Swarrow squared off with President senior Johnathan Swann at 133 pounds needing a pin to produce a one-point Jacket win. After dominating Swann in the first period, Swarrow went to period two racking up the points, but not being able to turn the veteran to his back. The native of nearby Fredericktown kept up the offensive assault and finally stuck his opponent 3:50 into the contest to pull out a thrilling 22-21 victory.
The night started at 141 pounds, where Jacket (6-7, 1-0) junior Filippo Crivelli picked up a win by forfeit. Back-to-back victories by the home-standing Presidents (0-6, 0-1) put them ahead 9-6 after three bouts.
Waynesburg sophomore Landon Lohr put his team back in the lead with a 12-2 major decision at 165 pounds. Momentum swung back to W&J with a win at 174 pounds, before junior Ryan Shank made the score 13-12 with an 11-6 victory at 184 pounds.
A pin by W&J at 197 pounds gave it a five-point edge (18-13), but freshman Jake Evans cut the deficit down to just two points with a 5-0 decision at heavyweight. The Presidents took their final lead after a decision at 125 pounds to set up Swarrow's heroics.
The victory kept Jacket head coach Ron Headlee unbeaten (8-0) against W&J. Waynesburg returns to competition on Saturday, Jan. 23, when it heads to Maryland to take part in a quad-match hosted by McDaniel College. Wrestling is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
Results:
125 – Jacob Spearman (WJ) 5, Tristan Buxton 3 16-21
133 – Zach Swarrow (WAY) Pin 3:50 Johnathan Swann 22-21
* 141 – Filippo Crivelli (WAY) wins by forfeit 6-0
149 – Trevor Meyers (WJ) Pin 5:23 Nick Kusich 6-6
157 – Sam Florentino (WJ) 3, Derek Hull 1 6-9
165 – Landon Lohr (WAY) 12-2 Maj. Dec. Jesse Lesko 10-9
174 – Sonnieboy Blanco (WJ) 5, Mike Millero 2 10-12
184 – Ryan Shank (WAY) 11, William Oberschelp 6 13-12
197 – Ezekiel Stroupe (WJ) Pin 6:57 Joshua Sneeringer 13-18
285 – Jake Evans (WAY ) 5, Nicholas Kumburis 0 16-18
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