St. Edward's makes national statement with impressive wins

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Ethan Moore (TheMat.com)
01/25/2003


Minutes before the Lakewood St. Edwards (OH) Eagles, ranked third in the nation, battled the second-ranked St. Paris Graham (OH) Falcons on Saturday, the Eagles' senior wrestlers were honored by the school, and then they appropriately lead their team to an intense victory, 27-25.    Ryan Lang (135 lbs.), Charles Agozzino (140), Tim Scarl (160), Matt Koz (215) and Kevin Quinn (275) all had important wins in a dual in which every point counted, and the outcome was not decided until the final match.    "We told our kids to wrestle all out for the complete match, whether it went into overtime or ended in regulation," said an excited and drained Greg Urbas, coach of the Eagles. "Every match was important, and thats what we stressed."    In the end, after a dramatic come from behind victory by Graham sophomore David Erwin, Graham needed a pin from senior C.P. Schlatter (152), but he was unable to score the fall against Chuck Koz, leading the capacity crowd to remind everyone in attendance about the tradition of the storied program, chanting "We are St. Eds!"     In the day's other duals, Graham defeated Davison (MI) 48-20, while St. Edward's defeated Davison, 41-21. The Davsion squad competed hard in each match, and the future is bright for coach Roy Hall, who fielded a line-up riddled with freshman and sophomores.     There were numerous stellar individual performances, but perhaps none as impressive as the dominance displayed by Davison sophomore Brent Metcalf at 140 lbs. Competing against two nationally-ranked seniors, he used a whirlwind, constantly attcking style to dismantle Agozzino 13-5 and Graham's Kalen Knull, 9-1. In another much anticipated match, Graham sophomore Cameron Doggett (119) weathered a furious third period comeback to defeat Davison star Paul Donahoe 14-10.     Lakewood St. Edward's (OH) 27, St. Paris Graham (OH) 25  160 - Tim Scarl (SE) dec. Billy Evans (G), 9-3  171 - Joe Dennis (G) maj. dec. Haruki Nakamura (SE), 17-6  189 - Joe Hoke (G) dec. Ryan Adkins (SE), 3-1 ot  215 - Matt Koz (SE) dec. Jason Marshall (G), 6-3  275 - Kevin Quinn (SE) tech. fall Jimm Aills (G), 19-4 in 5:57  103 - Lance Palmer (SE) dec. Aaron Hart (G), 10-3  112 - Clayton Stark (SE) pin Jordan Current (G), 5:36  119 - Cameron Doggett (G) tech. fall Matt McDiarmid (SE), 19-4 in 4:40  125 - Dustin Schlatter (G) maj. dec. Pat Phelan (SE), 18-4  130 - Jacob Frerichs (G) dec. John Gubanich (SE), 4-0  135 - Ryan Lang (SE) maj. dec. Tyler Schlatter (G), 15-4  140 - Charles Agozzino dec. Kalen Knull (G), 9-2  145 - David Erwin (G) dec. Kevin Ward (SE), 5-4  152 - C.P. Schlatter (G) dec. Chuck Koz (SE), 12-5    Lakewood St. Edward's (OH) 41, Davison (MI) 21  160 - Tim Scarl (SE) tech. fall Trevor Perry (D), 23-8  171 - Haruki Nakamura (SE) maj. dec. Zac Denkins (D), 22-9  189 - Jesse Reader (D) pin Ryan Adkins (SE), 0:51  215 - Adam Wilmoth (D) tech. fall Samer Khouri (SE), 19-4   275 - Kevin Quinn (SE) maj. dec. Derek Skinner (D), 15-5  103 - Lance Palmer (SE) pin Eric Warner (D), 0:28  112 - Jon Reader (D) dec. Clayton Stark (SE), 6-0  119 - Paul Donahoe (D) dec. Matt McDiarmid (SE), 8-6  125 - Pat Phelan (SE) dec. Jason Whitman (D), 9-2  130 - John Gubanich (SE) dec. Coery Rogers (D), 3-2   135 - Ryan Lang (SE) tech. fall Tony Ward (D), 20-5  140 - Brent Metcalf (D) maj. dec. Charles Agozzino (SE), 13-5  145 - Kevin Ward (SE) pin Kyle Chittick (D), 5:54  152 - Chuck Koz (SE) tech. fall Quinn Boyce (D), 18-3    St. Paris Graham (OH) 48, Davison (MI) 20  160 - Billy Evans (G) pin Trevor Perry (D)   171 - Joe Dennis (G) tech. fall Zac Denkins (D)   189 - Joe Hoke (G) dec. Jesse Reader (D), 5-4  215 - Adam Wilmoth (D) maj. dec. Jason Marshall (G), 12-3  275 - Derek Skinner (D) pin Jimm Aills (G), 0:50  103 - Aaron Hart (G) pin Eric Warner (D), 1:19  112 - Jon Reader (D) pin Jordan Current (G), 2:35  119 - Cameron Doggett (G) dec. Paul Donahoe (D), 14-10  125 - Dustin Schlatter (G) tech. fall Jason Whitman (D), 16-1 in 2:11  130 - Jacob Frerichs (G) pin Corey Rogers (D), 0:35  135 - Tyler Schlatter (G) dec. Tony Ward (D), 6-3  140 - Brent Metcalf (D) maj. dec. Kalen Knull (G), 9-1  145 - David Erwin (G) tech. fall Kyle Chittick (D), 20-5   152 - C.P. Schlatter (G) pin Quinn Boyce (D)