Thiel (12-6, 1-0) picked up the first win of the night at 149 pounds, as freshman Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) improved to 21-10 on the year with a 12-2 win by major decision over Timothy Keblash to stake Thiel to a 4-0 lead.
W&J (1-1, 0-1) fired back, picking up it's first win of the night at 157 pounds, but sophomore Brandon Collins (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) made returning All-American Josh Etzel work for the victory. Etzel scored two points on a reversal, while Collins answered with an escape to cut the deficit to 2-1. Unfortunately for Thiel and Collins, Etzel added a riding point to score the 3-1 victory.
The Tomcats rattled off seven points over the next two bouts to put the match out of reach. Junior Sean Byham (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) gave the home team an 8-3 lead with 9-0 major decision victory at 165. Fellow junior and returning All-American Jordan Powell (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) followed with a 9-4 decision over Sonnieboy Blanco at 174.
Trailing 11-3, the Presidents picked up an overtime decision at 184 to get to within five (11-6). However, those were the last points the Tomcats allowed to its opponent, sweeping the final five weights of the night.
Junior Jacob Lowry (Smithfield, Pa./Albert Gallatin) improved to 24-0 on the year by sticking Nick Kumburis at the 1:03 mark. Sophomore heavyweight Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) one-upped Lowry by pinning his opponent some 19 seconds into the match. Freshmen Trevor Wood (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (133) and Robert Ritschard (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) (141) each added decisions to close out the match for Thiel.
The Tomcats are back in action on Friday, as they travel down I-79 to take on their PAC rival, the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets, at 7 p.m.
Results:
125- Vince Vahaly (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (THI) wins by forfeit
133- Daniel Pommerer (W&J) vs. Trevor Wood (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (THI)- Wood (THI) wins by decision, 4-3
141- Alex Powell (W&J) vs. Robert Ritschard (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) (THI)- Ritschard (THI) wins by decision, 3-2
149- Timothy Keblash (W&J) vs. Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) (THI)- Nuss (THI) wins by major decision, 12-2
157- Josh Etzel (W&J) vs. Brandon Collins (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (THI)- Etzel (W&J) wins by decision, 3-1
165- Declan Haggerty (W&J) vs. Sean Byham (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) (THI)- Byham (THI) wins by major decision, 9-0
174- Sonnieboy Blanco (W&J) vs. Jordan Powell (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (THI)- Powell (THI) wins by decision 9-4
184- David Dibenedetto (W&J) vs. Jerrold Roosa (Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Central) (THI)- Dibenedetto (W&J) wins by decision in OT, 8-6
197- Nick Kumburis (W&J) vs. Jacob Lowry (Smithfield, Pa./Albert Gallatin) (THI)- Lowry (THI) wins by pinfall, 1:03
285- Brian Brust (W&J) vs. Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) (THI)- Reynolds (THI) wins by pinfall, 0:19
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