Bloomsburg Rolls Past Rider in Wrestling
BOYERTOWN— The Bloomsburg University wrestling team posted a 26-10 win over Rider University in a match at held at Boyertown High School on Tuesday.
The Huskies started quickly in the match with 12th-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) winning by major decision, 20-7, followed by a pin from Jason Guffey (Muncy/Warrior Run) at 134 in 4:34. Darren Kern (Pennsburg/Upper Perkiomen) made it three straight wins for Bloomsburg with a hard-fought 2-0 win at 141 pounds.
Rider won its first match of the night at 149 with All-American Don Fisch winning 10-2 over Dennis Bermudez (Suagerties, NY/Suagerties). Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) won at 157 pounds for the Huskies by a 6-0 score with Rider posting a win at 165 pounds.
At 174 pounds, Brian Shaw won by major decision, 14-4, over Dan Silberman, while Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) won by a 6-1 margin at 184 pounds. After dropping the 197 pound match, the Huskies heavyweight All-American Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) took to the mat.
Spaid, a graduate of Boyertown High School, did not disappoint the local crowd earning a 7-1 victory, his 28th win of the season.
Bloomsburg, now 2-4-1, will host Binghamton University on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Bloomsburg 26 Rider 10 Wt. Name Bout Match 125 Mike Sees (B) major dec. Mitch Fenton 20-7 4-0 133 Jason Guffey (B) WBF Zac Cunliffe 4:34 10-0 141 Darren Kern (B) dec. Fred Rodgers 2-0 13-0 149 Don Fisch (R) major dec. Dennis Bermudez 10-2 13-4 157 Matt Moley (B) def. Rob Morrison 6-0 16-4 165 Jason Lapha (R) dec. Rickey Schmelyun 6-1 16-7 174 Brian Shaw (B) major dec. Dan Silberman 14-4 20-7 184 Jesse Hasseman (B) dec. Mike Darling 6-1 23-7 197 T. J. Morrison (R) dec. Eric Shaw 6-0 23-10 285 Mike Spaid (B) dec. Ed Bordas 7-1 26-10