Tyrone had a rough week with back-to-back-to-back road matches at Central on January 13, at West Branch on January 14, and at rival Bellwood on January 15.

Unfortunately, the outcome was not good for the Golden Eagles, who lost all three matches, dropping their dual match schedule to 2-10 on the season.

Central 50, Tyrone 24

The Golden Eagles’ misfortune began at Central in the opening bout of the match when Tanner Walk gave up a takedown and a late four-point nearfall in the third period to lose a 12-0 major decision to Central’s Ty Matthews at 107.

In the next bout, Tyrone’s Jonah Wicker (114) saw a 7-2 lead on Central’s Nathan Morris disappear when Morris put Wicker on his back and got the fall in 3:37.

Tyrone’s Rhys Rawlings (160) scored the Golden Eagles’ first points of the match with a pin of Jeremiah Hartin 3:26.

“[Rhys] did what he was supposed to do,” Tyrone Head Coach Quenton Wright told the Altoona Mirror, “Rhys took his lumps this weekend (at the Mountaineer Duals) and wrestled really tough kids. To be able to get a match like that was good for him.”

Central forfeited at 172 to Mason VanAllman and to Kyler Suhoney at 189.

Tyrone’s Kyle Scott moved up to 215 and won by fall in 1:03.

107–T. Matthews, C, maj. dec. Walk, 12-0; 114–N. Morris, C, pinned Wicker, 3:37; 121–Mowery, C, pinned Veloz, :26; 127–Wilt, C, pinned Gwinn, 4:15; 133–J. Morris, C, won by forfeit; 139–Mickel, C, pinned Sain, 1:41; 145–B. Matthews, C, maj. dec. Frye, 15-4

152–Horn, C, pinned Weber, :39; 160–Rawlings, T, pinned Hart, 3:26; 172–VanAllman, T, won by forfeit; 189–K. Suhoney, T, won by forfeit; 215–Scott, T, pinned Brown, 1:03; 285–Miller, C, pinned Eaken, :14.

Records: Tyrone (2-10), Central (15-3)

Referee: Jeff Beach

West Branch 42, Tyrone 28

Tyrone entered its second match in as many nights searching for a win, and the Golden Eagles got off to a strong start at 215.

Kyler Suhoney pinned Carter Yingling in 2:53 to give Tyrone a 6-0 lead. At heavyweight, John Eaken battled but lost a 3-0 decision to Payton McCloskey.

At 107, Tanner Walk pinned Julian Panebianco in 2:36. At 114, Haliegh Hunter was pinned by Williams Edwards in 0:29.

At 121, Brooklyn Veloz was pinned by Bryce English in 0:17, putting West Branch ahead 15-12.

From there, the Warriors added pins at 127 (Aiden Evans over Cohen Qwinn in 1:06) and 133 (Drake Taylor over Brayden Sain in 0:55). At 139, Brayden Williamson edged Coltyn Frye 8-7.

Tyrone answered at 145 when Rhys Rawlings won by tech fall over Carter Grain, 19-4 (4:10). West Branch continued to build its lead with pins at 152 (Zachary Fenush over Miles Weber in 1:24) and 160 (Jaykob Sample over William Hoffman in 1:14).

Tyrone picked up points at 172 when Mason VanAllman won by tech fall over Reed Yingling, 15-0 (3:41), and at 189 Kyle Scott won by forfeit to close out the final scoring.

“We need to learn how to fight off our backs and be more of a team,” Suhoney said.

Bellwood 37, Tyrone 36

Tyrone’s long streak of defeating northern Blair County rival Bellwood came to an end on January 15, as the Golden Eagles fell 37-36 in a back-and-forth match.

Despite pins from Rhys Rawlings, Kyle Scott, and John Eaken, Tyrone came up just short.

“It was rough having our team lose to Bellwood when we haven’t lost to them in 15 years,” Tyrone standout Kyle Scott said.

Tyrone struggled early in the lineup, but the Golden Eagles started to climb back into it as the weights got heavier. In the end, the duel came down to the final bouts, and the teams finished even at 36-36, with Bellwood earning the 37-36 win on a tiebreaker.

Results:
107 – Nolan Hewitt dec. Tanner Walk, 3-2 (3-0)
114 – Bryson Guyer won by tech. fall over Brooklyn Veloz, 16-0 (3:46) (8-0)
121 – Tanner McElravy pinned Jonah Wicker, 3:21 (14-0)
127 – Cohen Gwinn won by forfeit (14-6)
133 – Karter McCloskey pinned Brayden Sain, 5:08 (20-6)
139 – Sean McFarland maj. dec. Coltyn Frye, 11-1 (24-6)
145 – Rhys Rawlings pinned Gabriel Alley, 1:22 (24-12)
152 – Mason Nagle pinned Miles Weber, 3:04 (30-12)
160 – Chase Focht pinned William Hoffman, 1:43 (36-12)
172 – Mason VanAllman won by forfeit (36-18)
189 – Kyler Suhoney won by forfeit (36-24)
215 – Kyle Scott pinned Landon Sneath, 0:18 (36-30)
285 – John Eaken pinned Cayden Grager, 1:19 (36-36)