THE FACTS
Gettysburg (4-7, 3-2 CC) 26, McDaniel (6-8, 1-3 CC) 15
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling match
When: Thursday, Feb. 5
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg won four of the final five matches to record a 26-15 win over McDaniel to wrap up the conference dual season with a winning record.
THE LEADERS
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Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) led the Bullets with a second-period pin.
FOR THE FOES
• Thomas Monn remained undefeated on the season, leading the Green Terror with a technical fall at 149.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• A pair of late takedowns and an extra point for advantage time gave Alex Taylor a major decision, recording a 13-5 win at 174 to stake McDaniel to an early 4-0 lead. Avery Cummings extended the lead to 7-0 with a 13-7 victory at 184 before
Phil Nave cut the margin to 7-6 with a 4-minute, 31-second pin.
• A takedown midway through the third period gave
Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) gave him a 4-1 lead at heavyweight before a takedown with seven seconds left sealed a 7-2 win for a 9-7 lead in the match.
• After the lineup flipped back to 125, Romeo Tsai registered a 13-8 decision to put the Green Terror back in front, 10-9. After a lengthy delay, an injury default in the second period gave
Torey Falkinburg (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan) six points and put the hosts back on top, 15-10.
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Brendan Callahan (Woolwich Twp., N.J./Woolwich Twp.) extended the lead to 19-10 with a late nearfall that gave him a 12-0 major decision. A takedown in the final 35 seconds of the match pulled McDaniel back with four with Thomas Monn's 18-3 technical fall at 149.
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Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) sealed the victory with a pair of third-period takedowns for a 10-3 win.
Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) wrapped up the night with a 14-0 win at 165.
THE INSIDE STORY
Gettysburg 26, McDaniel 15
174: Alex Taylor (M) maj. dec.
Ean Wilson 13-5;
184: Avery Cummings (M) dec.
Joseph Dietz 13-7;
197: Phil Nave (G) pinned Isaac Ogunlade 4:31;
285: Simon Taylor (G) dec. Kaden Bryan 7-2;
125: Romeo Tsai (M) dec.
Noah Hinkel 13-8;
133: Torey Falkinburg (G) inj. def. Andrew Yuen (M) 3:40;
141: Brendan Callahan (G) maj. dec. Andrew Dolezel 12-0;
149: Thomas Monn (M) tech. fell
Jake Mitchell 18-3 (6:26);
157: Gavin Pascoe (G) dec. Andre Allen 10-3;
165: Ethan Composto (G) maj. dec. LaDaynean Simpson 14-0.
Extra Matches
141: Neil Sharma (M) maj. dec.
Joey Coppola 10-1;
197: Zeke Gayle (M) pinned
Maximillion Ferguson 5:28.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Elizabethtown on Saturday. Match time is 1 p.m.
