NEWARK, Del. — James Wood senior Max Mooney went 3-2 at 138 pounds to lead local performances at the Beast of the East tournament that concluded on Sunday at the University of Delaware.
Seeded 33rd, Mooney beat No. 32 Nazereth in the championship first round by technical fall in 4:44 (20-4) and lost to No. 1 Catholic 4-1 in the second round. In the consolations, Mooney beat No. 63 Mount St. Charles 2-1 in the second round and No. 45 St. Mary Ryken 5-4 in the third round. Mooney lost to No. 12 Gettysburg 4-1 in the fourth round.
Sherando had two juniors compete. Seeded 53rd, Carter Straight went 2-2 at 150. He beat St. Joseph Metuchen 7-0 in his preliminary round, lost 17-1 to No. 12 Bethalto by tech fall in 4:40 in the championship first round, beat No. 21 Haddonfield 19-2 by tech fall in 3:40 in the consolation first round, and lost 8-3 to North Burlington in consolation round two. Lucas Bauer went 0-2 at 144, losing 9-3 to No. 20 Spotsylvania in a preliminary match and 11-6 to No. 23 Cedar Cliff in the first round of consolations.