CLARION, Pa. --- In their penultimate home match of the 2022-23 season, the Golden Eagle wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts in a 23-9 rout of Buffalo, with Clarion coming up clutch in the big moments.
 
Six of the 10 matches were decided by two points or fewer, and on four of those occasions it was a Clarion wrestler that gutted out the win. Two of those bouts went to sudden victory, and in both of those instances the Golden Eagles were victorious; John Worthing pulled out a 3-1 decision over Jay Nivison at 174 pounds, while Ty Bagoly took down Sam Mitchell early in the 197-pound overtime to claim a win there.
 
Kyle Schickel provided an emotional lift at a pivotal point of the match, coming back from a four-point deficit late to beat Kaleb Burgess in the 149-pound bout. Burgess held an 8-4 lead midway through the third period, despite the fact that Schickel had been in on a number of good shots throughout. Schickel finally broke through with the big one with 39 seconds remaining, blasting Burgess for a takedown to his back and picking up four back points to boot. That turned a four-point deficit to a 10-8 lead, and Schickel rode Burgess for the remainder to take the decision.
 
Joey Fischer got the match started on the right foot with a dominant effort at 125 pounds. He took down Mason Bush and tilted him for four back points, and then kept the pressure on with a strong ride in the second period. Fischer never allowed Bush back into the match, defeating him for a 14-3 major decision.
 
The other bonus points of the night came from Will Feldkamp, in what was a match between two nationally-ranked wrestlers at 184 pounds. Feldkamp worked Giuseppe Hoose for all seven minutes, picking up near fall points and finishing him off for a 9-1 major decision that clinched the team match. That was part of a streak of four straight match wins for the Golden Eagles that started with Cam Pine's 3-2 decision over Noah Grover, with Pine taking down Grover early in the third period to take the advantage. Bagoly punctuated the 4-0 run with his win over Mitchell.
 
Clarion 23, Buffalo 9
           
125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Mason Bush (Buffalo) (MD 14-3)
133 - Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) over Mason Prinkey (Clarion) (Dec 6-5)
141 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Jack Marlow (Buffalo) (Dec 5-2)
149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) over Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) (Dec 10-8)
157 - Michael Petite (Buffalo) over Trevor Elfvin (Clarion) (Dec 13-6)
165 - Cam Pine (Clarion) over Noah Grover (Buffalo) (Dec 3-2)
174 - John Worthing (Clarion) over Jay Nivison (Buffalo) (SV-1 3-1)
184 - #28 Will Feldkamp (Clarion) over #22 Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo) (MD 9-1)
197 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) (SV-1 6-4)
285 - Eli Sherren (Buffalo) over Austin Chapman (Clarion) (Dec 4-3)
 
Rankings are NCAA Coaches Poll for Feb. 10