Tuesday,
February 06, 2007
Contact: Matt Marek
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Apprentice was able to overcome two
forfeits, coming from behind to defeat the Campbell wrestling squad
23-18 Tuesday evening at Carter Gym. The Builders successfully dug
itself out of a hole, as they forfeited at the 157 lbs. and 174
lbs. weight classes, giving the Camels a 12 point advantage before
the match started.
Tommy Arnold secured the dual for Apprentice at 197 lbs. in the
next to last match of the evening. Ahead 18-15 with one match
remaining, Arnold scored a tech. fall victory over Campbell's
Joseph Foster, who was wrestling in his first college match, to put
the dual out of reach for the Camels.
Richie Apolinar got Campbell on the board in the first match of the
night by taking an 8-5 decision at 125 lbs. from Apprentice's Kevin
Hill. It would be the last Camel win, other than by forfeit, until
the last match of the evening.
Campbell's David Wise and Micah Amrozowicz battled in the first
overtime match of the night at 133 lbs. The two accumulated only
one escape point apiece during regulation, but Amrozowicz scored a
takedown with just under 11 seconds left in the first overtime to
drop Wise 3-1. It was Amrozowicz 32nd win on the season, and it
tied the match at 3-3.
Not to be outdone, Campbell's Trevour Smith and Jeremiah Jones went
to overtime at 141 lbs. in the following match. The two ended the
second period deadlocked at 3-3 and 5-5 the end of regulation.
Jones converted a takedown on a quick shot 10 seconds into
overtime, giving the Builders a 6-3 lead.
Apprentice tied the dual at 15-15 after Rudy Leming pinned Nick
Amato in the second period. The match was knotted at 5 when Leming
caught Amato off-balance and put him on his back. The Builders took
over the lead for good in the 184 lbs. match, as Justin Gilliard
took a 5-3 decision over Kyle Higgins. Jeremiah Fennell picked up a
4-3 victory in the heavyweight match, but even a fall would not
have affected the outcome.
The Camels compete in their last home dual of the 2006-07 season
next Tuesday when they host Davidson at 7:00 p.m.
Apprentice 23, Campbell
18
125: Richie Apolinar (CU)
dec. Kevin Hill (AS), 8-5
133: Micah Amrozowicz (AS) dec. David Wise (CU), 3-1 (OT,
7:50)
141: Jeremiah Jones (AS) dec. Trevour Smith (CU), 7-5 (OT,
7:10)
149: Matt Perry (AS) dec. Chris Mazzatta (CU), 5-4
157: Steve Wiktorek (CU) wins by forfeit
165: Brent Poynter (CU) wins by forfeit
174: Rudy Leming (AS) fall Nick Amato (CU), 4:46
184: Justin Gilliard (AS) dec. Kyle Higgins (CU), 5-3
197: Tommy Arnold (AS) tech fall Joseph Foster (CU), 17-0
Hwt: Jeremiah Fennell (CU) dec. Cecil Lee (AS), 4-3
