Port Allegany
vs
Bucktail
2/2/02
@ location

District IX

(from Bucktail website)
Harber Shocks Port Big Man
Bucks 275 Pounder Pins Petteys, Bucks Still Fall 38-27

Farwell- Bucktail's wrestling team fell to 6-13 on the season with their
38-27 home loss to the visiting Gators of Port Allegany.

Bucktail's Bob Houser got the Bucks on the board with a forfeit and Pat
Tarantella would follow that up with a quick pin fall over Cody Smoker.
Tarantella's fall would come at the 1:05 mark. The Bucks led 12-0.

The Gators would come back. Dave Ross, who was wrestling his last match in
the Bucktail Gymnasium, would fall to B.J. Greenman by way of major decision
13-2. Port Allegany would pull to with in 12-10 when the Gators' Chad
Glascow would pin Bucktail's Matt Polaskey in 0:53.

Lewis Windsor would give Port the lead when he would drop Rich Cole for a
pin in 1:04.

Jim Churchill would give Bucktail back the lead when he picked up a pinfall
at 140. Bucktail's 18-16 lead would be short lived.

Garrett Smith would major decision Dayl Flack at 145 to give Port Allegany
the 21-18 lead heading into the 152 pound bout.

Bucktail's Bryan James would get his team three team points with 7-4 victory
over Steve Spees.

Port Allegany would pick up six points at 160 thanks to a forfeit and would
never trail again in the match. Adam Rohrer would pin the Bucks Dustin
Newlen in 0:50 and Alan Lovell would receive a forfeit at 189 as the Gators
now led 39-21.

The 275 pound bout stole the show. Coming into the bout Port Allegany's
Casey Petteys was 13-2 and currently ranked second in District 9. He was the
heavy favorite against Bucktail freshman Will Harber. Petteys built a 5-0
lead going into the third period. Harber would catch Petteys in the third
and score a shocking pin fall in 4:53. *Petteys would cost his team a point
for throwing his head gear to make the final score 38-27 in favor of the
Gators.

Bucktail will close out their regular season schedule as they travel to
Mansfield on Feb. 7.

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