THE FACTS
York (Pa.) (1-1) 27, McDaniel (4-1) 15
Delaware Valley (2-1) 24, McDaniel (4-2) 14
Millersville (4-1) 35, McDaniel (4-3) 12
What: Non-conference wrestling action
When: Saturday, Dec. 18
Where: Chocolate Duals – Middletown, Pa.
THE SKINNY
McDaniel dropped its three matches at the Chocolate Duals hosted by Messiah at Middletown High School. The Green Terror opened the day with a 27-15 setback to York before falling to Delaware Valley 24-14. Division II Millersville capped the day with a 35-12 win over McDaniel.
THE LEADERS
• Tony Wuest (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna) led the Green Terror with a 2-1 day that included two pins.
• Alex LaVeck (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) also went 2-1 on the day with a technical fall and major decision.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• In the opening match of the day against York, the Spartans opened with four straight wins to go up 21-0. Jared Kuhns (125) opened with a 12-3 win before a Brandon Murray first-period fall at 133. A Tyson McDuffy first-period technical fall at 141 pushed the lead to 15-0 before Jared Bair made it 21-0 with another first-period pin.
• Xavier Howard (Sykesville, Md./Wheaton) used a 4-3 win at 157 to get McDaniel on the board before Eric Hutchinson responded with a 4-1 win at 165 for York. A Michael Bromley (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) major decision win at 174 and Valentino Pryor (Odenton, Md./Arundel) win in overtime cut the margin to 24-10. Cam Farrow notched a 6-1 win at 197 before Tony Weust wrapped up the match with a 17-0 victory at heavyweight.
• Delaware Valley opened the match with four straight wins to build an 18-0 lead. Ryan Kelly (125) opened the day with a 10-2 win before Rashad Stratton had a 19-4 technical fall win at 133. Russell Benson won by injury default at 141 before Greg Croce notched a 6-4 victory at 149.
• Xavier Howard won his second match of the day with a 10-3 victory at 157 to get the Green Terror on the board and Alex LaVeck closed the deficit to 18-8 with a 17-0 technical fall at 165. Youssef Ait Boulahri won 12-7 at 174 for the Aggies before Valentino Pryor countered with a 9-3 win at 184 for McDaniel. Jaedyn Harris (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) edged out a 5-4 win at 197 before Delaware Valley's Dan Eckley capped the match with a 5-2 win at heavyweight.
• Against Millersville, the Marauders won the first four bouts to take a 21-0 lead in the match. Bryce Beatty notched an 11-4 win at 125 before Devin Flannery recorded a 51-second fall at 133. Joshua Tuckey and Alex Bendinelli added forfeit wins before Howard recorded a 12-5 at 157.
• Alex LaVeck followed with a 13-3 major decision at 165 to close the margin to 21-7 but an Anthony Yacovetti 18-1 technical fall at 174 and Anthony Giampietro forfeit win at 184 sealed the victory. After a Bruce Vaughn edged out a 2-1 win at 197, Wuest capped the match with a 1-minute, 32-second pin at heavyweight for McDaniel.
THE INSIDE STORY
York (Pa.) 27, McDaniel 15
125: Jared Kuhns (Y) maj. dec. Alex DuFour 12-3; 133: Brandon Murray (Y) pinned Cole Jones 2:17; 141: Tyson McDuffy (Y) tech. fell Ty Jefferson 17-1; 149: Jared Bair (Y) pinned Jeovannie Martinez 1:39; 157: Xavier Howard (M) dec. Nick Paolucci 4-3; 165: Eric Hutchinson (Y) dec. Alex LaVeck 4-1; 174: Michael Bromley (M) maj. dec. Kyle Stradus 11-3; 184: Valentino Pryor (M) dec. TJ Quelet 4-2 (OT); 197: Cam Farrow (Y) dec. Jaedyn Harris 6-1; 285: Tony Wuest (M) tech. fell Brock Hofler 17-0.
Delaware Valley 24, McDaniel 14
125: Ryan Kelly (D) maj. dec. Alex DuFour 10-2; 133: Rashad Stratton (D) tech. fell Cole Jones 19-4; 141: Russell Benson (D) inj. def. Ty Jefferson; 149: Greg Croce (D) dec. Jeovannie Martinez 6-4; 157: Xavier Howard (M) dec. Zach Zuckerman 10-3; 165: Alex LaVeck (M) tech. fell Cooper Kidd 17-0; 174: Youssef Ait Boulahri (D) dec. Michael Bromley 12-7; 184: Valentino Pryor (M) dec. Jake Nase 9-3; 197: Jaedyn Harris (M) dec. Jackson Crawn 5-4; 285: Dan Eckley (D) dec. Tony Wuest 5-2.
Millersville 35, McDaniel 12*
125: Bryce Beatty (Mi) dec. Alex DuFour 11-4; 133: Devin Flannery (Mi) pinned Cole Jones 0:51; 141: Joshua Tuckey (Mi) won by forfeit; 149: Alex Bendinelli (Mi) won by forfeit; 157: Xavier Howard (Mc) dec. Jayden Johnson 12-5; 165: Alex LaVeck (Mc) maj. dec. Guy DeLeonardis 13-3; 174: Anthony Yacovetti (Mi) tech. fell Michael Bromley 18-1 (3:29); 184: Anthony Giampietro (Mi) won by forfeit; 197: Bruce Vaughan (Mi) dec. Jaedyn Harris 2-1; 285: Tony Wuest (Mc) pinned Bishop McCoy 1:32.
* McDaniel deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at the Mid-Winter Classic in Williamsport, Pa., on Saturday, Jan. 15. Action begins at 1 p.m.
