Jan. 9, 2010
HAMPTON, Virginia- Ohio Wrestling (7-2) finished competition at the Virginia Duals Saturday, falling to a strong Kent State squad by a final score of 33-9. The Bobcats went 1-2 over the weekend and faced tough competition throughout. The team lost to No. 15 Edinboro and defeated UC Davis on Friday before losing to Kent State Saturday.
Kent State (8-1) got off to a fast start against the Bobcats, taking the first two bouts. Troy Opter took a 5-2 decision over Gabe Ramos (Hopatcong, N.J.) before Danny Mitcheff won a 13-4 major decision over Quentin Keyes (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio). Mitcheff is No. 9 in the nation at 133 pounds, according to the most recent rankings by Amateur Wrestling News.
Darrin Boing (Northfield Center, Ohio) and Seth Morton (Canal Winchester, Ohio) were able to temporarily break up the Golden Flashes' momentum by taking the next two bouts. Boing won a 9-7 decision in the 141-pound class which Morton followed up with a 7-2 decision at 149 pounds.
The Golden Flashes came back and won five of the next six bouts en route to taking the match by a 33-9 final. Kevin Christensen (Fairborn, Ohio) was the lone Bobcat winner of the aforementioned bouts, taking a 9-7 decision over Kent State's Obie Simpson in the 165-pound class. See below for full results:
Match #3 Cons. Round 2: Kent State defeated Ohio 33-9
125 - Troy Opter (Kent State) over Gabe Ramos (Ohio) Dec 5-2
133 - Danny Mitcheff (Kent State) over Quentin Keyes (Ohio) Maj 13-4
141 - Darin Boing (Ohio) over Sean Collins (Kent State) Dec 9-7
149 - Seth Morton (Ohio) over Tommy Sasfy (Kent State) Dec 7-2
157 - Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Clay Tucker (Ohio) Dec 3-0
165 - Kevin Christensen (Ohio) over Obie Simpson (Kent State) Dec 9-7
174 - Keith Witt (Kent State) over Steve Wilson (Ohio) Pin 2:08
184 - Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Brian Driscoll (Ohio) TF 21-5
197 - Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
HWT - Joe Tymosuzuk (Kent State) over Andy Hartshorn (Ohio) Forf
The Bobcats will next be in action when they welcome Northern Illinois to the Convocation Center on January 14. First bout is set for 7 p.m.
