J.R. Wert picked up a win at 125 pounds (Photo/Peter G. Borg (Rider University)LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Rider University wrestling team began defense of its 2016 Eastern Wrestling League Championship Saturday night with a 20-14 victory over Lock Haven. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional [South Dakota State]) and Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) both won by major decision for the Broncs (1-0, 1-0 EWL). The Bald Eagles drop to 1-3 (0-1 EWL) with the loss.
“This was a good win,†said Rider Head Coach Gary Taylor. “Conference wins carry extra weight for individual seeding purposes as well. It was hard, hard fought by both teams.â€
In addition to the wins by Cefolo and Walsh, J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg), B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) and Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, DE/Caravel Academy) earned wins for the Broncs.
Wert defeated Jake Field, 4-1, at 125 to stake the Broncs to a 3-0 lead. The lead swelled to 7-0 as Cefolo earned a major decision over Joe Ghione, 13-2, at 133.
Lock Haven took the lead, 8-7, as nationally-ranked No. 20 Ronnie Perry won by tech fall over Evan Fidelibus (Easton, PA/Easton Area), 17-2 in six minutes and 12 seconds, at 141 and Kyle Shoop defeated Jesse Rodgers (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), 6-3, at 149.
Clagon, ranked No. 15 in the nation, earned a 6-0 decision over Kyle Hammond as the Broncs retook the lead for good. No. 7 Walsh followed with a 10-1 major decision over Jared Siegrist at 165 to push Rider's lead to 14-8 and Stinson made it 17-8 Broncs with a 7-3 decision over Tyler Wood.
Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) led, 3-2, after the second period, but fell to Corey Hazel, 5-3, at 184 to cut the Broncs' lead to 17-11. But nationally-ranked No. 11 Wolfe put the match away with an 8-3 decision over Tristan Sponseller at 197. No. 19 heavyweight Thomas Haines closed out the match with a 10-4 decision over Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Lock Haven]) to account for the 20-14 final score.
The Broncs return to action next Saturday, when they play host to the University of Pennsylvania. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Alumni Gym.
Results:
125: J.R. Wert (RU) dec. Jake Field (LHU) 4-1; RU leads 3-0
133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) major dec. Joe Ghione (LHU) 13-2; RU leads 7-0
141: #20 Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech fall Evan Fidelbus (RU) 17-2 (6:12); RU leads 7-5
149: Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Jesse Rodgers (RU) 6-3; LHU leads 8-7
157: #15 B.J. Clago (RU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 6-0; RU leads 10-8
165: #7 Chad Walsh (RU) major dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU) 10-1; RU leads 14-8
174: Wayne Stinson (RU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-3; RU leads 17-8
184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Michael Fagg-Daves (RU) 5-3; RU leads 17-11
197: #11 Ryan Wolfe (RU) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 8-3; RU leads 20-11
285: #19 Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. Mauro Correnti (RU) 10-4; RU wins 20-14
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