At Joseph A. Massa Gymnasium, they split with Meadville and Harbor Creek, and depart early today for the Tom Carr duals in Erie, where they will wrestle five more matches.

On Friday, they fell to Meadville in the opener, 45-27, before bouncing back with a convincing win over Harbor Creek, 51-27.

“The first one was a bit of a Christmas hangover,” said Warren coach Paul Streich. “I thought the second match we came out and wrestled the way that we can. I was happy with the performance overall.”

There were a number of impressive performances from the Dragons, led by Donovan Fiscus, Zack Zinger and Tristan Dolan, who went a combined 6-0, with five of those victories coming via fall.

Warren’s Zack Zinger gets his hand raised after pinning Meadville’s Winston Heagy during their match on Friday.

Both of Zinger’s pins came in the first period.

“Zack had a great night,” Streich said. “He injured himself in the tournament last weekend, rested a little bit and just continues to work hard and improve every match. He’s a silent leader in our room.”

Streich also praised the work of Joey Arnold, who came back with a first period pin against Harbor Creek after dropping a tough 4-2 match to Meadville’s unbeaten Trent Tidball.

“I thought Joey wrestled a great match against an undefeated boy,” Streich said. “He’s always looking for that tough competition.”

Alex Anderson came back from a tough break in the opener after he was called for an illegal slam, earning a workmanlike 9-4 victory against the Huskies’ Matt Cassidy.

Warren's Donovan Fiscus battles Meadville's Isaac Chatman. Fiscus went on to earn a third-period pin.

“Alex is another one of those kids, he’s a quiet leader,” Streich said.

Ryan Madigan was an 8-2 winner over Tanner Ehgrott in the opener before dropping a tough 7-3 decision against the Huskies.

Jake Hayes came back with a first period pin against the Huskies after a tough match against Meadville, as the Dragons were the beneficiary of three forfeits.

Christian Papalia also came back after an absolute battle in which he lost an 11-6 decision to Meadville’s Will Terwilliger, pinning Harbor Creek’s Charlie Giambrone.

“The second match set us up great to leave the gym with a win and send us off to a busy day,” Streich said. “We’re looking for equal success. The boys have goals and we’re working hard to achieve those.

The Dragons will wrestle Perry Traditional Academy, North East and Girard

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MEADVILLE 45, WARREN 27

138: Donovan Fiscus (W) pin Isaac Chatman, 5:50

145: Alaric Jones (M) injury default

152: Kyle Swick (W) won by forfeit

160: Zack Zinger (W) pin Winston Heagy, :34

170: Trent Tidball (M) dec. Joey Arnold, 4-2

182: Griffin Buzzell (M) pin Brandon Daugharthy, 1:45

195: Rhoah Woodrow (M) pin Donovan Davies, 1:25

220: Thomas Pollard (M) pin Jake Hayes, 1:00

285: Tristan Dolan (W) pin Jordan Hamilton, 2:34

106: Will Terwillger (M) dec. Christian Papalia, 11-6

113: Javan Gray (M) dec. Joe Letko, 7-2

120: Westin Chess (M) won by forfeit

126: Avery Brunson (M) pin Dillon Winters, 1:24

132: Ryan Madigan (W) dec. Tanner Ehgrott, 8-2

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WARREN 51, HARBOR CREEK 27

145: Alex Anderson (W) dec. Matt Cassidy, 9-4

152: Matt Stenger (H) pin Kyle Swick, 3:31

160: Joey Arnold (W) pin Shane Stafford, 1:17

170: Zack Zinger (W) pin Tyler Charlton, 1:11

182: Brandon Daugharthy (W) won by forfeit

195: Donovan Davies (W) won by forfeit

220: Jake Hayes (W) pin Jaden O’Hara, :42

285: Tristan Dolan (W) won by forfeit

106: Christian Papalia (W) pin Charlie Giambrone, :158

113: Joey Gabler (H) pin Josh Letko, 1:58

120: Jordan Irwin (H) won by forfeit

126: Joe Capan (H) pin Dillon Winters, :6

132: Connor Pierce (H) dec. Ryan Madigan, 7-3

138: Donovan Fiscus (W) pin Ashton Stachewicz, 1:49