#5 Mountain Cat Wrestlers Earn 25-9 Win at Shippensburg 12/05/07...The #5-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers improved to 2-0 on the season and secured their top ranking in the East Region with an impressive, 25-9, victory at Shippensburg University, Wednesday night. Pitt Johnstown fell behind, 9-6, after five bouts, but rallied to win then next five matches and secure the victory. Pitt Johnstown opened the match with decision wins by #5 Derrek Bosso (125 lbs.) (Pequea, Pa.) and #3 Brandon Reasy (133 lbs.) (New Enterprise, Pa.). Shippensburg battled back with three consecutive decisions, including a 9-4 victory by #2 Steve Fittery over Mountain Cat #7-ranked Shane Valko (Windber, Pa.) at 141 lbs. Trailing 9-6 after the 157-lb bout, Pitt Johnstown came roaring back. Kyle Keane (Clearfield, Pa.) got things started with a 9-3 win over Jake Wilson at 165 lbs., and #7 Albert Miles (Canonsburg, Pa.) followed with a 4-2 double overtime victory over Chirs Barrick at 174 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a 12-9 lead. Three-time All-American and #3-ranked Mike Corcetti (184 lbs.) (Export, Pa.) scored a 15-3 major decision to increase the lead to 16-9, before red-shirt freshman Patrick Walsh (197 lbs.) (Leesport, Pa.) pinned Peter Grodziak at 4:13. Pitt Johnstown then finished the match with a 2-1 overtime win by Nathan Tomporoski (Natrona Heights, Pa.) at heavyweight. With the loss, the Red Raiders fell to 1-1 on the season.. The Mountain Cats travel to the Lock Haven University Duals on December 16 and to the Wilkes University Open on December 29. Pitt Johnstown’s next home match will take place on Saturday, January 5, at 1:00 p.m. when East Region rival Kutztown University visits the Sports Center.
#5 PITT JOHNSTOWN AT SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY #5 PITT JOHNSTOWN 25 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY 9 125 lbs. - #5 Derrek Bosso (UPJ) Decision Gary Atiyeh (SU) 4-1 3-0 133 lbs. - #3 Brandon Reasy (UPJ) Decision Josh Proctor (SU) 4-2 6-0 141 lbs. - #2 Steve Fittery (SU) Decision #7 Shane Valko (UPJ) 9-4 6-3 149 lbs. - Kirby Fanus (SU) Decision Adam Whetstone (UPJ) 6-0 6-6 157 lbs. - Dan Nauman (SU) Decision Mazen Kholi (UPJ) 11-4 6-9 165 lbs. - Kyle Keane (UPJ) Decision Jake Wilson (SU) 9-3 9-9 174 lbs. - #7 Albert Miles (UPJ) Decision Chris Barrick (SU) 4-2 2OT 12-9 184 lbs. - #3 Mike Corcetti (UPJ) Major Decision Jon Hade (SU) 15-3 16-9 197 lbs. - Patrick Walsh (UPJ) Fall Peter Grodziak (SU) 4:13 22-9 HWT. - Nathan Tomporoski (UPJ) Decision Brandon Miller (SU) 2-1 OT 25-9
