KING'S WRESTLERS SPLIT FIRST TWO MATCHES AT BUD WHITEHILL DUALS
WILLIAMSPORT – The King's College wrestling split its first two matches at the Bud Whitehill Division III Duals at Lycoming College, falling to 15th ranked Cortland State by a 24-6 count Friday afternoon before rebounding with a 27-15 over Baldwin-Wallace.
The Monarchs fell behind early, dropping three close matches to start. At 125, Mike Tabasco fell 3-0 to Jared Lemke before Tony Miele dropped a hard fought 3-2 verdict to Aljamain Sterling, ranked third nationally in Division III. Frankie Davis then came up short in a 4-1 decision to Mark Arcaca before Chris Sterling lost a 7-3 matchup against Troy Sterling.
King's broke through at 157 when Taylor Green tallied a 11-5 decision over Cory Mahony. Cortland answered when Will Brodfueher defeated Jerry Robbins 5-2 before 10th ranked Mike Ciaburri posted a 14-2 win over Dave Foley. At 184, the Monarchs registered their final win when Frank Marinucci edged William Parks 4-3. Cortland won the final two matches with a 13-2 major decision over Anthony Cortigliano at 197 as well as 1 15-0 technical fall against John Humble at 285.
Against Baldwin-Wallace, King's trailed 6-0 after the first match but at 133-pounds, Miele knotted the score with a pin of Philip Payne in 2:15. Davis garnered a 10-4 decision over Eric Schubert at 141 for King's, but Noah Blackwell fell 3-1 at 149 as the teams entered 157 deadlocked at 9-9.
Green earned a 6-0 triumph over Korey Leonhard before Robbins was awarded a forfeit at 165 as the Monarchs built a 18-9 lead. Baldwin-Wallace scored a pin at 174 to cut the lead to 18-15. Marinucci picked up a clutch 1-0 decision against Cody Quick at 184 as the Monarchs extended the advantage to 21-15. In the 197-pound bout, Peter Dwyer clinched the match with a 10-5 triumph over Trisan Stoll to push the lead to 24-15. King's Chris Rash wrapped up the match with a 3-1 decision over Ryan Jones to bring the final score to 27-15.
King's will resume wrestling Saturday against Trine University at 9:00 a.m.
Information, results, and a tournament results will be available at:
http://athletics.lycoming.edu/sports/2010/1/8/WREST_Whitehill_Homepage.aspx?id=23
Additionally, live video and live scoring of each match will also be available at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Website. You must create a username and password to watch the videos. There are no charges or fees to watch the videos.
Live Video:
http://athletics.lycoming.edu/sports/2010/1/14/Whitehill_Live_Video_Links.aspx?id=25
Live Scorebook:
http://athletics.lycoming.edu/sports/2010/1/14/Whitehill_Live_Scorebook.aspx?id=24
#15 Cortland State 24 – King's 6
125 - Jared Lemke (C) dec. Michael Tabasco, 3-0
133 - Aljarmain Sterling (C) dec. Anthony Miele,3-2
141 - Mark Arcara (C) dec. Franklin Davis, 4-1
149 - Troy Sterling (C) dec. Christopher Puorro, 7-3
157 - Taylor Green (K) dec. Cory Mahoney, 11-5
165 - Will Brodfuehrer (C) dec. Jerry Robbins, 5-2
174 - Mike Ciaburri (C) major dec. David Foley, 14 - 2
184 - Frank Marinucci (K) dec. William Parks, 4-3
197 - Martino Sottile (C) major dec. Anthony Corigliano, 13-2
285 - Joe Murphy (C) tech. fall John Humble, 15-0
King's 27 - Baldwin Wallace 15
125 - Tyler Erwin (BW) pinned Michael Tabasco, 0:43
133 - Anthony Miele (K) pinned Phillip Payne, 2:15
141 - Franklin Davis (K) dec. Eric Schubert, 10-4
149 - Grant Steward (BW) dec. Noah Blackwell, 3-1
157 - Taylor Green (K) dec. Korey Leonhard, 6-0
165 - Jerry Robbins (K) won by forfeit
174 - Andrew Scavuzzo (BW) pinned David Foley, 6:59
184 - Frank Marinucci (K) dec. Cody Quick, 1-0
197 - Peter Dwyer (K) dec. Tristan Stoll, 10-5
285 - Christopher Rash (K) dec. Ryan Jones, 3-1
