BLOOMSBURG—In a battle of local EWL (Eastern Wrestling League)-rivals the Lock Haven Bald Eagles posted a 27-12 win over Bloomsburg University on Friday evening at the Nelson Field House.
 
The Bald Eagles picked up three bonus-point wins and had one win by forfeit on the night in knocking off the Huskies for the fourth straight year.
 
Bloomsburg got wins from Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) at 133 lbs, who posted a 5-3 decision for his ninth win of the season and Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) at 157 lbs, who won 6-3 for his 10^th win. Also, Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) at 174 lbs, who won 7-3 for his ninth win; and Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) at 184 lbs, who captured his eighth win with a 3-1 decision.
 
The Huskies are 3-6, 0-2 in the EWL, while Lock Haven is 3-3, 2-1 in the EWL. Bloomsburg is idle until Jan. 6 when it hosts Hofstra at 6 p.m.
 
 
Lock Haven 27, Bloomsburg 12
December 16, 2016
Bloomsburg, Pa.
 
125: Jake Field (LHU) over Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BLOO) (Dec 9-6)
133: Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BLOO) over Lewis Williams (LHU) (Dec 5-3)
141: Ronald Perry (LHU) over Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BLOO) (TF 15-0 7:00)
149: Kyle Shoop (LHU) over Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BLOO) (Dec 6-3)
157: Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) (BLOO) over Kyle Hammond (LHU) (Dec 3-1)
165: Jared Siegrist (LHU) over Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BLOO) (MD 10-0)
174: Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BLOO) over Tyler Wood (LHU) (Dec 7-3)
184: Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BLOO) over Adam Mackie (LHU) (Dec 3-1)
197: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) over (BLOO) (Forfeit)
285: Thomas Haines (LHU) over Shawn Spiller (BLOO) (Fall 4:24)
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
125 – Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) vs Jake Field (LHU) – Field by decision, 9-6
After a couple of chances by both wrestlers, Field posts a takedown in the opening 45 seconds to take a 2-0 advantage … after a restart, Girard up quickly but sent back to the mat by Field … second effort and Girard gets an escape to cut the lead to 2-1 … after a restart, wrestlers back in neutral at the center of the mat … Girard nearly converts a takedown but Field turns it into a takedown for himself to take a 4-1 lead just before going out of bounds … Girard up quickly after the restart and earns an escape to cut the lead in half, 4-2 … Field with another takedown and had Girard in trouble momentarily before the period ended … Field with a 6-2 advantage after one … Girard chooses bottom to start the second … Girard up quickly but slammed back to the mat by Field … just before going out of bounds, Girard able to convert an escape … wrestlers back in neutral at the center with Field leading, 6-3 … wrestlers still grappling but no further scoring as the second period comes to a close … Field chooses neutral to start the third period … Field with a takedown to extend the lead to 8-3 with 80 seconds left … Girard escapes to cut the advantage to 8-4 … Girard with a takedown to cut the lead to 8-6 with 15 seconds left … Girard nearly turns into back points but cannot complete the comeback … with the riding time, Field earns a 9-6 victory
Lock Haven leads, 3-0
 
133 – Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) vs Lewis Williams (LHU) – Noble by decision, 5-3
Noble with a takedown just over 30 seconds into the match to take a 2-0 lead … Williams counters with a quick escape six seconds later to cut the lead to 2-1 … blood timeout for Williams with two minutes left in the first period … Noble makes another attempt at a leg sweep but Williams counters … however, second effort gives Noble a takedown just before going out of bounds … after the restart, Williams escapes to cut Noble's lead to 4-2 with 35 seconds left in the first period … stall warning issued to Williams … first period comes to an end with Noble leading, 4-2 … Noble chooses defense to start the second period … Noble with an early escape to extend the advantage to 5-2 … wrestlers still hand fighting and clutching at the center of the mat with just 15 seconds left in the second … Williams chooses defense to start the third period and earns a quick escape to cut Noble's lead to 5-3 … one minute left and the wrestlers still in neutral at the center of the mat … under 30 seconds left and Noble leading, 5-3 … Noble plays keep away over the final few seconds to earn the 5-3 decision
Match tied, 3-3
 
141 – Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BU) vs Ronnie Perry (LHU) – Perry by technical fall, 15-0
Perry nearly with a takedown in the opening minute of the match but Bond with a nice move to escape … just moments later, Perry able to convert a takedown to take a 2-0 advantage just in front of the Bloomsburg bench … Perry still on top and adds four back points to take a 6-0 lead after the opening period … Perry chooses defense to start the second period … early escape by Perry extends his lead to 7-0 … Perry able to convert another takedown, keeping Bond in-bounds in front of Lock Haven bench, one minute later to extend the lead to 9-0 … stalemate called and a restart at the middle of the mat … period ends with Perry leading, 9-0 … less than a minute into the period, Perry adds four back points to take a 13-0 advantage … Bond issued a stall warning … Perry adds a point for another stall warning against Bond … with the riding time of 4:21, Perry wins by technical fall, 15-0
Lock Haven leads, 8-3
 
149 – Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) vs Kyle Shoop (LHU) – Shoop by decision, 6-3
One minute into the period and no opportunities to score for both wrestlers … two minutes in and still no scoring … a lot of hand fighting, clutching, and grabbing near the center of the mat but no scoring after the opening period … Shoop chooses defense to start the second period … Shoop up early and able to get the first point of the match with an escape … Laubach able to earn a takedown just after the neutral position but Shoop turns the move into a reversal to take a 3-2 advantage with 55 seconds left in the second period … stall warning issued to Laubach … Shoop adds four back points in the closing seconds to take a 7-2 advantage after two periods … Bloomsburg head coach Marcus Gordon challenging a move earlier in the period and the official at the scorers' table looking at the replay … still reviewing the action at the table … four back points wiped away for Shoop and an illegal move point added to Laubach … 14 seconds put back on the clock … period ends with the match tied at 3-3 … neutral to start the third period … Shoop with a takedown 40 seconds into the period to take a 5-3 advantage … caution on the restart against Laubach … Laubach back to his feet but slammed back to the mat by Shoop … Laubach nearly turns disaster into a fall but the buzzer sounds to end the match with Shoop earning a 6-3 victory with riding time
Lock Haven leads, 11-3
 
157 – Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) (BU) vs Kyle Hammond (LHU) – Colbert by decision, 3-1
Both wrestlers take shots early but neither able to convert into points … restart at the center of the mat after a stalemate issued … halfway through the first period and Hammond has Colbert in trouble but still locked in neutral … another stalemate issued to keep the match scoreless … less than 15 seconds left in the opening period and another stalemate issued … Colbert takes a shot after the restart but cannot convert into points … scoreless after the first period … Colbert chooses bottom to start the second and earns a quick escape to take a 1-0 advantage … still grappling at the center of the mat in neutral … period ends with no further scoring and Colbert leads 1-0 after two periods … Hammond chooses defense to start the third period … Hammond with a quick escape to tie the match at 1-1 … Colbert takes a shot and tries to convert into a takedown but a nice counter from Hammond keeps Colbert off the board … Colbert tries again and finally scores two on a takedown to take a 3-1 lead with 20 seconds left in regulation … Colbert trying to ride out the remainder of the time and does to earn a 3-1 win
Lock Haven leads, 11-6
 
165 – Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) vs Jared Siegrist (LHU) – Siegrist by major decision, 10-0
One minute into the first period and neither able to score points … Siegrist takes a shot in front of the Lock Haven bench but Stanley able to hold off the chance at points … less than a minute remaining in the opening period and still no score … both wrestlers ride out the rest of the period in neutral … scoreless after one period … Siegrist chooses bottom to start the second period … Stanley tries to slam Siegrist back to the mat on a couple of occasions but is unable to do so and Siegrist scores first point with an escape ten seconds into the second period … less than 20 seconds left in the period and Stanley trying to hold off an opportunity at two points … period ends just before wrestlers go out-of-bounds and Siegrist hangs on to a 1-0 lead after five minutes … Stanley on bottom to start the third and Siegrist quickly converts into four back points to take a 5-0 advantage … Siegrist adds four more nearfall points in the closing seconds and, with the riding time point, earns a 10-0 major decision victory
Lock Haven leads, 15-6
 
174 – Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) vs Tyler Wood (LHU) – Allard by decision, 7-3
No scoring in the opening minute of the bout … under one minute left in the first period and the wrestlers still feeling themselves out at the center of the mat … Allard scores the first points of the match with 12 seconds left on a takedown … restart at the center and the period comes to an end with Allard leading 2-0 … Allard on bottom to start the second period and earns a quick escape to extend the advantage to 3-0 … wrestlers back at the center of the mat after a restart … under a minute remaining in the second period … after another stalemate, stall warning issued against Allard … moments later, Allard with a takedown to take a 5-0 lead with 15 seconds remaining in the middle period … Wood escapes to get on the board as the period comes to an end … Wood on bottom to start the third and earns another escape to cut the lead to 5-2 … stalemate issued with 90 seconds left and a restart at the center of the mat … less than a minute remaining and Allard still leading 5-2 … another stalemate with 30 seconds left … immediately after the restart, Allard with a takedown to take a 7-2 lead … quick escape by Wood cuts the lead to 7-3 … and that's the final with Allard earning a 7-3 victory
Lock Haven leads, 15-9
 
184 – Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) vs Adam Mackie (LHU) – Murphy by decision, 3-1
Murphy nearly converts an early takedown but Mackie with a nice counter to keep the match scoreless … Murphy tries again but Mackie able to wiggle away again … however, Bloomsburg coach Marcus Gordon challenges the no-takedown call after both wrestlers go out-of-bounds … referee at the scorers' table looking at the replay … call stands and match remains scoreless … after the restart, Murphy finally converts a takedown to take a 2-0 advantage … Mackie escapes six seconds later before both wrestlers go out-of-bounds … stall warning issued against Mackie … Murphy tries for another takedown which nearly gets turned into points for Mackie but both end up off the mat causing another restart … Murphy leading 2-1 after the opening period … Murphy chooses bottom to start the second … Murphy gets to his feet quickly but cannot wriggle away and both end up out-of-bounds … caution against Murphy after the restart … Mackie still on top with 41 seconds left in the period … Murphy finally able to escape to take a 3-1 lead with 25 seconds left in the second … period comes to an end with Murphy ahead, 3-1 … Mackie on bottom to start the third … Murphy nearly converts into back points but Mackie able to avoid further damage … Murphy still on top with under a minute left in the third period … Murphy trying to turn Mackie over for nearfall points but Mackie able to hold off … both end up off the mat with 15 seconds left … Murphy able to ride out the rest of the period to earn a 3-1 victory
Lock Haven leads, 15-12
 
197 – Forfeit (BU) vs Tristan Sponseller (LHU)
Sponseller earns a forfeit victory at 197
Lock Haven leads, 21-12
 
285 – Bo Spiller (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) (BU) vs Thomas Haines (LHU) – Haines by fall, 4:24
Haines with a takedown early to take a 2-0 lead just 30 seconds into the match … Haines converts the takedown into four back points to extend the advantage to 6-0 … restart at the center of the mat with Haines still on top … Haines rides Spiller out the remainder of the period and has built 2:35 of riding time … Spiller chooses defense to start the second period … Haines still on top as one minute remaining in the second period approaches … Haines adds four back points and then pins Spiller with 36 seconds left in the period to finish the bout
Lock Haven wins, 27-12