ST. CHARLES – The tone for St. Charles East’s 43-24 victory over Batavia in Upstate Eight Conference River Division wrestling action Thursday night was set by Isaiah Vela in the opening moments of the first match.

The Saints’ 138-pounder recorded two takedowns in the first 11 seconds of his bout with Charlie Smorczewski en route to a 19-9 major decision.

“I was just trying to stay on him and push the pace a little bit in the beginning, get him off his tempo,” Vela said. “It just worked out from there … and the match went my way.”