No. 8 Pitt-Johnstown men's wrestling cruises past Shippensburg

Key Highlights

• It was all Gray as he easily won by technical fall at the 4:10 mark to give the Mountain Cats a 5-0 lead. Pitt-Johnstown freshman Brady Baker led Kyle von Schmidt 3-1 after the first period.
• Baker’s advantage grew to 11-2 in the second, but Schmidt came back in the third.
• Baker prevailed 12-6 in a decision. Chad Ozias dominated his match for Pitt-Johnstown, winning by a technical fall 23-5 over Cole Coffin putting the Mountain Cats up 13-0. Two-time junior college champion Matt Sarbo was next up on the docket for Pitt-Johnstown against the Raiders’ Mike Trainor. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoth men battled hard through the first with Sarbo holding a 6-2 advantage.
• In the second, Sarbo extended the lead to 10-3 and finished off a major decision with a final score of 20-6. At 157, Richland High School graduate Cooper Warshel wrestled Anthony Lavish.
• After a very hard-fought first period that went in Warshel’s favor, the Pitt-Johns- town crowd came to its feet when he pinned Lavish 4:14 into the match for a 23-0 lead.“I am happy with the way I competed tonight,” said Warshel.