THE FACTS
Merchant Marine (7-5, 1-1 CC) 26, Gettysburg (3-6, 2-1 CC) 15
Ursinus (11-2, 5-0 CC) 40, Gettysburg (3-7, 2-2 CC) 8
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling trimatch
When: Saturday, Jan. 31
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Merchant Marine won three straight matches late and Ursinus closed out the match with four straight pins to hand Gettysburg a pair of losses at a Centennial Conference trimatch. The Mariners won 25-15 before the Bears capped the day with a 40-8 victory.
THE LEADERS
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Brendan Callahan (Woolrich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional) led the Bullets with two wins, including a pin in the opening match.
FOR THE FOES
• Wesley Wydick led the Mariners with a pin at 133.
• Nils Updale led the Bears with a 28-second pin at 184.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Noah Hinkel (Marietta, Pa./Donegal) staked Gettysburg to a 3-0 lead in the Merchant Marine match, posting a 7-1 win at 125. Wesley Wydick, however, turned the three-point deficit into a three-point lead with a 1-minute, 7-second fall at 133.
Brendan Callahan answered pin for pin before Aidan Krass won 5-0 and Logan Weaver added a 10-2 major decision for a 13-9 lead after 157.
Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) made it a 13-12 score with an 8-5 win in the first sudden victory period but the Mariners won three straight to seal the win, capped by a Tyler Withers first-period 18-2 technical fall at 197.
Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) capped the match with a 2-0 win for the Bullets at heavyweight.
• In the second match, Michael Adams recorded a 11-0 win at 125 to stake Ursinus to a 4-0 lead before Blaise Verdino extended the lead to 7-0 with a 7-4 win at 133.
Brendan Callahan escaped with a 7-6 win at 141 to make it 7-3 before a late Evan Shriberg pin at 149 stretched the lead to 13-3. Braden Kmak added a 12-7 win at 157 before an
Ean Wilson (Gardners, Pa./Boiling Spring) technical fall cut the margin to 16-8. The Bears then ended the match with four straight pins, including first-minute falls from Anthony Cerulli at 174 and Nils Updale at 184.
THE INSIDE STORY
Merchant Marine 26, Gettysburg 15
125: Noah Hinkel (G) dec. Cayden Faver 7-1;
133: Wesley Wydick (M) pinned
Torey Falkinburg 1:07;
141: Brendan Callahan (G) pinned Colin Dragon 4:40;
149: Aidan Krass (M) dec.
Andrew Fabian 5-0;
157: Logan Weaver (M) maj. dec.
Justin Musmanno 10-2;
165: Ethan Composto (G) dec. Viviano Gutierrez (M) 8-5 (SV1);
174: Porter Gresko (M) maj. dec.
Joseph Dietz 15-1;
184: Aidan Dugan (M) dec.
Ryan Gallagher 9-5;
197: Tyler Withers (M) tech. fell
Phil Nave 18-2 (2:48);
285: Simon Taylor (G) dec. Jonathan Harms 2-0.
Ursinus 40, Gettysburg 8
125: Michael Adams (U) maj. dec.
Tank Spelta 11-0;
133: Blaise Verdino (U) dec.
Torey Falkinburg 7-4;
141: Brendan Callahan (G) dec. Andrew Schaen 7-6;
149: Evan Shriberg (U) pinned
Kyle Collins 6:49;
157: Braden Kmak (U) dec.
Gavin Pascoe 13-7;
165: Ean Wilson (G) tech. fell Derek Giordano 16-0 (5:54);
174: Anthony Cerulli (U) pinned
Joseph Dietz 0:33;
184: Nils Updale (U) pinned
Ryan Gallagher 0:27;
197: Sean Cowan (U) pinned
Phil Nave 6:52;
285: Mohamed Abdelatty (U) pinned
Simon Taylor (G) 2:06.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against McDaniel on Thursday. Match time is 7 p.m.
