Pioneers fall to St. Andrews
St. Andrews Pins Spartanburg Methodist
January 17, 2012
Laurinburg, NC- Harris Court saw yet another exciting night of St. Andrews wrestling as SAU hosted the Pioneers of Spartanburg Methodist College. The Knights battled the Pioneers until the end, entering the final duel with a score of 24-24, leaving it up to the heavyweights to decide the outcome. Freshman Denny Vaughan (Dinwiddie, VA) fought for a win at the 285 lb. mark, naming the Knights the victors, 28-23.
Starting things off for the Knights, Eric Brown (Norfolk, VA; 125 lbs.) took Yaro Radtsivich to the mat. After 3:32 minutes, Brown flipped Radtsivich's shoulders to the mat and gave the Knights their first pin of the meet. SAU sophomore Chauncey Foster (Hampton, VA) went up against Randy Stevens for the 133 lb. duel at Harris Court. Stevens worked hard for the Pioneers and battled Foster until the third period, during which he forced Foster into a pin at 6:36.
Sterling Perry (Hampton, VA) pulled out yet another pin for the Knights by making Tre Barber immobile at the 1:58 minute mark in the 144 lb. weight class. SAU new-comer Nick Sauceda (Virginia Beach, VA) fought hard for the Royal Blue and White at 149 lbs. SMC sophomore Dallas Phillips wouldn't surrender to Sauceda, but found himself unable to escape Sauceda's grip as the Knights put another pin in the books at the buzzer of the second period (4:59). Kody Getkin (Danville, PA) and Kenan Jackson faced off in the 157 class. Fighting through three periods, Getkin could not overcome Jackson's power and fell by pin at 5:41.
SAU freshman Luke Gregory (Greensboro, NC) went up against Trent Williams in the 165 lb. class. Gregory worked until the end, but could not get away from Williams and fell by a 15-13 decision to the SMC grappler. Kevin Hall (Bakersville, NC) and Mikey Clevenger wrestled for 2:28 minutes before Clevenger took Hall down for another pin for Spartanburg Methodist. Joshua Price (Fayetteville, NC) gave it all he could against Mateo Rojas, but could not pull out a win as he also fell by decision, 9-4.
Pinehurst, NC, native Greg Pattis took on Keyshon Flores at 197 lbs. After an official ruling, Pattis left the mat with a win by a SMC disqualification. SAU freshman Denny Vaughan and SMC's Donnee Grace met in the circle as tonight's heavyweights. Vaughan held Grace until the end and pulled out a major decision victory (16-6) to give the Knights the win!
Results: SAU 28 – SMC 23
125- Eric Brown (SAU) defeated Yaro Radtsivich (SMC) by PIN, 3:32
133- Randy Stevens (SMC) defeated Chauncey Foster (SAU) by PIN, 6:36
141- Sterling Perry (SAU) defeated Tre Barber (SMC) by PIN, 1:58
149- Nick Sauceda (SAU) defeated Dallas Phillips (SMC) by PIN, 4:59
157- Kenan Jackson (SMC) defeated Kody Getkin (SAU) by PIN, 5:41
165- Trent Williams (SMC) defeated Luke Gregory (SAU) by DEC, 15-13
174- Mikey Clevenger (SMC) defeated Kevin Hall (SAU) by PIN, 2:28
184- Mateo Rojas (SMC) defeated Joshua Price (SAU) by DEC, 9-4
197- Greg Pattis (SAU) defeated Keyshon Flores (SMC) by Disqualification
285- Denny Vaughan (SAU) defeated Donnee Grace (SMC) by MD, 16-6
