Five straight pins and a forfeit in the later portion of the match at home against West Branch paved the way for the Tyrone Golden Eagles to even their record at 3-3 on Wednesday night with a 45-22 victory.
\nDown 19-9 following the 145-pound match, the Tyrone wrestlers turned it up a notch to jump into a 39-19 advantage before West Branch was able to stop the streaking Eagles.
\nWrestling for the second night in a row, after knocking off Bellwood-Antis 54-17 on Tuesday night, Tyrone began the string of victories slowly with Jacob Smerekar (10-4) accepting a forfeit at 152. Then, Shayne Tate (10-6) jumped out in front of Dan Dreibelbis with a takedown and nearfall at 160, before pinning him in 1:39.
\nAt 171 and 189, Justin Schopp and Donnie Conrad pinned their West Branch foes in identical times to continue the pin parade. Schopp (11-5) pinned Doug May at 171 in 0:34, and then Conrad (9-5) decked Tyler Bell in the same exact time, 0:34.
\nBrady Williams (5-5) evened his season record by pinning Glenn Lindberg with eight seconds remaining in the first period, at 215. Williams opened the scoring with a takedown, then traded reversals with Lindberg, before showing the Warrior 215-pounder the lights in 1:52.
\nWest Branch 112-pounder Shane Pewanick began the dual with a 9-3 win over Donnie Hunter (2-8) for the early 3-0 lead.
\nAt 119, Tyrone sophomore Tyler Poorman (4-8) stopped a personal two-match losing streak with four late points for a 6-2 win over Tyler English. Poorman scored the first takedown for the only scoring in the first two periods, but English reversed Poorman to begin the third period. Poorman worked a reversal of his own and added two back points to secure the victory.
\nT. J. Albright put the Golden Eagles in the lead for the first time when he pinned Matt Willis in 5:07 at 125. Albright (11-5, with seven wins in his last eight matches) dominated Willis leading 9-0 at the time of the fall, with a first period takedown, middle stanza takedown and three-point nearfall and third period reversal.
\nWest Branch used the strength of their lineup then to register four straight wins, to jump back into a 10-point advantage 19-9 after the 145-pound match.
\nAmos Albright used a first period takedown for the difference in a 4-2 decision over Anthony Romano (2-7) at 130. Then at 135, Aaron Albright (the West Branch Albrights are not related to Tyrone senior T. J. Albright) scored a takedown in the first period and then traded escapes with Josh Miller (5-8) for a 3-1 win. Jon Demchak used three takedowns and a three-point nearfall to gain a 9-1 major decision over J. P. VanAllman (4-7). Finally, at 145, Jeremy Kanouff jumped out to a 7-1 lead over John Markel (1-1), before recording a third-period fall.
\nWest Branch heavyweight Bradley Michaels was able to finally halt the Golden Eagles\u2019 party after Williams win at 215, but it was too little, too late. Michaels escaped to begin the second period, after neither Michaels, nor Tyrone 285-pounder Dustin Weaver was able to score in the opening two-minute period. Michaels then added another escape and a takedown in the third period for a 4-0 triumph.
\nTyrone freshman A. J. Schopp (16-1) closed out the dual meet with a forfeit win to set the score at 45-22. The forfeit is Schopp\u2019s second straight and his 14th straight win.
\nThe Eagles (3-3) have a tough week ahead of them, with away matches at Huntingdon on Tuesday and Hollidaysburg on Thursday. Both teams finished ahead of Tyrone in the Zeigler Blair\/Huntingdon Counties Tournament two weeks ago. Huntingdon came from behind to pass Mount Union for the team title, 300-275, while Hollidaysburg finished one spot in front of the fourth-place Golden Eagles with 218 points to Tyrone\u2019s 212.
\nTyrone 45 West Branch 22
\n112 – Shane Pewanick (WB) dec. Donnie Hunter 9-3
\n119 – Tyler Poorman (T) dec. Tyler English 6-2
\n125 – T. J. Albright (T) pinned Matt Willis 5:07
\n130 – Amos Albright (WB) dec. Anthony Romano 4-2
\n135 – Aaron Albright (WB) dec. Josh Miller 3-1
\n140 – Jon Demchak (WB) maj. J. P. VanAllman 9-1
\n145 – Jeremy Kanouff (WB) pinned John Markel
\n152 – Jacob Smerekar (T) won by forfeit
\n160 – Shayne Tate (T) pinned Dan Dreibelbis 1:39
\n171 – Justin Schopp (T) pinned Doug May 0;34
\n189 – Dan Conrad (T) pinned Tyler Bell 0:34
\n215 – Brady Williams (T) pinned Glenn Lindberg 1:52
\n285 – Brad Michaels (WB) dec. Dustin Weaver 4-0
\n103 – A. J. Schopp (T) won by forfeit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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