
Fourth-ranked
Matt Sarbo's major decision at 149 lbs. began a streak that saw the No. 5/4 Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers win six of the final seven bouts to claw back from an early deficit to pin a 32-12 loss on Findlay (OH), Sunday afternoon in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats remained unbeaten and improved to 4-0.
At 125 lbs., top-ranked
Trevon Gray ran out to an early 7-1 advantage and dealt No. 9/9 Billy Smith a 7-5 loss give the Mountain Cats the lead, but Findlay responded with a pair of wins to take the lead. Nate Knowlton erased a seven-point deficit then pinned
Tyson Cook at 6:36 in the 133-lb bout, and Sawyer Smith held off
Connor Demcher, 6-5, at 141 lbs. to put the Roughnecks on top, 9-3.
However, Pitt-Johnstown won six of the final seven bouts, including five with bonus points, to pull away.
Sarbo got the Mountain Cats restarted with his 17-4 major win over Micah Cottrell at 149 lbs., and
Cooper Warshel's 16-1 technical fall at 5:15 over AJ Parrish at 157 lbs. gave the lead back to Pitt-Johnstown at 12-9.


No. 19
Trent Hoover quickly pinned Scott Speakman 1:57 into the opening period at 165 lbs., and No. 12/15
Ty Morrison won a 6-1 decision at 174 lbs. that extended it to 21-9.
After a 9-2 win from Findlay's Chase Stein at 184 lbs. that cut it to 21-12, Pitt-Johnstown finished strong. No. 18
Brad Morrison picked up a 15-0 technical fall at 3:20 over Ronnie Thomas at 197 lbs., before third-ranked
Isaiah Vance pinned No. 10/11 at 1:35 at 285 lbs. to set the final at 32-12.
With the loss, the Roughnecks slipped to 2-4 on the season.
Pitt-Johnstown travels to the 2026 Fairmont State (WV) Duals n Sunday, before visiting Kutztown for a PSAC match on Jan. 16.
Findlay at #5/4 Pitt-Johnstown – 01/04/26
125 lbs. #1/1 Trevon Gray (UPJ) Decision #9/9 Billy Smith (UF) 7-5
3-0 UPJ
133 lbs. Nate Knowlton (UF) Fall
Tyson Cook (UPJ) 6:36
6-3 UF
141 lbs. Sawyer Smith (UF) Decision
Connor Demcher (UPJ) 6-5
9-3 UF
149 lbs. #4/4 Matt Sarbo (UPJ) Major Decision Micah Cottrell (UF) 17-4
9-7 UF
157 lbs. Cooper Warshel (UPJ) Technical Fall AJ Parrish (UF) 16-1 (5:15)
12-9 UPJ
165 lbs. #19 Trent Hoover (UPJ) Fall Scott Speakman (UF) 1:57
18-9 UPJ
174 lbs.
#12/15 Ty Morrison (UPJ) Decision Donavyn Watts (UF) 6-1
21-9 UPJ
184 lbs. Chase Stein (UF) Decision
#15 Noah Gnibus (UPJ) 9-2
21-12 UPJ
197 lbs. #18 Brad Morrison (UPJ) Technical Fall Ronnie Thomas 15-0 (3:20)
26-12 UPJ
285 lbs. #3/3 Isaiah Vance (UPJ) Fall #10/11 Giulian Bodiu (UF) 1:35
32-12 UPJ