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    Edinboro dominates Clarion

    CLARION, Pa. -- Edinboro picked up a win in its first Eastern Wrestling League dual of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Fighting Scots registered four falls in a 40-3 win at Clarion. The Fighting Scots, tied for seventh in InterMat's rankings and 15th according to the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Coaches Poll, are now 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the EWL, while Clarion fell to 4-5 and 0-1, respectively.

    A.J. Schopp (133 lbs.), Mitchell Port (141), Vic Avery (184) and Vince Pickett (197) all won by fall for Edinboro, while Ernest James also picked up bonus points with a major decision at heavyweight.

    Kory Mines opened the dual with an 8-4 decision over Johnathan Mele at 125 lbs. Ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, boosted his record to 10-2.

    Schopp and Port boosted Edinboro's lead to 15-0 with falls in the next two matches. Schopp, who climbed to second in InterMat's and third in AWN's polls, pinned Sam Sherlock in a rematch of last Saturday's 133 lb. final. He won by a first period fall last week, and this time the end came at 6:25. The redshirt junior is now 12-0 overall and has nine falls. He moved into sole possession of second place in career falls with 46, seven behind Deonte Penn's career record of 53.

    Second-ranked Port also remained undefeated at 8-0 with a fall over John Pezze at 2:03 in the 141 lb. bout. The redshirt junior now has five falls.

    Dave Habat (13-1) gave Edinboro an 18-0 advantage in the lone matchup of ranked wrestlers at 149 lbs.. Another redshirt junior, he parlayed a takedown in overtime into a 6-4 decision over Justin Arthur, ranked 18th by InterMat and 19th by AWN. Habat came in ranked eighth and seventh in the two respective polls.

    Clarion would claim its lone win of the dual in a rematch of the PSAC Championships 157 lb. final. John Greisheimer (7-5) edged Austin Matthews in that bout, 9-8, but this time the Clarion freshman claimed a 14-8 decision.

    Edinboro would run off wins in the final five matches. It began with an 8-5 decision by Kasey Burnett-Davis, who once again competed at 165 lbs. He improved to 8-2. Patrick Jennings returned to the lineup after sitting out the PSAC Championships with an injury. He posted an 8-6 decision over Ryan Darch at 174 lbs., moving to 5-2 on the season.

    Vic Avery, still rounding into form after missing a month with an injury, won by fall at 184 lbs. over Dustin Conti in a time of 3:19. He is 3-1 and ranked eighth by AWN and tenth by InterMat.

    Vince Pickett needed just 1 minute, 54 seconds to pin Daniel Sutherland at 197 lbs. The sophomore is now 7-3.

    At heavyweight, Ernest James won by major decision over Evan Daley in the PSAC semifinals, and he did so again on Sunday. The redshirt senior boosted his record to 8-3 with a 13-1 major decision.

    Edinboro will return to action with another EWL dual on Saturday, December 1. The Fighting Scots host Rider in an EWL dual that will take place in the Mike S. Zafirovski Sports & Recreation Dome.

    Results:
    125 lbs. -- #19/#17 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Jonathan Mele (CU) 8-4
    133 lbs. -- #2/#3 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Sam Sherlock (CU) 6:25
    141 lbs. -- #2/#2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over John Pezze (CU) 2:03
    149 lbs. -- #8/#7 Dave Habat (EU) dec. #18/#19 Justin Arthur (CU) 6-4 ot
    157 lbs. – Austin Matthews (CU) dec. Johnny Greisheimer (EU) 14-8
    165 lbs. – Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. Steven Nelson (CU) 8-5
    174 lbs . – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Ryan Darch (CU) 8-6
    184 lbs. -- #10/#8 Vic Avery (EU) fall over Dustin Conti (CU) 3:19
    197 lbs. – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Daniel Sutherland (CU) 1:54
    Hwt. – Ernest James (EU) maj. dec. Evan Daley (CU) 13-1

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