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.
LIU's Kaelen Francois excites the crowd as he wins in overtime.
CLARION 33 LIU-POST 6
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.
Kyle Schickel of Clarion controls Drew Witham of LIU en route to a 6-1 decision at 149 pounds.
LIU-POST LOSES TOUGH BATTLE
TO CLARION - BEAT VMI, 28-12.
In the heavyweight battle Clarion's Austin Chapman edged LIU's Aeden Begne.
LIU's Robbie Sagaris put the Sharks on the board first with 6-3 decision at 125 pounds.
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.
Devin Mathews of LIU couldn't hold down Seth Kolerni of Clarion at 141 pounds, dropping a close 5-4 decision.
LIU's Kaelen Francois scores the takedown in overtime to defeat Clarion's Koen Kish 10-8 at 133 pounds.
The Seckler family of Massapequa in attendance.
LIU's coaches: Joe Patrovich, Jesse Dellavecchia, and John Arceri.
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