Making
marks on mat
wrestlers advance to quarterfinals
By Sam Tallarico
Eagle Staff Writer
CANONSBURG —
Now, the question is can the squad can sustain it?
Three Golden Tornado wrestlers, Cole Baxter (130 pounds), Alex Evanoff (145)
and Josh Pascazi (152), reached the quarterfinals after wins in the preliminary
round at Canon-McMillan High.
Baxter (32-6) scored a takedown 13 seconds into overtime to pull out a 4-2 win
over
Evanoff (37-1), the No. 3 seed, held off McGuffey's Frank Bavaro (25-13) by a
5-2 decision while No. 2 seed Pascazi (31-6) pinned Norwin's Franklin Alvarez
in 46 seconds.
"They wrestled all three of those matches before," said
Baxter held a 2-0 lead after a takedown midway through the first period, but
Borz used escapes in the first and second periods to pull even. After a
scoreless third, Baxter became the aggressor, taking Borz to the mat early to
secure the win.
Evanoff trailed 2-0 until late in the first period when he earned an escape
before adding a takedown in the closing seconds to take a lead he would not
surrender.
"Alex started slow, but he's done that before," said Stoner. "He
has to get himself ready to go out and wrestle."