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David Sinclair

Wrestling 2/13/2015 10:28:00 PM

Wrestling challenges No. 8 Messiah in defeat

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Mike Lammer worked his fifth major decision of the year and the Blue Jay wrestling team had once-beaten No. 8 Messiah down 13-10 with four matches left, but the Falcons received two falls in those last four matches to put a small damper on Senior Night, 25-16, Friday at Thompson Gymnasium.

Defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Kaleb Loht used six takedowns, including three in the first period to defeat Chad Lammer, 15-7, and give the Falcons (18-1) an early 4-0 lead.

Mike Lammer picked the Blue Jays (4-12) up almost immediately, going on a scoring spree of his own to major decision Adam Peris, 14-5, at 149. Lammer trailed 2-1 going into the second period, but a takedown in the final minute and a near pin put him in front 6-3. Two additional takedowns and a second 3-point near-fall furthered the match in the Ephrata native's favor.

Fresh off a third-place showing at the Messiah Open last Saturday, rookie Chris Kummerer wrestled up at 157 for the first time in his career. The results were positive, as Kummerer used a late first period takedown and a reversal in the final minute of the third to beat Josh Toal 5-3.

Prior to the match, E-town honored seniors Collin James, Jordan Moser, Jeremy Rieth, Jared Weaver and Zeke Zimmer. James and Weaver (injury) were out of the lineup, but Zimmer was first to get his shot on the mat in his last ever home match.

The team's career active wins leader didn't disappoint, racking up four takedowns and two escapes for a 10-6 win over Ben Wise. It was Zimmer's 75th career victory and team-leading 24th this season, matching his career-high for wins in a season, set back in 2012-13 (24-10).

Luke Fernandez followed with a 9-2 decision over Jeremy Bailes at 184 and Bryan Pflanz continued to wrestle well with a 6-1 decision against Marshall Myers at 133.

The Blue Jays led Messiah 13-10 with four bouts left, but the visitors got big points from pins at 197 by Kyle Koser and 125 by No. 2 Lucas Malmberg, last year's Mideast Region champion and national runner-up.

Messiah's ability to collect bonus points was the difference in the match between the two longtime rivals. While both sides collected five wins, the Falcons gained 10 bonus points to E-town's one.

In exhibition matches, senior Jordan Moser and junior John Archangelo both registered pins. Moser downed William Korzeniewski in 1:12, while Archangelo needed just 60 seconds to put away Tyler Kishimoto.

Elizabethtown will conclude the regular season with a dual at Muhlenberg next Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Elizabethtown vs. #8 Messiah
Thompson Gymnasium • Elizabethtown, Pa. • Friday, February 13, 2015

Wt.	Result	EC	MC
141 *	#1/1 Kaleb Loht (M) maj. dec. Chad Lammer (E), 15-7	0	4
149	Mike Lammer (E) maj. dec. Adam Peris (M), 14-5	4	4
157	Chris Kummerer (E) dec. Josh Toal (M), 5-3	7	4
165	Derek Beitz (M) pinned Rafi Sayada (E), 0:50	7	10
174	Zeke Zimmer (E) dec. Ben Wise (M), 10-6	10	10
184	Luke Fernandez (E) dec. Jeremy Bailes (M), 9-2	13	10
197	Kyle Koser (M) pinned Ben Martin (E), 3:39	13	16
285	Jason Wright (M) dec. Jeremy Rieth (E), 4-3 (TB-3) ^	13	19
125	#2/2 Lucas Malmberg (M) pinned Philip Torresani (E), 4:12	13	25
133	Bryan Pflanz (E) dec. Marshall Myers (E), 6-1	16	25
, Exhibition Matches
125	John Archangelo (E) pinned Tyler Kishimoto (M), 1:00
157	Jordan Moser (E) pinned William Korzeniewski (M), 1:12
184	Tyler Hershey (M) dec. Quinn Ruble (E), 11-9
* Match started with 141-pound bout ^ Received riding time point after fourth OT (0:02) NOTE: Wrestler rankings are NWCA / D3wrestle.com

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Players Mentioned

John Archangelo: 125; 5' 4"; Junior

Luke Fernandez: 184; Sophomore

Chad Lammer: 141/149; Junior

Mike Lammer: 149/157; 5' 7"; Junior

Ben Martin: 197/285; 6' 5"; Sophomore

Jordan Moser: 157/165; Senior

Bryan Pflanz: 133/141; 5' 5"; Junior

Jeremy Rieth: 285; 6' 2"; Senior

Rafi Sayada: 165; 5' 10"; Junior

Jared Weaver: 197; 5' 9"; Senior

Zeke Zimmer: 174; 5' 8"; Senior

Chris Kummerer: 141/149; 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Archangelo
: 5' 4"; Junior
: 125

Luke Fernandez
: Sophomore
: 184

Chad Lammer
: Junior
: 141/149

Mike Lammer
: 5' 7"; Junior
: 149/157

Ben Martin
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: 197/285

Jordan Moser
: Senior
: 157/165

Bryan Pflanz
: 5' 5"; Junior
: 133/141

Jeremy Rieth
: 6' 2"; Senior
: 285

Rafi Sayada
: 5' 10"; Junior
: 165

Jared Weaver
: 5' 9"; Senior
: 197

Zeke Zimmer
: 5' 8"; Senior
: 174

Chris Kummerer
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: 141/149