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Garry Talbert

Men's Wrestling 1/20/2022 9:40:00 PM Turner Kirby, Athletic Communications Assistant

Wolves Dominate Allen and Emmanuel

Wolves Win Third Straight Conference Dual After Toppling Non-Conference Foe

Franklin Springs, GA - The Newberry Wrestling team continued their momentum after their fourth place finish at NWCA National Duals as they took down the Allen Yellow Jackets and conference foe Emmanuel in dominating fashion. The Wolves never trailed across both matches and used several pins to put the matches out of reach early on.

Newberry 40, Allen 9
The Wolves started their afternoon against the Allen Yellow Jackets in a non-conference dual. Zach Shupp got the action started in his first dual action since December 2nd against Queens as he defeated Rico Robinson via a 16-1 tech fall to give the Scarlet and Gray the early 5-0 lead. Christian Decatur would follow that up with a quick pin and the lead grew to 11-0. Devan Moore followed that up with a major decision to make it 14-0. After a forfeit at 149, Isiah Royal pinned James Dagin and the Wolves added 12 points to their lead. Nolan Wheeler added a hard fought decision and then Caleb Spears recorded the quickest pin of the season as he ended his bout in 12 seconds to increase the Wolves lead. Armando Acosta would record the last points for the Wolves with a major decision. Allen would take the last two bouts to reach the final score of 40-9.

Newberry 30, Emmanuel 12
After a break as Emmanuel wrestled Allen, the Wolves would face the Lions in a SACC dual. Zach Shupp once again added a spark at the top of the lineup as he used a four point near fall to springboard to a 13-4 major decision. Christian Decatur followed that up with an 18-3 technical fall and the Wolves led 9-0 after two bouts. The bout of the match came at 141 where Devan Moore let a late four point lead slip away sending the bout to sudden victory. However, Moore was not rattled as he would get the take down less than ten seconds into the first sudden victory period to secure three more points for the Scarlet and Gray to make it 12-0. Isiah Royal would follow that with a 10-3 decision to add three more points. The Lions would get on the board at 157 but a Nolan Wheeler decision via riding time and a Caleb Spears pin would give the Wolves a secure enough lead where the Lions were out of sight. Emmanuel would take two of the last three bouts but Kaleb Haven earned a pin to make the final score 30-12.

The Wolves now will have nine days off before they return to Eleazer Arena on Saturday, January 29th as they face Mount Olive and Coker with Senior Day festivities scheduled for in between those two matches.

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Players Mentioned

Devan Moore: Sophomore

Isiah Royal: Senior

Caleb Spears: Senior

Nolan Wheeler: 5' 8"; Freshman

Zach Shupp: 5' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Armando Acosta: 5' 8"; Freshman

Christian Decatur: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Devan Moore
: Sophomore

Isiah Royal
: Senior

Caleb Spears
: Senior

Nolan Wheeler
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Zach Shupp
: 5' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Armando Acosta
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Christian Decatur
: Freshman