Student Princes Keep Win-Streak Alive
The Heidelberg College wrestling team faced off against Baldwin-Wallace College for the team’s second Ohio Athletic Conference match of the season. The Berg won by a score of 28-12, raising their record to 4-0 on the season, 2-0 in the OAC. B-W falls to 4-12-1 on the year, 1-1 in OAC action.
The night started off with a quick pin by 125-pounder Jerrad Hoxie (Forest Hills, Mich. / Forest Hills). The freshman standout put his opponent’s shoulders to the mat in just 2:07. But B-W countered immediately with a win at 133, where Brian Bucher defeated Tony Lawler (West Jefferson, Ohio / West Jefferson) 8-4, placing the team score at 6-3 in favor of the Berg.
Nick Sanchez (Lima, Ohio / Bath) responded with a 12-3 major decision over Eric Schubert and was followed by Zach Mizer (Canton, Ohio / Perry) at 149, who tilted his opponent all the way to a 15-0 technical fall victory. No. 2 Joe Pflug (Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights) made it three-in-a-row with a major decision, 10-0, over B-W’s Joe Incorvaia at 157, leaving the team score at 19-3 with the Student Princes holding a commanding lead.
The most watched match of the night came at the 165 pound weight class, where the Berg’s Ian Rammel (St. Mary’s, Ohio / Spencerville) lost to the Yellow Jackets’ no. 2 Gino Russo 9-4. Rammel held the score close until the last minute when Russo found a way to takedown the Student Prince twice and earn a point for riding time.
At 174, Clay Chapman (Bascom, Ohio / Hopewell-Loudon) lost a tight battle to Jeremy Feador 3-2, while Ed Bizorik (Bellevue, Ohio / Western Reserve) fell to B-W’s Anthony Scavuzzo 2-1 at 184. With the team score standing at 19-12 and Heidelberg hoping to maintain their lead for the win, all eyes looked to no. 5 Ryan Fogliano (Maple Heights, Ohio / Maple Heights) in the 197 pound weight class. Fogliano won easily by major decision, 13-4, clinching the win for Heidelberg.
Ryan Bowers (Lima, Ohio / Elida) finished the match off for Heidelberg at heavyweight, defeating his opponent by a technical fall score of 16-1 and topping off the win for Heidelberg.
Heidelberg competes next at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa on January 12 and 13.
Final Score
| No. 4 Heidelberg | 28 |
| Baldwin-Wallace | 12 |
Bout-By-Bout Results
| Weight | Opponents | Bout Score |
Team Score |
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| H | B-W | H | B-W | ||||
| 125 | Jerrad Hoxie (Heid) Vs. Tyler Erwin (B-W) | Fall 2:07 |
6 | - | |||
| 133 | Tony Lawler (Heid) Vs. Brian Bucher (B-W) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 141 | Nick Sanchez (Heid) Eric Schubert (B-W) | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 149 | Zach Mizer (Heid) Vs. Scott Haber (B-W) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 157 | No. 2 Joe Pflug (Heid) Vs. Joe Incorvaia (B-W) | 10 | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 165 | Ian Rammel (Heid) Vs. No. 2 Gino Russo (B-W) | 4 | 9 | 19 | 6 | ||
| 174 | Clay Chapman (Heid) Vs. Jeremy Feador (B-W) | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 184 | Ed Bizorik (Heid) Vs. Anthony Scavuzzo (B-W) | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | ||
| 197 | No. 5 Ryan Fogliano (Heid) Vs. Bryan Haines (B-W) | 13 | 4 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 285 | Ryan Bowers (Heid) Vs. Mike Pelton (B-W) | 17 | 1 | 28 | 12 | ||