BRISTOL, Tenn. – A pair of pins tallied by Jeremy Miller and Dyvon Passmore helped secure a win in King College's first home dual meet of the season over No. 12 Limestone, 27-13.
Through three bouts the Tornado and Saints were even, 6-6, after decision wins by Jerrell McCabe (Virginia Beach, Va.) at 125 pounds and Tywan Claxton (Cleveland, Ohio) at 141 pounds. McCabe began the match with a 7-4 decision win over Eric Rholetter while Claxton fought through a pair of injury timeouts to win an 11-7 decision over Judson Smith.
After falling behind 6-9, freshman Jeremy Miller (Madison, Tenn.) pulled out a tide-turning win by pinning Brennin Adkins in the second period, 1:29 into the frame to take a 12-9 lead. Limestone retook the lead when Daniel McGillivray won a major decision over John Brasher (McCalla, Ala.) for a 12-13 lead but King won the next four bouts to secure the team victory.
Dyvon Passmore (Miami, Fla.) made easy work of Chris Didyoung (174), pinning him 2:02 into the opening period to regain the lead, 18-13. The Tornado never relinquished the advantage and scored nine more insurance points with consecutive wins by decision to close out the meet.
Brandon Tressler (Orlando, Fla.) returned to form with a win by decision, defeating Landon Hall (184) by a 6-2 count. Leading 21-13, Frank Morgan (Maynardville, Tenn.) clinched the win with a 10-3 decision over Demetre Ligiori (197), after Limestone decided to sit No. 1 Dan Scanlan. Dondricus Anderson (Macon, Ga.) finalized the meet with a 10-5 decision over Charles Weber, leading to a 27-13 team win over the Saints.
King will continue its regional play when they travel to Belmont, N.C. to wrestle Belmont Abbey College on Wednesday, Feb. 8 before hosting a tri-meet on Feb. 11 with Ohio Valley and Lake Erie College.
NO. 12 LIMESTONE COLLEGE VS. NO. 16 KING COLLEGE
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WGT
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WRESTLERS
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KING
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LC
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TEAM
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125
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Jerrell McCabe (KING) v. Eric Rholetter (LC) – 7-4
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3
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0
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3-0
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133
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Cullen King (KING) v. Michael Magaha (LC) – 16-3, pin (2:23)
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0
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6
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3-6
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141
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Tywan Claxton (KING) v. Judson Smith (LC) – 11-7
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3
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0
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6-6
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149
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Nic Stella (KING) v. Theran Goodale (LC) – 8-2
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0
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3
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6-9
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157
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Jeremy Miller (KING) v. Brennin Adkins (LC) – 5-0, pin (1:29)
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6
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0
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12-9
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165
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John Brasher (KING) v. Daniel McGillivray (LC) – 1-10
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0
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4
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12-13
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174
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Dyvon Passmore (KING) v. Chris Didyoung (LC) - Pin (2:02)
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6
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0
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18-13
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184
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Brandon Tressler (KING) v. Landon Hall (LC) – 6-2
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3
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0
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21-13
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197
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Frank Morgan (KING) v. Demetre Liguori (LC) – 10-3
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3
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0
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24-13
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285
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Dondricus Anderson (KING) v. Charles Weber (LC) – 10-5
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3
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0
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27-13
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FINAL SCORE
KING, 27
LIMESTONE, 13
