Jaryn Polit-Moran rallied Wyoming Area into a tie.
Adam Buczynski and Justin Joseph took it from there.
Pins in the final three bouts Thursday night lifted Wyoming Area to a 42-30 victory over visiting Lackawanna Trail to make Jason Prokopchak a winner in his dual meet coaching debut.
The Warriors, who had a rough time in their tournament opener five days earlier, were tied 18-18 after the first eight bouts, which were limited to just 23 seconds of wrestling because of forfeits from each side.
After Wyoming Area took a 24-18 lead, Lackawanna Trail combined its only pin and a forfeit for a 30-24 advantage with three bouts left.
Polit-Moran forced the tie, Adam Buczynski gave the Warriors the lead and Joseph locked up the victory.
Polit-Moran took a 2-0 lead over Colin Mulhern into the second period at 170 pounds. He reversed Mulhern, then came up with the pin 48 seconds into the period to tie the team score.
Buczynski and Joseph made sure their bouts never reached the second period.
Buczynski built a 12-3 lead with the help of all four of the takedowns at 182, then finished Jacob Brim off with a pin in 1:22.
Joseph had three straight takedowns to begin the 195-pound bout and turned the third into a pin of Mark Debree in 1:43.
Damon Barhight had a 23-second pin at 285. Charlie Banashefski won in 3:18 at 145 pounds.
Saucon Valley Tournament
Wyoming Area placed last out of eight teams in the season-opening Saucon Valley Tournament Dec. 10.
Adam Buczynski was the only Warrior to make the final of the dual meet tournament, finishing second at 182 pounds.
Robin Wrobleski was third at 126 and Charlie Banashefski was fourth at 145. Justin Joseph was fifth at 195, Damon Barhight fifth at 285 and Tyler Martin sixth at 138.
Saucon Valley put nine wrestlers in the final, winning six titles and easily winning the team championship, 208-154, over Emmaus.
West Scranton, the only other District 2 team in the event, finished fourth with 116.
Wyoming Area had 49 points.
Flo X-Calibur Invitational
Nick Lynch was the only Pittston Area wrestler to make it through Friday, the first of two days of the Flo X-Calibur Invitational at Wilkes University.
The Patriots came out of the day in 26th place out of 29 teams in an elite field, which was being led by Wyoming Seminary.
Pittston Area entered just five of its wrestlers in what turned into the season-opening event for the Patriots.
Each won at least once.
Lynch followed up a loss with a pin at 220.
Each weight class is down to eight wrestlers, four in the winners’ bracket and four in consolations.
Other weight classes had more wrestlers to start.
Brandon Lopez went 2-2 at 106 with a pin and technical fall. He was eliminated with the second loss.
Ryan Lombardo (126), Jon Martinez (145) and Jason DeBoard (170) all went 1-2.
The tournament was scheduled to conclude after presstime.
Schedule change
Pittston Area’s Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 opener, at home against Dallas, was postponed from Wednesday and moved back one week.
The week ahead
Pittston Area has its first two duals, both conference matches, scheduled for this week while Wyoming Area has two more non-league matches.
The Patriots are scheduled to be at Hazleton Area Tuesday and home against Dallas Wednesday.
Wyoming Area is at Valley View Tuesday and home with Scranton Prep Friday.
