PEMBROKE – Avery Buonocore (141 pounds), Jake Piccirilli (149), Will Lowery (165), Christopher Dickey (197), and Oggie Atwood (285) all turned in perfect days on the mat to take home titles to highlight wrestling action on Sunday at the PJ Smith Pembroke Classic.

Buonocore, Piccirilli, Lowery, Dickey, and Atwood combined for 12 bonus-point victories on the day.

Chance Cottingham (133 pounds), Mike Lowry (157), Aspen Talbot (165), Logan Hoffman (174), Jose Zambrano Canuto (184), Quintez Shipman (197), and Massimo Sullivan (285) all brought home runner-up finishes on the day.

Joey Bruscino (125 pounds), Logan Robinson (141), Brion Brunson (184), and Nigel Williams (285) all placed third in their respective weight classes.

Tyler Nelson (149 pounds), Mason Diemert (184), Malcolm Gray (197), and Ryan Walker (285) all finished fourth in their brackets, while Sam Hutchison took fifth at 133 pounds to round out the top-five finishers.

31 wrestlers registered at least one victory for the Black & Gold, including 24 that picked up two or more wins in the season-opening event for the squad.
 
The Braves will kick off Conference Carolinas dual action Wednesday, November 6, as they host Montevallo at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court. Wrestling action is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
 

125 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Gabriel Rogers (TWA) over Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 10-1 Cons. Round 1: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Gabriel Cabezudo (Raeford)  •  Fall 0:40 Cons. Round 2: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Wyatt Ayers (Unattached)  •  Fall 1:19 Cons. Round 3: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 6:02 Cons. Semi: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Mason Moody (Coker)  •  TF 18-3 3rd Place Match: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Xavier Anderson (Allen)  •  Fall 6:23   Champ. Round 1: Kyle Simpson (C2X) over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 18-2 Cons. Round 1: Caleb Haynes (St. Andrews) over Cameron Greene (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 6-5   Champ. Round 1: Xavier Anderson (Allen) over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Maj 10-1 Cons. Round 2: Jacob Dusche (Unattached) over Logan Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  TF 16-1   Champ. Round 1: Mason Moody (Coker) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 5-4 Cons. Round 1: Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Jonah McBurney (St. Andrews)  •  Fall 1:53 Cons. Round 2: Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Jekai Sedgwick (Forge Wrestling)  •  Fall 2:48 Cons. Round 3: Joey Bruscino (UNC Pembroke) over Spencer May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 6:02
133 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Richard Patanjo (Limestone)  •  TF 19-2 Quarterfinal: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Grady Woodard (Coker)  •  TF 15-0 Semifinal: Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke) over Ayden Rader (Unattached)  •  Maj 11-3 1st Place Match: Stephen Spitko (Coker) over Chance Cottingham (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 11-1   Champ. Round 2: Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) over Avery Fielder (Shorter)  •  TF 16-1 Quarterfinal: Stephen Spitko (Coker) over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 1:39 Cons. Round 4: Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) over Amon Ellis (St. Andrews)  •  Fall 2:49 Cons. Round 5: Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 8-2 Cons. Semi: Ayden Rader (Unattached) over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 15-5 5th Place Match: Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) over Richard Patanjo (Limestone)  •  TF 18-0   Champ. Round 1: Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) over Cooper Gillenwater (Unattached)  •  Fall 0:42 Champ. Round 2: Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) over William Finnearty (Limestone)  •  Dec 3-0 Quarterfinal: Charlie Smiarowski (Central Florida) over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 13-8 Cons. Round 4: Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke) over Will Carpenter (Florida)  •  Fall 4:37 Cons. Round 5: Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke) over Bryson Harper (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 8-2   Champ. Round 2: Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke) over Derrius Coleman (Allen)  •  Fall 2:52 Quarterfinal: Ayden Rader (Unattached) over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 6-0 Cons. Round 4: Richard Patanjo (Limestone) over Donovan Miller (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2
141 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Ethan Vugman (Florida)  •  Inj. 6:24 Quarterfinal: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  TF 19-3 Semifinal: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Frank Bianco (Coker)  •  TF 15-0 1st Place Match: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over James Gonzalez (Coker)  •  Fall 5:50   Champ. Round 2: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Kymontae Wright (Coker)  •  TF 17-1 Quarterfinal: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Jaylen Bethea (Forge Wrestling)  •  Dec 8-3 Semifinal: James Gonzalez (Coker) over Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 4-1 Cons. Semi: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Kevin Kerns (Central Florida)  •  Fall 5:24 3rd Place Match: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Jaylen Bethea (Forge Wrestling)  •  Fall 2:10   Champ. Round 2: Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Quinton Gerstenacker (Darkhorse)  •  Dec 5-4 Quarterfinal: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  TF 19-3 Cons. Round 4: Kevin Kerns (Central Florida) over Curtis Johnson (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 1:49   Champ. Round 2: Thadeus Gerstenacker (Darkhorse) over Landen Nelson (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 11-8 Cons. Round 3: Landen Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Brayden Gibson (Shorter)  •  Dec 11-5 Cons. Round 4: Jaylen Bethea (Forge Wrestling) over Landen Nelson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 7-5

149 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Cedric Griffin Jr (Unattached)  •  TF 20-2 Semifinal: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Drevon Wallace (Allen)  •  TF 19-4 1st Place Match: Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over Skyler Caban (Unattached)  •  Dec 8-3   Champ. Round 1: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Eddy Ndayikengurukiye (St. Andrews)  •  Maj 13-5 Quarterfinal: Brandon Seawright (Limestone) over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 9-8 Cons. Round 2: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Jamarion Whetstone (Coker)  •  Maj 14-4 Cons. Round 3: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Ethan Ross (Shorter)  •  Fall 5:44 Cons. Semi: Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke) over Drevon Wallace (Allen)  •  Fall 6:25 3rd Place Match: Brandon Seawright (Limestone) over Tyler Nelson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Inj. 1:19   Champ. Round 1: Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) over Arthur Jones (Raeford)  •  Maj 12-3 Quarterfinal: Drevon Wallace (Allen) over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-1 Cons. Round 2: Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:41 Cons. Round 3: Cedric Griffin Jr (Unattached) over Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:39   Champ. Round 1: Skyler Caban (Unattached) over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 20-4 Cons. Round 1: Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke) over Daniel Maye (Pembroke Wrestling Club)  •  Fall 1:37 Cons. Round 2: Malachi Cobb (UNC Pembroke) over Theo Yager (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:41
157 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) over Dustin Flinn (Coker)  •  Maj 8-0 Semifinal: Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke) over Franco Cuccurelo (St. Andrews)  •  Fall 2:47 1st Place Match: Noah Korenoski (Coker) over Mike Lowry (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 8-1

165 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Callum Jones (Limestone)  •  Fall 2:48 Semifinal: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Jeremiah Johnson (Capital City Wrestling Club)  •  Fall 1:26 1st Place Match: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 14-2   Champ. Round 1: Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) over Keagan Bolman (Unattached)  •  Fall 5:44 Quarterfinal: Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) over Samuel Daniels (Limestone)  •  Dec 11-10 Semifinal: Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke) over Troy Shannon (Pembroke Wrestling Club)  •  Maj 14-6 1st Place Match: Will Lowery (UNC Pembroke) over Aspen Talbot (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 14-2
174 Pounds
Round 1: Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) over Antonio Bundy (Central Florida)  •  Fall 2:54 Round 2: Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) over Matthew Williams (Coker)  •  Fall 2:31 Round 3: Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) over Christopher Drakeford (Limestone)  •  TF 18-3 Round 4: Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) over Ian Brannen (Limestone)  •  Fall 1:08 Round 5: Colton Campbell (Unattached) over Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 12-4 Round 6: Logan Hoffman (UNC Pembroke) over Marshall Jones (Unattached)  •  Fall 0:49

184 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) over Joshua Rodriguez Bello (St. Andrews)  •  Maj 12-1 Quarterfinal: Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) over Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 4-1 Semifinal: Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) over Jerrel Baskins (Allen)  •  Dec 4-3 1st Place Match: Shylik Scriven (Unattached) over Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 11-4   Champ. Round 1: Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke) over Riley Davis (Shorter)  •  Dec 7-5 Quarterfinal: Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke) over Anthony Goelzer (Limestone)  •  Dec 12-8 Semifinal: Shylik Scriven (Unattached) over Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:55 Cons. Semi: Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke) over Riley Davis (Shorter)  •  Maj 13-4 3rd Place Match: Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke) over Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1   Champ. Round 1: Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) over Christian Curva (Unattached)  •  Fall 1:28 Quarterfinal: Shylik Scriven (Unattached) over Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke)  •  Maj 16-4 Cons. Round 2: Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) over Chazz May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Maj 12-3 Cons. Round 3: Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) over Anthony Goelzer (Limestone)  •  Fall 3:36 Cons. Semi: Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) over Jerrel Baskins (Allen)  •  Dec 8-3 3rd Place Match: Brion Brunson (UNC Pembroke) over Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1   Quarterfinal: Jose Zambrano Canuto (UNC Pembroke) over Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 4-1 Cons. Round 2: Riley Davis (Shorter) over Sam Bartholomew (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 11-7   Champ. Round 1: Jerrel Baskins (Allen) over Chazz May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 9-5 Cons. Round 2: Mason Diemert (UNC Pembroke) over Chazz May (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Maj 12-3

197 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Samuel Taft (Eastern Carolina Wrestling Academy)  •  Fall 2:53 Semifinal: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Christian Poplous (Allen)  •  Fall 5:42 1st Place Match: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 3-2   Champ. Round 1: Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) over Cephus Deas (Coker)  •  TF 18-3 Quarterfinal: Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) over Cameryn Pettigrew (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  TF 24-8 Semifinal: Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) over Dakota Johnson (St. Andrews)  •  Dec 7-2 1st Place Match: Christopher Dickey (UNC Pembroke) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 3-2   Quarterfinal: Christian Poplous (Allen) over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 11-6 Cons. Round 2: Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) over Cephus Deas (Coker)  •  Fall 6:35 Cons. Round 3: Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) over Samuel Taft (Eastern Carolina Wrestling Academy)  •  Fall 1:59 Cons. Semi: Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke) over Dakota Johnson (St. Andrews)  •  Dec 4-2 3rd Place Match: Christian Poplous (Allen) over Malcolm Gray (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 10-3   Quarterfinal: Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke) over Cameryn Pettigrew (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  TF 24-8 Cons. Round 2: Ethan Larsen (Florida) over Cameryn Pettigrew (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 7-5   Quarterfinal: Dakota Johnson (St. Andrews) over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 12-6 Cons. Round 3: Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke) over Ethan Larsen (Florida)  •  Fall 1:20 Cons. Semi: Christian Poplous (Allen) over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 12-9 5th Place Match: Dakota Johnson (St. Andrews) over Trystan Richardson (UNC Pembroke)  •  MFF
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Mekhi McDowell (Allen)  •  TF 19-2 Quarterfinal: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 2:46 Semifinal: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 1st Place Match: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) • TB-2 (RT) 6-5   Champ. Round 2: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Qwentin Welborn (Coker)  •  Fall 3:35 Quarterfinal: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Rubin Izzard Jr (Allen)  •  TF 21-3 Semifinal: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1 1st Place Match: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) • TB-2 (RT) 6-5   Champ. Round 2: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Nathaniel Horsley (Shorter)  •  Fall 1:01 Quarterfinal: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 10-3 Semifinal: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 Cons. Semi: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Qwentin Welborn (Coker)  •  Fall 1:31 3rd Place Match: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 9-5   Champ. Round 2: Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke) over Billy Hoelscher (Unattached)  •  Dec 9-3 Quarterfinal: Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan Baker (Pembroke Wrestling Club)  •  Maj 17-6 Semifinal: Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-1 Cons. Semi: Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 3-1 3rd Place Match: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 9-5   Champ. Round 2: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Kevin Mood (Coker)  •  SV-1 4-1 Quarterfinal: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 10-3 Cons. Round 4: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Russell Fickett (Central Florida)  •  Dec 5-3 Cons. Round 5: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 5:33 Cons. Semi: Ryan Walker (UNC Pembroke) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Dec 3-1 5th Place Match: Qwentin Welborn (Coker) over Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 1:19   Champ. Round 2: Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Russell Fickett (Central Florida)  •  SV-1 4-1 Quarterfinal: Oggie Atwood (UNC Pembroke) over Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 2:46 Cons. Round 4: Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Kevin Mood (Coker)  •  SV-1 4-1 Cons. Round 5: Kiyon Brown (UNC Pembroke Unattached) over Perry Riggle (UNC Pembroke Unattached)  •  Fall 5:33