PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- The Golden Eagle wrestling team returned to dual match action with three matches at the Dragon Duals, going 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. Clarion picked up a 30-13 win over West Liberty and a 23-17 decision over host school Drexel, while falling 37-6 to Little Rock in between.
 
Clarion 30, West Liberty 13
125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Alexander Crane (West Liberty) (TF 16-1 4:45)
133 - Vincent Scollo (West Liberty) over TJ England (Clarion) (Dec 7-1)
141 - Khyvon Grace (West Liberty) over Tye Varndell (Clarion) (SV-1 4-1)
149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) over Armon Nettey (West Liberty) (TF 15-0 2:34)
157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) over Tyler Beckley (West Liberty) (TF 16-0 1:41)
165 - Alec Cook (West Liberty) over Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) (Dec 8-3)
174 - John Worthing (Clarion) over Breagan Pearson (West Liberty) (Fall 3:14)
184 - Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Cam Pine (Clarion) (MD 14-4)
197 - Ethan Wiant (Clarion) over Keaton Grider (West Liberty) (Fall 2:29)
285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) over Jamie Kilmer (West Liberty) (Dec 3-0)
 
Recap: Bonus points played a huge factor in the win over the Hilltoppers, with Clarion picking up extra points in five of their six wins. Three of those victories came via technical fall, while the other two were pins, with John Worthing and Ethan Wiant delivering those wins by fall.
 
Joey Fischer led things off with his first of three dual wins on Sunday, beating Alexander Crane with a second period tech fall. The Hilltoppers won decisions in the next two bouts to very briefly take the lead in the match, but Kyle Schickel quashed that with a quick tech fall of his own, beating Armon Nettey 15-0 with 26 seconds left in the first period. Not to be outdone, Alejandro Herrera-Rondon beat Tyler Beckley in just 1:41, scoring 16 quick points for the tech fall.
 
The Golden Eagles got falls by Worthing and Wiant to finish off West Liberty, with the former pinning Breagan Pearson 14 seconds into the second period, and the latter with 21 to go in the first. Austin Chapman finished things off with a decision at heavyweight, beating Jamie Kilmer 3-0.
 
Little Rock 37, Clarion 6
125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) (Dec 9-2)
133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) over TJ England (Clarion) (TF 19-2 3:05)
141 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) over Ryan Avalos (Clarion) (Fall 1:52)
149 - Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) over Kyle Schickel (Clarion) (MD 18-4)
157 - Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) over Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) (MD 9-1)
165 - Bilal Bailey (Little Rock) over Wesley Barnes (Clarion) (MD 15-2)
174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) over John Worthing (Clarion) (Dec 8-4)
184 - Cam Pine (Clarion) over Triston Wills (Little Rock) (Dec 8-4)
197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) over Ethan Wiant (Clarion) (TF 21-5 6:14)
285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) over John Meyers (Clarion) (Fall 6:50)
Recap: The second match of the day went decidedly in favor of the Trojans, with Little Rock winning eight of the 10 bouts contested en route to their victory. Fischer was one of the two Golden Eagles to pick up a win, claiming his second of the day with a 9-2 decision over Jeremiah Reno. That gave way to six straight wins for the Trojans, with five of those six coming with bonus points attached.
 
Tyler Brennan's win by decision over Worthing at 174 pounds clinched the team result for the Trojans, but Cam Pine was able to pick up one more win for the Golden Eagles in the next bout, defeating Triston Wills by 8-4 decision in the 184-pound match. The Trojans won a tech fall at 197 pounds and a fall in the heavyweight bout, finishing off the match.
 
Clarion 23, Drexel 17 
125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) (Dec 8-3)
133 - TJ England (Clarion) over Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) (Dec 10-7)
141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) over Tye Varndell (Clarion) (TF 20-4 4:53)
149 - Dominic Findora (Drexel) over Kyle Schickel (Clarion) (TF 15-0 7:00)
157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) over Tyler Williams (Drexel) (TF 18-3 7:00)
165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) over Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) (MD 9-1)
174 - John Worthing (Clarion) over Jasiah Queen (Drexel) (TF 18-1 3:35)
184 - Cam Pine (Clarion) over Justin Griffith (Drexel) (TF 20-5 6:09)
197 - Ethan Wiant (Clarion) over Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) (Dec 6-5)
285 - Santino Morina (Drexel) over John Meyers (Clarion) (SV-1 4-1)
 
Recap: The final dual of the day was the most closely contested, with the Golden Eagles needing contributions from throughout the lineup to get the win over the hosting Dragons. Clarion won six of the 10 bouts on the docket, including three tech falls compared to two for the Dragons.
 
Fischer finished up his undefeated day with yet another bout victory, this time beating Desmond Pleasant by 8-3 decision. TJ England added on in the 133-pound bout, picking up his first win of the 2023-24 season with a 10-7 decision over Jaxon Maroney. Jordan Soriano and Dominic Findora responded with back-to-back tech falls to put the Dragons ahead 10-6, but Herrera-Rondon picked up his second tech fall of the day at 157 pounds, beating Tyler Williams 18-3 to put his team back ahead.
 
Worthing gave Clarion the lead for good in the 174-pound bout, tech falling Jasiah Queen in the second period to make it a 16-14 Golden Eagle lead. Pine tacked on with a tech fall of his own to make it 21-14, but a point penalty was assessed to Clarion to make it a five-point match. That put additional importance on the 197-pound bout and Ethan Wiant came up huge, getting tough to beat Ibrahim Ameer by 6-5 decision to clinch the Golden Eagles' win.