JANUARY 5, 2013
KING'S WRESTLERS SWEEP TWO AT PA/NY DUALS
ROCHESTER, NY -- The King's College wrestling swept both matches to finish 2-0 at the Pennsylvania. New York Duals Saturday at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
In its first match the Monarchs rallied past host R.I.T. by a 22-21 count. In its second meet, King's downed Oswego State 25-13.
In the opening match, the Monarchs won a back-and-forth affair with R.I.T. King's Jamie Scarantino and Aaron Perez (2-4) both won decisions at 125 and 133 respectively to give the Monarchs a 6-0 advantage. But the Tigers won the next three bouts, picking up two pins in the process to build a 15-6 lead.
King's countered at 165 when Tommy Desir gained a 18-7 major decision while Ahmed Burton earned a 9-5 decision to trim the lead to 15-13. The Monarchs then recaptured the lead at 184 when Shane Stark registered a first-period pin to give King's a 19-15 advantage. The lead was short-lived, however, when the Tigers countered with a pin of their own to take a 21-19 lead heading into the final match at heavyweight. There, King's senior Peter Dwyer (7-2) won the match with a clutch 5-2 decision.
Against Oswego, Scarantino (8-8) gave the Monarchs a 5-0 lead with a 17-0 technical fall at 125. After Oswego secure a pin at 133 to go ahead 6-5, the Monarchs won the next two matches. At 141, DeMarquis Holley (10-5) posted a 10-5 decision before Chris Mazzocchi (10-5) won a 9-2 decision for a 11-6 King's lead.
Oswego captured a major decision at 157 to close to within 11-10 but King's won the next four matches to clinch the victory. Desir (13-4) was a 7-3 decision at 165 before Burton (2-0) picked a 4-2 triumph at 174 to push the score to 17-10. Stark secured a 19-6 major decision at 184 before Cemah Tudae Torboh (1-2) followed with his own major decision, a 14-5 verdict, at 197 to put the Monarchs on top 25-10.
King's will finally make its home debut Friday when the Monarchs host nationally-ranked Delaware Valley College in a 6:00 p.m. matchup in Scandlon Gymnasium.
King's 22 - R.I.T. 21
125 – Jamie Scarantino (K) dec. Mike Nguyen (R), 6-2
133 – Aaron Perez (K) dec. Greg Jones (R), 9-7
141 – Jake Harvey (R) pinned DeMarquis Holley (K), 2:31
149 – Brad Mayville (R) dec. Christian Mazzochi (K), 4-2
157 – Sean Sercu (R) pinned Nathaniel Seals (K), 4:38
165 – Tommy Desir (K) major dec. Tyler Brooks-Lambert (R), 18-7
174 – Ahmed Burton (K) dec. Nick Fisk (R), 9-5
184 – Shane Stark (K) pinned Collin Doane (R), 2:52
197 – Jake Swearingen (R) pinned Ryan Longenberger (K), 6:11
285 – Peter Dwyer (K) dec. Nick Stewart (R), 5-2
King's 25 - Oswego 13
125 – Jamie Scarantino (K) tech. fall Johnny Marquez (O), 17-0; 6:00
133 – Omar Santiago (O) pinned Aaron Perez (K), 5:23
141 – DeMarquis Holley (K) dec. Quamaine Thomas (O), 10-5
149 – Christian Mazzochi (K) dec. Dustin Jones (O), 9-2
157 – Justin Patus (O) major dec. Nathaniel Seals (K), 13-2
165 – Tommy Desir (K) dec. Blake Fisher (O), 7-3
174 – Ahmed Burton (K) dec. Eric Anderson (O), 4-2
184 – Shane Stark (K) major dec. Cody LaFever (O), 19-6
197 – Cemah Tudae-Torboh (K) major dec. Andrew Cole (O), 14-5
285 – Jacob DeBuyser (O) dec. Peter Dwyer (K), 3-0
