The victory marked its 10th dual win of the season, as the Trojans have won two of their last three matches heading into the regional duals next week.
Seniors Dan Telhada and Sean Turner were joined by freshman Austin Price with pins on the evening, as Telhada and Turner have won their last three respective bouts by pin. For Price, the win by fall was his first of his collegiate career.
With the dual beginning at 184, Price gave AU an early 6-3 lead following his extra-time pin at the 7:48 mark. Despite the advantage, King bounced back with a pin at heavyweight, followed by a decision at 125, as it marched out to a 12-6 lead.
Following a Tornado forfeit at 133, which handed junior Zak Hale his 14th victory of the season, King added to its lead with a win by fall at 141. With the pin, the visitors carried an 18-12 lead with four bouts remaining.
Entering the night with eight pins on the season, it took Telhada just over four minutes to claim the pin over King’s Landon Reed at 149. With the victory, Telhada evened up the team score at 18-18.
Turner fed off the momentum from Telhada’s win and needed just over two minutes to hand Anderson the lead back, as he pinned Travis Edwards at 149. For Turner, the win by fall was his seventh pin of the season, as he improves to 13-4 on the campaign.
King’s Kody Eichlein brought the Tornado back within four with a narrow 3-2 decision over AU’s Jared Costa. With the dual on the line, sophomore Tre’vontay Rhodes secured the team triumph with a 16-2 major decision over Trevor Wentt at 174. The win was Rhodes’ 14th win of the season and fourth of his last five bouts.
Anderson looks to continue its winning ways inside the region when it heads to the Super Region 2 Duals on Jan. 30 in Tiffin, Ohio. The Trojans will face four opponents in an eight-hour timeslot, beginning with Ashland at 9 a.m. and Findlay at 11 a.m. The Black and Gold close out the Duals with a 1 p.m. matchup with host, Tiffin, and eventually close the day with a 3 p.m. meeting against Lake Erie.
Results:
184: Jesse Masters (KING) dec. Michael Gallagher (AU), 5-4 (KING 3-0)
197: Austin Price (AU) pinned Eldon Valery (KING), 7:48 (AU 6-3)
285: Garrett Fosdyck (KING) pinned Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 1:20 (KING 9-6)
125: Jon Boatman (KING) dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-2 (KING 12-6)
133: Zak Hale (AU) won by forfeit (TIE 12-12)
141: Frank Yattoni (KING) pinned Charlton Clark (AU), 1:00 (KING 18-12)
149: Dan Telhada (AU) pinned Landon Reed (KING), 4:01 (TIE 18-18)
157: Sean Turner (AU) pinned Travis Edwards (KING), 2:09 (AU 24-18)
165: Kody Eichlein (KING) dec. Jared Costa (AU), 3-2 (AU 24-21)
174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Trevor Wentt (KING), 16-2 (AU 28-21)
BOUT-BY-BOUT
184: Masters (KING) dec. Gallagher (AU), 5-4
Masters opened scoring with a takedown with just under two minutes left in the opening period. Following a Gallagher escape, Masters added his second takedown of the period with 49 seconds left, but Gallagher escaped with seven seconds left and faced a 4-2 deficit after the first period. Gallagher added his third escape early in the second period for the round’s only scoring. In the final two minutes, Masters posted his lone escape to take a 5-3 lead. The Tornado was called for a stall late in the period, but the deficit was too much for Gallagher to overcome.
197: Price (AU) pinned Valery (KING), 7:48
Both grapplers could not find much offense, as two early escapes in the second and third periods by each wrestler was the lone scoring in regulation. With the next point winning the bout, Price was able to toss Valery and capture the pin with just 12 seconds left in the sudden-victory round.
285: Fosdyck (KING) pinned McCrackin (AU), 1:20
Fosdyck grabbed an early takedown to open the bout and needed just over a minute to earn the pin in the heavyweight bout.
125: Boatman (KING) dec. Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-2
Boatman recorded a takedown with just under a minute remaining in the first period for the round’s only points. Boatman racked up the riding time in the second period, as he remained on top for the full two minutes of the round. In the third period, Boatman was called for stalling three times, handing Fitzpatrick two points to even the score at 2-2. With over a full minute of riding time when the final horn sounded, Boatman earned the extra point and claimed the decision.
133: Hale (AU) won by forfeit
The two-time national qualifier has now won 14 of his last 15 bouts.
141: Yattoni (KING) pinned Clark (AU), 1:00
The Tornado posted an early takedown seconds in the bout was able to turn Clark for the first-round pin.
149: Telhada (AU) pinned Reed (KING), 4:01
The upset-minded Reed earned the first points with a takedown just 20 seconds into the bout. Looking to get on top for the first time, Telhada earned a reversal with two minutes left in the period and remained on top for the remainder of the bout. Telhada added to his lead with nine near-fall points to close out the first period. Telhada continued his attack in the second period, tallying three near-fall points 28 seconds into the bout, before eventually pinning Reed and tying the team score at 18-18.
157: Turner (AU) pinned Edwards (KING), 2:09
Two takedowns by each grappler handed Edwards a quick 3-2 lead a minute into the match. Looking to bounce back, Turned tallied a reversal and eventually followed with two near-fall points to take a 6-3 lead. While remaining on top, Turner began to flip Edwards and earn the first-period pin at 157.
165: Eichlein (KING) dec. Costa (AU), 3-2
A takedown from Eichlein with just over a minutes left in the first period, gave the Tornado an early 2-0 lead. Costa was able to escape Eichlein just six seconds later and faced a one-point deficit heading into the second period. Choosing to go on the bottom, Eichlein added to his lead with an escape and took the 3-1 lead into the final period. To open the final round, Costa escaped Eichlein just two seconds in, but could not find the score again, falling by decision.
174: Rhodes (AU) maj. dec. Wentt (KING), 16-2
Wentt claimed a takedown just before the two-minute mark, but Rhodes immediately countered and went on top with a reversal to even the score at 2-2. Moments later, Rhodes quickly added to his lead with six near-fall points to take an 8-2 lead into the second period. Starting neutral, Rhodes grabbed his second takedown of the bout early into the second round and later posted two near-points. With the scoring, Rhodes carried a 12-2 lead into the final two minutes. In the last round, Rhodes added two more takedowns to eventually take the 16-2 major decision.
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