With the win, Appalachian (3-1, 1-0 SoCon) extends its streak to 14-straight wins over Gardner-Webb (1-2, 0-1 SoCon) and takes control of the teams' inaugural conference meeting.
ASU's Tony Gravely (Martinsville, Va./Magna Vista) opened the evening with a 2:20 pin at 125, and Gardner-Webb immediately put itself in a hole, drawing a one-team-point unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the first bout.
Chris Johnson (Hillsborough, N.C.), Mike Kessler (Bay City, Mich./Western) and Savva Kostis (Boone, N.C./Watauga) followed with a trio of decisions for the Mountaineers. At 157 pounds, Chip Powell (Greensboro, N.C./S.W. Guilford) earned a quick pin in under two minutes to put the Apps on top 21 to -1 at the midpoint of the match.
No. 20 Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) had a free pass at 165 pounds, and Carter Downs (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter Christian) pulled off a 7-4 decision at 174 pounds.
No. 11 Austin Trotman (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) remained undefeated with a 2:18 pin at 184 pounds, while Paul Weiss (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) notched the day's only technical fall at 197 pounds.
In the day's final bout, Gardner-Webb staved off the sweep and got out of red numbers as Justin Kozera earned a 6-3 decision over Brock Durfee.
The Mountaineers are back in action this weekend when they make the trip to face Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 10 at noon.
Results:
125: Tony Gravely (ASU) pinned Michael Slaughter (GWU), 2:20 ASU 6 - (1) ^
133: Chris Johnson (ASU) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU), 7-5 ASU 9 - (1)
141: Mike Kessler (ASU) dec. Davante Andujar (GWU), 11-6 ASU 12 - (1)
149: Savva Kostis (ASU) dec. Ryan Medved (GWU), 7-1 ASU 15 - (1)
157: Chip Powell (ASU) pinned Alex Medved (GWU), 1:53 ASU 21 - (1)
165: No. 20 Kyle Blevins (ASU) won by forfeit ASU 27 - (1)
174: Carter Downs (ASU) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU), 7-4 ASU 30 - (1)
184: No. 11 Austin Trotman (ASU) pinned Aaron Rabin (GWU), 2:18 ASU 36 - (1)
197: Paul Weiss (ASU) tech. fall Julian Ming (GWU), 24-8 ASU 41 - (1)
HVY: Justin Kozera (GWU) dec. Brock Durfee (ASU), 6-3 ASU 41 - 2
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now