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| Catholic retains
Greater Baton Rouge Championships title |
| February 1st, 2016 | Written by:
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Baton Rouge Catholic earned back the home-court advantage
for the Greater Baton Rouge Championships last year at Brusly High
School. Last weekend they showed that they were not inclined to
let it go anywhere else any time soon. The Bears won their 27th
city championship on Friday and Saturday and will host of the 2017
event. Cameron Carpenter (120
lbs.), Davis
Polito (138 lbs.), Jacob Fereday (160 lbs.) and K.J. Wilson (285 lbs.) won titles for the Bears, who
scored 263 points, besting runner-up St. Amant by 25. (Bottom right:
Tyler Werner,
Andrew Messina, Davis Polito and Cameron Carpenter with the team
championships plaque.) |
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Twelve of the 14 Catholic wrestlers entered earned placement points.
Daniel Gunn (126 lbs.), Brent Torres (145 lbs.), Andrew Messina (152 lbs.)
and Nick Danna (195 lbs.) placed second for the Bears. Placing third
were Lance Blanchard (132 lbs.), Denver Denison (170 lbs.) and James DeLee
(220 lbs.). Evan Goldsmith (106 lbs.) placed .5th
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For the second consecutive
year St. Amant finished as the team runner-up, scoring 228 points.
However, this year they were not left bereft of individual champions.
Seniors Clint Brownell (152 lbs.) and Jordan Averette (182 lbs.), and
junior Sage Nugent (170 lbs.) took home GBRC first-place honors.
Senior Brier Babin placed second for the Gators at 120 lbs., while Seth
Wyble (113 lbs.), Nakie Brown (145 lbs.), Cameron Hyde (145 lbs.) and
Kaelin Lambert (160 lbs.) placed third. Tyree Morris (106 lbs.) and
Murphy Savoy (285 lbs.) scored fourth-place points. (Photo left)
For the second time in three weeks Sage Nugent was voted the Outstanding
Wrestler in the heavier weight classes. Nugent won his first
match via a fall in 1:12, got past a tough Denver Denison of Catholic
15-9 and then avenged an earlier loss to Brusly defending Division III
state champion Richard Hunter 11-9 in the finals. (Photo right) |
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Live Oak, just as they did in 2016, placed third after accumulating 172
points. McKinley, Brusly and Dutchtown placed 4th, 5th and 6th,
respectively.
Other title winners were Central's Austin Gouedy (106 lbs. - his second GBRC
title), Live Oak's Ean Hill (126 lbs.) and Brennan Webb (145 lbs.), Brusly's
Austin Franklin (132 lbs.), Kennan Tate of Zachary (195 lbs.) and Mason Rabel of
Dunham (220 lbs.).
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The McKinley Panthers were fourth,
barely, beating out Brusly by one-half point, and posting their best
team finish since placing 3rd in 2000. McKinley had a champion in
senior Ruben Lorenzo at 113 lbs., a runner-up at 106 lbs. in Jeremiah
Johnson, and a third-place finish by Isaiah Johnson (126 lbs.). (Photo left)
Lorenzo, who was the #1 seed at 113 lbs. scored falls in 1:47 and 2:43
to reach the finals match. There he defeated Brusly's Hunter
Richey 11-4.
Competing in his third year, this was Lorenzo's 12th career tournament and his
first championship. Adding to that achievement, Lorenzo was also
voted the Outstanding Wrestler in the lighter weight classes. (Photos
right) |
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Weight Class Champions
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106 |
113 |
120 |
126 |
132 |
138 |
145 |
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Austin Gouedy
Central |
Ruben Lorenzo
McKinley |
Cameron Carpenter
Catholic |
Ean Hill
Live Oak |
Austin Franklin
Brusly |
Davis Polito
Catholic |
Brennan Webb
Live Oak |
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152 |
160 |
170 |
182 |
195 |
220 |
285 |
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Clint Brownell
St. Amant |
Jacob Fereday
Catholic |
Sage Nugent
St. Amant |
Jordan Averett
St. Amant |
Kennan Tate
Zachary |
Mason Rabel
Dunham |
K.J. Wilson
Catholic |
Final Team Scores
| Place |
Team |
Score |
Place |
Team |
Score |
Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1 |
Catholic |
263 |
7 |
Zachary |
90 |
13 |
Baton Rouge |
34 |
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St. Amant |
228 |
8 |
Central |
89 |
14 |
Tara |
14 |
| 3 |
Live Oak |
172 |
9 |
East Ascension |
69.5 |
15 |
Woodlawn |
9 |
| 4 |
McKinley |
133 |
10 |
Episcopal |
64 |
T-16 |
Belaire |
0 |
| 5 |
Brusly |
132.5 |
11 |
St. Michael |
59 |
T-16 |
Walker |
0 |
| 6 |
Dutchtown |
109.5 |
12 |
Dunham |
57.5 |
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3rd-place
and Finals Matches
Consolation Finals (3rd-place) Winners
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| 106: Kobe Bernard (DUT) |
113: S. Wyble (StA) |
120: Troy Detweiler (DUT) |
126: Isaiah Johnson (McK) |
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| 132: Lance Blanchard (CAT) |
138: Nakie Brown (StA) |
145: Cameron Hyde (StA) |
152: Jared Ruppert (LO) |
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160: Kaelin
Lambert (StA) |
170: Denver Denison (CAT) |
182: Grant Rabel
(DUN) |
195: Brandon Young (BRU) |
220: James DeLee (CAT) |
285: Ty Zepew (ZAC) |
Finals
106
Finals
Austin Gouedy (CEN) defeated Jeremiah Johnson (McK) via a 14-4
major decision |
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113
Finals
Ruben Lorenzo (McK) defeated Hunter Richey (BRU) 11-4 |
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120
Finals
Cameron Carpenter (CAT) defeated Brier Babin (StA) 9-6 |
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126
Finals
Ean Hill (LO) pinned Daniel Gunn (CAT) in 2:49 |
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132
Finals
Austin Franklin (BRU) defeated Landon Wheat (EA) 7-2 |
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138
Finals
Davis Polito (CAT) defeated Brendan Warner (DUT) 9-7 |
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145
Finals
Brennan Webb (LO) defeated Brent Torres (CAT) 8-6 in Sudden
Victory |
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152
Finals
Clint Brownell (StA) pinned Andrew Messina (CAT) in 1:10 |
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160
Finals
Jacob Fereday (CAT) defeated Owen Mabile (BRU) via a 16-2 major
decision |
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170
Finals
Sage Nugent (StA) defeated Richard Hunter (BRU) 11-9 |
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182
Finals
Jordan Averett (StA) defeated Ellis Herring (EPI) 4-3 |
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195
Finals
Kennan Tate (ZAC) defeated Nick Danna (CAT) 3-2 |
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220
Finals
Mason Rabel (DUN) pinned Chase Stuckey (BR) in 3:21 |
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285
Finals
K.J. Wilson (CAT) pinned Jordan Campbell (EA) in 2:55 |
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