Wrestling | 2/6/2015 8:41:00 PM

 
                (CLARION): Clarion's Slade Horner (Jr. Ridgway) at 165 and Michael Pavasko (Jr. Munhall/Steel Valley) at 174 got the Golden Eagles off to a 6-0 lead tonight in the first two bouts, and Evan DeLong (Fr. Kane) at 157 capped the match with a win, but West Virginia posted 7 wins overall and a 26-9 win over Clarion at Waldo S. Tippin Gym in an NCAA Division I Dual meet.
 
                Clarion dropped to 1-14 overall, while West Virginia upped their record to 7-7.
 
                The night started with promise when Slade Horner opened the dual with a 7-2 win over Tim Wheeling at 165. Horner had a first period takedown and a three point near fall in the second to go ahead 5-1 and coasted in from there. Horner is now 14-9 this season.
 
                Pavasko, who raised his record to 19-10 at 174, gave the Golden Eagles a 6-0 lead when he won a 3-2 decision over Parker VonEgidy. Pavasko built a 3-0 lead with an escape and a takedown in the second, but held on for a 3-2 win after VonEgidy escaped in the third.
 
                The next two bouts shaped the dual, as the Eagles Daniel Sutherland lost a 3-1 overtime decision to Bubba Scheffel at 184 and Ryan Darch lost a 3-1 overtime decision to Jake A. Smith at 197. Both bouts were tied 1-1 in regulation, and WVU gained takedowns late in both overtimes. The wins tied the dual at 6-6, but turned the tide for the Mountaineers.
 
                Joshua Davis lost a 6-1 decision to AJ Vizcarrondo at 285, Hunter Jones lost a 15-6 major decision to Zeke Moisey at 125 and West Virginia went on a roll.
 
                Clarion freshmen Brodie Zacherl (Brookville) and Evan DeLong (Kane) wrestled well tonight to finish the dual. Zacherl was tied 2-2 in the third period with 1:17 on the riding clock, and chose down to start the period. He could not escape and was turned for a 2-point near fall with 5 seconds left to give Roman Perryman a 4-2 win at 149.
 
                DeLong won the final bout, a 4-3 victory over Brutus Scheffel at 157. DeLong's takedown in the second gave him a 3-0 lead, but ab escape by Scheffel and a reversal in the third tied the match at 3-3. With 25-seconds left DeLong scored an escape and won 4-3, raising his season record to 12-19.
 
                Clarion will wrestle at Pitt on Sunday with the match set at Fitzgerald Field House at 2pm.
 
165- Slade Horner (CL) dec. Tim Wheeling (WV) 7-2
174- Michael Pavasko (CL) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WV) 3-2
184- Bubba Scheffel (WV) dec. Daniel Sutherland (CL) 3-1 ot
197- Jake A. Smith (WV) dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 3-1 ot
285- AJ Vizcarrondo (WV) dec. Joshua Davis (CL) 6-1
125- Zeke Moisey (WV) maj. Dec. Hunter Jones (CL) 15-6
133- Cory Stainbrook (WV) maj.dec. Matthew Liggett (CL) 14-2
141- Mike Morales (WV) wbf John Pezze (CL) 4:11
149- Roman Perryman (WV) dec. Brodie Zacherl (CL) 4-2
157- Evan DeLong (CL) dec. Brutus Scheffel (WV) 4-3