Seth Runshaw’s pin at 152 gave Chambersburg the lead for good.

CHAMBERSBURG — Waynesboro scored points just about everywhere it was supposed to, and even produced a nine-point swing with a dramatic pin.

Because of that, the Indians held a 26-22 lead over favored Chambersburg with four bouts to go in a non-league wrestling match Wednesday night at the CASHS Auxiliary Gym.

But … and it’s a big one … the Trojans had two Runshaws and two Nichters lined up for those final four bouts.

And, after those brotherly duos scored a major decision and three straight pins, Chambersburg emerged with a 44-26 victory that was anything but easy.

“I was very pleased — the boys fought hard and were very aggressive,” said first-year ‘Boro coach David Swink. “Tied 26-26 with three bouts to go, we showed ourselves in a good way.”

Trojan coach Matt Mentzer said, “I thought it would be an interesting match. They have 11 seniors and some quality kids, and I was nervous all day.

“But, yeah, with the Runshaws and Nichters left, that’s a pretty good feeling.”

Spencer Runshaw led off at 145, taking down Bryan Layman six times, the last with 0:20 left, to secure a major and tie the team score at 26.

Seth Runshaw took 59 seconds for a pin, Tate Nichter followed with an impressive pin in 1:40 over Adam Wertz, one of the Indians’ top wrestlers, and Luke Nichter finished it off with a 28-second fall.

Chambersburg (3-0) started off with pins by Carson Mello and Guy Lozius, but Waynesboro (0-1) rallied by winning six of the next eight matches.

One of those was a 6-2 decision by Raul Shatzer over Wyatt Hull at 285. Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Hull caught Shatzer in a deep double-leg takedown and Shatzer went to his back. But he quickly rolled through and ended up on top for a five-point move.

The real turnaround came at 132, with the Trojans’ Cole Grove bumping up to meet Laken Rouzer. Grove looked in complete control as he took Rouzer down, rode him the rest of the first period and into the second.

But when Grove tried to turn Rouzer with a bar, Rouzer rolled through and when they came up he locked up a cradle and eventually pinned Grove in 2:44.

Rouzer said, “I had no idea what was going on at first; I was just going for it. When he threw in the bar, I just posted my hand. I saw the cradle and got it in and then just squeezed it as tight as I could.”

“Cole tried to run a bar, and 80% of the time he’s going to turn them,” Mentzer said. “But Rouzer hit a nice move and caught him. Laken has been around and he gets falls because he knows how to finish. I feel bad for Cole, but that’s the way the sport is sometimes.

“When he went over, I looked at (assistant) coach (Chris) Kochinsky and said, ‘He’s in trouble.’ It was tight.”

Also earning a win for Chambersburg was Karl Shindledecker at 120, with an 18-9 scorefest major over Kaden Rouzer. Shindledecker ended up with eight takedowns to hold off a hard-charging Rouzer.

For ‘Boro, Sean Schrock (220) had a pin, Corbyn Fogelsonger (106) and Mike McCann (138) had majors and Brodie Rouzer won a decision at 113.

Chambersburg 44, Waynesboro 26
182 — Carson Mello (C) p Keegan Lohman, 2:32 (6-0)
195 — Guy Lozius (C) p Gabe Barrow, 4:17 (12-0)
220 — Sean Schrock (W) p Joey Fuller, 1:35 (12-6)
285 — Raul Shatzer (W) d Wyatt Hull, 6-2 (12-9)
106 — Corbyn Fogelsonger (W) md April Rump, 14-1 (12-13)
113 — Brodie Rouzer (W) d Tyler Smith, 8-1 (12-16)
120 — Karl Shindledecker (C) md Kaden Rouzer, 18-9 (16-16)
126 — Anthony Colangelo (C) won by forfeit (22-16)
132 — Laken Rouzer (W) p Cole Grove, 2:44 (22-22)
138 — Mike McCann (W) md Kelby Mixell, 10-2 (22-26)
145 — Spencer Runshaw (C) md Bryan Layman, 12-4 (26-26)
152 — Seth Runshaw (C) p Carson McGregor, 0:59 (32-26)
160 — Tate Nichter (C) p Adam Wertz, 1:40 (38-26)
170 — Luke Nichter (C) p Hayden Reichard, 0:28 (44-26)