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No. 8 Pitt-Johnstown Roll to 38-9 Win Over Simon Fraser to Post 3-0 Record at Desert Duals

TDR Editor’s Notes; With these wins Coach

After wins over No. 25 Colorado-Mesa and Colorado State-Pueblo, the eighth-ranked Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers used a fall by fifth-ranked Joey Alessandro at 141 lbs. and four technical falls to cruise to a 38-9 victory over Simon Fraser University to close out the Las Vegas Desert Duals with a perfect 3-0 record.  The Mountain Cats raised their win streak for 15 consecutive matches and improved to 8-0 on the season.
Brendan Howard got it started with a 16-0 technical fall over Pritpaul Johal at 125 lbs., before Simon Fraser took a brief 6-5 lead when Riley Prough pinned Matt Siszka at 1:46.
However, the Mountain Cats went on to win seven of the final eight bouts.
Alessandro pinned Randy McDonald at 3:44 at 141 to give the lead back to Pitt-Johnstown for good and No. 1-ranked Chris Eddins won by forfeit at 149 lbs. to make it 17-6.
Three straight technical falls from Corey Falleroni (157 lbs.), Devin Austin (165 lbs.) and Brock Biddle (174 lbs.) built the lead to 32-6, before Alex Delp won a 9-5 decision over Doug Peyser at 184 lbs. and Mike Geyer defeated Nolan Badovinac, 9-2, at 197 lbs. to increase it to 38-6.
Simon Fraser set the final at 38-9 with a 7-2 decision by fifth-ranked Ciaran Ball over Tyler Oliver at 285 lbs.
With the loss, Simon Fraser fell to 1-3.
Pitt-Johnstown will break for the holidays before traveling to the 2019 NCAA Division II National Dual Meet Tournament on January 4 and 5.  The Mountain Cats will wrestle their next home match on January 11 when East Stroudsburg visits the Sports Center for a PSAC dual at 7 p.m.
Details and the rest at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2018/12/17/wrestling-no-8-wrestlers-roll-to-38-9-win-over-simon-fraser-to-post-3-0-record-at-desert-duals.aspx?mc_cid=fe6a0178fe&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

December 21, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Defending champ Cary leads first wrestling poll

Raleigh, N.C. — This year marks the first season that HighSchoolOT.com will be providing dual-team wrestling rankings. Defending 4A champ Cary leads the way, followed by 3A runner-up Orange and 1A champ Rosewood. Croatan, the returning 2A runner-up, ranks eighth. This week’s rankings do not take into account any results from this past week. Wrestling rankings will be updated weekly. Here is the first poll of the season along with records from last year:

1. Cary (21-0)
2. Orange (22-1)
3. Rosewood (52-3)
4. Cape Fear (15-1)
5. Purnell Swett (21-3)
6. West Brunswick (21-3)
7. West Carteret (28-5)
8. Croatan (13-3)
9. Washington (21-2)
10. Dixon (21-8)
11. New Bern (23-10)
rest of the poll and story at https://www.highschoolot.com/defending-champ-cary-leads-first-wrestling-poll/18006115/

December 21, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Lewis’ pin helps Missouri move win streak to 26

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sixth-ranked Mizzou Wrestling entered the final bout of its dual against Virginia in unfamiliar territory, trailing 21-17. Needing bonus points to win or tie the match, fourth-ranked 174-pounder Daniel Lewis earned a pin 1:14 into the opening period to give Mizzou a come-from-behind, 23-21 win, moving its winning streak to 26 consecutive duals. That streak dates back to the 2016-17 season. Mizzou improves to a perfect 6-0 this season.
The dual was contested at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo., the alma mater of Mizzou 133-pounder John Erneste. Erneste was one of five Mizzou wrestlers to earn wins as the team claimed points at 133, 141, 149, 174 and 184 pounds. Four of the five wins earned bonus points for the Tigers, including pins from Lewis and Jaydin Eierman (141), which was a key factor in the team score.
“We kind of struggled in a couple of matches, ones we felt we should have had,” head coach Brian Smith said. “I knew Virginia was coming to wrestle. They pulled a couple kids out of redshirt. Last year we had a dual with them that went down to the wire. They seem to have our number a little bit. When I was sitting with Daniel before the match, he was complaining that we were ending the match at 174 pounds. After his pin, I looked at him and told him: that that was why we wanted him last.”
The dual started a 184 pounds and RS junior Dylan Wisman came out and set the tone for Mizzou, winning his ninth consecutive bout by major decision, 10-2. During his personal nine-bout win streak, he has earned bonus points in eight.
At 197, Wyatt Koelling went toe-to-toe with the nation’s eighth-ranked wrestler, Jay Aiello. He scored a big-time reversal with less than a minute remaining in the third period and forced overtime, but Aiello scored a takedown midway through the frame to earn the win. That was the first of three straight wins for Virginia, which opened a 12-4 lead after a pin by Jack Mueller over Mizzou’s Dack Punke at 125.
Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20995

December 21, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment