BGAH earns win over Owego to reach semis of Section IV Dual Championships
Norwich falls in first round to Walton-Delhi
BINGHAMTON – Both Norwich and the Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton-Harpursville Bears took to the mat in the Section IV Division-II Dual Meet Championships on Saturday in Chenango Forks. The Purple Tornado fell in the first round to Walton-Delhi in a 48-38 loss while BGAH captured a win over Owego.
The Bears then went up against second-seeded Tioga in the semifinals, where the Tigers topped BGAH 54-21.
BGAH earned a close opening round win over Owego as the final was 43-40. The Bears took a 9-0 lead after the first three weight classes at the match started at 145 pounds.
Brady Buttice of BGAH earned a 3-0 decision over Owego’s Zach Miner for the first win of the match. With no match at 152 pounds, the Bears went ahead 9-0 with the forfeit by the Indians at 160.
Owego quickly got those points back with a forfeit by BGAH at 170 pounds. Then Indians took an 18-9 advantage with a 48 second pin by Cam Bundy and another forfeit by the bears at 195 pounds.
Rocco Arduini broke up the Owego winning streak with a pinfall victory in the second period, taking down his opponent at 2:35.
As the 285 pound bout was about to end, Owego’s Logan Bailey pinned Dalton Griffith of the Bears to bring the score to 24-15 in favor of the Indians.
Wrestling up a weight class was BGAH’s Darren Florance. The Bears’ youngster usually weighs in at the 99 pound division but needing him to grab points to get back into the meet, head coach Brandon MacNaught put Florance in the 106 pound slot.
The move paid off as Florance took a 15-1 major decision win and it started an 11-point swing for the Bears.
Jose Bivar then earned a pin at 113 pounds, winning at the 1:03 mark of the first period to give BGAH a 25-24 lead. A forfeit by Owego was awarded to Joey Florance and the Bears then led 31-30 with three matches left.
The Indians’ Jacob Millard made the dual meet interesting with a 41 second pin over BGAH’s Garrett Keihle, bringing the score to 31-30 with the Bears still holding a lead.
Back-to-back wins for BGAH’s Dylan Decker and Devin Rowe sent the BGAH squad into the semifinals of the sectional championship tournament.
The Purple Tornado won most of the action on the mat against Walton-Delhi, taking all but two bouts that were wrestled, but six forfeits by Norwich allowed their opponent to move into the semis against top-seeded Windsor.
Norwich also picked up a decision win in the first match against Walton-Delhi to start the day as Ashton Jenkins earned a 9-5 victory.
Walton-Delhi’s Dustin Copeland needed just 36 seconds in the next bout to take down the Tornado’s Joey Marvin and give his team their first lead of the meet.
Two of Norwich’s seniors picked up back-to-back pins to quickly swing the momentum back into the Tornado’s favor. Dakota Powers and Mikey Squires each scored a first-period pin fall victory as Powers pinned Will Pettit in 1:26 and Squires quickly took down Kamrin Stanton and heard the slap of the mat at 36 seconds.
Three straight forfeits by the Purple Tornado allowed a nine point margin for the Walton-Delhi team but two wins in a row by Norwich wrestlers gave the squad the advantage once again.
Tyler Rice needed all of 47 seconds in his 285 pound match to pick up six team points for Norwich, pinning Kalieb Stanton quickly. Max Morris earned a tech fall in the second period, winning 15-0 25 into the second period.
Andrew Brown and Mason Edwards also gave Norwich two more wins in the match as both pinned their opposition in the first period. Brown defeated Noah Sovocool at 1:21 while Edwards took Ty Robinson to the mat early, finishing the match 39 seconds.
Between Morris and Brown’s matches, Norwich had to forfeit both bouts, giving Walton-Delhi the lead 36-26. Brown’s pin brought the score within four points but Another forfeit at 126 pounds saw the Purple Tornado face a 10 point deficit with two matches remaining.
Edwards’ pin brought excitement to the end of the meet as the score was 42-38 with one bout left.
Needing to come away with a major decision to tie the match, Nate Murphy fought as long as he could but Peyton Tweedie captured the pin fall at 5:43.
In the semifinals, BGAH and Tioga exchanged forfeits to start out at 6-6. Two straight pins by the Bears’ Zach Gardepe and James Craig gave the team a 18-6 lead.
The Tigers then picked up a pin and a decision win at 195 and 220 pounds to cut the margin down to three points.
A huge sudden victory win by BGAH’s Dalton Griffth over Tioga’s Jared Lamb brought the score to 21-19 for the Bears.
However, Tioga claimed the rest of the matches to capture the 54-21 final, moving into the championship dual match against Windsor.
Tioga was the eventual winner of the tournament, defeating the Black Knights 40-34.
BGAH will travel to Unatego on Friday while Norwich starts to prepare for the Section IV Division-II B Qualifer tournament at Waverly on February 8. The Bears match with the Spartans is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
BINGHAMTON – Both Norwich and the Bainbridge-Guilford-Afton-Harpursville Bears took to the mat in the Section IV Division-II Dual Meet Championships on Saturday in Chenango Forks. The Purple Tornado fell in the first round to Walton-Delhi in a 48-38 loss while BGAH captured a win over Owego.
The Bears then went up against second-seeded Tioga in the semifinals, where the Tigers topped BGAH 54-21.
BGAH earned a close opening round win over Owego as the final was 43-40. The Bears took a 9-0 lead after the first three weight classes at the match started at 145 pounds.
Brady Buttice of BGAH earned a 3-0 decision over Owego’s Zach Miner for the first win of the match. With no match at 152 pounds, the Bears went ahead 9-0 with the forfeit by the Indians at 160.
Owego quickly got those points back with a forfeit by BGAH at 170 pounds. Then Indians took an 18-9 advantage with a 48 second pin by Cam Bundy and another forfeit by the bears at 195 pounds.
Rocco Arduini broke up the Owego winning streak with a pinfall victory in the second period, taking down his opponent at 2:35.
As the 285 pound bout was about to end, Owego’s Logan Bailey pinned Dalton Griffith of the Bears to bring the score to 24-15 in favor of the Indians.
Wrestling up a weight class was BGAH’s Darren Florance. The Bears’ youngster usually weighs in at the 99 pound division but needing him to grab points to get back into the meet, head coach Brandon MacNaught put Florance in the 106 pound slot.
The move paid off as Florance took a 15-1 major decision win and it started an 11-point swing for the Bears.
Jose Bivar then earned a pin at 113 pounds, winning at the 1:03 mark of the first period to give BGAH a 25-24 lead. A forfeit by Owego was awarded to Joey Florance and the Bears then led 31-30 with three matches left.
The Indians’ Jacob Millard made the dual meet interesting with a 41 second pin over BGAH’s Garrett Keihle, bringing the score to 31-30 with the Bears still holding a lead.
Back-to-back wins for BGAH’s Dylan Decker and Devin Rowe sent the BGAH squad into the semifinals of the sectional championship tournament.
The Purple Tornado won most of the action on the mat against Walton-Delhi, taking all but two bouts that were wrestled, but six forfeits by Norwich allowed their opponent to move into the semis against top-seeded Windsor.
Norwich also picked up a decision win in the first match against Walton-Delhi to start the day as Ashton Jenkins earned a 9-5 victory.
Walton-Delhi’s Dustin Copeland needed just 36 seconds in the next bout to take down the Tornado’s Joey Marvin and give his team their first lead of the meet.
Two of Norwich’s seniors picked up back-to-back pins to quickly swing the momentum back into the Tornado’s favor. Dakota Powers and Mikey Squires each scored a first-period pin fall victory as Powers pinned Will Pettit in 1:26 and Squires quickly took down Kamrin Stanton and heard the slap of the mat at 36 seconds.
Three straight forfeits by the Purple Tornado allowed a nine point margin for the Walton-Delhi team but two wins in a row by Norwich wrestlers gave the squad the advantage once again.
Tyler Rice needed all of 47 seconds in his 285 pound match to pick up six team points for Norwich, pinning Kalieb Stanton quickly. Max Morris earned a tech fall in the second period, winning 15-0 25 into the second period.
Andrew Brown and Mason Edwards also gave Norwich two more wins in the match as both pinned their opposition in the first period. Brown defeated Noah Sovocool at 1:21 while Edwards took Ty Robinson to the mat early, finishing the match 39 seconds.
Between Morris and Brown’s matches, Norwich had to forfeit both bouts, giving Walton-Delhi the lead 36-26. Brown’s pin brought the score within four points but Another forfeit at 126 pounds saw the Purple Tornado face a 10 point deficit with two matches remaining.
Edwards’ pin brought excitement to the end of the meet as the score was 42-38 with one bout left.
Needing to come away with a major decision to tie the match, Nate Murphy fought as long as he could but Peyton Tweedie captured the pin fall at 5:43.
In the semifinals, BGAH and Tioga exchanged forfeits to start out at 6-6. Two straight pins by the Bears’ Zach Gardepe and James Craig gave the team a 18-6 lead.
The Tigers then picked up a pin and a decision win at 195 and 220 pounds to cut the margin down to three points.
A huge sudden victory win by BGAH’s Dalton Griffth over Tioga’s Jared Lamb brought the score to 21-19 for the Bears.
However, Tioga claimed the rest of the matches to capture the 54-21 final, moving into the championship dual match against Windsor.
Tioga was the eventual winner of the tournament, defeating the Black Knights 40-34.
BGAH will travel to Unatego on Friday while Norwich starts to prepare for the Section IV Division-II B Qualifer tournament at Waverly on February 8. The Bears match with the Spartans is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
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