BALTIMORE, MD – The Washington & Lee wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts to fuel a 29-12 win over Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference match at Goldfarb Gym Friday evening. The win improves the Generals' record 11-3 overall and 3-0 in the Centennial, while the Blue Jays slip to 5-6 overall and 2-1 in the league.
Where it Was Won
Washington & Lee took control by winning four of five bouts between 141 and 174 to turn a 4-4 tie into a 20-9 advantage. A major decision from Zach Bylykbashi at 141 and a first-period pin by Bryce Crew at 149 quickly turned the deadlock into a 14-4 lead. Shane Conners added an 8-4 win over
Dane Morgan and 165 and Alex Horne capped the spree with a 6-5 come-from-behind win over
Nathan Wertheimer at 174. Wertheimer led 5-0 after a four-point near-fall late in the second period and an early escape in the third, but Horne scored a takedown and added four back points to secure the win.
Blue Jay Winners
Senior
Ricky Cavallo scored a 13-2 major decision for Johns Hopkins at 133 pounds. He jumped to a 6-0 first-period lead on a takedown and four-point near fall and added an escape and takedown in each of the final two periods to pick up his fifth major of the year. Sophomore
Dominick Reyes added a technical fall victory at 157 that pulled the Blue Jays within 14-9 after falling behind 14-4. Reyes led 10-2 at the end of the first and secured the tech fall with a four back points in the final seconds of the third period. Senior
Isaac Morales needed overtime top Rex Hallyburton, 2-1. Morales scored an escape in the first ride-out period and then held Hallyburton down for 30 seconds in the second to pick the victory.
Notes of Interest
Cavallo improved to 21-2 and ran his winning streak to 10 • Reyes is now 14-3 on the year and technical fall was his team-leading fifth of the year • Morales notched his 21
st win of the season and the 78
th of his career.
What's Next
Johns Hopkins returns to action on Saturday, February 2 as the Blue Jays welcome Stevens and the Merchant Marine Academy to Goldfarb Gymnasium for the final two Centennial Conference dual meets of the season.
Washington & Lee-29, Johns Hopkins-12Â Â Â
125 – Ethan Hartman (W) maj. dec. Jerermy Berger (J), 16-7
133 –Â
Ricky Cavallo (J) Â maj. dec. Russ Zimmerman (W), 13-2
141 – Zach Bylykbashi (W) maj. dec.
Connor Mauriello (J), 12-1
149 –  Bryce Crew (W) pin
Joe Paul (J) (2:58)
157 –Â
Dominick Reyes (J) tech. fall Joe Salerno (W), 19-3
165 – Shane Conners (W) dec.
Dane Morgan (J), 8-4
174 – Alex Horne (W) dec.
Nathan Wertheimer (J), 6-5
184 –Â
Isaac Morales (J) dec. Rex Hallyburton (W), 2-1 (OT)
197 – Brad Basham (W) dec.
Miles Gilliam (J), 7-5
285 –  Clay Chadwick (W) pin
Henri Behaeghel (J) (4:09)
EXH (157) –
Bradlee Lamontagne (J) maj. dec. Joe Dunn (W), 11-2
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