WESTMINSTER, Md. – Nathaniel Frantz went 3-0 to lead McDaniel to a 3-0 day at its own Green Terror Duals in non-conference wrestling action on Saturday.
The Green Terror (3-0) opened the day with a 37-13 victory over Scranton before topping UMBC, 46-4. Later in the day, McDaniel came back to edge Penn State-Mont Alto 29-27 to complete an undefeated start to the dual-meet season.
Jake Pooton (Mount Airy, Md./South Carroll) joined Frantz with three wins on the day, including joining Frantz with a pair of forfeit wins.
In the opener against the Royals (3-7), Frantz opened with an 8-4 win before Ryan O'Boyle (North Reading, Mass./Central Catholic) turned in a pin in just 1:05 to give the team a 9-0 lead in the match.
James Kelly trimmed the deficit to 9-3 with a 10-5 win at 141 before Trey Mitchell (Lewes, Del./Caesar Rodney) recorded a pin early in the third period to stretch the lead to 15-3.
Ian Evans and Logan Yox (Westminster, Md./Liberty) traded major decision wins by 10-2 and 14-2 scores, respectively, before Shawn Flesche made it a 19-13 match with a 1-minute, 13-second fall at 174.
Pooton, Nick Cross (Centreville, Md./Queen Annes County) and Taylor Avino (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) all took forfeits to close out the win, however.
Against the Retrievers, Frantz opened with a forfeit before O'Boyle notched his second pin of the day, recording the fall in 3:30 for a 12-0 lead.
Anthoney Savage pushed the lead to 15-0 with a 10-3 win at 141 before Mitchell won by forfeit.
A 9-0 Luke Yox (Westminster, Md./Liberty) win and 17-10 Logan Yox victory pushed the advantage to 28-0.
A Nick Calomeris 14-4 win at 174 gave UMBC its only points of the day.
Pooton, Cross and Avino all closed out the day with first-period pins. Pooton notched the fall in 54 seconds before Cross won in 2:35 and Avino needed just 19 seconds for the pin.
Forfeit wins by Frantz and Ben Montanye (Glyndon, Md./Franklin) gave McDaniel a 12-0 lead over the Lions before Savage recorded a 16-0 technical fall midway through the second period to push the advantage to 17-0.
Tyler Warner got Penn State-Mont Alto on the board with a 2-minute, 22-second pin before Colton Smith (Stevensville, Md./Kent Island) responded with a 21-second fall at 157.
Elijah Harris held on to notch a 14-13 win at 165 before Clay Kocsis recorded a 4-minute, 12-second pin at 174 to make it a 23-15 match.
Pooton took the forfeit at 184 to secure the win.
Rayem Ali and Jason Burke rounded out the day with pins for the Lions.
McDaniel returns to action at the Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6.
McDaniel 37, Scranton 13
125: Nathaniel Frantz (M) dec. Brandon Davis 8-4; 133: Ryan O'Boyle (M) pinned James Samson 1:05; 141: James Kelly (S) dec. Marcos Mercado 10-5; 149: Trey Mitchell (M) pinned Danny White 5:09; 157: Ian Evans (S) maj. dec. Luke Yox 10-2; 165: Logan Yox (M) maj. dec. Zachary D'Apolito 14-2; 174: Shawn Flesche (S) pinned Marvin McKinney 1:13; 184: Jake Pooton (M) won by forfeit; 197: Nick Cross (M) won by forfeit; HWT: Taylor Avino (M) won by forfeit.
McDaniel 46, UMBC 4
125: Nathaniel Frantz (M) won by forfeit; 133: Ryan O'Boyle (M) pinned Hunter Shelton 3:30; 141: Anthoney Savage (M) dec. JR Noble 10-3; 149: Trey Mitchell (M) won by forfeit; 157: Luke Yox (M) maj. dec. Ryan Spake 9-0; 165: Logan Yox (M) dec. Brandon Buckingham 17-10; 174: Nick Calomeris (U) maj. dec. Marvin McKinney 14-4; 184: Jake Pooton (M) pinned Jared Rodriguez 0:54; 197: Nick Cross (M) pinned Caleb Massey 2:35; HWT: Taylor Avino (M) pinned Michael Bentibenga 0:19.
McDaniel 29, Penn State-Mont Alto 27
125: Nathaniel Frantz (M) won by forfeit; 133: Ben Montanye (M) won by forfeit; 141: Anthoney Savage (M) tech. fell Eric Janisko 16-0 (4:12); 149: Tyler Warner (P) pinned Trey Mitchell 2:22; 157: Colton Smith (M) pinned Andrew Melton 0:21; 165: Elijah Harris (P) dec. Logan Yox 14-13; 174: Clay Kocsis (P) pinned Marvin McKinney 4:12; 184: Jake Pooton (M) won by forfeit; 197: Rayem Ali (P) pinned Dominic States 1:56; HWT: Jason Burke (P) pinned Robb Donovan 4:58.
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