Davidson 26, Campbell 19

Davidson 26, Anderson 16

 

DAVIDSON, N.C. ­ Senior Trebor Clavette, junior Sam O?Hair and sophomore Ben Altman each won two matches in their respective weight classes as the Davidson wrestling team posted a pair of wins in Belk Arena Saturday night.

The Wildcats defeated Campbell 26-19 and topped Anderson 26-15.

 

Against the fighting Camels, Altman started the meet with a 16-0 technical fall win at 2:35 to give the Wildcats a 5-0 lead. After Alex Radsky suffered a tough 8-6 loss in overtime at 133, Campbell had to forfeit the next two weight classes, making the score 17-3.

 

The Fighting Camels posted victories at 157 and 165 to trim the lead to 17-10, but Clavette answered with a technical fall (17-2) at 174 to make the margin 22-10. O?Hair followed with a major decision (16-4) at 184 and it was all the points the OECats would need. Davidson (3-11 on the season) forfeited at 197, and Charlie Wolff fell 3-2 in overtime at 285.

 

In the nightcap against Anderson, Altman got another technical fall (15-0) at 125, and Alex Radsky followed with a 5-2 decision at 133. Twin brother Vitaly Radsky posted a 7-5 decision at 141 to give the Wildcats an 11-0 early lead.

 

Anderson won decisions in the next three weight classes to trim the advantage to 11-9. Clavette posted a 10-0 major decision at 174, and O?Hair followed with a technical fall victory at 184 to make the score 20-9. The teams traded forfeits at 197 and 285 for the final 26-15 margin.

 

Davidson hosts Duquense in its season finale Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Belk Arena.

 

Davidson 26, Campbell 19

125 ­ Ben Altman (DAV) wins by tech fall over CJ Gittens (CAM), 2:35 (16-0), DAV 5-0

133 ­ Trevour Smith (CAM) dec. Alex Radsky (DAV), 8-6 ot, DAV 5-3

141 ­ Jack Templeton (DAV) wins by forfeit, DAV 11-3

149 ­ Vitaly Radsky (DAV) wins by forfeit, DAV 17-3

157 ­ Jake Fose (CAM) maj. dec. Carl Sandercock (DAV), 10-2, DAV 17-7

165 ­ Ryan Ham (CAM) dec. Joe McGinley (DAV), 4-1, DAV 17-10

174 ­ Trebor Clavette (DAV) wins by tech fall over Jeff Cote (CAM), 3:56 (17-2), DAV 22-10

184 ­ Sam O'Hair (DAV) maj. dec. Kyle Higgins, 16-4, DAV 26-10

197 ­ Parker Burns wins by forfeit, DAV 26-16

285 ­ Rob Yoder (CAM) dec. Charlie Wolff (DAV), 3-2 ot, DAV 26-19

 

Davidson 26, Anderson 15

125 ­Ben Altman (DAV) wins by tech fall over Nick Moreira (AND) 7:00 (15-0), DAV 5-0

133 ­Alex Radsky (DAV) dec. Bradley Benton (AND), 5-2, DAV 8-0

141 ­ Vitaly Radsky (DAV) dec. Ron Lofton (AND), 7-5, DAV 11-0

149 ­ (AND) dec. Carl Sandercock (DAV), 7-3, DAV 11-3

157 ­ Nick DiCarlo (AND) dec. Joe McGinley (DAV), 7-2, DAV 11-6

165 ­ Trevor Sanford (AND) dec. Kevin Cook (DAV), 3-0, DAV 11-9

174 ­ Trebor Clavette (DAV) dec. John Hamrick (AND), 10-0, DAV 15-9

184 ­ Sam O'Hair (DAV) wins by technical fall over Jordan Denmark (AND), 4:50 (17-2), DAV 20-9

197 ­ Logan Watson (AND) wins by forfeit, DAV 20-15

285 ­ Charlie Wolff (DAV) wins by forfeit, DAV 26-15

 

VMI 12, Duke 22

 

DURHAM, N.C.- Fifth-year senior David Metzler gave VMI a 3-0 lead to begin the match, but Duke answered with six straight wins to secure a 22-12 non-conference dual victory on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

 

The loss drops the Keydets to 6-6 on the campaign, while the Blue Devils improve to 10-9. With the dual beginning at 141, Metzler won his team-leading 22nd win of the season, defeating A.J. Guardado 13-7 to give the Keydets the advantage.

 

However a pin by Michael Degli Obizzi of Vince Cole at the 1:20 mark gave the Blue Devils a 6-3 advantage, and spurred the home team’s six-match streak.

 

Voris Tejada won his 31st match of the season, knocking off VMI freshman John Held in the 157 match 8-3, before Jayme Gordon suffered a 5-3 defeat at 165 against Addison Nuding, who improved to 26-8 on the season with the win.

 

Keydet senior Dustin McCabe then dropped a 4-1 decision at 174 to Ben Wales, as the Blue Devil lead rose to 15-3. Blue Devil sophomore John Barone ran his impressive record to 32-6 with an 11-2 major decision at 184 over Keydet freshman Curtis Moore, while a 10-3 loss by Ronnie Ellsworth at 197 against Dan Tulley ran the score to 22-3 in favor of

the hosts.

 

The Keydets then answered with wins in the final three matches, beginning with a heavyweight blanking by junior Leon Barrow, who shutout Robert Holbrook 6-0. Senior Jeremy Adams took a 3-2 decision at 125 against Kellan McKeon, while freshman Ryan Goodsell won 5-0 over Chris Thumen to end the night’s action.

 

The afternoon began with Virginia Tech knocking off the Blue Devils 22-18.

 

The Keydets will jump on Interstate 40 and head to Boone, N.C. to wrap up their Southern Conference schedule, taking on Appalachian State at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

 

The team then returns home for their final dual of the season,hosting Liberty on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. at The Thunderdome.

 

Duke 22, VMI 12

141: David Metzler (VMI) dec. AJ Guardado, 13-7 (VMI 3-0)

149: Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) fall Vince Cole, 1:20 (Duke 6-3)

157: Voris Tejada (Duke) dec. John Held, 8-3 (Duke 9-3)

165: Addison Nuding (Duke) dec. James Gordon, 5-3 (Duke 12-3)

174: Ben Wales (Duke) dec. Dustin McCabe, 4-1 (Duke 15-3)

184: John Barone (Duke) maj. dec. Curtis Moore, 11-2 (Duke 19-3)

197: Dan Tulley (Duke) dec. Ronnie Ellsworth, 10-3 (Duke 22-3)

HWT: Leon Barrow (VMI) dec. Robert Holbrook, 6-0 (Duke 22-6)

125: Jeremy Adams (VMI) dec. Kellan McKeon, 3-2 (Duke 22-9)

133: Ryan Goodsell (VMI) dec. Chris Thumen, 5-0 (Duke 22-12)