West Liberty State jumped out to a 3-0 lead when East Region #3 Lucas Huffman defeated East Region #4 Derrek Bosso (Pequea, Pa.) 3-2 at 125 lbs., but Brandon Reasy (New Enterprise, Pa.), the #1-ranked wrestler in the nation, evened the score with a 6-4 decision over three-time National Qualifier Matt Mossor at 133 lbs..
The Hilltoppers quickly regained a 6-3 lead when #7 Doug Surra got a take down with :25 left to defeat East Region #4 Shane Valko (Windber, Pa.) in the 141 lb. bout. Once again, the Mountain Cats responded. Adam Whetstone (149 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.) won 4-0 over Richie Clark to tie the match, 6-6.
Mazen Kholi (Allentown, Pa.) followed with a 6-3 decision over Brian Leggett at 157 lbs. to give Pitt Johnstown a 9-6 lead, a lead it would never give up. East Region #3 Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Clearfield, Pa.) scored a 16-3 major decision over Seth Phalen to increase the lead to 13-6.
West Liberty State cut the lead to 13-9 when East Region #4 Chris Gibbs upset NCAA #7 and East Region #1 Albert Miles (174 lbs.) (Canonsburg, Pa.), 4-2.
However, that was as close as the Hilltoppers would get. Corcetti (184 lbs.) (Export, Pa.) pinned J.D. Ramsey at 3:34 to put Pitt Johnstown up 19-9. #6 Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) won an 8-5 decision over Mitch Knapp, before NCAA #7 and East Region #2 Zach Majocha (Upper Burrell, Pa.) set the final score at 26-9 with an 11-0 major decision over Joey McGee at heavyweight.
With the loss, the Hilltoppers fell to 9-10 on the season.
The Mountain Cats wrap-up the 2007-08 regular season by hosting #15 Mercyhurst College for Senior Night on Friday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sports Center. Pitt Johnstown will also host the 2008 East Regional Wrestling Tournament on February 29 and March 1.
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