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Highlighted by three falls, the No. 1 Maryville wrestling team shut out Missouri Baptist 46-0 Thursday night in Moloney Arena. The Saints did not drop a match while posting one tech fall and five major decisions. The night started at 174 and Zeb Wahle set the tone for the night with a fall at the 1:52 mark. Nick Burghardt followed with a dominating 15-1 major at 184, and Ryan Beltz recorded a 21-2 tech fall in the 197 classification. Donnell Walker posted another major by a 12-4 count in the heavyweights as the Saints stretched their lead to 19-0. At 125, Jaret Singh controlled his match for a 15-4 major. In perhaps the most exciting match of the night, Dakota Bauer trailed late due to a riding time deficit, but he recorded a takedown with just three seconds remaining in the match at 133 to emerge with a 9-8 victory. Keygan Foster recorded Maryville's second fall of the night at the 1:51 mark, and Keenan Hagerty posted a methodical 15-4 major win. Greg Hegarty followed with a 12-4 major win, and Dimitri Willis closed out the night, appropriately, with a pin at the 2:28 mark. The Saints are next in action Saturday as they head to Indianapolis to take part in the UIndy Open.

Marshall, Mo. -- The No. 10 Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team traveled to Kirksville, Mo., Thursday evening for a dual against NCAA Division II Truman State (Mo.) University. The Vikings won seven of the matchups in a 28-14 victory. Truman entered the matchup ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division II Super Region Three Coaches' Poll. 125 pounds: No. 11 Senior Logan Welch (Lexington, Mo.) defeated No. 10 JJ Dorrell in a 12-3 major decision. Missouri Valley leads 4-0 133 pounds: Junior Ryan Stearns (Williston, Vt.) defeated No. 10 Ethan Rentschler in a 6-3 decision. Missouri Valley leads 7-0. 141 pounds: Freshman Dalton Adams (DeSoto, Mo.) was defeated by Rafael Lopez in a second period pin. Missouri Valley leads 7-6. 149 pounds: No. 2 Jake Ekster (Houston, Texas) defeated No. 10 Andrew Still in a first period pin. Missouri Valley leads 13-6. 157 pounds: Freshman Alex Destra (Auburndale, Fla.) defeated Roark Whittington in a 6-4 decision. Missouri Valley leads 16-6. 165 pounds: Junior Jared Sterling (Tacoma, Wash.) was defeated by No. 8 Devon Fenstermaker in a 13-9 decision. Missouri Valley leads 16-9. 174 pounds: Sophomore David Fenton (Readington, N.J.) defeated Dustin McClintock in a 4-2 decision. Missouri Valley leads 19-9. 184 pounds: Sophomore Dakota Concepcion (Pembroke Hills, Fla.) defeated No. 9 Ryan Ward in a 10-7 decision. Missouri Valley leads 22-9 197 pounds: Junior Justin Whitten (Santa Barbara, Calif.) was defeated by No. 6 Helmut Rentschler in a 19-2 technical fall. Missouri Valley leads 22-14 285 pounds: No. 1 Junior Gabi Musallam (San Diego, Calif.) defeated Luke Bornhop in a second period pin. Missouri Valley moves to 6-7 in duals on the season. Truman State falls to 5-4 in duals. The Vikings will next be in Feb. 12 hosting LIndenwood (Ill.) University-Belleville in a dual on Senior Night. The dual will begin at 7 p.m., at the Burns Athletic Complex.

The No. 2-ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team scored a 45-0 victory over Minnesota State University, Moorhead on Thursday, Feb. 5 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. The victory improved SCSU's season tally to 14-2 overall and a perfect 5-0 in the always rugged NSIC. The Dragons fall to 4-5, 0-4 NSIC with the loss to the Huskies. The victory was SCSU's 23rd consecutive win at home and it was the Huskies 33rd consecutive victory in NSIC competition. SCSU will continue its season on Feb. 13 with a match at Southwest Minnesota State. The match tonight marked SCSU's final regular season home match and the Huskies' seniors (Dylon Braun, Josh Howk, Ben McPhail, Zach Stewart and Caleb White) were recognized for their contributions to the program in a special ceremony prior to the start of the match against MSUM. This group of senior has helped SCSU posted a 75-3 record over the past four seasons along with winning three NSIC titles, two regional titles and finishing as the NCAA runner-up twice. The complete results from the dual against MSUM are listed below. Of note, SCSU's Clint Poster improved to 29-0 on the season in the match while Austin Goergen charted his team-leading 14th pin in the match. Results: 125: Tim Prescott (SCS) over Shane Novak (MSM) (MD 14-4) 133: #6 Mike Rhone (SCS) over Blake Bosch (MSM) (Dec 5-4) 141: #7 Josh Howk (SCS) over Philippe Walker (MSM) (Fall 2:34) 149: Larry Bomstad (SCS) over Isaac Novacek (MSM) (MD 14-6) 157: #2 Clint Poster (SCS) over Garrett Hoffner (MSM) (TF 15-0 7:00) 165: #3 Gabe Fogarty (SCS) over Daniel Murakami (MSM) (TF 16-0 4:09) 174: Clayton Jennissen (SCS) over Michael Joseph (MSM) (Dec 4-2) 184: Dylon Braun (SCS) over Shawn Porter (MSM) (Dec 14-10) 197: VJ Giulio (SCS) over Christopher Bascon (MSM) (Fall 2:09) 285: #3 Austin Goergen (SCS) over Nader Abdullatif (MSM) (Fall 2:19)

Wabash dominated all ten weight classes Thursday night in its 54-0 dual meet victory at Mount St. Joseph University. The Little Giants won five matches in addition to claiming five forfeits for the team victory. The night opened with a 10-3 decision by Brett Thumm at 197 pounds. After Abe Hall received a forfeit at heavyweight, Tommy Poynter scored a major decision with a 17-8 victory at 125 pounds. Robbie Carter picked up a pin in the final second of his 133-pound bout. Jacob Cottey and Patrick Parham received forfeits at 141 and 149 pounds respectively to add to the team scoring. Chanc Ravish needed just 29 seconds to score a pin at 157 pounds. Two more forfeits -- one for Christian Rodriguez at 165 pounds and another for Mark Maldonado at 174 pounds -- set up the final match of the night. Riley Lefever, who earlier in the day was ranked third in Division III for the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award, controlled his 184-pound bout from the outset. The sophomore scored a technical fall at 6:24 of the match by a score of 23-4. "It was a great wrestling environment tonight and the guys got after it from the first whistle to the last.," Wabash head coach Brian Anderson said. "They all were pushing for more points in every period, which is what we need to see out of them at this point of the season." The Little Giants will compete at the Greyhound Open Tournament at the University of Indianapolis. Competition begins at 10 a.m.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Citadel wrestling team took sole possession of third place in the Southern Conference standings on Thursday night following a 23-18 victory over VMI at The Thunderdome inside Cocke Hall. The Citadel (6-5, 4-2 SoCon) assumed an early 3-0 lead to open the match when Marshall Haas posted a 5-3 decision over VMI's Urayoan Garcia in the 197 bout. The Keydets (6-7, 3-3 SoCon) answered with a resounding win in the heavyweight match as Juan Adams collected six points with a fall at the 3:48 mark over Joseph Bexley. Head coach Rob Hjerling's squad triumphed in the next five straight matches, beginning with a 4-0 decision by Joaquin Marquez in his victory over Dalton Henderson in the 125-pound classification. That win was followed by Clarence Arrington's 3-1 victory over Hunter Starner in the 133 bout. The momentum gained steam when Tyler Buckiso posted a 4-2 decision over Emmitt Kelly in the 141-pound match that provided The Citadel with 12-6 advantage. Matt Frisch pushed the lead to double figures for The Citadel when he earned a win by technical fall, at the 5:57 mark, over the Keydets' Jack Krall in the 149 showdown. Sophomore Aaron Walker continued his dominance of SoCon opposition when he posted a win by fall against Jedediah Harris at 1:39. That victory provided the Bulldogs with a 23-6 edge with three matches remaining. VMI halted the five-match winning streak for the Dogs with Shabaka Johns' 18-1 technical fall win over Andrew Lock at the 6:43 mark of the 165-pound match. Teammate Mark Darr continued the momentum swing with a 7-6 decision over Kenneth Radford, closing the team score to 23-14 heading into the 184-pound match. The Keydets won the final match of the dual as Derek Thurman posted a 10-2 major decision against Kendall Hemmings. The Citadel will now head to the All-Academy Championships, hosted by the Merchant Marine Academy, in Great Neck, N.Y. The competition begins on Saturday, Feb. 7. Results: 197: Marshall Haas (CID) DEC Urayoan Garcia (VMI) 5-3 (0-3) 285: Juan Adams (VMI) WBF Joe Bexley (CID) 3:48 (6-3) 125: Joaquin Marquez (CID) DEC Dalton Henderson (VMI) 4-0 (6-6) 133: Clarence Arrington, Jr. (CID) DEC Hunter Starner (VMI) SV-1 3-1 (6-9) 141: Tyler Buckiso (CID) DEC Emmitt Kelly (VMI) 4-2 (6-12) 149: Matt Frisch (CID) TECH FALL Jack Krall (VMI) 17-0 (5:57) (6-17) 157: Aaron Walker (CID) WBF Jed Harris (VMI) 1:39 (6-23) 165: Shabaka Johns (VMI) TECH FALL Andrew Lock (CID) 18-1 (6:43) (11-23) 174: Mark Darr (VMI) DEC Kenneth Radford (CID) 7-6 (14-23) 184: Derek Thurman (VMI) MAJ DEC Kendall Hemmings (CID) 10-2 (18-23)

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Back-to-back pins late in the match secured a 29-12 for McDaniel, defeating Gettysburg in Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling action on Wednesday. Jake Pooton (Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll) led the Green Terror (7-7, 3-3 CC) with a pin at 184. Narrowly avoiding a first-period fall, the freshman roared back to even the score at 9-all and turned that takedown into a fall with just 13 seconds remaining in the match to secure the win for his team. Quinn Merrigan led the Bullets (8-6, 1-5 CC) with a 2-1 victory at 149. Noah Malamut staked Gettysburg to a 3-0 lead with a 10-4 win at 125 before back-to-back technical falls gave McDaniel a 10-5 advantage. Ryan O'Boyle (North Reading, Mass./Central Catholic) notched a takedown with 41 seconds left to give him a 20-5 victory before Alvontae Drummond (Lincoln, Del./Milford) earned three near-fall points to end his match at 20-5 just three seconds before the second period ended. Merrigan fought off a late takedown attempt from Trey Mitchell (Lewes, Del./Caesar Rodney) to notch the 2-1 win at 149 and draw the Bullets within 10-6. An Erik Meyer (Fallston, Md./Archbishop Curley) 13-3 victory at 157 pushed the hosts' lead to 14-6. Pat Thomas earned an escape and takedown in the third period to earn a 5-3 win at 165 and closed the margin to 14-9 before Logan Yox (Westminster, Md./Liberty) just missed adding an advantage time point for a major decision, winning 9-2 at 174. After the Pooton win at 184, Nick Cross (Centreville, Md./Queen Annes County) made it back-to-back falls, winning in 1:44. Joey Bragg closed out the night, winning 7-2 for the Bullets at heavyweight. The Green Terror returns to action at Washington and Lee for a trimatch, wrestling NYU and Stevenson on Saturday. Action begins at 12 p.m. Results: 125: Noah Malamut (G) dec. Nathaniel Frantz 10-4; (0-3) 133: Ryan O’Boyle (M) tech. fell Matt Laux 20-5 (6:19); (5-3) 141: Alvontae Drummond (M) tech. fell Jake Bracken 20-3 (4:57); (10-3) 149: Quinn Merrigan (G) dec. Trey Mitchell 2-1; (10-6) 157: Erik Meyer (M) maj. dec. Brandon Carcuffe 13-3; (14-6) 165: Pat Thomas (G) dec. Luke Yox 5-3; (14-9) 174: Logan Yox (M) dec. Tyler Cunningham 9-2; (17-9) 184: Jake Pooton (M) pinned Brian Gianforte 6:47; (23-9) 197: Nick Cross (M) pinned Camden Stoops 1:44; (29-9) HWT: Joey Bragg (G) dec. Robb Donovan 7-2. (29-12)

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College wrestling team, ranked 10th in the latest NWCA poll, extended its dual-match winning streak to three with a 43-3 victory over Oneonta on Wednesday at Ben Light Gymnasium. Ithaca won nine straight bouts, all with bonus points, to improve to 9-2 on the season. Oneonta is 7-8. The dual started at heavyweight where Oneonta's James Bethel, ranked ninth in the NWCA, got a first period takedown and two-plus minutes of riding time. He added an escape and takedown in the second period and won a 6-0 decision with the riding time point. Jimmy Kaishian answered for Ithaca with a win at 125. He had a second-period escape and takedown to go up 3-0. In the third period, Kaishian had a series of three takedowns and yielded escapes, with a stalling penalty point against Oneonta and the riding time to get an 11-3 major decision. The 133-pound match was a rematch of the finals of the ECWC Championships. At the conference tournament Alex Gomez of Ithaca defeated Oneonta's Sean Hanson 12-7. In Wednesday's match, Gomez led 7-5 after the first period, got an escape and takedown in the second period and near-fall points to lead 13-5 headed to the final period. He added a takedown in the third period and riding-time point for a 16-5 major decision victory. Ithaca's nationally-ranked 141-pound wrestler Nick Wahba extended the Ithaca lead with a win by pin at 2:50 of the first period. He led the bout 6-2 at the time of the pin. Eamonn Gaffney built an 8-1 lead after two periods on three takedowns an escape and a penalty point against Oneonta He went on to win by 11-3 major decision, which extended Ithaca's streak to four straight victories with bonus points. Halfway through the match Ithaca led 18-3. Kevin Collins had a first-period takedown and turned his opponent three times to build a 10-0 lead. He yielded an escape then got another takedown and back points for a 14-1 lead after the first period. Collins started the second period down and was penalized one point, but then got an escape and takedown for a 17-2 technical fall victory at 3:29. Nick Velez led 10-1 after the first period at 165 and got an escape and two takedowns in the second period to take a 15-3. He started the third period with the advantage and added three near fall points for an 18-3 technical fall at 6:00. The 174-pound match was another bonus-point victory for Ithaca as Jaison White totaled six takedowns in the first two periods to lead 13-4. He added four more takedowns in the third period for a 21-8 major decision. Carlos Toribio won by tech fall at 184 by a 17-2 score in 5:00 at 184, and Greg DuVall closed the match with a pin in 2:26 in the 197-pound match. It was DuVall's fifth pin of the season. Results: 125- Jimmy Kaishian (ITH) maj. dec. Dominic DeGraba (ONE) 11-3 133- Alex Gomez (ITH) maj. dec. Sean Hanson (ONE) 16-5 141- Nick Wahba (ITH) pinned Adam Greene (ONE) 2:50 149- Eamonn Gaffney (ITH) maj. dec. Nick Heck (ONE) 11-3 157- Kevin Collins (ITH) tech fall Dakota Inman (ONE) 17-2, 3:29 165- Nick Velez (ITH) tech fall Mitch Fisher (ONE), 18-3, 6:00 174- Jaison White (ITH) maj. dec. Andrew Werther (ONE) 21-8 184- Carlos Toribio (ITH) tech fall Anthony Marino (ONE) 17-2 5:00 197- Greg DuVall (ITH) pinned Tim Flower (ONE) 2:26 **285- James Bethel (ONE) dec. Dan Glinko (IC) 6-0

The New York University wrestling team, ranked #24 in the most recent National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll, hosted a Centennial Conference tri-match on Tuesday night, February 4, at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan. The home grapplers defeated both the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Stevens Institute of Technology. "We're really proud of the way our guys wrestled over the last week," said NYU Assistant Coach Andrew Butville. "It's been a really tough stretch for them and we got two more tough matches coming up on Saturday." NYU (16-3, 6-0 Centennial) began the night with a 28-7 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy (7-10, 6-2). The home team began the match with two straight wins by forfeit at 125 and 133 pounds, credited to Wayne Yuan and Nathan Pike, respectively. Brandon Jones, ranked #3 at 141 pounds by the NWCA, kicked off the match with a 9-4 decision over Isaac Hammonds of USMMA. NYU went on to win four more matches, one by major decision (11-0) courtesy of Raymond Jazikoff over James Malone at 174 pounds. The Mariners took the final two bouts at 184 and 197 pounds, followed by a forfeit at heavyweight by both squads to finish out the match. Against Stevens Tech (11-6, 4-2), William Gockel-Figge's win by fall at 197 pounds broke a 16-16 tie and was enough to lead the squad past the Ducks 22-19. "We felt pretty confident with Will going into that match. He's been very solid for us since he joined the squad this semester and we know the kind of potential that he has," continued Butville. "When he got that pin, it took a lot of pressure off of us and we were really happy." Pike, Jones and Matthew Coppola each picked up their second wins on the evening against Stevens to help NYU stay unbeaten in Centennial Conference competition. Coppola won his bout at 149 pounds in sudden victory, securing a takedown to prevail 3-1. "I think we've got a lot of momentum going into this weekend, and if the guys wrestle like they have been for the last week I think we have a good chance of coming away with two more wins," Butville added. NYU will be back in action on Saturday, February 7, when the team travels to Lexington, VA, to wrestle Centennial foes McDaniel College and Washington & Lee University. The squad will take on McDaniel at 10:00 am before wrestling Washington & Lee at 12:00 pm. Link: Results

DICKINSON, N.D. -- The Blue Hawks hosted Northern State in a dual on Wednesday (Feb. 4) and recorded a 32-12 victory. Deshun Hayes (125) and Michael Pajaro (133) were victors by forfeit in the opening two bouts. Travis Koenig recorded a 5-2 decision over Tyler Frost in the 141-pound weight class. Seth Ehlang wrestled his way to an 8-2 decision in the 149-pound bout. Taylor Hodel won against Blake Perryman, 8-1, in the 165-pound weight class. Tyler Brown recorded a 3-2 decision in the 174-pound weight class against Anthony Navarro. Jonathan Solano recorded the Blue Hawks' biggest margin in the 184-pound weight class. He defeated David Murphy with a technical fall (15-0) at the 6:11 mark. Meyer Bohn picked up a 4-2 victory in the heavyweight division over Dustin Caspers. Dickinson State will be back in action on Friday (Feb. 6) against Doane and Morningside, before they head to the Grand View Open.

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The 16th-ranked Newberry College Wolves rattled off five straight victories to come back from a deficit and earn a 30-18 dual win over the King University Tornado on Wednesday night. Newberry moves to 9-3 on the season with the win with three events remaining in the regular season. The Wolves host UNC Pembroke on Tuesday, February 10. After the teams exchanged forfeits at 125 and 133 lbs., the Tornado jumped out to a sizeable lead after a decision at 141 lbs. and a fall at 149 lbs. The hosts were up 15-6 after four bouts. Dennis Flores (Hanahan, S.C.) stopped the skid for Newberry at 157 lbs. with an 11-2 major decision, and a forfeit win at 165 lbs. put Newberry up by one point. However, a one-point unsportsmanlike deduction tied the dual up at 15-all with four bouts left. Joe Pittman (Forsyth, Ga.) put Newberry back on top with a 9-4 win by decision at 174 lbs. Newberry clinched the dual with consecutive first period pins. Jared Holliday (Burlington, N.J.) won by fall in just 1:19 at 184 lbs. and Huston Evans (Springfield, Ohio) earned his first pin of the season in 43 seconds at 197 lbs. Cody Brundage (Chapin, S.C.) battled a fellow regionally-ranked wrestler in Garrett Fosdyck at heveyweight and lost a 3-1 decision, with only two points due to injury timeouts proving to be the difference in the bout. Results: 125 – Jon Boatman (King) win by forfeit, KU 6-0 133 – Jordan Simpson (Newberry) win by forfeit, tied 6-6 141 – Frank Yattoni IV (King) defeats Nik Lankford (Newberry) 4-2, KU 9-6 149 – Landon Reed (King) defeats NickYoung (Newberry), fall 1:40, KU 15-6 157 – Dennis Flores (Newberry) defeats Travis Edwards (King), major decision 11-2, KU 15-10 165 – Lukas Gilmore (Newberry) win by forfeit, NC 16-15 Team unsportsmanlike conduct on Newberry, tied 15-15 174 – Joe Pittman (Newberry) defeats Trevor Wentt (King) 9-4, NC 18-15 184 – Jared Holliday (Newberry) defeats Jesse Masters (King), fall 1:19, NC 24-15 197 – #7 Huston Evans (Newberry), defeats Jackie Miller (King) fall, 0:43, NC 30-15 285 – Garrett Fosdyck (King) defeats Cody Brundage (Newberry), 3-1, NC 30-18

The Alfred State wrestling team won their third match in their last four contests, 31-12 over Oswego on Wednesday evening. The Pioneers wrap up the regular season with a 4-9 dual meet record. Ryan Thierman (Portville) earned a 3-0 decision over Kevin Ramkishun at 125 to start the night. Austin Keough (Warsaw) followed with a 13-9 win over Jonathan Ptacek to give the Pioneers an early 6-0 lead. Oswego tied it at 6-6 after a forfeit at 141. Kevin Thayer (Unatego) made it 9-6 Pioneers with a 6-1 sudden victory over Mark Milisci. Oswego retook the lead with a pin in the 157 lb. match but the Pioneers won the final five matches of the night. George VanValen (Ithaa) won 12-0 over Sam Cullen, Josh Lord won 3-1 over Sean Maloney, Brad Haggerty (Wellsville) and Matthew Sowers (Whitesboro) earned forfeit wins, and Anthony Osman (Vestal) won a 4-1 OT match to cap the night. The Pioneers have a week and a half until the travel to the USCAA Championships on Feb. 15. The USCAA's will be held at Penn State. Results: 125: Ryan Thierman (ASC) over Kevin Ramkishun (SUOS) (Dec 3-0) 133: Austin Keough (ASC) over Jonathan Ptacek (SUOS) (Dec 13-9) 141: Quamaine Thomas (SUOS) over (ASC) (For.) 149: Kevin Thayer (ASC) over Mark Milisci (SUOS) (SV-1 6-4) 157: Tyler Silverthorn (SUOS) over Codie Nichols (ASC) (Fall 6:33) 165: George Vanvalen (ASC) over Sam Cullen (SUOS) (MD 12-0) 174: Joshua Lord (ASC) over Sean Maloney (SUOS) (Dec 3-1) 184: Bradley Haggerty (ASC) over (SUOS) (For.) 197: Mathew Sowers (ASC) over (SUOS) (For.) 285: Anthony Osman (ASC) over Dillion Hudson (SUOS) (TB-1 4-1)

PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- The Lake Erie College Storm picked up a 19-15 dual win over Gannon University Wednesday (Feb. 4) in their final home date of the 2014-15 season. After forfeiting 125-pounds, Ian Ross (Newark, N.Y./Newark) opened the dual against Aaron Smith at 133-pounds. Ross scored the first points with a takedown and followed it up with a nearfall to take a 5-1 lead into the second. Ross landed a pair of takedowns in the second, followed by another near fall to gain a 12-2 lead. Smith cut the lead to eight with a takedown in the third but Ross scored a reversal to regain a 10 point lead. Ross closed out the match with a reversal in the third to pick up a 15-5 major decision. Nick Boggs (Concord, Ohio/Riverside) took on Adam Weinell at 141-pounds. After a scoreless first, Weinell escaped for the bout's first points. In the third, Weinell closed out the match with a takedown for a 4-1 decision. Conner Nemec (Mantua, Ohio/Crestwood) scored the first points against Eric Lewandowski at 149-pounds. Lewandowski picked up his own takedown late in the period to own a 3-2 lead heading into the second. Nemec tied it with an escape to start the second. The rest of the second was scoreless. Lewandowski took a one point lead with an escape in the third which proved to be the winning point as the Golden Knights pulled ahead, 12-4. After a scoreless first period between Christian Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) and Garret Smith at 157-pounds, Baughman scored a reversal to take a 2-0 lead. After Smith escaped, Baughman landed a takedown to take a 4-1 lead into the third. Smith escaped to cut the lead to two early in the third but Baughman a pair of takedowns to pick up the 8-4 decision. Matt Vandermeer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) scored the first points of the 165-pound bout against Casey Pace with an escape in the second. In the third, Vandermeer landed a takedown to increase his lead to 3-0. Pace escaped but it was not enough as Vandermeer picked up the 4-1 decision. Adam Greenman scored the first points against Nicholas Vandermeer (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) with a takedown in their 174-pound bout. After escaping, Vandermeer scored a takedown of his own to gain a 3-2 edge. Vandermeer increased his lead to 5-2 with a reversal to start the second. After being awarded a point via stalling, Vandermeer owned a 6-2 lead going into the third. After an escape in the third and a point of riding time, Vandermeer picked up the 8-2 decision to give the Storm a 13-12 lead. Zev Green (Marysville, Ohio/Marysville) picked up an early takedown in his 184-pound bout against Jake Stratton. In the second, Green landed another takedown to move ahead, 4-1, heading into the third. A nearfall increased Green's lead to five and seal the win, 7-4. Nigel Toussaint took Tyler Hughes (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) down early in their 197-pound bout but Hughes quickly escaped. A late takedown in the first gave Toussaint a 4-1 lead heading into the second. Hughes escaped in the beginning of the second to cut the lead in half heading into the third. Hughes scored his first takedown late in the third to send the bout into sudden victory. In the extra period, Hughes scored a takedown and near fall to give the Storm the decision win, sealing the dual. Nick Budd scored the first points of the heavyweight bout against Noah Hosking (Milford, Mich./Milford) with a takedown and a near fall. Hosking cut the lead to four with an escape in the second period. However, it was not enough as Budd picked up a 7-2 decision. The Storm is back in action this weekend when they hit the road to face the University of Pittsburgh- Johnstown and Kutztown University. Results: 125: Matthew Turek (Gannon) over Unknown (For.) 133: Ian Ross (Lake Erie College) over Aaron Smith (Gannon) (MD 15-5) 141: Adam Weinell (Gannon) over Nick Boggs (Lake Erie College) (Dec 4-1) 149: Eric Lewandowski (Gannon) over Conner Nemec (Lake Erie College) (Dec 4-3) 157: Christian Baughman (Lake Erie College) over Garrett Smith (Gannon) (Dec 8-4) 165: Matt Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) over Casey Pace (Gannon) (Dec 4-1) 174: Nick Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) over Adam Greenman (Gannon) (Dec 7-2) 184: Zev Green (Lake Erie College) over jake stratton (Gannon) (Dec 8-4) 197: Tyler Hughes (Lake Erie College) over Nigel Toussaint (Gannon) (SV-1 8-4) 285: Nick Budd (Gannon) over Noah Hosking (Lake Erie College) (Dec 7-2)

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- The regionally ranked No. 4 Coker Cobra wrestling team picked up a 24-15 win over the No. 11 Anderson Trojans on Wednesday (Feb. 4) night. The Cobras got the match off to a great start with a major decision victory by Travis Laxton at 125-pounds, 13-1. Kevin Thompson followed up a with technical fall, 20-2, at 141-pounds and Rashad Cunningham picked up a 6-3 decision at 149-pounds to give the Cobras a 12-4 advantage. Derrick Booth earned the only pin of the match at 165-pounds to put Coker up 18-8. Anderson trimmed the lead to just three, 18-15, with a pair of wins at 174-pounds and 184-pounds. The Cobras secured the victory with a 5-3 decision by Luis Peguero at 197-pounds and 4-2 sudden victory by Alex Green in the heavyweight match. Coker will return to the mat at the King Duals on Saturday (Feb. 7). Results: 125: Travis Laxton (COKER) maj. dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick (AU), 13-1 (COKER 4-0) 133: Zak Hale (AU) maj. dec. Gavin Perkins (COKER), 14-0 (TIE 4-4) 141: Kevin Thompson (COKER) tech. fall Carter Thomas (AU), 20-2 (5:46) (COKER 9-4) 149: Rashad Cunningham (COKER) dec. Eric DeAngelis (AU), 6-3 (COKER 12-4) 157: Sean Turner (AU) maj. dec. Walker Barfield (COKER), 17-9 (COKER 12-8) 165: Derrick Booth (COKER) pinned Jared Costa (AU), 2:51 (COKER 18-8) 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Rocco Hladney (COKER), 10-1 (COKER 18-12) 184: Stephen Washington (AU) dec. Zach Dicus (COKER), 7-5 (COKER 18-15) 197: Luis Peguero (COKER) dec. Austin Price (AU), 5-3 (COKER 21-15) 285: Alex Green (COKER) dec. Fletcher Smith (AU), 4-2 (SV-2) (COKER 24-15)

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- In a showdown between two of the top NCAA Division II wrestling teams in the country on Wednesday, the No. 11 McKendree University wrestling team upset No. 1 Maryville University in a dual match, 21-18, held at the Jon Davis Wrestling Center in Edwardsville, Ill. The Bearcats improve to 12-4 overall and will travel to Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday, Feb. 6 to face University of Indianapolis at 7 p.m. ET. McKendree lost the opening match at 125 pounds, but tied things up, 3-3, following a 6-4 win by sophomore Ryan Strope (Westphalia, Mo., Fatima) over Dakota Bauer at 133 pounds. Freshman Darren Wynn (Champaign, Ill., Centennial) extended the lead to 9-3 following a forfeit win at 141 pounds, but the Saints tied things up after winning by fall at 149 pounds. Senior Josh Ballard (Troy, Ill., Triad) earned an 11-6 decision win over No. 8 ranked Greg Hegarty at 157 pounds, and No. 4 ranked senior Nick Haferkamp (Lincoln, Ill., Lincoln Community) earned a 6-4 decision win over No. 2 Dimitri Willis at 165 pounds to put the Bearcats back in front 15-9. The Saints tied things up with a pin at 174 pounds, but back-to-back wins by senior John Vogt (Festus, Mo., Ste. Genevieve) at 184 pounds over No. 3 Nick Burghardt, and No. 2 ranked senior Julian Smith (Florissant, Mo., Hazelwood Central) over No. 4 Ryan Beltz at 197 pounds, gave McKendree a 21-15 lead heading into the final match. Senior Ross Janney (Daleville, Ind., Yorktown) gave No. 4 ranked Donnell Walker all he could handle in the heavyweight finale, but Walker earned a 4-3 win in the second tiebreaker to make the final score 21-15. Results: 125- Jaret Singh (MU) def. Steve Murphy (McK), Dec. 9-5 | 0-3 133- Ryan Strope (McK) def. Dakota Bauer (MU), Dec. 6-4 | 3-3 141- #7 Darren Wynn (McK) by Forfeit | 9-3 149- #1 Keenan Hagerty (MU) pins Trent Williams (McK), Fall 3:45 | 9-9 157- Josh Ballard (McK) def. #8 Greg Hegarty (MU), Dec. 11-6 | 12-9 165- #4 Nick Haferkamp (McK) def. #2 Dimitri Willis (MU), Dec. 6-4 | 15-9 174- #3 Zeb Wahle (MU) pins Luis Alba (McK), Fall 6:33 | 15-15 184- John Vogt (McK) def. #3 Nick Burghardt (MU), Dec. 7-2 | 18-15 197- #2 Julian Smith (McK) def. #4 Ryan Beltz (MU), Dec. 9-4 | 21-15 HWT- #4 Donnell Walker (MU) def. Ross Janney (McK), TB2 RT 4-3 | 21-18

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- A trio of Blue Devils scored bonus points to help the Duke University wrestling team to a 25-15 non-conference victory over Gardner-Webb this evening. The win is the fourth straight for the Blue Devils and ninth of the year. Duke, forced to forfeit a pair of matches at 125 and 165 pounds, won seven of the eight bouts wrestled and scored bonus points at 157, 197 and heavyweight to improve to 9-4 on the year. Trailing 15-10 with four matches remaining, the Blue Devils outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs 15-0 in the last four bouts. Redshirt junior Brendan Walsh iced the victory for Duke with a commanding 16-0 technical fall over Drew Barrett at heavyweight. The tech fall was the second of the year for Walsh and pushed his wins total to seven. Both Immanuel Kerr-Brown and seventh-ranked Conner Hartmann recorded major decisions for the Blue Devils. Kerr-Brown, at 157 pounds, gave up an early takedown to Tyler Marinelli, but dominated the rest of the match en route to the 10-2 victory. The Duke captain improves to 17-7 overall and 9-4 in duals. At 197, Hartmann was in full control from the opening whistle. He scored an early takedown and back points and never looked back on his way to his 14th win of the year. The Port Orchard, Wash., native has 20 points in his previous four bouts and is an impressive 10-1 in duals this season. True freshman Mitch Finesilver put Duke on the scoreboard with a hard-fought 3-1 victory at 133 pounds. The win evens Finsilver’s dual record to 3-3 and is his third straight. At 141 pounds, Evan Botwin controlled the first two periods to build a commanding lead. Gardner-Webb’s Ryan Hull came out aggressive in the third period, but Botwin refused to let him creep back into contention as he posted the 11-5 decision. After Duke forfeited at 165 pounds, Trey Adamson and Jacob Kasper registered consecutive decisions to put the Blue Devils back in front by one, 16-15. Adamson won a wild match at 174 pounds, besting Brett Stein 8-6. Kasper, a winner in six of his past seven bouts, gave Duke the lead with a 5-0 decision over Gray Jones and Hartmann and Walsh closed the evening for the victory. Duke is back in action at home Feb. 7 versus Sacred Heart at 7:30 p.m., in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils close out their home schedule against ACC foe North Carolina Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Cortez Starkes (GW) wins by forfeit Duke 0, GWU 6 133 – Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec. Tyler Ziegler (GW), 3-1 Duke 3, GWU 6 141 – Evan Botwin (Duke) dec. Ryan Hull (GW), 11-5 Duke 6, GWU 6 149 – Ryan Mosley (GW) dec. Tanner Hough (Duke), 6-1 Duke 6, GWU 9 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) major dec. Tyler Marinelli (GWU), 10-2 Duke 10, GWU 9 165 – Austin Trott (GWU) wins by forfeit Duke 10, GWU 15 174 – Trey Adamson (Duke) dec. Brett Stein (GWU), 8-6 Duke 13, GWU 15 184 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. Gray Jones (GWU), 5-0 Duke 16, GWU 15 197 – No. 7 Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Boyce Cornwell (GWU), 11-1 Duke 20, GWU 15 285 – Brendan Walsh (Duke) tech fall Drew Barrett (GWU), 16-0 Duke 25, GWU 15

The state's toughest state tournament classification has its dual meet championships this weekend. The Pennsylvania Class 3A team state tournament started with five preliminary dual meets on Monday and Tuesday of this week to narrow the field down to the 16 squads that will assemble at the Giant Center in Hershey. The championship round of 16 will be wrestled at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. tonight. Wrestling on Friday will include the championship quarterfinals (2 p.m.) and semifinals (8 p.m.), along with the first two rounds of consolation. The consolation quarterfinals and semifinals will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday, with the dual meets for first and third place taking place at 1 p.m. Below are the opening round bouts. Thursday 6 p.m. No. 48 Cumberland Valley (1st place District 3) vs. North Allegheny (3rd place District 7) Mifflin County (1st place District 6) vs. Parkland (2nd place District 11) Jersey Shore (1st place District 4) vs. No. 30 Belle Vernon (2nd place District 7) No. 46 Boyertown (1st place District 1) vs. St. Mary's (1st place District 9) Thursday 8 p.m. No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic (1st place District 11) vs. Scranton (1st place District 2) LaSalle College (1st place District 12) vs. Central Dauphin (2nd place District 3) General McLane (1st place District 10) vs. Council Rock South (2nd place District 1) No. 7 Franklin Regional (1st place District 7) vs. Spring-Ford (3rd place District 1) The most intriguing first round bout takes place in the upper quarter of the bracket between nationally ranked Cumberland Valley and North Allegheny. It is also a rematch of an first round match from last year, one in which North Allegheny upset nationally ranked Cumberland Valley 29-28; the teams would also meet in the consolation semifinal, with Cumberland Valley winning that one 31-28. Just to advance to the state tournament, North Allegheny had to upset nationally ranked Greater Latrobe in the District 7 consolation final, winning that dual meet 35-29. In analyzing this dual meet, it should be noted that Cumberland Valley is a very flexible team in terms of how they distribute their lineup, in terms of weigh-in strategy and/or "bumping" of wrestlers. This flexibility makes it a hard dual meet to analyze, and also gives the Eagles more possible scenarios to generate a dual meet victory. Both their 106 and 113 starters can make the 106 weight class -- returning state qualifier Will Kaldes and freshman Russ Zimmerman. Both their 120 and 126 starters can make the 120 weight class -- sophomores Jake Barrick and Wyatt Long, Long was a go-to-state match loser last year. The primary starters at 145 and 152, freshman Quentin Milliken and No. 7 Patrick Duggan have been bumped up a weight class in some dual meets; senior Ryan Wolf fills in at 145 in those scenarios, while junior Jacob Schalles is the normal starter at 160. The flexibility of the upper-weights is primarily based on returning state qualifier at 285 pounds, Jackson Standford, also weighing in at 220 pounds in some dual meets. North Allegheny has slightly less flexibility, but has it in the opening weight class and the back three weight classes. The Tigers' starters at 106 and 113 have both been down at 106 during different points of the season; while the 195 and 220 have been both at 195, with their 285 pound wrestler being a true 220. Within those five wrestlers, the "core piece" is returning state qualifier Zach Smith, a senior who placed at the Super 32 Challenge this fall. Other key wrestlers for Cumberland Valley include sophomore Cal Reichart (132), fourth in the region last season; junior Felix Belga (138/145), who was a silver medalist in the Disney All-Star divison; and junior Trenton Cook (170), also fourth at regionals last season. Two North Allegheny wrestlers in addition to Smith qualified for the state tournament last year -- sophomore Luke Landefeld (126) and senior Clay Byerley (182). Four sophomores made the regional tournament last season: Zach Stedeford (120); sophomore Jake Hinkson (132), who finished in the top six; A.J. Boeh (138); and Jake Woodley (160), a Cadet freestyle All-American. The winner of this match is most likely going to advance to the team state semifinal in the upper bracket, though the match with the winner of a dual meet between Parkland and Mifflin County is not a "freebie". In last year's match between Parkland and the District 6 champion (Central Mountain), the Trojans earned a narrow escape, winning 33-27. Parkland returns a pair of state placers, junior Jacob Lizak (126) and senior Omar Haddad (220); while Mifflin County has three juniors that qualified for state last year: No. 5 Hayden Hidlay (145), Noah Stewart (160), and Trey Hartsock (195). Both teams competed in the Powerade in late December and finished in the second quartile in the standings, with Mifflin County holding an eight point advantage. The semifinal opponent for the winner of the Cumberland Valley vs. North Allegheny opening round match is almost assuredly going to be the winner of a quarterfinal bout between nationally ranked teams, Belle Vernon and Boyertown. The 30th ranked Leopards are led by returning state qualifiers, No. 11 Jared Verkleeren (145) and Austin Bell (170). Five other wrestlers advanced to the regional level last year: Jacob Dunlop (106), Mitch Hartman (138), Derek Verkleeren (152), Milton Kobaly (182), and Billy Korber (220/285); Hartman finished in the top six of the region, while Korber was fourth (three qualify for state). Another key contributor is freshman Zach Hartman (120), who placed third at the Powerade. The 46th ranked Bears are led by the national No. 1 Jordan Wood (220), along with two other returning state qualifiers: Jakob Campbell (106) and Gregg Harvey (182). Two other wrestlers made it to the regional level last year, Garrett Mauger (120) and Lucas Miller (126). A couple other wrestlers meriting note are sophomore David Campbell (113) and Tommy Killoran (285); Killoran having placed in all three major individual bracket event Boyertown has entered this year. In what should be a close dual meet, the biggest head-on match is likely to come at 106 between Dunlop and Jakob Campbell; the Bears cannot flex with Matt Wilde entering at 106, with bumping the other lower weight starters up one weight in this match. A potential deciding factor in this dual meet will be the relative bonus point accrual of middle-weights for Belle Vernon versus the upper-weights for Boyertown. Down in the lower half of the draw, all signs point to a semifinal clash between No. 7 Franklin Regional and No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, a battle of the returning state champions in Pennsylvania. Last year Franklin Regional swept titles in this 3A classification; while the Hawks swept titles in 2A, and opted to compete up in 3A this year. To most observers this is the de facto state title match, especially if the deeper and more balanced Bethlehem Catholic squad emerges victorious. As has been mentioned ad nauseam this season, the Panthers have six superstar wrestlers, with the rest of the lineup containing mostly question marks. Nationally ranked wrestlers are No. 6 Devin Brown (113), No. 1 Spencer Lee (120), No. 15 Gus Solomon (126), No. 1 Michael Kemerer (145), No. 6 Josh Maruca (152), and No. 2 Josh Shields (160). With those six penciled in for wins, in many cases with bonus points, during most dual meets -- Franklin Regional just has to find one more win to take home the dual meet. Against high-end teams that can be the struggle. The most likely source for that win is going to be senior Dom Giannangelli (138), who was top six in the regional tournament; they also have a solid 285 in Jake Pickup. However, Bethlehem Catholic presents multiple problems for the Panthers. First and foremost, they are a very talented team with quality splashed throughout the lineup. Secondly the Hawks can directly take on those nationally ranked wrestlers with some talent of their own. Luke Karam, ranked No. 8 nationally at 126 pounds, would be considered a favorite to beat Solomon in a very low-scoring bout. State champion Jake Riegel wrestles at 120 pounds; while he isn't going to even maintain contact with Lee, it does create some risk if Franklin Regional chooses to bump Brown, Lee, and Solomon. In addition, bumping Solomon puts him on a different talented wrestler, returning state placer Joey Gould (132). In the opening two weight classes, the Hawks start junior Sean Reddington and sophomore Luke Carty. Reddington is likely to win against Franklin Regional, while Carty would be favored if the Panthers flexed Devin Brown out of the weight class. Bethlehem Catholic also has returning state placer Stephen Maloney (138) to take on Giannangelli, which is a tossup bout, making the task for Franklin Regional that much harder; along with returning state placer Mike Labriola (145/152), who can hold Kemerer or Maruca to a potential regular decision. In the upper half of the lineup, the Hawks have returning state qualifier Adam Soldridge (160/170) as well as two-time state placer Andrew Dunn (220), who is ranked No. 6 nationally. From a dual meet strategy standpoint, it would behoove Bethlehem Catholic to get Soldridge away from Shields. The most likely outcome of this semifinal dual meet is that Bethlehem Catholic wins eight weight class, and scores a victory by about ten points. Franklin Regional does have a couple of paths for victory, and it might take a blend of these. The first is the most obvious, and least creative: wrestling it straight up, score the swing match victories at 126 and 138, while somehow managing to win out on bonus points in a 7-7 dual meet. The second involves a couple of different back half of the lineup scenarios: somehow Bethlehem Catholic ends up with Soldridge going against Shields, and/or some sort of upset up top (be it at 182 or 220/285 -- wherever Dunn isn't). Looking ahead to the state championship match: If Bethlehem Catholic clears Franklin Regional, they are strong favorites to win the state title. If Franklin Regional upsets Bethlehem Catholic (despite the rankings having the Panthers above), the finals match is an open question. The prediction from this corner is that Belle Vernon clears the top half of the draw.

Big developments in the top ten of the Fab 50 national team rankings this past week. Some big dual meets involving nationally elite teams happened this past weekend. Let's start off with Saturday night in Kingston where Wyoming Seminary, Pa., made a big statement in a 39-20 victory over Blair Academy, N.J. Wyoming Seminary 39, Blair Academy 20 106: Will Moss (WS) dec. Matthew Vinci, 7-1 113: No. 15 Zach Sherman (B) pinned Max Toman 126: No. 6 Jack Mueller (WS) maj. dec. Requir van der Merwe, 11-2 126: Trent Olson (WS) dec. Andrew Merola, 9-3 132: No. 16 Charles Tucker (B) maj. dec. John Busiello, 13-4 138: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik (B) pinned Will Verallis 145: Danny Boychuck (WS) dec. Michael Monica, 3-2 152: No. 3 Jordan Kutler (B) maj. dec. Jake Hendricks, 10-1 160: No. 10 Chris Weiler (WS) dec. No. 8 (at 170) Brandon Dallavia, 6-4 170: No. 6 Nick Reenan (WS) tech. fall Peter Bearse 182: No. 11 Christian Dietrich (WS) dec. No. 14 Chase Singletary 3-1 SV 195: Zane Black (WS) dec. Neil Putnam 220: Cole Nye (WS) wins by forfeit 285: Michael Rogers (WS) wins by forfeit Four swing matches took place in the second "half" of the dual meet, and all went in favor of Wyoming Seminary. The match was tied at 10-10 after the major decision from Charles Tucker at 132 pounds. A pin by Matthew Kolodzik for Blair Academy over Will Verallis at 138 pounds, which was a rematch of last year's National Prep final, gave the Buccaneers a lead at 16-10. The first of those four swing matches took place in the next bout at 145 pounds, where Danny Boychuck gave Wyoming Seminary a key momentum swing with a 3-2 decision over Michael Monica. Boychuck lost to Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in the Walsh Ironman quarterfinal, while Monica had split matches against Moore this season, including a crucial win the early January dual meet. After the major decision by Jordan Kutler at 152 gave Blair a 20-13 lead, Wyoming Seminary would close the match winning six straight weight classes. It started with this swing bout between top 20 Class of 2016 prospects at 160 pounds. Chris Weiler scored a late takedown to upend Brandon Dallavia 6-4, and cut the Blue Knights' deficit down to 20-16. They would regain the lead for good in the next bout, when Nick Reenan secured a technical fall. The next two matches were the dagger in the heart of Blair Academy. Christian Dietrich replicated a close victory at the Walsh Ironman, winning 3-1 in overtime over Chase Singletary at 182; then Zane Black would upend Neil Putnam by decision at 195, Ironman seventh over Ironman sixth in that one. Blair Academy would then forfeit the last two matches of the dual meet, with No. 9 David Showunmi not truly healthy enough to wrestle at 220 and not truly having a 285 pound wrestler. As a result, Wyoming Seminary moves up two spots to No. 3 in the nation, while Blair Academy dropped one spot to No. 4 nationally. The Blue Knights would confirm their standing in the national rankings on Sunday afternoon when they traveled to Oradell, N.J., and came through with nine match victories in a victory over No. 11 Bergen Catholic. Wyoming Seminary 31, Bergen Catholic 19 182: No. 11 Christian Dietrich (WS) dec. Kevin Mulligan, 6-2 195: Zane Black (WS) dec. Danny DeLorenzi, 6-4 220: Cole Nye (WS) maj. dec. Joe Caggiano, 11-3 285: Michael Rogers (WS) dec. Connor O'Brien, 5-2 106: Will Moss (WS) dec. Carmen Ferrante, 5-1 113: Evan Quinn (BC) pin Max Toman, 1:22 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) dec. No. 6 Jack Mueller, 1-0 126: Peter Lipari (BC) dec. Trent Olson, 5-3 132: John Busiello (WS) dec. Shane Griffith, 6-5 138: Lauren Angelhina (BC) dec. Will Verallis, 2-1 145: Brady Ford (BC) maj. dec. Patrick Munn 152: Jake Hendricks (WS) dec. Andrew Somple, 2-1 TB 160: No. 10 Chris Weiler (WS) pinned David Brennan, 0:51 170: No. 6 Nick Reenan (WS) dec. Joe Grello, 10-3 A very strong start in this Sunday afternoon dual meet gave the Blue Knights the necessary edge needed to take out home-standing Bergen Catholic. It was 16-0 after five bouts, including a couple of wins in matches that could be perceived as "swing bouts". Bergen Catholic would respond, starting with a pin from Evan Quinn at 113 pounds, before arguably the two best Crusaders wrestlers came through with wins against solid Blue Knights' opposition. No. 2 Nick Suriano stayed undefeated for his in-season high school career with a 1-0 victory over No. 6 Jack Mueller at 120; while two-time state placer Peter Lipari outlasted National Prep runner-up Trent Olson 5-3 at 126 to cut the dual meet score to 16-12. The 132 pound match, the ninth of the dual meet, was a crucial one. John Busiello came through with a 6-5 victory for Wyoming Seminary over the talented freshman Shane Griffith to end the Crusaders run of momentum, and extend the Blue Knights lead to 19-12. However, the next two bouts would go in favor of Bergen Catholic to tie the dual meet, including a 2-1 upset victory for Lauren Angelhina over National Prep runner-up Will Verallis at 138 pounds. Wyoming Seminary took the lead for good with the 2-1 tiebreaker victory from Jake Hendricks at 152, before team anchors Chris Weiler (160) and Nick Reenan (170) closed out the 31-19 dual meet victory with a pin and 10-3 decision respectively. That was not to say Bergen Catholic had a bad week by any stretch of the imagination, as they did earn a pair of dual meet victories over nationally ranked opposition. Bergen Catholic 33, Don Bosco Prep 28 220: Eric Chakonis (DBP) dec. Joe Caggiano, 8-5 285: No. 2 Zach Chakonis (DBP) maj. dec. Connor O'Brien, 10-1 106: Carmen Ferrante (BC) pinned Tim Fyock, 1:06 113: Evan Deluise (DBP) dec. Evan Quinn, 3-1 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) pinned Matt Donelion, 1:07 126: Peter Lipari (BC) dec. Avery Shay, 5-1 132: Sam Cali (DBP) dec. Shane Griffith, 3-2 138: Kyle Bierdumpfel (DBP) pinned Lauren Angelhina, 5:33 145: Dominick Mandarino (DBP) dec. Brady Ford, 5-3 152: Andrew Somple (BC) dec. Andrew Rosenweig, 7-3 160: Taylor Shay (DBP) pinned David Brennan, 4:37 170: Joe Grello (BC) pinned Joe Napoleon, 1:30 182: Kevin Mulligan (BC) pinned Peter Accardi, 3:26 195: Danny DeLorenzi (BC) dec. Jeff Lombardi, 7-2 Bergen Catholic had to rally back from deficits three different times during the course of the dual meet, including a 28-18 deficit with three bouts remaining. The teams split the matches at seven apiece; however, it was bonus point victories that made the difference. Bergen Catholic won four matches by fall, compared to just two pins and a major decision for Don Bosco Prep. In addition, the four Ironmen decisions came by three points or less; while the three Bergen Catholic decisions were by four, four, and five points. The dual meet started at 220 pounds, which meant the Chakonis brothers took to the mat for Don Bosco Prep. Eric came through with an 8-5 decision at 220, while No. 2 in the nation Zach scored a 10-1 major decision. It was three wins in the next four bouts to give Bergen Catholic a 15-10 lead through the 126 pound weight class. The Ironmen responded with wins in the next three matches, including a 3-2 decision at 132 and a 5-3 decision at 145, to open up a 22-15 lead. The teams traded victories in the next pair of matches, with Taylor Shay's pin at the 4:37 mark giving Don Bosco Prep that 28-18 lead. Pins from state placers Joe Grello (170) and Kevin Mulligan (182) gave Bergen Catholic the lead at 30-28 to set up a "winner-take-all" match at 195 pounds, which Danny DeLorenzi won 7-2. However, this dual meet confirms that a Don Bosco Prep team at full personnel is more than formidable, and the Ironmen will move up to No. 25 nationally in this week's Fab 50. No. 11 Bergen Catholic 42, No. 35 Bound Brook 16 170: No. 9 Josh Ugalde (BB) dec. Joe Grello, 1-0 182: Kevin Mulligan (BC) pinned Josue Sandoval, 3:59 195: Danny DeLorenzi (BC) pinned Aaron Saavedra, 0:59 220: Joe Caggiano (BC) dec. Abraham Saavedra, 3-2 285: Connor O'Brien (BC) pinned Ryan Galdamez, 1:56 106: Joe Casey (BB) dec. Carmen Ferrante, 3-1 113: Evan Quinn (BC) dec. Anthony Lopez, 8-7 120: No. 2 Nick Suriano (BC) wins by forfeit 126: Peter Lipari (BC) pinned Tyler McIntosh, 0:42 132: Shane Griffith (BC) dec. Nick Accetta, 4-0 138: Mekhi Lewis (BB) dec. Lauren Angelhina, 4-2 145: Stephan Glasgow (BB) dec. Brady Ford, 3-1 152: Sean Glasgow (BB) maj. dec. Andrew Somple, 12-3 160: David Brennan (BC) dec. George Walton, 7-5 SV In the "undercard" bout before the showdown between Bergen Catholic and Wyoming Seminary, the battle of Crusaders was held with Bergen Catholic prevailing 42-16 as they took home victories in nine of the fourteen weight classes. Despite the margin being distant, seven of the fourteen matches were decided by two points or less, with Bound Brook holding a 4-3 edge in those bouts. The margin was significantly influenced by four pins and a forfeit all going in favor of Bergen Catholic. The dual meet opened with a match between returning state placers, No. 9 Josh Ugalde of Bound Brook beat Joe Grello 1-0 at 170 pounds. However, Bergen Catholic responded with a pair of four match win streaks within the next nine bouts to take a 39-6 lead through ten bouts. All four pins and the one forfeit came within the stretch from 182 through 132 pounds. The dual meet was already clinched at that point. Statement by Clovis lost within Blue Knights' Blaze The pre-match hype for the dual meet this past Thursday between top ten in the nation neighbors from the Fresno, Calif. area was extremely high. It was the annual dual meet between Clovis and Buchanan, which this year was hosted in front of an overflow crowd at Buchanan. While the quality of the wrestling was extremely high, and did not disappoint the big crowd, the dual meet outcome was extraordinarily one sided. Starting at 170 pounds, Clovis opened the match with five straight wins to take an 18-0 lead, and remove much of the starch out of the home crowd. The match opened with a one-point bout at 170 pounds, which returning state placer Josh Hokit (Clovis) won 3-2 over freshman Anthony Montalvo. State placer A.J. Nevills came thorugh with a pin over Cade Belshay at 182. Adam Prentice won a 7-5 overtime decision over Young Woo An at 195 pounds in a battle of top five ranked wrestlers in California. Similarly, top five wrestlers in California met at 220 with Seth Nevills earning a 4-1 decision over Kai Dill. Finally, in this opening salvo for the Cougars, Hexton Coronado upended Zach Levatino 10-4. The host Bears would get on the board with a pin from Ethan Leake at 106 pounds. However, Clovis quickly removed hopes of a rally with a 23-6 technical fall from No. 2 Justin Mejia at 113, before returning state placer followed it up with a 7-1 decision over Ross Arve at 126. Buchanan would cut that 26-6 deficit down to 26-12 with decisions in the next two bouts. Nominal reserve Joel Romero would score the 9-4 victory over Dylan Martinez at 126, as the Bears bumped their normal 126-138 starters up one weight class to cover for the injured Kyler Hansen at 145. No. 18 at 126 Durbin Lloren went up to the 132 weight class and scored an 8-2 victory over Brandon Martino. In the next two weight classes, Khristian Olivas (Clovis) upended Dean Esquibel 9-2 at 138, while Greg Gaxiola (Buchanan) beat Jared Hill 7-5 in the 145 pound match. Clovis would close the dual meet out with three-time state placer Isaiah Hokit scoring a 10-2 major decision against returning state placer Connor Francis at 152; and two-time state qualifier Dominic Kincaid receiving a forfeit at 160, as state placer Abner Romero was out with an injury (note Kincaid is ranked No. 3 in California, while Romero is No. 4). It is unfortunate, but due to national landscape, Clovis dropped one spot in the rankings to No. 5. That sounds extraordinarily convoluted, given a 10-4 match count win over the still No. 6 ranked Buchanan Bears. No. 7 Franklin Regional survives stern tests in WPIAL Class 3A "Final Four" Normally if one was to read a summary statement of "eight wrestlers (starting lineup positions) went a combined 3-13 during two dual meets," that would spell disaster. However, the six nationally ranked wrestlers for No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa., compensated for that factoid with an 11-1 record of their own. The Panthers split the fourteen weight classes at seven-apiece in both the semifinal and final dual meet; however, they came through with victories in each match. No. 7 Franklin Regional 32, North Allegheny 30 170: No. 2 (at 160) Josh Shields (FR) pinned Jacob Fritch, 1:08 182: Clay Byerly (NA) dec. Max Kubas, 3-2 195: Jeff Clemens (NA) pinned Theodore Wohlin, 1:59 220: Zach Smith (NA) pinned Jeremy Nestor, 1:50 285: Layne Skundrich (NA) dec. Jake Pickup, 3-1 106: Gabe Falo (NA) dec. Mark Prucnal, 5-4 113: No. 6 Devin Brown (FR) wins by forfeit 120: No. 1 Spencer Lee (FR) pinned Zach Stedeford, 4:35 126: No. 15 Gus Solomon (FR) dec. Luke Landefeld, 2-0 132: Jake Hinkson (NA) pinned Ryan Krause, 2:41 138: Dom Giannangelli (FR) dec. A.J. Boeh, 6-3 145: Sean Kalmeyer (NA) dec. Caleb Camacho, 4-0 152: No. 1 (at 145) Michael Kemerer (FR) maj. dec. Sean Hoover, 13-4 160: No. 6 (at 152) Josh Maruca (FR) maj. dec. Jake Woodley, 19-6 North Allegheny was able to make the semifinal dual meet competitive by winning three narrow decision matches early in the dual meet, which enabled the Tigers to take a 21-6 lead through six weight classes. From a lineup strategy standpoint within the first six matches, Franklin Regional bumped Shields up one weight class, while North Allegheny flipped their 195 and 220 from where they are lined up in individual tournament competition (something also done in the consolation final). The three ranked lower-weights for Franklin Regional all came through with wins to level the dual meet at 21-21 through nine matches. Jake Hinkson would give North Allegheny a 27-21 lead with four matches to go, and then the crucial match of the dual meet took place at 138 pounds. In a battle of state qualification contenders, Dom Giannangelli came through with a 6-3 decision, which gave Franklin Regional the one win from other than the "Super Six" that they needed "on paper" to win the dual meet. Sean Kalmeyer would push the North Allegheny lead out to 30-24 with two to go. However, the Panthers had nationally ranked wrestlers taking to the mats, and they came through with major decisions respectively. No. 7 Franklin Regional 33, No. 30 Belle Vernon 27 182: Austin Bell (BV) pinned Max Kubas 195: Milton Kobaly (BV) dec. Theodore Wohlin, 6-2 220: Mike Fine (BV) dec. Jeremy Nestor, 6-0 285: Billy Korber (BV) dec. Jake Pickup, 3-2 UTB 106: Jacob Dunlop (BV) pinned Unknown 113: Mark Prucnal (FR) pinned Elijah Johnson 120: Zach Hartman (BV) dec. No. 6 (at 113) Devin Brown, 8-5 126: No. 1 (at 120) Spencer Lee (FR) maj. dec. Brock Godzin 132: No. 15 (at 126) Gus Solomon (FR) maj. dec. Nelko Kurtz, 8-0 138: Mitch Hartman (BV) dec. Dom Giannangelli, 8-4 145: No. 1 Michael Kemerer (FR) dec. Jared Verkleeren, 7-4 152: No. 6 Josh Maruca (FR) maj. dec. Derek Verkleeren, 13-4 160: No. 2 Josh Shields (FR) pinned Josh Godzin, 1:34 170: Ryan DeLoach (FR) pinned Ian Dollata, 2:29 The WPIAL Class 3A final was like two dual meets put into one. The first half of the match was all for Belle Vernon, as the Leopards won six of seven matches to take a 24-6, but it was with three decisions and three pins. Within the stretch of the match, Belle Vernon bumped their normal starters at 170 and 182 up a weight class to avoid the possibility of Franklin Regional placing three-time state placer Josh Shields onto returning state qualifier Austin Bell at 170. Also, this part of the dual meet saw Franklin Regional bump their starters at 106-to-126 up to 113-to-132. The underlying intent of this strategy for Franklin Regional was to go 4-1 in the five-match stretch from 106-to-132, instead of looking at just wins from their three ranked wrestlers, a loss at 106, and a tossup/underdog position at 132. However, that strategy did not work out when returning state champion Devin Brown, up a weight from his 113 weigh-in was upset by freshman Zach Hartman; Hartman had placed third at the Powerade five weeks prior. The second half of the match was all Franklin Regional, as the Panthers won six of seven bouts. The difference being that five of their six wins in the stretch came with bonus points three major decisions and two pins. The two decisions in that stretch were the swing bouts. At 138, Belle Vernon got their last win, an 8-4 decision from Mitch Hartman over Dom Giannangelli. The result was a reversal from the mid-December dual meet, and gave the Leopards a 27-14 lead with four bouts to go. However, No. 1 Michael Kemmerer won a 7-4 decision over No. 11 Jared Verkleeren to start the match-ending four weight class win streak for Franklin Regional. Josh Maruca's major decision and Josh Sheilds' pin set up the winner take all bout at 170, which was a win by fall at the 2:29 mark for Ryan DeLoach of Franklin Regional. State Tournament Results -- Last Week Tennessee -- dual meet Results *Division I (Class AAA) -- champion was Cleveland *Division I (Class A-AA) -- champion was Pigeon Forge *Division II -- champion was The Baylor School *Division II (Invitational) -- champion was Franklin Road Academy State Tournaments -- This Coming Week Dual Meet -- Pennsylvania (Thursday through Saturday), North Carolina (Saturday) Individual Bracket -- Alaska (Class 4A)

Austin Matthews (Photo/Edinboro Sports Information) EDINBORO, Pa. -- Edinboro University wrestling coach Tim Flynn has announced that Austin Matthews will sit out the remainder of the 2014-15 season due to a knee injury. Matthews appeared in just three dates for the Fighting Scots before going down and Edinboro will apply for a redshirt year. A transfer from Clarion who qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships as a true freshman a year ago, Matthews was off to a fast start as a Fighting Scot. Competing at 157 pounds, he was 9-0 and had climbed into the top five in several national rankings before suffering the knee injury. He took first place at the Clarion Open, and in his final competition at the EMU Duals, he won decisions over eighth-ranked Luke Smith of Central Michigan and tenth-ranked Brian Murphy of Michigan. The EMU Duals were on November 15. Matthews has not competed since then. Matthews went 23-9 and won the EWL championship as a freshman at Clarion. He is former standout at Reynolds High School and was a four-time PIAA place winner, claiming the state championship at 152 lbs. as a senior.

The month of February is here, and it's post-season time in many areas of the country. Here is the schedule of competitions for nationally ranked teams during the coming week. No. 1 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- travel to Leyden, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 2 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Loveland, Ohio for dual meet on Saturday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- host dual meet vs. Wallenpuck, Pa. on Thursday; travel to Princeton University for dual meet vs. No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. on Saturday No. 4 Blair Academy, N.J. -- host dual meet vs. St. Benedict's Prep, N.J. on Friday No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- host Clovis North, Calif. in dual meet tonight (2/4); travel to Mission San Jose Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- host Clovis East, Calif. in dual meet tonight (2/4) No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/5) through Saturday No. 8 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- dual meet at Ankeney Centennial, Iowa tomorrow (2/5) No. 9 Archer, Ga. -- compete in area tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday at Parkview, Ga. No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- dual meet at Paramus Catholic, N.J. tonight (2/4) No. 12 Poway, Calif. -- dual meet at Rancho Bernardo, Calif. tomorrow (2/5); host CIF -- San Diego Section dual championships preliminary rounds on Tuesday (2/10) No. 13 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- dual meet at Tulsa Union, Okla. tomorrow (2/5); compete in Bishop Kelley (Okla.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Stillwater, Okla. -- host Midwest City, Okla. in dual meet tomorrow (2/5) No. 15 St. Edward, Ohio -- travel to Wadsworth, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Marysville, Ohio and No. 44 Dayton Christian, Ohio on Saturday No. 16 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- travel to Fenton, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet at Burnsville, Minn. tomorrow (2/5) No. 19 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4) No. 20 Carl Sandburg, Ill. -- travel to Stagg, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 22 Glenbard North, Ill. -- travel to West Chicago, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- dual meet at Waconia, Minn. tomorrow (2/5) No. 24 Tuttle, Okla. -- dual meet at Westmoore, Okla. tomorrow (2/5) No. 25 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. -- dual meet vs. St. Joseph Montvale, N.J. tonight (2/4), dual meet at St. Augustine Prep, N.J. Friday No. 26 Lowell, Mich. -- dual meet vs. Forest Hills Central, Mich. tonight (2/4); travel to East Grand Rapids, Mich. for OK White Conference Meet on Friday No. 27 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. -- travel to Castle, Ind. for the regional tournament (state series second-layer event) on Saturday No. 28 Crook County, Ore. -- travel to Corbett, Ore. for multi-team dual meet tonight (2/4) No. 29 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- travel to Skyline, Ariz. for sectional tournament (state qualifier) on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament tomorrow (2/5) through Saturday No. 31 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. -- dual meet at No. 41 DePaul Catholic, N.J. tonight (2/4); travel to Union City, N.J. for the Hudson County Duals on Saturday No. 32 Delta, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); host Wauseon, Ohio and Liberty Center, Ohio tomorrow (2/5) No. 34 Phillipsburg, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Hanover Park, N.J. tonight (2/4); dual meet at Raritan, N.J. on Saturday No. 35 Bound Brook, N.J. -- dual meet vs. Delaware Valley Regional, N.J. tonight (2/4) No. 36 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- dual meet vs. Connellsville, Pa. tonight (2/4); compete at PSU-Fayette in the William Jenkins Duals on Saturday No. 37 Minisink Valley, N.Y. -- dual meet at Washingtonville, N.Y. tonight (2/4) No. 38 Brecksville, Ohio -- host regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4) No. 39 Kaukauna, Wis. -- dual meet vs. Appleton North, Wis. tomorrow (2/5); travel to Hortonville, Wis. for Fox Valley Association conference tournament on Saturday No. 40 Elyria, Ohio -- travel to Oregon Clay, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); travel to Garfield Hts., Ohio for Northeast Ohio Conference tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 41 DePaul Catholic, N.J. -- host No. 31 St. Peter's Prep, N.J. tonight (2/4); dual meet at Lakeland Regional, N.J. on Friday No. 42 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- travel to Batavia, Ill. for the regional tournament (state series first-layer event) on Saturday No. 43 Brighton, Mich. -- wrestle in KLAA team championship dual tonight (2/4); travel to Howell, Mich. for KLAA individual conference championships on Saturday No. 44 Dayton Christian, Ohio -- travel to Blanchester, Ohio for regional semifinal and final rounds of state duals tonight (2/4); travel to St. Edward, Ohio for a tri-meet with the No. 15 Eagles and Marysville, Ohio No. 45 Delbarton, N.J. -- dual meet vs. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. on Saturday at Princeton University No. 46 Boyertown, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 47 St. Johns, Mich. -- dual meet at Waverly, Mich. tomorrow (2/5); CAAC Red league meet at Owosso, Mich. on Saturday No. 48 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- travel to Hershey, Pa. for state dual meet tournament Thursday through Saturday No. 49 Colonial Forge, Va. -- host their conference tournament on Saturday No competitions during the coming week: No. 18 Neosho (Mo.), No. 21 Bettendorf (Iowa), No. 33 South Dade (Fla.), and No. 50 Brandon (Fla.)

Norman, Okla. -- The Oregon State wrestling team scored one of its biggest dual wins of the season on Sunday by edging Oklahoma 20-17 to conclude another successful road trip. The 20th-ranked Beavers (9-0) thus extended their winning streak to 12 consecutive duals over the past two seasons. They opened the weekend with a 36-6 rout at Utah Valley University on Friday night. Major decisions by seniors Alex Elder (157) and Taylor Meeks (184) were crucial for the Beavers. Elder drubbed 12th-ranked Justin DeAngelis to avenge a loss at the Aloha Open, and Meeks crushed Brooks Climmons 14-1 for his sixth consecutive victory by major decision. Ronnie Bresser (125), Devin Reynolds (141), Abraham Rodriguez (149) and Cody Crawford (197) also won decisions for the Beavers, who won 6 of 10 weight classes. “I said before the trip that to beat Oklahoma, we’d have to win the matches we’re supposed to, win a couple where we weren’t favored and get some bonus points,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “We did that today for a very satisfying victory.” The Beavers return home after four consecutive road duals to face Cal Poly at 7 p.m. Saturday in a Pacific-12 Conference dual at Gill Coliseum. It’s Senior Night; seniors Brian Engdahl, Joe Latham, Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Pat Rollins and Nick Schlager will be honored before the match. The Beavers then host Boise State in Round 2 of the annual Border War at 8 p.m. Sunday in their Pac-12 finale. OSU won Round 1, 31-3, at Boise on Dec. 13. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU), 6-1 133: Cody Brewer (OU) major dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 14-5 141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 3-1 149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 4-3. 157: Alex Elder (OSU) major dec. Justin DeAngelis (OU), 13-4. 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 7-5 174: Matt Reed (OU) major dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 12-2 184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 14-1 197: Cody Crawford (OSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 7-3 Hwt.: Ross Larson (OU) pinned Nate Keeve (OSU), 2:11

BOISE, Idaho -- Trailing 17-9, the 25th-ranked Stanford wrestling team won the final three matches of the dual to defeat Boise State, 18-17, Sunday, in Boise, Idaho. The Cardinal improves to 10-2 overall and to 4-1 in the Pac-12, while the Broncos drop to 2-6 on the year and 0-3 in the conference. Celebrating his 21st birthday, Stanford redshirt sophomore Ryan Davies sealed the win with an 8-4 decision over Xavier Callejas at 184 pounds. Davies fell behind 4-2 after the first period. He chose down to start the second and was able to register an escape. Callejas chose to start in the neutral position to begin the third, leaving the door open for Davies. A takedown by Davies, which went under official review, stood and he was able to cap off the win with three near fall points as time ran out. The teams traded wins to start the dual keeping the score tied 6-6. Redshirt sophomore Josh Marchok, who was in the line-up for the first time since Jan. 10, turned in a 6-2 decision over Gaylen Edmo at 285 pounds. He moves to 14-6 overall and 2-0 in duals this season. Also securing a 6-2 victory for Stanford was redshirt freshman Connor Schram. The 133-pounder defeated Boise State true freshman Michael Cook to improve to 11-1 on the year. All of Schram’s wins have come by decision in duals this season. The Broncos took the lead 11-6 as seventh-ranked Geordan Martinez registered an 18-2 technical fall over Stanford freshman Mason Pengilly at 141 pounds. Pengilly, who is listed as a 125-pounder for the Cardinal, was filling in for the injured Isaiah Locsin. Redshirt senior Garrett Schaner cut Boise State’s lead to two with an 8-2 decision over Jake Velarde at 149 pounds. Down 2-1 heading into the second period, Schaner scored an escape and a takedown in the second to gain control of the match. Velarde chose to start in the neutral position in the third and Schaner (17-12) finished him off with another takedown. A fall by Boise State’s Steven Hernandez over Stanford’s Maxwell Hvolbek in 34 seconds at 157 pounds gave the Broncos the 17-9 advantage in the team race. The Cardinal chipped away at the lead, starting with a 5-3 decision over Chris Castillo by Jim Wilson at 165 pounds. Ranked No. 13 in the nation, Wilson trailed 3-1 going into the final period. He started in the down position and quickly scored an escape cutting the lead to 3-2 in favor of Castillo. Wilson was then awarded a point for stalling called on Castillo and was able to get a takedown in the final seconds of the match to win it. He moves to 26-4 on the year and to 10-1 in duals. Redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck set up the comeback for Davies by posting a 6-2 decision over Austin Dewey at 174 pounds. He led 3-1 after two periods, but gave up an escape to start the third giving Dewey a chance. However, Subjeck was able to take down Dewey and ride him out for the win. He improves to 17-9 overall and to 6-5 in duals this season. Stanford returns to The Farm next week for its final home dual of the year against San Francisco State. The Cardinal and Gators will wrestle on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Results: 197: Cody Dixon (B) dec. Garet Krohn (S), 7-4 285: Josh Marchok (S) dec. Gaylen Edmo (B), 6-2 125: Carson Kuhn (B) dec. No. 15 Evan Silver (S), 7-3 133: Connor Schram (S) dec. Michael Cook (B), 6-2 141: No. 7 Geordan Martinez (B) tech. fall Mason Pengilly (S), 18-2 (6:34) 149: Garrett Schaner (S) dec. Jake Velarde (B), 8-2 157: Steven Hernandez (B) fall Maxwell Hvolbek (S), 0:34 165: No. 13 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Chris Castillo (B), 5-3 174: Keaton Subjeck (S) dec. Austin Dewey (B), 6-2 184: Ryan Davies (S) dec. Xavier Callejas (B), 8-4

LACKSBURG -- The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team used three bonus points to hold off 12th-ranked Virginia Sunday at the sold-out Moss Arts Center, winning 18-16 to claim its 10th win over the Cavaliers in the past 11 matchups. “I felt like we wrestled OK,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “I get it that it was a tough environment to wrestle in for our guys. They’ve been hearing about it and reading about it and seeing tweets and Facebook pictures and countdowns, so to be a little tentative and more tired than normal … that’s the way I would assess it. I think we got more tired in some situations than we normally do, but that come with nerves. I’ll take it, though. Any time you can beat the No. 12 team in the nation, I’ve got to be happy with it. I’m not 100 percent happy because we’ve got to take some steps in some weight classes. I feel like we didn’t charge enough, and this is a charging sport. We’ve got some work to do.” The match started at 174 pounds as the Cavs jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to a 3-2 win from No. 7 Blaise Butler over No. 12 Zach Epperly. The Hokies took their first lead of the day at 184 when Austin Gabel rolled past James Suvak, picking up an 11-2 major decision. Zach Nye, ranked 18th in the country at 197 pounds, downed Tech’s Jared Haught 3-1 as UVa went back ahead. The Hokies then won two matches in a row to re-take the lead. Ty Walz, the No. 9 heavyweight in the country, downed Patrick Gillen 3-2 and then No. 4 Joey Dance cruised to a 14-4 major decision over Will Mason at 125 pounds. After the intermission, the Cavaliers took the next two matches as they went back ahead. No. 13 George DiCamillo defeated No. 19 Kevin Norstrem 4-0 at 133 pounds and then Justin Van Hoose beat Jerry Ronnau 8-4 at 141 pounds. The Hokies were wrestling without All-American and third-ranked Devin Carter, who suffered an injury during the week. Trailing 12-11, Sal Mastriani took the mat for the Hokies and the 12th-ranked 149-pounder dominated back-Chris Yankowich with a 19-6 major decision to give the Hokies the lead for good. Nick Brascetta, ranked fifth in the country at 157 pounds, returned to the mat after nearly three months missed due to an injury and picked up an 8-3 win over Andrew Atkinson to give Tech a six-point lead heading to the final bout. Nick Sulzer, ranked second in the country at 165 pounds, was able to pick up a 12-3 major decision over Chad Strube, but wasn’t able to get the pin he needed thanks to the three bonus points picked up by Gabel, Dance and Mastriani as the Hokies held on for the hard-fought win. “We knew coming in that we had our work cut out for us, and their stars shone brightly today,” Virginia coach head coach Steve Garland said. “That’s what won them the match – those bonus points. We’re a couple of guys down, but so are they. It was funny, this wasn’t one of those typical Virginia-Virginia Tech matches where you could predict it. This one was hard to predict. They had a last-second scratch, and we had two where it came down to last-second stuff. They definitely out-wrestled. It’s really simple. They deserved to win.” This match was presented by Virginia529, the official college savings plan of Virginia Tech Athletics. With a victory today from Virginia Tech wrestling, they have added a point for their school to the Virginia529 Commonwealth Clash. The score for the Clash is now, University of Virginia 5.5 and Virginia Tech 2.5. Learn more about Virginia529 and this new competition at www.thecommonwealthclash.com. The event was held in the Moss Arts Center, a new performing arts building on campus and provided a unique experience for the teams and fans. “Our athletics directors and the people in our department did an awesome job of getting this thing ready to go from top to bottom,” Dresser said. “They’ve been on this thing. This is not just a media event, Virginia-Virginia Tech … this is a national event. People have been emailing me and Facebook-ing us that this is a cool thing, and so we want to keep it going. It was really cool from our perspective. I wish we would have gotten everybody a little louder. In the few situations where we got takedowns and then at the end when we had the match locked up in that last period, you could see the crowd really get into it. But we’ve got to start throwing guys on their back. When you get a chance to wrestle in a venue like this, you’ve got raise the roof, and we didn’t raise the roof enough today, I didn’t feel.” The Hokies (10-2, 1-0 ACC) will return to action at the Moss Arts Center next weekend, hosting No. 13 and defending ACC dual meet champion Pitt (7-4, 2-1 ACC) on Friday at 7 p.m., followed by NC State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are still available for both matches and can be purchased online at vthoki.es/moss Results: No. 9 Virginia Tech 18, No. 12 Virginia 16 174: No. 7 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. No. 12 Zach Epperly (VT), 3-2; UVa 3-0 184: Austin Gabel (VT) major dec. James Suvak (UVa), 11-2; VT 4-3 197: No. 18 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Jared Haught (VT), 3-2; UVa 6-4 285: No. 9 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVa), 3-2; VT 7-6 125: No. 4 Joey Dance (VT) major dec. Will Mason (UVa), 14-4; VT 11-6 133: No. 13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. No. 19 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-0; VT 11-9 141: Justin Van Hoose (UVa) dec. Gerald Ronnau (VT), 8-4; UVa 12-11 149: No. 12 Sal Mastriani major dec. Chris Yankowich (UVa), 19-6; VT 15-12 157: No. 5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 8-3; VT 18-12 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Chad Strube (VT), 12-3; VT 18-16 For updates on Virginia Tech wrestling, follow the Hokies on Twitter

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- North Dakota State University 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez recorded his second straight overtime win over a ranked opponent, and 141 Mitch Bengtson and 149 Clay Ream each recorded pins as the Bison defeated 18th-ranked Wyoming 22-21 on criteria Sunday, Feb. 1, before 504 fans at the University of Wyoming Sports Complex. NDSU, which has won six straight duals, improves to 7-3 overall and 3-0 in the WWC. The Cowboys drop to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in the WWC. The Bison are scheduled to host Utah Valley University (2-6, 1-1 WWC) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. "It was a hard-fought dual against a talented and experienced team," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. "We're getting better every week. We're a different team than we were in November and December. The energy has been picking up for us and that's what we've been seeing in the wrestling room." Rodriguez, a sophomore from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), defeated 13th-ranked Tyler Cox 9-7 in tiebreaker-2 overtime. After a scoreless first period, Rodriguez recorded a takedown and near fall, while Cox countered with a pair of escapes and a takdown.The third period saw Rodriguez gain a takedown, but Cox rallied with an escape and a point awarded on NDSU stalling. The wrestlers were scoreless after the first OT period, and then each gained an escape for a 7-7 draw after a pair 30-second periods. Rodriguez recorded a near fall with 17-seconds left and held off Cox in the second tie-breaker. Rodriguez' win put the Bison ahead 21-17 heading into the final match. Rodriguez, who entered the weekend ranked 20th, posted back-to-back overtime wins over 9th-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force and the 13th-ranked Cox. He has won nine of his last 11 matches to improve to 14-5 overall and 9-1 in dual action. Rodriguez is 4-3 against nationally-ranked opponents this season. "Josh (Rodriguez) had a little adversity. He was able to battle through it and get the win," said Kish. The dual started at 141 pounds where North Dakota State redshirt freshman Mitch Bengtson (St. Cloud, Minn.) started things with a fall over Wyoming's Cole Mendenhall at 4:54. Bengtson recorded his team-leading ninth pin. He is now 19-9 overall and 7-3 in duals. NDSU redshirt freshman Clay Ream (Wentzville, Mo.) followed with a fall over the Cowboys' Jake Elliott at the 5:50 mark to extend the Bison lead to 12-0. Ream, who has won 8 of his last 10 matches, improved to 20-9 overall and 9-1 in duals. He has seven pins on the season. "Both Mitch (Bengtson) and Clay (Ream) came out strong, stayed composed and were able to capitalize. They came out and scored big points for us," said Kish. Host Wyoming rallied to take a 13-12 lead after five matches with a pair of tech falls and a decision. At 157, Archie Colgan dispatched NDSU redshirt freshman Grant Nehring (Kimball, Minn.) 16-0 at 2:08, while 20th-ranked Dakota Friesth recorded a 18-2 tech fall at 6:12 over redshirt freshman Trevour Chavez (Bethel, Alaska) at 165. NDSU 174-pound senior Kurtis Julson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) lost a 4-1 decision to the Cowboys' 15th-ranked Andy McCulley. The teams went back and forth over the next three bouts. North Dakota State's 9th-ranked 184-pound junior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn.) started slow with a scoreless first period against 19th-ranked Ben Stroh, but built a 4-2 lead after two and posted a 10-4 decision. Zillmer improved to 26-4 overall and has won all 10 dual matches this season. Wyoming's 17th-ranked 197-pounder Shane Woods recorded a 12-1 major decision over redshirt freshman Tommy Petersen (Lakeville, Minn.), while NDSU's 15th-ranked Evan Knutson (Wausau, Wis.) held off Tanner Harms for a 6-4 decision at 285. That win put the Bison ahead 18-17 heading into the 125 bout. Knutson improved to 20-7 overall and 8-2 in duals this season. The Cowboys tied things at 21-all at 133 pounds where Drew Templeman posted a 10-2 major decision over sophomore Hunter Weber (Marshall, Wis.). Results: 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) over Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), Fall 4:54 / NDSU 6, Wyoming 0 149: Clay Ream (NDSU) over Jake Elliott (Wyoming), Fall 5:50 / NDSU 12, Wyoming 0 157: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) over Grant Nehring (NDSU), TF 16-0 2:08 / NDSU 12, Wyoming 5 165: #20 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) over Trevour Chavez (NDSU), TF 18-2 6:12) / NDSU 12, Wyoming 10 174: #15 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) over Kurtis Julson (NDSU), Dec 4-1 / Wyoming 13, NDSU 12 184: #9 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over #19 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), Dec 10-4 / NDSU 15, Wyoming 13 197: #Shane Woods (Wyoming) over Thomas Petersen (NDSU), MD 12-1 / Wyoming 17, NDSU 15 285: #15 Evan Knutson (NDSU) over Tanner Harms (Wyoming), Dec 6-4 / NDSU 18, Wyoming 17 125: #20 Joshua Rodriguez (NDSU) over #13 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), TB-3 9-7 / NDSU 21, Wyoming 17 133: Drew Templeman (Wyoming) over Hunter Weber (NDSU) (MD 10-2) / NDSU 21, Wyoming 21 NDSU wins the dual on criteria Match started at 141 pounds

HEMPSTEAD, NY -- The Broncs won five bouts to defeat long-time rival Hofstra Sunday afternoon. “We’ve been banged up recently but we’re slowly getting people back into the lineup,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “Hopefully we’ll have everybody back soon.” For Rider (10-6, 1-1 EWL) freshman B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) won by fall in the final bout for the win. “It felt good to have BJ in that last match,” Taylor said of the deciding bout. “He did a nice job.” It was Clagon’s fifth pin of the season, improving to 19-7 overall, 12-4 in duals. Also for the Broncs, senior Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) returned from an injury, missing the last three matches, to win 12-6 at 197, giving Rider a 9-6 lead. “I knew we were not going to beat Hofstra if we did not have Donald and Conor (Brennan) back,” Taylor said, “and both of them did a good job doing what they needed to do to help the team.” Freshman Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) and junior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) also won, while junior Rob Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) won by forfeit. Rider and Hofstra were conference rivals from 1973-74 until last year, competing in the East Coast Conference, the East Coast Wrestling Association and the Colonial Athletic Association. “We’re in different conferences now but they are still an old rival so it is nice to defeat them,” Taylor said. This is the second year in a row that Rider has defeated Hofstra (5-9, 3-4 EIWA), but just the third time in the last 16 years. “Before last year they had our number for a while so hopefully we can have their number for a while,” Taylor said. Rider hosts former conference rival Drexel Friday. “Drexel has a good, balanced team,” Taylor said. “Hopefully we’ll be a little healthier for that match.” Results: 157 Chad Walsh-R dec. Jahlani Callender-H 5-4 3-0 165 Conor Brennan-R dec. Nick Terdick-H 10-6 6-0 174 Frank Affronti-H dec. Steve Nelson-R 4-0 6-3 184 Jermaine John-H dec. Ali Yildiz-R 10-5 6-6 197 Don McNeil-R dec. Michael Oxley-H 12-6 9-6 Hwt Mike Hughes-H dec. Greg Velasco-R 5-1 9-9 125 Bryan Damon-H dec. Zach Valcarce-R 6-5 9-12 133 Rob Deutsch-R wins by forfeit 15-12 141 Jamel Hudson-H dec. Chuck Zeisloft-R 8-2 15-15 149 B.J. Clagon-R wbf Alex Mirante-H 21-15

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After suffering three consecutive Big Ten losses in the middle of January, the Illinois wrestling team has now won three straight conference bouts after beating Purdue, 21-9, on Sunday afternoon. The Illini, the fourth-ranked team in W.I.N. Magazine's Tournament Power Index, improve to 11-4 (5-3 Big Ten), while the Boilermakers fall to 8-7 (1-5 Big Ten). The dual began with Illinois and Purdue exchanging wins in each of the first four weight classes. Top-ranked Jesse Delgado gave the Illini an early 3-0 lead with a 3-1 decision over Luke Welch at 125 pounds, but the Boilermakers' #11 Danny Sabatello tied the match with a 4-2 upset over #2 Zane Richards in the 133-bound bout. #13 Steven Rodrigues regained the lead for Illinois with a 6-2 decision over Nick Lawrence at 141 pounds before Purdue's Brandon Nelson tied the match at 6-6 with a 6-5 decision over Kyle Langenderfer in the 149-pound match. The Illini gained control of the match in the middle of their lineup, beginning with #2 Isaiah Martinez at 157 pounds. Martinez controlled his match with #13 Doug Welch from start to finish, grabbing an 11-4 win. At 165 pounds, #8 Jackson Morse ended the trend of alternating wins by grabbing a 9-6 decision over Pat Robinson. #8 Zac Brunson made it three consecutive wins for Illinois with an 8-1 win over Chad Welch at 174 pounds, and #18 Nikko Reyes gave the Illini their fourth straight win, and biggest lead of the day, with a 4-2 win over Patrick Kissel at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, #13 Braden Atwood cut back into the margin with a 7-3 win over Jeff Koepke, but Brooks Black gave Illinois the final 12-point margin of victory with a 2-0 decision over Gelen Robinson in the heavyweight matchup. The Illini will now have a week to recover and prepare for a contest with Wisconsin. The Badgers, currently 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten), come to Huff Hall on Sunday, Feb. 8 for a bout that is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. That contest will also serve as Illinois' senior day recognition. Results: 125: #1 Jesse Delgado (ILL) over Luke Welch (PUR) (Dec 3-1) 133: #11 Danny Sabatello (PUR) over #2 Zane Richards (ILL) (Dec 4-2) 141: #13 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Nick Lawrence (PUR) (Dec 6-2) 149: Brandon Nelson (PUR) over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) (Dec 6-5) 157: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over #13 Doug Welch (PUR) (Dec 11-4) 165: #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Pat Robinson (PUR) (Dec 9-6) 174: #8 Zac Brunson (ILL) over Chad Welch (PUR) (Dec 8-1) 184: #18 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Patrick Kissel (PUR) (Dec 4-2) 197: #13 Braden Atwood (PUR) over Jeff Koepke (ILL) (Dec 7-3) 285: Brooks Black (ILL) over Gelen Robinson (PUR) (Dec 2-0)