Wrestling: Bound Brook's Stephan Glasgow falls just short of title

ATLANTIC CITY – Bound Brook sophomore 145-pounder Stephan Glasgow figures he carried the pace in Sunday afternoon's 145-pound state final with Brick Memorial's Alec Donovan for only 20 seconds of the six-minute match.

The time disparity suggested a Donovan domination, but Glasgow was in it until the very end when he attempted a desperation leap over Donovan, who scored a 1-0 victory. Glasgow chose neutral to begin the third period to not waste time and giving Donovan a 1-0 lead. The senior didn't give it up.

"I was confident I could take him down, but I just couldn't,'' said Glasgow.

"Instead of doing it at like a minute and 45 seconds, he did the right thing to give himself two minutes to get a takedown,'' said Donovan, 36-1, 124-23..

Glasgow (37-5, 56-6) had rallied from a 6-2 deficit in Saturday night's semifinals to beat Delran's Marcus Miraglia 7-6 with a takedown with seven seconds left in the bout. After tying Miraglia 6-6, Glasgow had cut Miraglia early in the third to give Miraglia the lead again at 6-5, but he was able to rally.

But this was different, a pitcher's duel – not to Glasgow's liking.

"He was tight, he was hard to get around, his position was good,'' said Glasgow. "It was a completely different match,'' than the semifinal.

Donovan didn't allow much of anything.

"I'm very stingy when it comes to giving up points, I don't like giving people points,'' said Donovan. "He was hard for me to shoot on and work on my feet, that's where I usually get a lot of people and on the bottom he did a great job fighting off my spiral ride.''

The first period ended with a scramble and no points. Glasgow chose defense to start the second and Donovan rode him for all of the period. A Glasgow attempt at a head and arm with 20 seconds left him vulnerable, but Glasgow kept it at 1-0.

"It was too slow,'' said Glasgow of the pace of the match. "I tried to open him up, move him, I got in on a shot in the first period, but I couldn't' finish.''

Donovan said Glasgow has the ability to do exactly what Donovan left Boardwalk Hall with late Sunday afternoon.

"For him to only be a sophomore, and all the work he made me do in that,match I can't wait to see what he does in the state tournament in the next two years, he's at a great level,'' said Donovan. "

but Glasgow left just like his brother, Sean, just short of a what he wanted so badly. Sean lost to Delbarton's Joseph Tavoso in overtime in Sunday's first bout of th day at 152. Donovan and Stephan Glasgow closed it, but only one left with a state title.

"I have to work harder,'' said Glasgow.