Jan. 8, 2010
HAMPTON, Virginia- The Bobcats (7-1, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) finished the first day of the 2010 Virginia Duals with an even 1-1 record Friday, falling to No. 15 Edinboro and defeating UC Davis.
Edinboro won a close first-round match between the teams, edging the Bobcats by a final score of 20-12. Ohio won four bouts in the match, as Quentin Keyes (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), Seth Morton, Clay Tucker (Martins Ferry, Ohio) and Erik Schuth all came away with victories.
After the Fighting Scots took the 125-pound bout, Keyes turned in a solid performance en route to defeating Ashton Osterberg by a score of 7-2. Morton (Canal Winchester, Ohio) won at 149 pounds, taking a 5-2 decision over Torsten Gillespie. The `Cats were able to gain some momentum by winning back-to-back bouts, as Tucker won a 10-5 decision in the 157-pound bracket immediately after Morton's victory. Edinboro then came back and won the next three bouts in a row before Schuth (Spencerport, N.Y.) won a close 3-2 decision over Shawn Fedone. See below for full results:
Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Edinboro defeated Ohio 20-12
125 - Eric Morrill (Edinboro ) over Kyle Ciccarello (Ohio ) Maj 10-2
133 - Quentin Keyes (Ohio ) over Ashton Osterberg (Edinboro ) Dec 7-2
141 - Joel Webster (Edinboro ) over Darin Boiing (Ohio ) Dec 4-0
149 - Seth Morton (Ohio ) over Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro ) Dec 5-2
157 - Clay Tucker (Ohio ) over John Greisheimer (Edinboro ) Dec 10-5
165 - Jarrod King (Edinboro ) over Kevin Christensen (Ohio ) Maj 11-2
174 - Paul Paddock (Edinboro ) over Steve Wilson (Ohio ) Dec 6-0
184 - Pat Bradshaw (Edinboro ) over Nick Purdue (Ohio ) Dec 4-3
197 - Erik Schuth (Ohio ) over Shawn Fendone (Edinboro ) Dec 3-2
HWT - Chris Birchler (Edinboro ) over Andy Hartshorn (Ohio ) Dec 6-2
The Green and White came out strong in the second match, beating UC Davis by a final score of 29-12. The `Cats took six of the ten bouts and really started things off on the right foot by winning the first three. Gabe Ramos (Hopatcong, N.J.) took a 10-8 decision in the 125-pound bracket which Keyes followed up immediately and emphatically with a 16-4 major decision over Justin Arredondo. Tucker took an additional major decision a few bouts later, winning 12-2 in the 157-pound class. Nick Purdue (Genoa, Ohio) and Schuth then took their bouts, with Schuth's second victory of the day coming by pin. See below for full results:
Match #2 Cons. Round 1: Ohio defeated UC Davis 29-12
125 - Gabe Ramos (Ohio ) over Kody Klaus (UC Davis) Dec 10-8
133 - Quentin Keyes (Ohio ) over Justin Arredondo (UC Davis) Maj 16-4
141 - Darin Boiing (Ohio ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Abel Barrett (UC Davis) over Seth Morton (Ohio ) Dec 8-6
157 - Clay Tucker (Ohio ) over Trevor Machado-Ching (UC Davis) Maj 12-2
165 - Joey Wilson (UC Davis) over Kevin Christensen (Ohio ) Dec 7-2
174 - Alex Darkhovsky (UC Davis) over Steve Wilson (Ohio ) Dec 8-4
184 - Nick Purdue (Ohio ) over Stephan Hampton (UC Davis) Inj
197 - Erik Schuth (Ohio ) over Brian Herrera (UC Davis) Pin 4:36
HWT - Ricky Alcala (UC Davis) over Andy Hartshorn (Ohio ) Dec 8-6
The Bobcats will square off against the Kent State Golden Flashes tomorrow at 10 a.m. Kent State beat Drexel 34-6 before falling to No. 14 Penn State, 22-13. Stay tuned to OhioBobcats.com for a full recap of Saturday's action.
