The Muhlenberg wrestling team finished in second place at the Scotty Wood Duals, advancing to the final for the second straight year before falling to 19th-ranked Central.
Senior
Jimmy Fratantoni shared Most Outstanding Wrestler honors with a Central competitor, winning both of his bouts at 184.
The Mules (7-1) breezed through their group with shutouts of Camden County College (50-0) and Temple (59-0). The back-to-back shutouts were the first in program history; in fact, it's only the second time Muhlenberg has recorded two shutouts in the same season.
The win against Temple set a school record for biggest shutout in a match in which more than half the bouts were contested. The Mules scored the maximum 60 points against Haverford in 1997-98 on six forfeits and four pins.
Muhlenberg ran into stiffer competition in the semifinal match against Washington & Jefferson and trailed 15-8 through seven bouts. Fratantoni began the comeback with a major decision, and senior
Gennaro Cerminara needed only 75 seconds to pin his opponent and give the Mules an 18-15 lead.
Junior heavyweight
Scott Schaeffer clinched the win with another first-period pin.
Among the Mules' losses against W&J was an impressive showing at 157 by freshman
Angelo Mahaffey, who dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to the wrestler ranked 10th in Division III. Mahaffey entered the third period tied 2-2 before allowing an escape.
Central captured the first five bouts of the final and went on to a 36-6 win. Muhlenberg won two bouts, including one by junior
Dylan Schwartz, who scored a takedown with 1:13 remaining for a 3-2 win against the 10th-ranked 165-pounder in Division III, a 2018 NCAA qualifier.
Cerminara's two pins – both in the first period – gave him an even 40 for his career. Freshman 133-pounder
Billy Moore (pictured above) and junior 141-pounder
Austin Sherman both recorded a pair of major decisions.
Sophomore
Alex Helpin recorded the fastest of Muhlenberg's nine pins, recovering from an early takedown to flatten his Temple opponent in just 56 seconds.
Box Scores
Muhlenberg 50, Camden County College 0
125
Matt Ferrante (M) won by forfeit
133
Billy Moore (M) maj. dec. Gabe Dollard, 17-4
141
Austin Sherman (M) maj. dec. Anthony Foggia, 19-6
149
Michael Dougan (M) won by forfeit
157
Brian Jamison (M) pinned Mark Woods, 4:42
165
Angelo Mahaffey (M) won by forfeit
174
Mike Cannon (M) dec. Mike Schneider, 11-5
184
Adam Lizak (M) won by forfeit
197
Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Mark Gillis, 1:14
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) dec. Caleb Corrigan, 6-3
Muhlenberg 59, Temple 0
125
Matt Ferrante (M) won by forfeit
133
Alex Helpin (M) pinned Anthony Zayas, 0:56
141
Mathew Castimore (M) pinned Andy Yoon, 3:33
149
Michael Dougan (M) won by forfeit
157
Angelo Mahaffey (M) pinned Griffin O'Neill, 2:24
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) pinned Joe Gormley, 1:46
174
Tommy DiSisto (M) tech fall Christian Petrucci, 6:06
184
Adam Lizak (M) pinned Dan Esenov, 5:42
197
Luca Colestock (M) pinned Davud Esenov, 1:33
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) won by forfeit
Muhlenberg 24, Washington & Jefferson 15
125 Emanuel Dovshek (WJ) dec.
Matt Ferrante, 8-2
133
Billy Moore (M) maj. dec. Vinnie Catania, 11-1
141
Austin Sherman (M) maj. dec. Mike Nagy, 13-4
149 Michael Heinl (WJ) dec.
Michael Dougan, 11-5
157 Hunter Neely (WJ) dec.
Angelo Mahaffey, 3-2
165 Jared Walker (WJ) dec.
Dylan Schwartz, 8-7
174 Alex Miller (WJ) dec.
Mike Cannon, 11-6
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) maj. dec. Jaden Datz, 8-0
197
Gennaro Cerminara (M) pinned Kyle Beard, 1:15
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) pinned Jake Walker, 1:16
Central 36, Muhlenberg 6
125 Eric Santana (C) maj. dec.
Matt Ferrante, 12-3
133 Cam Timok (C) maj. dec.
Billy Moore, 14-2
141 Daniel Radcliffe (C) dec.
Austin Sherman, 6-4
149 Tristan Clark (C) dec.
Michael Dougan, 9-3
157 Collin Groleau (C) maj. dec.
Brian Jamison, 15-3
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) dec. Jeremy Vester, 3-2
174 Nathan Fritz (C) pinned
Mike Cannon, 2:32
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) dec. Lane Rumelhart, 6-1
197 Gavin Babcock (C) pinned
Gennaro Cerminara, 3:37
HWT Duncan Lee (C) pinned
Scott Schaeffer, 4:27
