THE FACTS
No. 25 Muhlenberg (6-2, 1-0 CC) 22, Gettysburg (1-3, 0-1) 21
Oneonta (10-3) 25, Gettysburg (1-4) 22
What: Centennial Conference (CC) and non-conference wrestling matches
When: Thursday, Jan. 11
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg dropped a pair of close dual matches in its home and conference opener. The Bullets' evening started with a 22-21 setback to Muhlenberg before Oneonta topped Gettysburg, 25-22.
THE LEADERS
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Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) led the Bullets with a pair of win that included opening the conference match with his team's lone pin of the match.
FOR THE FOES
• Paul Parise led the Mules with a first-period fall at 197.
• Carson LiCastri recorded a late pin that clinched the match for the Red Dragons.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Against Muhlenberg,
Gavin Pascoe opened the match with a turn and pin midway through the third period, staking Gettysburg to a 6-0 lead with his 5-minute, 56-second fall.
Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) got a late takedown and was able to finish on top to earn a major decision 14-6 and push the Bullet lead to 10-0. Tysen Derenberger got Muhlenberg on the board with a 13-3 major decision at 174 before Ryan Fairchild got his advantage time point to earn an 11-3 major decision at 184 and close the deficit to 10-8. Paul Parise then turned a takedown into a nearly immediate pin for a third straight Mule victory and 14-10 lead. A second-period takedown was the difference in Andrew Franklin's 4-2 win at heavyweight but the Mules were deducted a team point following the bout for a taunt to make it a 16-10 team score.
• Joey Lamparelli earned a pin midway through the second period for a 22-10 Mule lead.
Brendan Callahan (Woolwich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional) responded by holding off a late charge for a 6-3 win at 133 to keep the match alive.
Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) then took a 10-3 win at 141, narrowly missing the major decision after a late escape to make it a six-point deficit heading to the final bout.
Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) took a 15-2 lead into the middle of the third period but a second stall warning awarded Composto two points and the technical fall at the 5:58 mark for the one-point final margin.
• Against Oneonta, Cameron Hinchcliff won by forfeit at 125 and Danny Poggi added a 10-4 win at 133 for a 9-0 lead in the match. Kowalski got a pin late in the second period to close the deficit to 9-6 before Composto notched his second technical fall of the night, winning 15-0 just 38 seconds into the second period for an 11-9 edge in the match. Pascoe and Richey recorded back-to-back major decisions with Pascoe winning 11-0 at 157 and Richey winning 11-2 at 165 to take a 19-9 lead in the match.
• Kenneth Sauer snapped the run four straight Gettysburg wins with a technical fall in the final 30 seconds of his match at 174, earning a takedown and nearfall for the 18-2 match termination and closing the margin to 19-14. Jack Ryan's advantage point made it back-to-back technical falls for the Red Dragons with his 18-3 win at 184 to tie the match at 19-all. After the 197 bout closed to within 11-10 after an escape, Carson LiCastri responded with a takedown and pin with 44 seconds remaining for a six-point lead entering the final bout.
Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) rounded out the match with a 5-2 win.
THE INSIDE STORY
Muhlenberg 22, Gettysburg 21*
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) pinned Chris Sockler 5:56;
165: Justin Richey (G) maj. dec. Nick Stump 14-6;
174: Tyson Derenberger (M) maj. dec.
Connor Hoefling 13-3;
184: Ryan Fairchild (M) maj. dec.
James Doliscar 11-3;
197: Paul Parise (M) pinned
Phil Nave 2:20;
HWT: Andrew Franklin (M) dec.
Simon Taylor 4-2;
125: Joey Lamparelli (M) pinned
Tank Spelta 4:16;
133: Brendan Callahan (G) dec. Frank DiEsso 6-3;
141: Luke Kowalski (G) dec. Andrew Loniewski 10-3;
149: Ethan Composto (G) tech. fell Alexander Greco 17-2 (5:58).
* Muhlenberg deducted one team point for misconduct (taunting) following HWT match
Extra Matches: 133: Brian McCaw (M) maj. dec.
Kyle Collins 16-5;
174: Collin Boldt (M) dec.
Graham Chandler 16-11.
Oneonta (10-3) 25, Gettysburg (1-4) 22
125: Cameron Hinchcliff (O) won by forfeit;
133: Danny Poggi (O) dec.
Brendan Callahan 10-4;
141: Luke Kowalski (G) pinned Phillip Venne 4:56;
149: Ethan Composto (G) tech. fell Anderson Klosner 15-0 (3:38);
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) maj. dec. Max Yahre 11-0;
165: Justin Richey (G) maj. dec. Matthew Coffey 11-2;
174: Kenneth Sauer (O) tech. fell
Connor Hoefling 18-2 (6:33);
184: Jack Ryan (O) tech. fell
James Doliscar 18-3 (7:00);
197: Carson LiCastri (O) pinned
Phil Nave 6:16;
HWT: Simon Taylor (G) dec. Nicholas Aliani 5-2.
Extra Matches: 133: Kyle Collins (G) pinned Giovanni Russo 2:00;
149: Colby D'Andria (O) pinned Joe Coppola 5:34;
149: Torey Falkinburg (G) pinned Jack Kohrs 4:13;
157: Heath Rudolph (G) tech. fell Ocean Rados 20-5 (7:00);
149: Justin Musmanno (G) pinned Colby D'Andria 3:50;
149: Jack Kohrs (O) pinned
Julian Amadio 2:02;
174: Nicholas Sergi (O) pinned
Graham Chandler 0:48.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Johns Hopkins on Friday, Jan. 19. Match time is 7 p.m.
