#8 Wrestlers Score 26-9 Win Over East Region Rival West Liberty State 02/13/08...It wasn't easy, but the NCAA Division II #8-ranked and East Region #2-ranked Mountain Cat wrestling team rebounded from a sluggish start and won six of the last seven bouts to secure a 26-9 victory over East Region #8 West Liberty State (WV) College, Wednesday night in the Sports Center. Three-time All-American and #4 Mike Corcetti (Export, Pa.) broke open a 13-9 lead with a fall at 184 lbs. to help Pitt Johnstown improve to 16-5. West Liberty State jumped out to a 3-0 lead when East Region #3 Lucas Huffman defeated East Region #4 Derrek Bosso (Pequea, Pa.) 3-2 at 125 lbs., but Brandon Reasy (New Enterprise, Pa.), the #1-ranked wrestler in the nation, evened the score with a 6-4 decision over three-time National Qualifier Matt Mossor at 133 lbs.. The Hilltoppers quickly regained a 6-3 lead when #7 Doug Surra got a take down with :25 left to defeat East Region #4 Shane Valko (Windber, Pa.) in the 141 lb. bout. Once again, the Mountain Cats responded. Adam Whetstone (149 lbs.) (Claysburg, Pa.) won 4-0 over Richie Clark to tie the match, 6-6. Mazen Kholi (Allentown, Pa.) followed with a 6-3 decision over Brian Leggett at 157 lbs. to give Pitt Johnstown a 9-6 lead, a lead it would never give up. East Region #3 Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Clearfield, Pa.) scored a 16-3 major decision over Seth Phalen to increase the lead to 13-6. West Liberty State cut the lead to 13-9 when East Region #4 Chris Gibbs upset NCAA #7 and East Region #1 Albert Miles (174 lbs.) (Canonsburg, Pa.), 4-2. However, that was as close as the Hilltoppers would get. Corcetti (184 lbs.) (Export, Pa.) pinned J.D. Ramsey at 3:34 to put Pitt Johnstown up 19-9. #6 Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) won an 8-5 decision over Mitch Knapp, before NCAA #7 and East Region #2 Zach Majocha (Upper Burrell, Pa.) set the final score at 26-9 with an 11-0 major decision over Joey McGee at heavyweight. With the loss, the Hilltoppers fell to 9-10 on the season. The Mountain Cats wrap-up the 2007-08 regular season by hosting #15 Mercyhurst College for Senior Night on Friday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sports Center. Pitt Johnstown will also host the 2008 East Regional Wrestling Tournament on February 29 and March 1.
#8 PITT JOHNSTOWN VS. WEST LIBERTY STATE (WV) COLLEGE #8 PITT JOHNSTOWN 26 WEST LIBERTY STATE (WV) COLLEGE 9 125 lbs. - Lucas Huffman (WLSC) Decision Derrek Bosso (UPJ) 3-2 0-3 133 lbs. - #1 Brandon Reasy (UPJ) Decision Matt Mossor (WLSC) 6-4 3-3 141 lbs. - #7 Doug Surra (WLSC) Decision Shane Valko (UPJ) 4-3 3-6 149 lbs. - Adam Whetstone (UPJ) Decision Richie Clark (WLSC) 4-0 6-6 157 lbs. Mazen Kholi (UPJ) Decision Brian Leggett (WLSC) 6-3 9-6 165 lbs. - Kyle Keane (UPJ) Major Decision Seth Phalen (WLSC) 16-3 13-6 174 lbs. - Chris Gibbs (WLSC) Decision #7 Albert Miles (UPJ) 4-2 13-9 184 lbs. - #4 Mike Corcetti (UPJ) Fall J.D. Ramsey (WLSC) 3:34 19-9 197 lbs. - #6 Patrick Walsh (UPJ) Decision Mitch Knapp (WLSC) 8-5 22-9 HWT. - Zach Majocha (UPJ) Major Decision Joey McGee (WLSC) 11-0 26-9
