Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro men's wrestling team won five straight bouts in the middle of the dual to take a 28-11 victory over visiting Clarion Thursday night inside McComb Fieldhouse.
 
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Chris Vargo got out to a fast start taking down No. 33 Travis Lawson early in the first period. The Golden Eagle responded and with the score tied 6-6 after regulation, the match went to sudden victory. After a late scramble, Lawson came out with the take down and the 9-6 decision.
 
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Clarion's Joey Fischer scored a first period take down and a second period reversal to build a 5-1 lead. The riding time point gave the Golden Eagle a 6-1 decision.
 
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Jacob Brenneman brought the  McComb Fieldhouse crowd to their feet. He got to his offense early with a take down of Scott Johnson less than 30 seconds in. He hit a seven-point move scoring the take down and four back points with a minute left in the opening period. Brenneman then got the tilt and scored a fall at the 2:23 mark tying the dual score at 6-6.
 
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Ryan Michaels kept the momentum rolling for the Scots against Oliver Fairchild. After a scoreless first period, Michaels scored a reversal make it 2-0 after two. Michaels added a take down midway through the third to take a 5-0 lead. Fairchild cut the lead to 6-4 with a takedown, but Michaels notched a reversal to take the 9-4 decision.
 
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Garrett McChesney and Wesley Barnes each scored an escape and went to sudden victory. In the extra period, McChesney stuffed a Barnes shot and scored a take down of his own taking a 4-1 decision to put the Scots up 12-6 at the break.
 
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Ryan Burgos scored first at 165 with a take down midway through the first period. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon cut the lead to 3-2 with a reversal. Burgos scored a take down of his own before the end of the first to take a 5-2 lead into the second period. Rondon rode Burgos out in the second and scored an escape in the third to cut the lead to 5-3. Rondon scored the ride time point, but Burgos took home the 5-4 win.
 
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Tate Geiser added on bonus points for the Scots at 174. He scored a take down with 10 seconds left in the first. He added another take down in the second to take a 6-2 lead into the third. Geiser escaped and scored a take down to go up 10-2 in the third. He scored three more take downs and the riding time point to score a 20-6 major.
 
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Easton Belifore made the start for the Scots at 184 against Adrian Gacek. The Golden Eagle scored often with seven take downs to score the tech fall 21-6 at the 4:38 mark.
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Brody Evans and Ethan  Wiant wrestled a scoreless first period. Wiant was hit with a pair of stall calls during his ride to start the second and Evans scored an escape to take a 2-0 lead into the final period. Wiant escaped to open the third to cut the lead to 2-1. Evans held off the late push from Wiant to take the 2-1 decision.
 
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Aden Roe ended the dual accepting a forfeit setting the final 28-11.
 
The Scots return to action next Thursday when they host Lock Haven at 7 p.m. inside McComb Fieldhouse.
 
Edinboro 28 Clarion 11
125: Travis Lawson (CLA) dec. Chris Vargo (BORO) 9-6 SV
133: Joey Fischer (CLA) dec. Landon Bainey (BORO) 6-1
141: Jacob Brenneman (BORO) fall Scott Johnson (CLA) 2:23
149: Ryan Michaels (BORO)  dec. Oliver Fairchild (CLA) 9-4
157: Garrett McChesney (BORO) dec. Wesley Bernes (CLA) 4-1 SV
165: Ryan Burgos (BORO) dec. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (CLA) 5-4
174: Tate Geiser (BORO) maj. Gabe Lily (CLA) 20-6
184: Adrian Gacek tech. Easton Belifore (BORO) 21-6
197: Brody Evans (BORO) dec. Ethan Wiant (CLA) 2-1
285: Aden Roe (BORO) forfeit