Thursday, January 16, 2014

Wrestling: P'burg at Hunterdon Central (LIVE)

Records: Phillipsburg 4-0; Hunterdon Central 5-1.

Coaches: Dave Post (46-13, fourth season); Steve Gibble (334-114, 23rd season).

Series history: Phillipsburg leads 34-7-1 dating to 1962, including six postseason meetings. Red Devils have won four of the last seven meetings -- posting a 34-30 win at The Pit in a regular-season matchup and a 30-29 victory at home in the North 2, Group 4 final a year ago. Gibble's teams are 5-20 vs. the 'Liners, whose last win was 46-14 at the Field House in 2012. P'burg is 17-3 all-time at Central and 16-3-1 in meetings at The Pit. Two meetings were held at neutral sites -- P'burg's 25-23 win in 1981 at Princeton's Jadwin Gym and Central's 39-11 victory in the 2010 Group 4 semifinals at Toms River North.

We're live at the Hunterdon Central Field House for tonight's Skyland Conference clash between the Red Devils and the Phillipsburg Stateliners. Start time was slated for 6 p.m.. but there were a total of 16 junior varsity bouts -- which is great to see nowadays.

Just refresh often for updates as we get underway. Referee for tonight's match is Anthony Zullo. Starting weight class is 182.

Really raucous crowd on hand. Getting set for Runnin' with the Devil. Central won the flip.

Potential lineups (P'burg listed first):

182 -- Sr. Jake Kocsis (18-2), P,  p. Fr. Mike Iodice (0-1), :27. (P'burg leads 6-0)

1-Kocsis with the early takedown and FALL!

195 -- Jr. Nestor Crespo (12-5), HC, d. Jr. Tim Hinkle (3-5), 4-2. (P'burg leads 6-3) 

1-So Central making the first move and will be home on the even bouts. Crespo with the takedown at 1:04. Hinkle escapes with 47 seconds to go. Crespo leads, 2-1.

2-Hinkle on bottom to start the period. He's out in a flash, 2-2. Penalty point for unnecessary roughness awarded to Crespo, he leads, 3-2. Crespo in on a single with 46 seconds left, but Hinkle fights it off.

3-Crespo on bottom. He's out in three seconds, leads 4-2. Both counter shots near the one-minute mark, still 4-2. They finish on their feet.

220 -- Jr. Joe Maso (10-4), P, d. Jr. Nick Suk (10-5), 7-2. (P'burg leads 9-3)

1-Maso won, 5-3, when they met at HWS on Saturday. Maso in on a single with 38 seconds near the edge, but can't convert. Scoreless after one period.

2-Maso down. He's out with 1:47 left. Maso converts the takedown at the edge with 1:04 left, he's up 3-0. Suk out with 55 seconds left, 3-1. Maso bear hugs and trips for another takedown with 5 seconds left, he leads 5-1.

3-Suk on bottom. He's out quickly, 5-2. Zullo bangs Suk for stalling near the one-minute mark. Suk shoots and Maso spins behind for a third takedown with 38 seconds left, 7-2.

285 -- Fr. Drew Horun (10-6), P, d. Sr. Dan Hausman (8-7), 4-2. (P'burg leads 12-3)

1-Scoreless after one period.

2-Hausman down. He's out, leads 1-0. Horun in on a single with 42 seconds left and puts Hausman to his back for FOUR!. Hausman is out, trails, 4-2.

3-Horun takes neutral. Smart move. Hausman with the definitive height advantage. Horun giving up 42 pounds as well. Hausman in on a single with 1:05 but they go out of bounds. Stall warning on Horun with 21 seconds left. Doesn't matter. Good win for the frosh.

106 -- So. Brandon Paetzell (17-1), P, forfeit. (P'burg leads 18-3)

113 -- Fr. Peter Nace (12-4), HC, d. So. Tyler Agans (3-10), 7-3. (P'burg leads 18-6)

1-Nace bumps up here, gets the first takedown 24 seconds in. Agans out and nearly gets a takedown at the edge, Zullo calls Nace for fleeing the mat, 2-2. Agans nearly has two at the buzzer. Good one brewing here.

2-Agans down. Agans almost out and Nace called for illegal head scissor. Agans leads, 3-2.

3-Nace takes neutral. Gets the takedown with 1:37. Puts Agans on his back for three more -- wow, Agans looked flat. Nace up, 7-3. Nace working a bar, nearly turns Agans with 25 seconds left.

120 -- So. DJ Wissing (12-7), P, d. Jr. Kyler Rodriguez (9-7), 6-4. (P'burg leads 21-6)

1-Wissing with the opening takedown. P'burg coaches are really high on Wissing, he's due for a big win.

2-Wissing on bottom. He's out eight second in, leads 3-0. Rodriguez nearly has a takedown with 26 seconds left, but can't finish. Wissing with the merkle at the buzzer for two! He leads, 5-0.

3-Rodriguez takes neutral. Rodriguez gets a takedown with 1:29 to go, 5-2. Wissing out, he's up, 6-2 with 1:09 left. Another takedown for Rodriguez with 23 seconds left, 6-4. Wissing hangs on for the 'W.'

126 -- Sr. Tylor Petchonka (7-7), P, p. Jr. Hunter Orr (4-9), 3:06. (P'burg leads 27-6)

1-Petchonka with the first takedown and an escape for Orr, 2-1. Perchonka with his second takedown, leads, 4-1, near the one-minute mark. Gets too high and Orr gets the reversal with 30 seconds left, 4-3. Petchonka reverses with nine seconds left and gets two backs! Stateliner leads, 8-3.

2-Petchonka on bottom. Reversal and FALL!

132 -- Sr. Dylan Nace (14-1), HC, d. Jr. Steve Friedman (9-7), 3-0. (P'burg leads 27-9) 

1-Nace with the takedown at 1:02.

2-Nace on bottom. He's out quickly, 3-0. Stall warning on Friedman with 1:22. P'burg coach Dave Post doesn't like it and voices his displeasure with Zullo at the table.

3-Friedman takes feet. Nace coming off his first loss, 20-7, to former state champ Mike Magaldo of Watchung Hills.

138 -- Jr. Corey Zinsmeister (12-3), P, tf. Jr. Nick Taylor (9-7), 17-2, 4:33. (P'burg leads 32-9)

1-Zinsmeister with the quick takedown. Zinsmeister cuts him loose with 55 seconds left, 2-1. Gets his second takedown with 14 seconds left for a 4-1 lead.

2-Zinsmeister takes defense. He's out with 1:39 to go, 5-1. Zinsmeister with his third takedown, 7-1. Cuts Taylor again, 7-2. Zinsmeister with another takedown, too much for Taylor on their feet, and three backs to boot, 12-2.

3-Taylor takes feet. Zinsmeister with his fifth takedown, 14-2. And the three backs to end it.

145 -- Sr. Collin Boylan (17-1), HC, d. Jr. Jimmy Schuitema (11-3), P, 2-1. (P'burg leads 32-12) 

1-Rematch of Saturday's HWS final, won 1-0 by Schuitema. Boylan gets the first takedown with 57 seconds left, 2-0.

2-Boylan on bottom. This is where Schuitema is at his best. Boylan starts to come out in the final seconds, but no points.

3-Schuitema down. He's out with 57 seconds left, 2-1. Takedown either way may win it. Boylan hit for stalling with 11 seconds left. No matter.

152 -- Sr. Gary Dinmore (17-0), HC, forfeit. (P'burg 32-18)

160 -- Jr. Max Elling (16-4), P, p. Sr. Matt Suydam (6-7), :47. (P'burg 38-18)

1-Elling with the takedown and FALL!

170 -- Sr. Broderick Bupivi (14-7), P, d. Jr. Joe Scerbo (12-4), 1-0. (P'burg wins 41-18)

1-Bupivi in on a double near the buzzer, no points.

2-Bupivi takes defense. He's out quickly, 1-0. Stall warning on Scerbo with six seconds left.

3-Scerbo takes bottom. 

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