WESTMINSTER, Md. – Sophomores
Barrett Connor (Glenside, Pa./Germantown Academy) and
Quinn Merrigan (Canton, Mass./Canton) each went unbeaten in three matches at the McDaniel College Duals on Saturday.
Gettysburg (2-2) went 1-2 at the event with a win over Penn State Mont Alto (30-12) and losses to the University of Scranton (25-13) and Alderson Broaddus (25-21).
The Bullets opened with the first four victories against Mont Alto. Sophomore
Lenny Ogozalek (Summit Hill, Pa./Panther Valley) posted the eighth-fastest pin in school history, finishing Jacob Sechrist in just 19 seconds at 125. Connor followed up with a first period pin at 133 (2:02), while sophomore
Jake Bracken (Chatsworth, Calif./Harvard-Westlake) and Merrigan scored 11-6 and 3-2 decisions, respectively, at the next two weight classes.
Freshman
Crawford Oswald (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) earned a 4-3 win at 165 against Penn State Mont Alto. Sophomore
Anthony Puca (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) posted a pin at 197 pounds, ending the match with just 20 seconds remaining. Junior heavyweight
Camden Stoops (East Prospect, Pa./Eastern York) capped the win with a 4-0 decision.
Another first-period pin by Connor (2:09) and a major decision by Merrigan (10-2) gave Gettysburg a 10-9 lead against Scranton before the Royals earned four-straight wins. Puca earned a 6-0 win over Derek Fisher at 197.
The Bullets jumped in front of Alderson Broaddus 15-6 thanks to a pair of forfeits at 133 and 141 followed by a 7-4 decision by Merrigan at 149. The Battlers earned wins in each of the next five bouts with five of those contests decided by three points or less. Stoops picked up his second win of the afternoon by earning a pin at the end of the first period at heavyweight.
Gettysburg competes at the Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah College on Dec. 4-5.
Gettysburg 30, Penn State-Mont Alto 12
125: Lenny Ogozalek (G) pinned Jacob Sechrist 0:19
133: Barrett Connor (G) pinned Joshua McKinley 2:02
141: Jake Bracken (G) dec. Joseph Holden 11-6
149: Quinn Merrigan (G) dec. Tyler Warner 3-2
157: Jared Adam (MA) dec.
Brandon Gallagher 7-6
165: Crawford Oswald (G) dec. Lucas Shull 4-3
174: Clay Kocsis (MA) won by forfeit
184: Diantra Landry (MA) dec.
Shahn Savino 9-5
197: Anthony Puca (G) pinned Jacob Ridgely 6:40
HWT: Camden Stoops (G) dec. Max Elliott 4-0
Scranton 25, Gettysburg 13
125: Nicholas Defierro (S) dec.
Lenny Ogozalek 11-5
133: Barrett Connor (G) pinned Corey Forlenza 2:09
141: Liam Gallagher (S) pinned
Jake Bracken 1:25
149: Quinn Merrigan (G) maj. dec. Danny O'Neill 10-2
157: Ian Evans (S)dec.
Brandon Gallagher 5-0
165: Zachary D'Apolito (S) dec.
Crawford Oswald 2-0
174: Kevin Merle (S) dec.
Tyler Cunningham 3-2
184: Dan D'Agostino (S) maj. dec.
Shahn Savino 8-0
197: Anthony Puca (G) dec. Derek Fisher 6-0
HWT: Eric Callmano (S) dec.
Camden Stoops 7-3
Alderson Broaddus 25, Gettysburg 21
125: Cody Buchanan (AB) pinned
Lenny Ogozalek 5:55
133: Barrett Connor (G) won by forfeit
141: Luke Neal (G) won by forfeit
149: Quinn Merrigan (G) dec. Matt Harris 7-4
157: Keith Stedmitz (AB) maj. dec.
Brandon Gallagher 8-0
165: Logan Shurina (AB) dec.
Crawford Oswald 6-5
174: Davis Solak (AB) dec.
Tyler Cunningham 4-2 (SV-1)
184: Josiah Solak (AB) pinned
Shahn Savino 0:42
197: Cody Spinks (AB) dec.
Anthony Puca 5-2
HWT: Camden Stoops (G) pinned Nick Nester 2:59
