Boone, N.C. Kyle Blevins and Austin Trotman went unbeaten on the day as the Appalachian State University wrestling team won two of three matches in the season opener. Appalachian Defeated Gardner-Webb 27-12, fell to Buffalo 29-6 and beat Spartanburg Methodist 49-6.

In their first match of the day against Gardner-Webb, Appalachian won six of the final seven matches en route to a 27-12 season opening victory. In the first match, Bryan Rickard earned a three-point near fall with 1:08 left in the third period but was unable to get a final takedown falling to Cortney Roberts 5-4.

Frank Celorrio pinned Kyle Baird with 23 seconds left in the second period to put the Mountaineers on top 6-3, Appalachian would not trail the rest of the match. At 141, Mike Kessler took down Rob Tate early in the first period, but Tate earned an escape point and went on for a 6-2 win.

Chip Powell defeated Kurt Wentick at 149. Powell had a takedown with 50 seconds left in the first period and hung on for the 2-0 win. Powell's win was the first of six in a row for the Mountaineers.

At 157, Brett Houghton took the early lead with a takedown of Justin Guthrie. Houghton led 3-0 after the first and 4-2 after the second period. Both wrestlers earned a pair of takedowns in the final period while Houghton earned a near fall, giving him a 17-9 major decision win over Guthrie.

Kyle Blevins earned his first collegiate victory with a 6-1 win over Dave Sweeney. After a scoreless first period, Blevins earned the first takedown of the match with 15 seconds left in the second period. Blevins finished the match with two takedowns in the third period to finish off the win.

Austin Trotman used five takedowns to defeat Jonathon Velazquez at 174 by major decision 13-5. Dylan Temple followed Trotman with a major decision of his own at 184 with a 14-2 win.

David Pritz earned his first collegiate win with a 2-1 decision over Matthias Piasecki. Pritz got a a takedown with one second left in the first period and hung on for the win. Dustin Porter pinned Dustin Heiser with 57 seconds left in the third period for Gardner-Webb's final points of the match.

The Mountaineers fell into a 17-0 hole against Buffalo, falling inthe first five matches. Blevins continued to have a solid day as he won a 6-3 decision over Ron Majerus. Blevins scored the decisive takedown as time expired in the second period. Trotman followed with a 10-3 decision over Nate Rock. It took Trotman only 10 seconds into the match to register the first takedown of the match, as he ended up taking Rock down three times in the match.

In the final match of the evening, Andrew Sifakis, Kessler, Powell and Temple all earned pin falls. Houghton, Blevins earned decisions while Celorrio, Trotman and Dennis Paiva earned wins by forfeit.

Appalachian will hit the road to compete in the Keystone Classic (Pa.) on Sunday, Nov. 23.

Appalachian State (1-0) 27 Gardner-Webb (0-2) 12

125 Cortney Roberts (GW) dec. Bryan Rickard (ASU) 5-4, 3-0 GW

133 Frank Celorrio (ASU) Fall Kyle Baird (GW) 2:37, 3rd, 6-3 ASU

141 Rob Tate (GW) dec. Mike Kessler (ASU) 6-2, 6-6 Tie

149 Chip Powell (ASU) dec. Kurt Wentick (GW) 2-0, 9-6 ASU

157 Brett Houghton (ASU) major dec. Justin Guthrie (GW) 17-9, 13-6 ASU

165 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Dave Sweeney (GW) 6-1, 16-6 ASU

174 Austin Trotman (ASU) major dec. Jonathon Velazquez (GW) 13-5, 20-6 ASU

184 Dylan Temple (ASU) major dec. Blake Sayler (GW) 14-2, 24-6 ASU

197 David Pritz (ASU) dec. Matthias Piasecki (GW) 2-1, 27-6 ASU
285 Dustin Porter (GW) Fall Dustin Heiser (ASU) 1:03, 27-12 ASU

Buffalo (4-1) 29 Appalachian State (1-1) 6

125 Taylor Golba (Buffalo) dec. Andrew Sifakis (ASU) 13-11, 3-0 Buffalo

133 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) dec. Frank Celorrio (ASU) 2-0, 6-0 Buffalo

141 Andrew Stella (Buffalo) dec. Mike Kessler (ASU) 2-0 OT, 9-0 Buffalo

149 Desmond Green (Buffalo) Tech Fall Chip Powell (ASU) 23-8, 14-0 Buffalo

157 John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo) dec. Brett Houghton (ASU) 7-3, 17-0 Buffalo

165 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Ron Majerus (Buffalo) 6-3, 17-3 Buffalo

174 Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. Nate Rock (Buffalo) 10-3, 17-6 Buffalo

184 Mickey Moran (Buffalo) dec. Dylan Temple (ASU) 3-2, 20-6 Buffalo

197 James Hamel (Buffalo) dec. David Pritz (ASU) 9-4, 23-6

285 Brett Correll (Buffalo) default Dustin Heiser (ASU) 6-2 time of injury- 29-6 Buffalo

Appalachian State (2-1) 49 Spartanburg Methodist (0-3) 6

125 Andrew Sifakis (ASU) Fall Kyle Long (SM) :29 3rd, 6-0 ASU

133 Frank Celorrio (ASU) FF SM , 12-0 ASU
141 Mike Kessler (ASU) Fall Michael Mew (SM) :50 3rd, 18-0 ASU

149 Chip Powell (ASU) Fall Carlos Morales (SM) 2:oo 1st, 24-0 ASU

157 Brett Houghton (ASU) dec. Tyler McElhene (SM) 7-0, 27-0 ASU

165 Kyle Blevins (ASU) major dec. Drew McElrath (SM) 12-4, 31-0 ASU

174 Austin Trotman (ASU) FF SM, 37-0 ASU

184 Dylan Temple (ASU) Fall :19 2nd, 43-0 ASU

197 Dennis Paiva (ASU) FF SM, 49-0 ASU

285 Sutherland Buford (SM) FF ASU, 49-6 ASU