Seven of the ten matches were won by bonus points, with Edinboro posting three falls and a pair of technical falls, while both of Clarions wins were via pins.
Edinboro jumped out to a 22-0 lead behind its quartet of redshirt freshmen at the lower weights. Kory Mines got the action underway at 125 lbs. with a 20-3 technical fall at 5:30 over Vic Lipari. That boosted Mines record to 10-7.
A.J. Schopp improved to 19-1 with his ninth fall of the season, pinning Joe Waltko at 4:43 in the 133 lb. bout. Schopp is ranked eighth by both InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News. 18th-ranked Mitchell Port followed with another fall at 141 lbs., this one at 1:50 over Tyler Bedelyon at 1:50. A week ago Port defeated Bedelyon 12-4 at the PSAC Championships. He is now 13-4.
Dave Habat boosted the margin to 22-0 with a 15-0 technical fall at 4:50 over Cameron Moran at 149 lbs. Habat, who has climbed to tenth in the InterMat rankings and 11th by Amateur Wrestling News, is now 18-4. He had won a 14-9 decision between the two at the PSAC's.
Clarion cut the gap to 22-12 with falls at 157 and 165 lbs. Ninth-ranked James Fleming pinned freshman Casey Fuller (15-8) at 1:46. Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, ranked seventh, followed with a fall at 1:37 over Ethan Saylor, who fell to 7-7.
Edinboro would win the final four matches. Chris Hrunka won a 7-0 decision over Ryan Darch at 174 lbs., with Vic Avery following with a 7-2 decision over Nick Milano, a former standout at nearby Cathedral Prep, at 184 lbs. Hrunka and Avery are now 11-7 and 12-6, respectively.
The final two matches were actually the most highly-anticipated of the night. The 197 lb. bout was a rematch of the PSAC championship, and the score was very similar. After winning a 12-6 decision at the PSAC's, third-ranked Chris Honeycutt improved to 19-0 with an 11-6 decision over 19th-ranked Alex Thomas.
The match concluded with Ernest James (above), ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 20th by InterMat, winning by fall over Quintas McCorkle, ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News, at heavyweight at 1:16. It was James' ninth fall and boosted his record to 17-4.
Edinboro returns to action in the prestigious Midlands Invitational on December 29-30.
Results:
125 Kory Mines (EU) tech. fall Vic Lipari (CU) 20-3, 5:30 5-0
133 #8 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Joe Waltko (CU) 4:43 11-0
141 #18 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Tyler Bedelyon (CU) 1:50 17-0
149 #10 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Cameron Moran (CU) 15-0, 4:50 22-0
157 #9 James Fleming (CU) fall over Casey Fuller (EU) 1:46 22-6
165 #8 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CU) fall over Ethan Saylor (EU) 1:37 22-12
174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Ryan Darch (CU) 7-0 25-12
184 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Nick Milano (CU) 7-2 28-12
197 #3 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. 11-6 #19 Alex Thomas (CU) 11-6 31-12
Hwt. #20 Ernest James (EU) fall over Quintas McCorkle (CU) 1:16 37-12
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