Visiting Oswayo Valley took advantage of Bradford’s lack of numbers to hand the Owls a 36-29 setback in their Allegheny Mountain Wrestling League match on Thursday.
There were no matches in three weight classes and the Green Wave won six of the 11 weights where wrestlers took the mat. Three Wave matmen earned 18 team points via forfeits.
Leading OV with pins were Gage Aldrich at 132, Isaiah Barney at 145 and Michael Vandergrift at heavyweight.
“We knew we were going to give up a bunch of points, but we actually got some of them back,” said Bradford (0-2) coach Jamey Miller. “We told our kids to try some different things and they did. They performed, but it’s tough to compete with all the forfeits.”
The Owls made it a match with back-to-back pins from Colby Keane (160) and Derek Sunafrank (170) and wins by forfeit at 182 and 195. Brett Thompson also helped close the gap with a tech fall at 126.
“The draw weight where we started the match hurt us, too,” stated Miller adding that, “Dillon Keane (182) is unbeaten at 12-0 and Thompson, a 138-pound freshman, has just two losses.”
Bradford’s honorary captain and team manager Jacob Meister, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was given a chance to get on the mat in an exhibition match and came away with a win.
“Dillon Keane suggested it and volunteered to wrestle Jacob,” stated Miller. “Jacob knows some wrestling moves but is limited physically.”
Bradford will be back in action Tuesday, hosting DuBois.
OSWAYO VALLEY 36, BRADFORD 29
106 – No match
113 – No match
120 – Zane Malgerino (OV) won by forfeit
126 – Brett Thompson (B) won by tech fall over Sawyer Prince, 16-0
132 – Gage Aldrich (OV) pinned Michael Gow, 4:57
138 – Brandyn DeLong (OV) won by forfeit
145 – Isaiah Barney (OV) won by forfeit
152 – Colton Gietler (OV) pinned Alex Wyant, 2:52
160 – Colby Keane (B) pinned Michael Hewitt, 1:31
170 – Derek Sunafrank (B) pinned Keiya Matsumoto, 1:14
182 – Dillon Keane (B) won by forfeit
195 – Kholten Fuller (B) won by forfeit
220 – No match
HWT – Michael Vandergrift (OV) pinned Dylan Mazzone, 49 seconds
Port Allegany/Smethport 64, Ridgway 9
RIDGWAY — Unbeaten Port Allegany/Smethport got a pin from Eli Petruzzi and 42 points from seven forfeits to defeat Ridgway 64-9 in their Allegheny Mountain Wrestling league match on Thursday.
Wrestling at 132, Petruzzi needed just 50 seconds to register the pin.
The Gators (5-0) also got a tech fall from Justin Young at 220, and major decisions from Braedon Johnson at 126 and Lucas Fowler at 145.
“At 138, Montgomery Tanner wrestled well against a kid who has beaten him a couple of times,” said Port/Smeth coach Brad Greenman. “He controlled the match.”
For the Elkers, Max Ehrensberger posted a pin at heavyweight.
The Gators return to action Saturday at the Towanda Tournament.
PORT ALLEGANY 64, RIDGWAY 9
106 – Chase Weimer (PA) won by forfeit
113 – Bryent Johnson (PA) won by forfeit
120 – Scott Fuller (PA) won by forfeit
126 – Braedon Johnson (PA) major decisioned Gary Emerich, 8-0
132 – Eli Petruzzi (PA) pinned Tyler Merritt, 50 seconds
138 – Montgomery Tanner (PA) decisioned Luke Tomaski, 2-1
145 – Lucas Fowler (PA) major decisioned Ben Briggs, 10-1
152 – Jacob Wickett (R) decisioned Alex Anderson, 5-3
160 – Taro Tanaka (PA) won by forfeit
170 – Isaak Baumgarner (PA) won by forfeit
182 – Derek Kallenborn (PA) won by forfeit
195 – Dalton Distrola (PA) won by forfeit
220 – Justin Young (PA) won by tech fall over Hunter Kos, 15-0
HWT – Max Ehrensberger (R) pinned Nick Carinci, 54 seconds
