Holy Cross, one of the favored team to win Division II, travelled across the river
to wrestle Division II counterpart Shaw Eagles Wednesday evening. At the Bulldog
duals in November the Tigers beat the Eagles 72-3. Tonight proved a little
better for the Eagles, but Holy Cross left with a 57-16 victory.
The Tigers scored six falls (including five in a row from 106 lbs. to 132
lbs.) in 5:42 and won 10 of the 12 matches wrestled. Beau Bush, Dylan
Soileau, Alex Nicosia, Collin Guerra, Nicholas Bonck and Michael Yeatman pinned
their Shaw opponents. George Benoit scored a major decision for Holy Cross
while David Olivier and Porter Dazet three-point decisions. At 152 lbs.,
Austin Doyle was leading 4-2 when Shaw's Khalil Blue committed his third penalty
citation, resulting in his disqualification.
Shaw's points, aside from a forfeit, came from a major decision by Kody
Woodson over Brice Duhe at 160 lbs. and a pin at 285 lbs. by Jay Driggers over
Jordan Showalter.
Woodson's match was of particular interest as he and Duhe are considered the
top two Division II 160 lb. wrestlers in the New Orleans area, and this was the
first match of the season between them. They should meet again on Saturday
in the Holy Cross Division II Duals. Also expected there, however, is St.
Louis Catholic of Lake Charles and their top-ranked and returning Division II
state champion Louis Stutes.
* One penalty point was assessed to the Holy Cross team score due to an
"unsportsmanlike conduct" call during the 138 pound match.
| Weight |
Winner |
Synopsis |
|
Photos |
| 106 |
 |
| Beau Bush (HC) pinned Zachary Collins (SHAW) in 0:14 |
| Bush dove for an ankle on the whistle,
lifted it high and tripped Collins straight to his back for the
0:14 pin. |
|
|
|
| 113 |
|
| Dylan Soileau (HC) pinned Christian Termine (SHAW)
in 0:43 |
| Soileau merely scored two takedown
points with a head-and-arm throw, but then used his legs to tilt
Termine to his back for a fall in 0:43. |
|
|
|
| 120 |
|
| Alex Nicosia (HC) pinned Peyton Matherne (SHAW) in
1:09 |
| The returning Division II state
champion, senior Nicosia, took down Matherne with a single and
then used a "chicken wing" to tilt his opponent to his back,
finishing off the match at 1:09 with a half-nelson pin. |
|
|
|
| 126 |
|
| Collin Guerra (HC) pinned Bryce
Ballas (SHAW) in 1:27 |
| Guerra used a "duck under" for his
takedown and finished with a cross-face cradle fall. |
|
|
|
| 132 |
|
| Nicholas Bonck (HC) pinned Cameron Bertot (SHAW) in
0:59. |
| Bonck switched a single to a double to
earn his takedown, and then used a "textbook" "far arm-near leg"
to turn Ballas to his back. |
|
|
|
| 138 |
|
| George Benoit (HC) 14 decisions Brady Albarado (SHAW)
12-2 |
| Benoit cruised to a 10-1 first period
score and may have just wrestled the entire six minutes to get
back in top form after his injury. He scored a reverse on
bottom in the second and a take down when Albarado chose to
start the third period in the neutral position. Albarado
received one point for an illegal hold in the second period,
which prompted a reaction from a Holy Cross coach resulting in
an "unsportsmanlike conduct" team penalty point. |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 4* |
0 |
| 34 |
0 |
|
|
| 145** |
|
| David Olivier (HC) decisioned Max Chambers (SHAW)
7-6 |
| The first period ended with Olivier
ahead 4-0 on a takedown with nearfall points, but Chambers tied
it 4-4 after two periods. In the third period, Chambers
was assessed a penalty point for a full-nelson and the two
wrestlers exchanged reversals, resulting in Olivier's one-point
victory. |
|
|
|
| 152 |
|
| Austin Doyle won by disqualification over Khalil Blue |
| Blue's penalty problems started in the
first period when he was "docked" a point for a uniform (shoe)
violation after Doyle had already scored a takedown, giving
Doyle a 3-0 lead. In the second period Blue almost escaped
and Doyle almost took him down again, but the wrestlers were
deemed off the mat. Both Doyle and Blue were warned for
stalling, and Blue was given a point for it, though he trailed
at the end of the second 3-1. In the third Blue choose
neutral and took Doyle down, tying the score at 3-3. But
on top Blue was called once for stalling, earned a two-point
penalty for locking hands, and then was disqualified for locking
hands again. |
|
|
|
| 160 |
 |
| Kody
Woodson (SHAW) decisioned Brice Duhe (HC) 11-3 |
| In the first period Woodson shot for
single-leg takedowns and was successful on his second attempt.
In the second, Duhe escaped to make the score 2-1. Woodson
scored on another single-leg takedown but Duhe reversed Woodson
when the Shaw wrestler appeared to have slipped, and almost
scored nearfall points with a reverse cradle, making the score
4-3. Woodson, now on bottom, turned "into" Duhe's legs,
secured one and then the other, and reversed Duhe onto his back
for two nearfall points. The period ended with Woodson
leading 8-3. In the third, Duhe was called for "locking
hands" and then Woodson turned "into" Duhe again for a reversal.
Woodson remained on top the remainder of the match, securing a
major decision. |
|
|
|
| 170 |
|
| Blake Faust (SHAW) won by forfeit. |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 0 |
6 |
| 43 |
10 |
|
N/A |
| 182 |
|
| Porter Dazet (HC) decisioned Jaime Belleza (SHAW)
5-0 |
| The score was not as impressive as
Dazet's domination. Dazet took Balleza down in the first.
In the second, starting on top, he rode Balleza the entire round
but could not turn him over with several attempts at a
cross-face cradle. In the third Dazet escaped, took
Balleza down and rode him until the end of the match. |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 3 |
0 |
| 46 |
10 |
|
|
| 195 |
|
| Daniel Relayson (HC) won by forfeit |
| |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 6 |
0 |
| 52 |
10 |
|
N/A |
| 220 |
|
| Michael Yeatman (HC) pinned Matt Blair (SHAW) in
1:10 |
| Yeatman spent little time "ducking
under" his opponent to score a takedown. He then allowed
Blair to escape, scored a "shucking" takedown, let Blair
escape again and grabbed a standing cradle which he used for a
pin. |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 6 |
0 |
| 60 |
10 |
|
|
| 285 |
|
| Jay Driggers (SHAW) pinned Jordan Showalter (HC) in
0:49 |
| Driggers used as
"pretty" a head-and-arm as one will see at 285 lbs., leading to his 49-second pin. |
|
| Holy Cross |
Shaw |
| 0 |
6 |
| 58 |
16 |
|
|
** First match wrestled.
