Feb. 8, 2014
KINGS POINT, NY - The Johns Hopkins wrestling team improved its record to 9-5 overall and 6-1 in the Centennial Conference with a sweep of league rivals Muhlenberg and Merchant Marine Saturday evening. The Blue Jays opened with a 55-0 victory against the Mules and rallied to knock off the host Mariners, 22-15.
Against the Mules, the Blue Jays won the only two contested bouts at 125 and 149. Junior Paul Bewak scored a 7-5 victory against Jaryd Flank at 125 and senior Duncan Crystal added a 12-0 major decision victory against Chayoot Chengsupanimit. Johns Hopkins won the other eight bouts by forfeit to account for the 55-0 score.
The match against the host Mariners started at 157 and the Blue Jays got a 4-1 win by junior Christian Salera to take a quick 3-0 lead. Merchant Marine got back-to-back major decisions at 165 and 174 to grab an 8-4 lead and built the lead to 15-7 with another major at 197 and a regular decision at 285. Only a 9-1 major for Kyle Spangler 184 kept the Mariners from winning five straight bouts.
Circling back down to 125, the Blue Jays jump-started their comeback with Bewak and senior Ray Yagloski winning by decision, before senior Henry Stauber gave the Blue Jays an 18-15 lead with a 15-0 technical fall of Nathan Twito.
That set the stage for Crystal, who clinched the victory for the Blue Jays with a 10-2 major decision victory over Jack Walsh. Crystal is now 10-1 in his last 11 matches and 16-5 on the year.
Bewak's two wins improve his career record to 92-16 and move him into a tie for second place on Johns Hopkins' career victory list with Tyler Schmidt (2005-09).
Johns Hopkins will close the regular season on Wednesday, February 12 when the Blue Jays host McDaniel (7 pm). A win against the Green Terror would give the Blue Jays a school-record seventh Centennial Conference victory on the season.
Johns Hopkins 55, Muhlenberg 0
125: Paul Bewak (JHU) dec. Jaryd Flank (MC), 7-5; 3-0
133: Ray Yagloski (JHU) wins by forfeit; 9-0
141: Henry Stauber (JHU) wins by forfeit; 15-0
149: Duncan Crystal (JHU) maj. dec. Chayoot Chengsupanimit (MC), 12-0; 19-0
157: Christian Salera (JHU) wins by forfeit; 25-0
165: Hugh Bahe (JHU) wins by forfeit; 31-0
174: Jared Forman (JHU) wins by forfeit; 37-0
184: Kyle Spangler (JHU) wins by forfeit; 43-0
197: Kory Johnson (JHU) wins by forfeit; 49-0
285: Joey Tilson (JHU) wins by forfeit: 55-0
Johns Hopkins 22, Merchant Marine 15
157: Christian Salera (JHU) dec. Ben Stallings (USMMA), 4-1; 3-0
165: Jake Walker (USMMA) maj. dec. Hugh Bahe (JHU), 13-4; 3-4
174: Patrick Rooney (USMMA)maj. dec. Jared Forman (JHU), 16-4; 3-8
184: Kyle Spangler (JHU) maj. dec. Xander Coburn (USMMA), 9-1; 7-8
197: Sam Fry (USMMA) maj. dec. Kory Johnson (JHU), 12-3; 7-12
285: Brian Walker (USMMA) dec. Joey Tilson (JHU), 3-1; 7-15
125: Paul Bewak (JHU) dec. Mike Mui (USMMA), 4-3; 10-15
133: Ray Yagloski (JHU) dec. Isaac Hammonds (USMMA), 2-1; 13-15
141: Henry Stauber (JHU) tech fall Nathan Twito (USMMA), 15-0 (5:51); 18-15
EX (133): Evan Krumheuer (JHU) maj. dec. Thomas Healey (USMMA), 18-6
EX (HWT): Ellis Flannery (JHU) WBF John Leone (USMMA), 1:39
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