KING'S WRESTLERS GO 1-2 IN HOME QUAD MATCH

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College wrestling team went 1-2 in a quadrangular meet Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.

King's dropped its opener with a 33-10 setback to 26th ranked New York University. The Monarchs then bested Gettysburg 27-19 in their second match before falling to 15th ranked York 26-10.

In King's first match against New York University, defending Division III national champion David Morgan (133), Frankie Davis (149), and Justin Bender (285) all picked up decision victories.

In their next match against Gettysburg, the Monarchs jumped out to a 12-0 lead thanks to a forfeit victory by Ricky Dorsey at 125 and a 0:36 pin from Morgan at 133. After Gettysburg won four straight matches to take a 16-12 lead, the Monarchs received pins from Mike Reilly (174) and Zach Martinez (184) to recapture a 24-16 advantage with two bouts left. Gettysburg would win a 6-2 decision at 197 to cut the lead to 24-19, but Bender posted a last-second reversal to claim a 5-4 decision at heavyweight.

In the Monarchs' final match against York, Morgan picked up his third victory of the day with a 3-2 decision; Reilly added a major decision, while Martinez added a decision.


Round 1

New York University 33 - King's College 10
125 - Kyle Christensen (N) pinned Ricky Dorsey (K), 6:35 (6-0 NYU)
133 - David Morgan (K) dec. Tom Masciale (N), 13-7 (6-3 NYU)
141 - Stephen Hult (N) dec. Tony Miele (K), 6-1 (9-3 (NYU)
149 - Frankie Davis (K) dec. Matt Magill (N), 6-4 (9-6 NYU)
157 - Takafumi Hashimoto (N) dec. Taylor Green (K), 6-4, OT (12-6 NYU)
165 - Pat Knight (N) pinned Ryan Trees (K), 2:27 (18-6 NYU)
174 - Naum Shuminov (N) pinned Mike Reilly (K), 1:00 (24-6 NYU)
184 - Nick Coleman (N) pinned Lewis Snover (K), 1:35 (30-6 NYU)
197 - Michael Cunningham (N) dec. Jonathan Wood (K), 8-3 (33-6 NYU)
285 - Justin Bender (K) pinned Tyler Jeffries (N), 4:04 (33-10 NYU)

York College 27 - Gettysburg College 13
125 - Kyle Flickinger (Y) won by forfeit (6-0 York)
133 - Jarrid Hartman (Y) pinned Jack Bostrom (G), 2:18 (12-0 York)
141 - Keith Obendorfer (Y) dec. Ray Cottiers (G), 4-1 (15-0 York)
149 - Matt Shank (G) major dec. Eric Rush (Y), 8-0 (15-4 York)
157 - John Niedrich (Y) dec. Andrew Goldstien (G), 6-1 OT (18-4 York)
165 - Patrick Dougherty (G) dec. Brian Alwine (Y), 8-6 OT (18-7 York)
174 - D.J. Neri (G) dec. Jamie Arze (Y), 4-3 (18-10 York)
184 - Brian Adams (Y) pinned Drew Wolenter (G), 1:59 (24-10 York)
197 - Tom Fitzpatrick (Y) dec. Ben Cutrell (G), 3-0 (27-10 York)
285 - Bobby Christopher (G) vs. Shane Cooley (Y), 12-5 (27-13 York)


Round 2

King's College 27 - Gettysburg College 19
125 - Ricky Dorsey (K) won by forfeit (6-0 King's)
133 - David Morgan (K) pinned Jack Bostrom (G), 0:36 (12-0 King's)
141 - Ray Cottiers (G) pinned Jeff Mazurek (K), 6:30 (12-6 King's)
149 - Matt Shank (G) dec. Frankie Davis (K), 6-1 (12-9 King's)
157 - Andrew Goldstein (G) dec. Taylor Green (K), 9-5 (12-12 tie)
165 - Patrick Doherty (G) major dec. Ryan Trees (K), 13-5 (16-12 Getty)
174 - Mike Reilly (K) pinned D.J. Neri (G), 2:38 (18-16 Kings)
184 - Zach Martinez (K) pinned Drew Wolenter (G), 0:44 (24-16 King's)
197 - Ben Cutrell (G) dec. Jonathan Wood (K), 6-2 (24-19 King's)
285 - Justin Bender (K) dec. Bobby Christopher (G), 5-4 (27-19 King's)

New York University 19 - York College 16
125 - Kyle Flickinger (Y) dec. Kyle Christensen (N), 4-3 (3-0 York)
133 - Sean Hightman (Y) dec. Tom Masciale (N), 7-5 (6-0 York)
141 - Stephen Hult (N) major dec. Ryan Cattan (Y), 11-0 (6-4 York)
149 - Matt Magill (N) dec. Erik George (Y), 4-3 (7-6 NYU)
157 - Takafumi Hashimoto (N) dec. John Neidrich (Y), 5-4 (10-6 NYU)
165 - Brian Alwine (Y) dec. Pat Knight (N), 6-5 (10-9 NYU)
174 - Naum Shuminov (N) pinned Rich Feig (Y), 1:15 (16-9 NYU)
184 - Nick Coleman (N) dec. Chris Elliott (Y), 4-0 (19-9 NYU)
197 - Dennis Conklin (Y) dec. Alex Chianurashvili (N), 8-7 (19-12 NYU)
285 - Luke Panizzi major dec. James Layman (N), 12-4 (19-16 NYU


Round 3

King's College 26 - York College 10
125 - Kyle Flickinger (Y) pinned Lenny Viggiano (K), 4:20 (6-0 York)
133 - David Morgan (K) dec. Sean Hightman (Y), 3-2 (6-3 York)
141 - Ryan Catton (Y) dec. Tony Miele (K), 6-5 (9-3 York)
149 - Erik George (Y) vs. Frankie Davis (K), 7-3 (12-3 York)
157 - John Niedrich (Y) dec. Taylor Green (K), 5-3 (15-3 York)
165 - Albert Gleichauf (Y) tech fall Ryan Trees (K), 16-0 (20-3) York)
174 - Mike Reilly (K) major dec. Jaime Arze (Y), 14-0 (20-7 York)
184 - Zach Martinez (K) dec. Chris Elliott (Y), 9-3 (20-10 York)
197 - Dennis Conklin (Y) dec. Zach Wilkinson (K), 3-1 (23-10 York)
285 - Luke Panizzi (Y) vs. Justin Bender (K), 4-1 (26-10 York)

New York University 32 - Gettysburg College 13
125 - Kyle Christensen (N) won by forfeit (6-0 NYU)
133 - Tom Masciale (N) tech. fall Jack Bostrom (G), 16-1 (11-0 NYU)
141 - Stephen Hult (N) pinned Ray Cottiers (G), 1:51 (17-0 NYU)
149 - Matt Shank (G) dec. John Dack (N), 10-6 (17-3 NYU)
157 - Andrew Goldstein (G) major dec. Greg Accetta (N), 13-4 (17-7 NYU)
165 - Patrick Dougherty (G) dec. Pat Knight (N), 4-3 (17-10 NYU)
174 - Naum Shuminov (N) pinned D.J. Neri (G), 2:19 (23-10 NYU)
184 - Nick Coleman (N) pinned Drew Wolenter (G), 1:35 (29-10 NYU
197 - Alex Chianurashvili (N) dec. Ben Cutrell (G), 8-5 (32-10 NYU)
285 - Bobby Christopher (G) dec. James Layman (N), 4-0 (32-13 NYU)