The freshman heavyweight claimed his second bonus points win in as many matches, but without a doubt the performance on Friday night was the biggest result of his young career. Cahill and Correnti felt each other out for much of the first period, with Cahill reversing and overpowering Correnti in throwing him down to the mat. With Correnti dead to rights, Cahill pinned his shoulders at the 2:30 mark to send the Clarion crowd into a frenzy.
Cahill was in position to clinch the team match thanks to the efforts of the rest of the lineup, with four other Golden Eagles claiming wins on the night. Dom Rigous and Greg Bulsak earned back-to-back victories at 174 and 184 pounds, pulling Clarion to within 14-12, and Cahill finished the night with his fifth win by fall of the year.
Brock Zacherl got things going for Clarion in the 141-pound match, jumping out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period against Tyson Dippery. Zacherl shot out of Dippery's grasp for an early escape and immediately turned around to catch his lunging opponent, bringing him down for a two-point takedown. Dippery escaped for a point, but that concluded the scoring for the bout as neither wrestler was able to bring the other down in the third period. Zacherl made an important move with 45 seconds remaining in the third, tying up Dippery's leg and preventing him from taking a shot of his own to potentially tie the match.
Comparatively, Taylor Ortz wasted no time in the 149-pound match, bringing down Gino Fluri in mere seconds in the first period. Ortz caught a break at the start of the second period, escaping from the down starting position after Fluri tossed him and taking a 3-1 advantage. He started the third period on top and rode Fluri well to start, racking up enough riding time for the additional point. Fluri eventually escaped but Ortz never gave him a clean shot the rest of the bout, winning 4-2.
Rider responded with wins at 157 and 165, taking a 14-6 lead entering the 174-pound match. Dom Rigous tried to put Clarion back on the board, starting the match with a takedown of Dean Sherry and riding him for nearly two minutes of the first period. He earned another point after an illegal maneuver by Sherry in the second period, and Rigous nearly added a reversal at the end after hitting a switch in the waning seconds. Rigous locked up the riding point with a strong ride to start the third period, taking Sherry for the duration to take a 4-0 decision.
Greg Bulsak also opened his bout with a takedown, catching Wayne Stinson in a defensive move to take a 2-0 lead after one period of action. Bulsak followed that up with an outside single-leg on Stinson in the second period to go up 4-1, and then he dug the boots in to halt any momentum Stinson tried to build. Stinson caught Bulsak with a leg capture to cut Clarion's lead to 5-3 in the bout and eventually brought him down, but Bulsak maintained enough control of Stinson's leg to prevent a tilt and held on for the 6-5 decision.
Dustin Conti and Ethan Laird enjoyed a scoreless first period before Conti escaped from the bottom position to open the second period. Laird pulled the same trick to open the third period and the two grapplers were tied at 1-1 entering sudden victory. Laird took Conti down just 22 seconds into the overtime period, taking a 3-1 decision and putting Rider ahead 17-12.
Results:
125: Gerald (JR) Wert (Rider) def. Gavin Park (Clarion) MD 12-1
133: Anthony Cefelo (Rider) def. Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) Dec 2-0
141: Brock Zacherl (Clarion) def. Tyson Dippery (Rider) Dec 3-1
149: Taylor Ortz (Clarion) def. Gino Fluri (Rider) Dec 4-2
157: Bryant Clagon (Rider) def. Avery Shay (Clarion) MD 13-4
165: Chad Walsh (Rider) def. Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) Dec 12-8
174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) def. Dean Sherry (Rider) Dec 4-0
184: Greg Bulsak (Clarion) def. Wayne Stinson (Rider) Dec 6-5
197: Ethan Laird (Rider) def. Dustin Conti (Clarion) SV-1 3-1
285: Toby Cahill (Clarion) def. Mauro Correnti (Rider) Fall 2:30
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