Good evening wrestling fans. We're live from the Hunterdon Central Field House for tonight's Skyland Conference clash between the North Hunterdon Lions and the Hunterdon Central Red Devils.
Tonight's match will start at 220 pounds. Referee is Frank Leitner. Central will be home on the odd bouts. That will be big as the Red Devils will control the 152-pound matchup. Refresh often for updates.
220
Sr. Tim Bartlett (5-4), NH, d. Arturo Hernandez (3-4), 7-5 OT3. (North leads 3-0)
1-Hernandez with the opening takedown at the edge. Bartlett escapes seconds later. Bartlett with the takedown at the 25-second mark. Tied 3-3 after one.
2-Hernandez lets Bartlett up to start the period. Ends with Bartlett leading, 4-3.
3-Bartlett returns the favor and lets Hernandez go to start the third. Tied 4-4.
OT-Stall warning on Hernandez with 19 seconds left.
OT2-Bartlett escapes early and converts a takedown with four seconds left to take a 7-4 lead.
OT3-Bartlett lets Hernandez up, but they finish on their feet. Big win for North!
285
Sr. Dan Hausman (6-4), HC, d. Sr. Brandon Leonidas (4-6), 4-2. (Tied at 3-3)
1-No score as neither came close to scoring points.
2-Hausman down to start the period. Leonidas lets him go immediately, no one wants to ride tonight. Bring back riding time! Takedown for Leonidas, who nearly gets backs with a nearside cradle. No backs and we're tied at 2 after Hausman escapes with 58 seconds left.
3-Leonidas down to start the third. Hausman gets two flags off a tilt, takes a 4-2 lead with a minute to go.
106
Jr. Paul Robinson (9-2), NH, p. Fr. Bryce Hall (0-1), 1:41 (North leads 9-3)
1-Robinson with the quick takedown. Central bumping Peter Nace to 113 to try and gain a split. Robinson up 4-0 with two backs. Bars up Hall for the Fall!
113
Jr. Luke Approvato (5-5), NH, d. Fr. Peter Nace (9-3), 8-7. (North leads 12-3)
1-Nace with a takedown at the edge with 48 seconds left. Approvato with the reversal to tie it -- 21 seconds left. Escape for Nace seconds later, he leads, 3-2 after one period.
2-Approvato down to start the second period. He escapes 24 seconds in to tie it at 3. Another stall warning on Nace, gives Approvato a 4-3 lead. Another takedown with a minute to go, he leads 6-3. He's just stronger than the freshman. Nace escapes to make it 6-4 with 50 seconds to go. Another stall warning with two seconds left, makes it 7-4.
3-Nace down to start the third, Approvato lets him go, it's 7-5. Nace gets a takedown and nearly chin whips Approvato to his back. Tied at 7, but Approvato escapes with 1:15 left to go up 8-7. This is a dandy. Approvato fights off a shot with 19 seconds left, and hangs on.
120
Jr. Kyler Rodriguez (6-5), HC, md. Jr. Mike Bednar (4-7), 15-6. (North leads 12-7)
1-Rodriguez with a quick two and escape for Bednar. Another takedown makes it 4-1 and another escape. Third takedown with 18 seconds left makes it 6-2.
2-Rodriguez down to start the period. He's out in a flash. Rodriguez gets his fourth takedown with 1:05, Bednar escapes and Rodriguez right in for a fifth takedown. An escape and Rodriguez gets his sixth takedown at the edge in the closing seconds. He's up 13-4.
3-Bednar down. He's out quickly. Obviously, Rodriguez likes being on his feet. Gets his seventh takedown to go up 15-5, Bednar escapes and they're neutral.
126
Jr. Ryan Pomrinca (12-0), NH, p. Jr. Hunter Orr (3-5), 1:47 (North leads 18-7)
1-Pomrinca with a quick takedown. Gets another after an escape, leads 4-1. Escape for Orr and another takedown for Pomrinca. Escape for Orr, it's 6-3. Pomrica goes feet to back for the FALL!
132
Sr. Dylan Nace (9-0), HC, d. Sr. Eric Martin (9-5), 1-0. (North leads 18-10)
1-Everything going the Lions way. Nace looks to stop the momentum. No score after one period.
2-Nace down and escapes quickly for a 1-0 lead.
3-Martin takes neutral. Not a lot of action in this one.
138
So. Derek Ciavarro (11-3), NH, d. Jr. Nick Taylor (7-4), 3-1 (North leads 21-10)
1-No score after one period.
2-Ciavarro down to start. He's out 16 seconds in. Taylor tries a throw near the edge late but to no avail. He's doing a nice job here.
3-Taylor down and is let up right away to tie it. Ciavarro counters and nearly throws Taylor to hos back but gets the takedown with 20 seconds left to win it! North needed that one.
145
Sr. Collin Boylan (11-0), HC, tf. Jr. Miles Mohan (0-2), 17-2, 5:06. (North leads 21-15)
1-Boylan with a quick takedown and escape for Another takedown makes it 4-1
2-Neutral to start. Takedown for Boylan, he's up 6-1l. Lions moving Smolinsky up to lock in Dinmore at 152. Mike Ciavarro to go 160 and Mike Sicola at 170. Stall warning on Mohan. Cheap tilt for three and Boylan leads 9-1.
3-Boylan out and another takedown makes it 12-1. Three more backs and an escape, 15-2.
152
So. Brian Smolinsky (11-3), NH, md. Sr. Matt Suydam (5-4), 15-5 (North leads 25-15)
1-Smolinsky with the quick two and an escape. So Central counters by chasing M. Ciavarro with Dinmore up to 160. Another takedown with 14 seconds left gives Smolinsky a 4-1 lead.
2-Smolinsky down. Escape, he leads 5-1. Smolinsky goes feet to back and switches to a headlock for five points and a 10-1 lead. Escape for Suydam, who would like to keep this to a decision.
3-Suydam down. Smolinsky gives the escape to make it 10-3. Takedown for a 12-3 lead almost sunk a half on the way down. Another escape, 12-4. Stall point makes it 13-4 with 40 seconds left. And another takedown stretches it to 15-4. Escape with 18 seconds left caps the scoring.
160
Sr. Gary Dinmore (11-0), HC, d. Sr. Mike Ciavarro (11-1), 5-0. (North 25-18)
1-Dinmore spins behind for a takedown with 27 seconds left.
2-Dinmore down, Ciavarro lets him go. Both with injury timeouts. Central needs bonus here. If not, North will likely only need to win one of the next two to clinch it. Nice takedown near the edge with 15 seconds left gives Dinmore a 5-0 lead.
3-Ciavarro takes feet. Nearly gets the takedown at the edge with 30 seconds but Dinmore sits on his butt and keeps one leg free.
170
Jr. Joe Scerbo (7-2), HC, d. Jr. Michael Sicola (9-4), 5-0. (North leads 25-21)
1-North in good shape after losing only a decision in the battle of unbeatens at 160. Takedown for Scerbo with five seconds left.
2-Sicola down. Two backs off a tilt, coach Tim Flynn pleading that Leitner stopped counting then restarted but to no avail. Scerbo up 4-0 after two.
3-Scerbo down. Sicola lets him up right away. Good win for Scerbo.
182
Sr. Joe Guzzo (12-1), NH, d. Jr. Nestor Crespo (6-4), 4-3 (North leads 28-21)
1-Lions win here it's over. Central will be heavily favored at 195. Penalty point for Crespo as Leitner says Guzzo was fleeing the mat. Flynn argues and the North crowd voices its displeasure. It's 1-0 after one period.
2-Guzzo takes feet. With 10 seconds left, Guzzo gets in on a leg at the edge and finishes for a takedown and a 2-1 lead. Crowd is going crazy!
3-Crespo down and is let up -- we're tied at 2. Ankle pick by Guzzo with 12 seconds left for the takedown. Crespo out but it doesn't matter. Lions clinch it!
195
Jr. Nick Suk (8-2), HC, p. Sr. Kyle Stevens (5-6), 1:59. (North wins 28-27)
1-Suk with the quick takedown. Half for the turn and FALL!
Is this Nace's first loss?
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