The eighth-ranked Graham rallied from a 7-2 second-period deficit for a thrilling 11-9 overtime triumph over previously unbeaten and No. 4-rated Alton Isenberg at 133 pounds, while the unranked Corley knocked off No. 3 Andre Harrison at 141 as the Bronchos earned their fifth straight dual win in improving to 7-2.
Those two early wins helped offset an FHSU fall at 149 and a Tiger upset at 165, with UCO getting consecutive major decisions from 174 Kelly Henderson and 184 Tanner Keck and a shutout from 197 Jarrett Edison in clinching the win before the final bout.
“Trison had a tough, gutsy win and showed a lot of heart in coming back like he did,” UCO coach David James said. “That was obviously a big win for us and Ky came through with another one. He did a great job controlling that match, especially in the first two periods.
“There were a lot of good things, but I also thought we did just enough to get by in some matches and we can’t keep doing that.”
FHSU won the first match at 125 to take a 3-0 lead and Isenberg threw Graham to his back for a four-point move in the opening minute in their showdown before adding another near-fall early in the second period to grab a 7-2 lead.
Graham got back in the match with an escape and takedown in the final minute of that period to make it 7-5 and he added two more takedowns in the final stanza – the final one with 13 seconds remaining – to force overtime. The sophomore lightweight completed the comeback with another single-leg takedown 18 seconds into the one-minute sudden-victory period.
Corley was not to be outdone, getting the go-ahead takedown 54 seconds into his match with Harrison and then adding another early in the second period to take a 4-0 lead. Harrison escaped to make it 4-1, but neither wrestler scored in the final period and Corley added a riding time point to cap the upset and give the Bronchos a 6-3 lead.
The Tigers came back with a first-period fall at 149 to go ahead 9-6 and then UCO’s Cory Dauphin tied it with an easy 9-2 decision at 157 as the seventh-ranked freshman had three takedowns and a reverse.
FHSU went in front 12-9 when Travis Budke knocked off No. 4 Derrick Adkins 4-1 at 165, but the Bronchos won the next three weights to put the dual away.
Henderson put UCO in front to stay with an 8-0 major decision at 174, scoring a takedown and two near-falls in opening up a 7-0 first-period lead en route to that rout, and Keck had three takedowns and a reverse in an 11-3 major decision at 184.
Edison sealed the win with a 4-0 shutout at 197, getting a takedown at the second period buzzer to take a 3-0 lead before controlling Steven Kyler in the third period to add a riding time point.
FHSU ended the dual with a win when Justin Glenn nipped Cody Dauphin 3-2 in the second tiebreaker. Dauphin rode Glenn in the first 30-second tiebreaker, but Glenn earned a two-point near-fall with 10 seconds left in the second tiebreaker to snap the 1-1 deadlock before giving up a late escape.
The Bronchos return to action Saturday, going to Grand Prairie, Texas for four matches at the Lone Star Duals.
Results:
125 – Rory Wilkerson, FHSU, dec. Zach Housley, 7-3.
133 – No. 8 Trison Graham, UCO, dec. No. 4 Aldon Isenberg, 11-9 (SV).
141 – Ky Corley, UCO, dec. No. 3 Andre Harrison, 5-1.
149 – No. 7 Mitchell Means, FHSU, pinned Michael Walkup, 1:45.
157 – No. 7 Cory Dauphin, UCO, dec. Derek Koehn, 9-2.
165 – Travis Budke, FHSU, dec. No. 4 Derrick Adkins, 4-1.
174 – Kelly Henderson, UCO, major dec. Aaron Berscheidt, 8-0.
184 – Tanner Keck, UCO, major dec. Chris Luna, 11-3.
197 – Jarrett Edison, UCO, dec. Steven Kyler, 4-0.
285 – Justin Glenn, FHSU, dec. Cody Dauphin 3-2 (TB2).
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