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South Carolina College Wrestling News

Six Straight Pins Highlight #14 Bearcats Season Opening Win Over Allen
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 14th-ranked Lander Wrestling team convincingly opened their season on Wednesday evening as they shut out the Allen Yellow Jackets, 52-0, inside John Hurts Adams Gymnasium. In addition to winning all ten matches, the Bearcats won nine via bonus points, including six straight pins. Lander improves to 1-0 overall and in Conference Carolinas action while Allen drops to 0-1 overall and in the league. “It was a good effort from the squad top to bottom,” head coach R.C. LaHaye said. “Had some new faces in the lineup and they went out and handled business”
Before the official matches started, Ransom Randolph and Hayden Lawter each picked up second-period pins in exhibition bouts. William Hamilton opened the season with a 14-3 major decision that included a wild second period that saw three reversals, two coming from Hamilton, to give Lander a 4-0 lead.
The six-pin streak started at 133 with Christian Davis, he was then followed by Isham Peace, Garrett Wood, Sammy Gerard, David Hunsberger, and Nathan Buckovich to make it 40-0, Bearcats, after seven matches. At 184, Hunter Jones staved off a late rally by Jerrel Baskins of Allen to grit out a 7-5 decision. Marvelous Rutledge picked up a 15-2 major decision with seven-point periods in the first … more at … https://landerbearcats.com/news/2024/11/6/wrestling-six-straight-pins-highlight-14-bearcats-season-opening-win-over-allen.aspx
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The Wolves Dominate The Mat With a 37-12 Victory Over LMU
Harrogate, TN: The Wolves dominate the mat with a 37-12 victory over LMU. Sophomore Hunter McCullough, 125 pounds,  gave the Wolves a strong start scoring the team 6 points. McCullough won his match by TF, leading with a score of 16-1.
Junior Caiden Pelc, 133 pounds, kept the pressure, scoring 3 points for the Wolves. Pelc won by decision with a score of 5-4.  Sophomore Cole McCullough, 141 pounds, was stopped with a pin at 6:00. Scoring 6 points for Lincoln Memorial. 
Sophomore Cael Alderman, 149 pounds, steps on the mat and out scores his opponent 16-1, leading to a win by TF. This put another 5 points on the board for the Wolves. Sophomore Nick Humphrys, 157 pounds,  scored the Wolves 3 points by battling it out and winning by decision 7-3.
Lincoln Memorial gets another 6 points on the board in the match up against Freshman DJ Taylor, 165 pounds. Taylor lost by a pin in 0:18. Graduate Des Marshall, 174 pounds, out wrestles his opponent, gaining another 3 points for the Wolves. Marshall won by decision 13-6. … more at … https://newberrywolves.com/news/2024/11/6/general-the-wolves-dominate-the-mat-with-a-37-12-victory-over-lmu.aspx
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Limestone Wrestling Takes Down Emory & Henry 34-17
Saints looked strong in their dominate win over the Wasps
Emory, VA—Limestone wrestling headed to Emory and Henry to take on the Wasps at the John Rutledge Center. The team dominated by only dropping four of the matches, and came away with a 34-17 win. Limestone moves to (1-0) in the conference and overall. Emory and Henry stand at (0-1) overall and in the conference. 
Limestone Wrestlers: 
William Finnearty represented Limestone in the 125-pound weight class at Emory and Henry. He managed to grab 6.0 points for the Saints. Here’s a recap of his matches: 

• Period 1: Finnearty came out firing earning a 3 point takedown early on at 2:40 
• Period 1: He shortly after gained another 3 points for one more takedown at 1:41.  
• Period 1: With 40 seconds left in period 1 Finnearty took down Tito Hernandez with a fall. 

Richard Patanjo competed in the 133-pound weight class, earning 5.0 team points. Here’s a summary of his match:  He went on to close out the first period with a lead of 10-5. 
Period 1: Patanjo showed aggression early, he tallied three points just 30 seconds into the match. 
Patanjo took another three points a minute later creating a lead of 6-1. … more at … https://golimestonesaints.com/news/2024/11/7/mens-wrestling-wrestling-takes-down-emory-henry-34-17.aspx
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Falcons Split Duals Against No. 16 UNC Pembroke and Coker
PEMBROKE, N.C. – The University of Montevallo wrestling team splits their dual matches against Coker and No. 16 UNC Pembroke. The Falcons defeated the Cobras 28-14 in their first dual win of the season, but fell short to the Braves, 9-31.
Montevallo picked up their first win of the 2024-25 against Coker where they won seven out of 10 bouts. The Falcons complied three tech falls, two major decisions and two decisions.
After the win against the Cobras, UM battled it out with No. 16 UNC Pembroke, who was picked to finish third in the Conference Carolinas. Montevallo tallied three wins including two decisions and a sudden victory take down by Noah Brown who defeated the No. 19 ranked wrestler in the 133-weight class, Chance Cottingham.  
Sophomore’s Colt Brown and Jeffery Tubbs were the only Falcons to finish 2-0 on the evening. Brown took down Mason Moody of Coker in a 9-4 decision. The Lakeland, Florida native followed that up with an exciting 13-12 decision over Joseph Bruscino of UNC Pembroke. Tubbs was dominant against Kaleb Walley of Coker as he won 15-3. He came back in the nightcap and defeated Chris Dickey of UNC Pembroke by a 3-1 decision. … more at … https://montevallofalcons.com/news/2024/11/6/wrestling-falcons-split-duals-against-no-16-unc-pembroke-and-coker.aspx

November 10, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | girls-wrestling, sports, winter-sports, wrestling