BALTIMORE, MD – Visiting York won three straight bouts to break open a close match and the Spartans went on to a 27-18 non-conference victory over host Johns Hopkins in Goldfarb Gym Saturday afternoon. The win improves York's record to 4-2, while the Blue Jays slip to 1-4.
 
Where the Match Was Won
With the match tied at 12-12 entering the match at 174, the Spartans picked up a pair of first-period pins at 174 and 184 and earned a win by decision at 197 to lock up the victory.  Josh Stahl needed just 1:44 to grab a win by fall at 174 and John Wendell followed at 184 with a pin of his own in 2:34 to make the team score 24-12. Owen Dixon then secured the win was he broke a 3-3 tie with John Libby entering the third period with a reversal to go up 5-3 and used a riding time point to pick up a 6-3 decision.
 
Blue Jay Winners
After the Blue Jays fell behind 9-0, they got on the board at 141 with a 4-0 victory from freshman Giorgio Difalco.
 
After York went up 12-3 with a win by decision at 149, the Blue Jays pulled even with back-to-back bonus-point wins at 157 and 165.  Sophomore Freddy Pimental scored a 9-0 major decision of Frank Gulli at 157 trim the deficit to 12-7.  Pimental used a first-period takedown and a four-point second-period nearfall to fuel his win.
 
Graduate student Chris Roybal added a technical fall at 165 to draw the Jays even.  Roybal used a first-period takedown and eight nearfall points to grab a quick 11-0 lead.  He then added a second-period takedown and tacked on a riding time point to close out a 15-0 victory.
 
The Blue Jays closed things out with a first-period pin at 285 to account for the 27-18 final score.  Junior Jacob Pomykata sprinted to a 6-1 lead on the strength of two early takedowns and then finished off Hank Farrell in 2:14.
 
Notes of Interest
Pimental's win was his team-best 18^th of the season with 13 of the 18 earning bonus points.  Roybal inched closer to his 50^th career win as he bumped his record to 48-22 overall, including 13-3 this season.  Pomykata picked up eighth win of the season total – all eight have come by pin.  He is now three pins shy of the program single-season record for pins by a heavyweight (Hank Behaeghel – 11 (2021-22))
 
What's Next
Johns Hopkins will return to action on January 10-11 when the Blue Jays compete in the Virginia Duals.
 
York-27, Johns Hopkins-18
125 – Jacob DelVecchio (Y) dec. Duncan Stadler (J), 4-2 (3-0)
133 – Vincent Paolucci (Y) wins by forfeit (9-0)
141 – Giorgio Difalco (J) dec. Jacob Grzybek (Y), 4-0 (9-3)
149 – David Vacca (Y) dec. Brennan McGrann (J), 16-11 (12-3)
157 – Freddy Pimental (J) maj. dec. Frank Gulli (Y), 9-0 (12-7)
165 – Chris Roybal (J) tech. fall Connor Dube (Y), 15-0 (12-12)
174 – Josh Stahl (Y) pin Noah O'Connor (J) (1:44) (18-12)
184 – John Wendel (Y) pin Samuel Gledhill (J) (2:34) (24-12)
197 – Owen Dixon (Y) dec. John Libby (J), 6-3 (27-12)
285 – Jacob Pomykata (J) pin Hank Farrell (Y) (2:14) (27-18)
 
Exhibition Bouts
149 – Max Apsel (J) pin Joe Cinquemani (Y) (1:16)
174 – Kadin Khalloufi (J) tech. fall Devon O'Dell (Y), 17-0
 
Records
York (4-2)
Johns Hopkins (1-4)