35-9 lead. Marco Frinzi (152) and Charlie Scanlan (160) won by technical fall before Shane McFillin (172) won by major decision.
Easton’s top dog Kurtis Crossman at 215 pounds made a statement in his home gym and pinned James Bozzi just before the buzzer in the second period. Bethlehem Catholic’s Conner Gillahan then closed out the match with a win by decision 2-1 over Alonzo Parker.
The Red Rovers with the loss fell to 2-2 in the EPC. Bethlehem Catholic will face off against Freedom High School on 1/14 while Easton is back in action tomorrow 1/9 against Liberty High School.
The below photo shows Bethlehem Catholic’s Louden Hower and Easton’s Christopher Molina wrestling in the 114 pound bout. Hower would eventually pin Molina.
