Late surge by Cape wrestling secures 43-33 win at Lake Forest

Vikings travel to Sussex Central Feb. 12

Luke Arnold-Decyk wins by pin over Chase Lewis at 190. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS

Dave Frederick

February 10, 2025

The Cape wrestling team survived five losses by pin at Lake Forest Feb. 7, pulling out a 43-33 win on the strength of a 15-0 run starting with an 8-4 decision by Jacob Goodsell at 175 pounds, followed by consecutive falls from Luke Arnold-Decyk at 190 and Patrick Donahue at 215.

“Lake is tough. They are having a great season,” said coach Chris Mattioni. “The state duals begin Wednesday. I just know this year we will be traveling.”

Cape’s additional wins came at 106, Nolan Wright over Gabriella Doyle (fall 0:49); 120, Austin Guerrieri over Kamre McCray (fall 1:45); 132, Tripp Gannon over Ryan Cutright (fall 1:18); 138, Max Meadows over Joshua Price (tech fall 18-0); and 157, Nick Walker over Ian Nance (tech fall 17-0).

Lake wins were at 113, Mason Farrell over Blake Walker (fall 1:06); 126, Demarion Ross over Cale Baker (decision 8-3); 144, Jerusalem Howard over Colin Poulis (fall 1:00); 150, Lincoln Lieller over Aidan Baum (fall 3:10); 165, Coen Dempsey over Carson Tuer (fall 1:22); and 285, Mathew Cannon over Wyatt Graviet (fall 1:10).

A few slam-bam bouts occurred around the state over the weekend, including Sussex Tech over Delcastle 60-16, Salesianum over Sussex Central 48-20, Caesar Rodney over Laurel 76-3, and Polytech over Newark Charter 72-3. Salesianum won over Smyrna 75-4 and Sussex Tech won over Sussex Academy 63-12. A close Division I matchup saw William Penn get a big win over St. Georges 37-31.

The state duals begin Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the site of the higher seed. In Division I, No. 1 Salesianum will host No. 8 Sussex Tech, No. 2 Caesar Rodney will host No. 7 St. Georges, No. 3 Sussex Central will host No. 6 Cape Henlopen and No. 4 Smyrna will host No. 5 William Penn. In Division II, No. 1 Delaware Military Academy will host No. 8 McKean, No. 2 Saint Mark’s will host No. 7 Woodbridge, No. 3 Laurel will host No. 6 First State Military Academy and No. 4 Lake Forest will host No. 5 Indian River.

The semifinals and finals for both divisions will be held Saturday, Feb. 15, at Smyrna High School.