EASTON RED ROVERS · SEASON ARCHIVE
1953–54
Season record: 8-3
Season overview
Historical lineup, dual-meet scoreboard, and full bout-by-bout transcriptions. Source records may be incomplete; original match details are preserved below.
Season lineup and individual records
Weights, class years, records, and postseason notes are transcribed from the existing season page. “Not listed” indicates an unpublished or unverified season record; wrestlers who competed outside the postseason lineup remain included when named in the historical source.
| Weight | Wrestler | Class | Record | Postseason notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Tom Gaines | So. | Not listed | District Champ, Regional Qualifier |
| 105 | Al Collina | Sr. | Not listed | — |
| 112 | Larry Gaines | Jr. | Not listed | District Champ, Regional Champ, State Semifinalist |
| 120 | George DeFelice | — | Not listed | District Runner-Up |
| 127 | Nido Collina | Jr. | Not listed | District Runner-Up |
| 133 | Bob Konders | Jr. | Not listed | — |
| 138 | Gino DeLorenzo | So. | Not listed | — |
| 145 | Charlie Dentith | Sr. | Not listed | District Champ, Regional Champ, State Semifinalist |
| 155 | John DiVietro | Jr. | Not listed | District Runner-Up |
| 165 | Jim Smereczynsky | Sr. | Not listed | — |
| 185 | John Santos | Sr. | Not listed | — |
Dual-meet scoreboard
These are the dual scores explicitly recorded in the original expandable match headings. Events with no clear team score remain available in the detailed match log.
| Opponent | Easton | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem | 20 | 24 | L |
| Northampton | 23 | 21 | W |
| Phillipsburg (NJ) | 25 | 12 | W |
| Allentown | 27 | 12 | W |
| Nazareth | 24 | 15 | W |
| Bethlehem | 17 | 23 | L |
| Washington (NJ) | 20 | 21 | L |
| Northampton | 22 | 17 | W |
| Phillipsburg (NJ) | 31 | 9 | W |
| Nazareth | 28 | 16 | W |
| Allentown | 23 | 17 | W |
Full match and tournament results
Select an event to expand the original bout-by-bout results. Easton wrestlers named in the season lineup are bolded. Preserved source spellings and incomplete entries require verification.
Bethlehem 24 Easton 20
95: Tom Gaines decision John Ayre: 5-3
103: Jerry Symons fall Charlie Collina: 4:15
112: Larry Gaines decision Pierce Knauss: 9-4
120: Terry Iasiello fall George Swick: 1:25
127: Ed Collina decision Leonard Rice: 9-0
133: Bill Deibler fall Rocky Fraccia: 3:30
138: Bob Thompson fall Gino DeLorenzo: 2:17
145: Charlie Dentith decision James McIntyre: 6-1
155: John DiVietro decision David JoneS: 3-0
165: Jim Smereczymsky fall Jake Elliot: 3:59
185: Parker Jacoby decision Joe Mamana: 7-1
Easton 23 Northampton 21
95:
103: Henry Fugita fall Chuck Collina
112:
120: George DeFelicce fall Lester Sutter: 3:24
127:
133: George Lowery fall Rocky Fraccia
138:
145: John Meyer fall Dick Schaeffer
155: John DiVietro fall bob Phillips
165: Jim Smereczynsky decision Bruce Haines: 4-1
185: no bout
Easton 25 Phillipsburg (NJ) 12
Easton 27 Allentown 12
95: Tom Gaines fall Bob Fensermacher
103: Russ Rohrbach decision Chuck Collina
112: Larry Gaines decision Terry Snyder: 8-0
120: Wayne Wolfe decision George DeFelice
127: Nido Collina decision
133: Bill Nicholson decision
138: Rocky Fraccica
145: Charles Dentith fall Jim Miller
155: Bill Stauffer decision John DiVietro
165: Ed Bannon decision Jim Smereczynsky
185: Joe Mamana decision
Easton 24 Nazareth 15
95: Easton by forfeit
103: Tom Gaines decision
112: Larry Gaines decision
120: Harold Wilson fall Ed Flynn
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145: Charles Dentith decision
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165:
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Bethlehem 23 Easton 17
Washington (NJ) 21 Easton 20
95: Jerry Kabal decision Tom Gaines: 6-3
103: John Logue fall Frank Mazza
112: Larry Gaines decision Bill Krupa: 6-0
120: George DeFelice fall Mike Kovacs
127: Nido Collina decision
133:
138: Charles Dentith decision Allen Schaare
145:
155:
165:
185: Jim Smereczynsky decision
Easton 22 Northampton 17
95: Tom Gaines decision Dick Santo: 6:00
103: Harry Fujita decision Frank Mazza: 11-2
112: Larry Gaines decision Don Santo: 13-5
120: Bob Meyers decision George DeFelice: 6-0
127: Steve Micio decision Nido Collina: 6-0
133: Gene Laury falL Bob Konders: 4:50
138: Charles Dentith fall Willard Kulp: 2:45
145: Gino DeLorenzo decision Ed Keglovits: 11-9
155: William Santo decisioN Robert Phillips: 6-0
165: John DiVietro decision Bruce Haynes: 8-1
185: Don Christman decision John Smereczynsky: 6-0
Easton 31 Phillipsburg (NJ) 9
95: Tom Gaines fall
103:
112: Larry Gaines fall Jim Barna:
120:
127: Nido Collina fall
133:
138:
145: Charles Dentith decision
155:
165:
185: Jim Bronico decision Jim Smereczynsky: 11-7
Easton 28 Nazareth 16
95: No bout
103: Tom Gaines decision V Roberts: 7-0
112: Larry Gaines fall R Keenhold: 1:49
120: George DeFelice fall M Keck: 3:28
127: Nido Collina decision Harold Wilson: 8-7
133: R Mertz falL Ed Flynn: 4:17
138: R Tobias fall R Franccica: 2:50
145: Charles Dentith fall D Sherman: 2:58
155: R Laubach decision J Santos: 13-2
165: John DiVietro fall G Fox: 0:42
185: Don Nikles decision Jim Smereczynsky: 4-3
Easton 23 Allentown 17
95: Tom Gaines fall Bob Fenstermaker: 0:59
103: Bill Trexler decision Frank Mazza: 17-11
112: Larry Gaines decision Ron Rohrbach: 13-6
120: George DeFelice decision Tim Snyder: 9-3
127: Nido Collina fall Canning: 5;47
133: Bob Konders decision Ralph Guth: 10-4
138: King decision Gino DeLorenzo: 3-2
145; Charles Dentith decision Jim Miller: 6-0
155: Bill Stauffer fall John DiVietro: 2:37
165: Ed Bannon decision Jim Smereczynsky: 12-6
185: Gross decision Charles Bartolet: 4-3
District 11 – 2nd
95: Tom Gaines – 1st
Tom Gaines won by default Bob Fenstermaker: Allentown
Tom Gaines decision John Ayre, Bethlehem: 4-0
103: Al Collina
Jerry Symons decision Al Collina: 8-4
112: Larry Gaines – 1st
Larry Gaines decision Tim Snyder, Allentown: 6-0
Larry Gaines decision John Ehert: 6-2
120: George DeFelice – 2nd
George DeFelice decision Bob Meyers, Northampton: 5-2
Harold Wilson decision George DeFelice: 7-0
127: Nido Collina – 2nd
Nido Collina decision Bill Daney, Nazareth: 10-6
Steve Micio, Northampton decision Nido Collina: 8-0
133: Bob Konders
Rod Metz, Nazareth decision Bob Konders: 11-2
138: Gino DeLorenzo
145: Charles Dentith – 1st
Charles Dentith decision Jim Miller, Allentown: 8-1
Charles Dentith decision Jim McIntyre, Bethlehem: 6-1
154: John DiVietro – 2nd
John DiVietro decision John Meyers, NOrthampton: 5-0
Bill Stauffer, Allentown decision John DiVietro: 5-0
165: Jim Smereczynsky
185: John Santos
Parker Jacoby, Bethlehem fall John Santos: 4:04
Northeast Regionals
95: Tom Gaines – DNP
Jim Bosso, Kingston decision Tom Gaines: 2-0
112: Larry Gaines – 1st
Larry Gaines bye
Larry Gaines decision Keith Williams, Coughlin: 6-2
145: Charlie Dentith – 1st
Charlie Dentith decision Obeld, Wilkes-Barre Meyers: 7-2
Charlie Dentith decision Pierre Fritz, Muncy: 8-2
PIAA States
103: Larry Gaines – DNP
Dick Charles, JP McCaskey fall Larry Gaines: 3:15
145: Charles Dentith – DNP
Bill Gallo, Trinity decision Charles Dentith: 3-3 (RD)
