Two Muhlenberg wrestlers won both of their individual bouts as Muhlenberg wrestling finished short of winning in two Centennial Conference dual matches hosted at Johns Hopkins.
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The Mules won five of 10 bouts against the Blue Jays, but the home team scored more points in their victories to earn a 22-16 overall dual win. Muhlenberg wrestlers earned victories in three bouts in a 27-12 defeat in their first match of the day against Washington and Lee.
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Junior
Gennaro CerminaraÂ
(pictured above)Â won both his 197-pound bouts, pinning a W&L opponent in the first period and earning a 10-4 decision against his Hopkins foe. Cerminara, who came into the day
fourth in Division III in pins, gained his 14th pin of the season, putting him one short of tying the school record he matched last year for pins in a season.
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Sophomore
Dylan Schwartz earned two decision victories to move his season record to 26-8, including a 7-2 mark in dual matches. He first defeated his W&L adversary 9-5 and then edged out a 3-2 victory in his bout against a Hopkins wrestler.
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Junior
Jimmy Fratantoni scored a 13-4 major decision victory at 174 against a Blue Jay, and sophomores
Austin Sherman and
Scott Schaeffer each won by 10-4 decisions versus a Blue Jay as well. All three came close to winning their bouts against the Generals as well, with Schaeffer's heavyweight bout requiring overtime.
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Sophomore
Mike Cannon picked up a win by decision at 184 against W&L, defeating his opponent 11-6.
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Box Scores
Washington and Lee 27, Muhlenberg 12
125 Ethan Hartman (WL) dec.
Cliff Cornell, 5-3
133 Matt Muller (WL) maj. dec.
Connor McGee, 14-4
141 Zach Bylykbashi (WL) dec.
Austin Sherman, 6-3
149 Bryce Crew (WL) pinned
Ben Peck, 1:00
157 Shane Conners (WL) tech fall
Michael Dougan, 18-2
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) dec. Alec Horne, 9-5
174 Brandon LeFore (WL) dec.
Jimmy Fratantoni, 2-0
184
Mike Cannon (M) dec. Patrick Hofstedt, 11-6
197
Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Zach England, 1:15
HWT Matt Kaminer (WL) dec.
Scott Schaeffer, 3-1 (ot)
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Johns Hopkins 22, Muhlenberg 16
125 Christian Vallis (JH) maj. dec.
Cliff Cornell, 16-4
133 Ricky Cavallo (JH) pinned
Connor McGee, 3:26
141
Austin Sherman (M) dec. Lucas Escobar, 10-4
149 Connor Joyce (JH) dec.
Josh Hickey, 13-12
157 Dominick Reyes (JH) dec.
Michael Dougan, 9-4
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) dec. Nathan Wertheimer, 3-2
174
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) maj. dec. Miles Gilliam, 13-4
184 Isaac Morales (JH) pinned
Mike Cannon, 2:52
197
Gennaro Cerminara (M) dec. Max Fleming, 10-4
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) dec. Henri Behaeghel, 10-4
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