By beating Ohio (6-7, 1-1 MAC), Buffalo shook off an eight-year drought against the Bobcats by winning eight matches. Junior 157-pounder John Cummings (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore/Nassau CC) and senior 184-pounder Garrett Hicks (Chautauqua, NY/Chautauqua Lake) each won their 20th matches of the season. Hicks and juniors Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) (133 pounds) and Pat Lloyd (Middletown, NY/Valley Central) (149 pounds) also reached their 60th career victories.
To cap off the meet, senior heavyweight Harold Sherrell (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool), who became just the 13th wrestler in school history to reach 75 career wins with his second win of the day, added his name to the top of the single-season 3-point near fall list by posting 10 in his final two matches to give him 20 on the season, passing Bruce Hadsell (1977-78) and Jim Young's (1974-75) record of 18.
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Kyle Cerminara
Along the way, four wrestlers-Budd, senior Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter), sophomore Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area), and Sherrell- each won all three of their matches.
Buffalo posted a 25-9 win against Ohio, spurred on by the Bulls earning wins in the final six matches of the meet.
It was the Bulls' first win against the Bobcats since a 25-14 win in 1996-97, breaking a string of eight Bobcats wins in a row. It also turned a recent string of bad luck for Buffalo in the matchup, as Ohio won the last three meets in meets that all came down to the final meet.
Budd got Buffalo on the board in the 133-pound match after the team lost a pin at 125, as Budd earned a takedown with 30 seconds left to seal a 3-1 win over Terry Jackson. After an Ohio decision at 141, Lloyd earned a 1-0 decision at 149, where his only point came on a third-period escape.
Cummings won his 20th match of the year with a dominating 7-1 decision against Jake Frerechs at 157 pounds to tie the score at nine after five matches.
Moran posted another dominating performance at 165, after sitting out at last week's New York State Championships, posting a 10-6 decision against Kent Smith, giving Buffalo its first lead of the day at 12-9.
Sophomore Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) followed with an overtime, 4-1 win against Ryan Knapp, as he earned an escape and a takedown in the final overtime session to take the match. Hicks put the Bulls in control at 184 pounds, as he came back from a 4-2 deficit to control the final two periods and earn a 7-4 victory against the MAC's fourth-ranked Brian Cesear, thanks to two reversals to give him 30 in his career.
Cerminara clinched the meet with his 12-4 decision against Nick Terbay at 197 pounds, giving the Bulls a 22-9 advantage heading into the final match. Sherrell capped the meet with a 3-0 decision against the MAC's third-ranked Marcus Adelman.
Photo of Mickey Moran
Mickey Moran
Buffalo posted a dominating 49-3 performance in the second meet of the day against Delaware State (0-12), helped by five Hornets' forfeits. Moran spurred on the Bulls' four wins as he earned a pin in 1:01, while Sherrell earned a technical fall that included five 3-point near falls, giving him 15 this season, just three short of the school record. Cerminara and senior Cliff Smith (Merrick, NY/Calhoun) each earned major decisions in the win. Hicks and Budd each won their 60th career matches with their forfeits.
In the final meet, Buffalo used bonus points in five of its wins to rout Ithaca (6-6), 31-9, in just the 11th win for Buffalo in 28 meetings against the Division III power.
The Bulls, who received a lift with the first dual meet win in freshman Evan Veney's (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) career with a 5-4 decision against Macario Alvarez, the team reeled off 16 points in the next three matches, as Budd and Lloyd posted technical falls and Smith earned his first fall of the season. Lloyd's win was the 60th of his career.
The Bombers won three of the next four matches, but Moran posted a 12-2 major decision at 165 pounds against Brian Lockard to split the losses and put the Bulls up 23-9 heading into the upper weight matches. Cerminara put the Bulls on the winning side of the ledger with a 9-3 decision against Ithaca's 25-5 Nick Calandrino. Sherrell finished the match by setting the 3-point near fall record in a 2:28 technical fall of Jake Mender to wrap up the meet.
The Bulls hit the mats again on Saturday as they face MAC foe Eastern Michigan at 1:00 pm as head coach Jim Beichner will look for the 100th dual meet victory of his 11-year career at Buffalo.
Quad-Meet Results
First Round
Buffalo 25, Ohio 9
125: Caleb Metcalf (OU) by fall Evan Veney, 2:26
133: Mark Budd (UB) dec. Terry Jackson, 3-1
141: Albert Madsen (OU) dec. Cliff Smith, 6-2
149: Pat Lloyd (UB) dec. Aaron Gomoll, 1-0
157: John Cummings (UB) dec. Jake Frerechs, 7-1
165: Mickey Moran (UB) dec. Kent Smith, 10-6
174: Mike Ragusa (UB) dec. SV-2 Kent Smith, 4-1
184: Garrett Hicks (UB) dec. Brian Cesear, 7-4
197: Kyle Cerminara (UB) maj. dec. Nick Terbay, 12-4
HWT: Harold Sherrell (UB) dec. Marcus Adelman, 3-0
Ithaca 46, Delaware State 3
125: Macario Alvarez (IC) by forfeit
133: Tim Gammons (IC) by forfeit
141: Lance Dolson (IC) maj. dec. Jerry Davis, 17-7
149: Will Saylor (DS) dec. Mike Toscano, 9-3
157: Jad Duca (IC) by forfeit
165: Brian Lockard (IC) dec. Ryan Gibbons, 12-3
174: Matthias Keib (IC) by forfeit
184: Robert Stubbs (IC) maj. dec. Chris Woodall, 15-5
197: Nick Calandrino (IC) by fall Shawn Nowrey, 2:01
HWT: Tyler Daffine (IC) maj. dec. Steven Bilbrough, 9-0
Second Round
Buffalo 49, Delaware State 3
125: Evan Veney (UB) by forfeit
133: Mark Budd (UB) by forfeit
141: Cliff Smith (UB) maj. dec. Jerry Davis, 16-2
149: Will Saylor (DS) dec. SV-2 Pat Lloyd, 3-2
157: John Cummings (UB) by forfeit
165: Mickey Moran (UB) by fall Brian Lockard, 1:01
174: Mike Ragusa (UB) by forfeit
184: Garrett Hicks (UB) by inj. def. Chris Woodall
197: Kyle Cerminara (UB) maj. dec. Shawn Nowrey, 13-5
HWT: Harold Sherrell (UB) tech. fall Steven Bilbrough, 18-2, 4:34
Ohio 25, Ithaca 15
125: Caleb Metcalf (OU) by fall Macario Alvarez, 1:35
133: Terry Jackson (OU) by fall Tim Gammons, 3:43
141: Frank Brown (OU) dec. Lance Dolson, 4-1
149: Aaron Gomoll (OU) dec. Mike Toscano, 10-4
157: Jad Duca (IC) dec. Mike Grandominico, 5-4
165: Brian Lockard (IC) dec. Kent Smith, 8-5
174: Matthias Keib (IC) dec. Ryan Knapp, 8-2
184: Brian Cesaer (OU) dec. Robert Stubbs, 6-3
197: Nick Calandrino (IC) by fall Larry Reichard, 3:57
HWT: Marcus Adelman (OU) maj. dec. Tyler Daffine, 8-0
Third Round
Buffalo 31, Ithaca 9
125: Evan Veney (UB) dec. SV-2 Macario Alvarez, 5-4
133: Mark Budd (UB) tech. fall Tim Gammons, 22-6
141: Cliff Smith (UB) by fall Lance Dolson, 4:53
149: Pat Lloyd (UB) tech. fall Michael Toscano, 18-0, 4:20
157: Jad Duca (IC) dec. John Cummings, 3-2
165: Mickey Moran (UB) maj. dec. Brian Lockard, 12-2
174: Matthias Studds (IC) dec. Mike Ragusa, 3-2
184: Robert Stubbs (IC) dec. Garrett Hicks, 10-4
197: Kyle Cerminara (UB) dec. Nick Calandrino, 9-3
HWT: Harold Sherrell (UB) tech fall Jake Mender, 17-0, 2:28
Ohio 51, Delaware State 0
125: Caleb Metcalf (OU) by forfeit
133: Terry Jackson (OU) by forfeit
141: Frank Brown (OU) maj. dec. Jerry Davis, 13-5
149: Aaron Gomoll (OU) maj. dec. Will Saylor, 11-3
157: Mike Grandominico (OU) by forfeit
165: Kent Smith (OU) maj. dec. Ryan Gibbons,17-7
174: Ryan Knapp (OU) by forfeit
184: Brian Cesaer (OU) by inj. def. Chris Woodall
197: Nick Terbay (OU) tech fall Shawn Nowrey, 21-5
HWT: Marcus Adelman (OU) maj. dec. Sam Johnson, 11-1
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