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Wrestle-Offs
Bucknell Wrestling Sees First Action of the Season at Wrestle-Offs
10/30/2007 8:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Oct. 30, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell wrestling squad, in preparation for the upcoming 2007-08 schedule, held wrestle-offs in Davis Gym on Tuesday evening where 20 of the team's 25 student-athletes were in action in intrasquad matchups.
The evening began with the 125-pound bout between freshmen José Matos (Williamstown, N.J./St. Augustine Prep) and Kevin Carrillo (Belen, N.M./Belen). After a scoreless opening period, Matos went ahead, 6-1, in the second with an escape, a takedown and a near fall. That would be all he would need as an escape by Carrillo in the third brought the final score to 6-2, in favor of Matos.
At 133 pounds, sophomores David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Central) and Greg Hart (Bedminster, N.J./Bernards) squared off. Hart, who was wrestling up from his usual weight, fell behind, 2-1, after the first period. In the second, Marble added to his lead with an escape and a takedown and followed up with another takedown in the third along with the riding time point, giving Marble the 8-2 decision.
In the 141-pound bout, sophomore Luke Chohany (Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita) took on freshman Eric Harris (Green River, Wyo./Green River). With a pair of takedowns in the opening period, Chohany led, 4-1, after one. Harris responded with five points on a reversal and a near fall to pull ahead, 6-4, but Chohany scored a reversal to knot things up at six heading into the third. In the final frame, Chohany struck first with a reversal to take a two-point lead. However, Harris fought back with an escape and a takedown to edge Chohany, 8-9, in the final score.
After just two points were tallied over the first two periods of the contest between 149-pounders freshmen Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) and Tyler Riccio (Warren, N.J./Bridgewater, Raritan Regional), LeValley racked up seven points in the third period to help him capture a 9-2 victory.
At 157, sophomore Brantley Hooks (Spartansburg, S.C./James F.Byrnes) went up against freshman Chris Bailes (Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area). Hooks went ahead, 2-0, on a takedown in the second and increased his lead to 3-0, before Bailes went on to record a takedown in the 3-2 decision, which was in favor of Hooks.
Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area) took advantage of a mismatch as the 165-pounder wrestled 157-pounder, freshman Scott Sechler (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) and logged a 15-2 major decision after opening up to a 10-0 lead in the first period.
The 174-pound bout was a low-scoring affair between sophomore Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) and freshman Rob Waltko (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny). Riccio was awarded the first point of the contest in the second period following a second caution to Waltko. Riccio then logged another point on an escape in the third period and took the match, 2-1.
At 184, freshman David Thompson (West Liberty, Ohio/Graham Local) went up against classmate Charlie Wonsettler (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth) and registered an 11-4 decision. Thompson posted four takedowns a two-point near fall and an escape in the bout, while holding Wonsettler to four on a reversal and two escapes.
In the next bout, 197-pound sophomore Sean LoCurto (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) took on 184-pound freshman Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley). LoCurto began with a 2-1 edge in the first after logging a takedown, while Hahn scored on an escape. Another escape in the second period by Hahn tied the score at two, but LoCurto answered with a second takedown and tacked on an additional point with an escape in the third to pick up the 5-3 victory.
Sophomore George Hingson (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and freshman William McCormick (Waukesha, Wis./Heritage Christian) closed out the evening in the heavyweight matchup, which Hingson won by the score of 8-4, on two takedowns, an escape and the riding time point.
The Bison will open the 2007-08 season on Nov. 17, when the squad will travel to Annapolis, Md., for the Navy Classic.
