Northern Lehigh capitalized on seven Jim Thorpe forfeits to roll to a 60-12 Colonial League girls wrestling victory Wednesday night. The Lady Bulldogs also won four of the five contested bouts — all by pin — to improve to 4-3 on the season.

“Really proud of the girls tonight and for the whole season,” Northern Lehigh head coach Junior Ortiz said. “It’s great having an almost full lineup. We have one spot that we usually have to forfeit, but so far so good this year. The girls have picked up the sport very quickly, and they bonded as a team right away.

“I have no complaints with this group at all,” he added. “We’re just going to continue to work to build the program and get more girls out for the team in the future.”

Northern Lehigh won four straight bouts to open the contested portion of the match. At 112 pounds, freshman Addison Banda wasted little time, earning a pin in 47 seconds to climb above the .500 mark at 8-7.

At 124, Autumn Khuu and Ashlyn Coffey were tied 5-5 into the second period before Khuu scored a takedown to take the lead and finished the sequence with a fall at 3:50. The win improved Khuu to 11-5.

Sophomore Sophia Papay followed with a quick pin at 155 pounds. After jumping out to a 6-2 lead, Papay secured the fall in 48 seconds to move to 6-4. At 170, sophomore De’Ja Gold delivered a dominant performance, recording a pin in just 35 seconds.

“We keep it simple. Basic fundamentals really work,” Ortiz said. “If we continue to work hard and take care of the fundamentals, then everything else will follow. The girls are getting more confident as well. They’ve been trying new things in practice, figuring out what works and what doesn’t, and then taking that onto the mat.”

Jim Thorpe ended the night on a positive note in the 235-pound bout, where sophomore Madison Baksalary battled her way to a pin at 5:16 of the third period. The victory pushed her record above .500, at 7-6.

“Our girls are learning,” Jim Thorpe coach Tim Robb said. “Coming into the season, our girls had zero days of experience on day one. But we’re working hard, and we’re building a program.

“Madison had a nice win tonight,” Robb added. “She made it into the second day of the Coal Cracker and won a couple of matches in that tournament. Overall, everyone is getting better. They’re much better than they were on day one, so we just need to keep working.”

Northern Lehigh 60, Jim Thorpe 12

100 - Mackennah Moser (NL) won by forfeit; 112 - Addison Banda (NL) pinned Taylor Jones (JT) in 0:47; 116- Double forfeit; 118 - Alexis Fick (NL) won by forfeit; 124 - Autumn Khuu (NL) pinned Ashlyn Coffey (JT) in 3:50; 130 - Kaylen Joy (NL) won by forfeit; 136 - Vana Holva (NL) won by forfeit; 142 - Elaina Ray (NL) won by forfeit; 148 - Anna Trelease (NL) won by forfeit; 155 - Sophia Papay (NL) pinned Eliana Valdez-Reed (JT) in 0:48; 170 - De’Ja Gold (NL) pinned Rylynn Perez (JT) in 0:35; 190 - Poliza Polanco-Gomez (JT) won by forfeit; 235 - Madison Baksalary (JT) pinned Alex Maehrer (NL) in 5:16.

Records: Northern Lehigh (4-3); Jim Thorpe (0-6)