This Week in Wrestling #11: 01/26-02/01
Wrestling Recap:
Chaminade Wins Battle of Sister Schools: Led by the efforts of Robert Wallace (96), Ryan Neugebauer (119), Troy Sampson (130), Robert Chisena (145), Alex Erickson (189), and Brandon Fowler (215), all of whom scored bonus points in winning their individual bouts, the Flyers of Chaminade High School were victorious over their sister school, Kellenberg Memorial, by a score of 39-27.
Being that both schools are owned and operated by members of the Society of Mary (Marianist Order), it is a fierce battle for bragging rights any time these two institutions meet on the playing field, court, and/or mat.
Other CHS winners included Glenn McKenna (112), Jon Anderson (125), Sal Rizzo (160), and Andrew De Lannoy (171).
Winning for the host Firebirds in a losing team effort were Zach Indovino (103), Patrick Healy (135), Andrew Pappas (145) Joe Fiore (152), and Hector Tyler (Hwt). Four of the five (Indovino, Pappas, Fiore, and Tyler) scored bonus points in getting their hands raised.
The Chaminade win sets up a very key matchup on Thursday January 29th between St. Anthony’s and Kellenberg. Should the Friars win, they will clinch the Long Island CHSAA dual meet title. If KMHS are the owns to reign victorious, it would set up a three way tie for top team honors among Chaminade, St. Anthony’s, and Kellenberg. All three would finish the season with only one loss in league play.
If You Can’t Beat them, Tie Them (For the First Time): On Friday night, the 2008/2009 Hoosiers of Indiana University did something that no IU team before them had ever accomplished, they wrestled against Penn State and did not lose. Trailing 17-14 heading into the final bout of the night, Indiana heavyweight, Nathan Everhart managed a second period reversal, coupled with a third period takedown and the riding time advantage to defeat the Nittany Lions’ Cameron Wade to put the finishing touches on a 17-17 tie.
After dropping the first four bouts of the night (including Brad Pataky’s upset win over defending National Champion, Angel Escobedo), all looked grim for the Duane Goldman coached Hoosiers. However, Kurt Kinser would finally get Indiana on the scoreboard, emerging with a 4pt TF (no nearfall point scored) to cut the score to 12-4 at the Intermission break.
Following the short break in action, Paul Young picked up where his teammate left off, scoring the only takedown in a 4-1 decision over 2008 NCAA All-American, Dan Vallimont, who it was announced would be moving up to 165 for the remainder of the 2009 season.
The Hoosiers would go on to take three of the final four matches, highlighted by Trevor Perry’s 3-1 SV win over Quentin Wright in a battle of top-20 wrestlers, and Matt Powless ‘s clutch 12-3 MD over Clay Steadman.
In addition to Pataky, other Nittany Lions who were successful in getting their hands raised were: Jake Strayer (133), Frank Molinaro (141), Bubba Jenkins (149), and Jack Decker (184). Decker was the biggest surprise of the night, as he racked up 15 nearfall points in pitching the shutout against the Hoosiers’ Eric Cameron. Decker was filling in for regular starter, Phil Bomberger, who has been sidelined most of the season with various injuries.
This dual was broadcast nation wide on the Big-10 Network (Channel 610 on DirecTV).
Back to School Joe (An Update on the Fagiano-HU Situation): With the Spring Semester officially starting this week, it is strongly rumored that the Pride starter at 197-pounds should make his return to campus following a short absence from the lineup due to a supposed violation of team policy. While it is unknown at this time whether or not Fagiano will be active for Hofstra’s weekend duals against UPenn and Drexel, it is a relief to all HU enthusiasts to know that the team will be back at full strength as they begin the run towards the postseason.
With Fagiano out of the lineup, a pair of Pride team members combined to go 3-3 (including a forfeit against NC State). Anthony Tortora saw the bulk of the action, posting a 2-3 record, while 184-pound starter, Ben Clymer, most recently bumped up in a winning effort over Ohio State.
Tigers Take a Bite Out of #2 Cornell: In what could most accurately be described as a tale of two halves, the Missouri Tigers overcame a 14-3 deficit at the intermission to win the final five bouts of the dual to emerge with the 18-14 victory over host, Cornell.
Leading the early surge for the Big Red were Troy Nickerson (16-0 TF over Troy Dolan), Mike Grey (12-10 over Todd Schavrien), DJ Meagher (11-10 over Andrew Sherry), and defending National Champion, Jordan Leen (a 5-2 winner against Michael Chandler in a battle of current top-10 wrestlers).
The Brian Smith led Tigers would roar back though, thanks in large part to a pair of upsets at 174 (Ray Jordan 10-5 over Steve Anceravage) and 184 (Dorian Henderson 3-2 against Justin Kerber). A 4-3 decision by Max Askren over Cam Simaz at 197-pounds would give the Tigers their first lead of the afternoon.
Despite having newly crowned #1 heavyweight, Mark Ellis, ready to go, Coach Smith took a gamble and called upon RS freshman, Dom Bradley to seal the deal….And, put an exclaimation mark on this dual he did, shutting out #13 ranked Zach Hammond to post the 2-0 decision win and cement the upset.
The Cornell loss likely will mean that Iowa State, a team that the Big Red beat in the semifinals of the National Duals, will again ascend into the #2 spot in the national rankings. The win by Missouri should make a compelling argument for their return into the top-5, a position they held prior to having a poor showing at the Nat’l duals.
Oh, How the Mighty Will Fall: The Big-10 and Big-12 Conferences only started conference play last week, and already there have been a handful of top ranked wrestlers who have felt the grind of competing against such distinguished competition. Below, is a list of some of the nation’s elite that experienced the agony of defeat over the course of the past week:
125- Angel Escobedo (Indiana #4)—Lost to Penn State’s #19 Brad Pataky
125-Tyler Clark (Iowa St #6)—Lost to Oklahoma’s #10 Joey Fio; Lost to Oklahoma St.’s #16 Obe Blanc
125- Scott Sentes (Central Michigan #8)—Lost to VT’s #13 Jarrod Garnett
133- Franklin Gomez (Michigan State #1)—Lost to Minnesota’s #6 Jayson Ness
133- Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois #3)—Lost to Iowa’s #5 Daniel Dennis
133- Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra #9)—Lost to Ohio State’s #2 Reece Humphrey
141-Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa-#1)—Lost to Wisconsin’s #5 Zach Tanelli
141- Mike Thorn (Minnesota #9)—Lost to Arizona State’s #6 Chris Drouin
149- Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin #5)—Lost to Iowa’s #1 Brent Metcalf
149- Steve Brown (Central Michigan #8)—Lost to VT’s Pete Yates
157- Michael Chandler (Missouri #9)—Lost to Cornell’s #5 Jordan Leen
165- Moza Fay (Northern Iowa #2)—Lost to Oklahoma State’s #11 Brandon Mason
165-Ryan Morningstar (Iowa #3)—Lost to Wisconsin’s #13 Andrew Howe
165- Dan Vallimont (Penn State #8 @157)—Lost to Indiana’s Paul Young
165- Luke Manuel (Purdue #9)—Lost to Penn State’s #8 (@157) Dan Vallimont
165- Trevor Stewart (Central Michigan #10)—Lost to Nebraska’s #5 Stephen Dwyer; VT’s Matt Epperly
174- Steve Anceravage (Cornell #5)— Lost to Missouri’s #6 Ray Jordan
174- Mike Miller (Central Michigan #7)—Lost to Nebraska’s #2 Brandon Browne
174- Duke Burk (Iowa State #8)—Lost to Oklahoma State’s Kyle Griffin
184- Louis Caputo (Harvard #7)—Lost to Lehigh’s #15 David Craig
184- Vince Jones (Nebraska #10)— Lost to Central Michigan’s Vin DiDona
285- Jared Rosholt (Oklahoma State #1)—Lost to Iowa State’s #3 David Zabriskie
285- Zach Sheaffer (Pittsburgh #6)—Lost to UPenn’s Trey McLean
285- Kyle Massey (Wisconsin #7)—Lost to Iowa’s #11 Dan Erekson
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