LIU-POST LOSES TOUGH BATTLE

TO CLARION - BEAT VMI, 28-12.

Devin Mathews of LIU couldn't hold down Seth Kolerni of Clarion at 141 pounds, dropping a close 5-4 decision.

Rhise Royster of LIU works to come out the back door on Clarion's Trevor Elfvin but it wasn't enough as Elfvin came from behind to win 9-5 at 157 pounds.

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 LIU's Robbie Sagaris put the Sharks on the board first with 6-3 decision at 125 pounds.

LIU's coaches: Joe Patrovich, Jesse Dellavecchia, and John Arceri.

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 LIU's Kaelen Francois scores the takedown in overtime to defeat Clarion's Koen Kish 10-8 at 133 pounds.

                      CLARION  33   LIU-POST  6​

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125- ​Robbie Sagaris (LIU) dec. Logan Mazzeo -6-3

133- Kaelen Francois (LIU) dec. Koen Kish 10-8 OT

141- Seth Koleno (Clar) dec. Devin Mathews 5-4

149- Kyle Schickel (Clar) dec. Drew Witham 6-1

157- Trevor Elfvin (Clar) dec. Rhise Royster  9-5

165- Cam Pine (Clar) dec. Blake Bahna 11-5

174- John Worthing (Clar) pinned TJ Franden 6:27

184- Will Feldkamp (Clar) pinned Gavin Claro :54

197- Ty Bagoly (Clar) pinned Joe LoPresti :32

285- Austin Chapman (Clar) dec. Aeden Begne 5-4

MAT NOTES:

      Clarion (6-3) posted a 33-6 victory over LIU-Post before a nice crowd at the Pratt Recreation Center in Upper Brookville.  LIU jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and nearly posted a fall in the 141-pound bout. The next three matches were highly competitive and involved back-and-forth battles, however the visitors from PA emerged with three key decisions for a 12-6 team lead. The final team score wasn't indicative of the ten bouts contested.

      LIU-Post defeated VMI, 28-12, in the second dual meet of the doubleheader.

     The LIU-Post Sharks have upstate New Yorker, Drew Witham (Copenhagen HS) on the roster. Witham was a two-time NYS place winner with an impressive 130-13 high school ledger. LIU-Post also have two Sayville HS products on the team, Joe LoPresti  a former Suffolk County champion and OSW Award winner, along with 2022 state meet qualifier Jamisen Colongione​.

     The Clarion Golden Eagles have two-time state placer John Worthy (Tioga HS), he compiled a 167-27 scholastic mark. In 1973, Clarion had three NCAA champions, Don Rohn (134), two-time king Wade Schalles (158) and Bill Simpson at 167 pounds.

     LIU -Post's legendary and Hall-of-Fame coach Joe Patrovich, is in his eighth year at the helm. His able assistants are Jesse Dellavecchia (East Islip), an NCAA finalist at Rider University and John Arceri, a former New York State champion from Huntington HS.

Clarion's John Worthing from New York controls LIU's TJ Franden at 174 pounds. Worthing picked up the fall and helped Clarion build an 18-6 lead.

 LIU's Kaelen Francois excites the crowd as he wins in overtime.

The Seckler family of Massapequa in attendance.

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In the heavyweight battle Clarion's Austin Chapman edged LIU's Aeden Begne.

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Kyle Schickel of Clarion controls Drew Witham of LIU en route to a 6-1 decision at 149 pounds.