Mifflin County swim teams hold their own against Bellefonte

By Kenny Varner BURNHAM – The Mifflin County swim team continues to solidify its program and shows that its foundation in well in place. Such was the case Friday as the Huskies went up against perennial power Bellefonte. It was the second time that the two met this season. Though Mifflin County came up short [...]

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Mifflin County wrestlers defeat Bellefonte in mat action (photo gallery)

By Kenny Varner HIGHLAND PARK -The Mifflin County Husky wrestling team secured a second place in district seeding with its close victory over visiting Bellefonte. Here are some highlights from the match….

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Senior Night Delight; Huskies top Rams in girls roundball action

By Kenny Varner HIGHLAND PARK – It was a senior night delight Tuesday as the Mifflin County girls’ basketball team celebrated senior night against Penns Valley. Though the game was never really in question for the Huskies, a huge third quarter led to the Rams downfall and a 77-50 Mifflin County victory. The Huskies celebrated [...]

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Mifflin County girls junior varsity team drop Penns Valley in OT thriller

By Kenny Varner HIGHLAND PARK – After trailing for most of the final stanza, the Mifflin County girls junior high basketball team rallied to tie their contest against Penns Valley – sending the game into a overtime tied at 34. In the overtime period, the Huskies had what it took to surivive and pick up [...]

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Statement by the Paterno family on the passing of Joe Paterno.

   Courtesy of PSU Athletics It is with great sadness that we announce that Joe Paterno passed away earlier today.  His loss leaves a void in our lives that will never be filled. He died as he lived.  He fought hard until the end, stayed positive, thought only of others and constantly reminded everyone of [...]

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Mifflin County swim teams hold their own against Bellefonte

January 28th, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

By Kenny Varner

BURNHAM – The Mifflin County swim team continues to solidify its program and shows that its foundation in well in place.

Such was the case Friday as the Huskies went up against perennial power Bellefonte. It was the second time that the two met this season.

Though Mifflin County came up short on both the boys and girls side, they competed strongly, falling 92-53 on the boys’ side and 99-59 on the girls.

“Its always a battle when we go up against Bellefonte. Its very hard to get first place finishes in the different events. But tonight we pulled out some wins tonight,” Mifflin County coach Connie Welch said. “The kids are still doing really well with dropping their times. Coming into the downhill part of our schedule, swimmers usually start to plateau but our kids are working hard not to. There is a lot of desire in them.”

Mifflin County picked up two first place finishes on the night in singles action.

Evan Becker led the one-two punch in the 100-yard backstroke as he finished with a first place time of 1:05.17 while teammate Drew Kline placed second with afinal time of 1:24.29.

Avery Craig and Cody Dunmire also finished first and second in their event –the 100-yard breaststroke. Craig finished with a top time of 1:15.66 while Dunmire captured second with a time of 1:20.76.

Mifflin County also had a strong showing in the last event of the evening- the 400-yard freestyle relay. Dunmire, Kline, Craig and Becker finished with a time of 4:15.71.

Craig finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.18.

Sarah Bonson picked the girls only first place finish on the night, defeating Bellefonte’s Veronica Garis by six seconds. Bonson placed second in the 100-yard butterfly.

Other numerous Lady Huskies finished with second place finishes on the night.

Leading the way was Megan Becker in the 200-yard freestyle finishing with a time of 2:14.42. Shealso finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 59.73.

Mikala Britt took second place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 6:53.14.

Rounding out the second place finishers was Tristen Romig’s second place time of 1:30.37 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The Huskies have seven swimmers that have secured spots to move onto district so far this season. Even though Friday night didn’t produce anymore swimmers, Welch is excited about the effort of her team.

“We’re getting to the point now in the season that the swimmers that have qualified are deciding what event that they would like to choose to swim in,” Welch said. “They are allowed two individual events to pick from to participate in. So they are in the mindset to think about districts and are really working hard.”

Mifflin County is back in action Monday night as it hosts Central Mountain on Senior Night.

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Mifflin County wrestlers defeat Bellefonte in mat action (photo gallery)

January 28th, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

By Kenny Varner

HIGHLAND PARK -The Mifflin County Husky wrestling team secured a second place in district seeding with its close victory over visiting Bellefonte. Here are some highlights from the match….

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Senior Night Delight; Huskies top Rams in girls roundball action

January 25th, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

By Kenny Varner

HIGHLAND PARK – It was a senior night delight Tuesday as the Mifflin County girls’ basketball team celebrated senior night against Penns Valley.

Though the game was never really in question for the Huskies, a huge third quarter led to the Rams downfall and a 77-50 Mifflin County victory.

The Huskies celebrated the careers of Sammie Chestnut, Whitney Corbin, Rebecca Knudson, Allie Sutton and Briette Treaster before the contest.

It was the seniors chance to all start at the same time and they responded early, picking up an early 8-0 lead.

In that run, Corbin had the hot hand – scoring four while teammates Treaster and Chestnut added two apiece. Chestnut finished the game with two blocks and grabbed over 10 rebounds in the victory.

Penns Valley rallied back into the game, scoring the next six out of eight points, led by Cassandra Hazel, making it 10-6.

But the Huskies had the last run of the first quarter, outscoring the Rams 7-3, taking a 17-9 lead going into the second quarter.

Mifflin County was able to stretch their lead to 11 as the two teams went into the intermission, leading 37-26.

However, the Huskies offense came out in the third quarter and blew the game wide open from the very beginning.

Micaela Mills got the scoring started with a soft jumper, making it 39-26.

Teammate Logan Snyder scored the next four consecutive points – hitting on a steal and lay up and then roping two from the charity stripe, upping the lead to 17.

Penns Valley got its first bucket at the 6:54 mark when Kelsey Boone went strong inside for the tough bucket.

Corbin put the Huskies went up by 17 as she went right at the heart of the Penns Valley defense for the bucket, making it 45-28.

From there, the Mifflin County offense caught fire while the defense was tenacious leading to a 10-3 run, building a very secure 55-29 lead with 3:38 left in the quarter.

When the third quarter buzzer sounded, the Huskies found themselves in strong shape, leading 64-39.

Though the fourth quarter saw a mini run by the Rams, it was too little too late as Mifflin County went onto the 77-50 victory.

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Mifflin County girls junior varsity team drop Penns Valley in OT thriller

January 25th, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

By Kenny Varner

HIGHLAND PARK – After trailing for most of the final stanza, the Mifflin County girls junior high basketball team rallied to tie their contest against Penns Valley – sending the game into a overtime tied at 34.

In the overtime period, the Huskies had what it took to surivive and pick up the 42-39 victory. Here is some of the photos…

STATE COLLEGE SPIKES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF JOE PATERNO

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin
STATE COLLEGE – The State College Spikes today announced the following statement regarding the passing of Coach Joe Paterno:
The State College Spikes join the entire State College and Penn State community in expressing our deepest sadness regarding the passing of Coach Joe Paterno. We have treasured our friendship with the Paterno family and wish them comfort and strength as they grieve the loss of their beloved husband, father and grandfather. The Spikes plan to reach out to the Paterno family at an appropriate time in the near future to plan a fitting tribute to Coach Paterno during our upcoming 2012 season.

Bedelyon, Kent St. dumps Ohio in mat action

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

ATHENS, Ohio – Kent State (9-4, 2-0 MAC) took 7-of-10 matches in a 23-9 road victory over Ohio Friday night inside the Convocation Center. Freshman Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) scored the only bonus points of the night with a 21-5 technical fall over Andrew Romanchik.

Miller unleashed eight takedowns, including a five-point pancake late in the match to clinch the tech fall.

“Ian wasn’t real happy with the crowd and he took it out on his guy,” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said “I don’t know if we’ll see a more dominant guy in the MAC than him.”

Before Miller silenced the Bobcat crowd, Darrin Boing brought them to life with a 7-5 upset over sophomore Tyler Small(Littlestown, Pa.). Small led early, before surrendering a four-point takedown to a cradle in the third period. All three of the Golden Flashes losses were just two-point margins

“One we got snaked,” Andrassy said of the 141-pound match. “And the other two losses were against their two best guys who didn’t score takedowns.”

Senior Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) dropped a 2-0 decision to No. 7 Jeremy Johnson, while sophomore Brandonn Johnson(Middletown, Md.) dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 14 Nick Purdue.

The dual started at 197 pounds when junior Keith Witt(Oak Harbor, Ohio) used reversals in the first and second period to top Beau Wenger 7-5.

Senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.) controlled his entire match and nearly turned Gabe Ramos, before settling for a 6-2 victory.

Junior Stevie Mitcheff (Lorain, Ohio) earned his third straight victory of the year, a 4-1 decision over Drew Hammer. The match was tied 1-1 in the third, before Mitcheff got in on a shot, finished off the takedown and earned riding time.

“Stevie’s getting more confidence,”Andrassy said. “He wore the kid out and got a takedown in the third period. And I think it’s all about confidence with him.”

Junior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) blanked Harrison Hightower 7-0, before senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) put the dual out of reach with a 6-4 win over Miles Chapman.

Junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) scored a pair of first period takedowns in a 5-4 win over Ryan Garringer to end the evening.

Riding a seven-meet winning streak, the Golden Flashes return to the mat Sunday, Jan. 29 hosting Central Michigan.

 

Kent State 23 Ohio 9
197 – Keith Witt (Kent State) over Beau Wenger (Ohio) Dec 7-5
HWT – Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) over Brendan Barlow (Kent State) Dec 2-0

125 – Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Gabe Ramos (Ohio) Dec 6-2
133 – Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) over Drew Hammer (Ohio) Dec 4-1
141 – Darrin Boing (Ohio) over Tyler Small (Kent State) Dec 7-5
149 – Ian Miller (Kent State) over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) Tech Fall 21-5
157 – Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Harrison Hightower (Ohio) Dec 7-0
165 – Ross Tice (Kent State) over Miles Chapman (Ohio) Dec 6-4
174 – Nick Purdue (Ohio) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Dec 3-1
184 – Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Ryan Garringer (Ohio) Dec 5-4

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Track: Harrison,Gillespie Qualify for BIG EAST

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

 Courtesy of West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (January 21, 2012) – In its second home meet of the year,the West Virginia track and field team made the most of its opportunities in Saturday’sWVU State Farm Games with league qualifying marks and personal bests at theShell Building.

       Competing forthe first time this season, senior Kate Harrison and redshirt sophomore KatieGillespie qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 5,000-meterrun with their first- and second-place finishes in the event. Harrison finishedin 17:23.99, while Gillespie arrived in 17:24.01 as both easily qualified forthe 17:37 requirement.

       Alreadyqualified for the conference championships, pole vaulter Katlyn Shelar earned acareer- and season-best height of 3.77 meters. Another highlight included sophomoreJenna Barreto earning a personal-best mark of 58.83 seconds in the 400-meterdash.

       “We’ve got atrack here that’s not the quickest one out there, so for her to come out withher personal best on our track tells us that she’s ready for some great runningin the next few weeks,” says WVU coach Sean Cleary. “That’s very exciting forher and the team for that event.”

       In the highjump, junior Sydney Cummings had her best jump of the season at 1.73 meters,while senior Katelyn Williams came in second at 1.68 meters.

       Redshirtjunior Lauren Moskal won the mile run with a time of 5:16.80, while teammatesAlison Kimble and Sarah McCauley (unattached) finished closely behind in 5:24and 5:25, respectively.

       West Virginia’s4x400 relay team, consisting of Brittany Wolford, Barreto, Chene Townsend andShakiyla Cosby, secured first place in 4:02.29. Three other Mountaineers earnedfirst-place marks for the day, including Shannen Daly (500m dash, 1:19), AlexKlauke (800m run, 2:27) and Alanna Pritts (weight throw, 13.66m).

       “Over thenext few weeks, we’ll find out a lot about our program,” Cleary says. “Those whohave been training hard on the track will get to see faster times in the nextcouple of weeks on faster tracks. We’re making progress to where we’d like tobe by the end of the year.”

       TheMountaineers compete next weekend, Jan. 27-28, at the Penn State National inState College, Pa.

Wrestling: WVU Outlasts Clarion

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

 

Courtesy of the University of West Virginia 

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (Jan. 22, 2012) – In a match that saw a total of four lead changes and two ties, the West Virginia University wrestling team defeated Clarion 23-20 after a last match decision victory by heavyweight Brandon Williamson.

“Brandon handled the pressure,” said coach Craig Turnbull. “Everywhere in the lineup has a different responsibility. As a lightweight, you have to dictate the start, middleweights need to keep the momentum going and heavyweights have to win if it comes down to you. He did just that and got the win when we needed it.”

The match started out with the Mountaineers taking the first three matches of the afternoon.

Junior Shane Young (125) created early momentum for WVU, as he earned a 19-4 tech fall. Young earned the critical bonus points in the closing seconds of the match, as he rolled his opponent over and was able to score three near fall points.

Redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi (133) outworked his opponent to score an 8-4 decision victory and his 21st win of the season.

Sophomore Michael Morales kept the streak alive for the Mountaineers, but it wasn’t without difficulty. Morales fell behind 4-2 in the first period, but was able to rally in the second and fend off a late third period charge by opponent Tyler Bedelyon.

“Our lightweights did a nice job of getting us started again – that was so critical,” Turnbull said. “When Shane got upset last night, people just didn’t handle it well, and things started to snowball.”

With WVU up 11-0, it looked as though they had rebounded from the previous evening’s disappointing loss to Bloomsburg, but the Golden Eagles went on a run of their own.

Clarion ran off three straight victories that included a major decision and a pin that gave them a 14-11 lead.

Lance Bryson (174) changed the tides again, however, and the Mountaineers found themselves on top after he defeated Clarion’s Nick Milano. With the match tied at 1-1, Bryson was able to snatch Milano’s legs and score on a takedown with 27 seconds remaining in the third period.

“Lance’s match was a must win,” Turnbull said. “He hadn’t had that kind of pressure for two years since he sat out the last two years due to injury. He is slowly building his confidence in a dual meet setting.”

Redshirt senior Matt Ryan (184) followed Bryson’s momentum changing win with an even more crucial victory.  The Eighty-Four, Pa., native pinned Steven Cressley 2:44 into the first period. The pin was Ryan’s 20th of his career. With one more pin this season, Ryan will move into a tie for fifth place all-time in program history.

“You hope to get those types of poised performances from a redshirt senior like Matt Ryan,” Turnbull said. “If you gave a game ball, you would give it to him. They were in position to take a win away from us, but Matt put himself in a position to win.”

After Alex Thomas pinned WVU’s Nicholas Hylton at 197 pounds, the match score was evened at 20.

Williamson did not wilt under the pressure, though, as he locked up the victory for the Mountaineers. The Riverside, Conn., native scored two crucial near fall points with 30 seconds remaining in the second period. The near fall points, along with 3:19 of riding time, gave Williamson a 3-1 decision victory.

“I thrive off of the pressure,” said Williamson. “I love going out there with an extra incentive to get a win. This match said a lot about our character. If we are down, we are not going to stay down.”

WVU is now 4-3 overall this season and holds a 1-1 record in Eastern Wrestling League Action. The loss bumps Clarion to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the EWL.

The Mountaineers will return to action this Friday, as they welcome Lock Haven to the Coliseum at 7:30 p.m.

Results

125: Shane Young (WVU) def. Trey Hicks (CU), 19-4

133: Nathan Pennesi (WVU) def. Joe Waltko (CU), 8-4

141: Michael Morales (WVU) def. Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 10-7

149: Cameron Moran (CU) def. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 14-5

157: James Fleming (CU) def. Dominic Prezzia (WVU), fall 5:27

165: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CU) def. Kyle Eason (WVU), 9-0

174: Lance Bryson (WVU) def. Nick Milano (CU), 3-2

184: Matt Ryan (WVU) def. Steven Cressley (CU), fall 2:44

197: Alex Thomas (CU) def. Nicholas Hylton (WVU), fall 0:23

HWT: Brandon Williamson def. (WVU) Quintas McCorkle (CU), 3-1

Successful Start to 2012 for SU Track & Field

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

 

Courtesy of  Susquehanna University

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Six first-place finishes added up to a successful day for the Susquehanna men’s and women’s track & field teams at their annual Orange & Maroon Classic. The meet marked the first home event of the season for the Crusaders, as well as their first meet in 2012.

The Crusaders enjoyed a highly successful day in the field events. Sophomore Seth Landgraf (Millersburg, Pa./Millersburg Area), the reigning Landmark Conference Male Field Rookie of the Year, came in fourth in the weight throw with a throw of 13.60m, more than a full meter better than the fifth-place finisher. In the same event, Dylan Gavin was sixth (12.09m) and Dan Smith (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) was seventh (11.17m).

Ken Schetroma (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia Area) continued what is already an impressive career with a first-place finish in the shot put (14.33m). Smith was fifth (12.71m) and Landgraf took seventh (12.04m).

In the men’s long jump,Greg Swierzewski finished tied for second with a jump of 6.16m and in the pole vault,Andrew Torok (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) also earned a second-place finish with his mark of 3.95m, tied for a personal-best.

The distance medley team of Robby Caulfield (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville),Brendon Albaugh (Ewing, N.J./The Peddie School),Austin Iovoli (Victor, N.Y./Victor) andJoe Zamadics (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) tied for first with Franklin & Marshall by posting a time of 10:48.90. Zamadics then proceeded to win the 800m (2:01.93) title.

Dan Martin (Landisburg, Pa./West Perry) ran to a fifth-place finish in the one-mile run, posting a time of 4:42.99, withDan Reinhart (Manakin Sabot, Va./Lenox Memorial) taking seventh (4:45.24).

Ben Wilson (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) andRoss Koehler (Park Ridge, N.J./Park Ridge) went three-four in the 400 meter dash with respective times of 53.84 and 53.98. In the same event,Chance King (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) and Matt Erford (Shrewsbury, Pa./Loyola Blakefield) took seventh and eighth with times of 54.47 and 54.95.

In the 5000m, Paul Crowe (Boalsburg, Pa./State College Area) took home second (16:17.32) and teammateAlex Price (Skytop, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) was the fourth-place finisher (16:51.93).

SU boasted another first-place finish in the 4 x 400 meter relay with performances from Wilson, Erford, Zamadics and King, all of whom combined to post a winning time of 3:35.07.

For the women, Jess Ranck (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) was second in the weight throw with a career-best toss of 12.44m. Ranck also went on to take 10th in the shot put (9.34m).

In the long jump, Kristin Stam (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) was second overall (4.95m) andJessica Palmer-Bacon and Jennifer Tims (Campbell, N.Y./Campbell-Savona) tied for second with jumps of 4.53m.

Stam took home a victory by winning the triple jump with a distance of 10.91 whileThanida Sermsuwan (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) was fourth (9.97m). Stam also went on to take second in the 60m hurdles (10.07).

Julie Scales (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) accounted for another first-place finish for the Crusaders by winning the pole vault with a mark of 2.90. Meanwhile,Emily Carson (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) was one of four athletes who tied for third in the high jump, recording a mark of 1.42m.

In the distance medley, the women took second as the team of Maggie Storch (Troy, Pa./Troy Area), Brooke Linders (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West), Teresa McHale (Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge) and Shannon Galvin (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks South) placed second with a time of 13:24.30.

Meanwhile, the 4 x 200 team of Jenelle Toter (Fishers Ferry, Pa./Line Mountain),Kelsey Hermick (Hallstead, Pa./Elk Lake), Kate Wiley (Sellersville, Pa./Pennrdige) and Sermsuwan were fourth (1:57.97), finishing just over three seconds behind the first-place team.

Laura Alleva (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) placed second in the 400m dash (1:02.84) while Storch took third in the 800m run with her time of 2:33.31. Two places behind her was Galvin (2:37.38), whose time marked a three-second PR.

The relay success continued in the 4 x 400m as Wiley, Tims, Teresa McHale and Allevaran to a second-place finish with their mark of 4:27.15.

Wrapping up the women’s action was the 3000m run in which Carly Bass (Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive) finished sixth (12:03.88).

The teams have a quick turnaround as they compete in a two-day Bucknell meet on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28

No. 22 Wahoos Stifle North Carolina, 24-10

January 23rd, 2012 Hometown Sports Scene Mifflin

Courtesy of University of Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The 22nd-ranked Virginia wrestling team finished off an ACC weekend sweep with a 24-10 victory over North Carolina Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. By winning seven of the 10 matches, UVa earned a league victory for the second straight day; the Cavaliers topped Duke, 39-3, on Friday.
Virginia (6-1, 3-1 ACC) won 16 of the 20 individual matches this weekend. UNC fell to 2-10 overall and 1-1 in ACC action.

“It was a big win today,” UVa head coach Steve Garland said. “UNC, although their record may not reflect it, is a very good team and they have some extremely talented kids. They had a bunch of starters out earlier this year and lost a lot of duals, but we got a great win at 141 pounds over a ranked guy. I liked the way our guys kept scoring points and getting after them. They were constantly trying to score points, which was great to see once again.”

UVa captured three of its matches by major decision. No. 11 Matt Snyder (R-Jr., Lewistown, Pa.), No. 15 Nick Sulzer (R-Fr., Cleveland, Ohio) and Derek Papagianopoulos (R-Fr., Burlington, Mass.) all scored majors at 125, 165 and 285 pounds, respectively.

Tenth-ranked Nick Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) also scored a strong win with a 7-4 decision over No. 18 Evan Henderson at 141 pounds.

The match started at 165 pounds, where Sulzer methodically built a lead over Kyle Kiss through the first two periods. After scoring a takedown a minute into the first, Sulzer added a takedown a minute later. He built 3:22 of riding time in a 10-1 win for his team-leading 19th victory of the year.

UNC’s Alex Utley downed Vinny Waldhauser (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Calif.), 5-0, at 174. Utley scored a takedown with just four seconds left in the first, then reversed Waldhauser early in the second and maintained control through the rest of the second period as well as the entire third period.

The 184-pound match was a battle throughout, with No. 14 Jon Fausey (R-So., Dalmatia, Pa.) gutting out a 4-2 win over Thomas Ferguson. Fausey scored a takedown 1:12 into the first period, then racked up 1:48 in riding time to close the period. He scored on an escape in the second period and maintained 1:06 of riding time before Ferguson shot in for a takedown with four seconds left in the period. Fausey defended well throughout the third and held off Ferguson, adding a riding time point to win, 4-2, and push the UVa lead to 7-3.

At 197 pounds, UNC’s Zac Bennett snapped a 2-all tie in the third with a pair of 3-point near falls to win 9-2 over Ryan Malo (Sr., Georgetown, Mass.).

UVa added a bonus point at heavyweight, where Papagianopoulos was in control throughout in a 12-2 major decision over Frank Abbondanza. Leading 7-1 heading into the third, Papaganiopoulos took down Abbondanza and then put him on his back for a 2-point near fall to secure the bonus point and give UVa an 11-6 advantage.

After giving up a quick takedown and 2-point near fall, Snyder rebounded with a vengeance against Brian Bokoski before piling on the points and 6:04 of riding time in an 18-4 major. Down 4-0, Snyder came back with a flurry, reversing Bokoski and then putting him on his back for a five-count to snatch a 5-4 lead. He then worked for a 2-point and 3-point near fall to lead 10-4 after one. He added a pair of near falls in the second period, then scored on a pair of stalling penalties in the third before securing the riding time point.

Matt Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) outlasted Brock LiVorio, 6-2, at 133. The two wrestled through a scoreless first before Nelson escaped to start the second. He added a takedown later in the period, then added another takedown and escape in the third.

The featured match of the day came at 141, where Nick Nelson rolled past Henderson in a matchup of ranked wrestlers. Nelson scored an early takedown and after allowing Henderson to escape, he quickly took him down again. He racked up 3:30 of riding time and built a 6-2 lead before Henderson notched a takedown and rode Nelson for the final 1:18. Nelson picked up the riding time point to win, 7-4.

At 149 pounds, Gus Sako (So., Cleveland, Ohio) started fast with a takedown and two-point near fall in the first period, then held off Jon Burns for a 5-3 decision to stretch the UVa lead to 24-6.

UNC claimed the final bout of the day as No. 18 Corey Mock jumped Jedd Moore (R-Jr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) with a takedown and 3-point near fall in the first period. Moore made a late charge in the third to try and avoid the major decision, but Mock held him off in picking up a 10-2 major.

Virginia continues its four-match homestand on Sunday, Jan. 29, against No. 13 Maryland. The first match is slated for 1 p.m.

No. 22 Virginia 24, North Carolina 10
165: No. 15 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. Kyle Kiss (North Carolina) 10-1; UVa 4-0
174: Alex Utley (North Carolina) dec. Vinny Waldhauser (Virginia) 5-0; UVa 4-3
184: No. 14 Jon Fausey (Virginia) dec. Thomas Ferguson (North Carolina) 4-2; UVa 7-3
197: Zac Bennett (North Carolina) dec. Ryan Malo (Virginia) 9-2; UVa 7-6
285: Derek Papagianopoulos (Virginia) major dec. Frank Abbondanza (North Carolina) 12-2; UVa 11-6
125: No. 11 Matt Snyder (Virginia) major dec. Brian Bokoski (North Carolina) 18-4; UVa 15-6
133: Matt Nelson (Virginia) dec. Brock Livorio (North Carolina) 6-2; UVa 18-6
141: No. 10 Nick Nelson (Virginia) dec. No. 18 Evan Henderson (North Carolina) 7-4; UVa 21-6
149: Gus Sako (Virginia) dec. Jon Burns (North Carolina) 5-3; UVa 24-6
157: No. 18 Corey Mock (North Carolina) major dec. Jedd Moore (Virginia) 10-2; UVa 24-10

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