Norwin’s top wrestler, junior Landon Sidun, did not wrestle in Wednesday’s WPIAL Section 9-3A match at Plum.

The Knights did not need him.

Sidun was on scorebook duty instead as he took the match off to rest up for the Beast of the East tournament Saturday and Sunday at the University of Delaware. Sidun is the returning champion.

The No. 2-ranked Knights (7-1, 2-0) did not need the top 121-pound wrestler in the nation to beat a young Plum squad. Norwin won 11 of 13 bouts, which included six pins, and defeated Plum, 61-12.

Plum opened the match by getting a pin from Colt Knapp at 107 pounds.

Norwin then won the next 11 to put the match away.

After Brayden Alexander received a forfeit at 114 pounds, senior Luca Butera, who missed making weight at 107, bumped up to 121 and got a 13-second pin.

“I was supposed to wrestle at 107, but I weighed in at 107.1,” Luca Butera said. “That is a mistake on my part. I am not sure if my pin sparked the team or not.”

Luca Butera was coming off a great weekend at the Penn Manor holiday tournament, where he and Sidun won titles.

Cash Mitchell picked up a forfeit at 127 to push the lead to 18-3.

Colton Klipa (133) and Dom Butera (139) followed with technical falls to make it 28-3, and Nathan Klingensmith picked up an 18-second pin at 145.

The best match of the night came at 152 pounds where Norwin freshman Noah Curran defeated Owen Campbell, 5-1. Campbell recently reached the 100-win milestone Dec. 13.

Curran got a reversal to begin the third period for a 2-0 lead. Campbell nearly tied the score with a reversal, but the official stopped the move and awarded an escape to make it 2-1.

Curran, now 11-2, sealed the victory with a takedown.

“That was a matchup we wanted,” Norwin assistant coach Kaitan Smiley said. “Noah is a tough freshman, and we wanted to see how he matched up against one of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL.

“Luca missing weight was not what we planned, but we tell the wrestlers it is about accountability. He will learn from this. It worked out for us.”

Plum coach Mike Supak said he knew Norwin was a tough draw.

“We knew our best chances were at 107, 152 and heavyweight,” Supak said. “Norwin is a very good team. Hopefully, we will learn from this and grow.”

The Knights strung together pins by Jack White (160), Tanner Shaffer (172), Riley Shaffer (189) and Dane Petrarco (215).

Plum heavyweight Frank Grazulis ended the night with a pin.