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Ridgway wrestling wins on Senior Night over Brookville |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 |
By Greg Reedy
Sports Editor
Ridgway wrestling won 67-9 over Brookville last night at Ridgway Area High School as the Elkers honored eight seniors.
"They wrestled very aggressive," Ridgway coach Gary Gerber said. "Those Brookville kids, they didn't give us anything, they made us fight for everything. They have some serious injury problems to overcome, they're starting to get a little bit healthy with Shields coming back and Constable will be back at 103. By next year, they're going to be a powerhouse. They're well-coached and they're scrappers."
Ridgway honored seniors Nate Dornisch, Sam Skraba, Zack Zelcs, Joe Chittester, Lee Krug, Cody Miller, Jeff Slattery and Garet Pisani before the match.
"Senior Night is a sad night for me," Gerber said. "You get close to the kids when you spend this much time with them."
Overall, Ridgway won 12 of the 14 matches. Ridgway received four forfeits, six pinfalls, one major decision and one decision.
The dual meet started at 145 as Nate Dornisch scored a 2-1 decision over Ron Clark. Dornisch took down Clark with 42 seconds left in the first period for a 2-0 lead. Clark escaped 33 seconds into the second period for his point. Dornisch managed to fight off Clark from the bottom for most of the third period to get the decision.
D.J. Skraba won a 10-1 major decision over Mitch Minich at 152 for Ridgway and Sam Skraba pinned Tyler Dombrowski in 3:12 in the 160-pound bout.
Zelcs pinned Brian Crissman in the 171-pound bout at 56 seconds.
Brookville's Jacob Shields pinned Chad Quail in 2:46 at 189. Jesse Sheasley of Ridgway pinned Matty Shobert in the 215-pound bout at the 3:35 mark. Chittester pinned Mike Crane in 1:27 in the 285-pound bout.
Corey Bush won by forfeit in the 103-pound bout for Ridgway. Tad Pierce pinned Shane Hummel in the 112-pound match at 3:23.
Brett Smith won a 6-2 decision for Brookville against Slade Horner of Ridgway in the 119-pound bout. Kyle Caggiano (125), Slattery (130) and Steve Mitchell (135) won by forfeit.
Pisani closed the match with a pin in 46 seconds over Dylan Buffington at 140.
Krug won a junior varsity bout with a pin in 1:03.
Ridgway will compete in the District Team Duals on Saturday at DuBois Area High School. The Elkers will face the winner of the Port Allegany/Johnsonburg match at 2 p.m. in the Class AA finals. Port Allegany and Johnsonburg will wrestle at 11 a.m.
Ridgway 67, Brookville 9
145 - Nate Dornisch (R) dec. Ron Clark (B), 2-1 (3-0 R)
152 - D.J. Skraba (R) maj. dec. Mitch Minich (B), 10-1 (7-0 R)
160 - Sam Skraba (R) pin Tyler Dombrowski (B), 3:12 (13-0 R)
171 - Zack Zelcs (R) pin Brian Crissman (B), 0:56 (19-0 R)
189 - Jacob Shields (B) pin Chad Quail (R), 2:46 (19-6 R)
215 - Jesse Sheasley (R) pin Matty Shobert (B), 3:35 (25-6 R)
285 - Joe Chittester (R) pin Mike Crane (B), 1:27 (31-6 R)
103 - Corey Bush (R) win by forfeit (37-6 R)
112 - Tad Pierce (R) pin Shane Hummel (B), 3:23 (43-6 R)
119 - Brett Smith (B) dec. Slade Horner (R), 6-2 (43-9 R)
125 - Kyle Caggiano (R) win by forfeit (49-9 R)
130 - Jeff Slattery (R) win by forfeit (55-9 R)
135 - Steve Mitchell (R) win by forfeit (61-9 R)
140 - Garet Pisani (R) pin Dylan Buffington (B), 0:46 (67-9 R)
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